Can you believe it? Yet another year has rushed by. And, … what a year it has been. We are glad we can say that this year was pretty good to us. More visitors, more reviews, more followers on Twitter, Facebook and Google+, new team members, two new (Dutch) blog websites with DJ2DJ and Studiojunkies… So yeah 2011 was good to us.
With their seasonal greetings, Elektron have send us this information which is always nice as it is about FREE stuff! They want you to explore three brand new Machinedrum UW Sound Packs? This time Elektron have gone modular crazy. The three Sound Packs are the result of heavy patching and knob tweaking and consist of a total of 322 samples, all of them of course 100% copyright free.
The Unnofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW.com) and featured Reason artist Olivia Broadfield have just announced a new remix competition with over $1000 dollars in prizes!
Serato is happy to anounce the release of Scratch Live 2.3.3, a new maintenance and bug fix release for all SSL DJs. Serato Product Manager, Nick, gives the latest version of Scratch Live one final test before release. Nick uses the Novation Dicers for cues and loops, as well as the Vestax VFX-1 for DJ-FX control.
The Noisepad is a user friendly drum computer packed with the latest samples, beats and vocals from A-list artists and producers. It adds a new dimension to your live-sets, parties and all places where you want to make noise. Realtime built in effects such as pitch, delay, cut-off, phase, reverb and bit-crush will bring your noise to life. If all that isn’t enough, you simply upload your own samples to the custom soundbanks using iTunes.
Arturia announces a major update to two of its classic synthesizers: The Prophet V and the CS-80V. Furthermore version 1.4 of the Spark Creative Drum Machine is released as well.
TrakProDJ – “Deluxe Edition” is the latest generation 4 Deck enhanced version of the popular TrakProDJ control software offering a dedicated touch control system for the Traktor DJ platform and other MIDI compatible DJ software.
Urs Heckman is proud to announce the release of his new synthesizer, DIVA. Diva‘s oscillators, filters and envelopes closely model electronic components found in some of the great monophonic and polyphonic synthesizers of yesteryear. Modules can be mixed and matched – build hybrids of those classics!
The Red Bull BPM DJ app is now available via the Apple App store for iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch. Download the app for free and get extra features to turn your mobile device into a complete DJ setup via in-app purchasing. Also available: the new Output Booster that solves the problem of the low output volume of the iPad and iPhone.
Remiix Minus by Liine is an interactive record, available as an app for iPhone and iPad. It lets you combine, transform and re-arrange ten top tracks from the Minus catalogue. Use effects to transform the sounds and record and share your own version with your friends.
SKANNER is the holiday gift for you from Native Instruments: Stephan Schmitt’s raucous and exciting new synth is available for download now. SKANNER can be used either with the latest version (5.6.2) of the free REAKTOR 5 PLAYER, or REAKTOR 5.6.2. Play samples like a synth – SKANNER will rip through your holiday lethargy.
Next year we are having a great event in the Netherlands for the aspiring DJ and producer. Dancefair is the educational event for everyone in the Dancescene. A platform where manufacturers and software developers will present their products and where renowned artists, producers and engineers will take you into their musical world.
Cause for great joy at Celemony: the Recording Academy has announced that the Munich software house (“Melodyne”) will be honored in February 2012 with the Technical Grammy. The Technical Grammy is one of the most important international awards and is awarded to individuals and companies who have made contributions of outstanding technical significance to the recording field.
XILS-lab is proud to announce availability of the Synthax A and Synthax B sound sets for its Synthix soft synth plug-in — a Mac (OS X 10.3.9 and later; Audio Unit, VST, RTAS — Pro Tools 7.0 and later) and PC (Windows XP, Vista, and 7; VST, RTAS — Pro Tools 7.0 and later) compatible virtual recreation of the much-sought-after Synthex, a lush-sounding, 1982-vintage, eight-voice programmable analogue polysynth (independently designed by Mario Maggi and built by Italian home-organ manufacturer Elka) — as of December 14, 2011.
Numark, the world’s leading manufacturer of DJ technology, is now shipping the N4, a four-channel DJ controller with built-in mixer. Featuring 4-decks of software control plus a built-in mixer that can be used with or without a computer, N4 is designed for DJs who want powerful capability in a lightweight, portable package. This complete 4-channel controller has everything DJs need to perform at their highest level: large, touch-sensitive platters, 4-decks of software control with loop and effects controls, a built-in USB audio interface and a comprehensive mixer section with EQ, and gain. N4 will come with both Serato DJ Intro software and a 4-deck version of Virtual DJ LE.