Mixvibes has a little present for you this Easter weekend. For one year, users have enjoyed CrossDJ for iPad. The app has been a success, with a 90% update rate. To celebrate, the app will be exceptionally at $0.99 / 0.89 € / £0.69 instead of $9.99 / 8.99 € / £6.99 during this weekend (starting Saturday the 30th – local time in each country).
Steinberg is happy to announce the availability of the Cubase 7.0.3, Cubase Artist 7.0.3, Nuendo 6.0.3 and Cubase iC Pro 1.0.3 maintenance updates.
If you don’t know yet, Depeche Mode is about to release a new album soon. Several websites and magazines have been reporting on it already. Some friends in Sweden (Teenage Engineering) have been talking to Christoffer Berg who did a lot of the programming for this new DM ‘Delta Machine’ album. Below is the interview they did with Christoffer.
The majority of you will probably know about sidechain compression. But for those who still don’t know much about it or are new to music production, Elysia have made this video that is reall very nice. It explains in great detail what sidechain compression is and what types there are. And because we are here to help you we thought it would be nice to post it here.
For nearly as long as dubstep has gone from being an experimental subgenre to the juggernaut world-dominating scene that it is today, Grime has been its lesser known cousin – developing right alongside dubstep but staying safely in the underground. It’s not that we haven’t all heard grime beats before but masterful grime producers have been weaving the sounds into pop songs and remixes in ways we don’t realize, effectively sneaking grime into our playlists. Propellerhead recently met up with respected grime producer, Preditah, to walk through his latest instrumental beat.
The new Ableton controller for Live, Push, looks stunning. But on the other hand a bit daunting. We came across this video by Pointblank and it gives you a good view on how this controller can and will be used. Instructor Ski Oakenfull takes you through a basic routine by creating a Live project on the go.
Recorded at the world-class Bunker Studios in NYC, seven-string guitarist Charlie Hunter and jazz drum master Eric Harland bring the inimitable soul and feel of live musicians, playing together at the top of their game, to anyone’s tracks.
We just came across this device from 4MidiLoop. It’s a two channel Pro X Fade box for internal mixing. It’s name, 4TrackTrigger Pimpbox. Next to the two pictures posted on the Facebook page we don’t have any other information. We’ll try to get more info as soon as possible.
Below are some of the new releases we have encountered this week on the Loops and Samples front. Just like the quality of the audio software we use these days the quality of the content we use (loops and samples) equally matches the high standards of this software. Below is this weeks selection.
Mixvibes have released an update for their CrossDJ app for the iPad. CrossDJ for iPad has the best audio engine of the market, and proves it again with its new keylock function. No matter how much you pitch your track, the key of the track will remain perfectly unchanged, the music will not be distorted. This functionnality allows you to feel completely free and mix various music! At the end of the day, you are more focused on your mix, and less on the technology.
On a recent trip to LA, Sonnox dropped in to Mirrorball Entertainment, to chat with multi-Grammy winning mix engineer Tony Maserati. Fortunately they had a camera with them, so they filmed it! In the six videos, Tony discusses some really interesting subjects such as Subtractive Equalisation, and how mixing for today’s music consumer is very different to what it was 10 years ago
MPC Fly 30, which is now available for 30-pin devices, merges unmatched Akai Professional technology with the power of your iPad, embodying legendary capabilities that have made the MPC an industry standard. Its multifunctional, double-hinged design gives you the flexibility to produce tracks anywhere, while also acting as a protective case between sessions and giving you total access to your iPad for normal uses.
Introducing Nectar Elements, the new addition to the iZotope Nectar product family. Whether you’re recording or you’re mixing, Nectar Elements makes vocal treatment a snap. With 10 powerful vocal processors working hard behind the scenes, Nectar Elements offers dozens of Style presets and simple, intelligent controls that let you focus on your sound, not your set-up.
Fairlight announces today that their Audio Post Production systems XYNERGI and EVO now come with the new Dream Version 4 Software. The software includes countless new features and options with the aim to make it easier to use for new users, improve workflow, and deliver faster output.
With that many typical Nord red keyboards you see on live stages and in studio setups you may wonder how much they can improve on a 4th version of a keyboard player oriented board for playing organs, piano’s, EP’s and whatnot. Short version is that they made it better. Long version will take some explaining but first the most important bit, the sound.