Yamaha and Karma-Lab announces the development and release of KARMA Motif Software for PC and Mac. This new entry in the renowned developer’s line of software applications brings the award-winning and patented KARMA algorithmic music technology to the Yamaha Motif XS and Yamaha Motif XF platforms.
Mastering is the final link in the chain between the artist and the factory and can all too often be the stage at which your hard work can be compromised by the desire for loud, competitive masters on a realistic budget. Lewis Hopkin is the owner of Stardelta – a state of the art, world-class facility located deep in the rolling valleys of Dartmoor National Park in Devon. The Stardelta team use a combination of some of the finest analogue and digital equipment available, to ensure a musician’s master sounds the best it possibly can.
ProAudioStar decided to have some fun in demoing the new Novation Ultranova, a new innovative synthesizer with a lot of cool features. All the music in the video was created with the sounds and patches of the Ultranova. Ghostdad also used a Launchpad to trigger drum loops and other effects. ProAudioStar also is giving one away. For the details on that give-away check out their website (not sure if it’s only USA, it doesn’t say anywhere).
The Virus TI Polar is the last part of the Virus TI WhiteOut special edition. Only a limited number of units have been produced. The technical specifications are identical to the Virus TI Polar 2009, the color scheme of the housing does differ as you can see. This is the last part of the Virus TI WhiteOut special edition. The first two editions, a white Virus TI desktop and a white keyboard, were all sold on the first day.
The video below is a little preview to one of the new things Access will present at the NAMM show in 2011. They will show a preview version of the forth coming OS 4.5 for the entire Virus TI series.
After a tough week at the Gearjunkies Office, some time for just playing around with some cool toys is just … well very welcome! The video below is from team member Marc van den Hurk playing around with some new toys and his Dave Smith Tetra synth. All sounds are from the Tetra, but they are sent through the Agile AmpKit+ iPad app and Peavey AmpKit LINK. Like he said, it isn’t a top notch video production, but it was just so much FUN to have a nice afternoon again this weekend and playing around like a true Gearjunkie that he is!
We know Richie Hawtin as a DJ who isn’t afraid to embrace new technologies. He definitely uses the latest technologies in order to make his performances as unforgettable as any other you probably will see or have seen. Richie Hawtin’s triumphant return to the stage as Plastikman in 2010 proved that his best-known alias is as innovative and as relevant as ever. Hawtin has taken Plastikman’s most classic material, originally released between 1993 and 2003, and reworked it for a truly live performance accompanied by mind-bending, synchronized visuals—a sound and light show like no other, one that collapses the distance between present-day festivals and the uncompromisingly underground warehouse parties of the mid ’90s.
As of the end of last year Soundcloud has turned their copyright infringement policy a notch up. Several DJs for example have found their mixes, hosted at Soundcloud, to be removed for example. Soundcloud has teamed up with Audible Magic, a provider of digital media identification and copyright tracking services. We noticed some discontent amongst users of Soundcloud, because even music with the correct and proper copyrights had been removed. To be clear about this issue and their policy, Soundcloud posted a response on the Soundcloud blog.
Anyone who got their taste for electronic music way back in the 80’s probably knows the famous ZTT (Zang Tumb Tuum) label. If not, … shame on you! ZTT Records was founded in 1983 by NME journalist Paul Morley, record producer Trevor Horn, and businesswoman Jill Sinclair. Most famous electronic music acts on the label include The Art of Noise, Propaganda, Frankie goes to Hollywood, 808 State and many more. Early next month, London label Salvo will release The Art of the 12″, a collection of tunes from the classic imprint of ZTT.
This is a cool video. We personally love the soundtrack from Tron:Legacy, which has been scored by Daft Punk. But there is more to the audible features of this movie. The sound design is pretty much awesome too. The Soundworks Collection made this video interview with the people behind the Tron sound design.
UltraNova is a ‘Nova’ series analogue-modelling synthesizer with a powerful effects processor. It is a single-part synth taking the legendary Supernova II synth engine as a starting point and packing it with the latest technology. It now has brand new features including wavetable synthesis, even more powerful filters, a software editor and a revolutionary new touch-sense performance mode.
Public Records is at publicrecordings.co.uk. They are a digital record label aimed at promoting undiscovered talent. Public Records are open to all types of electronic music. In the introductory video below explaining how to use Public Records, you will learn about the main areas of the Public Records website. Unsigned artists can make use of Public Records to gain exposure, get public feedback on their music, and release their music.
Peter Vogel with the 30th year edition of the infamous Fairlight CMI sampler will attend the coming NAMM show in Anaheim. They just released a few pictures on their newl Facebook page. Announced last year there haven’t been much changes in the specifications, according to Peter.
“Prepare to be Amazed”! And that’s the only statement Korg has released on the new Kronos synth that will be announced at this year’s NAMM trade show.
This week no ‘Something for the Weekend’ post but here is something cool too. One of the big announcements of last year was definitely the ‘BIG’ Voyager from Moog. So here’s the video they just released on the MiniMoog Voyager XL.