Yesterday Ohm Force presented Ohm Studio to us. With Ohm Studio you can make music online with your friends in real-time. You can subscribe to the beta-test at www.ohmstudio.com! Soundtrack by Versus, check their music at www.versusmusic.org. Below is a video to explain us more about the workings of this software.
Here it is, … our final MusikMesse post. This year (like the previous ones) we shot a lot of pictures and video footage. Not everything ended up in a post on Gearjunkies. But we thought we could compile most of the video footage and make a MusikMesse Tour to give you a short impression of the Messe this year. We want to thank all the manufacturers who gave us the opportunity to play with their latest gear. We enjoyed that very much. We call ourselves ‘gearjunkies’ for a reason of course!
Before the Messe we made our own list of products we definately wanted to see and feel. One of those new (announced) products was the Feeltune Rhizome. It is like a hardware DAW. All the stuff you need to make music in a box, so to speak. Easy to use like a groove machine, powerful like the latest computer technology, and empowered by the versatility of plugins. The Rhizome is the only box combining samplers, mixing desk, sequencers and synthesizers, totally open and compatible with VSTs.
Five months in the making, my new Refill “Fairlight CMI Legacy” is now available from PowerFX.com. All music examples and sound programming by Patrick Fridh Aka Bitley™. This library collects an awesome amount of ultra clean recordings of the original sounds from the Fairlight CMI II, the world’s first real sampling based workstation as premiered some time before 1980. And this entire Reason 4 library costs much less than 64 kilobytes of memory did in 1980.
The software synthesizer ACE (Any Cable Everywhere) delivers top quality sound at a highly competitive price. The selection of modules and clear layout make ACE the ideal instrument for newcomers delving into the fascinating world of modular synthesis. The number of ways to connect modules together is practically infinite, and you will soon discover how much more fun it is to make your own sounds in ACE than in a non-modular synthesizer. Torley is a Youtube user that gives demonstrations on a regular basis of new and interesting software instruments. The video below is on the ACE synth from Urs Heckmann. We think it is a very interesting synth with some really cool sounds. But … you deicde for yourself.
This tutorial gives an overview of both Abbey Roads 60s and 70s Drums, explaining basic parameters and the mixing desk as well as some of the advanced features such as randomization.These KONTAKT Instruments contain no emulations or modeling of any kind – ABBEY ROAD 60s and 70s DRUMS are built entirely of high-quality samples of vintage drum kits from the 1960s and 1970s, made accessible via an easy-to-use interface newly created in conjunction with the Abbey Road experts. Made up of thousands of painstakingly sampled hits, every sound in these KONTAKT Instruments were recorded in Abbey Road’s legendary Studio Two using classic vintage equipment from that period.
With the groundbreaking Lemur controller Jazzmutant have revolutionised the way in which performers can now interact with light, video and sound. The Lemur offers an unrivalled package of intuitive features beneath a futuristic multitouch-sensitive surface, and as result has won fans across the globe including the groundbreaking musicians Richie Hawtin, Björk and Ryuichi Sakamoto. The video below is a demonstration of the Lemur together with the new MU software and Ableton Live.
JazzMutant announce Mu for Lemur – controlling Ableton Live has never been easier, faster or more intuitive for the ultimate hands-on live performance and music production experience. JazzMutant’s Lemur has already established itself as the ultimate controller, pioneering multi-touch hands-on control and bridging the gap between man and machine in ways that have revolutionised music creation. Now with their new Mu plug-in JazzMutant is set to bring ultimate integration between the Lemur controller and Ableton Live.
The highly acclaimed BM5A monitor has been refined in order to pursue monitoring perfection. Please welcome the BM 5A MKII. These new monitors are presented by Uffe Kjems Hansen at Musikmesse Frankfurt 2010.
Building upon a world-class reputation, the all new Tannoy Reveal series represents the latest evolution of Tannoy’s high resolution monitor technology. So, if you’re looking for an industry standard reference monitor without the excessive price tag, look no further. Video below is Uffe Kjems Hansen presenting The new Tannoy Reveal monitors at Musikmesse 2010.
One of the best kept secrets of this years MusikMesse was the Elektron Octatrack. So of course we were excited to get to the Elektron booth this year and see what this new instrument was all about. It is a kind of sampler which turns into a FX machine. Load up sounds and then start mangling, pitch shift, cut up, stretch or re-arrange the sounds which keep in sync all that time you work with them.
Radikal Technologies opens a new chapter in the High Definition DSP domain – Advanced Subtractive Synthesis. The easy to use, expandable 8 voice polyphonic synthesizer “ACCELERATOR” will take the lead on stage and in the studio with an never heard, highly adjustable sonic palette of ultra fat sounds.
Not much new gear this year, but still Novation’s Iain Horrocks walks us through the Novation booth at Musikmesse 2010.
Video interviews with Richard Hale and Peter Mew, two vastly experienced audio engineers who have been recording artists at Abbey Road since the mid sixties. The second video highlights the recording of Abbey Road 70s Drums with insights into the vintage equipment used. Find out more at http://www.native-instruments.com
Add depth, texture and organic behavior to synths, basslines, drum machines and virtual sounds from computers with BISCUIT. By using 8-bit converters, digital processing and analog resonant filters, Biscuit opens up a wide range of sounds from harsh distortion, digital and aliasing artifacts to warm and fat 8-bit sounds. Producers, deejays, musicians and sound lovers can use BISCUIT to extend their sound creation possi- bilities. BISCUIT will find its place in studios, on stages or even in clubs.The video below is from BigCityMusic and according to them: “The king of bit crushing has arrived!”