Thursday, September 30, 2010

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Lexicon PCM Series updates available

Posted: 29 Sep 2010 06:31 AM PDT

The Lexicon PCM Series has earned the reputation of being the best reverb processors in the world. Lexicon\'s dedication to improving their products and the customer\'s experience continues with this most recent update for the PCM92...

Synth and Album in ONE - SuONOIO

Posted: 29 Sep 2010 05:12 AM PDT

Alessandro Cortini and Scott Jaeger (The Harvestman) have collaborated to create a fully functional, highly featured and fun synthesizer called the SuONOIO. The SuONOIO utilizes sounds found on the SONOIO album and allows you to reshape them into...

Apogee X-Series and Rosetta 800 make way for Symphony I/O

Posted: 29 Sep 2010 04:48 AM PDT

Apogee Electronics officially announces today the end of production for its award-winning X-Series and Rosetta 800 converters. Since their release in 2003, the X-Series and Rosetta 800 converters have set the industry standards for high-end,...

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Synth and Album in ONE - SuONOIO

Posted: 29 Sep 2010 05:12 AM PDT

Alessandro Cortini and Scott Jaeger (The Harvestman) have collaborated to create a fully functional, highly featured and fun synthesizer called the SuONOIO. The SuONOIO utilizes sounds found on the SONOIO album and allows you to reshape them into...

Wednesday, September 29, 2010

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Convert old LPs and Tapes with BIAS SoundSaver

Posted: 29 Sep 2010 02:43 AM PDT

BIAS is shipping SoundSaver - a new software solution for Mac and Windows computing platforms that greatly streamlines the process of converting and restoring LPs and tapes. SoundSaver is easy enough for beginners to use, while delivering...

Pioneer introduce S-DJ Active Reference Speakers

Posted: 29 Sep 2010 01:17 AM PDT

Pioneer is proud to introduce its first active reference speakers designed specifically with DJ/Producers in mind. The studio friendly S-DJ08 (8-inch) is available from late December and the smaller all round DJ lifestyle choice S-DJ05 (5 inch) from...

Creative Convolution Reverb from Native Instruments released

Posted: 29 Sep 2010 12:54 AM PDT

REFLEKTOR represents the pinnacle of digital signal processing - a definitive convolution reverb based on the groundbreaking Zero Latency Convolution technology developed by Native Instruments. This high-performance effect provides reverb ranging...

Updated Electronic Vintage Sounds from Wusik

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 04:45 AM PDT

Wusik EVE V3 has been released for both Windows (VST) and MAC (VST/AU), plus, both Full and Demo versions  now come with a complete library of sounds. The new Xenos Soundworks and the old Famous Keys sets 1, 2, 3 and 4. (LoFi Retro Sounds)....

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Updated Electronic Vintage Sounds from Wusik

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 04:45 AM PDT

Wusik EVE V3 has been released for both Windows (VST) and MAC (VST/AU), plus, both Full and Demo versions  now come with a complete library of sounds. The new Xenos Soundworks and the old Famous Keys sets 1, 2, 3 and 4. (LoFi Retro Sounds)....

Tuesday, September 28, 2010

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Waves goes Video - Introducing Video Sound Suite

Posted: 27 Sep 2010 09:55 AM PDT

Professional video editors know that first impressions are lasting impressions. With producers and clients focused on every frame, even your rough cuts have to win them over. That means when you hit play, what comes out of your speakers has to be...

Monday, September 27, 2010

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Custom Xone:4D - Do not try this at home!

Posted: 27 Sep 2010 12:45 AM PDT

DJ Dan Guest and his father Darren have fully customised a Allen&Heath Xone:4D mixer which can be seen at this years DJ show, BPM in Birmingham. U.K. The mixer will be completed just in time for the international event at the NEC  ...

Sunday, September 26, 2010

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Almost There - Teenage Engineering OP-1

Posted: 25 Sep 2010 10:20 AM PDT

Well, it is about time, ... right? The OP-1 is being expected by so many already. So it is nice to hear from the guys of Teenage Engineering that it\'s almost there. To be exact, 90% percent is completed and working. Good news is that the beta test...

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Almost There - Teenage Engineering OP-1

Posted: 25 Sep 2010 10:20 AM PDT

Well, it is about time, ... right? The OP-1 is being expected by so many already. So it is nice to hear from the guys of Teenage Engineering that it\'s almost there. To be exact, 90% percent is completed and working. Good news is that the beta test...

Saturday, September 25, 2010

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The American Dream - The new Brainworx NEVE VXS Studio

Posted: 25 Sep 2010 01:19 AM PDT

Brainworx plug-ins have been developed in the Brainworx Studio for years now, the same goes for the plugins they model for their partners. When it comes to judging nuances they feel it is essential to be able to HEAR exactly what you guys out there...

Mastering Suite from Vegeance coming soon

Posted: 25 Sep 2010 12:39 AM PDT

It looks like Vengeance will be adding a Multiband Compressor to their line of plugins. The Mastering Suite will be the third plugin next to Metrum: Kick Synthesizer VSTi and Vengeance Producer Suite: Multiband Sidechain plugin. Priced at 149 Euro...

New Sounds and Samples on Sample Saturday

Posted: 24 Sep 2010 10:18 PM PDT

These are the 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...

Something for the Weekend: Alone with some Tea

Posted: 24 Sep 2010 10:50 AM PDT

Something for the weekend. This time with videos from Mark Mosher and sweet little Pixietea. Mark plays a track from his album REBOOT. And the video from Pixietea is a videoclip for her song \'I don\'t care\'.

Loopmasters DJ Mixtools extended with editions five and six

Posted: 24 Sep 2010 09:56 AM PDT

DJ MIXTOOLS from LOOPMASTERS is the brand new concept for forward-thinking DJs and live artists. Imagine buying a track but then being able to separate that track into its key elements and having ROYALTY FREE access to remix, effect, chop and loop...

Quick and Easy Multipoint Interaction with ... Flexiknobs

Posted: 24 Sep 2010 09:27 AM PDT

Flexiknobs is a project from students of the University of Applied Sciences Bremen: Kristian Gohlke, Michael Hlatky, Sebastian Heise, and Joern Loviscach (Fachhochschule Bielefeld - University of Applied Sciences). This project is a new and somewhat...

Get To Know the AVID C|24 - New Pro Mixing Webinar

Posted: 24 Sep 2010 07:23 AM PDT

Sleek and stylish, the new 24-channel C|24 control surface provides direct hands-on control of Pro Tools mixing, recording, and editing, a complete array of high-quality analog inputs, and a 5.1 analog monitor section to use with your Pro Tools I...

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The American Dream - The new Brainworx NEVE VXS Studio

Posted: 25 Sep 2010 01:19 AM PDT

Brainworx plug-ins have been developed in the Brainworx Studio for years now, the same goes for the plugins they model for their partners. When it comes to judging nuances they feel it is essential to be able to HEAR exactly what you guys out there...

Something for the Weekend: Alone with some Tea

Posted: 24 Sep 2010 10:50 AM PDT

Something for the weekend. This time with videos from Mark Mosher and sweet little Pixietea. Mark plays a track from his album REBOOT. And the video from Pixietea is a videoclip for her song \'I don\'t care\'.

Friday, September 24, 2010

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[Scoop!] New Reloop DJ Controller Mixage

Posted: 24 Sep 2010 03:13 AM PDT

We knew this for a few weeks, and the news suposed to come out at the BPM show in October, but the internet is quicker so here it is: the new Reloop Mixage Dj controller.

New Venture from Loopmasters - Innovative Label Promoting New Artists

Posted: 23 Sep 2010 09:02 AM PDT

Loopmasters, the sample boutique has set up a new record label, Public Records to connect music lovers with new and emerging raw talent from the underground - offering a springboard to new artists who deserve recognition for their music.

New Glow In The Dark vinyl for Traktor Scratch released

Posted: 23 Sep 2010 06:25 AM PDT

Native Instruments have released new \'Glow In The Dark\' control vinyls for Tracktor Scratch. The new vinyls are in fluorescent Blue, Orange and Green. Both TRAKTOR SCRATCH versions come with two black vinyl records and two control CDs. But if you...

Thursday, September 23, 2010

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FREE Voxengo Spectrum Analyzer updated

Posted: 23 Sep 2010 12:54 AM PDT

Voxengo SPAN version 2.2 update is now available for download. SPAN is a free real-time “fast Fourier transform” audio spectrum analyzer plug-in for professional music and audio production applications. For the most part it was derived...

New Tape Echo plug-in for the UAD-2 platform

Posted: 23 Sep 2010 12:44 AM PDT

Universal Audio announced the release of the highly anticipated EP-34 Tape Echo plug-in for the UAD-2. Universal Audio\'s EP-34 Tape Echo plug-in gives guitar players and mix engineers the rich, warm tape delay effects of vintage Echoplex* units,...

Full 64-bit compatibility for Melodyne with 1.2. update

Posted: 22 Sep 2010 09:44 AM PDT

Celemony is proud to announce Version 1.2 of Melodyne editor, Melodyne assistant and Melodyne essential. The update brings full 64-bit compatibility and various optimizations. What lies behind 64-bit technology and what profit there is in it for...

The Bridge - Closer Look - Video

Posted: 22 Sep 2010 08:26 AM PDT

Ableton and Serato today announced the release of The Bridge, a software partnership which brings together DJ performance and production. The new tools generated by this partnership emphasize ease and creativity while pushing the boundaries of live...

New Sounds for the FabFilter Twin 2

Posted: 22 Sep 2010 05:22 AM PDT

FabFilter has released two new sound sets for the FabFilter Twin 2 synthesizer plug-in: Dirty House and Ambient. In addition, the new Sound Set Bundle now combines all five currently available sound sets in a single download.

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New Sounds for the FabFilter Twin 2

Posted: 22 Sep 2010 05:22 AM PDT

FabFilter has released two new sound sets for the FabFilter Twin 2 synthesizer plug-in: Dirty House and Ambient. In addition, the new Sound Set Bundle now combines all five currently available sound sets in a single download.

Chromeo: Oldskool Gear in Todays Electrofunk

Posted: 22 Sep 2010 01:56 AM PDT

It is still being done! Artists who stay true to their past. And with this I mean, they still make music like it\'s 1987. No software emulations of the great analog vintage gear from that era, loaded in a state-of-the-art DAW. Nope, they still use...

Wednesday, September 22, 2010

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Chromeo: Oldskool Gear in Todays Electrofunk

Posted: 22 Sep 2010 01:56 AM PDT

It is still being done! Artists who stay true to their past. And with this I mean, they still make music like it\'s 1987. No software emulations of the great analog vintage gear from that era, loaded in a state-of-the-art DAW. Nope, they still use...

Ableton and Softube team up for guitar plugin - Ableton Amp

Posted: 22 Sep 2010 01:26 AM PDT

Ableton Amp is the result of a close cooperation between Softube and Ableton. Getting a great guitar sound or adding a bit of good dirt to electronic tracks within Ableton Live has never been this easy. Ableton Amp has the characteristic tone of...

Serato unleashes The Bridge

Posted: 22 Sep 2010 01:01 AM PDT

Serato and Ableton are pleased to announce the release of The Bridge, a software partnership which brings together DJ performance and production. The new tools generated by this partnership emphasize ease and creativity while pushing the boundaries...

Multiband Compression with the Waves C6

Posted: 21 Sep 2010 10:30 AM PDT

For years, the C4 has been a favorite of studio engineers the world over, and in live sound, it’s quickly become a must-have for FOH and monitor professionals as well. To create the C6, we took the tried-and-true functions of the C4, and...

Loop, Layer, Rock! - BOSS World Loop Contest 2010

Posted: 21 Sep 2010 04:23 AM PDT

Enter Today and Show Them What You’ve Got! - Win an all-expenses-paid (transportation & hotel) trip to the Music & You show (Paris) to compete at the RCE Finals for the Grand Prize: a 750 € BOSS/Roland Product Voucher and an all...

Tuesday, September 21, 2010

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NI TRAKTORs 12 - DJ Effects In Your DAW

Posted: 20 Sep 2010 10:25 AM PDT

TRAKTOR\'S 12 brings the intense buzz of the club to your studio productions or live stage performances. A dozen of TRAKTOR\'s tried and tested floor-rocking effects have been adapted for easy use within your DAW. TRAKTOR\'s 12 includes some of...

StompBox for the iPad teaser video

Posted: 20 Sep 2010 08:59 AM PDT

StompBox turns your iPad into a great sounding fully fledged digital effects unit, complete with chromatic guitar tuner, metronome and recording tools. And we have a teaser video!

Monday, September 20, 2010

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Introducing whiteLABEL Bolsterisers - Naive Dynamics Plugins

Posted: 20 Sep 2010 03:13 AM PDT

The bolsterisers hark from a time before compression as we now know it. A long-obscure English experimentalist engineer and gentleman scientist by the name of Edwin Pierfax III derived his naive design of the original bolsteriser during a nap on...

Crosley Radio announces battery-powered USB turntable

Posted: 19 Sep 2010 01:18 PM PDT

Crosley Radio, the premier vintage electronics manufacturer, has taken the turntable out of the box with its new USB portable, battery-powered, two-speed turntable – the Crosley Revolution.

Sunday, September 19, 2010

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Little visit to the Rob Papen Studio

Posted: 18 Sep 2010 11:17 PM PDT

One of our team members, Marc, had a little visit at the studio of Rob Papen where he does his magic with the instruments and effects he developes. A short visit turned into a long stay as they discussed past and future products. Most interesting of...

Red Bull launched BPM DJ apps

Posted: 18 Sep 2010 06:17 AM PDT

This past week Red Bull had a luanch party in Amsterdam for the BPM app for DJ\'s. Turn your mobile phone into a complete DJ set-up and hit the road with the new Red Bull BPM range of apps for your iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. Whether you’re...

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Little visit to the Rob Papen Studio

Posted: 18 Sep 2010 11:17 PM PDT

One of our team members, Marc, had a little visit at the studio of Rob Papen where he does his magic with the instruments and effects he developes. A short visit turned into a long stay as they discussed past and future products. Most interesting of...

Difficult to remember how we ever took four years to make a record - ROGER O'DONNELL

Posted: 18 Sep 2010 02:08 AM PDT

Since we (Gearjunkies) entered the world of the social media communities, we got the opportunity to connect with lots of cool people and even fellow \'gear enthusiasts\' like ourselves. One of those people is Roger O\'Donnel. He is an artist,...

Saturday, September 18, 2010

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Difficult to remember how we ever took four years to make a record - ROGER O'DONNELL

Posted: 18 Sep 2010 02:08 AM PDT

Since we (Gearjunkies) entered the world of the social media communities, we got the opportunity to connect with lots of cool people and even fellow \'gear enthusiasts\' like ourselves. One of those people is Roger O\'Donnel. He is an artist,...

Sampler Album from Trent Reznor - The Social Network

Posted: 18 Sep 2010 01:07 AM PDT

Trent Reznor, together with Atticus Ross, are responsible for the score of the coming motion picture The Social Network (october 1st). This is the much anticipated movie about the story of Mark Zuckenberg, the (co-) founder of facebook. As mentioned...

Something for the Weekend: Bond, One and Alicia Keys

Posted: 18 Sep 2010 12:25 AM PDT

It is the Weekend again, so again some time to show you a few fun videos. It is just some videos I came across this week that I thought it owuld be cool to share with you. First off it is the Eigenharp. An instrument Eigenlabs introduced to us last...

New Sounds and Samples on Sample Saturday

Posted: 17 Sep 2010 07:09 AM PDT

These are the 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...

Denon DN-X1600 now TRAKTOR SCRATCH PRO certified

Posted: 17 Sep 2010 06:04 AM PDT

Denon DJ, a leading manufacturer of premium-grade DJ equipment, announces that its popular DN-X1600 Digital DJ Mixer has received Native Instruments TRAKTOR® SCRATCH PRO certification. “TRAKTOR SCRATCH PRO”-certified products are ...

Introduction to Machine
 - A Unique Compilation Album

Posted: 17 Sep 2010 05:05 AM PDT

Machine is a unique compilation album and collaborative effort, produced by the Elektron-Users community. Machine - a single word and concept that has guided the imagination of electronic musicians for decades: one word that has captured the ...