Friday, June 24, 2011

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Alesis iO Dock arrived at the Gearjunkies Techlab

Posted: 23 Jun 2011 05:05 AM PDT

The iO Dock is the first device that enables anyone with an iPad or iPad 2 to create, produce, and perform music with virtually any pro audio gear or instruments. The iO Dock is a universal docking station specifically designed for the iPad and...

Korg nanoSERIES2 Now Available

Posted: 23 Jun 2011 05:00 AM PDT

Compact and convenient, with serious functionality and features, nanoSERIES2 incorporates many user-requested enhancements and offers them up in the same ultra-slim casing as the original nanoSERIES. The size and color of the entire series nicely...

VirSyn iSyn Poly - Electronic Music Studio app

Posted: 23 Jun 2011 04:51 AM PDT

iSyn Poly is an electronic music studio for use with Apple iPad. iSyn Poly places an unbelievable number of features including three studio-quality, fully programmable virtual analog synthesizers and a drum machine packed in just three different...

Thursday, June 23, 2011

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Felix Cartal talks Reason - Video Interview

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 11:34 PM PDT

Felix Cartal spent his early years as a musical pinch hitter... filling in for local Vancouver rock bands whenever they suddenly needed a member. After taking a class on MIDI production in high school, however, Cartal realized both the advantages...

Digitech iPB-10 Programmable Pedalboard Coming Soon

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 08:27 AM PDT

The Digitech iPB-10 Programmable Pedalboard sets a new standard for guitar signal processing. By harnessing the power of the iPad®, it combines the simplicity of a pedalboard with the flexibility of a multi-effects. The iPB-10 unleashes the...

Propellerhead Releases Reason Disco School - new funk flavored ReFill

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 07:07 AM PDT

Propellerhead Software today announced the immediate availability of Reason Disco School ReFill for Reason, Propellerhead’s award-winning music production system. The Reason Disco School ReFill library explores the classic sounds that came...

TrakProDJ - iPad/iPhone Traktor Touch Control System - Give Away

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 04:44 AM PDT

After our LiveRemote App Give-Away from IXIMIX last week, they now gave us some redeem codes for the TrakPRO DJ app. And those too are meant for you, our visitors! The TrakPRO DJ app is a pioneering touch control surface for Traktor DJs.

Wednesday, June 22, 2011

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Rob Papen Punch 1.0.1 released - more presets, grooves and features

Posted: 21 Jun 2011 12:19 PM PDT

Punch punched its way into today\'s contemporary studios at the end of May. And now Rob Papen has Punch 1.0.1 for you with great new presets...

Tuesday, June 21, 2011

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Steinberg Halion 4 - The Video

Posted: 21 Jun 2011 03:48 AM PDT

Steinberg recently unveiled HALion 4, the latest and most powerful incarnation of the industry-acclaimed VST sampler. With a cornucopia of innovations and improvements, including a state-of-the-art sample engine, a complete synth section and...

Image-Line FL Studio Mobile now available - Android version coming

Posted: 21 Jun 2011 02:09 AM PDT

Image-Line is pleased to announce FL Studio Mobile is now available from your local App Store. There are two FL Studio Mobile applications: FL Studio Mobile for iPhone & iPod Touch, G3 & G4 with Retina display support and FL Studio Mobile...

SSL Update Delta-Link Firmware With Pro Tools Native Cards Support

Posted: 21 Jun 2011 12:35 AM PDT

Solid State Logic, the world’s leading manufacturer of professional digital and analogue consoles, is proud to announce the release of new V2 Firmware for the Delta-Link MADI HD. The new V2 Firmware introduces support for Pro Tools® native...

Moog Little Phatty and Slim Phatty Firmware Update Available

Posted: 20 Jun 2011 10:27 AM PDT

Moog Music today announced the release of Phatty OS v.3.1, a major firmware upgrade to the very popular and portable Phatty family of analog synthesizers. The upgrade to the Phatty operating system coincides with an aesthetic upgrade for the Little...

Native Instruments Introduces DISCOVERY SERIES: WEST AFRICA

Posted: 20 Jun 2011 08:34 AM PDT

Native Instruments has just introduced DISCOVERY SERIES: WEST AFRICA, a new instrument that centers on the infectious polyrhythmic grooves of traditional African music. For use in KONTAKT 4 and in the free KONTAKT PLAYER, the instrument provides...

Tone2 Audiosoftware release ElectraX 1.2 update

Posted: 20 Jun 2011 06:44 AM PDT

Tone2 Audiosoftware have announced a major update of their sonic warrior ElectraX including a great number of new features. ElectraX 1.2 includes many user-requested features such as the ability to \'load patch to synth\', new filter types and...

QuikQuak MashTactic Now Available

Posted: 20 Jun 2011 05:46 AM PDT

MashTactic was initially designed as a mashup tool. It can separate different parts of a full mix, manipulating different frequencies and stereo location. Up to eight zones can be created that can then be panned, emphasised or cut out completely....

Wireless DJ - A multi-touch controller for iPad

Posted: 20 Jun 2011 04:55 AM PDT

Faders, EQ, headphone and playback controls, needle search and pitch bend — it’s all there. Magic Stripes for pitch bending and direct manipulation. They have a better idea than simulating a jog dial: Magic Stripes. One finger...

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Moog Little Phatty and Slim Phatty Firmware Update Available

Posted: 20 Jun 2011 10:27 AM PDT

Moog Music today announced the release of Phatty OS v.3.1, a major firmware upgrade to the very popular and portable Phatty family of analog synthesizers. The upgrade to the Phatty operating system coincides with an aesthetic upgrade for the Little...

Sunday, June 19, 2011

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Strettas Monome Tuner Display

Posted: 19 Jun 2011 12:49 AM PDT

Stretta: \"Yesterday I planned to see if I could get plane -p into shape for release, but I had an idea for a tuner adapted to the monome using the analyzer~ external. Semitones are displayed on the grid, and you can shift the window side to side...

Reactable Mobile for Android available

Posted: 19 Jun 2011 12:23 AM PDT

Reactable mobile brings the power of the award winning Reactable synthesizer to your mobile device. Taking full advantage of the multi-touch technology, the playful and intuitive interaction of the Reactable comes to your iOS or Android device....

Saturday, June 18, 2011

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KORG SyncKontrol App for monotribe

Posted: 18 Jun 2011 01:41 AM PDT

Control the Korg monotribe\'s tempo with your iPhone! SyncKontrol offers owners of Korg\'s monotribe Analogue Ribbon Station precise tempo control, plus the ability to sync their monotribe to WIST (Wireless sync) enabled apps!

Something for the Weekend: Synths and Le Mans 24 Hours

Posted: 18 Jun 2011 12:25 AM PDT

Next to being a synth lover (a true gearjunkie) Michel van Osenbruggen loves cars and, more specific, motorsports as well. So this year he took off to the 24 Hours of Le mans, brought his camera with him and took some great footage. Back home he...

Support Older Steinberg Products Discontinued

Posted: 17 Jun 2011 09:09 AM PDT

Steinberg announced today that it is discontinuing its technical support for several older products and operating systems as of August 1st, 2011. The reason for this decision is to use the available resources to make its customer support for...

Steinberg releases new collection of VST Sound Loop Sets

Posted: 17 Jun 2011 05:49 AM PDT

Steinberg today is delighted to announce the release of four VST Sound Loop Sets in cooperation with Sample Magic, the award-winning sound design company which recompiled hundreds of its best sounds and loops into a format that takes full...

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Something for the Weekend: Synths and Le Mans 24 Hours

Posted: 18 Jun 2011 12:25 AM PDT

Next to being a synth lover (a true gearjunkie) Michel van Osenbruggen loves cars and, more specific, motorsports as well. So this year he took off to the 24 Hours of Le mans, brought his camera with him and took some great footage. Back home he...

Friday, June 17, 2011

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Griffin DJ Cable for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch

Posted: 16 Jun 2011 09:49 AM PDT

Griffin Technology Inc., makers of innovations for everyday life, and algoriddim, makers of the line of djay products for Mac and iOS devices, are excited to announce DJ Cable for iOS devices is now available. Designed specifically to work with...

energyXT for iOS

Posted: 16 Jun 2011 05:57 AM PDT

energyXT for iOS does both audio recording and drums/synths (like a mini audio/midi sequencer) all in one single view. You can arrange your recordings in verse, chorus, intro etc to build up a song in seconds. When you have recorded something you...

Rob Papen Punch - Video - Drum Processing

Posted: 16 Jun 2011 05:49 AM PDT

Does the world really need another drum synth? If we\'re talking about Rob Papen\'s Punch, then the answer is YES. Check out this video to see how to divide up your drum parts in Punch and process each individually. Top-drawer stuff.

Thursday, June 16, 2011

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MOOG MF-108M - Ultimate Moogerfooger for Flange, Chorus and Vibrato

Posted: 16 Jun 2011 12:05 AM PDT

Moog Music, a North Carolina-based electronic musical instrument manufacturer, today announced the release of the MF-108M Cluster Flux, the newest addition to the MoogerFooger line of analog effects.   The Cluster Flux is an ultra-powerful...

Novation Twitch in Action with LOPAZZ

Posted: 15 Jun 2011 08:36 AM PDT

Novation spent a day with Heidelberg based DJ, composer, mix-mastering-engineer and producer Stefan \'LOPAZZ\' Eichinger shows as he showed us how he has integrated Novation\'s Twitch in to his live setup.

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MOOG MF-108M - Ultimate Moogerfooger for Flange, Chorus and Vibrato

Posted: 16 Jun 2011 12:05 AM PDT

Moog Music, a North Carolina-based electronic musical instrument manufacturer, today announced the release of the MF-108M Cluster Flux, the newest addition to the MoogerFooger line of analog effects.   The Cluster Flux is an ultra-powerful...

Wednesday, June 15, 2011

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LinnStrument - Air on a G String - Video

Posted: 15 Jun 2011 02:22 AM PDT

Roger Linn performs \"Air on a G String\" by J.S. Bach on his prototype of the LinnStrument, a new musical instrument with 3D Note Expression, coming from Roger Linn Design.

Delora gbRemote iPhone application adds mobility to Garageband

Posted: 15 Jun 2011 12:35 AM PDT

Harmony Systems announced the worldwide availability of Delora gbRemote, an application for the iPhone or iPod touch that functions as a remote controller for Apple\'s GarageBand music application for the Mac. gbRemote is a complementary product to...

Ableton LIVE Workshop - The Akai Edition - Amsterdam

Posted: 14 Jun 2011 11:55 PM PDT

This workshop will be focused on Akai’s dedicated Ableton Live APC Controllers. The APC 40 and APC 20 are the world’s finest Ableton Live control surfaces. Ableton and Akai Professional worked in a joint partnership to make...

Tuesday, June 14, 2011

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Automatic Generated Multiple Piano Melodies with Audiocubes

Posted: 14 Jun 2011 02:49 AM PDT

In this short demo video, Percussa AudioCubes is used to automatically generate multiple piano melodies, using the new generative music software created for the AudioCubes by Percussa. Keep an eye on this blog for the official release of the software...

XILS-lab SYNTHIX coming soon

Posted: 13 Jun 2011 06:12 AM PDT

Inspired from a old monster, aclaimed by a lot of synthesizer gurus, it is not only a new virtual analog: thanks to exclusive new features, the sound and the possibilities of this new polyphonic synthesizer enhance the XILS-lab inspiration tools.

Sound Temple Studios Install SSL Matrix and Alpha-Link

Posted: 13 Jun 2011 05:20 AM PDT

Solid State Logic, the world’s leading manufacturer of analogue and digital audio consoles, is pleased to announce that Sound Temple Studios has installed a Solid State Logic Matrix console and Alpha-Link audio converters. The North Carolina...

Monday, June 13, 2011

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LiveRemote App for Ableton Live - Give Away

Posted: 13 Jun 2011 03:37 AM PDT

Kiss goodbye to your mouse and keyboard, and let your fingertips do the work with LiveRemote. LiveRemote connects to Ableton via CoreMidi networking technology with incredibly low latency of between 1-3ms. Control your session from the comfort of...

Introducing Avid Scorch for iPad

Posted: 13 Jun 2011 03:12 AM PDT

Avid is proud to announce that they have launched a brand new product for iPad on the iPad App Store called Avid Scorch. Building on the legacy of the desktop Scorch plug-in, already in use by millions of musicians around the world, Scorch for...

Saturday, June 11, 2011

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New Sounds and Samples on Sample Saturday

Posted: 11 Jun 2011 01:49 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...

DigiTech JamMan Delay - Looping to the Next Level

Posted: 10 Jun 2011 06:45 AM PDT

For only $50 more than their best selling JamMan Stereo, you can get a full function programmable syncable multi delay – The JamMan Delay. The best of both worlds – Looping & Delay. The signature JamMan name provides 35...

Steinberg HALion 4 Now Shipping

Posted: 10 Jun 2011 06:16 AM PDT

After winning plaudits at the Frankfurt Musikmesse for presenting the new HALion 4 VST sampler and sound creation system, Steinberg is now shipping the latest version of its acclaimed virtual instrument.

Friday, June 10, 2011

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Roland TRI-CAPTURE UA-33 and DUO-CAPTURE UA-11 Shipping

Posted: 09 Jun 2011 11:56 PM PDT

Roland is now shipping the TRI-CAPTURE UA-33 and DUO-CAPTURE UA-11 USB Audio Interfaces, the latest additions to the company’s growing lineup of USB audio capture devices for computer-based recording. The new portable interfaces offer both...

Roland UM-ONE USB MIDI Interface Now Available

Posted: 09 Jun 2011 11:49 PM PDT

Roland is now shipping the UM-ONE USB MIDI Interface, a super-compact, affordable, and easy to use MIDI interface ideal for hobbyists, musicians, and educators who need MIDI connectivity to control or record music with a computer.

Propellerheads Music Making Month an Unmitigated Success

Posted: 09 Jun 2011 10:30 AM PDT

Propellerhead just has capped off its tremendously successful “Music Making Month,” a series of activities that spanned the entire month of May to inspire and help people with their music creating endeavors. During the month, ...

Alan Moulder Chooses Unity Audio Rock Monitors

Posted: 09 Jun 2011 10:18 AM PDT

One of Britain\'s premier alternative rock record producers, Alan Moulder, has recently installed a pair of Unity Audio\'s active Rock near-field monitors into his North London studio Assault & Battery.

New Waves Signature Series additions for Bass & Drums and Vocals

Posted: 09 Jun 2011 08:55 AM PDT

Waves have announced they have added two new additions to their famous Signature Series, with the Bass & Drum Collection and the Vocal Collection.

Native Instruments Introduces VINTAGE COMPRESSORS

Posted: 09 Jun 2011 08:50 AM PDT

Native Instruments has just introduced VINTAGE COMPRESSORS, a set of faithfully modeled classic dynamic processors for use in GUITAR RIG 4 and in the free GUITAR RIG PLAYER. Produced in collaboration with DSP experts Softube, the collection...

Dynaudio Acoustics announces the ultimate monitoring bundle: PLM3A

Posted: 09 Jun 2011 06:12 AM PDT

Speaking of the truth and as the saying goes: a chain is only as strong as its weakest link. With that in mind, the PLM3A bundle is the perfect example of how three state-of-the-art elements have been successfully combined to become the ultimate...

Courtney Pine talks about his career, his music and sE Mics

Posted: 09 Jun 2011 06:03 AM PDT

Courtney Pine is one of the true British Jazz legends of our time. In a career spanning almost 25 years he’s played with many of the Jazz greats, won the prestigious Mercury award, a MOBO, an OBE and a CBE in recognition of his services to...

Thursday, June 9, 2011

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MOOG SOUND LAB: Tegan & Sara - Living Room

Posted: 09 Jun 2011 01:41 AM PDT

Tegan and Sara re-envision their single \"Living Room\" from their album entitled \"If It Was You,\" filling it with Moog Guitars and the ultra low end of the Taurus 3 Bass Pedals. Sara uses the Full Sustain mode on the Paul Vo Collector Edition...

Soniccouture Morpheus - New Ableton Live Instrument

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 08:51 AM PDT

Soniccouture and Ableton present a unique take on a most unusual mallet percussion instrument. Named after the Greek god of dreams, the Freenotes Morpheus is a modular metallic instrument consisting of a series of metal bars, each attached to its...

Train your ears with Audiofile Engineering Quiztones App

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 08:36 AM PDT

Quiztones is a frequency identification ear training app for amateur and professional audio engineers and musicians. Quiztones uses frequency-altered tones, noise and musical loops to train your ears and help develop more acute listening and...

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MOOG SOUND LAB: Tegan & Sara - Living Room

Posted: 09 Jun 2011 01:41 AM PDT

Tegan and Sara re-envision their single \"Living Room\" from their album entitled \"If It Was You,\" filling it with Moog Guitars and the ultra low end of the Taurus 3 Bass Pedals. Sara uses the Full Sustain mode on the Paul Vo Collector Edition...

Whats Gobbler? Backing up, sending and organizing PRO AUDIO

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 04:41 AM PDT

Have you ever had a hard drive fail and didn’t have a backup? Do you have files spread across lots of external drives or computers? Do you wish there was a fast and reliable way to securely send and receive projects and media files that...