Tuesday, May 31, 2011

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Numark NDX800 - Gearjunkies Quick Review

Posted: 31 May 2011 01:35 AM PDT

Numark is famous, in the turntablist/scratch scene, for its CD players but also mixers. For Gearjunkies I had the pleasure to take \'a closer look\' at the Numark NDX800, media player and midi controller. The NDX800 is a versatile media player as you...

Sugar Bytes Turnado released

Posted: 30 May 2011 04:55 AM PDT

Turnado is a revolutionary multi-effect tool, crafted especially for massive real-time audio manipulation. It combines unique and dynamic effects with the most intuitive and immediate control you can imagine....

Monday, May 30, 2011

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Percussa AudioCubes helping children

Posted: 30 May 2011 01:01 AM PDT

Percussa were really impressed when receiving a message from Samantha Ewart, a PhD student at the School of Communication Arts, University of Western Sydney (Australia). She is an unusual customer of the AudioCubes or the “Music Cubes”...

SPL Reducer Available Now

Posted: 29 May 2011 11:51 PM PDT

Studio by day, on stage in the evening, at home by night ... play loud without being loud. The Reducer attenuates the power output of the guitar amp. This means that all sorts of amps, especially tube amps, can now be overdriven without the...

Harrison Consoles releases Mixbus 2.0

Posted: 29 May 2011 11:47 PM PDT

In October of 2009, Harrison launched a product that changed the industry expectations of what a DAW could and should be. Mixbus is a progressive workstation that combines open-source development with Harrison\'s 30-year heritage of building world...

Sunday, May 29, 2011

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American Audio Versadeck - New DJ controller announced

Posted: 28 May 2011 06:02 AM PDT

The American Audio Versadeck is a 2-channel Midi Controller that includes Virtual DJ LE software so you can start DJing right out of the box. Versadeck includes a built-in 4x4 Audio interface, two USB slots for thumb drives or hard drives *, two...

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Something for the Weekend: Gil Scott-Heron - Me and the Devil

Posted: 28 May 2011 01:46 AM PDT

This morning after \'firing up\' my Twitter account, I pretty soon got to read the tweets about the loss of another great musician and artist, Gill Scott-Heron. An artist who has, undoubtedly, played a big part in the rise of soul and rap music and...

Saturday, May 28, 2011

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Something for the Weekend: Gil Scott-Heron - Me and the Devil

Posted: 28 May 2011 01:46 AM PDT

This morning after \'firing up\' my Twitter account, I pretty soon got to read the tweets about the loss of another great musician and artist, Gill Scott-Heron. An artist who has, undoubtedly, played a big part in the rise of soul and rap music and...

Nord Keyboards releases Vox and Farfisa Library

Posted: 27 May 2011 08:32 AM PDT

American transistor organ enthusiast Barry Carson has created a great set of presets for the Farfisa and Vox-organs in the Nord Electro 3, Nord Stage 2 and Nord C2, recreating many of the legendary organ sounds known from the popular music of the...

Rob Papen Punch - Official release

Posted: 27 May 2011 07:08 AM PDT

Time+Space, the exclusive UK and European distributor for synth extraordinaire Rob Papen, has announced the release of PUNCH – a brand new speaker busting, body rattling software instrument that combines sampled...

Moog Lunar Impact - Very Special Edition

Posted: 27 May 2011 06:44 AM PDT

Nova*Musik have teamed up with Moog Music once again to bring you another piece of synthesizer history. They are proud and excited to announce the MOOG VOYAGER PERFORMER LUNAR IMPACT!

Ultravox front man Midge Ure about Celemony Melodyne

Posted: 27 May 2011 05:34 AM PDT

Celemony published a video Interview with legendary singer Midge Ure. He talks about Ultravox, his work in the studio and which role Melodyne has in the process. Midge Ure is fascinated by DNA Direct Note Access and the possibility to edit ...

Waves releases Kramer MPX Master Tape Plugin

Posted: 27 May 2011 05:09 AM PDT

Developed in association with Eddie Kramer, the MPX Master Tape plugin is modeled on a rare machine consisting of an Ampex 350 transport and 351 electronics. With adjustable tape speed, bias, flux, wow & flutter, and noise parameters, the MPX...

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Something for the Weekend: Gill Scott-Heron - Me and the Devil

Posted: 28 May 2011 01:46 AM PDT

This morning after \'firing up\' my Twitter account, I pretty soon got to read the tweets about the loss of another great musician and artist, Gill Scott-Heron. An artist who has, undoubtedly, played a big part in the rise of soul and rap music and...

Nord Keyboards releases Vox and Farfisa Library

Posted: 27 May 2011 08:32 AM PDT

American transistor organ enthusiast Barry Carson has created a great set of presets for the Farfisa and Vox-organs in the Nord Electro 3, Nord Stage 2 and Nord C2, recreating many of the legendary organ sounds known from the popular music of the...

Moog Lunar Impact - Very Special Edition

Posted: 27 May 2011 06:44 AM PDT

Nova*Musik have teamed up with Moog Music once again to bring you another piece of synthesizer history. They are proud and excited to announce the MOOG VOYAGER PERFORMER LUNAR IMPACT!

Friday, May 27, 2011

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Sugar Bytes TURNADO - Video

Posted: 26 May 2011 08:18 AM PDT

Last april Sugar Bytes announced Turnado. This week they released a demonstration video. Turnado takes realtime audio manipulation to the next level. Just assign effects to knobs and crank them up! Lots of new granulizing, freezing, filtering,...

Native Instruments Introduces SESSION STRINGS PRO

Posted: 26 May 2011 08:07 AM PDT

Native Instruments has just introduced SESSION STRINGS PRO, a significantly extended version of the acclaimed SESSION STRINGS instrument. Based on Native Instruments\' latest sampling technology and usable in KONTAKT or the free KONTAKT PLAYER,...

Crysonic SpectraPhy Pro V2 HD announced

Posted: 26 May 2011 05:13 AM PDT

SpectraPhy Pro V2 HD will be available for Both Mac and PC. Crysonic have put an insane amount of work in to this product to make it something special and they are certain you will be very pleased with the results. SpectraPhy Pro V2 HD is...

New Mackie ProFX16 and ProFX22 mixers announced

Posted: 26 May 2011 05:08 AM PDT

Mackie, in conjunction with its exclusive Chinese distributor, Lee Sheng, announces the worldwide launch of the new ProFX16 and ProFX22 mixers at PALM China today. With increased channel count and useful tools like dedicated...

Thursday, May 26, 2011

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Rob Papen Punch Introduction

Posted: 25 May 2011 01:13 PM PDT

The Beta testing is almost done, so its time to meet the latest Rob Papen creation: Punch. For the introduction, Rob made a introduction video.

Wednesday, May 25, 2011

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Image Line DeckaDance updated to version 1.9

Posted: 25 May 2011 02:38 AM PDT

Deckadance, Image-Lines popular DJ mixing application, has received a complete \'engine\' overhaul and upgrades. Deckadance has now the widest support for MIDI controllers in the industry.

Breezer Free Audio Asset Management Solution

Posted: 25 May 2011 01:27 AM PDT

Breezer is a free audio asset management solution which helps you to find and preview your audio files. Breezer can build a catalog of every sound in your system and search it instantly to find the samples you need...

Dub FX gets creative with Traktor Kontrol S4

Posted: 24 May 2011 10:37 AM PDT

Renowned live performer Dub FX unlocks the creative potential of the new Loop Recorder in the Traktor 2 DJ software. Using the live input on the Traktor Kontrol S4 DJ performance system, he records and overdubs his voice and uses the Sample Decks...

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Happy 77th Birthday, Bob Moog!

Posted: 24 May 2011 03:11 AM PDT

In honor of Bob Moog\'s 77th Birthday this week, Moog engineer Steve Dunnington summons a Minimoog Voyager Orchestra to play a Mooged Out version of what else?...Happy Birthday! 

Tuesday, May 24, 2011

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Happy 77th Birthday, Bob Moog!

Posted: 24 May 2011 03:11 AM PDT

In honor of Bob Moog\'s 77th Birthday this week, Moog engineer Steve Dunnington summons a Minimoog Voyager Orchestra to play a Mooged Out version of what else?...Happy Birthday! 

Rhizome VST Transformer plugin control

Posted: 24 May 2011 01:12 AM PDT

Rhizome Vst Transformer, the software that simplify the VST plugins control. One major problem when controlling VST parameters with hardware encoders is that every VST parameters can have different range, you have \"switches\" \"continuous control\...

Dada Life releases The Sausage Fattener

Posted: 24 May 2011 12:38 AM PDT

The Sausage Fattener only has two knobs. But don’t be fooled. With those seemingly simple parameters you can create loads of different sounds. Use the Sausage Fattener on a single channel with moderate settings as a musical compressor. Turn...

Propellerheads Music Making Month Week Four

Posted: 23 May 2011 10:57 AM PDT

Music Making Month has crested over the hill and now we are winding down to the last full week of events. We\'ve come a long way, learned a ton, and even survived the end of the world on Saturday. What better way to celebrate that fact than...

Steinberg Cubase 6 Elements available now

Posted: 23 May 2011 09:03 AM PDT

Steinberg is web-static to announce the availability of Cubase Elements 6, the latest addition to the Cubase product family. Based on the core technologies of Steinberg’s music production system Cubase 6, the entry-level Elements edition...

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Propellerheads Music Making Month Week Four

Posted: 23 May 2011 10:57 AM PDT

Music Making Month has crested over the hill and now we are winding down to the last full week of events. We\'ve come a long way, learned a ton, and even survived the end of the world on Saturday. What better way to celebrate that fact than...

Monday, May 23, 2011

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QuikQuak MashTactic mash-up tool - interesting!

Posted: 23 May 2011 12:36 AM PDT

Quikquak just posted a youTube video of a new plug-in, to be launched very soon: MashTactic. MashTactic is a plug-in that can separate various parts of a full audio mix. Many sounds, include vocals can be cut or isolated from a track.

Sunday, May 22, 2011

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Is that a Yamaha Motif XF Rack you got there?

Posted: 21 May 2011 02:50 AM PDT

Sometimes you see the \'strangest\' maybe most interesting stuff on the internet. And yes we see a lot here at the Gearjunkies HQ, or people send us stuff that might be interesting. So this morning we were send this picture below. The Yamaha Motif XF...

Saturday, May 21, 2011

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Is that a Yamaha Motif XF Rack you got there?

Posted: 21 May 2011 02:50 AM PDT

Sometimes you see the \'strangest\' maybe most interesting stuff on the internet. And yes we see a lot here at the Gearjunkies HQ, or people send us stuff that might be interesting. So this morning we were send this picture below. The Yamaha Motif XF...

Something for the Weekend: Electronic Beats Richie Hawtin Documentary

Posted: 21 May 2011 02:07 AM PDT

Back around 2006, T-Mobile Germany made this rather comprehensive film on techno giant Richie Hawtin for its Electronic Beats marketing series. Thankfully, the doc is pretty bereft of cell-phone branding junk, and focuses solely on the DJ/producer\...

Reloop Jockey 3 Now Available

Posted: 20 May 2011 04:34 AM PDT

Since the introduction of the highly successful Digital Jockey series, Reloop stands for digital tradition and consistent further development on the DJ controller market. With MISSION III, namely the Jockey 3, the Digital Jockey series will be newly...

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Something for the Weekend: Electronic Beats Richie Hawtin Documentary

Posted: 21 May 2011 02:07 AM PDT

Back around 2006, T-Mobile Germany made this rather comprehensive film on techno giant Richie Hawtin for its Electronic Beats marketing series. Thankfully, the doc is pretty bereft of cell-phone branding junk, and focuses solely on the DJ/producer\...

Friday, May 20, 2011

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Wireless DVSystem with iPhones

Posted: 20 May 2011 12:49 AM PDT

A novel method of digital scratching is presented as an alternative to currently available digital hardware interfaces and time-coded vinyl (TCV). Similar to TCV, the proposed method leverages existing analog turntables as a physical interface...

Numark NS6 arrives June 1st

Posted: 19 May 2011 11:52 PM PDT

According to \'little birds\' on the internet the Numark NS6 controller will be available from june 1st. The NS6 is a 4-channel Digital DJ controller with complete built-in mixer and four decks of software control. NS6 is the first truly pro-grade...

Propellerheads New Artist Interview with Semothy Jones

Posted: 19 May 2011 11:00 PM PDT

Semothy Jones was 8 years old when he heard a record that showed him the meaning of life: producing music. Admittedly unable to sing or rap, young Semothy faced a somewhat existential crisis: \"I make beats, what am I?\"

Michael Brauer Uses Universal Audio on 2010s Best Engineered Album

Posted: 19 May 2011 05:52 AM PDT

Michael Brauer has enjoyed an illustrious 30-year music career, mixing chart-topping albums by renowned artists including Coldplay, Aretha Franklin, Bob Dylan, and The Rolling Stones. Last month he nabbed the coveted Best Engineered Album Grammy...

Ultimate DIY Gear - Poly-Ana Hardware Controller

Posted: 19 May 2011 05:41 AM PDT

Like there is no tomorrow Mario Jurisch has finished work on yet another DIY hardware controller for the Poly-Ana Admiral Quality VST Instrument.

Tone2 Audiosoftware release Vintage soundset for ElectraX

Posted: 19 May 2011 05:36 AM PDT

Tone2 Audiosoftware has announced the release of the Vintage soundset for ElectraX. Vintage is an inspiring collection of 220 presets for ElectraX programmed by a team of professional sound designers.

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Ultimate DIY Gear - Poly-Ana Hardware Controller

Posted: 19 May 2011 05:41 AM PDT

Like there is no tomorrow Mario Jurisch has finished work on yet another DIY hardware controller for the Poly-Ana Admiral Quality VST Instrument.

Thursday, May 19, 2011

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Gearjunkies Visit to the sE Electronics HQ

Posted: 18 May 2011 10:06 AM PDT

Last april we met the people of sE Electronics at the MusikMesse where they showed us their new Egg monitoring system. Oddly shaped but most intriguing and definitely interesting sounding. A few weeks ago we got an invite to the sE Electronics HQ in...

MixVibes partners with Reebok and MTV for DJ Contest 4

Posted: 18 May 2011 09:48 AM PDT

After the success of its first three DJ Contests and on the occasion of the upcoming “Fête de la Musique”, MixVibes partners with Reebok and MTV for the 4th edition to offer to talented DJs a unique opportunity to show the world...

Roland VIMA JM-5 Sound Module Now Available

Posted: 18 May 2011 08:53 AM PDT

Roland is pleased to announce the new VIMA® JM-5 Sound Module is now shipping. With thousands of high-quality sounds, an elegant design, and an easy-to-use interface, the JM-5 is the perfect all-in-one solution for full control of musical...

Waves introduces The Kings Microphones audio plugin

Posted: 18 May 2011 06:12 AM PDT

Waves and Abbey Road Studios team up for The King\'s Microphones audio plugin. Used exclusively by the royal family for speeches on momentous occasions, each of these three priceless microphones dating back to the 1920s and 1930s was tailored and...

Wednesday, May 18, 2011

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algoriddim Updates Popular djay App with New Exclusive Features for iPad 2

Posted: 18 May 2011 01:36 AM PDT

algoriddim (www.algoriddim.com), makers of the line of djay products for Mac and iOS devices, today announced djay for iPad 1.2 is now available on the App Store. The new features, designed exclusively to leverage the high-performance dual core...

Musicrow Ebola Reaktor Ensemble released

Posted: 18 May 2011 01:30 AM PDT

Ebola is a powerful semi-modular virtual analog synthesizer with a flexible architecture, that enables you to create a wide variety of sounds with the distinct Ebola flavor! From heavily distorted leads to Hollywood style...

Steinberg releases Hypnotic Dance sound library

Posted: 17 May 2011 10:31 AM PDT

Steinberg is delighted to release the latest VST Sound Instrument Set, Hypnotic Dance, with synth sounds and presets tailored to the latest HALion line-up. The Hypnotic Dance add-on is now available exclusively as download for Windows and Mac OS X...