June, 2004 archive

The first real-time video mixing instrument, Tactic, allows images and video to be mixed live or recorded to disk.
Livid Instruments, a leader in real-time video processing technology, has announced the release of Tactic, a hardware/software video performance instrument that allows digital video files from a computer to be mixed and edited in real-time to create [...]

Mackie announced today that their new dXb.200 High Definition Digital Console has begun shipping to authorized U.S. dealers.
“We have identified more than 50 U.S. dealers that have a successful history in selling Mackie’s pro-audio recording products while also providing exceptional service and support to those customers that have purchased them,” commented Nigel Toates, National Sales [...]

Innovative Music Systems, Inc. has announced the release of version 6.1 of its patented intelliScore music recognition software that listens to prerecorded polyphonic music (in WAV, MP3, or CD format) and creates a MIDI file containing the notes played, likely chord names, and overall key. The MIDI file, in turn, is suitable for notation, cleanup/editing, [...]

Mike Beauchamp of Therovox is offering custom-built electro-theremins, a type of mechanically-controlled electronic musical instruments.
The Therevox electro-theremin uses a mechanical linkage to control an audio oscillator. This makes the instrument very accurate. The traditional theremin is a space-controlled electronic musical instrument, which makes learning to control it difficult.
In addition to the physical differences, the electro-theremin [...]

Ready to chill out? The Law of Miracles has some free music to help!
Shibu Narendran records as The Law of Miracles, and his music is perfect for relaxation, meditation and just chilling. The Law of Miracles’ music is a blend of western and eastern music, using instruments like indian flute, shakuhachi, harp, piano and Rhodes, [...]

Soundart are pleased to release version 1.0 of their PC and Mac based standalone graphical editor. The development of this program means the Chameleon can integrate even better into computer-based systems.
The rollout of GUI’s for all the soundskins starts with the Australis Polysynth.
The Australis GUI module allows the editing, saving and uploading of presets, as [...]

Solid State Logic has released a new 192kHz ADC Card for XLogic Channel, designed to complement the extended bandwidth performance of the successful XLogic Channel rackmount unit.
The 192kHz ADC Card, which was shown for the first time in Europe at the 116th AES Convention in Berlin, draws on SSL’s acclaimed C-Series digital console technology to [...]

Digidesign has announced new iLok support that enables Pro Tools® system users to purchase and download Web licenses (software authorizations) from the DigiStore in real time.
With the new functionality, Digidesign and Digidesign Development Partner plug-ins and other software options (such as DigiTranslatorcan be licensed at the point of sale, and can then be securely and [...]

Armin Van Buuren, one of the top trance artists and producers in the world, is at the forefront of the revolution to reclaim quality dance music.
Born in Leiden, Holland (on December 25, 1976) to a musical family – his dad had a serious penchant for a diverse range of genres including punk and electronica “to [...]

Roland has announced that top producers Armand Van Helden and Jermaine Dupri are currently creating and remixing their latest projects with the new Roland MV-8000 Production Studio.
Cranking out epic beats since he was 15, Helden officially broke onto the global music scene in 1996 with a series of remix classics that became danceclub favorites worldwide. [...]