June, 2005 archive

Electronica soundscaper and audio artist Mark Rushton recently moved from his old site, Hooray For Vouvray, back to his old location: http://www.markrushton.com
“It’s just a matter of simplifying things in my life,” said Rushton, 38, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
To celebrate the change, Rushton offers up a new podcast. It’s his eighth since 2004, but his first [...]

DJ Paul Oakenfold will launch a three-week all-DJ U.S. tour July 3 in New York. Playing venues with capacities from 1,000 to 10,000, he will lead a bill that will also feature Deep Dish, Ferry Corsten, Junkie XL and Sandra Collins on various dates.
“It’s going to be a lot of fun for us and I’m [...]

Audio-Technica has reengineered the UniPoint Series, utilizing breakthrough audio and mechanical design improvements to set new standards for sonic quality, durability, clarity, reliability and ease of installation. Their consistent ability to deliver exceptionally intelligible audio reproduction ensures the UniPoint Series mics can meet the criteria of any sound installation.
New features for the A-T UniPoint Series [...]

D&M Professional, manufacturer of the Marantz Professional PMD series of professional recording products, has introduced its newest field recorder — the “hand-held” PMD660 Compact Digital Recorder.
The PMD660 is a direct result of feedback from users in the field, working in an array of recording environments in various vertical markets such as broadcast, government, faith and [...]

Marantz Professional has introduced high-resolution PMD671, the latest in the lineage begun with the PMD670. Like its predecessor, the PMD671 records to Compact Flash cards, has no moving parts, and offers multiple recording modes, long record times — up to 36 hours of stereo recording on a 1 GB Compact Flash card — and long [...]

Behringer has announced the immediate availability of the BCA2000 Windows XP driver Version 2 for downloading, free-of-charge at the Behringer website.
The B-CONTROL AUDIO BCA2000 is a high-speed USB 2.0 multi-channel audio/MIDI interface with multiple simultaneous digital and analog ins and outs, including instrument inputs, adjustable limiter and an extensive monitor control section.
The BCA2000 USB 2.0 [...]

Hal Leonard has released the first four Apple Loop products in their TrackPak series for Garage Band. Each release contains loops for 12 hit songs in a different genre: Classic Rock, Modern Rock, Hip Hop, and R&B.
In addition to loops for individual instruments from each song, each TrackPak comes with full audio tracks for those [...]

Steinberg has announced a new upgrade program for Cubase LE, a new e-store for US upgrades, and special upgrade incentives for Yamaha customers. The new programs are part of a push by new parent company, Yamaha Corporation to enhance the user experience and simplify software and hardware integration.
Cubase LE Upgrade Program
Steinberg’s Cubase LE, a [...]

Hearts of Space, the pioneering public radio syndicastor, has opened what they are calling a “next generation Internet music service”. The service builds on the success of the original service launched in 2001, providing deep content within the HOS niche of contemplative and ambient music.
The Hearts of Space radio program has been syndicated to over [...]

Stanton is shipping the C.504 and C.503, two new rack-mountable dual CD players for DJs.
The C.504 is Stanton’s flagship dual CD player. It consists of a two-space CD player and a compact 3U rackmount controller with large jogwheels that provide turntable-style control. A new anti-shock buffer on the C.504 helps eliminate CD “skips”.
The C.504 plays [...]