October, 2006 archive

Demonstration of the Moog Minimoog was uploaded by: AutomaticGainsay
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When we first found Portia Surreal, the topless DJ, we thought that she was an anomaly. Surreal’s background is in the underground fetish and goth scenes, and she bills herself as an erotic fetish dj extraordinaire.
When DJ Diva came to our attention, it was clear that Surreal wasn’t spinning topless alone. Diva may have topped [...]

Dangerous Music has introduced the D-Box, a new multi-purpose hardware product for DAW users.
The new unit was designed for the compact or mobile environment and the modern workflow of computer musicians and audio professionals on the go. The 1U rackmount box combines 8-channels of the world-renowned Dangerous Music analog summing technology and a collection of [...]

FabFilter has released two new effects plug-ins: FabFilter Timeless, a stereo tape delay plug-in with flexible feedback routing, optional time stretching, two high-quality filters and unique drag-and-drop modulation slots; and FabFilter Simplon, a simple filter plug-in especially suitable for live performance with the same high-quality filters.

Timeless is a perfectly modeled classic tape delay but capable [...]

Rain Recording has introduced two laptops that “will redefine mobile Workstations”, according to the company. Both LiveBook and LiveBook Studio feature Intel’s Core 2 Duo technology and are deigned to provide stable and consistent performance in applications where failure is not an option.
“The new revisions and enhancements in LiveBook and LiveBook Studio provide the ability [...]

Stanton has announced that it is redoubling its efforts to create and maintain the right products and solutions for DJs. The company stands full force behind the FinalScratch 2 system and hardware.
Native Instruments recently announced that it had terminated its relationship with Stanton. The companies had collaborated on Stanton’s FinalScratch DJ system.
Stanton will continue to [...]

Muse Research has announced that a new version of its UniWire plug-in for Mac and PC is available.
Version 1.1 of the UniWire plug-in consists of a universal installer that works on Mac or PC, and will install VST, AU, or RTAS versions of the UniWire plug-in as appropriate. Also included with the PC version of [...]

Swar Systems, a Switzerland-based company specialized in Indian music software, has announced that their VSTi/AU plugin SwarPlug featuring 49 Indian instruments now also runs on Mac Intel platforms.
SwarPlug combines 49 virtual Indian instruments with over 1000 MIDI loops from the Indian classical and folkloric repertoire.
With this release, all Swar Systems products now run on both [...]

Genreless artist/musician/designer Kyle Tompkins has released a free EP, the Schpritz EP Vol. 1.
The collection is a bittorrent-only release, but can also be downloaded directly from the site.
Tracks:

The Master Plan

Double Data

Kick Kcik

Oh!!!

Im Failing You

Solid State Logic has announced the release of Duality, a large-format production console that combines the analogue sonics of SSL E, G & K Series consoles with extended Digital Audio Workstation integration capabilities. According to SSL, “Duality is the next generation console for those who love analogue but work digital.”
Designed to closely integrate with your [...]