December, 2006 archive

The latest CD from Canadian artist Tiga, promises to take you to planet Sexor, “where imagination rules the nation….and sexy lighting always strikes twice….. ”
We’re not sure where the @#$# planet Sexor is or what it’s supposed to be, but we’re pretty sure it involves retro-electro songs.

DiN has released Elemental, the latest CD from prolific UK synthesist Ian Boddy.
Boddy keeps busy. His label, DiN, has released a variety of ambient/electronic artists over the last seven years. Boddy has collaborated musically with Robert Rich, Shreeve and Throbbing Gristle member Chris Carter.And Body is a leading sound designer, creating distinctive soundsets for Zero-G.

The Freesound Project, a site for sharing samples that can be freely shared and used in music, has announced a remix contest.
Here’s the info:
Remix The People Competition

Download: http://freesound.iua.upf.edu/packsViewSingle.php?id=1563
Make a song, a soundscape, a collage!
Upload to ccmixter and tag accordingly ( http://ccmixter.org/freesound )
Only cutting/pasting, some basic processing (eq, compressor, etc…) is allowed
Deadline is before the end [...]

Galbanum has introduced Architecture NI Waveforms 2 - a collection of over 1,800 Wavetables available in three popular formats.
Wavetables are single cycle periodic waveforms that form the most fundamental building block of synthesis. They are the sound generators, and can be thought of as the oscillator of a classic analog synth, but they provide infinitely [...]

A time limited, but fully functional demo version of Cantor 2 is now available.
Cantor is a realtime vocal synthesizer that lets you enter lyrics and then “sing” them as you play a melody on a MIDI keyboard. More than a dozen of demo projects including the one used to make our audio demos gives you [...]

The RedGorilla Music Fest, being held in Austin, TX from March 14-17, 2007 is looking for independent artists, bands, and solo artists submissions.
Launched four years ago as the DreamScapers Artist Showcase, RedGorilla has grown each year under that name. This year, the event has a new name - RedGorilla Music Fest - and has also [...]

Ueberschall, the sample meisters from Germany, today announced the worldwide availability of Dancehall Madness.
Dancehall Madness is a collection of over 40 high quality dancehall music style construction kits featuring nu skool riddims, reggaeton and high class dancehall club bangers.
The DVD Library is packed with drums, guitars, percussions, basses, chords, vocals and sound FX. Dancehall Madness [...]

Digidesign has announced that Avid Mojo SDI video interface now provides extensive Avid video integration with Digidesign Pro Tools|HD systems, and is available through authorized Digidesign Pro Dealers. Avid Mojo SDI allows Pro Tools users to bring projects from any of the leading video-editing systems (including Avid Xpress and Avid Media Composer) directly into their [...]

Ask Video has announced Mixing With The Pros, the first ASK Video DVD to step outside specific products and help musician’s create top-quality professional mixes.
In more than 3 hours of the most high-quality video available, mixing veteran James Tuttle shows how EQs, compressors, limiters, reverbs, delays, amp simulators, automation, and mastering plug-ins are all used [...]

The latest release from Kinder Atom, Soft Hand Feel, is a nicely packaged collection of quirky ambient/downtempo electronica tracks.
The package is a great example of what labels can do right to complete with digital downloads. The packaging is well-designed, with the sexy foldout feel of LPs from back in the day. There’s an insert with [...]