July, 2007 archive

Yamaha has announced new driver, editor, and firmware updates, making a host of products compatible with Intel-based Macs (Universal Binary) and Windows Vista operating system.
Among the updates are V1.1.0 updates of Yamaha’s Vocal Rack, Pitch Fix, Final Master, and 01X Channel Module VST plug-ins for Mac OS X. These updaters make current Yamaha VST effects [...]

The latest in our series of Chicks That Mix is Viktoria Rebeka Kokalj, aka DJ Viktoria Rebeka. Originally from Croatia, Viktoria Rebeka is known for mixing house tracks, ranging from progressive house to electro-house.
She’s worked around the world, including Austria, Vienna, The Netherlands, Barcelona & Slovenia.
You can get a taste of Viktoria Rebeka’s work with [...]

 

 DJ Viktoria Rebeka - Nasty Project: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

2007 Summer NAMM Show: Notion Music announced Notion 2.0 Music Composition and Performance Software, with added features and workflow enhancements.
Introduced in 2004, Notion is a music software program designed for composers, performers, teachers and students as a tool for composition, live performance and education. It combines a full-featured score editor with a built-in playback engine [...]

Here’s the question of the day - why do synth ads have to suck?
Here’s how Korg sells synths:

Here how Jackson sells guitars….

Nothing against Moby, but axe-wielding über-babes beat bald-headed metrosexuals.
Even worse, it looks like Jenna Jameson could kick Moby’s ***.

Butterflies, Zebras, and Moonbeam is an ambitious 2-disc set of moody downtempo tracks from Philadelphia band Nucultures. Nucultures is a project of lyricist/vocalist Ellie Perez, guitarist/producer Tim Motzer, and bassist/songwriter Barry Meehan.
The tracks on this CD are a solid collection of jazz-tinged vocal numbers. The tracks are primarily acoustic, but feature frequent use of loops, [...]

The 2007 Summer NAMM Show has wrapped up, and while there was some interesting new gear introduced, the show itself seems to be in decline.
Attendance at the annual summer event is in freefall, with only 12,845 people attending. This is a significant drop from 2006, which had a much lower attendance than 2005.
NAMM is putting [...]

Gakken analog synthesizer “Theme of SX-150/ELEKTEL” was uploaded by: polymoogs
Duration: 145
Rating:

NAMM: BOSS introduced the ME-20B, a powerful multi-effects unit optimized for live performance
With the same performance-based design as its guitar-focused ME-20 counterpart, the ME-20B is aimed at the bassist who wants stage-friendly effects and solid construction at an affordable price. Mix, match, and customize a wide variety of effects, including compressor, overdrive,distortion, T-Wah, phaser, flanger, [...]

Summer NAMM Update: Roland introduced the new HD-1 V-Drum kit, a entry-level V-Drums set.
Description:
The HD-1 is equipped with an external input for connecting CD-players, iPods, and the like. Jam along with your favorite songs, and control the blend of music and your live drumming through headphones or an amplifier.
Additionally, the HD-1 is equipped with a [...]

Tascam introduced the CD-GT2, CD-BT2 and CD-VT2, latest members in its portable CD trainer line. The devices let you slow down the speed of a CD without changing the pitch - letting you learn and teach fast licks, rhythm parts and solos.
“With its ultra-compact design and new functionality, these CD trainers from TASCAM are the [...]