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iPhone music software: This is a demo of SoundFields (App Store link), a new iPhone music app that’s designed to make it easy for people that don’t have a good ear for music to play tunes.

Not sure if that’s a good thing or not, though.

If you’ve used SoundFields, leave a comment with your thoughts! Read more…

This is a demonstration of a kid-powered “Drum Panel/Synthesizer” for playgrounds:

“Buttons” are simple regions of plastic shaped in circles with vibration sensors. A wavelet analysis bank is used to separate “hits” in a specific location from random structural vibrations and hits that may have happened elsewhere.

It also has a cool voice/rhythm record mode. After the first demo of the voice record/ playback the unit runs out of juice. One gets anywhere from 45-seconds to 3 minutes depending on how the unit is used.

This is more of a sample playback device than a synth, but the hand-cranked kid-powered action is pretty sweet.

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OT, but fun: Numark and Genius, Inc. has announced the Scratch Deck – a videogame controller for the upcoming Scratch: The Ultimate DJ for the Xbox 360 and PLAYSTATION 3.

Scratch: The Ultimate DJ combines free-form DJ tricks with rhythm game play similar to top-selling rhythm games, and is expected to be available in Fall 2009. Read more…

Trailer for Scratch: The Ultimate DJ video game.

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It looks like those DJ Hero rumors are true.

In his latest email newsletter, Dutch trance superstar DJ Tiesto let slip that he’s involved in the development of a DJing version of Guitar Hero, DJ Hero.

“I am very excited about this!” says Tiësto. “I think this is a great way to introduce people into DJing”.

While DJ Hero is just a video game – it’s sure to have a significant influence on the world of electronic dance music. 

“I am sure this brings new fans to the scene,” says Tiesto. “Hopefully the music I have composed appeals to all kinds of fans!”

In February 2008, Activision filed to trademark the name DJ Hero.