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Goldie, who was taken out of his comfort zone of drum ‘n’ bass to conduct a classical orchestra for television, is here put back into his own world by Addictive TV. This time it’s the orchestra playing d ‘n’ b.

Who else would like to see their local orchestra take this on?

via VJTV

Is the Turntable a musical instrument?

Can it work as a ‘classical’ instrument?

These were the first questions posed by idea of a Concerto for Turntables.

Gabriel Prokofiev’s Concerto for Turntables & Orchestra (Heritage Orchestra Feat. DJ Yoda) attempts to answer those questions.

Should the turntable join the instruments of the classical orchestra?

Give it a listen and let me know what you think.

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Sample Logic have introduced Morphestra the Cinematic Orchestra – a “powerful collection of creatively new and inventive organic ensembles derived from orchestral recordings.”

Morphestra is a collection of over 23 GB and 1100+ instruments and multis, powered by Kontakt Player. Sample Logic has tried to create a modern day virtual instrument that goes above and beyond any orchestral/effectual sample library geared for film, TV and game composers.

Sounds have been recorded from all over the world and include: Strings, Brass, Winds, Symphonic/World percussion, Vocals, Guitars, Waterphone, Animals, Warehouses, Tools, Machinery and an entire realm of World/Ethnic instruments.We then manipulated these sounds using various proprietary Sample Logic techniques and combined them with multiple electronic synthesis elements to create new, organic, never-before-heard instruments and ensembles.

Morphestra  comes pre-installed on a portable 80 GB Glyph hard drive. It’s expected to ship in October and retail fro $699.

This is a teaser video for the Uppsala Analog Synthesizer Symphonic Orchestra.

Uppsala Analog Synthesizer Symphonic Orchestra will perform as opening act at Volt festival the 6th of june 2009 in Uppsala, Sweden.

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Musikmesse 2009: Steinberg announced three new Content Sets for Sequel 2 and all Cubase versions from 4.5.

Available exclusively as a download product in Steinberg’s Online Store from Q2 2009, the new Chillout, Reggae and Orchestra Content Sets add hundreds of new first-class loops, and take the total number of Sequel Content Sets to ten.

These new content sets extend even further the range of additional content available for Sequel 2,” said Nadine Roos, Steinberg’s Product Marketing Manager for Sequel. “The Sequel Content Sets are an ideal way for both Sequel and Cubase customers to explore new genres and spark new musical ideas.”

Steinberg offers the following Sequel Content Sets: Rock, Electro, Hip Hop and Hip Hop 2, 80s Pop, Industrial, Funk, Chillout, Reggae and Orchestra. Each Sequel Content Set features between 200 and 350 loops by leading content producers.

Pricing and Availability:

Available from from Q2 2009