New iKeyDock & StudioBlade Music Workstations From Music Computing

Austin-based startup Music Computing has announced their new line of keyboard workstations. The StudioBLADE and iKeyDOCK are complete, portable production stations, which either include a built-in Windows 7 64-bit PC with touch-screen and DAW software and virtual software instruments, or a docking system for any PC/Mac notebook. The StudioBLADE series are complete music production workstations powered… Read More New iKeyDock & StudioBlade Music Workstations From Music Computing

November 13, 2010November 14, 201025 Comments

Music Computing Intros MotionCommand MultiTouch Screen

Music Computing has introduced MotionCommand – a line of massive touchscreen controllers designed for music and media. Music Computing is an Austin-based startup headed by Victor Wong, who previously headed Open Labs. Currently, the company has four MotionCOMMAND multi-touchscreen products available: ClearView, LCD, Rack and WorkCenter. There are two versions – one driven by an… Read More Music Computing Intros MotionCommand MultiTouch Screen

November 13, 2010November 14, 201015 Comments

Pro Tools HD Native First Look

Avid has introduced Pro Tools | HD Native, a new version of Pro Tools HD software that runs entirely on computer CPU host-processing power. Pro Tools | HD Native Taking advantage of the rapid advancement in the performance of computer processors, this newest member of the Pro Tools family couples the software features, sound quality… Read More Pro Tools HD Native First Look

October 7, 2010October 7, 20101 Comment

Music Computing Launching Large Format Multi-Touch Screen Controllers, MacBook Music Production Station Docks & Keyboard Production Stations

New music startup Music Computing has announced that it will released ten new music products on October 20th. Austin-based startup Music Computing will roll-out the new company in a live Web broadcast October 20, 2010 (12:00pm CST) at MusicComputing.com, where it will showcase eight (8) new hardware and two (2) new software products. The new company… Read More Music Computing Launching Large Format Multi-Touch Screen Controllers, MacBook Music Production Station Docks & Keyboard Production Stations

October 6, 2010October 6, 20102 Comments

TouchOSC + Max

http://vimeo.com/13884093 This video, via Jochen Bohnes, offers an overview of using Hexler’s TouchOSC on an iPhone to control Max. TouchOSC (App Store link) is a universal iPhone / iPod Touch / iPad application that lets you send and receive Open Sound Control messages over a Wi-Fi network using the UDP protocol.

August 5, 2010August 5, 2010Leave a comment

Will The Magic Trackpad Bring iPad Goodness To Mac Music Apps?

Apple today made a variety of introductions today ranging from upgrading its top-of-the-line Mac Pro to a drool-worthy 12 cores to giving its sexy iMac line a speed bump. The most interesting introduction of the day, though, is the new Magic Trackpad – a wireless pad that brings multi-touch gestures to Mac OS X computers… Read More Will The Magic Trackpad Bring iPad Goodness To Mac Music Apps?

July 27, 20104 Comments

New Zoom Recorder R24 Combines Multi-Track Recorder, Audio Interface, Control Surface & Drum Pad Sampler

2010 Summer NAMM Show: Zoom has announced the upcoming release of its new R24 recorder. The digital recorder builds on the capabilities of Zoom’s older R16 model with the addition of a sampler/drum machine, 8 additional recording tracks and 6 channels of phantom power.

June 17, 2010June 16, 20105 Comments

Faderfox MIDI Controllers Updated With USB Connections

Faderfox has updated its line of tiny dj controllers, adding USB connections, better USB connections, better controls, access to four decks, access to four FX slots and more. Features: Special controllers for DJ software (optimised for Native Instruments Traktor Pro and Ableton Live) Setup files for Traktor Pro/Duo (as of V.1.2.4) and Live (as of… Read More Faderfox MIDI Controllers Updated With USB Connections

June 14, 2010June 12, 20101 Comment

Toontrack Beatstation Sneak Preview

Toontrack Beatstation is a virtual instrument Mac & Windows, described as “a new generation tonal and percussive open surface virtual instrument for Windows and Mac.” Features: Beatstation lets you design sound sets by dragging and dropping Wav, REX, MP3 and Toontrack library sounds onto the pads of Beatstation from the Beatstation browser. Beatstation records samples.… Read More Toontrack Beatstation Sneak Preview

April 13, 20103 Comments

JazzMutant Intros Mu, The Lubricious Multi-Touch Control App For Ableton Live + Lemur

Musikemesse 2010: JazzMutant officially introduced Mu – a plugin in that brings “ultimate integration between the Lemur controller and Ableton Live.” We’ve covered Jazzmutant Mu in its pre-release form. With Musikmesse, though, JazzMutant has announced plans to release Mu as a free download for Lemur users next week.

March 24, 2010Leave a comment

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