This video, by Livid Instruments, shows scratching with Percussa AudioCubes: I set up four loops in an audio looper program I’ve been working on for future release by Livid Instruments. I’m using the speed of my hand gestures as detected by the four distance sensors on the audio cube to change the playback speed and… Read More Scratching With Percussa AudioCubes
Ableton has released of Live 7 LE, a cheaper “lite” version of Ableton Live 7. Live LE is limited to two simultaneous stereo audio inputs and outputs, twelve built-in audio effects, eight built-in instruments, two AU/VST effects and two AU/VST instruments per project. Live 7 LE Features: Studio-quality recording up to 32-bit/192 kHz Sixty-four audio… Read More Ableton Releases Live 7 LE
Stanton DJ today introduced the Uberstand laptop stand, and it actually looks pretty “über”! Where’s the umlaut, though, Stanton? The Uberstand elevates your laptop, while providing a shelf for an external hard drive. Features: Stable, rugged laptop stand for use by DJs and musicians Folds flat into a 12″ zippered bag (included) Metal — aircraft… Read More Stanton DJ Intros Uberstand Laptop Stand
DJ Tiësto has announced a 24-city US & Canadian tour. The tour focuses on smaller clubs, so it could be a great chance to see Tiesto in action. Here are the dates:
Germany’s Paul van Dyk is looking for producers to remix his track with Giuseppe Ottaviani, Far Away, on Beatport. The remix competition is open to producers from all genres, as van Dyk is looking for innovative, cutting-edge and thought-provoking mixes of his track. You can download two of the track’s parts for remixing for free.… Read More Remix Paul Van Dyk
DJ GO is a design concept by Continuum for a portable system containing 2 mp3/CD turntables and a mixer, combined into one unit that can fold up and turn into a carry bag. The DJ Go’s internal hard drive stores thousands of songs inside the device, eliminating the need to carry vinyl, CDs or iPods.… Read More Design Concept: The DJ GO
A demonstration of ammobox, a new free virtual instrument that lets you scratch audio by triggering samples asyncronously with MIDI. The turntable provides velocity and rotation control. Creator Nathan Ramella (aka Synthesizer Patel) says: What you see on the screen is me dropping MIDI notes into an Ableton Live MIDI loop, as each note is… Read More Scratching in Ableton Live With Ammobox
Numark has introduced a new turntable, the X2, that combines CD & vinyl functions into one hybrid unit. The X2’s CD player offers full MP3 playback capability as well as the ability to scratch, loop, manipulate and pitch adjust both audio and MP3 data CDs. Since both the CD and turntable can be played simultaneously,… Read More Numark Intros High Tech X2 Turntable
Paxahau, producers of Movement 08 – Detroit’s Electronic Music Festival, hasannounced that ticket sales have tripled and volunteer interest and staff has more than doubled compared to 2007. To date, Paxahau has 235 volunteers to work this year’s festival, which is up from last year’s 115. More than 40 of the volunteers are from out… Read More Will Movement 2008 Be Three Times As Big As 2008?
Nokia has announced a “What does your city sound like?” competition, featuring DJ Shadow: Now is your chance to collaborate with the inimitable DJ Shadow in his unique experiment for Nokia Trends Lab. This cutting edge music experiment offers a once in a lifetime opportunity to co-create a track with DJ Shadow using modern mobile… Read More DJ Shadow Ambient Sound Competition
