MixMiester Scratch, “the original DJ scratch tool for iPod touch and iPhone,” is now available as a free download. It’s more of a music game than a music tool – but try to do that on a Blackberry! To download and use MixMiester Scatch, you’ll need to be running the current versions of Apple’s iTunes… Read More Download MixMiester Scratch For iPhone For Free
It’s expected that Apple will open the doors to the iTunes App Store this week, which is expected to bring a flood of new iPhone Music Software. Some of the things you can expect to see include: iPhone drum machines iPhone virtual instruments iPhone music studios iPhone generative music app If you’re releasing an iPhone… Read More Here Come The iPhone Music Programs!
Numark has introduced the iDEC, a professional rack-mount solution offering playback and recording for iPod. iDEC’s Universal Dock for iPod permits playback of audio and video from any docking iPod through integrated outputs. It can also record incoming audio in real time at CD-quality 44.1 kHz sampling rate, directly to the docked iPod. The Numark… Read More Numark iDec Turns iPod Into Recording/Playback Hub
2008 Summer NAMM Show: Alesis has introduced the ProTrack, a device that turns an iPod into a professional handheld digital stereo recorder. Two high-quality condenser microphones are built-in, fixed in XY stereo configuration. ProTrack also offers users a pair of combination XLR – 1/4-inch inputs for connection for external microphones and line sources. When running… Read More Alesis ProTrack Turns Your iPod Into A Digital Audio Recorder
Remember the Zune? Microsoft’s portable media player? Anyone? Today Microsoft announced a limited-edition version of the Zune that looks kind of cool. The Joy Division Zune, designed by Peter Saville, is being released to coincide with the DVD release of the documentary Joy Division. The film will come pre-loaded on a custom black Zune 80 player that… Read More Microsoft Intros Joy Division Zune
Joining an rapidly growing number of iPhone music apps is the IR-909, a software version of the classic Roland TR-909 drum machine: IR-909 is a drum machine for the iPhone inspired by the Roland TR-909. IR-909 features a 16-step sequencer, 4 patterns and 8 different drum sounds. To change the value of any property in… Read More New iPhone Drum Machine
Addonics has introduced a 1.8″ ZIF – CF Adapter kit that you can use to make your iPod faster and more shock resistant. The adapter (ADZIFCF) supports several types of Compact Flash media including PIO, DMA, UDMA4 for up to a 40MB/s transfer rate. In addition to iPods, the adapter supports any laptop computer or… Read More Replace Your iPod’s Hard Drive With Compact Flash Media
The iPhone seems to becoming the new “because it was there” controller for Ableton Live.
Moo Cow Music‘s Band lets you record tunes on your iPhone or iPod Touch. Do you think these iPhone apps are anything more than music toys?
Which is a better investment – a turntable or an iPod? That’s the question raised by an interesting article at Crave: Does anybody buying an iPod in 2008 expect to get more than a few years of use out of the thing? My five year old iPod still plays, but I can’t get it to… Read More Will Your iPod Last 30 Years Like A Turntable?
