Namm Show Update: Denon Professional unveiled the DN-C640 Slot-in Network CD Player. Housed in a compact 1 rackspace enclosure, the DN-C640 offers a large variety of playback format options using untapped system resources found in many of today’s standard audio, network and computing devices. The unit enables audio data-file playback from both CD and DVD… Read More Denon Professional Debuts DN-C640 Network CD/DVD/Data Disc Player
macProVideo.com has announced the release of Logic 204: Ultrabeat Unleashed, a new tutorial video program by veteran macProVideo.com trainer Steve Horelick. The video discusses a workflow that opens all features of Logic’s Ultrabeat drum synth to their full creative potential. Horelick shows you how to program Ultrabeat, modify drum sounds with synthesis, and use the… Read More macProVideo.com Releases Logic Ultrabeat Tutorial Videos
The Grammy Awards have been announced, and this year there’s not much respect for the world of electronic & dance music. Electronica acts Goldfrapp (right) & Depeche Mode lost out to Justin Timberlake for Best Dance Recording. Best Electronic/Dance Album went to Madonna for Confessions on a Dance Floor, over Goldfrapp, Paul Oakenfold, Pet Shop… Read More Grammy Awards Announced; Electronica Artists Lose Out
RealTraps has introduced the Portable Vocal Booth, a device that mounts on any microphone stand to create a highly controlled environment for recording vocals and spoken narration in acoustically hostile spaces. The RealTraps Portable Vocal Booth is much larger than competive products, comprising a pair of 2 by 2 foot absorbing panels in a fully… Read More RealTraps Intros Portable Vocal Booth
Audiofile Engineering has introduced voXover, a new voice-over automation tool and batch recorder for Mac OS X. voXover is a voice-over automation utility and batch-recorder for multimedia projects that require large numbers of individual audio files to be recorded where a typical multi-track recorder is not feasible. Examples range from video game development and broadcast… Read More Audiofile Engineering Releases voXover 1.0.1
Moog has announced Version 3.0 of the Voyager Editor Librarian, which includes a new user interface. The Minimoog Voyager Editor-Librarian is a program that is designed to be the ultimate tool for organizing and creating presets for the Minimoog Voyager. Version 3.0 of the Editor Librarian is free to registered users. If you are a… Read More Version 3.0 of the Voyager Editor Librarian Now Available
bMuze.com has announced the public availability of a free, unlimited, and easy to use music hosting service. Using bMuze.com, musicians can upload unlimited songs, allow listeners to stream or download their music, and embed the bMuze audio player into their website, blog, or forum. Based on an open, DRM-free infrastructure, bMuze.com is already home to… Read More bMuze.com Intros Free Unlimited Music Hosting Service
Apple has patented (#7,176,374) a music synthesizer and a method of generating a synthesizer output with a constant beat. In a nutshell, the patent covers a design that lets two oscillators be synced with a Hz difference that is constant across the range of the keyboard. If you tune (detune) the oscillators to be 6… Read More Apple Patents Music Synthesizer
Tangerine Dream will celebrate their 40th Anniversary in 2007 with the release of their latest album, Madcap’s Flaming Duty. To be released April 2nd, the album is dedicated to former Pink Floyd guitarist Syd Barrett, who died in July 2006. It’s something very different for the prolific group – an electronic song-cycle with lyrics by… Read More Preview Tangerine Dream’s Syd Barrett Tribute CD
Metku Mods, a hardware modding site, has an interesting step-by-step photo essay on modding a Casio CTK 530 keyboard. Why spend hours turning a cheesy Casio keyboard into a control keyboard that only offers limited control? Here’s modder Jani Pönkkö’s reason: When not modding, I usually compose some music. As an input device for the… Read More Insane Casio Keyboard Mod
