Musicians using samplers are faced with an unique set of legal problems. Using samples of copyrighted works has become a minefield, often just best avoided. Now new licenses from Creative Commons promise to make it easier for samplists to find samples they can use without fear of getting sued. Sampling and lawsuits have gone hand… Read More Free Samples Go Legit with New Creative Commons Sampling Licences
Bob Moog makes a special guest appearance March 16th at 7:00 PM on Tech TVs ultimate Tech-fest: The Screen Savers. Moog will be talking with host Leo LaPorte about the theremin. The show is live, so there are bound to be some surprises! The show will also be broadcast on March 17th. Times and more… Read More Bob Moog featured on Tech TV
The Behringer BFC2000 brings motorized faders to computer musicians at a surprisingly affordable price. The new Behringer B-CONTROL Series combines the versatility of audio software with the feel of real controls. It lets you move real faders and turn real knobs to control all the virtual gear in Cubase®, Cakewalk®, Logic Audio® and other major… Read More Behringer BFC2000 Offers Motorized Fader Controls at an Affordable Price
Listening to dealer and consumer market demands, SKB released the SKB-106DJ Workstation. The Workstation is a customized SKB case designed to meet the needs of djs and mobile electronic musicians. The SKB-106DJ Station fulfills the requests of working DJ’s, with 10 rackable spaces on top and 6 rackable spaces underneath. The DJ Station has roto-molded… Read More SKB Cases Releases Rack for the DJ Market
Underground remixes are suddenly getting attention all over the Internet. Nothing is hotter than Jay-Z and the Grey Album remix. Some may think this is just another example of people trying to get something for free. Others, however, see this as a type of civil disobedience, and ask why three or four companies should get… Read More Illegal Remixes Rage Through the Internet
Bob Moog is on a roll. In the last few years, he has breathed new life into his company, regained rights to use his name on musical instruments, and revisited and revolutionized one of his classic instruments. Now Moog has taken the humble theremin, the clunky looking star of so many soundtracks of the sixties,… Read More New Moog Theremin Released – The Etherwave Pro
Bitshift Audio is giving away 40mb of free Apple loops for use in iLife GarageBand or Apple Soundtrack. According to Bitshift’s site, “Our resident beat programmer, Art Gillespie (aka bitshift), is so excited about GarageBand and the new Apple Loops file format that he put together this collection of free electro/breakbeat drum and synth loops… Read More Free Apple Loops for GarageBand from BitShift
Drums On Demand Debuts Live, Acoustic Drum Loop Collection for Apple GarageBand and SoundTrack. Drums on Demand is giving away 5mb live, acoustic drum loops for Apple GarageBand. To meet the growing need for quality music loops for GarageBand among songwriters and recordists, Drums On Demand has released its popular Vol. 1 loop CD in… Read More New Garageband Loops from Drums on Demand
Wikki-wikki-wikki! Students at Berklee College of Music are throwing their hands in the air. The school has announced that it will be offering the first college classes in turntablism, the art of scratching. Boston’s Berklee College of Music, one of the leading institutions for the study of contemporary music, is breaking new ground in music… Read More Turntablism to be Taught at Berklee College of Music
Behrenger has announced a new line of controllers for computer audio workstations. The B-CONTROL Series combines the versatility of audio software with the feel of real controls. The B-CONTROL series is a line of powerful, but affordable, control hardware. The BCA2000 is a high-speed USB 2.0 multi-channel audio MIDI control interface. It provides an intuitive… Read More Behringer B-Control Audio BCA2000 Audio MIDI Interface Announced
