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To be honest this reminds me of all the cheap iPad app's (that are less than $4.99) you can get. Then sit on the toilet, take a shit after some nasty take away and create a 45sec loops that sound cool with as little effort as clicking a button. But, it could hold some possibilities. (if you don't name and arrange your sample folders properly)

WaveDNA has announced a major update to its Liquid Rhythm beat generation application, introducing new MIDI sequencing and editing tools for creating and remixing drum patterns. Liquid Rhythm is designed to shorten the time you spend composing or searching for the right rhythm. It analyzes MIDI data and suggests complementary beats. Liquid Rhythm’s newest software update lets you quickly access ten quadrillion rhythmic patterns, import pre-existing MIDI tracks and mine a huge library of loops and kits to quickly and easily create rhythmic compositions. Here’s a video demo of Liquid Rhythm in action: Here’s what’s new and updated in Liquid Rhythm: • New: Ableton Live users can use Liquid Rhythm?s MIDI sequencing and editing tools directly in Ableton Live clips via a Max4Live patch. Seamless integration between the software applications improves production workflows. • The Music Molecule is a new way to represent MIDI. It uses color-coded patterns to group together and show relationships between notes. This provides the power to access and edit multiple notes simultaneously. • New: Intelligent Randomizer: Create drum tracks and fills by generating combinations of rhythm patterns from a library of presets. • New: BeatBuilder: In a single click, populate multiple bars with the beat of your choosing from palettes of rhythm patterns. Easily experiment with variations using a sequencer that swaps individual notes with clusters of notes. Instantly switch to a shuffle, double-time, or half-time feel. • Molecule Maps allow users to build beats in one or two clicks. • Updated: Accent Modifiers allows users to adjust the velocity and groove of multiple notes simultaneously according to the Music • BeatSeeker: Gives users the ability to find and use rhythm patterns that are common in specific genres. • New: ReGroover instantly rearranges groups of notes by switching underlying accent patterns to discover and explore new musical ideas. • BeatWeaver Rhythm Synthesizer creates and remixes drum tracks by exploring an extensive list of pattern variations across a bar of music. • Updated: In-Line Molecule Editing gives users the power to edit MIDI notes directly in the arranger. Music Molecules are updated in real-time around all note edits. Liquid Rhythm is VST/AU/RTAS compatible and works as a plugin or standalone software on Mac & Windows. It comes with a large Media Library of percussive samples, drum kits and loops, and allows users to import custom samples. Liquid Rhythm is priced at US $129. A 30-day Free Trail Version is also available. Source: synthtopia.com

that's actually pretty sexy

hey bud!

Thanks for all the good times and great memories so far ADJF. And a BIG ups to Cupe =D>

^ & Gibson Guitar Corp.

the timber is a welcome change from the black plastic you see on 98% of monitors out there.

‘Ark nova’, the world’s first inflatable concert hall, takes only two hours to inflate and fits 500 people. Japanese architect Arata Isozaki and British-Indian sculptor Amish Kapoor engineered the super structure to bring hope and happiness to the people of Japan who were affected by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami. What better way than with music? Stationed in atsushima city, which is still healing after being struck by the natural disaster, ‘ark nova’ will travel on a tour around Tohuku, Japan, giving people living this devastating reality a temporary escape. The first performance will take place on October 12th. With luminescent purple “walls,” handcrafted wooden benches, and a stage, bouncy houses just got outdone. Source: edmsauce.com

SFX Entertainment, the company who’s been buying up all sorts of different EDM events, companies and more, has announced that they will be offering 16.7 million shares priced between $11-$13 dollars per share. Back in June, SFX filed plans for an IPO estimated up to 175 million dollars and now, the entertainment company has filed a request to be listed on the NASDAQ Global Market under the market symbol SFXE. As the entertainment giant moves onto the global market, you can be sure SFX still has plenty more in store in terms of acquisitions and strategical acquirements. Already owning titles such as Beatport, Tomorrowland and Sensation, SFX will continue to expand their reign and now you have the opportunity to buy shares and be a part of it too. Although details are still to be confirmed, it’s not too far fetched to say that SFX is becoming a major power player in the business side of the growing EDM industry. Source: youredm.com

Today M-Audio announced the availability of their new 3-way M3-8 studio reference monitor. Featuring an innovative inline design and superior imaging, the compact M3-8 delivers an “immersive” audio experience with dedicated low-, mid-, and high-frequency drivers, each with its own dedicated amplifier. M-Audio Product Manager, JC Sutherland, explains, “One of the biggest upsides to having a three-way design is accuracy in the lower mid-range frequencies — M3-8 has a dedicated driver for that often-muddy range, which can be too high for a woofer and too low for a tweeter to handle. M3-8′s three-way coaxial design successfully addresses that challenge.” M3-8′s high- and mid-frequency drivers are coaxial, with the mid surrounding the high, allowing for a compact standard-size monitor that offers rich audio detail and a wide “sweet spot” for accurate mixing. The inline design provides three-way sound in the same space as a standard two-way monitor. M3-8′s 8-inch low-frequency and 5-inch mid-range driver are made of lightweight woven Kevlar, and the 1-inch silk dome tweeter features integrated waveguides to provide increased clarity. In addition to the real wood baffle, the cabinet provides tuned bass porting and optimized internal bracing to produce the highest levels of fidelity. Pricing and Availability. M-Audio’s new M3-8 studio reference monitors are now available in stores, sold individually with a suggested “street” price of $349 per monitor. For additional information, check out the m-audio website. Source: synthtopia.com

HUD?

^ i agree on all that. I think AKAI is a solid audio brand. there is no reason for them now to put up some cheap studio monitors at this point just to break into the studio monitor market. but, might be wrong.

its cool mate. You're not a dumb ass. it was designed around people giving thumbs up in the areas where 'dj/production etc' help has been given. not in places where you can thumbs up a funny youtube clip etc

Gibson Brands has announced today that it has entered into a letter of intent with Roland Corporation and Cakewalk for Gibson to acquire Cakewalk, makers of Sonar, Z3TA+ 2 and other music software. Gibson Brands CEO Henry Juszkiewicz says that, as part of Gibson, Cakewalk will “enhance their flagship professional products, pursue provocative R&D initiatives, and continue to serve the needs of musicians and producers”. Following the closing of the proposed acquisition, a new brand, TASCAM Professional Software, will be created to support, promote, and publish Cakewalks current and future professional products. The Cakewalk staff and headquarters will remain in Boston as an independent division. Cakewalk shared these FAQ’s about the deal: Why would a guitar company want to acquire Cakewalk? Gibson Brands encompasses not only Gibson guitars, but also high-end consumer electronics (Onkyo, TEAC) and pro audio (TASCAM, KRK, Stanton, and Cerwin Vega). Cakewalk will be a vital part of the pro audio group. Will the name Cakewalk be retained? Cakewalk will transition to the name Cakewalk Development to underscore the emphasis on R&D and new product development, but a new brand, TASCAM Professional Software, will be created to support, promote, and publish Cakewalk?s professional line of products. As TASCAM is the company that launched a revolution in recording, the pairing with Cakewalk is a natural. Will SONAR continue to be developed? Of course! As a market and technology leader with many industry firsts, SONAR will be the flagship product of TASCAM Professional Software. The program will continue to innovate in exciting, unique, and even surprising ways. Who will handle technical support and questions about the program? Cakewalk will continue to handle customer support and questions. Will Cakewalk develop a Mac version of SONAR? Many musicians already run SONAR on the Mac using Boot Camp and various other solutions, so there are no plans for a Mac version at this time. However, Mac and iOS support for other products will play an important part in Cakewalks future. What will happen with Cakewalks consumer-oriented software, like Music Creator? Cakewalk has been developing a family of extremely exciting consumer-oriented products, and now has the resources to bring these to market in parallel with the company?s professional software. We plan to continue branding them as Cakewalk products to differentiate them from our professional products. Will Cakewalk be absorbed physically into Gibson or TASCAM? No. Cakewalk will retain its offices in Boston, its current staff, its management, and its highly popular web site. Gibson Brands wanted to acquire Cakewalk because of its people, not just the products they've created. Can we expect to see Cakewalk's software expertise in products from other Gibson Brands? Yes. One of the main strengths of Gibson Brands is the constant dialog among its divisions. As just one example, the possibilities of combining TASCAM's leadership in professional audio hardware with Cakewalk's industry-leading software are virtually unlimited. Will there be additional new products? In addition to continuing the great work they've done in the past, we believe there are new areas where Cakewalk can apply their expertise, leading to exciting new products for current Cakewalk fans as well as those who are about to become Cakewalk fans. Source: synthtopia.com

That’s right — a non-iOS tablet getting some attention on a DJ site. But this is worthy of your attention, because Microsoft have just announced the next iteration of their Surface tablet. And with Surface 2 comes a cool new way of using control surfaces, and ones that hopefully can be tailored to your own specific DJ and production needs. The first of these is the Surface Remix Project. It’s a custom “blade” that hooks up to the Surface 2 and offers a dedicated music production and performance controller. This has only just been announced so little detail exist about how these blades are made or if custom ones can be designed. But rather than just being keyboard-like, they appear to be fully backlit with over 1000 sensors available. It’s all a bit basic and v1 right now, but the principle is there. The question is if the very tailored and specific format of a blade would be popular, or does the more open and flexible format of external controllers connected via USB make more sense? The Surface platform is essentially a touchscreen Windows PC in tablet form after all. Does this offer enough over plugging regular controllers into established DJ software? Still, as a format, it’s very slick. Let’s keep an eye on this and see how it develops. That said, Microsoft’s non-xbox hardware adventures usually end up going nowhere fast though. Source: djworx.com

hey bud

Akai Professional has introduced two new studio reference monitors, the RPM500 and RPM800. Both monitors offer distributed Class A/B amplification, with ultra-efficient power while ensuring minimal distortion. RPM500 provides 90 watts total, with 50 watts dedicated to its 5-1/4 inch woofer and 40 watts to its silk-dome tweeter; RPM800 offers 120 watts total, with 80 and 40 going to the woofer and tweeter, respectively. Inside the cabinet are reinforcements to minimize flex, and combat unwanted coloration, while ‘preventing anomalies and sound artifacts from polluting the mix’. Radio frequency protection and magnetic shielding are integrated into the cabinets to preserve signal purity along with 14-gauge wiring to the transducers. The flared rear-firing bass port is designed to deliver low-frequency depth and definition, while a dedicated Proximity Control allows for precise low-end tailoring. RPM500 and RPM800 include a monitor isolation pad to decrease structure-borne resonances and noise. Additionally, both feature HF Trim, Mid-Range Boost, LF Cutoff controls, plus XLR, balanced 1/4-inch TRS, and RCA inputs. Pricing and Availability. RPM500 and RPM800 reference monitors are sold individually and will be available in October with suggested retail prices of $199.99 (for the RPM500) and $299.99 USD (for the RPM800). Source: synthtopia.com

that was pretty good. nice one mate

As a natural-born lemming, I hurl myself headlong at whatever beta versions of software are floating around. I figure that it’s better to be in at the deep end and face the challenges that early releases throw in my general direction. And I’ve been rocking iOS 7 from the first beta without complaint bar Plants vs Zombies II hanging, which frankly is a huge problem. But it seems that others haven’t been so lucky, and now Native Instruments has issued a warning to NOT upgrade just yet. Here’s the exact wording of their despatch: "Dear DJ, iOS 7 is here, but it seems there are serious issues concerning audio. TRAKTOR DJ, along with many other audio apps, is experiencing performance and stability issues on iOS 7. Initial testing has also revealed general audio performance issues that can affect some Native Instruments hardware. If you use TRAKTOR DJ or audio apps, we recommend you don’t update just yet. Our tests have found that some iOS compatible hardware products from Native Instruments currently exhibit functionality errors when used within the iOS 7 environment. Compatibility issues include: random disconnections, iOS device restarts, distortion and chopped audio as well the Master Out audio playing on all outputs (making pre-listening impossible). Also Metadata Sync between TRAKTOR DJ and TRAKTOR PRO will no longer function once a device is upgraded to iOS 7. Due to the extent and severity of the errors mentioned above, we are advising Native Instruments product users to postpone upgrading their devices to iOS 7 until the issues are resolved. This is extremely important as a device can NOT be downgraded to iOS 6 after upgrading to iOS 7. Native Instruments and Apple are working together to find solutions to these problems as soon as possible. Further announcements will be made as soon as the issues are resolved. We’ll let you know as soon as these issues have been resolved. Best regards, The Native Instruments team" NI isn’t alone of course — Audiobus issued a similar warning earlier: "Hi folks, We’re on the cusp of iOS 7, and I’m here to urge caution: If you rely on music apps, please don’t update yet. iOS 7 audio is not ready. There are a wide variety of bugs that are causing performance problems, crashes and other problems in a large number of music apps. This may change in the future, but until we see a few point releases for the OS, I strongly urge you to stick with iOS 6. Cheers, Michael" That said, DJ Player apparently works just fine. Gábor Szántó, owner of iMect, just took to Facebook to proudly brag about how DJ Player remains unaffected, which is understandable given that Gábor does his level best to write his own code outside of Apple’s APIs. So how has this state of affairs happened? If only there was a way that software makers could develop and test their apps before the release of the final OS… oh wait. But the SDK doesn’t mean that things are guaranteed to work once the final OS is unleashed. That, as ever is very much in the hands of Apple, that notoriously has not given audio much of a priority to audio. Advances were made with iOS6, but it seems that more changes have yet to be filtered out to the devs working on 3rd party audio apps. So for now, the general advice appears to be to restrain your own inner lemming and wait for Apple to fix stuff, and let that subsequently filter that down to the app developers. Source: djworx.com

Yup looks pretty neat indeed

if i were on 100K a gig with no knowledge of where the EDM scene is going. i would be doing the same thing every day of the week. 4 weeks a month, 12 months a year. being honest.

seriously beautiful

This. And if your pre-planning, since your tracks have been run through MIK thought about looking at the keys of the tracks, see if you can get some extra power out of your mix with some smooth modulation?

Mixvibes Cross features HID integration with Pioneer CDJs: Full control of the CDJ: plus extras : smart seek, call locators, Sync Link mode (set in preferences once for all), slip hot cue, slip reverse, slip loop, Pioneer’s master/slave mode, Start / Brake full control, etc ….. Works with the entire Pioneer CDJ range: 2000 nexus, 2000, 900, 850, 400 and 350. Easy setup: 2 USB cables (for 2 players) and 1 laptop - no soundcard required. Plug and play : Cross recognize automatically the CDJs. Just assign your players on the hardware. Adding the Video Plug-in: Cross turns the CDJ into a powerful audio/video player. Source: djnews.be