In an industry that seems constantly drifting toward more of the same, it takes some effort to dig in and find unique and useful controllers. The difficulty of further perfecting the workflow around two decks and a mixer is being realized by bother manufacturers and consumers as more modular setups and touch based controllers enter the market

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NAMM 2012: QuNeo Controller
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Music is deeply tied up with motion; seeing that in a machine is somehow satisfying.

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Like a Wheel Within a Wheel: Beautiful Optical Turntables Generate Spinning Rhythms
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Mix magazine editors report on new products for studio and Live Sound applications that they saw at the Winter NAMM 2012 show in Anaheim, Calif.
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NAMM 2012: Studio and Live!
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One of the heavily rumoured and accidentally leaked launched at NAMM 2012 were the new Rane mixers.

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NAMM 2012: Rane Sixty-One and Two demo
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Aviom has introduced accessories for the AllFrame Multi-Modular I/O System: the SK6 Stage Kit and an updated POA80 Power Over A-Net Power Supply Assembly for F6 Modular I/O Frames.
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NAMM 2012: Aviom AllFrame Multi-Modular I/O System Accessories
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Roland Systems Group in Bellingham, Wash., is now shipping the Roland VR-3 AV Mixer through its network of authorized resellers and integrators. The Roland VR-3 is a fully integrated audio mixer and video switcher for live production and Web streaming.
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Roland Systems Group VR-3 AV Mixer
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Sound Image in Escondido, Calif., a leading provider of audio systems for touring and installation applications globally, is the second American company to join Adamson’s Project Energia, which aims to integrate and consolidate sound reinforcement technology in one loudspeaker system. Sound Image has carried Adamson Y-Axis and T21s in its inventory since 2007, and the move to the Energia series was a natural step forward.
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Sound Image Joins Adamson’s Project Energia
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Continuing our insight into this view into electronic music performance and art through the lens of BodyControlled in Berlin, we’re joined by guest writer Kristin Trethewey. Kristin, a Canadian-born video artist and curator, takes another look at LEAP and BodyControlled, on the eve of its second installment. She gets straight at the question of what “BodyControlled” means, and what it can mean for sonic performance and creation

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Curating Sound: Exploring Performance and Embodiment, in Live Excerpts and Analysis from BodyControlled
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Numark and Akai seem to have finally got that the iPad is a useful tool for DJing, provided it has some matching hardware. We’ve seen the iDJ Pro earlier this week, but the Akai MPC Fly was finally seen at NAMM. I was simply a non-functioning prototype kept in a glass cage, but we happened to be in the right place at the right time to get a demo of the actual app from the developers at Retronym

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NAMM 2012: Akai MPC Fly app video demo
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I know I have a heap of NAMM stuff to get through, but taxes come first. This story however is just too hot to miss

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The deX-Factor?
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