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Akai APC20 Ableton Controller: Get Half an APC40, or an APC and a Half

Jan

2010

Ableton Live-specific controllers just got another addition. You probably could have guessed this would come out, following the APC40 and Novation’s grid-only Launchpad last year, but the Akai APC20 is the new, smaller sibling to Akai’s APC40. The rest is here: Akai APC20 Ableton Controller: Get Half an APC40, or an APC and a Half

NAMM 2010 Preview, and Beyond: Get Your Latest Music Tech News Here

Jan

2010

NAMM, the trade group that includes music manufacturers and vendors, holds its flagship conference every January in Anaheim, California. It’s the biggest music trade show in the world, and even the biggest trade show of the year in Anaheim, home to Disneyland. But, of course, we’re about more than just pre-packaged industry news. Go here ...

Middle Atlantic Products Promotes Mike Baker to President

Jan

2010

Middle Atlantic Products in Fairfield, N.J., has promoted Mike Baker to be its new president. Company founder Bob Schluter will continue as chief engineer and CEO. These changes are the latest steps to ensure that the company continues to respond ever more effectively to customer and marketplace needs. See more here: Middle Atlantic Products Promotes ...

Telefunken Introduces R-F-T AR-51 Tube Microphone

Jan

2010

At this week’s Winter NAMM show in Anaheim, Calif., Telefunken Elektroakustik introduces its new AR-51 large diaphragm tube condenser microphone. The AR-51 is Telefunken’s latest addition to its affordably priced R-F-T line of tube mics. See the rest here: Telefunken Introduces R-F-T AR-51 Tube Microphone

Monster Introduces Beats Spin Professional Headphones

Jan

2010

Monster, a leader in audio/video accessories, and Beats by Dr. Dre, co-founded by legendary artist and producer Dr. Dre and Interscope Geffen A&M Chairman Jimmy Iovine, announce Beats by Dr. Originally posted here: Monster Introduces Beats Spin Professional Headphones

64-bit Mac Audio Tools Coming; Logic Pro and Mainstage Add Support

Jan

2010

Mac OS X Snow Leopard (10.6) represents the end of a long-running transition of the Mac operating system from 32-bit to 64-bit support. 64-bit computing offers marginal (but measurable) performance improvements, and more importantly the ability to address more RAM — a lot more RAM, currently more than is even physically available in any shipping ...

Try a Fully-Loaded, Pre-Tuned Linux Workstation on Your Laptop, Netbook: Sale

Jan

2010

Renoise + Linux is a delicious combination. Ah, there’s nothing like bleeding-edge laptop performance. And to really convey to your audience that you’re indeed playing live, there’s nothing like glitches, dropouts, and crashing in the middle of a live set Read the original post: Try a Fully-Loaded, Pre-Tuned Linux Workstation on Your Laptop, Netbook: Sale

Studio Unknown’s Confessions of a Small Working Studio—Studio Owners Venture Into Live Venues

Jan

2010

The studio is booked 20 hours per day, seven days a week with billable hours. You’ve got staff a-plenty for round-the-clock coverage. View original post here: Studio Unknown’s Confessions of a Small Working Studio—Studio Owners Venture Into Live Venues

Beyond NAMM: LA Friday Night Party, Music Tech Panel – It’s Gonna Be The Future Soon

Jan

2010

Photo courtesy Droid Behavior from a previous year. In Anaheim this week, the music manufacturer trade gather to show their wares. But 8pm – 4am Friday night, we party See the original post here: Beyond NAMM: LA Friday Night Party, Music Tech Panel – It’s Gonna Be The Future Soon

Sound Image Founder, CEO Ross Ritto Passes Away

Jan

2010

Ross Ritto, CEO and founder of Sound Image in Escondido, Calif., passed away from cancer on Wednesday, December 23, at the age of 60. Born in Rochester N.Y., Ritto spent nearly 40 years in the touring and systems integration industries, becoming a trendsetter, inventor and mentor to many. View post: Sound Image Founder, CEO Ross ...