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Novation Puts Launchpad in a Keyboard, Makes iPad Apps Part of the Experience [Q+A]

Jan

2013

Yo, dawg, I heard you like Launchpads… Photos courtesy Novation. Click for biggie size. Read more: Novation Puts Launchpad in a Keyboard, Makes iPad Apps Part of the Experience [Q+A]

Connect Four: 4 Decks, 4 FX Units, Advanced Traktor Mapping [Video]

Jan

2013

DJ tool makers keep working on integrated hardware/software solutions – as they should. But meanwhile, creative DJs and hackers keep rolling their own, personal solutions – as they absolutely should. Here’s one of the latest in action See the original post: Connect Four: 4 Decks, 4 FX Units, Advanced Traktor Mapping [Video]

New Version of Logic is Coming, Confirms Apple Pro Audio Exec; Nothing to See Here? [Opinion]

Dec

2012

Let’s talk about “decimation.” Photo ( CC-BY ) Dale Gillard ; explanation of the reason we’re using Roman soldiers here… in the article. Apple tends to avoid commenting outside its famously-watertight public relations apparatus, but executives sometimes get personal. That appears to be the case for Xander Soren, Director of Product Marketing (and a key ...

iOS Music Apps, in Harmony: Audiobus Details, Easy App Finding, Dec 10 Launch [Gallery]

Dec

2012

Audiobus is all about connecting apps, which requires apps with built-in support. Link: iOS Music Apps, in Harmony: Audiobus Details, Easy App Finding, Dec 10 Launch [Gallery]

Advanced Ableton Only: A Master Class in Live Music Making, from NYC, DJ Rupture [Video]

Dec

2012

Jace Rupture, the man who makes plug-ins mystical. Definitely counts as Advanced Ableton. Go here to read the rest: Advanced Ableton Only: A Master Class in Live Music Making, from NYC, DJ Rupture [Video]

Get Speaker Angles Right with Your Phone: Genelec App for iOS, Android

Nov

2012

This is only Genelec’s first stab at the problem, but the idea’s time has clearly come: help people place speakers correctly by giving them an app on their phone that helps them solve the problem. For pros and consumers alike, it seems a phone could be the perfect device. Speaker maker Genelec has released SpeakerAngleApp ...

Mouse on Mars Builds Open Mobile Instrument with CDM: Help Make WretchUp [iPhone, Pd]

Nov

2012

With all the mobile apps out there, the person who can help build something a bit different is you . The idea is this: fund a new handheld instrument now, and you’re rewarded with music, knowledge, and involvement See more here: Mouse on Mars Builds Open Mobile Instrument with CDM: Help Make WretchUp [iPhone, Pd]

Ableton 9 Live: More Tools For Starting – and Finishing – Music [First Hands-On Details]

Oct

2012

The new Session View. Yes, it’s a different color. See original here: Ableton 9 Live: More Tools For Starting – and Finishing – Music [First Hands-On Details]

Ableton Push: Integrated, Touch-Sensitive Hardware Control for Live [Details]

Oct

2012

Now, Ableton is doing its own hardware. Sure, Ableton’s logo was on the Akai APC40 and Novation Launchpad, and yes, “engineering by Akai” is stamped on the Push. See more here: Ableton Push: Integrated, Touch-Sensitive Hardware Control for Live [Details]

Step Sequencing from iPad, with Koushion + Ableton Live [Video]

Oct

2012

Part of the utility of the iPad is its power to transform into whatever you want it to be, the black, empty screen fitting any role you happen to need in the studio. Our friend Chris Stack shows off the combination of Ableton Live with the Koushion step sequencer on the iPad. Koushion is capable ...