http://blog.remixmag.com/blog Just another Penton Media weblog Wed, 24 Jun 2009 18:06:33 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Check out the new video featuring DJ Jungleboy rocking Serato Scratch Live with the Stanton SCS.3d multi-touch USB controller below. And Gamespot has also posted a video showing off Numark's upcoming Scratch DJ videogame controller. Stanton also alerted us to another cool demo video for both the Stanton SCS.3d (deck) ... http://blog.remixmag.com/blog/2009/06/22/new-dj-gear-videos-from-stanton-and-numark/ Number of tumbleweeds spotted blowing through the aisles of the 2009 NAMM Show: 0. Number of dopedy-dope new products for DJs and producers of electronic and hip-hop music: at least the following 13. While attendance at the annual Anaheim, CA trade show occurring Jan. 15-18 may have been down a bit, ... http://blog.remixmag.com/blog/2009/01/20/the-remix-top-bakers-dozen-from-namm-2009/ Whether you're checking out inaugural address videos online at work, playing hooky to stay home front of the tube, unemployed and in front of the tube anyway or shaking your fist while thinking about how you can move to a more conservative country, this inauguration day for Barack Obama has ... http://blog.remixmag.com/blog/2009/01/20/stop-motion-daft-punkadam-freeland-video-for-obama/ Propellerhead just announced the winners of its 2008 Bassline Battle, and the funk has definitely hit the fan. The celebrity panel of judges, including DJ Babu, Mocean Worker, Mix Master Mike and others, displayed an expert ear and understandable bias toward filthy, gritty and above all funky basslines. You can ... http://blog.remixmag.com/blog/2008/12/22/they-got-the-funk-propellerhead-bassline-battle-winners/ My bandmates and I just got back from a two-week tour of the Midwest and East Coast, and because we're still doing most everything DIY (except for some help from our booking agent, who is fantastic), it required months of saving up, planning and making Excel spreadsheets. We went through ... http://blog.remixmag.com/blog/2008/10/29/tour-advice-from-someone-who-kinda-knows/ I know we mainly cover the production angle in Remix, and that mainly pertains to all things regarding recording instruments, sampling, DAWs, software, etc. But I’m guessing a fair amount of you produce singers or do some singing yourselves. I’ve been singing since before I could put a sentence together, ... http://blog.remixmag.com/blog/2008/10/01/how-to-become-a-better-singer-without-trying-too-hard/ Ah, toys, gadgets, gear. Every week it's something new that gets us excited about making music and questioning our commitment to financial responsibility. This last week split my wig a few times with some cool announcements, so here are the best of the best, in a list as random and unorganized ... http://blog.remixmag.com/blog/2008/09/29/the-cool-gear-parade-marches-on/ Other than music, there's little that we love here at Remix more than the Adult Swim animated shows of the Cartoon Network. One of their shows that has flown under the radar, Lucy, The Daughter of the Devil, combines our favorite things -- irreverent humor and DJ culture -- like ... http://blog.remixmag.com/blog/2008/09/15/what-would-jesus-spin/ How many times have you fired up your DAW with the intention of writing a track and sat there overwhelmed by too many options, or doodled around with creating the perfect synth sound that never comes, effected the same beat over and over or done everything but actually write some ... http://blog.remixmag.com/blog/2008/09/12/write-first-produce-second/ Richie Hawtin is always so far ahead of the DJing technology curve, it just may be futile to try to catch up. But that doesn't mean you can't be inspired by his innovation to do your own thing. In this video on ResidentAdvisor.net, Hawtin explains his current live setup using ... http://blog.remixmag.com/blog/2008/09/08/the-richie-hawtin-video-digital-djs-must-see/