Archive of the New DJ Gear CategoryEASTWEST TO OFFER FOUR NEW TITLES FROM BEST SERVICE AND ZERO-GHOLLYWOOD, SEPTEMBER 24, 2009 – EASTWEST, exclusive US distributor for Best Service and Zero-G products, is please to introduce four new titles from their European partners. The collections, which span several genres, provide a cost-effective way for producers to expand their musical libraries. more Tonium Announces Partnerships with Leading DJ Equipment & Musical Instrument RetailersWorld’s 1st pocket-sized DJ system now available in top MI stores nationwide Stockholm, Sweden – September 8, 2009 – Today, Tonium announced its award-winning Pacemaker, the world’s first pocket-sized DJ system, will be available in a number of leading DJ equipment and musical instrument retail outlets. Available for $499, the 60GB Pacemaker is now available for purchase from the following retailers: more DENON DJ EXPANDS PRODUCT RANGE WITH NEW OFFERINGS
ITASCA, IL, August 11, 2009 — Following closely on the heels the of the introduction of its flagship DN-X1700 Digital Mixer, Denon DJ, a leading manufacturer of reliable, premium-grade DJ equipment, expands its range of products with four new offerings: the DN-HC5000 Serato ITCH Controller, developed under a new strategic partnership between Denon DJ and Serato™ Audio Research, the DN-HC1000S USB MIDI Sub-Controller (compatible with Serato Scratch Live), the DN-S700 Tabletop CD/MP3 Disc Player and the DN-HP500 Professional Headphones. The DN-HC5000 Serato ITCH Controller is a rackmount digital DJ system developed to work with Serato ITCH, an integrated software/hardware system designed to give music selectors and Mobile Entertainers new kinds of control. Benefiting from Serato’s HIDI technology to improve speed, and software/hardware communication, the DN-HC5000 is a USB 2.0 MIDI controller with more iZotope Partners With Underworld For New iDrum EditionNew App Features Original Music And Artwork Along With Ability To Remix Underworld Classics on iPhone and iPod touch iZotope, Inc. has collaborated with English electronic band Underworld for the latest release of their popular iDrum app for Apple’s iPhone and iPod touch. This new app features tracks adapted from all of Underworld albums in celebration of the release of the band’s full catalog on iTunes and in conjunction with a concert available to stream on the iPhone and iPod touch. “iDrum Underworld Edition has been carefully designed as a completely new medium of musical expression where users can interact with Underworld’s music,” explains Mark Ethier, CEO of iZotope, “We’re proud to be part of this successful artistic collaboration between iZotope, Underworld, tomato and GForce Software.” Building on the core iZotope interface of iDrum, the graphical user interface skin was specially commissioned from John Warwicker, co-founder of more ASK Video Announces Live 8 Tutorial DVD SeriesLearn how to create, produce, and perform with Ableton Live Ontario, Canada (July 28, 2009) – ASK Video Interactive Media, a leading creator of software tutorials on DVD, announces a new two-part series on Live 8, Ableton’s latest software for composing, producing, and performing music. Ableton Live expert Morgan Pottruff (aka Morg) returns in this updated series to bring you 66 high-quality videos for more than 6 hours of instruction on 2 DVDs. Level 1 is designed to get new users up a running quickly as well as brief intermediate and advanced on new features and functionality in version 8. Level 1 begins with basics such as Installation, Setup, The Menus, Browser, The Control Bar, and The Mixer and takes you through Warping, Effects, MIDI and ReWire. The Level 2 DVD continues through intermediate topics like Looper, Cue Monitoring, DJing with Live and Drum Rack before advancing to Clip Envelopes, Sampler, File Management and Control Surfaces. The Level 2 DVD concludes with bonus Tips and Tricks chapters for advanced users. iZotope iDrum Beatboxing Edition for iPhone: It’s Your TurnNew App let’s you record samples, add effects, and create custom beats iZotope, Inc. announces iDrum Beatboxing Edition, the latest addition to their popular line of iDrum Apps for iPhone and iPod touch. This new edition puts the user in the spotlight to record custom samples, add fun effects, and create unique beats. iDrum for iPhone and iPod touch makes beatboxing easy, even with no prior musical experience. Its pattern-based layout and built-in library of hundreds of beatboxing vocal and percussion samples will have you creating beats in no time. In addition to the built-in sounds, you can easily record your own samples at the touch of a button using the iPhone 3G built-in microphone, add effects, and add your new custom sounds to existing beats, or create something entirely new. “With this new edition, we have put even more creative power into our users hands”, says Mark Ethier, CEO of iZotope. “You can literally be anywhere and capture your own custom content in a ready-to-go format for making beats. It’s fun, addictive, and creative all at the same time.” iDrum Beatboxing Edition is the eighth edition in iZotope’s iPhone App lineup. The line also includes editions with genre specific content such as Club, Rock, and Hip-hop editions as well as collaborations with major music artists and record labels such as Ministry of Sound, Major Lazer, and Depeche Mode. These editions feature exclusive content from the artists themselves that can be mixed, edited, and arranged to make new, custom beats. iDrum Beatboxing Edition Features: • Includes hundreds of beatboxing sounds and 20 preset kits Purchase iDrum Beatboxing Edition for $4.99 on the iTunes App Store at http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=313228345&mt=8 See a video of iDrum at iZotope & Downtown Records Announce iDrum: Major Lazer AppiZotope, Inc. and Downtown Records have collaborated to bring a new edition of the popular iPhone and iPod Touch music app, iDrum, to the iPhone and iPod touch. iDrum: Major Lazer lets you instantly remix elements from the new album, Guns Don’t Kill People … Lazers Do, produced by dance floor innovators Diplo and Switch along with lazer-armed commando Major Lazer. With a huge arsenal of dancehall drums, laser blasts, instrument hits, sound effects and vocal samples, iDrum: Major Lazer is the ultimate zombie-fighting accessory. Take control and re-arrange rhythms, drums, effects and more from songs on the album. Or use the raw drums, effects and instrument sounds to make your own musical creations. iDrum’s simple interface lets you build beats layer by layer by tapping the touch screen. It doesn’t matter if you’ve never made a beat before–with iDrum, you can create music with simple shapes and color combinations that let you visualize the rhythm. “mi use di Major Lazer iPhone ting fi remix my chune dem an done di dance. so run guh get it, zeen?” - Major Lazer • Unique Major Lazer sounds ward off vampires and zombies, now with 20% more zombie-fighting power! iDrum: Major Lazer is available in the iTume App Store for $5.99.
POWERSOFT SRL, ITALY ANNOUNCES RELEASE OF AUDIO SUITE CONTROL SOFTWARE FOR POWERSOFT AMPSFree Download Provides Comprehensive Amplifier and System Control ORLANDO, FL, June 17, 2009 – Powersoft Srl, Italy, a world leading manufacturer of superior quality power amplifiers for the professional audio market, is proud to announce the official release and immediate availability of Powersoft Audio Suite software at InfoComm 2009 (Booth 6384). Audio Suite provides total PC-based control of the numerous parameters found in Powersoft amplifiers and represents the framework control protocol for current and future products. Visually representing all control and signal processing features, the software is downloadable free of charge from the Powersoft web site and will allow users to manage and monitor all K-series and remote versions of the Q, D and QTU series amplifiers. more The Art of the Remix Training Course Now ShippingInteractive remixing course with Vincent DiPasquale and Steven Lee now available on the web or on DVD FaderPro.com and Auraleo Advanced Learning, producers of pioneering video training products, announce the availability of The Art of the Remix interactive training course. Formerly titled Remix It Like A Record, The Art of the Remix is taught by multi-platinum remixer/producer Vincent DiPasquale, together with world-renowned DJ, producer, and remixer Steven Lee, and created in collaboration with pioneering educator and Grammy-winning mixer Charles Dye. The course is available for users to stream over the web or on DVD. The Art of the Remix is a comprehensive remixing course, where DiPasquale (Madonna, Nelly Furtado, Mariah Carey, Timbaland) and Lee (Lee-Cabrera, Ministry of Sound, Pacha, Strictly Rhythm) teach the art and craft of creating a cutting-edge, modern remix. “Over the years, I’ve been fortunate enough to learn by working with some of the most talented producers on the planet,” continues DiPasquale. “And people are constantly asking me if they can sit in and watch during a remix. Now they can, as we remix a song together for an actual project.” In this new course, the user will learn how to create infectiously powerful grooves, construct attention grabbing vocal edits, and develop trademark sonic treatments that really make a remix stand out. And all of these lessons are demonstrated using DiPasquale and Lee’s remix of Nadia Ali’s Billboard Top 10 club smash “Crash And Burn”. The course includes more than 3 hours of video instruction and covers every aspect of remixing from dissecting the original song, the importance of tempo, time-stretching vocals, the beat and bass, to the creative aspects of remixing like creating feature and accent keyboard parts, understanding song and vocal arrangement, and creating energy, all culminating in the finished mix. “What sets The Art of the Remix apart is that by following each step you’ll produce the exact same remix we did in the studio on your system,” says Lee. “Vince teaches you every single step of the process, and by following along with the provided sessions, you’ll be able to recreate the exact same result we delivered to the record label.” The Art of the Remix is designed for new or experienced remixers, producers, engineers, or musicians who want to learn the inside secrets to getting big sounding remixes on any digital audio workstation. Pricing and availability: For more information, visit www.faderpro.com and www.auraleo.com.
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iDrum: Depeche Mode Sounds of the Universe Released for iPhone and iPod TouchGround-breaking Mobile Music App Brings Fans Closer to the Studio CAMBRIDGE, MA – iZotope, Inc. and Mute Records have collaborated to bring a Depeche Mode music application, iDrum: Depeche Mode Sounds of the Universe, to the iPhone and iPod touch. iZotope’s popular, interactive iDrum apps let iPhone and iPod touch users create music by tapping the touch screen and rearranging simple shapes and color combinations. The Depeche Mode edition of iDrum includes content from the band’s critically-acclaimed new album, Sounds of the Universe. Depeche Mode experimented with iDrum for the iPhone/iPod touch in the studio while making Sounds of the Universe, and are now offering their own edition of iDrum on the App Store. Fans can take control of rhythmic patterns, drum hits, effects and instrument sounds from the album to create instant remixes or new original music on their handsets. The album’s producer, Ben Hillier, also produced the content for this iDrum Edition, which includes key rhythmic elements, effects and instrument samples from Sounds of the Universe. “Since the original iDrum app was released, it’s the music application I’ve been using most on my iPod touch,” said Daniel Miller, chairman and founder of Mute Records. “When the idea came up for Depeche Mode to do their own version of iDrum I thought it was very exciting and I’m glad it’s come to fruition. The app includes really great sounds, and it gives fans and electronic musicians the opportunity to enjoy the album in a completely new way.” iDrum: Depeche Mode Sounds of the Universe is available for $4.99 on the Apple App Store and includes ten customizable kits with sounds from songs on the album. Additionally, iDrum: Depeche Mode Sounds of the Universe allows users to manipulate album sounds to create music by: • Tapping the touch screen to play and record musical patterns “Depeche Mode’s innovative music is a perfect fit for iDrum. We’re excited to give fans a fun, unique way to creatively interact with Sounds of the Universe—whether they have musical experience or not,” said Nick Dika, content manager at iZotope. iDrum Offers New Promotional Tool and Revenue Stream for Labels Aside from its entertainment value, iDrum also serves as a new promotional platform and revenue stream for the label and artist. As record labels look to find ways to appeal to the ever-evolving digital consumer, musical entertainment apps are becoming a popular new way to promote releases and even make up for sliding CD sales. iZotope CEO Mark Ethier explains: “As the music world shifts from an album-centric model, we’re noticing a renewed focus on finding new ways to connect fans and artists, such as social networking and mobile applications. iDrum Editions are a great way for labels and artists to be a part of the booming App Store market and benefit from a new kind of promotional vehicle that helps bring fans one step closer to the inner workings of their favorite bands.” To download the iDrum: Depeche Mode Sounds of the Universe app, please visit: To watch a video of iDrum in action, please visit:      |
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