The Micromodul DS3 controller provides hands-on control for your DJ software of choice. Shipping with the means to get you started straight away on Traktor, there are no drivers in sight as Faderfox have made it class compliant. It can be fired up simply by plugging in via USB to Mac or PC. The controller is slight, 180mm x 105mm x 70 mm in size and weighs in at a featherweight 350gs, meaning this small but tactile control unit will be flying with your hand luggage while providing you with the means to deliver your set efficiently and confidently.
Akai have completed their trio of updates to the MPC lineage with the announcement of the MPC Fly, a hardware controller specifically designed for Apple’s iPad 2.
The “Father Of MIDI” Dave Smith has been making synths since the 70s. He founded his own company, Sequential Circuits, and created the world’s first microprocessor-based musical instrument, the first programmable polyphonic synth in the form of the Prophet 5 and wrote the low-level optimized floating point synthesis code.
Electronic music buffs are notoriously hard people to buy Christmas presents for; anyone with a DJ or producer in their family will testify to this. That’s why the Juno crew have sat down and compiled this extensive list of potential presents for the music lover in your life; from books to software via analogue synthesizers, headphones, CD wallets and more besides, we think we’ve got it pretty much covered.
Following the release of the transparent Emulator DVS controller, which was premiered by Marc Romboy earlier this year, innovative DJs Alan Smithson and Pablo Martin will step back into the arena with the KS-1974.
With Christmas drawing ever nearer, the Juno experts have selected out 2011’s key pieces of DJ and studio equipment for your festive perusal. As always, we’ve looked across the board, singling out the most essential items and catering for all kinds of DJs (software users, vinyl fetishists, CD loyalists), with everything from the latest software programs to mixers, decks, headphones, studio monitors and much more besides.
Denon have unveiled a sneak preview of their new MIDI controller for Native Instruments Traktor 2 and Virtual DJ with high resolution internal soundcard.
Having taken a detailed look at M Audio’s Venom earlier this year, we now get to grips with another heavyweight contender, the Novation Ultranova, in the second of our virtual analogue synthesis showcases.
Moog have compiled a Halloween-friendly collection of unsettling and bone-chilling sounds for their recently released polyphonic synthesizer for Apple’s iPad.
Texan manufacturers Livid have announced three new expansion module controllers for their Bloc and Ohm RGB units which can be used in conjunction with the Builder series.
Avid have announced Pro Tools 10 which is described as “the next generation of the best sounding, most powerful audio production software for recording, composing, editing, and mixing music and sound for picture”.
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