http://vimeo.com/13884093 This video, via Jochen Bohnes, offers an overview of using Hexler’s TouchOSC on an iPhone to control Max. TouchOSC (App Store link) is a universal iPhone / iPod Touch / iPad application that lets you send and receive Open Sound Control messages over a Wi-Fi network using the UDP protocol.
Apple today made a variety of introductions today ranging from upgrading its top-of-the-line Mac Pro to a drool-worthy 12 cores to giving its sexy iMac line a speed bump. The most interesting introduction of the day, though, is the new Magic Trackpad – a wireless pad that brings multi-touch gestures to Mac OS X computers… Read More Will The Magic Trackpad Bring iPad Goodness To Mac Music Apps?
2010 Summer NAMM Show: Zoom has announced the upcoming release of its new R24 recorder. The digital recorder builds on the capabilities of Zoom’s older R16 model with the addition of a sampler/drum machine, 8 additional recording tracks and 6 channels of phantom power.
Faderfox has updated its line of tiny dj controllers, adding USB connections, better USB connections, better controls, access to four decks, access to four FX slots and more. Features: Special controllers for DJ software (optimised for Native Instruments Traktor Pro and Ableton Live) Setup files for Traktor Pro/Duo (as of V.1.2.4) and Live (as of… Read More Faderfox MIDI Controllers Updated With USB Connections
Toontrack Beatstation is a virtual instrument Mac & Windows, described as “a new generation tonal and percussive open surface virtual instrument for Windows and Mac.” Features: Beatstation lets you design sound sets by dragging and dropping Wav, REX, MP3 and Toontrack library sounds onto the pads of Beatstation from the Beatstation browser. Beatstation records samples.… Read More Toontrack Beatstation Sneak Preview
Musikemesse 2010: JazzMutant officially introduced Mu – a plugin in that brings “ultimate integration between the Lemur controller and Ableton Live.” We’ve covered Jazzmutant Mu in its pre-release form. With Musikmesse, though, JazzMutant has announced plans to release Mu as a free download for Lemur users next week.
Musikmesse: Cakewalk has announced the V-Studio 20 recording solution. The V-Studio 20 combines the simplicity of a portable hardware recording system with the power of modern computer-based recording. The software-based V-Studio 20 Effects Editor provides guitarists with comprehensive control over an impressive offering of genuine BOSS, hardware-based COSM DSP effects and amplifier models. V-Studio 20… Read More Musikmesse: Cakewalk Intros V-Studio 20 Recording Solution
Rain Computers today announced their LiveBook series of Mobile Audio Workstations are now available at over 200 Best Buy locations as part of the Best Buy’s new “DJ experience”. Rain’s LiveBook is installed in hundreds of Best Buy locations to demonstrate “the ideal Digital DJ system”, including software like Native Instruments’ Traktor and Serato by… Read More Best Buy Now Offering Laptop DJ Systems
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sxLMc087PY Kill Paris demonstrates how to customize your MIDI keyboard to create your own keyboard MIDI controller thing that cannot be named for Ableton Live.
Waves Audio has announced the upcoming release of SoundGrid – a new technology that lets you run large numbers of Waves’ audio processors using standard PCs via Ethernet, surpassing the specs of dedicated DSP-based platforms. SoundGrid offers low latency performance, which means users can take advantage of even more audio processors and CPU-intensive processors than… Read More Waves Intros SoundGrid Audio Processing Network
