What Was Hot 3 Months Past
A long-lost collection of tapes representing the legacy of the musical genius, Delia Derbyshire, who arranged the Doctor Who theme and collaborated with Brian Jones, Jimi Hendrix and others, has been rescued from irreversible decay by a team of academic musicologists.
by sikosis (
Sikosis)
Sikosis)Our friends over at Create Digital Music have a story about an open source DJ midi controller that looks pretty damn cool. It's got a very clean design, there is a video demoing the unit.
by Digitalchild ( dchild)
dchild)For all those crazed iPhone fans out there the first commercial music creation software has been released to the app store. You can go over to our friends at Create Digital Music and read their run down, as I don't have an iPhone to play with this.
by Digitalchild ( dchild)
dchild)DJ Tech tools reviews 4 DJ focused sound cards for under USD$200. They performed some simple but effective testing and serve up their recommendation. Includes samples from recordings.
by Digitalchild ( dchild)
dchild)AudioCodex is an audio player for OS X that lets you manipulate the sound in terms of effects in real time and has added visualization facilities. Its a very powerful piece of software and has a suitable price point. There is a free 30 day trial so you can check it out.
by Digitalchild ( dchild)
dchild)A comprehensive list of over 120 different sites where you can get free and legal downloads of new music.
by SJ Regan ( sjregan)
sjregan)If for some reason you would like to view the old DanceNode blog here's the link.
by SJ Regan ( sjregan)
sjregan)The results are in for the Paul Van Dyk remix competition held over at Beatport. You can check out the full results and get the tracks over at beatport.
by Digitalchild ( dchild)
dchild)Homocianu Luis has released an update to his ETN.FM yahoo widget. You can now listen o tyour favorite trance or porgressive channels via 40/128/256kb/s.
by Digitalchild ( dchild)
dchild)Loopmasters are proud to present a brand new collection of producer-led
sample packs from the legendary Drum and Bass label, Hospital Records with Volume 1 - NU:TONE.
by sikosis ( Sikosis)
Sikosis)The friendly folks over at Percussa that are behind the ever so interesting AudioCubes have released a free drum & bass Ableton Live 7 sound pack. You can get it off their website now.
by Digitalchild ( dchild)
dchild)Dance music fans at a party in Russia suffered permanent eye damage after outdoor lasers were used indoors.
by Digitalchild ( dchild)
dchild)Our friends over at Create Digital Music has an article on a project that is underway to create an Ableton controller that mimics the User Interface. The work is already looking pretty cool, so jump over and check it out.
by Digitalchild ( dchild)
dchild)Carl Cox has just finished a guest appearance on Australian TV show Spicks and Specks. Good for a laugh as he takes a pseudo-citizen test. Be sure to catch the repeat on ABC2.
by SJ Regan ( sjregan)
sjregan)The guys over at Ibiza voice had a chance to sit down with Sasha and discuss aspects of the scene.
by Digitalchild ( dchild)
dchild)RØDE have just announced the release of their new M2 live performance mic. The M2 benefits from RØDE’s extensive experience in crafting premium condenser microphones for studio, live and location use. This new microphone builds upon the foundation set by the TEC award winning RØDE S1.
by Digitalchild ( dchild)
dchild)M-Audio has announced the launch of their new user forums where people can discuss the creation and recording of music on m-audio hardware.
by Digitalchild ( dchild)
dchild)Here iTunes plug-in to auto beatmatch and mix your music great for parties where you don't want to think about the tunes. I haven't played with this but it claims to seamless mixing. Anyone have any experience with this?
by Digitalchild ( dchild)
dchild)Gizmo over at skratchworx has an in depth review of Numark's new iDJ2 MIDI controller. This is the second version of the iDJ with some much needed revisions to make it more inline with the requirements of today's DJ. Great review that address all the questions I had about the device.
by Digitalchild ( dchild)
dchild)Ableton has teamed up once again with Dancetracks Digital for another first class remix contest. Remix the track "Dum" from the The Martin Brothers "Rocket Surgery EP", the latest hot release from San Francisco's dirtybird.
by Digitalchild ( dchild)
dchild)Your chance to remix Sasha - Mongoose and win a digital release as well as a copy of Ableton 7. Minor parts free but you have to pay to download all the samples.
by SJ Regan ( sjregan)
sjregan)The weekend saw Pendulum's festival domination continue with another show stopping set at T in the Park. Click the link to watch the BBC Radio 1 coverage of the show.
by sikosis ( Sikosis)
Sikosis)Time Unlimited and german sample & sound design company Ueberschall are launching their "Trance ID 2" remix contest. Any remixes which are based on Mike Koglins sample kit from "Trance ID Volume 2" can enter the competition. The kit may be downloaded free of charge from a number of portals such as www.ueberschall.com and www.tracktracker.com .
by Digitalchild ( dchild)
dchild)The brand new home of Pendulum on the web launched today, bringing you more than ever before. More music, more videos, more news, more exclusives, more of everything.
by sikosis ( Sikosis)
Sikosis)Markus Schulz has launched a redesigned website a few weeks ago but it's now ready for full public release.
by Chris Allen ( chris allen)
chris allen)Ever want to 'Super Mario' your way into the music world? Check out the worlds largest sampler. I'm sure this would be an excellent source for releasing aggression!
by Chris Allen ( chris allen)
chris allen)Armin has been awarded the most prestigious Dutch Music award: the 'Buma Cultuur Pop Award'.
by SJ Regan ( sjregan)
sjregan)The guys over at Create Digital Music have an article about a DIY digital turntable made from a mouse. The project was created so users of the open source terminatorX scratch synth had a cheap interface. It's amazing some of the cool stuff people come up with.
by Digitalchild ( dchild)
dchild)Audio Jungle have a great write up on 8 budget audio interfaces for the home studio. I was in the market to do some of this research myself, but they've saved me the time.
by Digitalchild ( dchild)
dchild)Omega have released an updated version of their Orion analog synth with a very space age looking case. Designed by Tim Caswell the guitar amp builder. Very cool looking, i want one just cause it lookse awesome.
by Digitalchild ( dchild)
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