DJ Control Steel by Hercules – Pro...

DJ Control Steel – Hercules DJ Control Steel by Hercules Original Source: Beatportal Hercules’ budget DJ controllers are quite popular with digital DJs, but the company hopes to attract DJs who take their spinning more seriously with the release of DJ Control Steel (link), a USB mixing console that the company claims is suitable for professionals. The MIDI-controllable interface is surrounded by a solid metal case and contains two ‘decks’, plus a mixer in the middle with EQ and volume knobs, plus 13 rotary switches and 46 push buttons. Hercules hope the 13”...

Traveler Mk3 by MOTU...

MOTU Traveler-Mk3 MOTU Traveler Mk3 Original Source : Beatportal MOTU’s Traveler audio interface has been a favorite of mobile producers since it was originally released several years ago. So much so that it’s won an award or two. With the release of the Traveler-Mk3, they’ve added a slew of improvements and amenities that continue to set it apart from the pack. With eight channels of up to192kHz analog recording and playback – combined with twenty channels of digital I/O in ADAT optical, AES/EBU and S/PDIF formats – the Mk3 is definitely one of the...

Prime Loops: Dirty Electro Synth Loops...

Source article: Beatportal The latest addition to the Prime Loops catalogue focuses on electro synth textures. Containing over 160 loops, Dirty Electro Synth Loops is a collection of “addictive, filthy nu-house licks, raw wobbly sub-bass grooves, jackin’, rude and disgustingly electroholic twisted leads, crystallised sexy electro-flavoured textures, and purified pulsating chord progressions.” Press release enthusiasm aside, the £14.95 download definitely sounds like it should be of interest to Beatport’s electro contingent. The Dirty Electro Synth Loops library...

Omnisphere by Spectrasonics...

Omnisphere Omnisphere by Spectrasonics If you havn’t heard about it yet, welcome Omnisphere, the latest and greatest in VST technology. Omnisphere by Spectrasonics boasts some incredibly unique features that are going to take producing, composition, and live performance to the next level. Hybrid, real-time synthesis + Psychoacoustics + samples Unique,customizable user interface Here are some of the hybrid sound synthesis features (there really are too many to list). Some of this stuff is a little over our heads but that’s what wikipedia is for,...

Richie Hawtin Shows Us His Current DJ Se...

Richie Hawtin DJ Setup with Traktor Scratch Date: September 3, 2008 Loc: Lille, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France Richie Hawtin runs us through his most current DJ setup, consisting of a two Macbooks (one running tracks on Traktor, another for FX) an Allen & Heath Xone 69 or Xone 92, and two Allen & Heath 1D MIDI Controllers. Check out the video here: Richie Hawtin' Traktor setupUploaded by b5c21605a1a66db13b5d6e3b1 Check out some of the gear that Richie uses in this setup: Amazon.com Widgets Do you think this type of setup going to be commonplace? What are...

SoundFactoryLoops.com – Free 200+M...

Sound Factory Loops http://www.soundfactoryloops.com Sound Factory Loops has released the first four loop packs of their “InZane Beatz” series: “Beat Charm”, “War Zone”, “Beaterz”, and “Space Beatz”. Each is a downloadable loop pack containing 200+ loops featuring distinctive hard sounding drum and percussion loops. All loops are in WAV format, including Ableton Live (asd) files so they are ready to go. All are provided as downloads in self-installing Windows EXE formats (Mac OS downloads and Ableton Live Pack...