Remix Resample Reuse
Here is a new vid by Native Instruments:
This time NI shows Jamie Lidell performing an iMaschine exclusive version of “A Little Bit More” from the album Multiply (2005, Warp) while relaxing in bed.
The entire performance was done live in one take, with nothing pre-recorded, and no post-production edits made to the song.
When it comes to matching the latest technology with world-class turntablism skills to produce next-level routines, Miami’s DJ Craze is the ultimate choice.
In this video, the 5x DMC World Champion showcases the power of the new Traktor Scratch generation by creating a live dubstep remix, controlled by his golden Technics turntables and two controllers.
Native Instruments continues it’s video campaign showing the newest TRAKTOR technology in the mix.
Current DMC World Champion DJ Shiftee demonstrates his heavy-weight setup in an astounding new performance video. Watch him use TRAKTOR SCRATCH PRO, the X1 and MASCHINE in an exclusive turntablism tricknology routine.
Creating a live dubstep remix of the Dead Prez classic “Hip Hop”, Shiftee shows off the power and creativity of working with custom cue points and performance effects.
This little ‘commercial’ has been put up by Native Instruments on youtube.
NI presents three vids showing some really hot controllerism routines by DMC Champion DJ Rafik using the new NI controllers!
Rafik is showing is high-class skills using his turntable combined with the NI controller MASCHINE and the upcoming X1 hardware. Check the vids, Rafik is really choppin it up.
Moldover’s new Album Circuit Board Instrument is out! The new CD, over 3 years in the making, not only delivers gorgeously diverse music with meaning and musical mastery, it completely redefines what it means to “play an album”…
Moldover’s CD packaging itself is a new musical instrument! The CD is mounted on a custom designed circuit board, intricately patterned and powering a “light-Theremin”. You play the artwork and it makes sound! Only the musical supervillain genius of Moldover could develop something so stunningly innovative.
“Available worldwide now: AKAI APC 40″
Today AKAI released the APC 40 – Ableton Performance Controller. Ableton and Akai worked in a joint partnership to create the APC40, a Controller specifically designed as Ableton Live control surface.
To me this new Ableton controller looks very intresting and I really want to get my hands on it!
One of my objectives at Musikmesse Frankfurt 2009 was getting the latest info on new Vestax gear.
To my surprise the Vestax booth was pretty small and didn’t really stick out between all the different manufacturers. I rather had a hard time finding their booth at all.
News at the Vestax booth were also pretty rare and to my surprise the exhibited products mainly focused on digital dj equipment. Only two turntables and a few mixers were issued.
Novation has introduced the Novation SL MkII control keyboard at Musikmesse 2009.
The second generation of Novations controllers are the enhancements of the popular Novation Remote series. Since the Remote 25 SL is one of my central and most important components within my dj-setup, I am really expactant on the revised version of the controller.
Ableton has released the next generation of its live sequencing applications, Live 8 and Ableton Suite 8.
I am very excited about this news and can’t wait to get my hands on the new version of Ableton.
I already took a sneak into the beta version of the software but didn’t really got to get into all the new functions and improvements.
I will do my first steps with the new version within the next weeks to get a feeling what has changed and what new functions are really interesting for my setup.
Rane and Serato announce SL3 – Fresh from the Musikmesse 2009:
The new Serato Scratch Live 3 package by Rane is available in stores now!
The package got introduced at Musikmesse 2009 in Frankfurt and is the long awaited update to the original SL 1 audio interface that addresses some of its common problems.
