Category: Industry News
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Lefsetz Weighs In on Electronic Music
First let me say if you are pursuing music as a recording or performing artist and you don’t already read or subscribe to The Lefsetz Letter it’s time to start :^). While his posts are about the music industry in general, a recent post specifically discusses electronic music and I wanted to pass it on…
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Links for Winter NAMM 2010 Coverage
The Winter NAMM show is on! It’s in Anaheim California and runs from January 14-17, 2010. I’m not at the show and will only post a few links related to new products here and there. For in-depth coverage I recommend you visit: Synthtopia’s Dedicated NAMM 2010 Section – http://www.synthtopia.com/content/tag/2010-namm-show/ Create Digital Music – http://createdigitalmusic.com/…
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Microsoft Campaign “PC Hookup” Shot At University of Colorado in Boulder With FL Studio and Toxic Bio Hazard Cameos
Even though these days I mostly use Ableton Live, I still keep up with free FL Studio updates and do use it from time to time. Like Ableton, FL’s workflow sometimes yields very interesting results for me. FL Studio fans might find this YouTube video of interest as there are cameo appearances of FL Studio…
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Ableton Proudly Presents – Live 8
The wait is over – visit http://www.ableton.com/ has been refreshed with info on Ableton Live 8!!! Excerpt From the Press Release Below: PRICING AND AVAILABILITY Ableton Live 8 and Ableton Suite 8 should be available in the second quarter of 2009, following extensive testing and bugfixing. A public beta version of these products will…
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Winter NAMM 2009 News and Announcement Sources
Since I’m not at NAMM I’m not going to cover it in real-time. I'll post some articles once the dust settles. Until then enjoy these up-to-the-minute sources for NAMM news including links to fellow bloggers coverage – after all we’re one big happy tribe of electronic music fanatics anyway right :^). http://twitter.com/nammnews Synthopia: Blog Create…
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Link for 10% off Image Line’s New Toxic Biohazard VST Synth
Find out about Image Line’s latest version of their FM hybrid VST Toxic Biohazard. Article include a link for 10% off.
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Kanye West plays ‘Stronger’ at the Grammys with Surprise Appearance by Daft Punk Playing JazzMutant Lemurs
Kanye West plays ‘Stronger’ at the Grammys with Surprise Appearance by Daft Punk. What were those cool touch-screen controllers? Check out this article…
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NAMM Show 2008 YouTube Channel + KORG Kaosillator
Didn’t get to go to The 2008 Winter NAMM Show in Anaheim? Checkout their YouTube channel. Plus, a video of the new KORG Kaosillator.
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Propellerhead Reason 4 Has Shipped
It’s been quite a month for announcements. First Logic 8, then Sonar 7, then Halo 3 (off topic but great none the less), and now Reason 4! You can buy the full version or upgrade today worldwide from your favorite retailer (here is a list), or from the PropShop on Propellerhead’s site. Try it yourself…
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Halo 3 Launches + Video of Composer Marty O’Donnell Talking About Halo 3 Score
I was just flipping through the channels and saw G4’s Halo 3 Countdown Launch which offered live coverage of the product launch in New York city. Master chief just handed the first copy to someone who’d been standing in line for a very long time – so it looks like Halo 3 has officially launched.…
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Cakewalk Ships Sonar 7 – Links to use While Their Website is in Flux
Article update: Looks like Cakewalk now has their site in order. Of course the product info and links in this post still apply. Cakewalk has released Sonar 7 although their web site seems to be in flux regarding this version and they didn’t even get a press release out before posting the kit (perhaps they…
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Propellerhead Software Announces Worldwide Producer Conferences
The makers of Propellerhead Reason have announced a series of Producers Conferences taking place worldwide. These conferences offer a broad set of creative clinics and interactive classes for computer musicians conducted by "top artists and producers". The schedule below was posted on http://www.propellerheads.se/procon/ and contains the lineup for the Los Angeles conference. Use this link…
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Make Your Own Episode with the Battlestar Galactica Videomaker Toolkit
Okay this is a little off-topic but but I know that many of you who work with digital music also to digital video. The producers of Battlestar Galactica have released a free videomaker toolkit at http://www.scifi.com/battlestar/videomaker/. The toolkit contains video and audio assets from the show. The premise is that you could record your own…
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Propellerhead Preview – Thor semi-modular synthesizer
At Winter NAMM 2007, Propellerhead software showed a technology preview of a new synthesizer for Reason called Thor. This synthesizer will be available in an upcoming version of Reason. According to Propellerhead, "Thor is a semi-modular synthesizer built around exchangeable components such as oscillators and filters, and a very comprehensive modulation matrix." Click here to…
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M-Audio New Products at Winter NAMM 2007
M-Audio has created a single web page with information on all the products they announced at Winter NAMM 2007. On this page they announced:– Torq Xponent (DJ Control Surface)– Studiophile™ AV 40 and AV 20 powered speakers – Virtual String Machine from GForce– KikAxxe ARP Axxe synthesizer VST– KeyRig 49 USB Keyboard– Mobile Laptop Studio…
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Image-Line, the makers of FL Studio and Various Plug-ins are Having a Huge 50% off Sale on Many Items – 24 Hours Only!
Image-Line, the makers of FL Studio and Various Plug-ins are Having a Huge 50% off Sale on Many Items – 24 Hours Only! Some items are slashed even more. If you are in the market for DirectWave, Sytrus, Toxic III, or Juice Pack this is probably the best deal your going to get. Looks like…
Mark Mosher 