New Yorkers: PARTY HAS MOVED! We are at Veranda, 130 7th ave at the corner of 10th st. Five minute walk. Love had no power(!)
The bar will still be open… we’ll need it.
And we’re still giving away a laptop.
Tomorrow when I’m not on my phone keyboard I can reflect on the irony of not having electricity for a CDM party.
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NYC Party Has Moved to 7th St and 10th Ave
A monome-like grid controller built for Live, shipping in November for $199 – and I’ve got a first hands-on look with the hardware.
The feature that makes Ableton Live Ableton Live has always been its Session View, an array of Lego-like blocks of music triggering samples and patterns. In the grand tradition of the MPC, mapping hardware controls that make music non-linear has been a major theme of computer music, leading to the monome and the Tenori-On. Usually, consumer gear has only combined these with traditional drum pads, knobs, or faders.
Enter the Novation Launchpad. It’s $199. It’s a grid controller and nothing else, with a set of on/off buttons in an 8
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Puremagnetik Releases Phazeform Volume 1
Oh No, Madlib ’s brother, has been in the lab working on a instrumental album based on all Ethiopian samples.
Prime Loops has releases Analogue Synthesis & Indigo House Grooves , two new downloadable sample libraries. Analogue Synthesis is a collection of 1.1 GB of phat & classic analogue synth samples. With the rise of VST, and softsynth emulations of analogue sounds, this sample pack delivers the analogue side. Those seeking a more authentic, warm feel to their tracks will find this collection of 50+ Synths useful having been made with sought after synths; these include legendary synthesizers such as the Roland Alpha Juno, Roland Juno-106, Roland MKS-10, Polyvox, Korg Mono/Poly, Korg Poly-800 and many others. Each of the 590 Multi-Samples have been recorded with great attention to detail and presented in 24-bit audio. No extra effects or processing have been added to the samples to fully preserve their natural warmth as they were intended to sound. Inside, you will find a selection of powerful sounds such as Classic Basses, Cutting Synths, Sweeping Pads, Rich Chords and Solid Stabs covering the full spectrum, and each sound hand been hand picked as a classic having been used on countless hits. Indigo House Grooves “compliments the extraordinary” combining a wide range of genres. This new sample collection 500mb deep, and inside you will find over 350 24-bit loops, all of which integrate into 20 professional construction kits made with true analogue warmth, and high-end outboard studio mastering articles. If you are looking to get a feel for this sample pack, have a listen to the audio demo; this showcases some of the grooves. This demo is only a small taster of the content to be found inside, and as you’ve come to expect with all Prime Loops releases, Indigo House Grooves is completely royalty free and available in a wide variety of downloadable formats, these include Wav, Acid Loops, Ableton Live Pack, Apple Loops, Akai MPC and many more. This release is suited to artists & producers of Deep House, Tech House, Ambient House, Experimental, Techno, Trance, Electronica and other electronic music genres. Analogue Synthesis and Indigo House Grooves are available in various formats for respectively
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Gear4music Releases Full Size Digital Grand Piano