These days, recording studios can be set up just about anywhere. For the producer, a home studio offers high-quality equipment just a few footsteps away and eliminates the need to travel to an outside location. Artists, along with their team of songwriters, musicians, producers, and engineers, even record on the [...]
Sound is one of those aspects that is always open to interpretation and always accompanied by multiple opinions. One recording, especially in unfinished form, might sound “great” to some ears and muddy to others. But, before a track hits the radio or iTunes, a general consensus is necessary, and poor-quality [...]
Out of experience, I can attest that, when it comes to making music, there are musicians and there are producers. But while the guy who knows his way around the recording studio equipment can attempt to learn piano and theory enough to write a decent synth line, the musician is [...]
If you are at all familiar with DJ apps, you’ve probably heard of djay from Algoriddim. Touted as the #1 DJ app on iTunes, djay was the winner of the 2011 Apple Design Award. Prior to this review, my only previous experience with djay was a quick 5 minute session [...]
Modern music, and that includes EDM and nearly all other genres, has gone through a push-pull relationship with the past. In modern times, producers strive for the most convenient, quick, and lightweight digital technology, be it a laptop and a USB device for DJing or an iPad, but long for [...]
A couple of years ago, I had the chance to test out Mixvibes Cross, a full featured DVS system from the French company Mixvibes. Although I was skeptical at first, I ended up being very impressed by the quality and stability of the product. More recently, Mixvibes announced its first [...]
The iPad has appeared to be the next step for DJing technology since 2010. At the time, on a crude level, multiple apps for samples, sequencing, and other functions could be run simultaneously to create music on the fly. But, technology has moved at a rapid pace since then. Not [...]
In a world full of DJ apps for $9.99 or less, a $47.99 app definitely stands out. DJ Player by iMect Ltd is one such app. DJ Player advertises itself as a “PREMIUM DJing solution for iOS devices.” Well, it already has the premium price tag, but is this merely [...]
Ultraísta, the multimedia trio comprised of vocalist/artist Laura Bettinson and multi-instrumentalist/producers Nigel Godrich and Joey Waronker are pleased to announce their self-titled debut album will be released on November 5th through I Am Fortified. Founded in London in 2011 on a mutual love of Afrobeat, electronic and dance music, visual art and tequila, Ultraísta has created 10 tracks of exquisitely crafted [...]
There’s an area between being simply a DJing enthusiast and a full-fledged professional, one that calls for higher-quality gear but is filled with low-paying gigs. Behringer’s NOX series DJ Mixers, particularly the NOX606, breach that gray zone. One of the more affordable but still professional options, NOX606 and the rest [...]