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Novation has announced MiniNova, an amazingly powerful but compact synthesizer that packs never-seen-before features, including push-button Animate controls and Novation's brand new voice effect: VocalTune™. Key Features: 37-note mini-keys synth with custom-designed Novation keybed. Extremely powerful sound and effects engines from Novation’s flagship UltraNova synth. New VocalTune feature with feature-packed [...]
Like the mythological 12th Planet (popularized by controversial author Zecharia Sitchin), our 12th Planet flies perpendicular to the system. His beats are off axis and his subsonic frequencies send you into your own orbit. America's first king of dubstep is ready for impact. A behind the scenes look at 12th [...]
As digital DJing – also called controllerism – becomes more legitimate and less scoffed at or stigmatized, such professionals need quality equipment. A controller, mixer, or combination device should not just play digital files and allow for basic manipulation; instead, the equipment must take this technology to the next level. [...]
Experimental soul duo Mahon have created a neo-diaspora traversing the ethereal sounds of Ireland and the gritty beats of suburban New York. The duo have collided into the music landscape flirting with high fashion and expressive art, conjuring a mysticism within the electronic genre. The marriage between their organic song [...]
Krewella is an electro group from Chicago comprised of sisters Jahan and Yasmine Yousaf joined by producer Rain Man. Making their debut in the summer of 2011, the trio instantly exploded onto the electro scene with their genre defying releases. Seamlessly merging infectious melodies with snarling dubstep drops, Krewella defies [...]
The Numark Mixdeck is taken a step further with the Mixdeck Quad. Already a solid device, the standard Mixdeck, which Crossfadr reviewed in September 2011, is an all-inclusive DJing system that takes all audio media into consideration. As a two-channel mixer with 2 CDJ decks, an iPod dock, two RCA [...]
When it comes to a DJ’s setup, the equipment for making and creating the sounds – be it a turntable, CDJ, or laptop with a controller – is the most essential component. Nevertheless, what separates a great DJ from merely a good one is his or her attention to details. [...]
We have a quick chat with Aussie DJ Rachel Andrews, top 10 finalist in EMI’s ‘She Can DJ’ project and resident at ‘Motel’ Club in Melbourne. M: So Rachel, how did you first get into DJ’ing? Rachel: I was working behind the bar at a club in Canberra and used to [...]
Yan Wagner is a young French-American artist. He was born and still lives in Paris but made his first solo appearances during an extended stay in New York City in 2008-2009. He writes and performs all his songs, merging electronic beats and sounds with a low and crooning voice. His [...]