Premium keyboard and pad controllers created for superior software integration Cumberland, R.I. (January 24, 2013) — M-Audio has added three new Axiom AIR models to the upper echelons of their popular Axiom USB/MIDI keyboard and pad controller lineup: the Axiom AIR 61, Axiom AIR 49, and Axiom AIR 25. Created [...]
Adding to Akai Pro’s keyboard controller and portable production instrument lines, MAX25 and MPX8 give musicians groundbreaking capability in space-saving designs. Cumberland, R.I. (January 24, 2013) – Akai Professional, the name synonymous with music production, announces MPX8, a standalone SD sample launcher with MPC pads, and MAX25, an innovative USB/MIDI/CV [...]
The Warp engine at the heart of Ableton Live is designed to let you drop in audio files, and instantly sync them to the master tempo of your project. This works with anything from single drum hits to loops and samples, or even full tracks. It’s what makes Ableton different [...]
This week, artists dabble in old school, attempt to blend country and dubstep, and prove that, after a few listens, by-the-numbers progressive house gets old real fast. Chill out, feel the energy, or get out on the dance floor with many of these strong, new tunes. New This Week Velferd [...]
When it comes to recognition and record sales, 2012 was an excellent year for electronic dance music. As we have pointed out, EDM was added as a category for multiple well-known awards over the past year – the VMAs and American Music Awards – and received a more prominent spot [...]
Is bigger always better? Not always. Longer musical albums become stuffed with filler, and films verging on three hours become self-indulgent efforts only the director enjoys, like Heaven’s Gate or Kevin Costner’s The Postman. So where does bigger equipment, like the KRK RoKit Power 10-3 Studio Monitor Speakers, fall? Is [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]