From the beginning, the French have made some huge contributions to the electronic music scene. Musical visionaries from Pierre Schaeffer to Daft Punk, and thinktanks like the venerable IRCAM have been responsible for some of the most vibrant and enduring developments in the ways we use machines to interact with [...]
From humble beginnings nearly a decade ago, Ableton Live has matured into a very serious DAW and performance platform with an army of slavering fans worldwide. On stage, it’s used by a breathtaking roll call of diverse artists from Sasha, Daft Punk and Deadmau5 to Jan Jalinek, Jamie Lidell and [...]
Right from their earliest days, Apple's iDevices have been seen as potential tools for new media applications. Music apps were among the first available and, thanks to some runaway successes and great innovations, have grown in number and sophistication in the years since. It's no surprise, then, to see some [...]
Pioneer's Pro DJ line has built a solid reputation on well-designed, high quality equipment, and in particular its CDJ line has earned its place in that most worn of marketing catchphrases, the Industry Standard. For years they've been the choice of many of the world's biggest clubs and, it follows, [...]
Marketing powerhouse Red Bull’s early forays into the iDevice app markets have been centered around their high profile sporting sponsorships – F1 racing, breakdancing, motocross. Now, they leverage their Music Academy with a suite of DJ apps for iPhone and iPad. Hyped as nothing less than professional tools, they include [...]
Now in its tenth year, Native Instruments’ Traktor has established itself as one of only a couple of torchbearers in the pro DJ software market. In what must be one of the longest version 2 updates in history, 2011 sees the iconic platform updated with a slew of new features [...]
Live has offered native support of both proprietary third party hardware, and custom user scripts for generic controllers, for many generations. More recently we’ve seen Ableton partner with a handful of manufacturers to produce some long-awaited controllers dedicated to launching clips and handling channel and macro controls. Since opening up [...]