Jun
21
2007
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M-Audio Torq Xponent Now Shipping

M-Audio Torq Xponent
M-Audio announced that it is shipping Torq Xponent, its integrated hardware/software DJ performance and production system. The Torq Xponent system brings traditional CD DJ-style control and mixing to the world of computer-based DJing.
Torq Xponent is a hardware/software system that is both an advanced MIDI control surface for Torq DJ software and a four-output USB audio interface — including two stereo RCA outputs and a standard 1⁄4” headphone output with cueing. The Xponent’s controls enables DJs to perform a variety of tasks from a single surface, eliminating the need to adjust most onscreen parameters with a touchpad or keyboard. The unit’s mixer section allows users to deliver a dynamic DJ performance with the same feel and response as a standard hardware mixer.For DJ CD player-style control, Xponent includes two touch-sensitive scratch wheels for scratching, speeding up and slowing down the playback of digital files. For in-depth control over Torq, Xponent adds 64 assignable backlit buttons (including Play, Cue, Seek, Loop, Key and Sync controls), two volume sliders, eight assignable knobs for effect control and two 100mm pitch sliders. The built-in touchpad/assignable X/Y controller gives users command over the mouse or the effects in Torq, so they never need to take their hands off the unit in the middle of a performance. Level and progress LED meters round out all the pro features that DJs expect.

Torq DJ software for Mac and PC is designed to work with Xponent; every Xponent control is pre-mapped to its corresponding Torq function. All hardware controls are located exactly where DJs expect them to be, making Torq Xponent easy and intuitive from the first use. The transition into digital DJing could not be simpler.

Torq Xponent provides VST effect compatibility and easily assignable hardware controls make it easy to turn plug-ins into expressive live performance tools. DJs can call up a flanger effect and layer on beat-synced LFOs — or mix in feedback loops from a delay effect and control it all from the assignable knobs on Xponent. The system also provides everything needed to loop, reorder and remix tracks on the fly. With built-in controls for looping as well as a 16-cell, tempo-synced performance sampler, Torq makes it possible to grab loops and one-shot samples and drop them wherever they’re desired, all while staying in perfect sync with the mix.

Torq DJ software allows users to cue, beat-match and mix all the important digital audio file formats, including MP3, AIFF, WAV, WMA, Apple Lossless and AAC. Torq locates and catalogs all digital song files – including iTunes – into a quickly searchable database that resides on the computer’s hard drive. This enables DJs to pull up the perfect track or change up their set in an instant. In addition, Torq can interface with any ReWire-compatible host application. This makes it easy to route the output of Torq to a program like Pro Tools M-Powered or Ableton Live and explore even more performance, production and sound design possibilities. When ReWired to a host application, the tempo of Torq automatically locks to the current session tempo, so users never have worry about syncing playback between Torq and their preferred DAW. Xponent also lets users quickly gain control over any software application that supports MIDI learn functionality.

M-Audio’s Torq Xponent is now available and costs $749.95

More information on M-Audio Torq Xponent

via: FutureMusic

Written by djnth in: DJ Equipment, Hardware, Software |
Jun
21
2007
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Alan Wilder of Depeche Mode Talks About His New Recoil CD

Alan Wilder Recoil

Alan Wilder talks about life on the road and playing live with Depeche Mode, his new CD recorded with a Blues vocalist he discovered by doing a Google search, and about his personal life.

Check out this great interview by the Skrufff crew: HERE

Written by djnth in: DJs & Producers, Music |
Jun
11
2007
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Free Sub-Bass VST Instrument

de la Mancha’s free subhuman virtual sub bass synth now at v2.0. The two oscillator synth was designed for a singular purpose to create: “low down and dirty sub bass, jus’ like momma used to make.” The de la Mancha collective invites you to “take it down a few octaves for that deep subby hum you want so bad. Change the waveform of Osc 2 to add a little grit, make it wobble with the tempo-sync LFO and really dirty things up with some drive.”

Version 2.0 now includes MIDI learn, tempo sync LFO, LFO attack/release envelope, pulse width adjust for Osc2 and LFO, mono/poly options with envelope retrigger and portamento, ADSR in ms, sync osc2 to osc1, overdrive, new GUI. Both envelopes have long attack/release times so the volume and LFO can build slowly over sustained notes.

Features:
• 2 oscillators can be detuned or synced
• LP filter
• ADSR volume envelope
• LFO with tempo sync, attack/release envelope, waveform select
• Overdrive for more dirt
• Octave selector
• MIDI CC / MIDI learn on all controls
• Mono/poly options with retrigger and portamento

Get it: de la Mancha Subhuman 2.0

via: FutureMusic

Written by djnth in: Software, Virtual Instruments |
Jun
03
2007
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Remix Contests – K90’s Classic Track “Dreamer”

DataLess Recordings LogoHere is another contest for you aspiring producers and remixologists out there.  Remix a classic track from Dataless.  Good Luck.  Post links to your remix if you care to share with everyone else.

From the contest website: 

In 2002 K90 released one of his most popular anthems to date from the critically acclaimed album Urban Anthems. The track, Dreamer with its unforgettable vocal hook and catchy synth lines made it an instant favourite with many of the worlds biggest DJ’s and won the hearts and minds of hard trance fans across the globe.

To celebrate the 5th anniversary of this classic K90 anthem, we’re offering all you budding producers out there a once in a lifetime opportunity to really put yourselves on the map by remixing the track.  

To get started simply Click Here to download your Dreamer Remix Kit and get cracking on your interpretation of the track.

Your mix can be in whatever style you want, as long as it’s dance then the top 3 remixes will be chosen to feature alongside a mix by K90 himself and released as a 4 track remix package in Autmn 2007.  

Please submit your entries to dreamer@datalessrecordings.com by either YouSendIt or small mp3 file (no bigger than 192kbps). If your mix is selected, arrangements will be made to obtain the wav file at a later date. All entries must be with us no later that August 31st 2007 with the winners being announced 2 weeks later on September 14th 2007.

Please Note: All samples contained within the Dreamer Remix Kit and any remixes made thereafter using the kit remain the property of Mark Doggett/K90/Dataless Recordings. No remix fee’s will be offered for your mixes but every effort will be made to promote you and your work which could provide a valuable springboard to a career in the music industry.

via:  DataLessRecordings.com

Written by djnth in: Giveaways, Music |

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