Browsing Posts published in May, 2012

Kontrol F1 VideosThe Kontrol F1 is the definitive hardware for controlling the Remix Deck technology in Traktor Pro 2.5– the latest Traktor version included free with the F1. Check out these tutorial videos to see how the F1 can turn your DJ set into a stunning live performance.

Traktor Kontrol F1 is available now at Music Matter.

Understanding Traktor Remix Decks

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The new Mackie Blackjack driver with full Windows 7 compatibility is now online:

Mackie Blackjack

If you purchase Live 8 or Suite 8 before Thursday, May 31st, you will receive a 5 month SoundCloud Pro account for free – a value of £120.

Soundcloud Pro Ableton
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Step out from behind the mixing desk with the Mackie DL1608, a 16-channel mixer controlled wirelessly from an iPad.

Mackie’s new DL1608 mixer is a 16-channel digital mixer controlled entirely from an app on your iPad. The DL1608 hardware has 16 Onyx-class microphone preamps with individual analogue gain knobs. Of the 16 analogue input channels 12 have XLR inputs and four have combo mic/line inputs, for adding additional line-level signals. The inputs feed a Cirrus Logic 24-bit AD/DA converter, which are perfectly aligned to the Onyx preamps to provide 114dB dynamic range.

DL1608 With iPad Integration
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Numark’s 4TRAK DJ mixer, interface and control surface sets out to be the ultimate control surface and interface for Native Instruments’ Traktor 2 DJ software. The 4TRAK is built around a four-channel analogue mixer, which can be used independently from a computer. Each channel has RCA inputs and there are four additional line-level inputs, with two switchable to phono and two switchable to mic-level. Connect turntables, CD-players, MP3 players, microphones, even synthesizers to the mixer to add them to your mix. Each channel can therefore switch from an analogue source to the signal coming from Traktor.

Numark 4TRAK Review - Overhead
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The Focusrite Pro Dealership range of recording products consists of only the elite mic preamps & channel strips. All these products are available to order online from Music Matter, or collect from our Preston music shop.

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Free upgrade to Traktor Pro 2.5 with Remix Decks

The wait is over: Traktor Pro 2.5, featuring the powerful new Remix Deck™ technology, is now available. As a Traktor Pro 2 user, you can get the free update to 2.5 right now using the Service Center.

Watch Traktor Pro 2.5 in action as techno explorer Stewart Walker flexes the Remix Decks using two Traktor Kontrol F1 and his Kontrol S4. continue reading…

Toontrack EZmix 2 ReviewMix and master your own tracks hassle-free with the Toontrack EZmix 2 effects suite, built around a collection of instrument and genre-specific presets. Read on for the full EZMix 2 review.

ToonTrack’s EZmix 2 software aims to help you get the best from your recordings quickly, without having to spend years learning the intricacies of mixing. EZmix 2 comes with a huge range of effects processors, which can be easily arranged as chains on your tracks, simply by choosing from the vast collection of presets. All the effects from the previous version of EZmix are included, alongside new reverb effects, a mastering suite, a guitar and bass amplifier and cabinet simulation. continue reading…

The two ISA preamps in the Focusrite ISA Two have a lineage stretching back to the ISA 110 modules built for George Martin by Rupert Neve in 1985. The design combined the best of cutting-edge solid-state electronics with Lundahl coupling to create one of the most revered preamp designs in the world. Read the full review from Music Matter.

Focusrite ISA Two Front View

The Focusrite ISA Two Preamp will fit into any 1U rack

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