The Legend Returns Fairlight CMI-30A Prototype to be Revealed At NAMM

The official press release:"-Production prototype of the Fairlight CMI 30th Anniversary Edition debuts tomorrow at NAMM- $20,000 ‘vintage sampler’ faithfully recreates the look and feel of the 80’s classic which changed the course of music- Peter Gabriel, Kate Bush, Jean-Michel Jarre, Stevie Wonder, Herbie Hancock and many other icons of the eighties made musical history using their Relative News

M-Audio Torq controller at the NAMM

Amongst other products, Torq is one of the new products M-Audio (AVID) will be showing at the NAMM. We don\'t know for sure if it is a updated Torq Xponent or a new Torq DJ controller. Details will be released any day now. The pictures below are... Relative News

[NAMM] DigiTech Guitar & Bass Amps

DigiTech announced the introduction of its first guitar and bass amplifiers at NAMM 2011(Booth #212A). Relative News

NAMM Preview: Open Labs Intros SoundSlate Pro Music Computer

Open Labs is introducing the SoundSlate Pro rack-mountable music computer at the 2011 NAMM Show. Here’s what they have to say about the SoundSlate Pro: The SoundSlate PRO combines the latest in computer technolgy with proprietary software and design, delivering the next logical evolution in integrated music-creation and open-platform innovation. The SoundSlate PRO is your [...] Relative News

Moog Music Phatty Tuner: Alternate Scale Editor For Slim Phatty And Little Phatty

At the 2011 Winter NAMM Show, Moog Music introduced Phatty Tuner -- alternate scale editor software (Mac / Win) for the Slim Phatty and Little Phatty.read more Relative News

[WinterNAMM 2011] Take a closer look at the Pioneer DDJ-S1 - Video

Pioneer and Serato yesterday introduced the DDJ-S1, a new DJ controller for Serato ITCH software. Combining Pioneer’s renowned DJ hardware design with world leading software development by Serato, the DDJ-S1 offers familiarity, innovation and... Relative News

Ronnie James Dio's Father Dies At 92

Pat Padavona, the father of legendary heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio, passed away peacefully on December 28, 2010 at Cortland Care Center in Cortland, New York. Relative News

NAMM: Bob Moog Foundation & Spectrasonics Collaboration

via The Bob Moog Foundation on Facebook"We are back from a TERRIFIC Jam Cruise (stay tuned for photos & report) and off to Winter NAMM 2011. If you will be attending NAMM, come see us at booth 6100, where we are graciously hosted by Moog Music Inc. Michelle will also be giving daily sneak peek presentations with Eric Persing of Spectrasonics on an upcoming c...ollaboration. Check it out daily in Relative News

How to Create Amazing Bass Patterns for Electronic Music

// Twice a month we revisit some of our reader favorite posts from throughout the history of Audiotuts+. This tutorial was first published in September 2008. Following my tutorial on creating a house drum track we received requests for information on creating bass lines, lead sounds, FX and arrangements. So, over the coming weeks I will be supplying step-by-step tutorials, demonstrating possible techniques for completing an electronic house track. I will build on the track in each tutorial so you can see things develop and make the Logic project available at each stage. Even though these tutorials are completed in Logic Pro 8 and in a one particular style of house, the techniques are very much generic and can be applied to any software and genre of dance music. Note: this tutorial contains embedded audio that will not display in a feed reader. Click back to the site to read the tutorial with audio or download the Play Pack at the end of the tut. 1. Choose your weapon Once... Relative News

Audio Apps – The Mac App Store Day 1

// The Mac App Store has just opened, and the first day was an unqualified success, with the download of over a million apps. What will the app store mean for audio software, and the future of the Mac? We have a look at the audio apps available on Day 1. There has been concern expressed over whether the app store is right for audio. It isn’t the right platform (in its current state) for the sale of plugins. And there is concern about the huge margins Apple make from other people’s software. Yet there are already 76 apps in the “Music” category of the store. There are also fears about whether Apple will make the Mac a closed shop by forcing all apps to be sold through the app store at some point in the future. But that remains to be seen. For now, the Mac App Store is a convenient way for Apple users to discover, install and update software. Let’s have a look at what’s available. By the way, you install the app store on your Mac by doing a standard System Update from the... Relative News