Maschine has quickly gained market-share within the global sampling community. Here, F-Major at the NativeInstruments talks about how to sample with the Maschine. If you’re new to the Maschine, you’ll notice that it does not have any audio inputs to record or sample directly into it. As the video demonstrates, you’ll utilize your existing audio [...]

The amazing team over at Intua has released a fresh new version of its flagship BeatMaker app for the iPhone, iPod Touch and the iPad. it’s that simple!

The Mobile Music Madness happens again with Intua dropping a fresh new version of its amazing BeatMaker app for the iPhone, iPod Touch and the iPad. BeatMaker 2 is $19.99/15.99€/£11.99/¥2300 and is available on the iTunes App Store. Notable features include: – Up to 128 trigger pads: 16 pads over 8 different banks – “Live” [...]

Cut in 2006, this is becoming a growingly popular documentary covering J-Dilla’s impact on popular Hip Hop culture. The film is directed by Brian “B.Kyle” Atkins for Gifted Films. Long live the Dillegacy!

A lot of buzz has been circulating for about a year and now you know its here. The iPad. There are so many possibilities. We already know it plays HD video and can do what an iPod can with a larger screen. It has greater potential for interfaces because of the extra space to put [...]

After having a long discussion with SB, on why big companies such as AKAI, Propellerhead, Steinberg, etc haven’t released anything for the iPhone Platform, here comes AKAI with not only an iPhone App but also a MIDI controller…for the iPhone! Check out this demo of the new AKAI iPK25 and SynthStation Studio for your iPhone/iPod [...]

It is possible to control the Faders, Solo and Mute (etc) in Logic 8 with your iPhone as well as have them update on the iPhone when they are changed in Logic 8 itself. This gives you virtual motorized faders. I have done this and it worked by converting OSC (Open Sound Control) Commands into [...]

For a Sourced Review of the AKAI LPD8 click here. The AKAI LPD8 is a direct competitor to the Korg Nano Series of mini drum pad controllers for virtual music environments. The LPD8 looks like it could also be an alternative to the bigger MPD series by AKAI. Of course, this piece of gear will [...]

The following article is an Overview of the AKAI MPD18 – For a Sourced Review of the AKAI MPD18 click here! AKAI Professional has squeezed its popular MPD USB/MIDI Controller Series into a much simpler, compact device with its new MPD18 USB/MIDI Controller. Here’s a breakdown of its core components: PADS Just as with its [...]