Economy of Scales: Ecler NUO4 DJ Mixer

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Economy of Scales: Edirol R-1

Economy of Scales: Edirol R-1 03/23/2005 05:36 PM

iPod is great for playback, but it's not much use when it comes to recording. Try Edirol's R-1 instead: palm-sized, integrated stereo microphone, and recording to CompactFlash. With 1GB of CF running about $70 (the R-1 costs under $400), removable media is the way to go. And as opposed to cheap consumer audio gadgets, this box records absolutely clean; even the built-in stereo mic sounds terrific (check out the audio samples). The extras are just as impressive: there's a built-in metronome and tuner for practicing, plus built-in digital effects for EQ, noise reduction, and reverb, and even software simulation of different microphone types -- you can even fake a vintage mic. When you're ready to off-load your recordings, you can plug into your computer via USB 2.0 (or use onboard digital out or analog in/out). See CDM for more details and discussion. If you're a video/audio pro, check out the hard drive-based 4-track R-4.

Peter Kirn, editor of createdigitalmusic, checks in regularly with gear too cool for only musicians to be in the know.

Economy of Scales: TC Electronic's
G-System

Economy of Scales: TC Electronic's
G-System 04/06/2005 11:31 AM

If you play guitar, get ready to drool over the slickest electronics you'll ever handle with your shoes. Guitar effects boxes are nothing new, but the sound is usually decidedly low-fi. Not so with TC Electronic's G-System, which packs TC's high-end effects, analog looping, amp switching, floor control, and other extras into a gorgeous case. One major innovation is the slick metal "switch-encoders" for editing: think knobs for your toes. If you can't afford the G-System's EUR 1395 price tag, TC also has a real-analog drive pedal for getting a vintage, gutsy sound, at EUR 275.

createdigitalmusic's Peter Kirn reports this week on hot new gear from Germany's Musikmesse conference; Europe's major music technology show.

Economy of Scales: Turntable Furniture

Economy of Scales: Turntable Furniture 04/19/2005 11:03 AM

createdigitalmusic's Peter Kirn has been out musical cool-hunting again. Here's his latest report: Who says you can't fill your home with lots of music gear and look good doing it? If you've got two turntables and a very large wad of dough, you can dock your decks in style with one of two space-age turntable tables. DUAL Furniture's floating coffins are suspended to avoid rumble, though you're more likely to put them in your home because they look cool. You should be able to mount it properly for stability, but if you want your decks more grounded, the alien-pod DJ Kreemy Table (street just under $3000) was good enough for a Queer Eye episode. Both of these are designed for vinyl turntables, of course—leave the iPods at home [Or at least on a different table! -Ed.]. Thanks to Max and Wally for the tips.

A picture of the super-slick DJ Kreemy table after the jump.

Economy of Scales: A Tale of Two DJ
Mixers

Economy of Scales: A Tale of Two DJ
Mixers 04/14/2005 01:25 PM

Is the future of digital DJing iPods or vinyl?

Yes, says Numark. Aside from apparently working on a concept for a DJ mixer that would integrate iPods, allowing you to scratch right from your portable player (as reported earlier today), Numark continues to beef up its options for hard-core vinyl DJs. Witness the analog-digital hybrid Numark 5000FX (also via scratchworx): this monster can connect three turntables, 6-9 line inputs from devices like laptops, 2 microphones, and output to headphones and multiple line outs. (Beck might have to update the lyrics of the song.) With the $895 5000FX, you can mix, flip, reverse, chop, sample, scratch, beat-match, [rub it down, onoes! -ed.] and add rhythmic echo and other effects. That's not to say that iPod DJing has to be any less musical—real DJ features for the iPod could challenge DJs to get their chops up.

createdigitalmusic's Peter Kirn regularly reports on digital music trends for Gizmodo.

Economy of Scales: Tune Plug

Economy of Scales: Tune Plug 03/17/2005 03:51 AM

While record labels and publishers are locked in lawsuits and legal hair-pulling, independent artists are using Creative Commons (CC) licenses as a new publicity tool: keep your copyright, but let consumers copy or even sample your song. Your next Flash Drive might even have albums on it (or is that the other way around?): indie online label Magnatune and manufacturer Hana Micro have loaded up the TunePlug USB drive with ten albums under a CC license. The first 'volume' starts at $19.99; the $69.99 512MB model has all ten albums on it pre-loaded. More details on CDM.

Peter Kirn, editor of createdigitalmusic, checks in regularly with gear too cool for only musicians to be in the know.

Economy of Scales: iControl for
GarageBand

Economy of Scales: iControl for
GarageBand 04/08/2005 10:39 AM

M-Audio's new iControl (info in German at M- Audio; English analysis at createdigitalmusic) is hardware for controlling Apple's GarageBand music software. It's designed just for GarageBand, down to the fake wood-paneled sides of Apple's interface. Buttons let you set up playback and recording, a big jog wheel and transport controls lets you move around your song with ease, and physical knobs control track volume. Best of all, you can adjust individual track parameters like effects via custom buttons. It's all plug-and-play: connect via USB and GarageBand recognizes the device, no drivers required (thanks to USB class-compliance). Control surfaces have been tightly integrated with applications like this before, but usually on high-end boxes: M-Audio scores a first for an entry-level music interface. Expect a US price under $200.

What does this mean for the leaked Asteroid information that launched legal action by Apple? Not much: the Asteroid was an audio interface, whereas this box is just for control, not audio. That said, check the uncanny similarity to a user-created mockup of a GarageBand control surface posted here on Gizmodo during the flurry of Asteroid activity in November.

Economy of Scales: Groove with Your
Fingers and USB

Economy of Scales: Groove with Your
Fingers and USB 03/17/2005 03:51 AM

Hip-hop, rap, and electronic music changed forever in 1988. That was the year Akai introduced its legendary MPC-60 sampler/groovebox. Computers have looked enviously at music hardware ever since -- and no, clicking a 4x4 grid of drum pads on a screen with your mouse is not the same as doing it physically. But computers are about to strike back: M-Audio's upcoming USB-powered Trigger Finger (see CDM for details) costs just US$199, works with Mac and PC, and doesn't even need drivers. (via GearJunkie) If your fingers are itching to groove, this could be for you. Just start thinking about what your new DJ / hip-hop moniker will be. I'm opting for DJ Procrastinate, so that's taken.

Peter Kirn, editor of createdigitalmusic, checks in regularly with gear too cool for only musicians to be in the know.

Economy of Scales: Electronic Music, 50
Years Ago

Economy of Scales: Electronic Music, 50
Years Ago 04/12/2005 11:31 AM

createdigitalmusic's Peter Kirn goes retro to celebrate the 50th anniversary of either the first music synthesizer or the first failed automatic lounge music generator.

Before the likes of Bob Moog made electronic music accessible even to non-geeky rock-and-rollers, there was the RCA synthesizer. RCA's Mark I was a three-ton behemoth the record honchos at RCA Victor hoped would automatically churn out lounge music. It didn't, so Columbia and Princeton grabbed a successor and profs like Milton Babbit used it for electronic serial music. (No big record hits; sorry, RCA.) Significantly, it also fired up Otto Luening, one of Moog's first customers.

Economy of Scales: Dave Smith's Xmas
Surprise

Economy of Scales: Dave Smith's Xmas
Surprise 01/03/2005 10:33 AM

Once a week, createdigitalmusic's Peter Kirn checks in with favorite music equipment picks. This week brings a new keyboard from pioneer Dave Smith; it's not even out yet, but blinking blue lights, lots of knobs, and the combination of two generations of synthesis technology with both analog and digital circuitry might make even a non-musician salivate.

Economy of Scales: Hip, Affordable
Analog-style Instruments

Economy of Scales: Hip, Affordable
Analog-style Instruments 04/05/2005 02:11 PM

Music has gone vintage-chic. Fat, bleep-y 60s- and 70s-era synthesis sounds are hot, and it's no fad—classic electronic sounds are here to stay. Audio electronics inventor Bob Moog is now a virtual God, with a movie and soundtrack out. But maybe you can't afford shelling out a few grand for the original, or $2000+ for a new Moog synth. And you don't want to have to boot your computer just to make music with a software instrument. Take heart: new hardware rivals software for sound quality and even price.

Economy of Scales: Smart AV Smart
Console

Economy of Scales: Smart AV Smart
Console 12/24/2004 12:16 PM

Once a week, createdigitalmusic's Peter Kirn highlights drool-worthy music and audio creation equipment, from essential to oddball. This week's computer audio control surface, invented by a former magician and priced like a yacht, hits the oddball end.

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color mixer for vga (16 colors) - the class create a form for change backgroundcolor

Mixer Photos

Mixer Photos 08/17/2004 09:02 PM
I've just posted photos from last week's mixer to my personal TypePad weblog. It was a great success and we...

Milk Moo Mixer

Milk Moo Mixer 10/30/2003 09:15 AM
Moo Mixer is a very cool interactive music mixer courtesy of the British Columbia Dairy Foundation. Incidentally, they say that cow s are music lovers and will provide up to 3% more milk while listening to music.

Acoustica MP3 Audio Mixer v2.471

Acoustica MP3 Audio Mixer v2.471 04/16/2004 07:48 PM
Whether you're a DJ or just creating cool mix CDs, this tool is for you! Mix MP3s, record your own, set volume fades and pans via a simple graphical interface. Exports to RealAudio, MP3, WMA and wave files. Most importantly, this software is so easy that you can focus on creativity instead of technical details. [Shareware $24.95 7 Days 1.89 MB]

Prototype iPod DJ mixer

Prototype iPod DJ mixer 04/14/2005 10:38 AM
David Pescovitz: At the Musikmesse show in Frankfurt, Numark showed a prototype iPod DJ Mixer. Image left is a rendering and here is a photograph of an early physical prototype. Link (via Gizmodo and WebBeatZ)

Web Log Mixer 1.0 Beta 1 Released

Web Log Mixer 1.0 Beta 1 Released 02/10/2004 09:24 PM

Numark's iPod DJ Mixer

Numark's iPod DJ Mixer 04/14/2005 10:03 AM

Apparently at the Musikmesse show Numark was showing off this prototype iPod DJ mixer, but didn't want people to take photos. Unfortunately, they hadn't bothered to mention that until a few days after the show started, so German hip-hop site WebBeatz has some basic information. There's not a lot to know off hand, but it's sort of self-explanatory.

Analysis: Prototype Numark iPod DJ Mixer [CreateDigitalMusic via Engadget]

High IP3 FET Mixer for 2.5 and 3G PCS
Receivers and Transmitters

High IP3 FET Mixer for 2.5 and 3G PCS
Receivers and Transmitters 08/04/2004 01:32 PM
3G Aug 4 2004 3:31PM GMT

Girl 2.0 updated; loop mixer

Girl 2.0 updated; loop mixer 03/19/2003 10:26 PM

Monolithic mixer aims for 3G basestation
radios

Monolithic mixer aims for 3G basestation
radios 06/29/2004 05:40 AM
Electronics Talk Jun 29 2004 9:20AM GMT

Linux-powered Mobile Cocktail Mixer

Linux-powered Mobile Cocktail Mixer 12/05/2003 11:15 PM
weissi writes "You remember the slashdot.org story Linux-based Bar-Monkey? We found it pretty cool, but it has/had problems: definitely too big, and no plans ...

Six Log: Movable Type 3.1 Sneak Peek
Mixer Details

Six Log: Movable Type 3.1 Sneak Peek
Mixer Details 09/01/2004 10:07 AM
If you're in San Fran, you can meet Six Apart, peek at MT3.1 and get free drinks too! .. the Movable Type 3.1 sneak peek shindig .. mt 3.1 preview and mixer

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Up- and downconverting SiGe mixer is
tailored for 2.5G/3G base stations

Up- and downconverting SiGe mixer is
tailored for 2.5G/3G base stations 12/29/2004 10:13 PM
RF Design Dec 30 2004 12:54AM GMT

Movable Type 3.1 Sneak Peek Mixer
Details

Movable Type 3.1 Sneak Peek Mixer
Details 12/17/2004 06:43 PM
So here are the details for our Movable Type 3.1 Sneak Peek mixer. Please be sure to RSVP if you...

Movable Type 3.1 Sneak Peak Mixer
Details

Movable Type 3.1 Sneak Peak Mixer
Details 08/05/2004 05:30 PM
So here are the details for our Movable Type 3.1 Sneak Peak mixer. Please be sure to RSVP if you...

"Navistar starts marketing cement
mixer-based truck that dwarfs the Hummer
and the F-350."

"Navistar starts marketing cement
mixer-based truck that dwarfs the Hummer
and the F-350." 09/14/2004 03:36 AM

"PHP Scales"

"PHP Scales" 07/05/2004 09:38 AM

IBM scales up NAS gateway

IBM scales up NAS gateway 01/27/2004 09:12 AM
Computer Weekly Jan 27 2004 1:09PM GMT

Overture scales down its switches

Overture scales down its switches 01/26/2004 03:02 PM
CNET Jan 26 2004 6:28PM GMT

USB Scales Keep Statistics, Never Judge

USB Scales Keep Statistics, Never Judge 04/13/2004 09:52 AM
JOEL JOHNSON -- Dottocomu mentions a set of bathroom scales with an integrated pedometer that also serves as a storage device for transferring personal weight and body fat statistics to your PC. The scales seem to use the bioelectrical impedance method for determining body fat percentages, which has found to...

Linux v2.6 Scales the Enterpris

Linux v2.6 Scales the Enterpris 02/13/2004 05:14 PM

IBM Scales the Vertical Industry

IBM Scales the Vertical Industry 09/13/2004 09:19 AM
The IBM Software Group executes an aggressive middleware program for vertical industries.

Scales tip with tiniest mass yet

Scales tip with tiniest mass yet 03/30/2005 05:47 PM
Scientists weigh a cluster of xenon atoms at just a few billionths of a trillionth of a gram, or a few zeptograms.

HP Scales Up StorageWorks for Linux

HP Scales Up StorageWorks for Linux 06/22/2004 05:31 PM
The HP StorageWorks Scalable File Share system is capable of distributing files in parallel while sharing bandwidth from dozens to hundreds of clustered servers.

Britain scales back

Britain scales back 09/20/2004 10:42 AM
Its main combat force in Iraq is to be reduced by about a third during a routine troop rotation in October.

Playing the Internet scales

Playing the Internet scales 03/13/2003 10:15 AM

David Rosenblum

Rohit Khare

I was in the audience at BrainShare '95 when Bob Frankenburg -- then president and CEO of Novell -- conjured up a vision of billions of connected devices. My refrigerator magnets still don't receive weather reports, but when they do, we'll need something like PreCache to make them work. At the same time, I keep recalling Rohit Khare's joke at last year's Emerging Technology Conference. The real integration challenge, he said, is in Layers 8 and 9 of the OSI stack: economic and political. That scale's in a different key, and we'll have to learn to play that one, too. Ful l story at InfoWorld.com]

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SAS App Significantly Scales Forecasting

SAS App Significantly Scales Forecasting 09/27/2004 06:53 AM
SAS Institute Inc. is pushing the limits of forecasting up and out with a new application that extends into the millions the number of products.

Tellabs scales back AFC buy

Tellabs scales back AFC buy 09/07/2004 07:41 PM
The communications equipment maker scales back the size of its purchase of Advanced Fibre Communications.
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