Cool Kick Starter project: The Motion Synth

This morning I found an e-mail from Native Instruments announcing the new Machine Studio and hardware controller. I knew that Machine was transforming into more than just a groove box, and already had a lot of DAW features. What I did not know, or just overlooked on the big internet, was that they would come with this awesome hardware controller that looks to me of being spot on for the electronic music producer.

As promised last week, a short demonstration video of the ProDJ Link 2 MIDI software using Ableton Live and a CDJ-2000. Courtesy of Ömer Soy.

I love to use Ableton Live for loops and acapella snippets, all synced into a live set. With MIDI sync you can use the software with most DJ software like Traktor. Traktor got all kinds of new features over the last two years that cover a lot of the functionality from Ableton Live, so that sync has become less important and Serato has the Bridge. But like a lot of other DJs out there I prefer to use the Pioneer CDJ-2000 system. And that one doesn’t sync with Ableton Live…or does it?

While the website of Native Instruments says it won’t be available before tomorrow, my pre-order arrived today: Native Instruments Komplete 9 Ultimate

Today I got a message from a colleague about printing your own records with a 3D Printer. The idea comes from Amanda and is really cool. Using today’s digital technology to create something from the analog era.

I would like to wish everyone all my fellow DJs and party people a great 2013!

Looking at the start screen of the Rekordbox iPhone App there are a number of options. Import music, connect to Rekordbox, Prepare music with the App itself and load to CDJ. The last option looks appealing, it would brings new functionality to the CDJ-900 and CDJ-2000. But does it work?

A lot of people are frustrated by the fact that the development of Rekordbox is going slow. Features request are on very low priority and bugs take a long time to get fixed. On top of that Pioneer is very reserved in handing out information giving the impression that they don’t have major plans for Rekordbox.

First impressions of Rekordbox on my iPhone are good. Hope to test the full workflow tonight.