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Native Instruments announces Traktor Scratch and Audio 8 DJ

Native Instruments announces Traktor Scratch and Audio 8 DJ

Traktor Scratch is a DJ system allowing you to spin your digital track collection on vinyl or CD turntables.

The Traktor Scratch system consists of a special version of Native
Instruments’ TRAKTOR software, the new AUDIO 8 DJ hardware
interface, a pair of “Instant Connect” multi-core cables, and a
set of time-code vinyls and CDs. The system utilizes a [...]


Traktor 3.2 released

Traktor 3.2 released

Native Instrument today released version 3.2 of the popular DJ tool Traktor, formerly known as Traktor DJ Studio.
Version 3.2 New Features at a Glance:

Universal Binary available – ready for Intel Macs
Drag and Drop tracks in sync from deck to deck
Even more accurate tempo detection
Autoplay in external mixer mode
Beatport 3 now available as TRAKTOR Beatport Store
Plus [...]


Songbird 0.2 Released

Songbird 0.2 Released

The new cross-platform and open source music player Songbird has reached version 0.2. Songbird 0.2 is a preview release to let developers and early birds who can’t wait for 1.0 explore Songbird’s potential.
New in 0.2:

Cross-platform support: Windows, Mac OS X and Linux
Multi-language support: 30+ languages
Play the Web: Play as you browse, Web pages as playlists
Developer [...]


Propellerhead Ships New Reason 3.0.5 a Universal Application

Propellerhead Ships New Reason 3.0.5 a Universal Application

Good news for Intel Mac owners:
Propellerhead Software AB today announced the availability of Reason 3.0.5 that offers full native compatibility with Apple’s Intel-based Macs. The new version is offered as a free download for registered users and is available at: www.propellerheads.se
I am using an Intel iMac at work and am really impressed with the performance [...]


Native Instruments released Traktor DJ Studio 3.0.2. Update

Native Instruments released Traktor DJ Studio 3.0.2. Update

Don’t know if the people at Native Instruments love us so much, but today on Valentines day they released the Traktor DJ Studio 3.0.2. Update with these new featurs and fixes:

New: Relocating tracks in Collection, also relocates within all playlists
New: Color coded highlights in Browser List Window
New: 4th MIDI/Hotkey page
Fixed: No highlights for tracks loaded [...]


Native Instruments presents TRAKTOR DJ Studio 3

Native Instruments presents TRAKTOR DJ Studio 3

Native Instruments presents TRAKTOR DJ Studio 3 – the next generation of professional DJ software which has been used for some of the Sonic Walker Mixes. New features of version 3 are the expansion from 2 to 4 playback decks, an emulation of the new, much sought-after Allen & Heath Xone:92™ 4-channel club mixer [...]


Propellerhead Software discontinues ReBirth

Propellerhead Software discontinues ReBirth

In 1997 Propellerhead Software introduced the ReBirth RB-338, a revolutionary computer software simulation of classic Roland devices – the TB-303 Bass Line Syntheziser and the TR-808 and TR-909 Rhtyhm Composer.
As of today, ReBirth has come to an end but will be given away for free. Anyone can download and use ReBirth 2.0.1. ReBirth owners can [...]


Dj Expo 2005 Amsterdam review

Dj Expo 2005 Amsterdam review

This weekend the DJ Expo opened its doors in the RAI in Amsterdam. It was quiet obvious that laptop and computer software are becoming more and more important for the DJ sceme. Stanton’s Finalscratch with Native Instruments Traktor DJ software and Ableton’s Live were shown on many booths.
Allen & Heath
Jochem Paap (Speedy J) gave [...]


Release Candidate Ableton Live 5.0b17 is online!

Release Candidate Ableton Live 5.0b17 is online!

the next beta version of Live 5 beta version is online.
This version is marked as Release Candidate 2 indicating
we come closer to the final release.
Furthermore from now the Beta is totally public, meaning
everybody can try it out.
www.ableton.com/beta
Comment: I just tested it for one hour and it is working good. For a beta preview it [...]