Tag Archives: Musik

[iOS] Steinberg Cubasis for iPad Released

Leave a reply

Steinberg just released an iOS App of Cubasis. The iOS version allows exporting projects to Cubase for Windows and Cubase for MacOSX. The GUI looks quite familiar to the desktop version of Cubase and we suppose, for Cubase users this is a real fun tool when being on the road. Via background midi/audio other iOS-Apps can be used as virtual instruments.

According to Steinborg’s website, Cubasis got these features:

  • Unlimited audio and MIDI tracks (depending on the device used)
  • Over 70 virtual instrument sounds based on HALion Sonic
  • Mixer with over 10 effect processors (insert and send effects)
  • Over 300 MIDI and audio loops
  • Virtual keyboard and virtual drum pads
  • Sample Editor and Key Editor
  • Export to Cubase, Dropbox, SoundCloud, AudioCopy & email
  • Core Audio and Core MIDI compatible hardware supported
  • Sequence other Core MIDI apps (MIDI recording only) and run Cubasis simultaneously via background audio
  • Import audio from your iTunes music library or using iTunes filesharing, use AudioPaste or set up a Wi-Fi server in Cubasis

All this sounds very appealing and the AppStore price of about 45€ seems fair aswell. The only real downside is Cubasis requires iOS 6.01. And many iPad music-app-users are still having nightmares when thinking about operating system updates. iOS 5 update from iOS 4 for instance broke compatibility to many muzaq apps and hardware devices.

[Muzaq] Ableton to Release Live 9 and Push in Q1/2013

4 Replies

abletonlogoneu2
 The Berlin based Music software company Ableton AG just announced the most anticipated update of their flagship Live and a hardware device named the Push controller. Both releases are expected to be available in the first quarter of 2013, though Ableton did not officially provide an exact release date as of yet.

According to an interview Gerhard Behles gave the Deutsche Welle in 2010, Ableton sold more than 1 million copies of Live until then.

 

Live 9 Features

  • session automation:  
    mfl_in_suite

    automation is now recorded in clips. Automation can be moved between arrangement and session view and vice versa. Edit automation with curves.
  • updated browser:
    session-auto-full

    sth. many ppl. wanted to see: searching and finding instruments, effects, samples, packs VSTs is now made easier than ever before. Instant search as you type. And sort by various categories.
  • updated and new effects:
    browser

    the effects have been reworked. Ableton added an analogue modelled Glue Compressor and a Convolution Reverb (Max4Live), Ableton updated the EQ8 to display a spectrum view and the Compressor to feature Gain Reduction
  • new features:
    compressor_gate

    audio to MIDI. Melodies and Drums can now be extracted to MIDI. Harmony-to-MIDI extracts notes and chords from audio stems.
  • Max 4 Live:  
    glue_eq8

    the integration of M4L that has started in 2009 has now been completed. M4L is now part of Ableton Live Suite
  • tons of new sounds

Continue reading →

[Muzaq] Alcoholic Faith Mission: My Eyes To See

Leave a reply

When two guys from Denmark feel it is too narrow there and they decide to move to Brooklyn, so how does this sound then? Listen carefully to “My Eyes to See”. It is taken from AFM’s upcoming Album “Let This Be the Last Night We Care” (to be released on March 5th, 2010).

Description? No, thanks this is something between post-rock, electronic and pop. Just listen, it sounds very nice. If this was mainstream pop, we could turn on the radio without having to barve again and again.

By the way, they are touring through Europe in March 2010. Check their dates here.

» Alcoholic Faith Mission…

[Muzaq] Dukes of Windsor: It’s A War

Leave a reply
[Update] Former article title: [Muzaq] Dukes of Windows: It’s A War. Yes, you’d better not ask. And no, (sadly) Microsoft is not paying us for those typos…

That’s the sound of Australians living here in Berlin. The song “It’s A War” is taken from their upcoming album “It’s A War”. Until then enjoy the latest single from the Dukes of Windsor.

YouTube might have disabled access to this song from some countries… Did we tell you about swedish VPN services yet? No? Ok, we’re gonna catch up on that soon ;-)

Links

» Wikipedia.org: Dukes of Windsor…
» MySpace.com: Dukes of Windsor…

[Muzaq] Warp 20: Creating the definitive Warp Album

Leave a reply

20th anniversary: Warp is creating the definitive Warp Album. According to the announcement the box set called Warp20 will include:

  • The 192 catalogue book: artwork of every Warp release from 1989 to August 2009
  • Warp20 (Chosen) 2 x CD: Ten songs chosen by followers on Warp20.net, ten songs chosen by Steve Beckett (Warp co-founder)
  • Warp20 (Recreated) 2 x CD: twenty brand new cover versions of Warp artists past and present (Autechre, Plaid, Luke Vibert and others)
  • Warp20 (Unheard) 3 x 10″: completely unheard tracks by Boards of Canada, Autechre, Broadcast, Elecktroids and others
  • Warp20 (Elemental) 1 x CD: mixed by Osymyso, made from sections, samples, and fragments of Warp music from the last 20 years
  • Warp20 (Infinite) 2 x 10″: hand-picked locked-groove loops from Warp tracks. 4 sides of loops for mixing fun

This definitive Box Set is now on preorder with a 15% discount until July 5th, 2009. Continental European inhabitants will pay 100€ + 10€ s/h/i.

» Warp20 tracklist…
» Warp20 preorder…

[Muzaq] Dub FX’ Album “Everthinks a Ripple”

1 Reply

You know what Dub is?! You know what beatboxing is?! Lemme tell you: I suppose you really don’t. I really love Rahzel for what he does, but I gotta tell you Dub FX is really version 2.0 of human beatboxing. I strongly recommend to watch the video below to fully understand what he does and second to get his album here asap.

Nothing more to say, but -=> o u t s t a n d i n g – a l b u m <=-

More infos:

» Buy “Everythinks a Ripple” here…
» Dub FX on the Net…

[Muzaq] Reclaim the Beats at Cassiopeia’s

Leave a reply

Whenever you visit Berlin and you like independent Techno and Electro, we got a nice hint for you. You gotta see the Cassiopeia in the Friedrichshain district. As a matter of chance our team went to the Cassiopeia place yesterday and enjoyed accidently an event named “Reclaim the Beats“.

Reclaim the Beats

To make things shorts as possible. That were by far the most intelligent sounds we’ve heard for a long time. The guys playing the records on the floor under the roof were almost half as young as we am, but we take a bow in deepest respect. You guys definitly have shown a unique taste for sounds. Reclaim the Beats is the only adequate wording for that event. We’d recommend to simply call it DIT (Demanding intelligent Techno). Information and dates of Reclaim the Beats to be found here.

Cassiopeia

The Cassiopeia is fairly unique in Berlin. It’s got three club locations, and indoor skate park, a beer garden, probably the largest climbing tower in Berlin and many more things to discover. The price of a Caipirinha is at 5€. More information to be found here…