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The latest version features enhancements and bug fixes for all Serato ITCH users with 2.1 offering improved stability
and increased performance.
Key Features of ITCH 2.1

- Simple Sync mode added for two deck controllers. For quick and easy matching of the tempo and beats of two tracks playing simultaneously.
- SP-6 Hardware control. Increased SP-6 Sample Player power, with the addition of hardware controls for each ITCH controller to trigger samples with controller cue point buttons.

Available in 64- and 32-bit versions, Le Masque: Delay is a Mac (OS X 10.4 and later; Audio Unit, VST, RTAS — Pro Tools 7.0 and later) and PC (Windows XP, Vista, and 7; VST, RTAS — Pro Tools 7.0 and later).

Some features:
- True stereo signal path (with independent right and left delay).
- MIDI Sync and Stereo Link (delay modes).
- Sync grid zone (with up to eight custom masks, each with independent length and level).
- One multimode filter (zero-delay, self-oscillating, feedback design with drive).
- Two independent envelopes (loop-able ADSR and AR with three trigger modes).
- One synchronisable multi-waveform LFO (with three reset options).
- Snap-to-grid function (to quantise mask locators on musical values).
- Swap masked/unmasked function (in realtime).
- Four clock modes (DAW, FIX,TAP temp, IN).
- Realtime temp analysis function (for live performance).

Backbeat Books, publisher of books for performers and fans who are passionate about music, has published The Home Recording Handbook ($29.99) by Dave Hunter, and is now shipping to retailers and customers.

Gone are the days when home recording was limited to four tracks of tape hiss on a cassette porta-studio. Now, limitless digital multitrack recording and a vast array of outboard effects and processors are available to anyone with a computer. Add a few other essentials such as a microphone, some headphones and monitors, and anyone can have a home studio capable of making professional recordings worthy of airplay and release. What one might not have is the know-how to harness all that vast potential, which is where The Home Recording Handbook comes in.

With their banner on Nordkeyboard Website, Nord announces a new organ without any Press Release... The best way to initiate a Buzz online!

It looks great and we can see many drawbars (+40) and a double keyboard with 61 keys each...

More informations during the NAMM (next week)!

Rig Mix allows DJs to use a traditional setup with two devices (one plugged into each of the independent channels) OR a single iOS device.

For the single iOS device setup, the output of the single device is split into dual-mono and sent to the individual channels. Additionally - for the first time on any DJ mixer - it can be used for mixing any type of audio source (mp3 players, CD players, etc.) with an iOS device using automatic tempo matching and beat-syncing. This is accomplished with X-Sync, a feature that works in combination with the DJ Rig free app from IK Multimedia that is included with iRig Mix.

Soundscapes, textures and ambiences ready to use as Kontakt instruments or WAV loops. These sounds are divided in two main categories as the source materials: concrete and gear.

Some Features:
- 30 Kontakt Instruments (.nki)
- 10 Kontakt Multis (.nkm)
- 33 Samples (48Khz / 24Bit)
- Size: 117 MB installed
- Formats: Kontakt and WAV (loops)
- Custom performance view
Native Instruments Kontakt 3.5+ full retail version is required
Introduction Price: $8 (goes $10 on January 19).