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With a completely new design, the Gigaport HD+ replaces ESI's popular Gigaport HD to become one of the best value multichannel playback solutions on the market today.

Providing 8 independent outputs (and full 7.1 surround sound support), 2 independent stereo headphone outputs and excellent audio quality supporting up to 24-bit and 96 kHz, the Gigaport HD+ is perfect for DJs on the move with a compact design that measures just 12cm x 7cm x 2cm.

Simply use your favorite DJ software and Gigaport HD+'s eight outputs as up to 4 different stereo channels, enabling you to mix, cue and add effects! Monitor and pre-listen to your signals via the two built-in headphone outputs.

Ineardisplay Launches SicknDstroy, a multimode lofi plug in.

Features :

- Pre Filter with lowpass, highpass and bandpass modes.
- 4 processing modes :
- Bitcrushing and samplerate reduction are chained (classic mode)
- Bitcrusher and samplerate reducer outputs are separated and mixed together
- Bitcrusher and samplerate reducer outputs are separated and ringmodulating
- Samplerate reducer output is subtracted from bitcrusher output
- Mix switch to combine the processed signal and the unfiltered part of the input signal.

SicknDstroy is available for Windows as VST(32 and 64), and for Mac as VST(32 and 64) and AU(32 and 64).
On Mac, you need Os X 10.6 or higher.

Summer is almost over and it is time to get back to reality.

To ease the start of the autumn the Octatrack, the Machinedrum UW and the Monomachine will be discounted with about 20% during September and October. Cease this opportunity to start or complete your Trinity setup!

The HDSPe MADI FX features 390 audio channels! Three MADI I/Os - two optical and one coaxial – are accompanied by one AES/EBU I/O and one analog monitoring output.

To complete the feature set, a Word Clock connection and four MIDI I/Os were added. The complete technology and connectivity are highly integrated into the smallest possible amount of space - typical for RME. Only one PCIe slot is required on the motherboard, plus one free slot opening on the case.

IBC2012, the premier annual conference and exhibition for professionals engaged in the creation, management and delivery of electronic media and entertainment content worldwide.

Between 6 - 11 September you can mix with over 50,000 of the industry's finest minds and wisest investors from across the international electronic media spectrum to do business, debate, share insight, network and lead. RAI Amsterdam.

MASCHINE has already established itself as the ultimate integrated hardware/software system for creating beats and tracks professionally.

Now, the celebrated groove production studio takes another leap forward, with a choice of black or white hardware, highly sensitive multicolored pads, redesigned LCD displays,and more. MASCHINE's unparalleled workflow is smoother and more intuitive than ever before and the 6GB+ library now includesMASSIVE – the genre defining synthesizer for bass and leads. And you can style your new MASCHINE with the newMASCHINE CUSTOM KITS. There's never been a better time to get your groove on.