Filed under: Gear
Can’t get keyboard shortcuts stuck into memory? EditorKeys has made it easy with sticky reminders for you desktop or laptop keyboard. Considering that ProTools custom keyboard will run you over $100, these sticky friends speed up the hunt-and-peck process without breaking the bank.
EditorKeys are available for Protools, Cubase, Logic Pro, Avid, Final Cut, Sony Vegas, Sonar, Reason, Photoshop, Premiere, and After Effects for $29.95 through TryAndByte.com.
Double the stylus for double the fun, the R.A.K.E. allows you to drop simultaneously into two different grooves on the same record. Created by Randal Clayton (aka SaxManRan and DJ HornSolo) and friends from Dallas, Texas, the double stylus has been making it’s rounds among DJ sets including those by Questlove, Ghost, and DJ Spiderman. Hey Scratch DJ’s – don’t drool on the blog. Visit R.A.K.E.‘s dedicated page for all the ooos and ahhs.
Check out this video: The R.A.K.E. with Ghost TTM56
In other news, Mediatech Institute has recently announced that a Turntablism 101 class is being added to the course catelog for the Fall semester. Drop in at www.mediatechinstitute.com for more details.
Filed under: Gear, Sound Innovation | Tags: Gear, instruments, modular synths, music innovation
The reaTable is a table-top electronic music intstrument was created by a team of developers at the Universitat Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona, Spain. The instrument works by allowing physical objects to take on the roles of various modular synthesizer components on a luminous table surface. Single or multiple users can control generators, filters and modulators to collaborate on original electronic compositions on the fly.
See it in action during Bjork’s set during the song Pluto during the 2007 Coachella music festival:
Thanks to Cam at Mediatech for the sweet video find.
