Lightning in a Bottle Lineup Released!

Here is the lineup for LIB 2017 beginning May 24th! 

Feast Your Eyes and Prepare your Ears for the Greatest LIB Lineup Yet

Los Angeles, CA: Do LaB has just announced the lineup for the twelfth edition of the Lightning in a Bottle Arts & Music Festival, taking place Memorial Day Weekend, May 24th to May 29th at San Antonio Recreation Area in Bradley, CA. The announcement continues the festival’s tradition of serving up unique and trendsetting lineups that have helped sell out LIB tickets the last 2 years in a row as well as offer a preview of up-and-comers that will be headlining festivals around the country in the years ahead. In addition, this year’s lineup is a carefully crafted complement to the community spirit of the multi-faceted festival where participants gather to learn about environmental stewardship, elevate cultural awareness and unleash art across the landscape - all to the rhythm of multiple internationally acclaimed dance music stages.

Isotonik Studios: WORLD COLLECTION - Chris VIK - Graphic ONE

Chris Vik's first pack for our World Collection, Spectral ONE, was released to critical acclaim, supported no doubt by the impressive demo video! The World Collection is designed around the principle of a set of World Modules that produce Audio and MIDI reactive Visuals within an Ableton Live performance. Users then mix and add FX to the output with the World Viewer 
With plenty of new subscribers the feature requests came flooding in, we sifted and sorted the most popular and set about creating a new pack that would allow a user to manipulate their own images by feeding them audio.

As ever we could let the demo video do the talking but it's worth mentioning this time that the video above is also the promotional video for a groundbreaking Ableton Live collaboration project entitled the Collab Alliance.

Featuring such Ableton Live luminaries as  Mr. Bill, KJ Sawka, Julian Gray, John Miller, Slynk, SeamlessR, and Tom Cosm the track and Ableton set from the video is available for download for FREE from the Collab Alliance website - CLICK HERE - http://collaballiance.com/
The Graphik ONE pack consists of three brand new World Module visualisers and the World Viewer which allows the output of each Module to be blended togather across three layers...

MESHIFY

Meshify takes any image you throw at it and turns it into a 3D mesh for you to play with. Turn that picture of a sun into a spiky 3D sphere and use the built-in spectral analyser to modulate the mesh and the texture colours to your bassline; melt an image of a speaker into a wireframe that pulses to your kick drum; or use any image you like the colour palette of and turn it into a tunnel

CUBIFY

Cubify turns your images into an audio-responsive, 3D cluster of pixel-art-esque cubes. Using the audio streaming into it each cube can be stretched, spun and shifted independently. This powerful device allows you to animate what was once-static; logos, cartoon characters, cats… just drag and drop!

reTEX

reTex seems like a simple device at first; it’s a 2D plane covered by any image you put on it; but dig deeper and you’ll realise how many essential visual techniques can be achieved with it. Slowly rotate reTex and the 3rd dimension it sits in can be dramatically revealed. Layer multiple instances of reTex and offset the textures at different speeds to get a simply parallax effect (commonly used in animations) to give your visual set depth and movement. Use the caleidoscope parameter to collapse any image into a constantly evolving and folding geometric patterns. And of course, like all of Chris’ devices, the texture can be modulated by any incoming audio stream.

MORE DETAILS - CLICK HERE
- https://isotonikstudios.com/world-collection/chris-vik-graphik-one/

RELEASE DATE: FRIDAY 27th JANUARY

PRICE: £25.99

Native Instruments releases new MASCHINE Expansion PRISMATIC BLISS

Berlin, January 23, 2016 – Native Instruments today introduced PRISMATIC BLISS – a new MASCHINE Expansion that picks up where HALCYON SKY left off, featuring textured sounds and atmospheres that reference early electronica.

Incorporating field recordings, drones and layered sounds, PRISMATIC BLISS also contains exclusive PRISM and MASSIVE presets for more melodic elements. The Expansion is ideal for producers working in abstract and dark and melancholic styles, while also providing a rich and deep sound palette for left-field house and techno producers.

PRISMATIC BLISS runs in the latest MASCHINE software on the entire MASCHINE hardware family and is available exclusively at the NI Online Shop.

A compact version of PRISMATIC BLISS is also available as an iMASCHINE Expansion, for sketches on the go. Tracks can be exported to MASCHINE STUDIO, MASCHINE JAM, MASCHINE, and MASCHINE MIKRO for completion.

PRISMATIC BLISS  is available now at the NI Online Shop for $49 / 49 € / £44 / ¥ 6,280 / AU$ 79 and runs in the MASCHINE 2 software.

The iMASCHINE expansion is available at the iMASCHINE in-app store for $0.99 / 0,99 € / £0.79 / ¥ 120 / AU$ 1.29.

NAMM 2017: AeroSynth

AeroSynth has introduced a new line of electronic wind instruments and accessories! 
 
The AeroSynthTM is >11 ounces and can be picked up and played without a computer or amplifier with its built-in speaker. It is very rugged and great for traveling musicians as well!

AeroPodTM is for those who already own an electronic wind controller or instrument. It adds immediate portability, enhanced sound, and connectivity features. AeroPod is compatible with the Akai EWI-USB, EWI 4000, Yamaha WX5, Roland AeroPhone, and other MIDI/USB controllers.

 

Both AeroPod and AeroSynth feature advanced wavetable synthesis technology, downloadable custom wavetables and firmware, and USB/MIDI and BlueTooth connectivity. An internal rechargeable Li-Ion battery provides many hours of continuous portable operation. Headphone/audio/line-out jacks supports headphones or external amplifiers. 

NAMM 2017: AEA Ribbon Mics and Preamps

AEA created the new RPQ2 and RPQ500 Microphone Preamps!

The RPQ2 includes:

• Two channels with 81db of sweet and quiet JFET gain
• High input impedance of 63k Ohms (with p48 disengaged)
• High frequency CurveShaper EQ and low frequency proximity control
• Switchable phantom power, polarity, and Mic/Line mode
• Front-panel 1/4" Dls (>5M Ohms)
• Balanced Post-Mic and Pre-EQ Inserts

The RPQ500 is:

• One channel with 81db JFET gain with 10k input impedance
• High frequency CurveShaper EQ and low frequency proximity control
• Mic/Line mode for mixdown EQ versatility 
• Switchable phantom power, polarity & Mic/Line mode

The NAMM Show 2017 is Here!

Photo Credit - Getty Images for NAMM

The 2017 NAMM Show has begun! The show opened with a Breakfast of Champions with Music for Life Award Recipient, Robbie Robertson following a TEC Track Keynote: The Future of Audio Mastering. With some slight rain this year, attendance is still It closed with a few remarkable live acts including: School of Rock West LA, Alice Underground, and Elvis Monroe.

The Dj Social also had its 2nd Annual event presented by Dj Tech, Innofader, ProX and many, giving away all sorts of prizes throughout the night with two stages of open decks for anyone to mix and scratch!

 

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The NAMM Foundation Gifts Anaheim Elementary School District with Music

-Organization and member companies present $10,000 to further music education opportunities for all students-  

ANAHEIM, Calif. – January 17, 2017 – Earlier today, The National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) Foundation and its member companies shared the sound of music with district and city officials and the students of Patrick Henry Elementary School in Anaheim, California as part of the organization’s Day of Service. Held in correlation with the annual NAMM Show, the global music products tradeshow, the service event celebrated the Anaheim Elementary School District’s (AESD) commitment to music education programs and, in collaboration with NAMM Foundation members and school and district officials, helped to further the district’s efforts to provide and enhance music education for all students through a monetary donation of $10,000.

The donation was presented to Superintendent Linda Wagner and other school and city officials, before a crowd of elementary school students by NAMM President and CEO, Joe Lamond; NAMM Chairman Mark Goff; and NAMM Foundation Executive Director Mary Luehrsen.

Upon receiving the check, Superintendent Wagner shared, “Before we started this program and became involved with The NAMM Foundation, we had no instruments, no music teachers and students who were missing the opportunity for a music in the classroom. Now, we have thirteen music teachers, after-school orchestras, choirs, mariachi bands and so much more, and we’re on our way to bringing music to schools across the district.”

In 2014, the Anaheim Elementary School District launched a plan to reinstate its music education curriculum and orchestral program for its 18,500 students. In 2016, the district continued its hiring of new music teachers with a final goal of 28.  In addition, the District’s Exploratory Wheel Model for Instrumental Instruction continues to expose students to a variety of musical options early in their education.

“We’re very thankful for this donation. As a teacher, I know firsthand the benefits of getting kids involved in the arts as a means to find their passion” commented Ryan Ruelas, President of the Anaheim School Board. “I firmly believe that NAMM is helping us to accomplish that here, and I am very, very thankful that our children have the opportunity to find their passion through music.”

The event marked the third Day of Service in Anaheim for the NAMM Foundation and its members, many of whom participate each year. “I return each year because this is where music starts,” shared David Jewell, Marketing Communications Manager at Yamaha. “To know that music education, and the opportunities presented as a result of this donation can change or enhance a child’s life for the good is so powerful.”

NAMM President and CEO Joe Lamond echoed that sentiment: “Members from over 125 countries will soon be in Anaheim for The NAMM Show, all with a common vision of a world where every child has a right to music and arts education. Our time in Anaheim is enriched by our participation in this Day of Service to the students and in working with the talented teachers who have dedicated their lives to this vision.”

The NAMM Foundation’s Day of Service marks the start of activities for The NAMM Show, the annual gathering of 100,000 music products industry professionals. Held January 19-22 at the Anaheim Convention Center, industry leaders from around the globe gather to launch and preview new products from every category of music making and to unite in a common mission to create a more musical world.