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PreSonus have announced a new midi pad controller, called the ATOM. I do believe this is the first midi pad controller PreSonus have ever released. Features include: 16 pads (all velocity sensitive, RGB, LED) 8 pad banks 20 buttons 4 rotary knobs 'Keyboard' Mode USB 2 Studio Artist One  (DAW) MAC & Windows compatible  If you are looking for a midi pad controller & DAW software then this could be for you. It looks very portable. Good for studio & Live use. I think you can set up multiple Atom controllers for live use etc. At the moment of writing this it retails at around £130 (includes midi controller & Studio Artist One) I think this looks a good little portable controller Until next time Law OFFICIAL WEBSITE LW MUSIC SERVICES (Mixing & Mastering) TWITTER FACEBOOK (Law) FACEBOOK (LW Music Services) FACEBOOK (The Solar project) FACEBOOK (#showoffyoursynths) YOUTUBE

Last week good ole STEINBERG announced CUBASE 10. As some of you may know I am a fan of CUBASE & have been for many years. So what's new in CUBASE 10? Here are a few new features: MIXCONSOLE SNAPSHOTS- As a mix engineer I think this is great idea. It easily allows you to recall different mixes VARIAUDIO 3- Vocal editing etc is now more flexible & features smart controls. The one feature I would still like to see is polyphonic editing. (Maybe STEINBERG will introduce this In the future) AUDIO ALIGNMENT- Easily align audio to a reference track EFFECTS IN THE MEDIA RACK- you can now drag & drop FX & instruments etc VIRTUAL REALITY SUITE NEW CHANNEL STRIP I think STEINBERG have introduced some good new features. However, one of the features I would like to see in the future is Audio to Midi (monophonic & polyphonic) STEINBERG do seem to listen to user requests. That is really good. Again CUBASE 10 comes in 3 versions: ELEMENTS, ARTIST & PRO...

If you are looking for a mobile studio that works on your phone then IZOTOPE SPIRE could be for you. What do I need? First you need the IZOTOPE SPIRE MUSIC RECORDER App (iOS & android which I believe is free to download) Next you need the SPIRE STUDIO AUDIO Interface (a very portable audio interface) The audio interface itself is kinda cylinder shaped It features: Quick to setup Built in omnidirectional microphone  2 XLR Connections 2 in/ 2 out recording interface Wi-fi Soundcheck (button) Record up to 8 tracks (2 simultaneously) Edit & Mix (with the Spire Studio App or export them to your DAW) etc SPIRE STUDIO seems quite easy to use. Its very portable & looks very quick to set up. However I do feel it has some downsides. The first one being the price at around £350. Hmmmmm! I feel this is a bit expensive. Also, you can only really use it with IZOTOPE SPIRE MUSIC RECORDER App. Hmmm! It's a bit limited. I think if it worked with all the DAWs wirel...

MINISTRY OF SOUND are known for their dance compilations & nightclub. MINISTRY OF SOUND have announced an Orchestral Tour for 2019. A 50 piece orchestra will travel to 6 UK venues: Birmingham Cardiff  Glasgow Liverpool London Manchester  Nottingham Tickets are on sale now As a fan of dance music i would be interested to hear this.  Its not the first time that dance music has been arranged for orchestra, DJ SPOONY & PETE TONG have done this. Until next time Law OFFICIAL WEBSITE   LW MUSIC SERVICES (online mixing & mastering) TWITTER   FACEBOOK (Law)  FACEBOOK (LW Music Services)  FACEBOOK (The Solar Project)  FACEBOOK (Showoffyoursynths)  YOUTUBE