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Being that the Keytar has reached cult status, these things were hard to come by, as that they were no longer manufactured on a high scale.
Many of you will be glad to hear that Alesis has developed a MIDI variant of the keytar, branding it Vortex.
Here’s my man Ean Golden showing of his skills!
Just got my Kontrol S4 back from Daniel, so I got some nice times ahead!
MIDIfighter, designed by workgringo at workgringo.com
I had just the MIDIfighter for a short period, as I was trying to get my new studio in order. But as one might expect I could not just keep it at that.
This is what I am aiming for ultimately ofcourse:
First things first though. I will most probably go and raid the local Ikea to purchase a 4×2 Expedit cabinet, some Capita legs, and some isolating floor panels so that I can finally start building my studio in the attic.
Next to this Daniel(James Dan) and I will be finally setting up a firm basis for RSTRCTDnl. This will become the home stomping ground of our Restricted Sessions, that will also be featured on SimplyRadio’s Simply Electro.
Production-wise 2012 will also be a nice and challenging year. The liquid d&b(Sparkling Tree) project Daniel and I are working on is working to be a promising track. Mastering and EQing will take place this week.
If this works out to be the fine track we think it to become, we will be talking experimental projects that can work out into a musical expedition not yet encountered!
More on all of this as it will develop of course.
One controller that rules all
What’s the most searched MIDI controller on Google? The answer might surprise you. It’s not a studio mainstay like the MPC or Trigger Finger. It’s not a relatively new controller or a futuristic, buzz-worthy device. Nope. It’s an unassuming collection of encoders that’s been on the market for the better part of a decade. Is it worthy of a spot in your arsenal of gear? And, if you already own one, how can you make the most of it?
Carrying around the BCR, DJTT stylee!
Read more on DJTT about one of my favorite MIDIcontrollers.
Former DJ, TV presenter and charity fundraiser Sir Jimmy Savile has died, aged 84.
Savile, who was one of the most famous names on British TV and radio in the 1960s, 70s and 80s, died on Saturday.
Police said they were called to his home in Leeds, but that there was nothing suspicious about his death.
His family programme, Jim’ll Fix It, drew in huge audiences and the programme received 20,000 letters a week at the height of its popularity.
One of my fellow DJTechtools moderators, Karl Yates a.k.a. Karlos Santos, did a small write up:
Very sad news indeed.
100% fact, the first nightclub owner that used 2 turntables.
Another little known fact is that my mums friend was one of his many girlfriends in the 60′s. He was a mentalist.If you can find Louis Therouxs documentary on him you will love it. You will also realise that he was in fact quite mental.
Louis – “Hi Jimmy, its Louis”
Jimmy – “Yes, its me… All the hair, all the teeth”He never owned a cooker. His house had no cooker because, cookers mean women, and women mean brain damage. No cooker, no brain damage.
He lived with his mum until she died but he had a caravan that overlooked the house that he slept in when he was “entertaining”. When his mum died he preserved her room exactly as she left it and he had all her clothes dry-cleaned and stored back in the wardrobes once a year.
He called her “The Duchess”Proper Star.
R.I.P
Read the full presser here, and the BBC Obituary here.
It has been all over internet already, but I still had to share this with you. Jamie Lidell and Native Instruments join up through iMaschine.
As always Jamie Lidell shows his one take musical genius, so watch and enjoy when to icons join forces.
Months blast passed with the blink of an eye. Too many things happen, barely keeping up.
Finally getting to grips with the new house while enjoying life to the fullest!
Like always, more on this as the story develops.
