This is a great piece of equipment for anyone who uses Ableton live. Here is some information directly taken from AkaiPro.com
Ableton Live software is a powerful, flexible environment for creating, performing, and producing music. This unique software demands an equally unique control instrument. Akai Professional and Ableton are proud to present the APC40: the Ableton Performance Controller. Combining the APC40 with Ableton Live transforms your experience from constructing tracks on a computer to fluid, musical creation
DIRECT DESIGN Because Akai Professional and Ableton designed the APC40 specifically for Ableton Live, you don’t need to map its controls to talk to the software. Just connect your laptop to the APC40 via USB and you're ready to make magic. The APC40 is plug and play, so you don't need to install drivers. First-time setup is literally three steps: load Ableton Live, plug in and power up your APC40, and select the APC40 as Ableton Live's controller. That's it. No mapping, no setup, no hassles.
The APC40 is available now from pro audio and musical instrument retailers. It has U.S. retail price of $599.
Here is a great video on the features that the Akai Pro APC40 offers.
New to the category this year is Eskuche and they are already coming out of the gate very strong with their first model the 33 1/3. This is one of the coolest looking headphones we have seen on the market and the overall sound quality, comfort and price are yet to be matched. It also works with the iPhone which is a nice little plus, the mic can also be removed if you don’t want that kind of action. This one is a great buy in every way, one of our favorites.
WESC Brand: WESC Model: Alp Horn Driver Size: 44 MM Price: $134.00 Iphone Compatible: No Website: www.wesc.com
This is WESC’s real solid play at the “weird Swedish guy” look and there is no doubt you will get some looks if you are rocking the Alp Horns. These headphones are incredibly comfortable, very stylish and have a nice flat even sound that will satisfy even the pickiest listeners. Along with the Eskuche 33 1/3 these are the coolest looking headphones that we tested, so if you want the whole package these are a great buy.
Skull Candy Brand: Skull Candy Model: TI Driver Size: 40 MM Price: $79.00 Iphone Compatible: No Website: www.skullcandy.com
This is WESC’s work horse model and offers up the basics that your average music fan will appreciate. A very clean design, not too bulky and some very solid audio performance. The price is a little high for what these are but you definitely getting a clean looking pair of headphones, so if that’s worth it to you for the extra $20 or so then who are we to argue. No frills basics here, but good basics.
WESC Brand: WESC Model: Bag Pipe Driver Size: 57 MM Price: $190.00 Iphone Compatible: No Website: www.wesc.com
WESC has come into the headphone game with guns blazing offering 7 models in some great colorways and collaborations such as DIM MAK, Ed Banger, Bloody Beatroots, etc. Their DJ headphone is par for the course and offers up what you would expect for a pro DJ unit. The bass is loud and it’s just as comfortable as all the other DJ headphones on the market with better colors and style. So if you are a DJ looking for a more stylish set up these are worth a look. If you are not a DJ, don’t be a poser and wear these, that’s just lame.
Reference: BPM Magaizine, Article: Headphone Test, Author: David Ireland
Greg Laswell's music soothes the ears of your everyday life. His sound scape creates sounds of mood and emotions with his melody style music. His CD which has been out since 2008 "Three Flights From Alto Nido" has been non-stop playing in my Zune. This has to be one of the best found CD's for me this year. It hits my heart and thoughts and opens up a world of wonder and inspiration for the future. His sound is one that would be enjoyed by someone who is a fan of Coldplay or someone who just appreciates good music. Check him out and see what I am talking about.
When it comes to cellphones and where they are heading in the future. I am like a little kid in the candy shop. I get so excited and I want to tell everyone how awesome they are and what they can do. So I periodically check out one of my favorite manufactures of cellphones, HTC. HTC was founded in 1997, HTC Corporation designs, manufactures and markets innovative, feature rich smartphones and PDA's phone devices.
Since its establishment, HTC has developed strong R&D capabilities, pioneered many new designs and product innovations and launched state-of-the-art PDA Phones and smartphones for mobile operators and distributors in Europe, the US, and Asia. These machines are available as HTC devices and as products individually customized for operator and device partners.
HTC is one of the fastest growing companies in the mobile device market. Now that you know all this information lets get right into the phone of choice today. The HTC Snap. The HTC Snap boasts an effortless elegance with its slim design you’ll be proud to display, no matter where your schedule has you running.
Specifications:
Processor
Qualcomm® MSM 7225™, 528 MHz
Operating System
Windows Mobile® 6.1 Standard
Memory
ROM: 256 MB RAM: 192 MB
Dimensions
116.5 X 61.5 X 12.0 mm ( 4.59 X 2.42 X 0.47 inches)
Weight
120 grams (4.23 ounces) with battery
Display
2.4-inch TFT-LCD with LED back light and QVGA resolution
Network
HSDPA/WCDMA:
Europe/Asia: 900/2100 MHz
Up to 7.2 Mbps down-link speed
Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE:
Europe/Asia: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
(Band frequency and data speed are operator dependent.)
Device Control
Trackball with Enter button
Keyboard
4-row QWERTY keyboard
GPS
Internal GPS antenna
Connectivity
Bluetooth® 2.0 with Enhanced Data Rate and A2DP for wireless stereo headsets Wi-Fi®: IEEE 802.11 b/g HTC ExtUSB™ (11-pin mini-USB 2.0 and audio jack in one)
In my always on going quest to find good works of creativity. I came across this website that showcases some of the best Web Designs: Creamy CSS Showcase is the best CSS Design Showcase - Part 3. Here are a few that I personally think you should check out.
I was listening to my Zune this morning and was shuffling through all my songs and came upon Hot Chip, which I haven't heard in a long time. So I wanted to see if they had anything new. Come to find out, they have a new CD out "Made in the Dark", which came out last year. So as you can see, I lost touch with the band but not anymore. I have been listening to them for most of the morning now. Hot Chip is a Grammy-nominated Britishelectropop band. They have released three studio albums—Coming on Strong, The Warning, and Made in the Dark. The Warning was named Album of the Year by Mixmag and voted the fourth best album of 2006 by NME. I would have to say Warning album has some great tracks and is worth getting a copy. This album spawned also two UK top forty singles: "Over and Over" in March 2006 and "Boy from School" in May 2006. "Over and Over" received attention for its music video, which was directed by Nima Nourizadeh, and was also named as the best single of 2006 by British music magazine NME.
This video has some great concepts on how anything can be art. Plus this is a great song. Don't forget to check out their other music video's they are all good.
Let me know what you think of this band.
How many times a day do you access your mobile internet to find information or to stay connected with friends or even watch video's on your phone? I know that I do these things on a regular bases. So let me introduce the all in one best windows mobile browser Skyfire.
Skyfire is a free, downloadable mobile browser that gives you a Web browsing experience exactly like PC browsing. For the first time ever, on your phone, you can watch any video, connect with friends, listen to music, shop, and browse the web using the full-featured PC versions of your favorite websites. With Skyfire, mobile browsing just works - speedy page loads, full video, images and audio. They are the only mobile browser to support all major Web 2.0 standards – Ajax, Javascript, Flash 10 – it just works.
New start page - integrated RSS, Facebook, Twitter, etc
Improved readability - adaptive font sizes, contextual zoom, etc
Improved Superbar - improved auto-suggestions
Multimedia downloads - there is now an option to download audio or video files streamed by Skyfire
Robots, who doesn't love them! They get your imagination flowing about the future and technology's of tomorrow. So why not use them in your web layout. It will give it a unique and futuristic feeling to it. Here is a little collection of websites that use robots on there layouts. If you would like to view the rest of the original collection it can be foundhere.
The sounds of Goddamn Electric Bill were never meant to leave Jason Torbert’s bedroom. But the one-man band, a propulsive blend of ambient electronic, folktronica and post-rock music, made its way out to the world anyway.
Goddamn Electric Bill just recently just release a new CD "Topic for Gossip" which is amazing with its folktronica sound. If you are into some great chilled out music then this is the group for you. He also has one of his songs used in a new upcoming movie called Spooner. Which looks to be good movie.
So being the guy that I am. I have added a little play list of 4 of Goddamn Electric Bill songs and also the trailer to the Spooner movie. Enjoy.
This is a great piece of equipment for anyone who uses Ableton live. Here is some information directly taken from AkaiPro.com
