IK releases loopmaker GrooveMaker 2

LoopMaker2IK Multimedia, unveils GrooveMaker 2 for iPhone and iPod touch, the most powerful mobile loop based music making app. It features their patented “groove generator” engine that lets anyone create professional quality non-stop grooves, beats and songs in real time. What’s great, no previous music-making experience is required.

GrooveMaker 2 provides a completely new and intuitive way of making music by using groups of loops called songs (60 loops per song) that always sound good together, and users use these to build grooves and complete songs. You have total control over the creation, mixing and remixing process from a newly designed iOS 7 style interface and intuitive controls, loop import, automatic mixing controls, loop effects, mastering effects, groove sequencing and export controls. With GrooveMaker 2, anyone can make music and be a DJ, anywhere, any time.
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CanoeTech Review: iRig KEYS PRO hits the right notes

KeysPro+iPadWhen iRig KEYS, IK Multimedia’s mobile MIDI keyboard, hit the streets about a year or so ago, people were most impressed with it’s functionality, ease of operations with iOS devices and loved its size.  It was adored by most people who used it except for those who felt the actual keys themselves were slightly on the small side – a tradeoff for ultra-portability. For those people, today is a happy day as IK Multimedia released the iRig KEYS PRO.  It’s identical in functionality and performance compared to the original with some exceptions: it’s bigger, it has full-sized keys and features Apple’s new Lightning connector built right in.

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iRig BlueBoard: first Bluetooth MIDI pedalboard controller

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There might come a day where there will be no wires onstage as IK Multimedia has just released yet another wireless first – the iRig BlueBoard Wireless MIDI pedalboard for Mac and iOS devices. It gives those on stage hands-free wireless control of their music apps easily and on the fly.

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iRig PRO, universal audio/MIDI interface for iOS and Mac

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IK Multimedia has redefined the Swiss Army knife for music creators, releasing the new iRig PRO, an all-in-one universal audio and MIDI interface for your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch and Macintosh.

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G4: iKLIP Stand for iPad rises above your desktop

iKLIP Stand for iPad

While many of us use our iPad by holding it in our hand, it’s often nice to be able to keep it propped up without taking up any desktop space. This where the new iKLIP Stand for iPad by IK Multimedia fits the build. It acts as both a tabletop stand and a clamp-on riser depending on what you need to accomplish.   READ FULL ARTICLE AT G4TechTV.ca

 

Pyle Audio Tabletop Retro Jukebox

 

Tabletop JukeBox

Looking for that 1940s retro feel, but still want to take advantage of today’s digital technology? If so, you might want to check out theTabletop Retro Jukebox from Pyle Audio. With its vintage nostalgic motif, it allows you to listen to your tunes in stereo, enhanced by a seven colour LED lighting experience which you can opt to have on or off for just the right mood.

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iRig HD and AmpliTube 3.0 create beautiful music together

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Whether you’re a professional artist, budding musician or simply a rock star wannabe, two new and improved products from IK Multimedia — iRig HD andAmpliTube 3.0 along with your iPhone, iPad or Macintosh can now get you that much closer.

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My 2012 top 3 YouTube memorable music moments

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Ever since my first exposure to The Beatles TV Series (the cartoons), at the age of five, I have been a huge music fan. And if you look back, there are those musical moments that become ingrained in your mind. As we get older, the details often begin to fade. Sometimes, we’re lucky. Maybe we’ve recorded that moment; maybe we have it on DVD, or 8MM film. But more often than not, the analog version of those bits and bytes or fragments thereof, are just there in our minds. Thank goodness for YouTube!

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iNuke Boom world’s loudest iPod dock $29,999

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Are you looking for an iPod dock, a very big iPod dock, a very big and loud iPod Dock? If you do you’ll have to wait for CES 2012 in January, when Behringer will unveil iNuke Boom, an iPod and iPhone dock, that scream out 10,000 watts of power. I’m sure; you’ll swear that it was on steroids.

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iListen to the iPig

There are lots of animals in Farmville, but you’ll likely not find this particular bovine, appropriately called the iPig digitally grazing in cyberspace. However, you may find it hovering on a shelf, desk or a coffee table. At first, it looks like yet another amplified iPod docking station or Digital Active Loudspeaker as it’s referred to, but this is certainly no gadget to clutter up your barn.

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