We've had our first shipment of Line 6 Mobile Keys 49 keyboards! These compact controllers attach to your Mac or PC via a USB connection, but can also dock into your iOS device for control over your favourite apps, making them an ideal studio/on-the-go solution!

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Here is a handy little video showing the basics of how you can set-up the Novation Impulse and SL MkII controllers with Automap software and Logic Pro...

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Novation controller users take note! Automap 4.2 is here!

Automap is the industry's leading automatic mapping software, allowing you to use Novation hardware controllers to control software parameters without having to assign everything manually. Simply connect your controller to your computer, boot up the automap software, load a software plug-in and as if by magic, all your physical knobs and faders are controlling the plug-ins parameters!

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Native Instruments have recently released a teaser video of their brand new Traktor DJ software and controller, due for release around Spring 2012. If you like shiny lights and dirty beats then check it out!

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The 4Trak is a brand new four-channel Traktor DJ controller from Numark. With two of Numark's ultra-sturdy metal jog wheels, a host of controls for functions such as looping and effects and a built-in interface that allows you to incorporate external turntables, microphones, MP3 players and more, the 4Trak gives you everything you need to rock a party!

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In preparation for the upcoming NAMM show, Line 6 have announced a new gadget for iOS devices, called 'Mobile Keys'. These new products are essentially portable controller keyboards that hook up to your iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad with a standard Apple connector and allow you to control your music apps in a lot more detail because let's face it, as useful as touch screens are, they don't exactly offer the most expressive means of playing a keyboard!

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Novation have a new controller keyboard on the block and it’s called ‘Impulse’! Now, my keyboard of choice for my home studio is currently a Novation 61 SL MkII, so I’m very curious to find out how this new model shapes up. Will it convince me to upgrade from a keyboard that I am already very happy with? Does it improve on the SL MkII or is it simply a different range of keyboard to complement this series? I’m going to find out!

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There are now very few DJs that don’t use any digital products at all in their performances. Yes, the DJing industry has certainly undergone a drastic change in recent years and now digital products dominate the market.

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We came across this rather cool app the other day... it's called V-Control Pro by Neyrinck and it allows you to control your favourite DAW (Pro Tools, Logic or Cubase/Nuendo) using the sensitive touchscreen of the iPad!V-Control gives you all the functionality of a dedicated hardware DAW controller plus a lot more, all for a fraction of the price! In fact, even if you don't currently own an iPad, the cost of the latest iPad plus the V-Control application is still less than half the price of a decent hardware controller!
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We've got some interesting new products to tell you about this month from Steinberg...Let's start with some brilliant news for Cubase users, with the announcement of the Steinberg CMC series of controllers. The CMC series is the world's first modular controller system, made up of six different models of USB controllers. These controllers can be purchased and used individually, or can be combined together to form a more complete control surface.
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