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../ Grokster, Streamcast Lose BigThe Supreme Court of the United States unanimously ruled that Grokster and Streamcast, as well as other file sharing companies, may be held accountable if their programs induce consumers to illegally exchange copyrighted works.>>> FULL STORY
../ TestDrive: Ableton OperatorWhen Ableton released an update to their latest version of Live 4, their outstanding and versatile audio loop workstation, no one thought it was going to include a new, built-in soft synth. Instead of getting a few additional choice effects, or even an innovative way to manipulate MIDI mathematically like many thought, we got Operator, a FM-based virtual synth. We scratched our heads and wondered if one of Live's engineers secretly developed this compelling synth in his garage and then sprung it on CEO Gerhard Behles when he was just about to bite into a nice piece of Kugel...>>> FULL STORY
../ Apple Announces Switch To Intel ChipsApple Computer announced that it's ending its partnership with IBM and Motorola, and replacing its computers with Intel's microprocessors. There has been a lot of speculation as of late that Apple would make such a move since IBM has not been able to create a version of the G5 processor that will run cool enough for Apple's laptop line, and they have also not been able to keep up with the PC's clock speeds.>>> FULL STORY
../ Yahoo To Launch Music Search EngineYahoo, Inc. is currently putting the finishing touches on a music specific search engine that will let users look for downloadable songs, music streams and other music data.>>> FULL STORY
../ Wall Street Cold To Warner IPOThe Warner Music Group (WMG) had its long-awaited initial public offering (IPO) on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on May 11th selling 22 percent of the company to the public and netting $556 million dollars. This is almost 50 percent less then the owners led by Edgar Bronfman had hoped to score prior to the IPO.>>> FULL STORY
Music Trends May 2005The MusicMisse show at Frankfurt confirmed that the music hardware industry is far ahead of the software concerns in providing cutting-edge technology to mixologists around the globe. Two new significant launches by Allen & Heath and Mawzer (see pictures below) detailed how the hardware manufacturers' long term horizon is much more far-sighted then the leading software developers who have just attempted to duplicate the physical mixing experience instead of taking the model the next level.>>> FULL STORY
../ BMG Buys Columbia HouseBertelsmann AG (BMG) announced that it has purchased Columbia House, the large membership club music and movie seller, for around $400 million. Columbia House was BMG Direct's largest competitor with 8 million members in North America. Both music clubs have battled with increased competition from new media ventures, digital downloads, subscription services and dwindling industry sales over the last couple of years.>>> FULL STORY
../ Numark iPod MixerMore Than Just A Rumor??Numark, is allegedly going to introduce an Apple iPod mixer at Summer NAMM. Details are quite thin at this time, but several pictures have recently appeared online that reveal a computer 3D mock up of what appears to be a dual-dock iPod mixer. Whether or not the picture was purposely leaked or is just the Photoshop figment of a hoaxer's imagination cannot be determined. >>> FULL STORY
../ Martha Stewart Inks Deal With SiriusSirius Satellite Radio and Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc. announced an exclusive four-year agreement to create and launch a Martha Stewart-branded satellite radio channel. This pioneering channel will provide original programming specifically designed for women listeners.>>> FULL STORY
../ Head2Head: Flash Music PlayersApple iPod Shuffle VS. Commodore MpetIIApple's recent introduction of the iPod Shuffle caused us to re-examine the Flash music player landscape. In the past, we were less than impressed with many of the MP3 Flash players on the market. Bulky, unreliable, poor sound quality, short battery life, and Windows integration problems are just a few of the many problems encountered with the units that the leading manufacturers sent us for evaluation... >>> FULL STORY
../ TestDrive: Wave Arts Power SuiteWave Arts Power Suite for Mac and PC is a bundle of their five products, TrackPlug, MasterVerb, Multidynamics, WaveSurround and FinalPlug for $499.95 US...>>> FULL STORY
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 As the name correctly implies, Experiments In Sound, is Futuremusic's latest endeavor for pushing electronic music technology to the very edge of what's possible. Experiments In Sound grew out of Futuremusic's avant-garde events in New York City that featured DJ's taking mixing and live sound reinforcement to a whole new level with the very latest gear and software. Now Experiments In Sound has become The Ultimate Mix Contest...
After the tremendous success of our groundbreaking The Next Big Thing DJ Contest, Futuremusic has decided to once again create a new paradigm...
TestDrive will feature the lab results of our DJ Experiments so that everyone can get in on the action. Take the latest electronic music releases, mix vigorously
with bleeding-edge DJ production technology in a large beeker, and then cook the hell out of it!
Futuremusic wants to thank everyone who participated in The Next Big Thing 2004. John Digweed, Beatport, Alienware, M-Audio, Native Instruments, IK Multimedia, PVDJ, PK Graphics, Ableton, The DubHouse, Propellerheads, Technics, FreeFloat, The Church, PCDJ and every DJ who entered this year's event thank you. From the sheer number of quality mixes, we can tell you that dance music is thriving in the United States. The amount of outstanding talent and creativity really blew us away, and every DJ who's putting their heart, mind and soul behind the music is a winner. John Digweed has made his decision and the winner is... Think you got skills?? Then start practicing! The Next Big Thing 2005 will kick off at the end of the summer!!
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