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The news from onsite at the latest, largest exhibition in the music maker industry

PR: The Bridge, the New Ableton-Serato Link

by Peter Kirn

We already have a full post on The Bridge on Create Digital Music publishing now, but here’s the press release on the product. I actually found the description here a bit confusing, so for the CDM post, I was able to get further clarification from Ableton.

One thing not in the CDM post — note the celebrity endorsements. Yes, not only Traktor can play that game. It’s too bad the Serato and Ableton teams are playing each other in basketball Saturday night. A Bridge tournament (cough) would have seemed more appropriate. Continue reading »

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Linux at NAMM: Indamixx Shows its Wares, Plus Renoise

by Peter Kirn

Indamixx just fired off this video overview of the stuff in their booth. Notably, Renoise, the underground music app and tracker of which we’ve grown so fond, is featured.

I’m eager to see the Indamixx Pro laptop, having tested the older netbook. It’s also interesting to see DJing out of an HDMI cord – now we just need HDMI-equipped mixers. Ron Stewart from Indamixx is hilarious; this is actually generally how he talks – he’s sort of the opposite of me. (Mostly, I’m amazed I can watch this video from 35,000 feet in the air on Virgin’s GoGo Wifi service!)

Indamixx – Namm 2010 Booth #1869 Hall E from ronald stewart on Vimeo.

We got a lot of reader feedback on Indamixx, from the passionate Linux-using crowd. I’m passing that feedback onto Indamixx and 64 Studio, and I think some of it will make for a better turnkey distro very soon. Still, it’s nice to see Linux-powered products at the NAMM show.

Speaking of Linux, I’ll also be meeting with MUSE Research, who have new stuff in the pipeline, too. Their hardware is proof that Linux can be rock-solid, even for running Windows-native plug-ins.

Now, I just need to start making trophies for CDM. Maybe they could have some funny mascot on them or something.

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CDM at Winter NAMM 2010: Help Us Cover The Stuff Everyone Misses

by Peter Kirn

Are you a manufacturer with product news? NAMM showgoer roaming the show floor? Help us make sure we cover everything, including the under-the-radar products, oddities, and late-night jams and parties.

We really want a community-driven, not just an industry-driven, picture of what’s happening in technology. And now that includes –

Sounds!
We want samples of new products, field recordings from parties, performances, and the show floor — the lot. Use our Soundcloud dropbox to send us sounds:

Send us your track

Photos:
Tag them with namm10, and we’ll assume you’re giving us permission to run them — with a full link to your Flickr account and any licensing information — in our NAMM coverage on the site.
Join the CDM Flickr Pool

Additional files to share (small, web-resolution images ONLY, please, as we have limited space):
https://drop.io/namm/
Password is ‘cdm’

Manufacturers with product information:
Google Docs Form

If you’ve got a blog, send us a link to your blog coverage:
Contact CDM

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