VirtuosoWorks Launches Composition Contest

VirtuosoWorks, Inc., makers of Notion music composition and performance software, has launched a new composition competition and a chance to win a recording session with the world-renowned London Symphony Orchestra at the legendary Abbey Road Studios. Dubbed the Notion Realize Music Challenge, the competition will run from June 30 to November 30, 2006, during which period entrants can compose up to a 10 minute work using Notion...

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Kenton Reveals New DJ MIDI Controller Prototypes

Kenton has created a couple of prototype MIDI DJ controllers intended for use with Ableton Live or other music software. Although the names are temporary, Kenton does give some specs on the prototypes: AB Mini The AB Mini communicates via USB, has 9 endless rotary encoders, 9 push buttons and a joystick. It is USB powered for convenience. The 9 encoder knobs can also be pushed to select MIDI channels to operate on – allowing up...

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