Richie Hawtin Releases Twitter DJ For Traktor Pro

Richie Hawtin has released Twitter DJ, a new application that runs in the background of Native Instruments’ Traktor Pro and allows for real time broadcasting of all tracks played during a DJ set. The new application, developed in-house by Bryan McDade at Hawtin’s Minus label, works as a conduit between Traktor and the online messaging utility Twitter. Minus and Native Instruments worked closely together to optimize the...

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Audio-Technica Premiers AT4080 & AT4081 Bidirectional Active Ribbon Mics

Audio-Technica has premiered its first-ever ribbon pups, the AT4080 and AT4081 Bidirectional Active Ribbon Microphones. Audio-Technica’s R&D team in Japan engineered and manufactured the AT4080 and AT4081 from the ground up, utilizing a hand-built, proprietary design and rugged, durable construction. Audio-Technica claims both offer smooth, warm and natural sound with precise, articulate detail to meet the critical requirements...

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