Alfredo Duarte Showcases LUM Concept

Alfredo A. Duarte Jorquera, a native of Chile, employed the Sony PS3 Move controller to create an interesting paradigm for musical performance. Dubbed the LUM, Alfredo utilizes two domed light sources which can manipulate sound based on three dimensions. Each axis is given a parameter, X = pitch, Y = loudness and Z = effects and the PS3 “translates the position in space (xyz) of luminous spheres in to sound.” The two...

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Vestax Trots Out VCI-300mkII

Vestax has premiered the VCI-300mkII, an update to their Serato ITCH controller. Some of the new features include: » Audio fed to the MIC/AUX input can now be directly sent to the Master outputs with the THRU switch turned ON, minimizing latency of when fed through ITCH » Higher output gain level and headphone volume level when supplying power with the optional power adaptor » New Jog Wheel has adjust knobs for speedy...

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