Denon DJ, one of the most poorly marketed DJ equipment manufacturers, has announced the Denon DJ Mix & Mash Challenge. Now we generally promote music contests with abandon, since the chance to win some cool gear is never a bad thing. However, when a PR or marketing team, who has no clue about the music industry, sends us an announcement with “hip...

Zaxcom has announced the Deva 5.8, a high-quality, 24bit / 192 kHz, ten track hard disk audio recorder targeted at film and television production, but also can be used for location recording. With 8 hardware faders and built in hard drive, DVD-RAM and Flash memory slot, the Deva 5.8 is a complete solution of recording, mixing and effects in one package. The Deva...

The rights to the biopic of Ian Curtis, eclectic frontman of Joy Division, has been acquired by the Weinstein Company. “Control” focuses on Curtis’ last years leading up to his suicide in 1980, the struggle between his love for his wife and his girlfriend, his bouts with epilepsy and performances with Joy Division. Photographer and musicvideo...

Microsoft announced that it has sold one million Zunes, one month ahead of its target schedule. Microsoft’s strategy is to continue to mature the player’s technology, invest more capital into marketing, and forge loss-leader relationships to establish a substancial user base. However, to put things into perspective… Apple has sold more than...

IK Multimedia has updated Sonic Reality’s Sonik Synth to version 2.1. The update provides compatibility with Mac Intel computers plus improved Audio Units harmony. Several other changes include a standalone version, BPM syncable LFO’s and smoother MIDI Controllers. Enhancements: • Universal Binary • Standalone version • Improved...