Hitsquad News for Musicians

Cakewalk unveils the updated Softube Mix Bundle, a collection of audio mixing tools, now available in SONAR X1 Producer Expanded ProChannel Module Format.

UPDATE: Live and Unsigned 2012 will be filmed by SKY TV when the auditions begin in January.

Gibson welcomes the Stanton group into its Gibson Pro Audio family, and soon they will combine their efforts to offer new pro audio and DJ equipment.

Berkleemusic.com now offers an online music course on Composing and Producing Electronic Music and is set to begin on January 9, 2012.

To complement your style, Pioneer DJ unveils new color options for their popular DJ digital media players: CDJ-850 and the CDJ-350.

Myxer together with ISC will host a special Valentine's Day Channel showcasing the best submitted love songs as free mobile ringtones.

We have compiled a list of the best Paid and Free DAW software along with descriptions to help you in selecting which DAW suits your set up, budget, and music production needs.

We have compiled our recommended list of the Best Free DJ Software which will have you mixing and scratching in no time.

Intel, together with OurStage, Orange OPC, Cakewalk, Gibson Guitars and Blue Microphones bring us the 2nd Annual Intel Superstars Competition.

XLN Audio unveiled their newest ADpak for Addictive Drums, the Indie ADpak, featuring tape recorded acoustic drums, has just been released.

Moog Music has teamed up with Spin.com and started Moog Sound Lab Season 2, giving artists a chance to experiment with synthesis and soundscaping.

[Gold-plated Monotribe - click to enlarge] Korg are promoting their Monotron analogue ribbon synthesizer and Monotribe analogue ribbon station with a cool contest which includes the first prize of a 24-karat Gold plated Monotribe.

Sample Magic has released a fully interactive iPad app version of their book - Secrets of house Music Production.

SafeAuto is looking for talented singers and groups to perform their version of the famous SafeAuto jingle in 60 seconds or less.

CD Baby has paid over $200 million directly to musicians and is still expected to grow and cross the quarter billion dollar threshold in 2012.

Pioneer's DDJ-Ergo-V Controller with firmware version 1.10 is is now compatible with the Serato DJ Intro Software.

TC Electronic announced that the LM6 Radar Loudness Meter will support the AAX format right from the start, at its release in December.

Gobbler is progressing well and as a token of appreciation, Gobbler has a number of giveaways and discounts for both new members and referrers.

Radial Engineering has unveiled the MC3 Studio Monitor Controller, a passive monitor switcher and headphone amp designed for smaller production studios.

Cakewalk is now shipping their latest music making software bundle, the Sonar X1 Production Suite

Gigstarz is a free online streaming video business platform, where you can earn from your video performances.

Cakewalk unveils the new PC4K S-Type Channel Compressor which adds vintage compression to every channel strip of Sonar X1 Producer Expanded.

Minnetonka Audio has unveiled the new SurCode 2.0, which now supports full Dolby E encoding and decoding.

Apple updates GarageBand for iOS to version 1.1 and is now a universal app featuring compatibility with iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad.

Korg USA have just announced that they are giving a $500.00 mail-in rebate on both the 73-key and 88-key models of their SV-1 (Stage Vintage) Piano.

Native Instruments has released DAMAGE, a virtual instrument that provides cinematic percussion and impact sound effects that implies "damage". It is available in stores worldwide.

“Everything I record goes through Alpha-Link… the sound of those converters is just brilliant.”

After updating their Mac plug-ins, Studio Devil has added the same 64 bit support to their Windows based guitar amplifier / effects plug-ins.