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Gears of War 3
One of my favorite games of all time…
Gears of War 3 will feature a four-player co-op mode and the introduction of two playable characters–Anya Stroud, who appeared in the first two games as the team’s control officer, and Jace Stratton, a battle-hardened soldier who appears in the comic series and is mentioned in the second game. The game will also feature new weapons, including a double-barreled shotgun and a Pendulum War Era Lancer, with a normal bayonet attached as compared to the chainsaw bayonet featured in Gears 1 and 2, was revealed in the trailer and discussed by Bleszinski. In the June Issue of Game Informer, Epic revealed other new weapons such as an Incendiary Grenade, a new heavy weapon called the Digger Launcher that fires explosive piranha creatures that dig through the ground at high speed before rising up to immolate enemy forces, a new recoilless rifle called the One Shot, that can take down any enemy with a single bullet (most likely to be rare in game).
-Brian Hosokawa
No commentsGran Turismo 5
All right fellas, a couple exclusives before we report live from E3, GRAN TURISMO 5.
This is going to be the 5th edition of the highly acclaimed Gran Turismo “racing simulator” series. Upon first glance at the trailer, this one is sure to be a big seller.
For the first time in the main series, an online mode will be available in the game, with 16 player capability. Both mechanical and external damage have been confirmed, along with interior damage for 170 “premium” cars. Night racing will make a reappearance for GT5, with every course having the option for night racing. Weather effects are also confirmed to be included, although the extent of the implementation is currently unknown. GT5 will be the first Gran Turismo game in the series’ history to display in an optional Stereoscopic-3D resolution.
No commentsE3 Expo here we come…
In anticipation of E3, the world’s largest gaming conference, we plan to bring you exclusives upon exclusives as we meet game developers, reveal new reveals, and show you what the video game industry has in store the next couple years.
Couple hints; Kinect (or project Natal), Rock Band 3, Halo: Reach, COD: Black Ops, and more…
Stay tuned!!!
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Girl Talk is the stage name of musician Gregg Gillis (born October 26, 1981). Gillis, who lives in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has released four LPs on Illegal Art and EPs on 333 and 12 Apostles. He began making music while studying biomedical engineering at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. He specializes in mashup style remixes, in which he uses often a dozen or more unauthorized samples from different songs to create a new song; The New York Times Magazine has called his music “a lawsuit waiting to happen.”[1], a criticism that Gillis has attributed to a mainstream media that wants “to create controversy where it doesn’t really exist,” citing fair use as a legal backbone for his sampling practices. In Saying that the Mix Rev Crew crashed one of his shoes in Atlanta a couple of Days ago. To say we loved it was an understatement. Granted this guy is not going to win a Grammy any time soon. But sometimes, who cares. He totally made us jump the whole time we were at the show and for that we thank you GT.
Music Mondays: 30 minutes of the Twelves
The Twelves sent over their brand new mixtape — sneak a peak at two brand new remixes for Theatre of Disco and Black Kids that you haven’t yet heard. Plus, um Chromatics… can’t go wrong there. Overall nice mix… tweaked in all the right places.
Tracklisting: 30 Minutes of Twelves
Intro – Title Music from A Clockwork Orange
1 – Revolte – Weak Generation
2 – Michael Jackson – Thriller (instrumental)
3 – Chromatics – In The City (The Twelves Replay)
4 – Datarock – I Used to Dance with my Daddy (Metal on Metal Remake)
5 – Lifelike – So Electric
6 – Theatre of Disco – YOA (The Twelves Remix)
7 – Boys Noize – Feel Good (TV Off)
8 – Thieves Like Us – Drugs in my Body (The Twelves Replay)
9 – Le Knight Club – Rhumba
10 – Les Rhythmes Digitales – Hypnotize
11 – Black Kids – I’m Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How To Dance With You (The Twelves Replay)
12 – M.I.A. – Boyz (The Twelves Replay)
Tech Tuesday: Harmonic Mixing is KING!
I do not consider myself a great DJ at all. I have dabble in many aspects of the field for 13 years now. One thing that has always perplexed me and been a big thorn in my side is when you go to mix 2 songs that you know have beats that are easily mixed but for some reason they sound awful together. It didn’t always make sense until one day I read about how many of the best Electronic DJs not only worry about BPM but also the Key in which the song is played.
Years of musical training all made sense at that moment. When someone sings a song off key, like a friends in the car, it sounds terrible. We all have experienced that. So why would it be the same for 2 songs that get mixed together.
Now if most of you are like myself, you don’t have the time to worry about this.
So in comes Yakov Vorobyev and his company Mixed In Key, LLC. A program I have been working with for over a year now.
It’s a pretty simple and straightforward program that can figures out the Temp and Key of every MP3 or WAV file you have. It will then place it’s analysis in the BPM and Comments section of your file and will then come up in any Software program you use. I have tested it with Serato, Traktor and Numark Cue. The video below is a bit chessy but informative.
The purist may get angered by this but as for I am all about spreading this simple process in order to hear more cleaner Mixtapes and Sets while out at the Local Dive! Also, on a side not, think about all the DJ AM/Crooklyn Clan mash ups you can make that will actually sound right together!
It’s supporters are impressive too from Kaskade to Blank & Jones to Deep Dish and Pete Tong. Amazing DJs with amazing talent.
The site explains it all and has great tutorials. There is no need for me to go into detail about how to use. But for a simple investment of $58, your current and future fans will be thanking you and in turn Mr. Vorobyev for this wonderful creation! Check it out now!!!!
Tech Tuesdays, we want it, and we want it now!
Meet the most compact family of USB-MIDI controllers ever! Introducing the new Korg nanoSERIES USB powered slim-line controllers – so small you can put them on your workstation, in front of your laptop, on a recording console or anywhere else you need versatile control over your DAW, virtual instrument/effect or DJ software.
Three Flavors to Satisfy Your Creative Palette
Despite their small size, all three controllers go HUGE when it comes to functionality, yet their intuitive layouts provide extremely easy operation for any user. The nanoKEY features a great-feeling 25-key velocity-sensitive keyboard that’s ideal for song production. The keys can also be set to send MIDI control data, further expanding its power. The nanoPAD features 12 highly responsive trigger pads, also capable of sending both notes and MIDI control data, plus an X-Y pad with roll and flam functions giving you a unique interface for realistic drum programming. The nanoKONTROL offers nine faders, nine knobs and 18 switches plus a full transport section for expansive control; plus it features a note input mode to help you lay down your next big groove!
The Octave Shift function offers immediate access to the entire MIDI note range. Pitch and modulation buttons are also provided, giving your performances the kind of expression that you would expect from any controller regardless of its size.
With the “KORG KONTROL Editor” (downloadable free of charge from korg.com), you can customize the nanoKEY to match your control needs. It lets you select between three velocity curves or fixed velocity, set MIDI CC values, and even allows you to edit the assignments for the minimum and maximum values of the control change messages transmitted by the modulation buttons or in CC MODE.
nanoPAD’s X-Y pad offers ‘Roll’ and ‘Flam’ modes, to help you lay down ultra-realistic drum grooves. The X-Y pad will also send MIDI CC (Control Change), making it a go-to interface for any parameter within your software that requires full range MIDI control such as pitch, cutoff, volume and beyond.
With the “KORG KONTROL Editor” (downloadable free of charge from the Korg website) you can customize four scenes that address the pads and X-Y pad can be stored within nanoPAD to suit your control needs. That means you actually have access to 48 notes/chords, 60 MIDI controllers, or any combination of the two types of data at any given time. Also, select one of three velocity curves or a fixed velocity to tailor the nanoPAD to your touch.
The nanoKONTROL features a plethora of controllers to help you get the most control out of your software for the size and money. nanoKONTROL offers nine faders, nine knobs, 18 switches and a full transport section. For each of the four programmable scenes the nanoKONTROL offers, you can set the controllers any way you need them. That means that you can transmit a total of 168 different MIDI CC (Control Change) messages, as well as MIDI notes with the switches. The six transport buttons can each transmit either MIDI CC messages or MMC messages to control functions such as: start, stop, loop, or record on your DAW software.
Imagine taking full control of your software – transport, a full track’s worth of faders, pans and mutes – or how about precise dedicated control over the many parameters of software synths, samplers or virtual drum machines. It’s all possible with the nanoKONTROL.
To add to the nanoKONTROL’s flexibility, an attack and decay time can be specified for the eighteen switches. This allows you to smoothly feed controller messages into parameters such as wet/dry levels for an effect, a filter for a synth, or a volume fader for that perfect fade.
By using the “KORG KONTROL Editor” (downloadable free of charge from the Korg website) you can customize the nanoKONTROL to your fit your control needs. It offers full access to the entire control surface for each of the four available scenes.
Spread love, that’s the Brooklyn way….
OK OK I’m NOT FROM BROOKLYN but I couldn’t think of a better title for this entry. FYI I’m from the birthplace of Hip Hop… the South Bronx… SOUTH SOUTH BRONX!! I’ll stop now I’m gettin carried away, but DON’T FRONT YOU KNO I GOTCHU OPEN!! Ok that was really the last one… they were just flowing out of me like word vomit. Moving along.
SOOOOO, I’m sitting here listening to my favorite DJ Neil Armstrong mixCD Sweeet reading through emails and I said to myself “CRAP Marilyn go write that blog about the Sales!” After going through drama trying to log in, damn you wordpress, I AM HERE! You know why I will rock your socks today because not only do I have some awesome goodies to tell you about, I HAVE A CONTEST to tell you about, a contest like no other!!
To commemorate the 10 year anniversary of the 5th Platoon’s existence they’ve teamed up with a few people to bring you the following:
THE 5th PLATOON x ADIDAS B-Ball Equipment Sample Giveaway
PICK UP the 10 year anniversary Tee for a chance to win 1 of only 5ive LTD Ed Sample pairs of the BBALL EQUIP kicks & 1 pair of the Final Version in your size!!
RAFFLE WINNER ANNOUNCED APRIL 4th 2008
$30, orange or white designed by the good people at UNDR-CRWN and sizes Medim to 3XL!
For more info and to pick yours up go HERE. Make sure to hold on to that TAG it’s your raffle number!!!
Next item on my list is here just in time for Valentine’s day! Whether it’s for that lovely lady in your life or just a treat for yourself these next two items are PERFECT FOR ANY MUSIC LOVER. Make sure to put that order in by FEBRUARY 7th the latest so that you can get it in time!!
To pick up yours click here
You cannot go wrong with these sets. When the Sweeet series set was released a few years back you know i brought mine with the quickness AND it came with a tee and an awesome cereal box designed especially for the set by UNDR-CRWN ! I love these mixCDs so much that i own two copies of them each. Each is unique, tells a story through music and the song selection is full of classics, remixes and mashups that will have you cheesing it for days. WarmFuzzy is from the ALL OUT KING series in which Neil proves his AOK status in puttin together yet another mixCD to make babies to!! The last track… classic!!!
I’ll be back to hit you off with a few 5th Platoon videos i found around the way AND to let you know about an amazing tour that’s going down in a few SELECT US cities. Will one of those cities be yours?!?!?!?! OOoOOO MAN!
January is gone… like me….
No commentsThe Pacemaker, not just for old people anymore
While we are not the first to tell you about this crazy new all in one dj mixer and internal player. We thought we needed to give those who missed this little devil a sneak peak at what the future might be.
The player is handheld, has up to 120 GB hard drive, supports mp3, wav, flac, aac, ogg, flac and will be perfect for house heads. For more info check out the companies site, www.pacemaker.net, they ship out sometime in Feb of 08.
No commentsScrew Guitar Hero!!! I WANT TO BE A DJ HERO!!!!
So I know everybody and their grandma are all talking about how cool Guitar Hero is. Well I have fought temptation and decided not to buy it, for fear that I will lock myself up in the office playing it 24-7. I’m already having a tough time with COD 4. BUT WHAT IF THEY ACTUALLY MADE A DJ HERO GAME??!!? Witness below…
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