Story on BT, I was nevertheless disappointed that such a potentially Although he very kindly apologized and consoled me with theįact that EQ will be running an “unbelievably amazing” December cover That it had to do with issues arising from his trip back fromĪustralia.
IĪctually spoke with the Editor-in-Chief of EQ magazine, who told me The biggest disappointment of the convention was surely the cancellation of BT’s “M-Audio Presents BT Remixes Live.” While images of BT appear on the cover of the brochure, website, and practicallyĪll of the advertising for the event, his session was quietlyĬancelled (The website was never changed to reflect his absence).
Unfortunately it’s currently only for WindowsĪnd bundled with Line 6 hardware, but I was told a hardware-free Mac The computer (I’m looking at you, Ableton Live), this is one of theīest products I’ve seen. Terms of getting down your raw ideas without much interference from Guitar to start recording (strumming muted strings for 4 counts). Interface that allows guitarists (or keyboardists) to jam, improvise,Īrrange songs, add drum lines with an incredibly little amount ofĬlicking or searching for files. However, the most impressive piece of software I saw yesterday was Native Instruments, Korg, Line 6, Roland, M-Audio, etc. All of the big digital audio manufacturers had booths – Apple, In fact, the most popularĭemographic seemed to 13 year old boys who came to play in Peavey roomĪnd see some very impressive performances by Paul Green’s School of While still drooling from the cathedral sized display of high-endĪudio toys at AES, I was a bit disappointed by the consumer-targeted
Verdict: not so hot, but Jordan did get the scoop on a fantastic piece of software for improvising and creating songs called RiffWorks (shown), currently Windows-only and bundled with hardware but may soon be available a la carte and Mac-compatible. Jordan Kolasinski, a grad student in Music Technology at NYU, reports to CDM on the Music Player Live event here in New York over the weekend.