Here we go again with a few things that you may not have seen.....
A woman finds that a hotel worker has been wearing her panties.... READ MORE
Forty Countries agree? From The Wrap: "A three-year-long behind battle over how far the U.S. and other countries should go in using trade agreements to protect against piracy and counterfeiting ended Monday as the text of a proposed Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement was released by negotiators for 40 countries." READ MORE
Check out 10 Fascinating and Unexpected Origins of Words (via ListVerse)
Now, this is something I had been saying for some time now.... (from Huffington Post)
Why Companies Should Insist That Employees Take Naps.
And finally, for now... Why Music Sounds Lousy In 2010....
September 30th marked the 50th year anniversary for one of our favorite families, The Flintstones.
From mental_floss : 'TV’s favorite stone-age family first visited our living rooms on September 30, 1960. Originally pitched as The Flagstones, television’s first prime-time animated series ran for six seasons and became so popular that companies like Welch’s paid big bucks to get their products advertised by Fred, Wilma, Betty, Barney and Pebbles.'
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Does The DMCA require internet disconnections?
From ars.technica : 'Torrentfreak ran an article last week about a small US Internet provider called Suddenlink, which apparently disconnects its users for six months after receiving three copyright infringement allegations. When a customer was disconnected and asked the reason, he was told that the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) requires it. But does it?'
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Just because we all can use a distraction once in awhile, here are 10 WTF Images Of Famous People via Listverse. VIEW HERE
And finally, for now....
From Yahoo! 'A German student has created a computer game giving players a taste of life as an East German border guard shooting political fugitives fleeing to the West, to the outrage of victims' relatives.' READ MORE
Designed in partnership with software developer Ableton, the ApC40 was developed specifically for Ableton Live software.
The APC40 is to be a powerful controller for hip-hop producers, electronic musicians, DJs and traditional musicians using Ableton Live in the studio and on the stage.
The APC40 communicates bi-directionally with Live, which enables the controller to display information from the software on its clip maxtrix of 40 triggers and on LED rings surrounding each knob. The clip matrix provides an instant view of clip status (what is loaded, playing, and what is recorded).
The controller comes with a special edition of Ableton Live Lite. there is also a special patch for current users to upgrade to full versions of Live.
For more information check it out: APC40
The world's leading manufacturer of DJ technology, Numark, has announced Stealth Control, a new profressional DJ controller that comes with Native Instruments Traktor LE and MixMeister Fusion Live software.
"Stealth Control is professional DJ performance in a sleek, heavy-duty metal chassis."
The controller was designed around the company's other popular control decks (Omni Control and Total Control). The layout mirrors traditional "two desks and a mixer" setups so djs who play on cd players or turntables should "feel at home."
Some key features include:
*plug-and-play USB connection
* black slate metallic finish
*kensington security slot to prevent theft
TheMSRP is at $399.99
For more information go to:NUMARK
A short while ago I posted a small story on the battle between Mp3tunes and EMI (story here in case you missed it).
Recently Michael Robertson
, CEO of Mp3tunes sent out an open letter to Doug Merrill, EMI's President of Digital Strategy.
In the letter, Robertson asks Merrill to re-examine EMI's actions regarding its strategy, motives, and rethink suing his company.
With all of the free music EMI themselves put out....will Doug respond?
Read the full letter here at: Mi2N
In the ever-changing, forever reshaping musical world....and for those of us who love to use them....we got some goodies out there.
Image-Line has announced a new time manipulation tool named Gross Beat. Designed for repetition and scratching effects and currently running on Windows, this effect features MIDI controlled envelopes, 2 bar audio buffer, 36 volume/gating envelopes, linked or independent volume and gating slot operation, real time effect (for live performances), and ..... presets a plenty!
Check it out here: Gross Beat
eMedia Music Corp released EarMaster Pro 5 and EarMaster School 5 for Mac and Win users.
EarMaster Pro 5, for musicians and students, features 651 progressive ear training lessons.
EarMaster School 5, the academic, edition, offers extra features for music teachers and students.
Both programs offer 18 languages. There is a 21-day trial version and it can be checked out here:
EarMaster
