tecH awardS2013 audioviSual Product
Algoriddim vJ
$2.99
HYPE A nicely-designed user interface that is both clean and user-friendly; smooth performance as well as the option of live capture from video cameras.
GRIPE Audio mixing functionality is limited
and it will glitch if pushed too hard.
A high quality VJ controller for the iPad that manages to be both fun and powerful.
TECH VERDICT8.5/10
KAm XY Laser
$340
HYPE Nice price and effects normally only seen in LED scanners.
GRIPE No gripes at this price.
An innovative laser from KAM that uses unique technology to recreate LED scanner effects with a laser.
TECH VERDICT7/10
Wallet friendly and feature rich these little guys still deliver top notch performance
veStAx Pbs4
$499
HYPE A good selection of audio and video inputs as well as outputs are available.
GRIPE There is nothing worth
mentioning to be unhappy about with this unit.
A compact portable mixer for video and audio sources, designed for
easy web streaming. TECH
VERDICT7/10
reSolume vJ
$450
HYPE Decent VJing software made to be used in a live performance scenario with full MIDI control; most of the features seen in the big-boy video systems without the price tag.
GRIPE The software throws up unexpected bugs from
time to time, constant updates needed.
Amazingly feature-packed, extremely easy to use and MIDI control. TECH VERDICT 7/10
Visually stunning, this is where sound and sight blur in high definition — welcome to the world of the VJ.
Winner Studio Production Software Studio software just keeps getting better and better — which one is king for creating those dancefloor fillers?
Steinberg Cubase 7
$499 Winner
Ableton Live 9
$460
HYPE The new audio-to-MIDI functions will redefine what is possible for many users. It is like having a classically trained musical co-pilot with you on every project.
GRIPE Still no multi-screen functions
between the clip and arrange view, and the channel clipping algorithims are as sketchy as they always were.
Ableton get back to doing what they do best — creating innovative features that let people make music quicker and more fluidly than they ever thought possible. And they still find time for enough new editing options and general refinements to
delight producers and DJs alike. TECH VERDICT9/10
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HYPE Great new features, improved interface and workflow means that Cubase is even easier to use as well as having the ability to work with other musicians via the web, with live two-way audio and video.
GRIPE Still uses a dongle.
Arguably the best cross platform solution for making music with a set of features that is the envy of the competition.
TECH VERDICT9/10
Apple LogiC Pro X
$199
HYPE Industry standard production software. Great performance, easy to use!
GRIPE Only for Apple Mac
computers.
Logic Studio Pro 9Xis a very powerful package that gives instant gratification when producing tracks. Easy to use, it’s not too intimidating for beginners either.
TECH VERDICT9/10 propell-
erheAd reason 7 $399
HYPE Reason now finally comes
with a way to control external MIDI devices, REX files can now be exported directly and improvements to the workflow and mixing rack make for a more professional environment.
GRIPE The price is now close to
Logic and Cubase without offering many of the features found in the big two.
The evolution of Reason continues with the addition of sorely missed features and improvements.
TECH VERDICT 7.5/10
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inStrumentS KomPLete 9 $649
HYPE All of the coolest synths,
sounds and effects from the Native Instruments range in one package.
GRIPE Komplete requires a lot of
hard disk space and decent amount of RAM to fully take advantage of all of the sounds and instruments.
Komplete 9 is possibly the most professional, well-rounded and feature-packed collection of sounds, synths and effects available on the market today and is offered at a price that won’t break the
bank. TECH VERDICT 9/10
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