In the Studio With Ming (Volume 5)
Benny Lowe of 33Hz sings an acoustic version of "Crazy All the Time" and Ming demonstrates how to add a tempo change to audio tracks in Logic Pro 9 using the Flex Time Audio feature. Watch the video now.

AES 2009 Video: Korg Wavedrum
The new Korg Wavedrum updates a classic by combining samples with modeling algorithms. James Sajeva shows how realistically it responds to playing with hands, sticks and mallets. Learn about the Wavedrum.

More coverage from AES by the editors of EM, Mix and Remix.

Guest Blogger: Matthew Ryan, Part 9
It's a perfect autumn gloom today. It has that moodiness and color that makes autumn so cinematic. I'm driving to meet some friends and for the first time in a long time I hear myself on the radio. Just that quick, the first track from Dear Lover, "City Life," is playing on the radio. It's a rush of proud achievement. A labor of love, it was often a persistent game of pin-the-tail on the elusive weather of music. Read the rest of his blog entry and listen to "City Life" here.

ADVERTISEMENT

Product Update

MODARTT Pianoteq Pro, an advanced version of Pianoteq, features a note-per-note adjustment for physical parameters. Read more.

Focusrite introduces Scarlett, a professional software suite that provides compression, gating, EQ and reverb plug-ins for tracking and mixing. Read more.

MV Pro Audio's Wallander Instruments Visual Instrument (WIVI, for short) now boasts a host of improvements, thanks to a newly released major update. Read more.

Native Instruments SCARBEE MM-BASS provides an authentic rendition of the distinctive Musicman Sterling electric bass. Read more.

Percussa has announced Modulor for AudioCubes, a software application that lets you host your software instruments (VST or AU) and quickly develop musical ideas. Read more.

MusicWorks Interactive has released The Finale 2010 Tutorial DVD-ROM, a video tutorial for Finale 2010 notation software. Read more.



Odds and Ends

George Duke and Quartet Benefit Concert for Bob Moog Foundation and Museum of Making Music
On Friday, Nov. 6, 2009, R&B legend George Duke will perform an intimate concert with his quartet at the Museum of Making Music in Carlsbad, Calif. Proceeds will directly benefit The Bob Moog Foundation and the Museum of Making Music. Find more information.

Free Ocean Way Drums Refill for Reason 4
For a limited time, Reason 4 users can download an Ocean Way Drums Refill for Reason 4 for free. Ocean Way Drums Kit 10 Medium is mapped for GM and Sonic Reality's iMap. Read more.

Free SPL Attacker Download
SPL is celebrating one year of Analog Code by giving away one download of its Attacker MicroPlug per computer (recommended retail price 59 Euro). Offer ends Nov. 15, 2009. Details here.

Pre-register for a Cakewalk V-Studio US 100 Tour Date Near You
Learn about the music recording, production and mixing capabilities of Cakewalk's new V-Studio 100 portable music production studio for Mac and PC, its SONAR V-Studio 700 ultimate recording solution, and the latest version of its flagship SONAR digital audio workstation (DAW). All attendees are eligible for a $100 rebate on the Cakewalk V-Studio 100 or SONAR V-Studio 700. Find out tour dates near you and register here.

Job Announcement: Assistant or Associate Professor in Music Industry
If you have a background in music business/entertainment, commitment to entrepreneurial and interdisciplinary thinking, and a wide range of professional skills and interests, you could land a tenure-track position as assistant or associate professor in the Department of Music at Northeastern University in Boston. Qualifications include a doctoral degree or equivalent terminal degree, and applications should be received by Nov. 30, 2009. Get more details and apply at the "Faculty Positions" link on the left.



Calendar and Contests

Last chance for the EastWest New Composers Contest
Through Oct. 31, 2009, create an original work using any EastWest/Quantum Leap virtual instrument collection and submit your music to the company for the chance to win a customized version of the Complete Composers Collection PLAY Edition software package. Learn more.

FiXT Remix Contest: Celldweller "Louder Than Words"
Now until Nov. 27, 2009, you could win more than $5,000 in prizes from Fab Filter, Ohm Force and Cakewalk. Remix the new single "Louder Than Words" from Celldweller's latest release "Wish Upon A Blackstar Ch 01," which recently hit in the Top 45 Electronic Albums in iTunes. Enter here.