Wednesday, 30 September 2009
Digital Wallpaper
Hirzberger Events - Digital Wallpaper from Gregor Hofbauer on Vimeo.
Love the pacman. No. Love the whole thing. Really need to get myself some VVVV.
Tuesday, 29 September 2009
Djay 3.0
Today is the launch of the new djing software Djay 3.0.
Having been a proud user of Djay 2 for nearly the last 2 years, I have been eagerly anticipating this upgrade and, although there's still some things I need to get used to, the demo I've tested lives up to the hype.
Djay 2 cost me just £35 but what it replicates is two turntables and a mixer complete with a full equaliser, BPM tap pads, looping systems, and an extensive array of effects. Using it on a laptop means I can can control the turntables with two fingers on the trackpad. To use Djay's cheesy tagline I can "touch the music" - it lets you drag or push the record to keep it in time, not to mention scratching, and the trackpad crossfader.
The new version, as well as a sexy visual revamp, now works out the rough BPM of tracks for you, enables you to loop from 32 beats to an 1/8 of beat effortlessly, lets you build an 'on-the-go' playlist, whilst also all the scratching and braking of the turntables has been re-programmed for more realistic sound. A lot of reviews will moan about these sorts of programs using up far to much CPU, but I have a 2008 Macbook Pro OS 10.5.8 and it never uses more than 26%.
What I love about Djay though is that it demands the same general skills needed to DJ on vinyl or CD decks. I have learnt to DJ manually, but via cheap software. I hate programs like Virtual DJ that gives you far too much help - users of that begin to mix music using the visual representation of the sound waves, not using their ear. Djay is the cheap way to train your ear from a beginners level to being able to mix live for a 2 hour set on a set of Technics in your local club. Because the software goes close as possible to replicating a £10,000 club set up, it gives you all the same amount of freedom, and demands the same level of skill. So if I have any complaints at all about Djay 3, it is that they're making it easier for me, in some ways I still want to have to tap out the BPM!
Djay 3 is available now for $50 here. It is half-price for owners of Djay 2. Brap.
Having been a proud user of Djay 2 for nearly the last 2 years, I have been eagerly anticipating this upgrade and, although there's still some things I need to get used to, the demo I've tested lives up to the hype.
Djay 2 cost me just £35 but what it replicates is two turntables and a mixer complete with a full equaliser, BPM tap pads, looping systems, and an extensive array of effects. Using it on a laptop means I can can control the turntables with two fingers on the trackpad. To use Djay's cheesy tagline I can "touch the music" - it lets you drag or push the record to keep it in time, not to mention scratching, and the trackpad crossfader.
The new version, as well as a sexy visual revamp, now works out the rough BPM of tracks for you, enables you to loop from 32 beats to an 1/8 of beat effortlessly, lets you build an 'on-the-go' playlist, whilst also all the scratching and braking of the turntables has been re-programmed for more realistic sound. A lot of reviews will moan about these sorts of programs using up far to much CPU, but I have a 2008 Macbook Pro OS 10.5.8 and it never uses more than 26%.
What I love about Djay though is that it demands the same general skills needed to DJ on vinyl or CD decks. I have learnt to DJ manually, but via cheap software. I hate programs like Virtual DJ that gives you far too much help - users of that begin to mix music using the visual representation of the sound waves, not using their ear. Djay is the cheap way to train your ear from a beginners level to being able to mix live for a 2 hour set on a set of Technics in your local club. Because the software goes close as possible to replicating a £10,000 club set up, it gives you all the same amount of freedom, and demands the same level of skill. So if I have any complaints at all about Djay 3, it is that they're making it easier for me, in some ways I still want to have to tap out the BPM!
Djay 3 is available now for $50 here. It is half-price for owners of Djay 2. Brap.
Monday, 28 September 2009
®avensbourne
This blog died a little over the summer... I had a bit 'too much' fun! But today I'm back to uni at Ravensbourne for my 2nd year in Motion Graphics and I'm determined to get cracking on this blog again.
And what better subject is there to start on than my college and my course. For all the third years that have just left a site has been set up to showcase their work. It includes Moving Image, Animation and Graphic Design. As a moving image student, I thought I'd flick through their work and choose my favourite showreels. Students to match or beat if you like.
Alain Renold (New improved showreel on personal site.)
Megan Riera
Sarah Franco Alves
Kerry Redman
And what better subject is there to start on than my college and my course. For all the third years that have just left a site has been set up to showcase their work. It includes Moving Image, Animation and Graphic Design. As a moving image student, I thought I'd flick through their work and choose my favourite showreels. Students to match or beat if you like.
Alain Renold (New improved showreel on personal site.)
Megan Riera
Sarah Franco Alves
Kerry Redman
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