http://remixmag.com/ Remix News en-us http://remixmag.com/news/dave_smith_instruments_poly_evolver_keyboard_update Dave Smith Instruments has released an updated version of its synthesizer keyboard, the Poly Evolver. The new version boasts 60 potentiometers among its complement of 78 rotary controls. Potentiometers allow the full range of a knob’s values to be accessed in a single turn of about 300 degrees. That simplifies filter sweeps and other more performance-oriented gestures. A kit with news Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:58:00 EST http://remixmag.com/news/novation_launchpad_shipping The Launchpad ($199) hands-on interactive controller for Ableton Live is now shipping and available in stores and online. news Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:34:00 EST http://remixmag.com/news/vestax_shipping_tr1_traktor_controller Now shipping, the TR-1 Traktor Controller is a USB MIDI controller designed with laptop-based DJ legendary Hiroshi Watanabe. The TR-1 is a compact, user-friendly controller designed to emulate the touch and feel of a traditional DJ mixer while providing the features and usability of a laptop-based system. news Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:31:00 EST http://remixmag.com/artists/news/joakim_milky_ways Parisian musician Joakim seems to approach his work as if he were in outerspace and able to hear all of the sounds of Earth at once. Styles, techniques, instruments, genres scenes and eras get banded together, and the resulting compositions come to life as engaging musical Frankenstein’s Monsters. news Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:20:00 EST http://remixmag.com/artists/chromeo_dj_kicks Not unlike its predecessors, Chromeo’s contribution to the <I>DJ Kicks</i> Series is a comprehensive showcase of the Montreal, Canada–based duo’s influences. <I>DJ Kicks</i> spans from the R&B-inflected '70s such as Leo Sayer’s “Easy to Love,” through to the early '80s–like Donna Allen’s “Serious” and the present-day, including Chromeo’s cover of Rhe Eagles’ “I Can’t Tell You Why.” artists Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:15:00 EST