Tributes paid to legendary composer David Axelrod. Details of Korg Gadget for Mac announced. AIAIAI launch Discovery headphone service.
RIP David Axelrod. You might not immediately know the name, but this multi-instrumentalist and composer’s vast discography is one of the most pillaged of all time. Everyone from J Dilla to DJ Shadow has reached for samples of his jazz, funk and soul work, and to that end Who Sampled have explored his fine legacy, here. Check out Benji B’s tribute mix above.
Korg’s Gadget gets firm release. The all-in-one software studio will be released on February 28th for an introductory price of $199, going up to a full price of $299 at a later date. Find out more in the video above and read the full details here.
FL Studio update for Mac soon come? They have been teasing for a while, but the team behind much-loved production software FL Studio seem to be getting closer to releasing an updated version of the putative Mac version of the DAW, currently in alpha testing. The company is asking for “a little about your machines and how they work”. Fill out the survey here, then keep your eyes peeled for a proper release date on future updates. A beta version is due imminently according to Image-Line.
Configure your AIAIAIs. The headphone company have linked with Spotify and Moodagent to analyse listener tastes and habits, using the info to add a new function to their website that, when coupled with sound profile information of AIAIAI modular combinations, suggests the ideal TMA-2 headphone configuration. Head to AIAIAI’s website to test it out.
New KLF material. Having recently teased us about some sort of return to action, the stadium house veterans now come through with a new book. Entitled 2023: A Trilogy, it is a “utopian costume drama, set in the near future, written in the recent past”. Read Thump’s news on the matter here.