From: owner-alloy-digest@smoe.org (alloy-digest) To: alloy-digest@smoe.org Subject: alloy-digest V6 #75 Reply-To: alloy@smoe.org Sender: owner-alloy-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-alloy-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk X-To-Unsubscribe: Send mail to "alloy-digest-request@smoe.org" X-To-Unsubscribe: with "unsubscribe" as the body. alloy-digest Friday, March 23 2001 Volume 06 : Number 075 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Re: Alloy: Re: alloy-digest V6 #73 [lulfstedt@amadeus.net] Alloy: Beatnik in the news - new toy! :) [Robin Thurlow ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2001 09:41:57 +0100 From: lulfstedt@amadeus.net Subject: Re: Alloy: Re: alloy-digest V6 #73 Hey Kate! Good luck! We'll be thinking of you! Lissu :-) From: "Kathleen T. Presser" on 21/03/2001 20:44 GMT Please respond to alloy@smoe.org |---------> | | |---------> >---------------------------------------------------------------------------> | | >---------------------------------------------------------------------------> >-------------------------------------------| | | >-------------------------------------------| |---------> |To: | |---------> >---------------------------------------------------------------------------> |alloy@smoe.org | >---------------------------------------------------------------------------> >-------------------------------------------| | | | | >-------------------------------------------| |---------> |cc: | |---------> >---------------------------------------------------------------------------> | (bcc: Louise Ulfstedt/NCE/AMADEUS) | >---------------------------------------------------------------------------> >-------------------------------------------| | | | | >-------------------------------------------| |---------> | | |---------> >---------------------------------------------------------------------------> | | >---------------------------------------------------------------------------> >-------------------------------------------| | | >-------------------------------------------| |---------> |Subject: | |---------> >---------------------------------------------------------------------------> |Alloy: Re: alloy-digest V6 #73 | >---------------------------------------------------------------------------> >-------------------------------------------| | | >-------------------------------------------| Just want to let all of you alloyites to know that my third child will be here between today and sometime Friday. I'm very excited about this new 'launch' of new life in our family. This will be my husband's first child. On a Dolby note, I finally figured out what the word 'ingenue' means. It means a young french actress. This word is mentioned in the song 'Living in a Suitcase' from the Astronauts and Heretics album. I'll tell ya, some of the terms that Dolby uses in his song I haven't a clue of what they mean. It's like a treasure hunt to find out what some of these terms mean that he uses. Amazing!!!! Kate;-) Soon to be mother of three wonderful children. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2001 11:17:57 -0500 From: Robin Thurlow Subject: Alloy: Beatnik in the news - new toy! :) DM2, Digital Music Mixer, Delivers Personalized and Interactive Music Creation SAN MATEO, Calif., March 21 /PRNewswire/ -- What was once reserved for the elite club DJ's has come to the masses with the launch of the DM2, Digital Music Mixer. Music mavericks and novices alike can now experience hands on music creation and remixing power through this unique remixing tool. The DM2 will make it's debut at the 16th annual Winter Music Conference in Miami Beach where music industry professionals and enthusiasts from around the world converge to see, hear and touch the latest development in the world of music. The DM2 will be available at http://www.mixman.com for $119.95 (A.P.R.). (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20010321/SFW065 ) Introduced by Apzu, Inc., a wholly-owned company of Mattel, Inc., and Beatnik, Inc., a leading provider of enhanced audio solutions and content for digital devices, games and the Web, the DM2 is the first integrated hardware-software solution that enables users to create real-time club music mixes without prior turntable or studio experience. The DM2 is affordable, easy-to-use and allows music enthusiasts to create, perform and publish their own music from their personal computers. "Never before has there been a remixing solution that allows DJs or consumers alike to scratch and record their sounds instantly," said Josh Gabriel, co-founder of Mixman. "With the integration of Mixman software into the DM2, music enthusiasts are now able to transform their PC into a remixing studio." "People don't want to just passively listen to music, they want to transform it and make it their own," said Monique Sullivan, director of marketing, Apzu, Inc. "The DM2 gives them a chance to remix music just like their favorite DJs creating the ultimate personalized music experience." With the ability to simultaneously combine and manipulate up to 16 tracks of digital audio, the DM2 is a powerful performance and music creation system that emulates the more costly professional mixing equipment on the market today. The DM2 is a specially designed hardware controller packaged with a custom version of Beatnik's renowned Mixman(R) remixing software. This unique system allows users to perform and create original music in a variety of genres ranging from Hip-Hop and Drum n Bass to House, Trance and more. Users can mix and match from more than 600 audio tracks, each with up to 128 samples, to create an unlimited number of music remixes. The DM2 software package utilizes Mixman's patented auto-beat matching feature, which makes it easy for first-time users to create professional-sounding mixes. The DM2 has some unique features that allows user perform DJ tricks like: independent scratching rings for each "turntable," as well as joystick control for applying Mixman's Wideband Audio Real-time Processing (W.A.R.P.) effects like flange, jimifuzz and dub delay. The DM2 also has cross-fader and transformer buttons that function like those on a professional DJ mixer, allowing users to add complexity to their performance. The DM2 comes with 30 Mixman Singles(TM) -- songs from artists and producers from around the world -- that are broken out into individual audio elements, including keyboard, base, vocals and more. Mixman Singles make using the DM2 even easier as they provide templates to start creating great-sounding music right out of the box. The DM2 allows for a true hands-on experience as anyone can mix the audio tracks in a variety of ways to create a unique and personalized remix. Users can also visit http://www.mixman.com to download additional Mixman Singles, some of which are available at no cost, and then remix their own versions of these songs. Once users are satisfied with a remix, they can save, email or export their music in a variety of formats including RealAudio(R), Windows Media(TM) Audio, and WAV files. DM2 users can also upload their final creations to Mixman Radio(TM) at Mixman.com enabling them to share their music with users from around the world. Registered users of Beatnik's Mixman StudioPro 4.0 software can visit http://www.mixman.com for a free Mixman StudioPro 4.5 upgrade specifically for use with the DM2. The DM2 will be in retail stores nationwide this fall. For additional information, consumers can visit http://www.my-dm2.com. About Apzu, Inc. Apzu is a new organization dedicated to the development of technology-based products for the teen market. Apzu, Inc. is a wholly-owned company of Mattel, Inc. About Beatnik, Inc. Beatnik offers scalable, high-quality audio solutions for digital devices, games and the Web through a combination of technology, content and services. Beatnik's solution includes a line of platform applications, production music, sound content and the Mixman software product line. Beatnik develops, markets and sells its sonification technology to a community of creative professionals, technology licensees and consumers. Incorporated in 1996, Beatnik was founded by musician and composer Thomas Dolby Robertson. Mixman Technologies, Inc. was acquired by Beatnik in December 1999. Note: For a digital image of the DM2 please visit http://www.mixman.com or call Jason Taylor at: 650-295-3441. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2001 11:52:38 -0500 (EST) From: CRACKERS Subject: Re: Alloy: Re: alloy-digest V6 #73 On Wed, 21 Mar 2001, Kathleen T. Presser wrote: > On a Dolby note, I finally figured out what the word 'ingenue' means. It means > a young french actress. This word is mentioned in the song 'Living in a In particular it's a theatre term for the role of an inexperienced young woman or the actress who plays her. CRACKERS (french terminology from hell!!) ------------------------------ End of alloy-digest V6 #75 **************************