M-Audio has released Torq 1.5 DJ software for Mac OS X and Windows.
New features in Torq 1.5 software include:

Tempo Anchors
Tempo Master
zplane élastique time stretching
Send/receive MIDI Clock
A new toolbar and a variety of workflow enhancements

Torq 1.5 DJ software is available immediately from the M-Audio webstore. The cost of upgrading from any previous version of Torq is USD$49.95. Customers who purchased and registered their Torq Conectiv or Xponent hardware after January 17th, 2008 are eligible for a no-charge upgrade to Torq 1.5 software.
Here are the details on the update:
The software’s new Tempo Anchors allow users to …

Ueberschall has just announced the release of a Free Elastik Library which includes 245 loops and samples (245 mb) coming from 14 of their best 2008’s products :
- Balkan Lines
- Chillers Joint
- Club Electro
- Crunkzilla
- Dancehall Madness
- Electro ID
- Hip Hop Underground
- Loungeorama
- Minimal Electro Vibes
- Minimal House
- Minimal Techno
- Oriental RnB
- Trance ID 2
- Urbanic
Get it here. | Download

A public beta of the Serato scratch live software has been released and is available for download, please notice that this is a beta and should not be used in production systems; in other words, don’t take it out to a live gig, just yet. Usually in a couple of weeks from beta it will be released as a regular version.
Changes since 1.8.2:
- Fixed an issue with the Offline Player reported on certain Windows computers, where playback would stutter when seeking through a track or if a track was loaded …

Native Instruments probably really want you guys to have a happy hollidays season so they are giving you guys a free KORE sound pack you can use if you already purchased KORE, but not only, you may also download the KORE Player for free and start having fun, with out needing to pay anything in advance.
This is a treat you don’t want to miss out.
To celebrate a great year for music production, Native Instruments has prepared this free gift for you. KORE SOUNDPACK COMPILATION VOL.1 is a full-featured production-ready sound …

Solid Sounds is an exclusive Live Pack created in collaboration with premier content provider
Loopmasters. This free download includes over 400 MB of content, featuring 400 loops, 128 Simpler
presets and 12 creative instrument Racks in a variety of musical styles.
Note: Solid Sounds is available for all registered Live/Live LE users. You will need to be logged in to your Ableton user account to download Solid Sounds.
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Native Instruments today announced TRAKTOR PRO and TRAKTOR SCRATCH PRO, the next versions of its groundbreaking digital DJ solutions with MIDI and time-code control. Based on years of software evolution, the latest TRAKTOR generation offers superior creative workflow, an extremely functional user interface, powerful sound shaping features, advanced syncing and control functions, and much more. TRAKTOR PRO and TRAKTOR SCRATCH PRO were designed with a strong focus on efficiency and ease-of-use, making them outstanding performance tools for DJs of all styles and experience levels.
With computer-based DJing solutions finally established as …

SSL Wishes all of us to have a happy Halloween, and they don’t just wish, they take action for it to happen and deliver! A free plugin to manipulate audio samples in order to make them spooky or horror sounding, so if you are in the proper timezone, download fast, and record some spooky music and vocals to freak out the kids coming to steal your yummy candy away from you just when you much really hard! The plugin is called X-Orcism (I guess exorcism, and apparently, it does the …

The latest version of Mixed In Key was announced today.
For those who are new to Mixed In Key, it’s a software tool that detects the key, pitch and harmonic information in a track – allowing DJs to catalog their tracks musically, rather than simple BPM info.
Celebrity users of Mixed In Key include Pete Tong, Dubfire, Kaskade and BT.
In addition to the new features (covered after the jump), version 4 comes in two flavors: Original and a XONE-specific version for Allen & Heath customers.
New features include:

- Improved algorithm to find the …

You’ve used your DS to train your brain, learn another language, and even brush up on your Indian math skills. But now, for something that can make everyone throughout the world smile: music!
KORG DS-10 brings a music creation tool opportunity to the DS. This title uses the touch screen and stylus to replicate the MS-10 synthesizer, with sounds provided by KORG.

General Features
Two patchable dual-oscillator analog synth simulators
Four-part drum machine that uses sounds created with the analog synth simulator
Six-track (analog synth x 2, drum machine x 4) /16-step sequencer
Delay, chorus, and …

Protools 8 was introduced at AES 2008 and it features tons of improvements of old features, hardware support and some new update with a more slick look then ever.
Read about it here
And also a new piece of hardware by DigiDesign, the DIGI 003 Rack +, a new comperhensive solution for the studio, with numerous inputs and outputs, and enough features to set you straight to work on recording in a room or live(!) read more about it here.