Accessori Smart è il nuovo volantino che MediaWorld propone a tutti i suoi clienti fino al 25 settembre 2016 e non ha nulla a che vedere con smartphone e tablet: anche se potrete comunque acquistare altri prodotti con finanziamento a tasso zero va detto che oggetto della nuova campagna MediaWorld sono smartwatch, smartband, micro SD e molto altro ancora. Solo accessori dunque.
(Rinnovabili.it) – Ancora poco si conosce dello strano fenomeno che ha trasformato il fiume russo Daldykan in una lunga lingua color porpora. Ci troviamo in Siberia centrale, nella territori di Krasnoyarsk: qui, a pochi passi dalla città industriale di Noril’sk, uno dei corsi d’acqua della zona ha iniziato ad accendersi di un rosso di biblica memoria.
Le comunità locali avevano iniziato a notare i primi cambiamenti nel colore delle acque a giugno di quest’anno. Per ottenere delle indagini ufficiali sulle cause si è però dovuto attendere il 6 settembre, quando le pressioni dei residenti e l’ondata di viralità delle foto pubblicate sui social ha smosso le autorità russe.
Sergey Donskoy, ministro delle Risorse Naturali e dell’Ambiente, ha fatto sapere in un comunicato stampa d’aver iniziato a raccogliere i rapporti e il materiale inviato, immagini comprese, parlando esplicitamente di inquinamento da parte di “una sostanza chimica non identificata”.
Le prove di una effettiva contaminazione delle acque non sono ancora disponibili, ma la causa antropica è ad oggi quella più probabile. La vicina Noril’sk, cresciuta sulle ceneri di un campo di prigionia siberiano, ha la reputazione di essere una delle città più inquinate del pianeta. La sua storia moderna è strettamente intrecciata allo sfruttamento minerario: da qui viene il 35% del palladio e il 20% del nichel utilizzati a livello mondiale. Una città preziosa dunque, ma anche profondamente segnata dalle emissioni e dai rifiuti della sua fiorente industria.
Va da sé, che i primi sospetti per la colorazione rossa del fiume Daldykan son caduti sulla compagnia che sfrutta l’immenso deposito minerario della zona, la MMC Norilsk Nickel. Lo stesso ministro Donskoy ha spiegato come i rapporti preliminari suggerissero come possibile causa la rottura con conseguente sversamento di una pipeline contente liquami del vicino impianto metallurgico di Nadezhinskogo, di proprietà della MMC Norilsk Nickel. La società si è affrettata a negare qualsiasi fuga o incidente, avviando le operazioni di monitoraggio ambientale in prossimità del fiume e riducendo temporaneamente il lavoro di produzione.
I commenti giornalieri sull’articolo riguardante i Setup e gli Angoli di Gann saranno sempre disabilitati e continueranno sempre sull’articolo unico settimanale
Big news from Native Instruments – they’re launching a brand new production controller called Maschine Jam. Jam takes elements of Maschine controllers and Kontrol S-Series keyboards and combines them with arrangement workflows found on the Push or Launchpad. Build a track on the fly and perform it live with the Maschine Jam.
Gear: Maschine Jam controller
Manufacturer: Native Instruments
Price: $ 399
Availability: September 29th, 2016
Maschine Jam: Maschine’s Missing Production Controller?
As production software, Maschine has always been about emulation of the classic groovebox-style production workflow. With this new controller, Native Instruments is clearly trying to add some of the dynamic modern workflow elements that producers have come to expect out of Ableton (with Push and Launchpad controllers) into Maschine.
Maschine Jam’s Pad Grid
The actual hardware of the Maschine Jam is fairly easy to understand. The focal point is the 8×8 multicolored pad section that allows the arrangement of pads and scenes. NI’s press release details the functions of the pad section:
In Step Mode, the matrix becomes a powerful multi-track step-sequencer for one, four, or eight sounds simultaneously.
In Pad Mode, sounds are entered in real-time, while Piano Roll Mode makes step-sequencing melodies in a wide variety of available scales possible.
When the Variation Engine is enabled, inspirational beats and melodies are randomly generated based on customizable values and then modified on the matrix. A built-in humanizer adds natural rhythmic fluctuations to programmed sequences.
While the product video at the top of this article does show a quick glimpse into finger drumming with the Maschine Jam’s pads in Pad Mode, based on the price, you won’t be using these pads to bang out beats on the fly regularly. That’s best suited for high-quality pads or arcade buttons that give you a solid physical response – not these basic push-button pads.
Maschine Jam Smart Strips: For Performance
Native Instruments has continued to add touch strips to their controllers, and the Maschine Jam is no exception with eight two-touch Smart Strips (once for each “channel strip”). The strips are mapped to new performance FX that come in a new update to the Maschine software, version 2.5 – and can be used to “alter the motion, space, and dynamics of sounds in real time”.
“The Smart Strips each feature multi-color LED meters to monitor the level of the assigned function, and can be used to alter macros, key instrument parameters, and even play melodies and chords with the unique Notes function. A powerful Lock function stores parameter snapshots that can revert back to their original settings or morph between multiple lock states.”
We’ve seen the Notes function in action – it’s like taking the Scale mode of an Ableton Push and combining it with the playability of an autoharp or Omnichord – incredibly fun and easy to quickly add melodic flourishes to a track.
Software + What’s Included
The Maschine Jam is targeted at on-the-go producers who want a highly portable controller to sequence ideas and built tracks on the fly. These producers might own Maschine already, but if not, NI is including the full software with a revised 9GB audio library, as well as the Komplete 11 Select package that includes Massive and Monark.
For the launch, there’s also a special offer of two free Maschine Expansions (out of twenty) when you register a Maschine Jam – clearly an opportunity to beef up a production library.
Not Only For Maschine: Ableton Jam?
Everyone who sees the Maschine Jam and the $ 399 price tag quickly starts to wonder – is NI going to lock this controller to Maschine software only? Thankfully, it seems that clearer minds have prevailed.
The Maschine Jam will not only work when running Maschine as a plugin inside of other DAW software, but it also can be used in MIDI mode as a dedicated controller for any DAW. They’ve even built an advanced template for Ableton Live with many of the performance and step-sequencing features.
DJ Techtools is getting an up-close-and-personal look at the Maschine Jam – stay tuned in the coming days for an exclusive walkthrough of the hardware and associated software updates.
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