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Magix has announced the release of Music Maker 16, a music production software for Windows.

Step-by-step to your own song: Simply combine samples and loops, add effects, and export it – your own hit is just a few clicks away!

MAGIX Music Maker 16 includes over 1,500 diverse sounds and loops from the studios of internationally successful top producers.

New in Music Maker 16

• New Loops – Originating loop based music production for the PC, no other company has the experience nor the library of these completely revised sound loops.
• Essential FX – Brand new effect modules that guarantee the best results.
• Vandal SE – Use it like you would any guitar amp, or apply it to an already existing track!
• Object inspector – Quick access to the most important and popular effects that can be applied to any audio object.
• Microscope mode – Zoom in and out of detailed, incremental editing. Apply small cuts, or apply effects and treatments to miniscule parts of an audio object.
• Direct uploads to MySpace – Upload your creations directly to your personal or band MySpace page.
• Interactive Workshop – Learn the tricks of the trade from our online how-to interactive videos.

Music Maker 16 is available to purchase for Windows PC, priced at $49.99 USD (50% discount) until February 4, 2010. A Premium edition featuring more sounds, more realistic instruments, and more effects, is currently available for $89.99 USD (36% discount).

More information: Magix

I was wondering what kind of online services you are using for getting your music heard.

Currently I host some of my music right here and at SoundCloud, but I have not actually promoted the SoundCloud page in any way.

So, what are you using? Let us know here.

And if you would like to share with us why you use some specific services, please do so in the comments below.

Some interesting things I found recently:

# Arduino Contest

Show what you can do with Arduino!

Arduinos are awesome – with one simple controller, you can make almost anything! What new things can you make with Arduino? We've teamed up with the creative folks at Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories and the Arduino Team on an Arduino contest to find out.

The rules are simple: to enter you must make a new Instructable that involves the Arduino IDE. You can use any hardware that you like, or none at all. Be sure to provide the code you used so that others can follow in your footsteps. Make something amazing and win a sweet Meggy Jr RGB from Evil Mad Science or an Arduino Mega from the Arduino Team to power your next project!

So what are you waiting for? Document a project you've been meaning to write up, or make something new! We can't wait to see what it is.

The contest deadline is 15 November, 2009.

# Beaterator Music Challenge

Rockstar Games has launched the Beaterator and MySpace Music Challenge, a contest for the recently released music application Beaterator for PSP system. The aim of the Challenge is to highlight emerging artists using the Beaterator platform as a tool for music production. The Challenge winner will receive a cash prize of $5,000!

Artists that are chosen as semi-finalists will have the opportunity to have two songs featured on the Challenge promotion page, where MySpace Music and Rockstar Games fans will be able to check out the competition and vote on their favorite songs. The first song will be your “featured song” — the one that you feel best represents your sound.
The second song will be one that you create using Beaterator, which can be an original track, remix, or other song that showcases your use of the Beaterator software.
The winning artist or band will receive $5,000, have their winning track featured on the PlayStation®Network – which is visited by millions of PlayStation owners every day, and they will also have the opportunity to be featured on the MySpace homepage.

Beaterator is a music-making application for PSP system that acts as a portable 8-track music studio. In addition to the 3,000 included loops, it features a drum machine, full keyboard, synthesizer and sequencer; as well as the ability to import any sound via either a Memory Stick Duo™ or the PSP system’s built-in microphone. This is a true portable music studio.

# Modulate This Electronic Music Blog Turns 4

Mark Mosher writes:

Modulate This has turned 4 years old! In year 3 the blog experienced non-linear growth in page views and subscribers.

Congrats, Mark! Love the blog.

If you’ve never checked Modulate This! before make sure you do. This blog on electronic music production and sound design is a wonderful source of articles, videos, downloads etc.

# cl516: Omega 8 as a Drum Machine.

cl516 turns a Studio Electronics Omega 8 into a drum machine.

Rather than play the usual handful of musical hooks, I thought wouldn't it be useful if it was drum loop time.

Well, long gone are my TR-909, TR-808, Machinedrum, Xbase09, MFB-502, and I haven't picked up those D16 plugins yet. So I decided, why not use the Omega 8?

# Video Ram Synth 1

Gijs Gieskes uses the video ram of a Sega as an audio source.

The video ram of the sega gets slowed down by a binary counter, so it can be used as a audio source.

There are 3 oscillators that control a multiplexer, the multiplexer connects 1 out of 8 patch cables to the binary counters input, so there are some nice changing patterns in the sound.
Another multiplexer is connected to the same oscillators and makes some extra connections to glitch some more video.

There is a magnetic patch bay for the video ram, and the sega controller on the front can also be connected with magnets or metal wands.
The original idea was that the device can be used for drums, buts more a synth.. In another version i will probably build a small sequencer into it..

I will probably mainly use it for exhibitions, it is allot of fun to play with, because you control the sound and the video at the same time.

Have you heard of the International Delete Your MySpace Account Day?

Blogger Simon Owens lists a number of reasons why you too might want to delete your MySpace account.

Simon writes:

I’ve been thinking about deleting my Myspace account almost since the day I got it but always opted out of doing so because of the few friends I have who don’t have Facebook accounts. But by remaining on Myspace, I realize, I’m becoming an enabler. I’m giving those friends no reason to switch over from Myspace by giving them access to my Myspace profile.

But rather than deleting my account right away, I’m going to hold off until January 30th so that other people have time to join me. I’d love to see a large number of people delete their accounts all at once in order to send Myspace a message: your website sucks.

… read more

Some interesting things I bookmarked on del.icio.us on November 7th, 2007:

• Stamp Keyboard – Beautiful keyboards with stamps design

Stamp keyboard by Andy

• Harmonix Phase Game for iPod: First Step Toward Interactive Music Players? – The new game manages to recreate the signature “falling gems” music game design on Apple’s micro-platform.
• 20+ Editors For MySpace Profiles – Twenty tools that help you edit your profiles with ease.

Pictogame is a online service (similar to MyGame) where you can create mini-games based on your digital pictures.

From the website:

In a few clicks, Pictogame enables you to make your own game widgets and share them easily by email, on your blog, on your MySpace profile, or on any social network…

Features

• enhance blog readers experience with something new and fun
• entertain your friends
• grow your audience and popularity
• … and much more!

You don’t need to sign up to create games, but if you get an account (free) you will also be able to:

1. save your games and edit them later
2. list your games on Pictogame web site for them to be rated and commented by others
3. rate and post comments

Visit Pictogame to create your own games!

Thanks for the tip, Cyril!