News Archive for 07/06/20

Choose an article from the archive listing on this page or refine your selection using the controls in the gray box below.

M-Audio ships new Torq DJ package

06/20, 1:55pm

M-Audio ships Torq Xponent

M-Audio has released Torq Xponent, billed as a complete hardware and software package for computer-based DJs. The heart of the system is its MIDI control surface, which has over 64 buttons, four sliders, two scratch wheels, eight knobs and a touchpad, which keeps a DJ's hands on the Xponent for the entirety of a live event. LED meters allow users to keep an eye on levels. The corresponding software is both Mac and PC compatible, and features VST effects, a 16-cell performance sampler, and the ability to interface with programs such as iTunes, Ableton and Pro Tools without losing tempo sync. Supported music formats include AAC, MP3, Apple Lossless and more. Torq Xponent is selling for $750.

Analyst predicts 10m iPods in June quarter

06/20, 1:30pm

10m iPods in June quarter?

Apple's June quarter is likely to churn out 9.5-10 million iPod sales if the company maintains its current progress, according to Piper Jaffray senior analyst Gene Munster. "Our analysis of iPod unit data from NPD for the month of May leads us to a preliminary iPod approximation of between 9.5 million and 10 million units for the June 2007 quarter (our model calls for 10.5 million iPods in the quarter and Street consensus is 9.8 million)," the analyst said. Munster warned, however, that the approximation is based on various assumptions and is likely to change slightly after the third month of data is released.