I know the KALOTW is way late… I suppose about a couple of months late but oh well!

This week we’re looking at a new product which is a partnership between Rane Serato and Ableton Live.  Yes, you heard me right, SERATO AND ABLETON TOGETHER AT LAST!  As a user of both pieces of software I have long been looking for the proper setup to do live shows with an element of DJ as well and buddy, this is it.  Basically, you can control the transport of Live with serato, and if you have a controller (like the sweet as hell APC 40 that the boys have tied into everything) you can trigger clips in the session view while scratching the whole project in Serato!  It’s amazing!  AND THAT’S NOT ALL!  It also goes the other way, utilizing a technology that they call “Mixtape“.  This means you can record a set directly into the Ableton Live arrangement view and if you have the proper mixer/controller it will even insert all the automation for you (eqs, faders, etc).  Unbelievably dope and I really can’t wait to get it for myself

Here’s a couple of youtube videos from NAMM 2010 last month to get you salivating

And of course here is the link to the Ableton Live website featuring The Bridge.

Ableton Live – The Bridge

OMFG a new podcast!  As most of you probably know we’ve had some issues at the station lately relating to… well everything – the stream was down for what seemed like forever, the archiving has been down so no new podcasts – even the transmitter has had problems as we’ve been moving it to its new home at the CBC.  Things are slowly returning back to normal however,  the stream is back in action, the archiving is slowly getting fixed and with our new transmitter positioning we’ll be able to cover more of Halifax for your bass appreciation pleasure!

So there’s a new show this week to add to the podcast!  Just this week we’ve started a new monthly with the residents of The Halifield Movement the first Thursday of every month… except when it won’t be   Up this week our good friends Buck Banger and Method for about 85mins of Drum and Bass – liquid, ragga jungle, even some jump up towards the end.

WARNING: The sound quality is not fantastic, the input on the stream/archiving machine was cranked so I had to do some creative editing (ie: drop the right channel and mono the left) just to make it sound decent.  I have alerted the proper authorities and this issue should be fixed up next week!  Thanks and keep listenin!

Tracklist:
1  The Dartmouthian   Sheppard Fight
2  Elfinity   Breath Engine
3  high contrast   if we ever
4  kg   life
5  london elektricity   just one second
6  Redeyes   Soul Sista
7  Danny Byrd   Gold Rush
8  Shy FX   Feelings
9  Mutt   Lets get away
10  Platinum   Trippin (Nero remix)
11  Netsky   Starlight
12  rcola   lost & found featuring barrington levy
13  rcola   pass the dutchie
14  krinjah   my gyal
15  Natural Born Chillers   Rock The Funky Beats
16  Skittles   Ram Trilogy
17  Screamer   Ram Trilogy
18  Gridlok   5th Dimension
19  Evol Intent   Street Knowledge (Kryptonite VIP Mix)
20  Distorted Minds feat. Skibadee   Stay Focused
21  sub focus   rock it
22  noisia   stigma
23  Dub Z   Runnin
24  Sub Focus   Could This be Real (DnB Remix)