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Adobe Creative Suite 5 Production Premium (Portable)

Adobe Creative Suite 5 Production Premium software ups the ante with industry-leading, breakthrough performance. Accelerate video editing and production with 64-bit optimizations and expanded tapeless support, and rotoscope in a fraction of the time. Packed with hundreds of new features, CS5 Production Premium supercharges your productivity.

Conquer today’s deadlines and tomorrow’s challenges with Adobe Creative Suite 5 Production Premium software, the ultimate video production toolkit. Craft video productions, motion graphics, visual effects, and interactive experiences with high-performance, industry-leading creative tools. Boost your productivity with tightly integrated components that deliver breakthrough performance and smooth production workflows, giving you the power to produce engaging media for virtually any screen.
What’s new in CS5 Production Premium?
What’s inside:
Adobe Premiere Pro CS5
After Effects CS5
Photoshop CS5 Extended
Illustrator CS5
Flash Catalyst CS5
Flash Professional CS5
Soundbooth CS5
Adobe OnLocation CS5
Encore CS5
Bridge CS5
Device Central CS5
Dynamic Link
Integrates with CS Live online services

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Magix Music Maker Premium 16.0.0.30

Magix Music Maker 16 Premium offers an easy start, and lets you experience what it's like to dive into the depths of music production. A giant sound archive and an especially intuitive approach to creating original music as well as many useful functions result in an unbeatable complete package for making your own songs. The new Easy Mode makes creating radio play-ready hits possible even for beginners--no time needed for breaking in, no previous knowledge necessary! Thanks to the new info box, all important functions can be understood during their application. With BeatBox 2, the new groove tool, you can create unbelievable beats with incredible ease. More than 1,500 new, current sounds in contemporary styles round off the functional range. Thus, Magix Music Maker 16 offers you everything from one source: from creating your own songs and whole CD albums, to remixing MP3s to publication of self-created hits and music videos on the web.

NEW!
* Vandal SE: Guitar amplifier with incredible sound fidelity
* Essential FX: more new effects
* Over 3,500 sounds and loops versatile
* Extra sound packs for Revolta 2 and Vita
* 4-band equalizer for each channel in the mixer
* Instruments playing at once with the PC keyboard
* U. v. m.

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FL Studio 9.0.1

FL Studio is a full-featured sequencer perfectly suited for creation of complex songs and realistic drum loops, with 32 bit internal mixing and advanced MIDI support.

The resulting song or loop can be exported to a WAV/MP3 file and all MIDI events can be exported to a standard MIDI file.

Fruity Loops Studio is a pattern based sequencer meaning you can create your songs in pieces (patterns) using the Step Sequencer and the Piano Roll view and then weld those pieces together using the Playlist window (the Playlist also supports full-feature

Then you can add a wide range of effects to your instruments (reverb, phaser, flanger etc.) and route the resulting mixer tracks in any way you like to create complex mixing chains with ease.

Here are some key features of "FL Studio":
Internal 32 bit floating point mixing, up to 96kHz stereo.
Supports DirectSound and ASIO enabled sound cards for audio output.
Ability to function as a VSTi, DXi and a ReWire client.
Ability to host ReWire clients itself.
Realtime linear interpolation & sophisticated interpolation algorithms at rendering time.
Open architecture allowing third-party instruments (enhanced proprietary FL instruments standard, VSTi and DXi2) and effects (enhanced proprietary FL effects standard, VST, VST2 and DirectX).
A full set of high-precision mastering and special effects filters: reverb, compressor, procedural equalizer, distortion, phaser, flanger, bass boost, delay line and other.
Advanced sequencing methods allowing quick entering of realistic drum loops (step sequencing grid) and composing complex instrumentals (advanced piano roll, arpeggiator, keyboard tracking, real-time gate).
Unique note properties morphing ability (pitch, cutoff, resonance, panning).
Advanced mixer: 68 mixer tracks (64 insert and 4 send tracks) supporting up to 8 filters each; mixer tracks rerouting for creating of complex mixer chains; track recording with ASIO input support (for recording MIDI, vocals etc.); integrated procedural equalizer, volume and panning for each mixer track.
Integrated instruments: Sampler, TS404 (the popular bassline engine), 3xOSC (subsynth), Plucked! (plucked strings), MIDI Out, DX10 (FM synth), Scratcher (turntable emulator), WaveTraveller (wave bend synth), Wasp (demo), SimSynth Live (demo), and more.
Advanced playlist & full-featured audio tracks.
Live recording of control movements & integrated automation events editor.
Easy MIDI remote controlling of most parameters (VST plugins supported as well).
Procedural control over parameters by using special controller plugins.
Click removal & volume ramping to avoid pops.
Imports *.WAV, *.SYN (SimSynth 1 & 2), *.DS (DrumSynth) files, with effects applied.
Imports MIDI sequences and controller events.
Exports audio to 16Bit or 32Bit *.WAV file, *.MP3.
Can export MIDI notes & controller events to a standard MIDI file.

Requirements:
Pentium III or Athlon XP (any processor supporting SSE instructions)
256MB ram
200MB free harddisk space
Windows-compatible soundcard with DirectSound drivers. ASIO drivers are required for audio recording.

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Steinberg WaveLab 6.1.1

Steinberg WaveLab 6 is the all-in-one solution for professional mastering, high resolution multi-channel audio editing, audio restoration, sample design and radio broadcast work right through to complete CD/DVD-A production. Already a standard application for digital audio editing and processing due to its outstanding flexibility and pristine audio quality, Steinberg WaveLab 6 is used worldwide by top professionals and audio enthusiasts alike.

Steinberg WaveLab 6 Features:

* Sample accurate audio editing in stereo and surround
* Excellent performance and outstanding audio quality with sample rates up to 384 kHz, 32-bit floating point resolution
* Powerful Audio Montage for simultaneous editing across several tracks
* Red Book-compatible CD mastering as well as DVD-A authoring
* Comprehensive suite of real-time metering and analysis tools
* Top-end EQs, dynamics and effects, with optional VST effect plug-in integration
* Fantastic audio restoration tools
* Support for all standard audio formats including WAV, AIFF, AU, MP3, MP2 (M.U.S.I.C.A.M.), RAW, Windows Media 9, AES-31 Import und Export plus many more
* Support for all common bit-rates 8-, 16-, 20-, 24-bit at up to 384 kHz)

Steinberg WaveLab 6 System Requirements:

* Windows XP Home or XP Professional
* Intel / AMD Processor 1.4 GHz minimum
* 512 MB RAM
* DVD drive required for installation
* Windows MME compatible audio hardware is required (ASIO compatible audio hardware required for low latency operation).
* USB port required for Steinberg Key (copy protection device)
* Internet connection required for license activation

Changes in v6.1.1:

* Allows to install WaveLab under Windows 7 (32 and 64 bit), Windows Vista SP1 (32 and 64 bit) and Windows XP SP3 (32 bit).
* Better compatibility when loading Waves plugins.

VTC QuickStart Steinberg Wavelab 6

Steinberg's 'Wavelab 6' has long been regarded as the industry standard audio editing software tool for professionals. Ever since its early versions, 'Wavelab' has enjoyed a high reputation among professional and semi-professionals alike. In this VTC QuickStart! course, audio expert and Producer Mark Struthers, provides powerful tips and tricks to help users get up and running with Wavelab. To get started, simply click on one of the QuickStart! - Steinberg Wavelab 6 movie links.

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VirtualDJ 6.0.5 b207

VirtualDJ is the hottest MP3 mixing software, targeting every DJ from bedroom DJs to professional superstars like Carl Cox. With its breakthrough BeatLock engine, your songs will always stay in the beat, and you can work your mixes incredibly faster than any other DJ could. The automatic seamless loop engine and the brand new synchronised sampler will let you perform astounding remixes live, with no preparation at all. The visual representation and the cues allow you to clearly see the song's structure, and never be surprised by a break anymore. The vinyl controls will let you scratch like on a real turntable, except that with the beatlock engine your scratches will never end out of the beat.


Add to that an infinite number of cue points you can save for each songs, a bunch of wonderful effects automatically beat-synchronised. Add also several interfaces to suit everybody from the beginner to the professional DJ, the possibility to record your mixes to burn them on CDs, to broadcast on the Internet and have your own radio station, to save your CDs directly in MP3, to use a headphone to preview the songs or an external mixtable to perform in a club. Lastly, enter the new era of DJs by mixing video clips (DVD, DivX, MPEG...) which you can send on a giant screen.

Features:
• Twin independent zero-latency players with:
• Standard controls (play, pause, stop, cue)
• Volume control
• Pitch control (from -34 to +34%)
• 3 band equalizers with Kill + gain
• One-click beat matching and synchronisation (new FAME algorithm)
• BeatLock engine: your songs will always stay in time, and you can work your mixes incredibly faster than any other DJ could
• Automatic beat-matched crossfading
• On-the-fly automatic BPM calculation
• Automatic pitch matching
• Automatic level matching
• Automatic beat matching
• Dynamic beat visualizer for easy "drag'n'drop" beat-matching
• Real scratch simulation
• Virtual scratch: Scratch your mp3 with your bare hand
• Automatic beat-aware LOOP function
• Synchronised sampler with 12 instant slots
• Master Tempo pitch algorithm
• Automatic first beat and last beat detection
• Automatic 4/4 phase detection
• OSC network synchronisation
• Infinite number of beatlocked desks (local multi-instance or network)
• Infinite number of cue points saved per songs
• Beat-aware effect plugins (included: beatgrid, flippin, vocal remover, filter, flanger, backspin, brake, etc...)
• VST effects compatibility
• Video mix with TV output (mix songs and/or video clips !)
• Full karaoke support
• Proprietary of FreeFrame video effects
• Inifite number of video effect simultaneously
• DJ-adapted video transition plugins
• Song database engine with easy-to-use search feature
• CoverFlow or text-only song browsing
• Compatible with iTunes playlists
• ID3 compatibility
• Automatic "filter" folders
• Automatic Hot-Swap of external harddrives
• Ready-to-burn file recording to burn your own mixed CDs
• Broadcast on the Internet
• CD to MP3 encoder
• Optional 3D sound card, 2 sound cards or Y-splitter for real-time monitoring or external mixtable use
• ASIO soundcard compatibility
• Fully customisable (skin engine and shortcut macro enngine)
• External MIDI keyboard compatibility for shortcuts
• Compatibility with most external controllers (DMC2, DAC3, iCDX, TotalControl, BCD2000, DJConsole, etc...)
• Optional automatic mixing: Virtual DJ recognizes the style of the music (techno, hip hop, lounge) and adapt its mix in consequence

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Antares Autotune EVO 6.09

The Next Generation of the Worldwide Standard in Professional Pitch Correction. The Fastest, Easiest-To-Use, Highest-Quality Tool for Correcting Pitch. Hailed as a "holy grail of recording," by Recording magazine (and adopted worldwide as the largest-selling audio plug-in of all time), Auto-Tune corrects intonation problems in vocals or solo instruments, in real time, without distortion or artifacts, while preserving all of the expressive nuance of the original performance - with audio quality so pristine that the only difference between what goes in and what comes out is the intonation. All with a user-interface that is a model of clarity, speed and ease-of-use.

For most common pitch problems, Auto-Tune Evo's Automatic Mode instantaneously detects the pitch of the input, identifies the closest pitch in a user-specified scale (including minor, major, chromatic and 26 historical and microtonal scales), and corrects the input pitch to match the scale pitch. A Retune Speed control lets you match the retune rate to virtually any performance style.

For meticulous tweaking, the Graphical Mode displays the performance's detected pitch envelope and allows you to specify the desired pitch using a variety of graphics tools. This mode gives complete control over the correction or modification of the most elaborate expressive gestures.

Auto-Tune is used daily by thousands of audio professionals around the world. Whether to save studio and editing time, ease the frustration of endless retakes, to save that otherwise once-in-a-lifetime performance, or to create striking special effects, Auto-Tune Evo is the tool of choice.

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Atomix Virtual DJ Pro v6.0.5

VirtualDJ is the hottest MP3 mixing software, targeting every DJ from bedroom DJs to professional superstars like Carl Cox.

With its breakthrough BeatLock engine, your songs will always stay in the beat, and you can work your mixes incredibly faster than any other DJ could. The automatic seamless loop engine and the brand new synchronised sampler will let you perform astounding remixes live, with no preparation at all.

The visual representation and the cues allow you to clearly see the song's structure, and never be surprised by a break anymore. The vinyl controls will let you scratch like on a real turntable, except that with the beatlock engine your scratches will never end out of the beat.

Add to that an infinite number of cue points you can save for each songs, a bunch of wonderful effects automatically beat-synchronised. Add also several interfaces to suit everybody from the beginner to the professional DJ, the possibility to record your mixes to burn them on CDs, to broadcast on the Internet and have your own radio station, to save your CDs directly in MP3, to use a headphone to preview the songs or an external mixtable to perform in a club.

Lastly, enter the new era of DJs by mixing video clips (DVD, DivX, MPEG...) which you can send on a giant screen.




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MAGiX Music Maker 15.0.1.5 Premium with Full Content Pack

MAGIX Music Maker 15 Premium is the easy-to-use music production software solution: If you've never made music, you can still get started right away and make your own songs. If you are are a musician, you will love all the software tools available to polish your masterpiece.

Music Maker Premium offers everything you need to make your own music:
* A massive sound archive featuring over 3,500 sounds and loops
* Ability to record on 96 audio and MIDI tracks
* Mixing console including 5.1 Surround mixing, effects and remix tools, analog synthesizers
* Burn CDs in the official standard of music labels and the record industry

Music Maker 15 Premium allows you to arrange your work quickly and easily. Thousands of current audio building blocks and effects from the studios of world renowned producers are waiting to be combined and transformed however you want. Integrate your own recordings or parts of your favorite music on up to 96 tracks. In a short time, your own musical creation will be ready – in CD quality.

# Cut and paste any sample or sound with just a mouse click
# Drag and drop any part of your composition to get the right sound
# Listen to individual tracks independently
# Design your mix with more space by distributing instruments in the stereo field via the panorama controls, and switch on effects with a click to make your mix even more interesting

NEW! Huge sound archive
* Rock
* Pop
* Dance
* Hip hop
* Disco house/techno
* Chillout
* Ambient

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Image Line Deckadance Club Edition v1.62

Deckadance is a DJ mixing application that works either as a standalone program OR as a VSTi plugin inside your favourite host. You can control Deckadance using your mouse, keyboard & most existing midi controllers & timecoded vinyl and CD systems. Image-Line, the company behind Deckadance, has more than 10 years of experience in writing and managing audio software such as FL Studio. In developing Deckadance, we didn't just bring in some consulting DJs to tell our software engineers what they wanted. Deckadance was written by DJs for DJs, so we are confident that it will take your DJing to the next level.

Features:
* Mixing: Beat analysis, beat matching, time stretching, pitch shifting, bass x-fades, and user-assignable x-fade curves are all possible. Deckadance supports MP3, WAV and OGG formats.
* MIDI control: Deckadance comes with pre-configured setups for working with the Vestax VCI-100, Behringer (BCD2000 & 3000), Allen & Heath Xone:3D, M-Audio XSession, Hercules DJ Console (MP3 & MK II), EKS XP10 , Kontrol-DJ. All other controllers will work in Generic mode or via custom links which can be made with the MIDI learn feature and saved for future recall.
* Vinyl control: The following Time Code Vinyls and CDs have been certified to work with Deckadance - Stanton FinalScratch, Serato Scratch Live, MixVibes, and msPinky. All other vinyls and timecode CDs can be 'learnt' using the inbuilt Deckadance Time Code calibration system.
* Sampler: Eight integrated sampler banks can load or record 1, 2, 4 or 8 beat loops from one of the decks (freely assignable). Samples can be triggered on-the-fly or beat-synced with the associated deck.
* ReLooping: The Deckadance Relooper features the ability to re-slice any beat-analyzed track and re-arrange the beat. The Relooper includes a set of master effects for added customization of the sound and can be used to create stutter effects, or to extend infinite parts of a track to create unique breaks, intros or outros. The Relooper also supports unique loop and leap features which allow the track to continue from the point it would have reached if no loop had occurred.
* VST host: Deckadance can host eight VST instruments or effects. These can be assigned to either deck, and are located in the signal path between the decks and the master outputs. Instruments may be driven by MIDI sequences to create unique live sequenced tracks. Included with Deckadance are the Image-Line JuicePack effects including: Love Philter, Parametric EQ & EQ2, Wave Candy, Multiband Compressor, Delay, Delay Bank, WaveShaper, EQUO (graphic morphing EQ), Flangus, Vocoder, Spectroman and Stereo Enhancer plugins.
* VSTi plugin: Deckadance can be loaded as a VST inside any VST-compliant host, such as FL Studio, Ableton Live, Sonar or Cubase.
* Playlist: Working with the integrated file browser, the Playlist allows sets to be arranged and tested before the gig, including cue points, loops and beat-markers. Complete with 'DJ-Style Automix' function (using Bass crossfades) even the laziest of DJs, or those who need to visit the bathroom, are catered for.
* DMX: Digital Multiplex lighting control standard is a communications protocol, similar to MIDI. However, DMX may be used to control lighting, dimmers and other DMX-enabled equipment such as fog-machines. The Deckadance DMX Sequencer is an optional module to be released soon.
* Skins: Deckadance ships with a Dark and Light skin. The skin bitmaps are freely editable so users can create or customize their own. New skins will also be downloadable from the Deckadance website shortly.
* Key DSP and Technical: ASIO-compliant, 64-bit DSP, pristine quality processing. Two decks loading MP3, WAV and OGG, aufTAKT Tempo analysis. Deckadance supports 12 freely assignable outputs and 6 freely assignable inputs. Crossfader curve shape is user adjustable, Pre-fader listener level adjustment, phone split (L/R), independent Monitor outputs assignable, Auto slave and Beat Sync, 3DP pitch control, 3 Band EQ with Killer buttons, Tempo Tracking, Torque simulation for realistic scratching and cueing effects, 7 inbuilt effect types… and much more.

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Ableton Suite 8.1.3

Ableton Suite 8 is a software package that gives you a rich world of sound, perfectly complementing the music production tools and features in Live 8, including 10 virtual synthesizers and a huge collection of multi-sample instruments and drums. These include Sampler, Operator frequency modulation synth, Electric classic electronic piano emulator, Collision physical modeling instrument for authentic mallet sounds and creative percussion Tension physical modeling string synth, Analog vintage analog synth emulator, Drum Machines
classic drum machine sounds, Session Drums acoustic drums, and Essential Instrument Collection 2 wide range of acoustic and electric pianos, guitars, bass, drums, orchestral instruments, and more, and Latin Percussion Brazilian, Afro-Cuban, and African acoustic percussion instruments.
New for Suite 8 World-class Sample Library With the creative professional in mind, Ableton has put together a well-balanced and comprehensive tool set, including synthesis, real-world “Sound Objects,” presets, grooves, templates and, above all, a wide-ranging set of beautiful sounds into the Ableton Suite 8 library.
They worked with some of the world’s top sound designers to create a comprehensive set of truly useful, high-end sounds, each one an instrument in its own right, for a total of 1,600 expressive sounds that are new to the line.
The sounds are provided as instrument Racks with a finely calibrated combination of instruments and effects. No need to be quiet in this library.Collision Collision is a unique virtual instrument for authentic mallet sounds and creative percussion. Co-developed with AAS, it uses physical modeling technology to reproduce real-world instruments such as xylophones, marimbas, and glockenspiels, but also provides enough depth to create truly dramatic new instruments and sounds.
Key features
* Multitrack recording up to 32-bit/192 kHz
* Nondestructive editing with unlimited undo
* Powerful MIDI sequencing of software and hardware instruments
* Advanced warping and real-time time-stretching
* Library with over 1600 expressive sounds, each with versatile control options
* A comprehensive selection of built-in audio and MIDI effects
* A wide range of software instruments
* Instrument Racks for simple management of complex instrument setups
* Drum Racks for intuitive and responsive beat-making
* Effect Racks for professional-grade mastering, mixing and creative sound processing
* New groove engine; apply and extract grooves in real time
* Construction kits containing loops and phrases in a number of styles
* Sound Objects Lite, from SonArte: a toolkit of real world object recordings
* 440 MB of abstract, experimental loops from renowned music software pioneers Cycling ‘74 *
* Over 400 loops and samples from Zero-G *
* 1000s of single-device presets: simple components for making new sounds and exploring synthesis
* Song templates with pre-configured tracks and routing
* Supports AIFF, WAV, MP3, Ogg Vorbis and FLAC files
* VST and AU support; automatic plug-in delay compensation
* REX file support plus built-in audio to MIDI slicing
* Video import and export for scoring, video warping
* Simple MIDI mapping plus instant mapping for selected hardware
* Full ReWire support; runs as Slave or Master
* Multicore and multiprocessor support




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Audioease Altiverb 6.3.5 IR Library HYBRID | 1.64GB

Altiverb is a sampled acoustics Reverb plugin for that offers

realistic one, two and four channel sampled acoustics of real halls,

cathedrals, bathrooms and virtually any real acoustic environment.

Included are dozens of acoustic samples ranging from the Amsterdam

Concertgebouw to bathrooms and closets. Altiverb also lets you

sample acoustic spaces - or hardware reverbs - on your own. Includes

all of the IR's up to 28 April 2010.

Homepage:
http://www.audioease.com/Pages/Altiverb/AltiverbMain.html

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AUDIOBOOK - Art of War / Sun Tzu

I have read the book, but now you can just push play and enjoy this audiobook. (English translation)

The Art of War is a Chinese military treatise written during the 6th century BC by Sun Tzu. Composed of 13 chapters, each of which is devoted to one aspect of warfare, it has long been praised as the definitive work on military strategies and tactics of its time.

It is one of the oldest and most famous studies of strategy, and has had a huge influence on both military planning and beyond. It has also been applied, with much success, to business and managerial strategies.

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What's my I.P Address?

What's my I.P Address?

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Here's a Way To Check if Your Antivirus Is Working Properly

Is your protection holding up? Here's how we'll check

Open notepad (or new text document)
Copy this code into the text file...(Copy and  paste the code into a new txt document)

X5O!P%@AP[4\PZX54(P^)7CC)7}$EICAR-STANDARD-ANTIVIRUS-TEST-FILE!$H+H*

then save it with the name fakevirus.exe

If this file gets deleted immediately ....that means your anti.virus is working and updated

If the file is still there, well you may have to update your anti virus, or if you are using a free Anti -Virus maybe think about buying Full Anti Virus software. I have found that free Anti Virus programs are not as comprehensive as  FULL VERSION Software, or have limitations.
Trial Version software is a little better, meaning you get the full functionality of the program, but only for a limited time.

Personally, I like an Anti Virus to have a Built-in firewall as well as a Spyware/Malware Cleaner. Probably asking alot, but I expect to be safe online. As well, I don't think the Windows Firewall is that great!
I have found a Pretty Good Anti-Virus/Firewall/Spyware Product lately, and it comes with a 2 month trial.
It's called BULLGUARD INTERNET SECURITY.

Click here to visit Bullguard and Download a Free 2 Month Trial


Here's another tip, don't open emails from people you don't know!

Safe Surfing !

Free Programs

K-Lite (Mega) Codec Pack is a collection of audio and video components for Microsoft Windows that enables the operating system and its software to play back various audio and video formats generally not supported by the operating system itself.

K-Lite Codec Pack also includes several related tools, including Media Player Classic, GSpot Codec Information Appliance and Codec Tweak Tool.

Alot of audio and video playback problems I have had in the past, I have resolved by installing the latest codec pack.


K-lite Codec Pack


http://www.free-codecs.com/k_lite_codec_pack_download.htmI found a little Antivirus by the way of Panda Cloud Antivirus, which I am currently trialling.

 Its free, and the User Interface is appealing and Basic. Its does not seem to be bogging down my system, and the updates don't take forever, and slow the connection to a crawl! So far, I like it, but will get back to you about that.

Im not sure about the option to let the software manufacturer take management of the settings though. Easy to setup, and easy on resources. Try it here  and leave an opinion.

Is your computer slowing down? Taking too long to log on or connect to the net?It might need a clean....

Ive been using CCleaner for around 2 years, and Im happy with it. Small download, quick setup and install, this program again, rivals the paid versions. Also has a Registry Cleaner built-in. Check it out here

What Makes a Good Remix?

It's about the love of a good mix for me. Hearing work put into re-inventing the way a song can sound, can be an inspiration  in the way some djs approach their own mixes.

A good remix for me, should incorporate at least some of the following;

A Good song
Trying not to state the obvious here, but I mean why pick a dull song to remix?
On the other hand it might make sense to some, to take a crap song and make it better, but realistically it should be a song that has CLASSIC appeal to All Listeners. (Some old remixes I have done, people really
dig, but I think are crappy, but there you go just shows how important song choice can be).
I had a moment of clarity one day (while scrolling through my collection), when I came across my Kate Bush folder. I sort of knew who she was, but wasn't too familiar with her music.

I played the track Wuthering Heights, and loved the sparse sound and eerie vocals, and decided to mix the track. I'm really not a fan of her or her music in case you're wondering...

Within 5 Minutes I had a beat locked in, the tempo's set, then mixed and recorded it in one take. I added a Crunk-Style Beat( 808style), did a clean (No Talk 8 Bar) Intro, added 1 voice sample, and added no effects (delay,flange,etc).

I still don't know why my friends think its a cool mix, when I know I didn't do much to the track. But that's the thing, you can give a song a new lease of life by remixing it.

A good sounding board for song choices are your family and friends! A good deejay will know all the Singalong songs , but if you can drop a remix of a well known song, half the time people are gonna dig it because they already know it.
Obscure songs can be a bit touch and go, but if you can pull it off, it sounds MEAN!

I find that Djs who can make a song appeal to all Genres, are the ones who get all the gigs.

Good use of Effects/Technique
A normal remix is made up of 16 Bars of Beats, then an 16 Bar Intro, Then the main song.
When I get hold of a new remix or album, I can normally tell if the remix and/or remixer are any good after the first 32 Bars, by listening to the techniques and tricks they use on the intro.
These include samples, sound effects, loops, effects (delay, EQ, etc), beats, and more importantly Sound Quality. If a Dj can scratch well, he will also use that technique.

In my time as a Dj, I have made some costly mistakes mixing. Staying awake most the night with headphones on ( SO you don't wake the house) trying to finish, edit and mixdown a Track, only to find out its distorted, or there's a Volume drop, because I never played it back through Monitors to Check The Frequencies and Levels.
And with Live Mixing, ending up with a muddy mix, again by not employing a proper recording Technique/Formula.

The way to good Technique is through excellent Knowledge of your Gear (or Software), knowing its capabilities, and knowing how to Dial in a Nice Sound. A good Amp and P.A help too!

Knowing your Beats
Any Dj MUST be able to Beatmatch 2 songs together before they can righteously call themselves a DJ! To do that, first you must know how to count. Count what, you say? Time. Learn how to Count Time.

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Future City 3D Screensaver

Did you ever try to imagine the future of our universe ? Do you want to take a look to the views of nature and cities of not so distant tomorrow? It's very fascinating and easy now.

Imagine the future New York City, about 100 years of now. It's full of flying vehicles which moves through traffic lanes set at multiple levels rising up between the imposing skyscrapers with elevators and flickering lights. The high-velocity trains crosses the streets at breath-taking height.

Mysterious mulberry sunset sky and sun reflecting on the glass surface of the buildings complete the futuristic cityscape. Sounds like pure Science Fiction?

Now you have a chance to take a close look to our tomorrow. Just install Future City 3D Screensaver and watch the astonishing reality and beauty of the future yourself!

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Aqua 3D Screensaver

Just fill your desktop with water and let the tropical fish swim around. The photo-realistic 3D graphics and stereo sounds will impress you. Turn your desktop into a spectacular ocean aquarium full of tropical fish swimming around your icons.

Schools of photo-realistic tropical fish, stereo sounds of rippling water, animated bubbles and even sunlight streaming down the murky waters of your screen. One of the most known aquarium screensavers.

FEATURES
* Photo-realistic 3D graphics with OpenGL hardware support
* Stereo sound FX
* 4 types of tropical fish with skeletal animation
* Underwater lighting and ripple effects
* Adjustable settings
* FPS performance counter
* 32bit high quality textures
* Password protection
* High quality background
* DirectX sound support

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For the New Zealand Viewers

Kiwi Fuel Card Auctions is one sweet way of bidding in an auction for Pre-paid petrol cards. They employ a bidding system called HUB (Highest Unique Bid), where you purchase credits to bid in the auction.
You can easily save %75 to %95 off the face value of the card you are bidding on.

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How about a bit of DJ Fun?

Free Fun with Turntables

Having a hard day? Stuck somewhere you cant get away and jam? This sites been around for awhile, and I have found it a good distraction now and then. A good bit of fun for the kids to experiment with sound without ripping up your collection!

Below is a link to login. Just LOGIN under your name, and you're set to go!

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A few things you may like

Hi,

Thought it would be a good idea to drop a couple of tips for those who are using XP, to give you an idea of what I do to keep my PC running at its Optimum Performance, and a quick summary of the programs I use.
    I have also added a couple of links to free apps I use on my PC, and will review new free products occasionally.

Maintenance
This is a touchy subject for some. Cleaning tools have been available for awhile, and I get the same old question from alot of people...which one is the best? For those of you that think you must have the latest and greatest, sorry to say, its not always the way. I have tried many different programs and utilities to clean my PC, among them;

System Mechanic
Tuneup Utilities
Window Washer
Okoker Optimize Expert
Advanced Registry Doctor
RegVac ...to name a few.

I would love to say use this one or that one, but as a quick guide, refer to the list above, and find out a bit more information about them.

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Dj Secrets Revealed! Boost Your Learning Curve & Put DJs To Shame.

Discover The Proven Secrets Of Deejay Skills And Techniques

Tired of cheap DJ tips from so called experts?   Boost your learning curve ten fold and put other DeeJay's to shame with one simple lesson .

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OtsLabs - Dj Software Review (Formerly Otsjuke)

OtsAV Dj is a PC-based professional digital media playout system for the Windows platform used by DJs, broadcasters, venues & music or video solution providers. OtsAV is the premier DJ software, with first-class automation and full manual control, in popular use since 1999.

Which controllers can be used with OtsAV DJ Pro?

Any controller that has MIDI capabilities can be used with OtsAV DJ Pro. These include controllers such as the Denon HC4500, Denon HD2500, and the Behringer BCD 2000/3000 models. (pictured below)

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Be The BEST You Can! Personal Development, Motivation And Success.

 Personal Development, Motivation And Success.

Be The Best You Can! A Must- See Collection of Products with FULL Private Label Rights!
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The Awakening Course: Attracting Wealth, Health, Happiness And Love.

Dr. Joe Vitale, Star Of The Hit Movie 'The Secret,' Has Taken The Law Of Attraction Up To A Whole Other Level, Providing Practical Step By Step Applications To Help You Create The Life Of Your Dreams! Plus 2 Bonus Discs!

It covers everything to live a balanced life, including how to REALLY explode your wealth and finances, live a life of great health and fitness, find true love and long-lasting relationships, become more spiritually enlightened and DISCOVER REAL HAPPINESS.
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Stop Procrastinating Today! What have you been waiting for?

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Do you want to look back on your life and realize you missed opportunities to get what you wanted because of old bad habits?

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I guarantee that if you listen to this program for just 21 days, your life, attitude, perspective, and results will all improve to the point that others will ask you what is your secret!

I don't care who you are or what you do for a living. Whether you're slogging your way through a mountain of debt, or raking in a whopping six-figure income, this program can help you.

No matter what your goal , whether it's to finally beat procrastination or your goal is to lose 100 lbs., triple your income, become a leader in your field, stop smoking, quit biting your nails, or have more self-confidence, you are just 21 days away from that goal.


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DriverFinder - Finds and Installs ALL Your PC's Drivers

Frustrated with PC Errors and Driver Problems?

Upgrade Your PC Experience...

Auto-Repair, update and install the latest PC Drivers your Computer Needs Instantly

With Award-Winning DriverFinder™!

 
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Turn Your Photos Into Cash! Learn how to get paid for your photo's!

Turn Your Photos Into Cash!  Learn how to get paid for your photo's!

Would YOU like to Get Paid up to $200 an Hour to Take Photographs?

All you need is a Camera, Internet Connection and a Computer!
 
FREE Report Shows You Just How Profitable and EASY It Is to Make Money With Your Camera! Here’s a Simple Way to Get Paid for Snapping Those Photos…



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Welcome All PCDJ's and Remixers!

First post is just a heads-up on what this blogs about. Primarily, a site you can come to check out what Dj Software and Hardware is around at the moment, and if its any good. Links will be added later, so you can go directly to the site and  Review it, then Download or Buy.



I will try to review as many Dj Programs out there, and will be relying on feedback from visitors sometimes. I have been using Dj Software for about 8 years, since the days when
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