I’m having a massive overhaul at the mo of everything to make way for a few bits of kit, trying to get as much in check by the end of year to make way for 3 new technologies which are set to raise the bar for 3 areas of my life. One is a free upgrade, and the other two are what i’m consoling myself with as investments. So they dont become another thing i dont have time for, i’m not touching them until the decks are cleared, so expect a full review and some tutorials in 2009.

So what are they? – Well on the djing front we have the new Traktor Scratch Pro, which was sent to me by Native Instruments a few weeks ago (as a free update), and looks to really shake up the dj world. They’ve looked at the problems with the last version, and added some features that you just cant do with anything else, and should all feed really well into some creative projects i’ve got going on in the djing.

On the music making front, i’ve spent most of my overdraft on the new Omnisphere by Spectrasonics, which is probably one of the most amazing things i’ve ever heard. Again more on their site, and more on when i start using it next year.

And finally on the communications front (and largely because my old phone was literally falling apart) i’ve opted to leave 3, and join vodafone, partly in order to get a decent handset that suits my needs, but also because i’d had enough of the 3 customer service, which can be hit and miss dependant on who i spoke to.

While every human and their dog seems to have an iphone, i’ve opted for the Samsung Omnia (and even bought a case to keep it safe!?), as its more souped up,  and you can turn it from windows mobile into a dream phone with things like winterface and some of the other vito software. Aside from the 16 gig of memory and the 5 meg pixel camera, you can use your phone for things you never ever imagined, like navigating unknown terrains, and stargazing, creating your own ringtones (good for us composers) and various syncing options with things like thinking rock and outlook, (which as much as i’ve avoided it, i’ve found is actually really helping my gtd system.)

I havent given them a proper road test as of yet, but suffice to say, my music, djing, events, and projects should all feel the benefit of these new toys, and i look forward to writing with some reviews of how they are doing in the new year.