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Korg Gadget coming to Nintendo Switch for thumb based music making
30 Oct 2017 in Synths
Game engine developers Detune who brought Korg synthesizers to the Nintendo 3DS have revealed that they are porting Korg Gadget to the Nintendo Switch hybrid console.
Details emerge of XIRID XS2 hardware sequencer to be revealed at Soundmit
29 Oct 2017 in Synths
With just a few days to go until the Italian Soundmit show XIRID have revealed more details of their XS2 hardware sequencer. Key features are things like 64 tracks and 256 steps with more to come.
Andrew Huang nails modular synthesis in a 7 minute video
27 Oct 2017 in Synths
Prolific music and video maker Andrew Huang completely nails what modular synthesis is all about in a snappy, cool and inspirational 7 minute YouTube video to 1 million subscribers. The secret is out.
Happy by Pharrell studiopack for the ROLI Noise app by new CCO
26 Oct 2017 in Studio
Pharrell Williams steps onto the board at ROLI as the Chief Creative Officer and we all get a free version of Happy to play with on our iPhones Noise app.
Believotron Wanderlust synthesizer and Witch Stick Keytar
26 Oct 2017 in Synths
Strange open source Axoloti based Wanderlust synthesizer with cool joystick control strapped to a plank of wood with a MIDI keyboard? Has to be seen to be Believotroned.
Ivy is a 240 step hardware sequencer for 240 notes of noise
25 Oct 2017 in Synths
Dmitry Morozov aka ::vtol:: destroys the limitations of step sequencing by creating a 240 step sequencing monster that seems to suck all the fun out of hardware sequencing.
Ableton Live 10: leaked upgrade marketing suggests this time it’s real?
25 Oct 2017 in Studio
Another Ableton Live 10 leak, this time it's printed point-of-sale marketing that strongly suggests that a Live 10 announcement has got to be imminent.
Motas-6: New British 3 oscillator monophonic analogue synthesizer
23 Oct 2017 in Synths
A 3 oscillator analogue monosynth with 3 filters, a digitally controlled modulation section, arpeggiator, pattern generator and sequencer. Motas-6 is a powerful analogue synthesizer hand-built in the UK.
Korg to roll out new synth at NAMM 2018 with name that “starts with P”
23 Oct 2017 in Synths
The name of the brand new synth, Korg reveals, starts with a P, has eight letters and contains numbers. Is it Poly8000, Proph88, PEEOWWW5, P8976367? What? What the heck is it?
Oria MIDI Ring Controller – putting the bling in your MIDI control
23 Oct 2017 in Studio
With this ring, I thee control the filter and vibrato of all my MIDI gear, wedding me to be forever controlling MIDI with gesture infused performances. Does this Oria MIDI Ring rule them all?
Native Instruments get a shed load of money and plan to take over the world
21 Oct 2017 in Other
Native Instruments receive a €50 Million investment and plan to empower, diversify and develop intuitive and powerful products. Or they could buy a small island somewhere and start an evil empire.
Replikator: virtual Blade Runner sounds hand-crafted by humans, probably?
Replikator goes back to the original Blade Runner soundtrack and crafts sounds that reflect the best of Vangelis' soundscapes. Rich tones, deep textures and playable noises in a dramatic GUI.
Treasure: TR-808 emulation for VCV Rack virtual modular software
The forthcoming VCV Rack virtual Eurorack gets an emulation of the Roland classic TR-808 Rhythm Composer called Treasure with loads of CV controllable features.
USB-MIDI2CV: Simple MIDI interface for your Eurorack
DSP Synthesizers have released two USB interfaces that take MIDI from any DAW, tablet, phone and output CV and gate for controlling your modular. USB-MIDI2CV and USB-MIDI2CVplus are available now.
Cakewalk Momentum: Your cloud syncable, DAW dragable, 4-track recorder
18 Oct 2017 in Studio
Cakewalk have announced Momentum. A four-track recorder app for iPhone and Android that lets you drag and drop the audio from the Cloud directly into your DAW via a plug-in.
AES 2017: iLok Cloud is an online protection dongle you can’t break or lose
Pace have announced they are taking your iLok licenses online to the Cloud that never fails and a connection that's always on. iLok Cloud is the definition of optimistic software protection.
Microsoft Surface Book 2: Leaving the MacBook Pro behind?
Microsoft announces the new Surface Book 2 with 8th generation CPUs, touch, pen, dial and Mixed Reality Nvidia graphics. Apple's offerings seem underwhelming at this point, unless you want a new phone.
S-Modular: Simple semi-modular synthesis for your iPad
17 Oct 2017 in Synths
Turn your iPad into a lunchbox of modular synthesis with S-Modular by DesignByPaul. Some wiring behind the scenes but otherwise a cool way to start fiddling with Eurorack patching.
Delayed Eventide EuroDDL delay module is released this time for real
16 Oct 2017 in Synths
Eventide are ignoring the Summer NAMM release of their EuroDDL delay module and are trying again with AES New York, although you probably won't get one until January. Looks like fun though.
Monobloc multi module modular modules that you build yourself
16 Oct 2017 in Synths
Monobloc 01 and 02 are DIY modular kits that put 5 or 6 modules behind a single combined front panel. It's a fabulously cheap way to get into Eurorack, but you'll need to find your own components and case.
FB-3300: Free Korg PS-3300 Polyphonic Synthesizer plug-in
15 Oct 2017 in Synths
Full Bucket Music resurrects an old polyphonic monster of a 1977 Korg synthesizer. The FB-3300 emulates the sound and behaviour to generate acres of vintage synthesizer polyphony for free.
SLOR: Shed Loads Of Resonators from Tim Exile
15 Oct 2017 in Studio
Take some simple beats and transform them into pitches, chords, leads and morphological soundscapes with shed loads of resonators. SLOR is a mutational jungle of harmonic occurrences.
Manipulate voltages in your Eurorack with Warm Star’s The Bends module
13 Oct 2017 in Synths
Combine, offset, invert, blend and attenuate a bunch of CV or audio signals in The Bends, a voltage manipulator module from Warm Star which gives easy control over complex voltage combinations.