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Intech Studio is hoping to bring their innovative modular MIDI controller to life via crowdfunding site Indiegogo. Each 4x4 unit of controls snaps together magnetically and instantly works with your DAW.
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Equal parts nuts and awesome the AX-Edge is the coolest thing ever. Any normal person would feel ridiculous but in the hands of the right sort of extrovert this thing is gonna rock!
Using Virtual Analog Technology DSP Synths has recreated the Roland TR-909 as the R909 Plugin Synthesizer on a USB stick. Plug it into any device and you have 909 sounds ready to go.
With the release of the software editor you can now get fully under the hood of the IK Multimedia UNO synthesizer. You don't have to wish for bigger envelopes or PWM - it's all here on Mac, PC and iOS.
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While we're waiting for IK to release the PC/Mac editor for UNO Jakob Haq has put together a full editor for iPad using MIDI Designer Pro 2 which reveals all sorts of hidden parameters.
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SKULPT is a great name for a fat little futuristically designed polyphonic synthesizer. 4 voices and 32 oscillators of virtual analogue synthesis that'll run on batteries. Hitting Kickstarter next week.
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With its new TonePrint app for iOS, Android, PC and Mac, TC Electronics promises more control over effect parameters as well as a more responsive user experience.
Do you have a Nova or Nova II? Then you're going to enjoy the NovaX VST Editor and Librarian which will expose all the parameters, manage your patches and give you automation ecstasy.
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A new editor from software developer Momo Muller presents all the parameters from the Korg Volca Keys as a VST plug-in with precise automation and XY pad control for under €6. Also runs stand-alone.
Falistri is a function generator and editor that combines customisable, looping envelopes with morphing shapes, logic, ring modulation, slew and flip/flops. Falistri is the new Maths with knobs on.
Users of the Roland/Studio Electronics SE-02 will be pleased to hear that there's a software SE-02 Editor to access all the expanded parameters, manage user banks, blend patches and randomise everything.
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Sound Forge Pro 12 is the old staple of PC based audio editing brought up to date through Magix thoughtful development and remains one of the most professional editors on any platform.
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A new small format modelling amp head available for both guitar and bass, these two look like the perfect compliment for a busy gigging musician that still needs tonal variety and good tone.
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BOSS have announced a cool new Pro version of the Katana amp series, with 100 Watts in a 1x12" combo - the ideal portable solution for the budget-conscious gigging guitarist?
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Momo Müller's MIDI editors for hardware synths are probably the best in the business. He's just released the SE-02 MIDI editor for the Roland monosynth so you can automate the hardware from your DAW with ease.
Beef up your Monologue with this range of Electronic Score + Retrocade sounds from German composer Christian Halten. They are free, very visual and may take you in directions you never considered.
