US startup Access Analog launches an innovative online service to let you run audio into a dream rack of hardware equipment and back into your DAW. And you control the knobs and buttons in real-time!
A combination of compact design and studio-worthy sound, the K721 and K731 are meant to serve both professional and lifestyle applications - says AKG.
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Ableton's bridge between the hardware modular world and the Live software environment is now available in the shape of 10 CV Tools which run as devices and can send CV out of a DC Coupled audio interface.
Starting at USD 1299, the 13-inch MBP is now powered by an 8th-generation 1.4GHz Core i5 or 1.7GHz Core i7 processor and comes with a TrueTone Retina display, 8GB of RAM, and 128GB of SSD storage.
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The Critter and Guitari Organelle is a remarkable little blue box with wooden buttons and an engine full of effects, synthesis and sampling. New version brings more power, a speaker, MIDI ports and mic
Want an 1176 and an LA-2A, but can't afford either? The Black Lion Audio B172A is an 1176-style FET compressor on one side, and an LA-2A style opto tube compressor on the other.
Apple is urging all owners of the "MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2015) model to check its serial number online and confirm whether their laptop is eligible for a free battery replacement.
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Audiothingies has announced the Doctor A desktop delay and reverb box. With assignable CV inputs, MIDI sync, and hands-on-control, it looks like a neat little box for electronic live sets, and more.
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Are you ready for some creative pumping? The SUONOBUONO nABC is a hardware sidechain compressor that can be controlled and triggered via CV/Gate, MIDI, USB, audio, and even a pedal.
UK Sound has announced that it is now shipping the 276 compressor. The UK Sound 276 aims to deliver two channels of 1176-style FET compression at a reasonable price.
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The slow production of the Cirklon sequencer stirs to the news that an updated version could be on the horizon. Waiting list for the current one is about 18 months - let's hope this moves things along
Eight-core configurations are accessible on the 15-inch MacBook Pro, starting at USD 2800. It's a significant upgrade in power for music producers.
Dadamachines Composer Pro is a standalone MIDI performance sequencer with a massive 192 button matrix and support for open source audio engines. Here's what it can do.
Steinberg and Music Mind Labs have got together to turn virtual instrument Retrologue 2 into a hardware desktop synthesizer via their ELK MusicOS. The prototype will be revealed at Superbooth.
Vertigo Sound has come up with a virtual replica of its VSC-3 hardware compressor. VSC-3 is a quad discrete VCA comp that Vertigo says can level, tame, glue - or even smash.
What, no power outlet? Power your pedals and synths from USB powerbanks using these cables for 6, 9, 12 and 18 Volts and the optional adapters to hook up KORG and Casio synths. Nifty!
