ContinuuCon – The Continuum Fingerboard Conference

ContinuuCon, the First Continuum Fingerboard Conference, took place June 9–11, 2016 in Asheville, NC. The event focused on the Haken Audio Continuum – a highly expressive music synthesizer and controller – and featured concerts, workshops, lectures and more. Speakers included: Dr. Lippold Haken, inventor of the Continuum; and Edmund Eagan, developer of the Continuum’s synthesis engine EaganMatrix.… Read More ContinuuCon – The Continuum Fingerboard Conference

Claude’s Marvelous MIDI Music Machine

Reader Claude Woodward shared this video, demonstrating his Marvelous MIDI Music Machine – a suite of custom light-up acrylic MIDI controllers – all designed to play different roles. Woodward’s instruments aren’t just fantastical – but are designed to be expressive in ways that go beyond most mass-produced MIDI controllers. Here’s what Woodward has to say… Read More Claude’s Marvelous MIDI Music Machine

The Mune Digital Instrument Is Designed For Live Performance (Sneak Preview)

The Mune is a new MIDI controller, designed to be used as an expressive live performance instrument for electronic music. Unlike many controllers, the Mune can be held by the performer to face the audience, allowing the audience to see what you are doing. And built-in wireless support lets you step away from your computer. Here’s… Read More The Mune Digital Instrument Is Designed For Live Performance (Sneak Preview)

New Thorium AK-24 Bowman Keyboard Features Real Bowable, Bendable String

American Keyworks let us know about their unique new keyboard, the Thorium AK-24 Bowman, that combines a traditional piano keyboard with a real bowable, bendable string. “We love keyboards!” they note. But they add, “We have always wished they sounded more ‘real’ than some of the microchip based stuff we had access to. So we built… Read More New Thorium AK-24 Bowman Keyboard Features Real Bowable, Bendable String

New Generative Music Software For AudioCubes, Improvisor

Percussa has introduced Improvisor – a new generative music app for the AudioCubes.: IMPROVISOR is an application that makes it easy to create complex melodies and rhythms, all while staying in tempo, rhythm and in key (if you want), and without having to be a music theory genius. It’s a generative music software application that… Read More New Generative Music Software For AudioCubes, Improvisor