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Rheyne Live Looping Jam

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Sunday Synth Jam: Here’s another live looping synth jam via Rheyne, Live Jam #77.

Rheyne combines live looping with analog keyboards, USB controllers, iOS devices, and Ableton Live. All loops were recorded live, nothing was pre-recorded.

Tecnical details below: Continue reading →

What’s The Best New Gear Of Musikmesse 2013?

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This year’s Musikmesse was the best in many years, with all kinds of interesting introductions for electronic musicians. Some highlights include the Nord Lead 4,  the unusual Dualo du-touch ß controller, the Bass Station II, the BOSS RC-505 Tabletop Loop Station, new Jomox Eurorack drum modules, the MFB Tanzbär Drumcomputer, and the Korg Volca line of analog synths.

What do you think is the best new gear for electronic musicians introduced at Musikmesse 2013? Let us know what you think in the reader poll below! (Pick up to three.) Continue reading →

BOSS Intros RC-505 Tabletop Loop Station

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Musikmesse 2013: BOSS has introduced the RC-505 Loop Station, the newest addition to its lineup of live looping devices.

The RC-505 Loop Station features five phrase tracks, onboard effects, rhythms, and a tabletop design suited. In addition, the RC-505?s extensive MIDI control options and ability to import audio phrases via USB open up a wealth of options.

Here’s an intro video for the new RC-505 Loop Station: Continue reading →

New App, TF Looper, Inspired By Hardware Looping Pedals

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ipad-looper-appDreamUpApps has released a new app, TF Looper, inspired by hardware looping pedals.

TF Looper works standalone or with input devices such as Apogee Jam for better sound.

Features:

  • Low-latency sound engine makes looping a breeze
  • Straight-forward workflow and interface akin to dedicated hardware loopers
  • Undo functionality
  • Trigger recording on input for easier recording of instruments
  • Automatic quantization of loops for fuss-free recording
  • Unlimited overdubbing
  • Fade previous overdubs option to create a continuous looping soundscape
  • Octave-down and octave-up on individual channels
  • Stop tracks anytime, play them again and they will synchronise to other tracks in time
  • Included limiter and noise reduction
  • Stop-all channels / Start-all channels function for breaking it down

Here’s a demo of TF Looper in action: Continue reading →

Electro Harmonix Intros 4500 Four-Track Looper

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Electro Harmonix has introduced the 45000 – a ‘state-of-the-art’ multi-track looping pedal.

Each loop has four mono tracks and one stereo mixdown track. The 45000 records non-compressed, 44.1 kHz / 16-bit CD quality audio direct to a removable SDHC card (4 to 32GB). Each card holds up to 100 individual loops accessed with the optional 45000 Foot Controller (sold separately).

Loop speed is adjustable over a two octave range, and reverse recording and playback are also possible. For extra convenience, a built-in metronome to a separate Monitor Out and a Headphone Out are also included. Continue reading →