Hey, Southern California readers: Synth-maker Novation is hosting a free event tomorrow night (May 18) at the Musicians’ Institute in Hollywood, featuring live electronic performances and their latest gear.
LA-based DJs and producers on the bill include Daedelus, Thavius Beck, and Musicians’ Institute teacher Tommy Boy, as well as French turntablist DJ Swift.
POJ Studios has announced Livepad – an MIDI controller app for iPad, inspired by the Novation LaunchPad.
Livepad is designed to let you control Ableton Live and other DJ programs with MIDI over WiFi or USB.
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One of the big hits of Musikmesse 2013 was the new Novation Bass Station II.
If you’d like to learn more about before it’s released – and you’re in the UK – you may want to check out Novation’s UK Summer Tour. Novation will be holding a series of informal workshops around the UK, demonstrating their new gear, including the Launchpad S, Launchkey 25 and the Bass Station II.
Here’s the schedule: Continue reading
Here’s a great hands-on look at the new Novation Bass Station 2 synthesizer, via Nick at sonicstate. Continue reading
This music video, via NovationTV, features Sky White Tiger performing Common.
All synth, bass and vocoder parts recorded using the Novation MiniNova synthesizer.
Novation has updated its LaunchKey app for iOS, adding AudioBus support and more.
Here’s what’s new in LaunchKey 1.2:
LaunchKey is available now in the App Store.