Ableton recently announced the lineup for its Loop musical summit, scheduled for November 4-6, 2016 at the Funkhaus in Berlin. The three-day gathering focuses on the exchange of ideas “at the cutting edge of music, technology and creative practice” through discussions, performances, presentations, studio sessions and interactive workshops. Organizers explain,”Loop is a collective exploration of… Read More Ableton Announces Loop 2016 Lineup
Moog Music today announced that it has started production on the new Minimoog Model D synthesizer. … Read More Moog Minimoog Model D Reissue Now In Production
Behringer has released another sneak preview of their upcoming analog synthesizer, and the big news is that it is polyphonic. … Read More New Behringer Synthesizer Is Polyphonic (Sneak Preview)
29Palms, working with Mastering the Mix, have announced Levels, a metering plugin. Levels allows the user to quickly see technical issues with a mix, highlighting aspects of the mix in need of fixing. The plugin developer explains: “Metering plugins are super boring and unintuitive for the majority of music makers, yet crucial for getting a technically-excellent… Read More New ‘Levels’ Metering Plugin Alerts You To Problems With Your Mix
While inspired by instruments like the Mellotron and Ondes Martenot, the OM-1 uses a standard cassette tape as its audio source, so its sound is completely up to you:… Read More The Onde Magnétique Is Like A Cassette Tape Mellotron
Brian Eno may have created a new musical genre or two in his career. He may have produced some of the greatest albums of Devo, David Bowie, U2, Ultravox and Coldplay And he may have created the Microsoft Sound…. But Brian Eno’s cat is not impressed.
Blinksonic has introduced Substanz – a groovebox and finger-drumming platform for Native Instruments Reaktor. The developers say that Substanz provides a complete solution for switching between pre-built sequences and realtime finger drum performance, trigger by an external midi device. Features: 41 drum kits 164 original high quality sounds 100 presets 25 effects Komplete KONTROL S integration Heres the… Read More Blinksonic Intros Substanz Groovebox For Reaktor
Sunday Synth Jam: This video, via Luke Killen, captures a live modular synth dub jam session. He says that he’s been building a live set for a gig, and ‘made a quick jam of the set as it is progressing as a document of the process.’
This video features a live ‘synth dreamscape’, performed by synth vlogger Ralph Baumgartl and Radikal Technologies synth designer Joerg Schaaf.
… Read More ‘Synth Dreamscape’ – Ralph Baumgartl & Joerg Schaaf
Korg Minilogue synthesizer + Linndrum LM-2 drum machine synth jam….… Read More Korg Minilogue + Linndrum Video Song
