Musikmesse 2016: Pioneer DJ has announced their first sampler – the TORAIZ SP-16 sampler with Dave Smith Instruments analog filters. The sampler features an touch screen and layout, 16 sampler engines, analog filters based on Dave Smith Instruments Prophet-6 synthesizer and quantize via Pro DJ Link.
Musikmesse 2016: Swedish synth-maker Nord has announced two new modeling percussion synthesizers in advance of Musikmesse this week. The new Nord Drum 3 and “super compact” Nord Drum 3P build on the capabilities of the Nord Drum 2. New features include Reverb and Delay effects, a simplified sound selection mode and new Sound Banks for quickly creating custom… Read More Nord Introduces Drum 3, Drum 3P At Musikmesse 2016
Synth and sound designer Taiho Yamada has published an sampler of the sounds he created for the new Dave Smith Instruments OB-6: “In February, I completed a set of patches for the Dave Smith Instruments OB-6, and I’m happy to report that quite a few of them made it into the factory preset banks. I’m… Read More Taiho Yamada Demos Patch Set for Dave Smith Instruments OB-6
OK Go and synth maker Korg recently announced that they are co-hosting a YouTube music competition, in which they invite musicians to “show their playful and tech-savvy side ” in the creation of an original musical composition, using any Korg product.
Module-maker WMD’s newest Eurorack module, Aperture, is now shipping. The Aperture is a bandpass filter with variable bandwidth and what the module creator calls “a slew of awesome features” that give the user a high degree of control over the sound they create. Independent tactile and CV controls over the resonance on both sides of… Read More WMD Aperture Bandpass Filter Module Now Shipping
Swedish music hardware company Elektron has released the third Elektron Grammofon 12″ vinyl record. The featured artist for this disc is Silent Servant, a DJ and producer “whose gloomy rhythms stay with the listener long after the music has faded out.” Elektron says of the record, “The two brand new tracks, along with a live… Read More Elektron Drops Silent Servant 12″ Grammofon Record
Native Instruments today introduced Rising Crescent , which they are calling “the first Maschine Expansion to explore the sounds and rhythms of the modern orient.” Rising Crescent pulls from musical cultures in and around the Mediterranean, and combines them with modern bass production techniques. The expansion is aimed at producers of all genres in search… Read More Native Instruments Intros ‘Rising Crescent’ Maschine Expansion
Digital DJ app-maker Mixvibes today introduced Remixlive, a “remix toolbox” for iOS tablets and mobile devices. Remixlive was specifically designed as a bridge between DJing and music production: the app allows users to lay down samples on an easy-to-use grid of pads, and tweak the samples in seconds.
Italian synth module-maker Frap Tools has introduced their new module series, CGM (Channel Group Master), which they are dubbing the “creative mixer” for Eurorack modular synthesizers. Frap Tools has designed the CGM series to be flexible: A standalone single channel module works as a top-class VCA with a final volume potentiometer. The user can add… Read More Frap Tools Unveils New Euro Modular Series, CGM
iZotope has announced the release of Mobius Filter, a new effect plug-in that “creates the sensation of infinite movement.” Based on the auditory illusion of the Shepard Tone, the filters within Mobius Filter produce the sense of perpetually rising or falling effects that can be manipulated with an X/Y pad. The ascending or descending results… Read More iZotope Releases Mobius Filter Plug-in Delivers ‘Psychotropic Sonic Textures’
