At the 2016 NAMM Show. This week, Nord Keyboard has introduced their latest instrument, the Nord Piano 3. The piano makes use of a new keyboard technology, and has improved grand weighted action, “Ivory touch” and expanded memory for the Nord Piano Library.
Positive Grid today announced the launch of the Pro Series Studio Plug-ins – a series of revolutionary FET, Tube, and Optical compressors. Company officials say the Pro Series introduces profiling and component-based compression “for the first time ever” in a plug-in, allowing the user to accurately reproduce the many subtle nuances of classic and modern… Read More Positive Grid Launches ‘Pro Series’ Plugins: Tube, Optical and Fet Compressors
2016 NAMM Show: Korg today officially announced the minilogue – a new four-voice polyphonic analog synth. The Korg minilogue is a fully programmable four-voice polyphonic analog synthesizer; complete with a 16-step polyphonic note and motion sequencer, arpeggiator, and delay. It features an easy-to-understand signal flow, featuring two oscillators, noise, a filter with two options for filter slope,… Read More Korg Intros Minilogue, A $500 Polyphonic Analog Synthesizer
Today, Celemony releases the latest version of its Melodyne audio software. The company says that Celemony Melodyne 4 “constitutes the most extensive update to the entire product family in the company’s history,” with the emphasis on Melodyne 4 studio. Highlights of the updated Melodyne include the Polyphonic Spectrum Shaper, a sound editor with new sound… Read More Celemony Melodyne 4 Released Today
Keith McMillen Instruments has announced that the K-MIX, a new Mac OS X-compatible audio interface and programmable mixer, is now available. The K-Mix looks different than other mixers and it’s because KMI founder Keith McMillen wanted a mixer that was different than the mixers that were available. “I needed a very special mixer that did not exist,” explains… Read More Keith McMillen Instruments K-Mix Audio Interface, Control Surface & Programmable Mixer Now Available
Wave Alchemy have released their latest drum sample library for electronic music production, Drum Tools 02. Two years in the making, Drum Tools 02 boasts over 3,500 electronic drum samples and percussive hits, “crafted by hand” using an array of drum machines, analogue synths, foley recordings and acoustic sound sources. The samples were then processed… Read More Wave Alchemy Drum Tools 02 Now Available
UK-based Mogees shared a new preview video for their Mogees Vibration Sensor kit, which lets you use just about anything as a musical instrument. Mogees works by combining a vibration sensor with music software that translates the vibrations of objects into expressive synthesized sound. It also can be used to generate MIDI, letting you turn just about anything… Read More Mogees Vibration Sensor Lets You Use Anything As A Musical Instrument
Sonoma Wire Works has released a new generation of audio interfaces for Mac, PC, iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, and Android systems. Successors to the GuitarJack Model 2, StudioJack Mini and GuitarJack Stage are now shipping.
Analog synth module-makers Synthesizers.com are auctioning a rare prototype of their Q167 LFO++ module, with proceeds to benefit the Bob Moog Foundation. The auction runs through 1pm (Pacific time) next Wednesday, December 30, 2015. This one-of-a-kind module, built and signed by designer Roger Arrick, is fully functional, though it differs slightly from the final production… Read More Synthesizers.com LFO++ Prototype Auction To Benefit The Bob Moog Foundation
This week, Novation announced three different items for Circuit owners: a beta update for the Circuit firmware, a software synth patch editor (via Isotonik Studios), and MIDI CC Specification for the instrument. Here are the details:
