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.
Today Focusrite announced two new members of its Scarlett range of USB 2.0 audio interfaces: the Scarlett 18i8 (18 in, 8 out, pictured, right) and Scarlett 6i6 (6 in, 6 out). Both audio interfaces are geared toward recording artists, producers and bands; they differ primarily in their I/O configuration. Both feature Focusrite mic pres, and… Read More Focusrite Announces Scarlett 18i8 & 6i6 Audio Interfaces
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… Read More Novation Bass Station II Going On UK ‘Summer Tour’
Synth designer Peter Vogel, creator of the groundbreaking Fairlight CMI synthesizer, is featured in a new article in Australia’s Sydney Morning Herald. Along with the print article, there is also a short video, embedded below, about the Fairlight and its influence on popular music since its debut in 1979. Keep an eye out for the clip… Read More Peter Vogel – ‘The Man Who Revolutionised Music’
From May 1st to June 30th, Korg is offering the following mail-in rebates: Nanos Series 2: Buy any model and receive a $10 rebate Buy a Kaossilator 2 and get a $25 rebate Buy a Korg SV-1 (73 or 88-key) and get a $100 rebate Buy a Korg Pa3x (61 or 76-key) and get a… Read More Korg Rebates Available Through June 30th
Numark has announced that Serato DJ is now compatible with the following Numark DJ controllers: NS7 NS7FX Mixdeck Mixdeck Express Serato DJ is already compatible with Numark’s Mixtrack Pro and Mixtrack Pro II. Compatibility with their NS6 four-channel DJ controller was announced in February and is available as a free upgrade for NS6 owners.
Drew Neumann and Marc St. Regis have created a demonstration video, “Wife Expectancy,” of the Boomstar Synthesizer with SEM “desktop analog synthesizer.”
Keith McMillen (right) has been exploring new ideas for electronic music instruments for nearly 35 years, starting in 1979 with his company Zeta Music and more recently with Keith McMillen Instruments. His most recent creations are the QuNeo and QuNexus controllers, both developed using a ‘crowdfunding’ approach. Synthtopia’s Elisabeth Lewin talked with McMillen about new instrument… Read More Keith McMillen On Kickstarting A Music Controller Revolution
Moog Music has a new video out today on The Moog Ladder Filter, the patent for which Bob Moog is being inducted into the National Inventors’ Hall of Fame. Rick Shaich, Moog Hardware Engineer, narrates the video and explains the Ladder Filter’s important distinction of being “voltage controllable… It’s really the heart of subtractive synthesis,… Read More The ‘Heart of Subtractive Synthesis’: The Moog Ladder Filter, Explained
Wave Alchemy has announced the release of its new Synth Drums drum library. Synth Drums combines “expertly programmed” vintage synthesizers with high-end processing to create a flexible electronic drum sample library for modern music production. Synth Drums contains nearly 6,000 unique drum samples and percussive hits, each created on a sound-by-sound basis.
