2013 NAMM Show: IK Multimedia has unveiled iRig HD, the next generation of its digital guitar interface adapter for iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, and Mac. The iRig HD is a digital guitar/bass/instrument interface that allows users to plug their guitar or bass into their iPhone, iPad, iPod touch or Mac. It can be used with the… Read More IK Multimedia Debuts iRig HD Interface
Here’s an informal demo video, via programmer Jim Heintz, showing his SynthX 2 being used with the Ion AllStar Guitar MIDI controller. With SynthX being used in this mode, you can change tunings and string assignment to increase its flexibility.
Korg has joined with SoundCloud on a global remix contest to spark use of Korg’s new iPad app, iPolysix. The contest, which runs through January 31, invites musicians to create a remixed track on the iPolysix app (from a selection provided on the contest page). Users are to share their remixed compositions directly from iPolysix via… Read More Korg & SoundCloud Announce iPolysix Remix Contest
Patrick Madden of Secret Base Design contacted us to let us know that they’ve updated MIDI Control – a software MIDI controller tailored for playing multiple apps at the same time: We’ve released a new version of MIDI Control — this is an iPad/iPhone MIDI controller (virtual, core, and DSMI), with support for Audiobus recording… Read More MIDI Control – Now With 100% More Audiobus
Reader Julien Bayle has released ultraGlitcher 1.0 – a new audio FX unit for for Ableton Live. Features: 3 fx stages based on step sequencing frequency modulator modulating the input with a raw and gloomy carrier crusher crushing bit depth resolution + sample rate of the input dirty delay delaying and modulating the feedback on very uncanny… Read More ultraGlitcher 1.0 For Ableton Live
Audio interface manufacturer Focusrite has announced its new Scarlett Studio home studio kit, which includes all the gear required to record musical tracks, including a fully-featured music software suite that works with both the Mac or PC. Components include: Scarlett 2i2 Audio Interface: A two-in, two-out USB 2.0 audio interface that features a pair of… Read More Focusrite Debuts Scarlett Studio Kit
Cakewalk has announced SONAR X2a – an update to the popular Windows DAW which includes many fixes, enhancements, plus support for multi-touch. Since music apps first started appearing on Apple’s iPad, many users have been anticipating the same types of multi-touch interaction coming to traditional DAWs. Sonar X2a is a major step in that direction.… Read More Is Cakewalk Sonar X2a On Windows 8 The Future Of DAWs?
Liquid Notes, the “intelligent composing assistant,” has been updated to add its own library of instruments and a track assignment editor. Liquid Notes is an app that integrates “music intelligence” algorithms based on the theory of harmony: chords, scales/melody, and harmonic movement. These algorithms assist the user during the music production workflow: from finding the basic… Read More ‘Intelligent Composing Assistant’ Liquid Notes Adds Instrument Library
Sunday Synth Jam: This video captures a performance, by Rob Schwimmer, of Kurt Weill’s Lost in the Stars. Schwimmer uses a Moog Etherwave Theremin, played through an Electro Harmonix Talking Machine, inspired by Peter Pringle’s virtuosic performance of Puccini’s Nessun Dorma. Schwimmer has worked with a wide range of artists, ranging from Antonio Carlos Jobim to Laurie Anderson… Read More Kurt Weill’s ‘Lost In The Stars’, On Theremin + EXH Talking Machine
Retronyms today released this preview video for Tabletop 2.0 – the new version of their virtual studio for IOS. Sound designer Richard Devine created the video’s soundtrack, Glitch Breaker Demo, usingTabletop’s virtual studio environment. Retronyms is making the set available, so you can check out Devine’s work and use it as a starting point for… Read More Retronyms Tabletop 2.0 Preview + Richard Devine Remix
