Roland has released an update to the MX-1 performance mixer, adding Ableton Live integration and more. Roland’s unveiled the new AIRA MX-1 Ableton Live mode at ADE 2015, with an exclusive performance from KiNK. In the video, above, KiNK launches Ableton Live clips and scenes from the MX-1, as well as controls effect sends and recording automation.
This video, via AkaiProVideo, is their official intro for the new Akai MPC Touch ‘music production controller’.
This video, via KORGINC, captures an improvisational performance by Seth, featuring 16 Volca Keys synced together.
This video, via AskAudio Mag, captures an audio demo of the Moog Mother 32 synthesizer.
At 2015 Musikmesse, Modal Electronics introduced a new 3-octave synth, the duophonic, bi-timbral Modal 001 synthesizer. In this video, via sonicstate, synth guru Nick Batt explores the sonic capbilities of the Modal 001. Pricing and Availability The Modal 001 synthesizer has a suggested retail price of £1350 (EU €1,850, US $1,995). For product specifications and… Read More Modal Electronics 001 Synthesizer Audio Demos
Techné Media has released an updated version of Different Drummer – its drum machine iOS app. According to the company, Different drummer lets you create ‘repeating patterns, infinite patterns, simple patterns, complex patterns, straight rhythms, poly rhythms, human feel, robot feel, arpeggios, chord progressions, fills, sequences, dynamics and much more’. Here’s what’s new in Different… Read More Different Drummer Updated To Version 4.0
This video, via Chris Stack (experimentalsynth), captures an overview and performance demo by Bob Moog of the theremin.
Sunday Synth Jam: This video, via Paul Normand Lebel (A Box In The Sea) captures a multi-platform modular soundscape performance, Crystalline Plasma Radio Waves. Lebel’s performance combines hardware synths & samplers, modular synth and touch-based sample mangling.
This video, part of Future Music Magazine‘s Modular Monthly series, compares a selection of Eurorack filters that are clones of, or inspired by, classic synth filters.
Sunday Synth Jam: This video, via Swedish synthesist Jouni Ollila (ollilaboratories), captures a live performance that explores the capabilities of the new Boutique synth modules. Here’s what he has to say about the setup:
