IK Multimedia Releases Updated iRig Keys Controllers For Mobile Musicians

IK Multimedia has introduced two new iRig Keys controllers for mobile musicians: iRig Keys Pro and iRig Keys with Lightning Connector.  Both devices are compact MIDI keyboard controllers with 37 velocity-sensitive keys. iRig Keys Pro, above, is a true ‘plug and play’ programmable MIDI controller, designed specifically for making music on the go with an… Read More IK Multimedia Releases Updated iRig Keys Controllers For Mobile Musicians

Is This ARP 2600 Clone, The TTSH, The Coolest Synth DIY Project Ever?

The Two Thousand Six Hundred, or TTSH for short, is a new DIY synth project, inspired by the classic ARP 2600 semi-modular analog synthesizer. The TTSH is now available as a kit for 4000 SEK (about US $600), containing PCBs and the powder-coated and screen-printed front panel. This is an advanced DIY project – nothing is pre-built and… Read More Is This ARP 2600 Clone, The TTSH, The Coolest Synth DIY Project Ever?

I Am The Center: Private Issue New Age Music In America 1950-1990

I Am The Center: Private Issue New Age Music In America 1950-1990 is a new retrospective compilation that looks at ‘new age’ music. Label Light In The Attic Records describes the anthology as “the first major anthology to survey the golden age of new age”. It features some better-known new age artists, such as Steven… Read More I Am The Center: Private Issue New Age Music In America 1950-1990

Switched On Nutcracker Suite

[bandcamp width=100% height=120 album=1382973032 size=medium bgcol=ffffff linkcol=0687f5] Reader Thom Martin has released his version of Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker Suite, arranged in the ‘switched on’ style with analog monophonic synthesizers. A Switched-On Nutcracker is available via Bandcamp.

New Album Features Vintage Buchla Compositions By David First

Reader Ryan Martin let us know that his label, DAIS Records has an upcoming release that features vintage Buchla works by composer David First. Here’s what they have to say about the album, David First: Electronic Works 1976 – 1977: During his time at Princeton, First was introduced to the classical electronic music studio there, a… Read More New Album Features Vintage Buchla Compositions By David First