Roland Releases Windows 8 USB Drivers

Roland Corporation U.S. has released new Windows 8 USB drivers for a wide range of Roland products. Products getting Windows 8 drivers include their audio interfaces, MIDI interfaces, MIDI keyboard controllers. New 32 and 64-bit versions of Windows 8 drivers are available for these Roland products:

MIDIConnect Anytime, Anywhere MIDI Interface For iOS Now Available

Griffin Technology has announced the immediate availability of MIDIConnect, a new MIDI in and out interface for iPod touch, iPhone and iPad. MIDIConnect adds a MIDI input and output to iOS devices. MIDIConnect allows you to plug MIDI keyboards and other MIDI-capable devices into an iPad, iPod touch or iPhone. Play your MIDI instrument straight into… Read More MIDIConnect Anytime, Anywhere MIDI Interface For iOS Now Available

iPhone Jailbreak Tweak For iPad Camera Connection Kit Support, iPhone USB MIDI

This pair of videos, via iosmusician, demonstrates a jailbreak hack that allows Camera Connection Kit support on the iPhone & iPod touch. The first video, above, shows the hack being used to support an Oxygen 49 USB MIDI controller. The second, below, demonstrates using an Apogee One audio interface. Check out the demos and let us know… Read More iPhone Jailbreak Tweak For iPad Camera Connection Kit Support, iPhone USB MIDI

MIDI Studio For iOS Now $3.99 For Limited Time (Or Free For Fast Synthtopia Readers!)

Reader Nick Mayer sent word that MIDI Studio – a software MIDI controller for iOS – is discounted from $10.99 to $3.99 through tomorrow. Better yet – he sent along codes (below) that will let 15 Synthtopia readers get MIDI Studio for free. Midi Studio Features: CoreMidi WI-FI USB True Velocity Sensitive (with the force of… Read More MIDI Studio For iOS Now $3.99 For Limited Time (Or Free For Fast Synthtopia Readers!)

The iConnectMIDI Interface Is Like The Rosetta Stone Of MIDI

MIDI is almost 30 years old. In the years since it was introduced, it’s become one of the most important standards in musical instruments and software. For the first two decades of MIDI’s existence, you could connect just about any two MIDI-compatible devices together. With a couple of DIN MIDI cables, you could connect keyboards,… Read More The iConnectMIDI Interface Is Like The Rosetta Stone Of MIDI