Keith McMillen On The QuNexus And Why New Music Needs New Instruments

Keith McMillen 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 the just-released QuNexus controllers. Synthtopia’s Elisabeth Lewin talked with McMillen about development of the QuNeo and QuNexus controllers… Read More Keith McMillen On The QuNexus And Why New Music Needs New Instruments

Step Sequencer For iPad Updated With Direction Control

Developer Matthias Schorer has updated Step Sequencer for iPad, adding the most frequently requested feature – direction control. Step Sequencer 1.2 now lets you select between up, up-down, up single shot and up-down single shot. Step Sequencer is inspired by old-school modular sequencers and can be used to control any background MIDI enabled App on the… Read More Step Sequencer For iPad Updated With Direction Control

Ghostwave Audio Releases Synplant Soundset, Cellspace Vol.1

Ghostwave Audio has announced that Cellspace vol.1, a new soundset for Sonic Charge Synplant, is now available. This bank is designed to be used in ambient and electronica productions, though it is also suitable for any type of electronic music. This expansion extensively uses Synplant’s lush internal reverb for added depth. This bank contains 64… Read More Ghostwave Audio Releases Synplant Soundset, Cellspace Vol.1

Musicrow Releases Analogica For NI Reaktor

Musicrow has introduced Analogica, an analog filter emulation for Native Instruments Reaktor. Analogica is now available individually, or as part of Musicrow’s Golden Ensembles 3 bundle for Reaktor. Analogica is described as ‘a fat and smooth analog sounding filter’. It is not only suitable for elementary filtering tasks, but also capable of producing beautiful raw distortion… Read More Musicrow Releases Analogica For NI Reaktor