Rob Papen Predator Rack Extension For Reason Now Available

Rob Papen and Propellerhead have released his Predator software synthesizer as a Reason Rack Extension, Predator-RE. Here’s what they have to say about Predator-RE: Predator-RE is a killer synthesizer that combines inspiring preset’s and first-class features to make this your ‘go-to’ synthesizer for contemporary music production. The user interface has been designed so that all… Read More Rob Papen Predator Rack Extension For Reason Now Available

iRig Keys Mini Keyboard Controller For iPad, iPhone, Mac & PC

IK Multimedia has introduced iRig KEYS, a portable universal MIDI controller keyboard for iPhone, iPod touch, iPad and Mac/PC. iRig KEYS connects directly to the iOS device 30 pin dock connector or the USB port on Mac/PC. It features 37 velocity-sensitive mini-keys — 3 full octave range plus one note, that takes up minimal space when… Read More iRig Keys Mini Keyboard Controller For iPad, iPhone, Mac & PC

Isao Tomita To Premier Work With Virtual Singer Miku

Electronic music pioneer Isao Tomita, 80, has announced he will feature a virtual singer Hatsune Miku as the main singer in his upcoming orchestra concert on November 23rd at Tokyo Opera City Hall in Tokyo. His new piece Ihatov Symphony, which expresses the world of Kenji Miyazawa’s novel, will be performed by Japan Philharmonic Orchestra… Read More Isao Tomita To Premier Work With Virtual Singer Miku

Silent Way v2 Adds 5 New Plugins, 64-Bit Support, MIDI Learn & More

Expert Sleepers has released version 2.0.0 of Silent Way, its suite of plugins designed to let you use your computer as part of a modular synthesizer system.. The plugins make no sound, but are designed to generate control voltages. Silent Way v2.0.0 updates include: 5 new plug-ins: Silent Way ES-5 Controller, Silent Way ESX-4CV Combiner,… Read More Silent Way v2 Adds 5 New Plugins, 64-Bit Support, MIDI Learn & More

Native Instruments Intros Maschine MKII

Native Instruments has introduced Maschine MKII, the next generation of its hardware/software beatmaking workstation. Here’s what’s new with Maschine MKII: Each one of the 16 touch-pads can be assigned a different color to easily separate and identify sounds, patterns, groups, and scenes. With the new Maschine, you can timestretch and pitch shift your samples directly… Read More Native Instruments Intros Maschine MKII

Turn Your LaunchPad Into A Step Sequencer WIth Lauflicht

Developer Thilo Geertzen let us know about version 2 of the step sequencer Lauflicht plugin for the Novation Launchpad: The plugin for Renoise is a moving light, multitrack and multitimbral step sequencer with 8, 16 or 32 steps, turning your Launchpad into a Hardware Step Sequencer. It was especially designed for playing live and to be capable… Read More Turn Your LaunchPad Into A Step Sequencer WIth Lauflicht