iConnectMIDI Turns Your iPhone Into A MIDI Controller

iConnectivity has announced iConnectMIDI – a new box that lets you use your iPhone to directly control hardware synths. Here’s how iConnectivity explains how iConnectMIDI works: Plug your electronic instrument (synthesizer, guitar, whatever) into iConnectMIDI and you can play and control your music, using your iPhone or iPod, your instrument, or both at the same… Read More iConnectMIDI Turns Your iPhone Into A MIDI Controller

New SoftStep Foot Controller “A Mouse For The Feet”

Keith McMillin Instruments (KMI) has introduced the SoftStep foot controller, a flexible footswitch that boasts ten keys, each with 5 degrees of freedom. “SoftStep gives more power than ever to the musician in a smaller lighter package,” says inventor Keith McMillen. “Anything that can be controlled with a knob or sliders can be controlled with… Read More New SoftStep Foot Controller “A Mouse For The Feet”

Twisted Tools Intros Vortex – Reaktor Instrument

Twisted Tools’ Vortex s a six track polyphonic sampler and sequencer for Native Instrument’s Reaktor 5. It comes pre-configured for Kore 2 and Maschine and features an original 200 mb+ sample map with samples by artists such as c2, Richard Devine, Josh Hinden, Noklip, GlitchMachines.com, Mike Huckaby, Sonictwist, Tipper and Vinja. video via Richard Devine

Turn Your iPhone Into A Hardware MIDI Controller

HMB Tec has released HMB-TEC Midi Controller (App Store link), described as a “fully functional MIDI out terminal” for the iPhone. The $4.99 app works with a hacked headphone cable to turn an iPhone into a hardware MIDI controller. Description: Would you like to remotely control your MIDI devices, like Midi keyboard, Drummachine or Synthesizer… Read More Turn Your iPhone Into A Hardware MIDI Controller

Free Synth For Windows Features “Virtual Circuit Bending”

Synthgeek has released SG-Modutron Mini, a free software synthesizer for Windows that based on “virtual circuit-bending”. Synthgeek explains: The initial idea started out as an attempt at making a bass synth version of the APC synth. It turned out to be impossible to get it to track pitch at all, so more experimentation ensued, and… Read More Free Synth For Windows Features “Virtual Circuit Bending”