NI’s Kinetic Metal Puts Cauldrons, Typewriters, Swords In Motion

Native Instruments this week introduced Kinetic Metal, a new instrument to help producers and sound designers create “ethereal sound beds, shifting textures, and delicate, tonal percussion.” Comprised of over 200 multi-layered patches running in NI Kontakt 5*, Kinetic Metal combines sampled “unconventional” metal objects with artificial waveforms. The result is a broad range of atmospheric… Read More NI’s Kinetic Metal Puts Cauldrons, Typewriters, Swords In Motion

Arturia iMini v1.2, Now With iOS7 Compatibility

http://youtu.be/MAMWH4gci_g Thursday, Arturia announced an update of its iMini app, to version 1.2, an iOS 7-supporting update to its recreation of the 1971-vintage Minimoog monosynth for the iPad. The advances to the iMini app take advantage of iOS 7’s built-in Inter-App Audio, allowing users to send MIDI commands and stream audio between apps on the… Read More Arturia iMini v1.2, Now With iOS7 Compatibility

Galileo Organ Adds Inter-App Audio & MIDI Support

Yonac has released an update to Galileo Organ for iOS, adding support for Inter-App Audio & MIDI and more. Here’s what’s new in Galileo Organ 1.1: Inter-App Audio: use Galileo as an instrument plugin with Inter-App hosts (iOS 7) Updated & tested for iOS 7 Inter-App Audio MIDI support Dedicated drum & horn acceleration parameters… Read More Galileo Organ Adds Inter-App Audio & MIDI Support

Gestural Orchestration With Leap Motion, GECO & Albion I

Film composer Hagai Davidoff has created a unique system for ‘gestural orchestration’, based around the Leap Motion controller and GECO, Geert Bevin’s gestural MIDI app. The combination allows Davidoff to use his left hand to interactively orchestrate the notes played with his right hand on a standard keyboard controller. In the first half of the video,… Read More Gestural Orchestration With Leap Motion, GECO & Albion I

Gibson Buying Cakewalk From Roland, Here Are The FAQs

Gibson Brands has announced today that it has entered into a letter of intent with Roland Corporation and Cakewalk for Gibson to acquire Cakewalk, makers of Sonar, Z3TA+ 2 and other music software. Gibson Brands CEO Henry Juszkiewicz says that, as part of Gibson, Cakewalk will “enhance their flagship professional products, pursue provocative R&D initiatives,… Read More Gibson Buying Cakewalk From Roland, Here Are The FAQs