After four decades, it looks like the legacy of the Optigan optical sample playback keyboard will live on in a new instrument.… Read More New Prototype Optigan/Orchestron Disc Player (Sneak Preview)
The Ultimate Percussion K2-X is a rare 80s analog drum module. It offers 8 drum voices, with individual triggers and outputs. … Read More Ultimate Percussion K2-X Overview & 240 V To 120 V Mod
ContinuuCon, the conference focused on the Haken Continuum Fingerboard, has announced dates for its next event. ContinuuCon 2018 is scheduled for April 26-28 at IRCAM, the Institut de Recherche et Coordination Acoustique/Musique (Institute for Research and Coordination in Acoustics/Music). … Read More ContinuuCon Comes To Paris In 2018
Twisted Electrons is working on a follow up to their Crazy8 sequencer, Crazy8beats.… Read More Twisted Electrons Crazy8beats Drum Sequencer (Sneak Preview)
Elektron has released OS 1.30B, a free firmware update for the Octatrack that introduces trig conditions for MKI and a few bug fixes for MKI / MKII. Here’s what’s new in OS 1.30B:
The update features rewritten touch tracking, making the unique instrument more responsive and sensitive. … Read More Madrona Labs Soundplane Updated With Improved Tracking & Sensitivity
The Resonant Garden is an acoustic-electronic hybrid, designed to create ‘anything from beats and oddities to dense soundscapes’.… Read More Folktek Resonant Garden Hands-On Demo
Multi-instrumentalist Alessandro Cortini (Nine Inch Nails) discusses his live rig.… Read More Alessandro Cortini Explains His Live Rig
Roland has announced the availability of the SPD::ONE electronic percussion pad line, a series of compact electronic percussion pads that can be played with drumsticks, hands, or feet.… Read More Roland SPD::One Electronic Percussion Pads Now Available
Vindor Music has launched a crowdfunding campaign for a new wind MIDI controller/instrument, the Vindor ES1.… Read More New $199 Electronic Wind MIDI Instrument, The Vindor ES1
