Future Retro has announced that their 512 Touch Keyboard is now available. There are five main functions of the 512. It can act as a keyboard, arpeggiator, sequencer, MIDI to CV converter, and MIDI to MIDI converter. The 512 can control both MIDI and CV/Gate synthesizers simultaneously. Pitch, Pitch Bend, Mod Wheel, Gate, Velocity, Aftertouch, and… Read More Future Retro 512 Touch Keyboard Now Available
Organizers of Continuucon, the First Continuum Fingerboard Conference, have published a complete schedule of presentations, workshops, and performers for the event, scheduled for June 9th through 11th, 2016. Taking place at the Altamont Theatre in Asheville, North Carolina, ContinuuCon bring together Continuum players from North and South America, Europe, and Asia for the very first time.… Read More Continuucon Schedule Announced
Dutch instrument developers Dato have announced the Dato Duo, a new synthesizer designed to be used by two people at the same time. The Dato DUO combines a synthesizer and sequencer into an electronic instrument that is designed to be used by children and adults alike. While one player plays a melody on the sequencer side, the other creates… Read More New Synthesizer For Two, The Dato Duo
Pioneer DJ today introduced the Tour System – the CDJ-TOUR1 multiplayer and DJM-TOUR1 mixer. Pioneer says that the new devices take the sound quality of the NXS2 set-up and add the components needed to deliver that performance in large venues. Here’s the official video intro:
At Moogfest 2016, design firm IDEO has an interactive sound installation onsite, Play-Sound, aka The Beach Ball Synthesizer. The installation lets you play with sound by moving body-scaled inflatable spheres. Here’s a brief video showing the Beach Ball Synth in action:
Matt Greer of Robots Against Children shared this video, capturing a live performance of Struttin’ on his mobile battery powered synth studio. His system features Korg Volca Keys, Monotron, Teenage Engineering PO-12, PO-16 and Novation Circuit – to create a battery-powered mobile studio in a case. “This is the second video and track produced using my… Read More Mobile Battery-Powered Synth Studio With Korg Volca, Novation Circuit & Pocket Operator
Sunday Synth Jam: This video captures a cover of Radiohead’s How To Disappear Completely, by Allison Brown. The performance is much less ‘synthy’ than many of the videos that we feature, but it showcases interesting use of the Therevox ET-4 synthesizer. In this context, the Therevox plays a role similar to steel guitar on many country/folk recordings.
In this post, chiptune guru Joe E. Allen makes his long-awaited return, with a look at making music on a Game Boy with LSDj. LSDj (Little Sound Dj) is a sequencing app that lets you make 4-track music, using the Game Boy sound chip. The app is available (used) on cartridges or as a ROM file. The ROM can… Read More Making Music On A Game Boy With LSDj
The Netherlands are known for a lot of things: tulips, windmills, canals, Old Masters, space cakes and, of course, wooden shoes. Now, McDonalds in The Netherlands is adding something new to the list – DJ placemats: The McTrax, above, looks like a regular placemat, but it’s also a DJ controller, printed with conductive ink. You… Read More McDonalds Intros DJ Controller Placemats, Because – Wait For It – You Deserve A Break Today
At Superbooth 16, we talked with Max of E-RM about their Multiclock – a professional sync device. The Multiclock lets you sync all types of clocks – analog, DIN, MIDI, audio, DAW – across four channels, and gives you per-channel control over clock timing and swing. Here’s a video demo:
