Category: Electronic Music & Recording Gear

What’s The Best New MIDI Instrument Or Controller Of 2015?

Best of 2015: This year has seen the introduction of a huge number and a huge variety of MIDI controllers & instruments. The MIDI controllers introduced in 2015 include traditional MIDI control keyboards, drum controllers and wind controllers. But 2015 also saw the introduction of many more exotic controllers, like the Livid Minim mobile controller, the AudioCubes… Read More What’s The Best New MIDI Instrument Or Controller Of 2015?

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What’s the Best New Synthesizer or Keyboard of 2015?

2015 has been an amazing year for new synthesizer introductions. At the 2015 NAMM Show, there were dozens of interesting new synth introductions – including the Korg Arp Odyssey, the Moog Modular Synthesizer reissues, the Roland JD-Xi, the Sequential Prophet 6, the Modal Electronics 002 and the Avalon Bassline. At Musikmesse 2015, there were more… Read More What’s the Best New Synthesizer or Keyboard of 2015?

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Grendel DC2e Drone Commander 2 Eurorack Module

Rare Waves has introduced a new analog synthesizer, descended directly from the Grendel Drone Commander: the DC-2e Drone Commander 2 + Expander in Eurorack modular format. They describe it as a ‘unique and highly playable tone source for drone music, leads, bass, and sound effects.” Here are a couple of video demos:

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