“Ohm” is a series of electronic lo-fi noiseboxes/recorders made with laser cut grey cardboard. The interface and the inner circuits are printed with a special conductive paint. By touching the printed surface the user can modify the sound in different ways. I love the way this project is so lo fi, and how the case… Read More Sick Lo Fi Cardboard Sampler
Ukrainian electroacoustic guru Younnat has come up with an interesting mechanical sampler interface, the Socket Sampler. Younnat is a side project of Oleg Serdyuk, keyboardist of the easy listening & funky band Lyuk (Ukraine). His electronic music is different from his work with Lyuk – more eclectic and experimental. Oleg began releasing material as Younnat… Read More Very Cool Socket Sampler
Akai has announced that they are now shipping the MPC5000. Akai’s MPC5000 is the first MPC to permit eight-track streaming hard disk recording for real-time capture of individual tracks or even entire songs. A 20-voice, three-oscillator analog synthesizer with arpeggiator, a new sequencing engine with 960 PPQ resolution, pad and track muting and mixing, 64… Read More The Akai MPC 5000
Fairlight synthesizer creator Peter Vogel has posted his private collection of MP3s, featuring Fairlight demos, radio interviews and CMI pieces from the 80’s. There are even a couple of recordings from the Fairlight CMI’s predecessor, the Qasar M8, designed by Tony Furse. The M8 did not use sampling, the sounds were generated by additive Fourier… Read More Peter Vogel’s Fairlight Audio Archives
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=89EF515D1A069D38 In this official Roland video, David Ahlund introduces the Roland SP-555, a new sampler with Loop Capture and Super Filter. Description: Complete with 16 velocity sensitive pads, 37 Fantom-quality effects, an exciting new LOOP CAPTURE function, beefed up internal sample memory, and total computer integration with USB MIDI/AUDIO connectivity–the new SP-555 is the perfect… Read More Roland SP-555 Sampler
Remember Eboman’s car crash music? Eboman specialises in the production of audiovisual sample compositions (which he calls Sample madnesS), the development of audiovisual sampling software and hardware and performances as a DVJ or with his SenSorSuit. This is a compilation of clips of an Eboman performance in Utrecht in April 2008: Guillermo uses the video… Read More Eboman Demos SenSorSuit Video Sampling
NAMM Update: The MPD32 is Akai Professional’s latest pad controller for musicians and DJs. Using a USB cable to connect to a PC or Mac, the MPD32 is designed for hardware control of programs like Reason, Ableton Live and GarageBand. The MPD32 is the only pad controller on the market to feature the MPC Note… Read More I Want An Akai MPD32 Software Pad Controller
At the 2008 Winter NAMM Show, Akai Professional announced the MPC5000, the first MPC to include eight-track streaming hard disk recording, a 20-voice, three-oscillator analog synthesizer with arpeggiator, a new sequencing engine with 960 PPQ resolution, pad and track muting and mixing, 64 continuous sample tracks and 12 Q-Link controllers. There is even a new… Read More Akai MPC5000 Music Production Center
Ken Jordan and Scott Kirkland of The Crystal Method discuss secrets of their gear: The Crystal Method Gear List (partial) Ableton Live Access Virus Akai MPC3000 Alesis Andromeda Apple G4 ARP 2600 Moogerfoogers MF101 & MF102 Clavia Nord Lead Clavia Nord Modular Digidesign Pro Tools HD and D-Command E-mu Audity 2000 E-mu E4 E-mu XL-7… Read More Gear Secrets Of The Crystal Method
Kid Nepro has announced a new collection of 64 new programs and 64 new combis for the Korg M3 and M3m sampling workstations It also contains over 50 megs of new multi samples and a wide variety of instruments geared towards fans of Classic Rock from the 60’s and 70’s. The new multi samples contain… Read More Kid Nepro Releases New Sounds for Korg M3 Sampler/Workstation.
