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MIDI Manufacturers Association Makes MPE Specification Official

The MIDI Manufacturers Association (MMA) has officially announced the ratification of a new extension to MIDI, MIDI Polyphonic Expression (MPE).… Read More MIDI Manufacturers Association Makes MPE Specification Official

February 1, 2018February 1, 201829 Comments

Elektron Digitone FM Groovebox At The Winter NAMM Show

Here’s a hands-on demo of the Elektron Digitone from the NAMM Show, with examples that show how things like per-step patches and parameter locks let the Digitone do things that you might not expect from a FM synth. … Read More Elektron Digitone FM Groovebox At The Winter NAMM Show

January 28, 2018January 29, 201819 Comments

Finegear Intros Mixerblocks DIY Modular Mixer

Mixerblocks is a new DIY mixer, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License…… Read More Finegear Intros Mixerblocks DIY Modular Mixer

January 27, 201816 Comments

Logic Pro X Updated With Smart Tempo & New Effects

Apple today announced an update to Logic Pro X, featuring new tempo detection technology and a number of new effect plug-ins.… Read More Logic Pro X Updated With Smart Tempo & New Effects

January 26, 2018January 26, 20183 Comments

Synesthesia Intros Pipes, A Compact Sound Module, At 2018 Winter NAMM Show

Pipes features 48KHz 24bit stereo sample playback and is WAV, AIF and MDA compatible, with up to 20,000 samples always loaded and ready to be triggered.… Read More Synesthesia Intros Pipes, A Compact Sound Module, At 2018 Winter NAMM Show

January 25, 20186 Comments

ELK Music Operating System “The Android Of Musical Instruments”

MIND Music Labs has introduced ELK – an ultra-low latency operating system for musical instruments. They describe ELK as essentially “the Android of musical instruments”.… Read More ELK Music Operating System “The Android Of Musical Instruments”

January 25, 2018January 25, 20188 Comments

Roland Cloud Adds TR-808, TR-909 VST, AU Plugins

Roland has created reproductions of the original TR-808 and TR-909 as VST and AU plugins.… Read More Roland Cloud Adds TR-808, TR-909 VST, AU Plugins

January 24, 2018January 24, 201810 Comments

Nuspace Audio Intros Zephyr Ambisonics Binaural/Surround Reverb

Nuspace Audio has introduced Zephyr, a 3D audio binaural/surround reverb plugin…… Read More Nuspace Audio Intros Zephyr Ambisonics Binaural/Surround Reverb

January 23, 2018January 22, 20182 Comments

Playtime Engineering Intros Blipblox Audio Exploration Module

The Blipblox is a synthesizer beatbox that has been simplified and optimized so everyone, including children as young as 3 years old, can enjoy synthesizer audio exploration.… Read More Playtime Engineering Intros Blipblox Audio Exploration Module

January 22, 2018January 22, 201824 Comments

Nintendo Labo Cardboard Piano First Look

Nintendo Labo is a collection of DIY kits that let you build things that work with the Switch. … Read More Nintendo Labo Cardboard Piano First Look

January 19, 201810 Comments

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The distinctive thing about musical processes is that they determine all the note-to-note details and the over all form simultaneously. One can’t improvise in a musical process–the concepts are mutually exclusive.

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