Secret Base Design, in conjunction with Confusion Studios (MIDI Designer) and Audeonic Apps (MIDI Bridge/MIDIbus), has announced MidiTV, free software that brings MIDI to the Apple TV streaming set top box. Why would you want MIDI on your television? MidiTV + an Apple TV turn your television into a big-screen platform for music apps. This means that… Read More Secret Base Design Turns Apple TV Into MidiTV
Swedish instrument maker Elektron released a new video today, teasing an as-yet unannounced product. Elektron has not announced any details on the new product yet, but were were able to check it out at the 2016 Summer NAMM Show. Here’s what we can tell you now:
Steinberg says that it’s time to retire your old 32-bit plugins. From their next major release onward, they’ll only be supporting 64-bit software. Here’s the text of their announcement: Dear customers, As announced earlier, we would like to remind you that from next major release onward we’ll only be supporting 64-bit software, as this is… Read More Steinberg Says It’s Time To Retire Your 32-Bit Plugins
House music producer Deadmau5 is getting a virtual reality game. Deadmau5 (Joel Zimmerman) has teamed up with Absolut on the iOS/Android Google Cardboard virtual reality video game, Absolut Deadmau5. The game lets you navigate deadmau5 through a series of gameplay challenges to get to a gig.
SynthPatcher has launched a synthesizer T-shirt shop. The shop features T-shirts designs that are authorized and printed on ‘Fair Wear’ shirts
At the 2016 Summer NAMM Show, Aphex Twin (Richard D. James) had a booth, to introduce his new Cheetah EP and to display his rare Cheetah MS800 synthesizer. We talked with Hannah from Warp Records, who gave us a quick booth tour.
Label RVNG Intl. has announced a new album, Sunergy, that brings together synthesists Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith and Suzanne Ciani. It is the thirteenth installment of FRKWYS, the label’s intergenerational collaboration series. Smith and Ciani are neighbors in the small coastal community of Bolinas, California. The two are friends, and share a passion for the Buchla synthesizer. The music of Sunergy embraces this… Read More New Album, Sunergy, Brings Together Synthesists Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith + Suzanne Ciani
This video, via RetroSound‘s Marko Ettlich, captures a head-to-head comparison of the E-MU Emulator II (1984) vs. E-mu Emax SE (1986). Here’s what he has to say about the video:
We have not seen an official announcement on this yet, but it looks like a new album from pioneering synthesist Vangelis is on the way. The new Vangelis album, Rosetta, is showing up in several online stores as scheduled for release Sept 23, 2016, on the Universal Music/Decca label. The track listing is to come, but Rosetta appears to be inspired… Read More New Vangelis Album, Rosetta (Sneak Preview)
View this post on Instagram Roland Juno-106 #roland #juno106 #synth #synthesizer A post shared by Lucian (@phlatsynth) on May 4, 2016 at 1:22pm PDT Reader Brook Boley has been making a series of illustrations that feature iconic synths and electronic instruments, The Phlat Synth Project. “Since I can’t own all of them,” notes Boley, “I decided to… Read More The Phlat Synth Project
