Saturday Synth Porn: The Arturia MiniBrute was one of the more surprising introductions from the 2012 NAMM Show. It was surprising for a lot of reasons. It’s a true analog synth, from a company best known for its virtual analog software synths. It offers a unique sound, because of its Steiner-Parker multimode filter and other aspects… Read More The Arturia Minibrute
The nominees for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2013 have been announced. And, depending on your definition of Rock & Roll, the list includes some surprising nominees, including, Randy Newman, Donna Summer, N.W.A. and Kraftwerk. All the nominees have earned their places in music history – but calling Kraftwerk and… Read More Does Kraftwerk Belong In The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame?
Loopmasters has introduced a sample library by Trafik and is offering a discount for Synthtopia readers. The new pack ‘aims to aid producers across a multitude of electronic sub-genres rather than being very genre specific.’ “Our goal was to provide an antithesis to the more genre specific sample packs out there and produce something that… Read More Loopmasters Trafik Toolkit Elektronika
Casio has announced a limited edition version of its XW-P1 Performance Synthesizer. Casio re-entered the professional synthesizer market earlier this year with the launch of two products, the XW-P1 Performance Synthesizer and the XW-G1 Groove Synthesizer. Keyboard has rated the XW-P1 as a Key Buy. The gold XW-P1GD was designed in partnership with New York… Read More Casio Announces Limited Edition Gold XW-P1 Synthesizer
Developer RobStar UG has introduced Square Beats – a simple music sequencer for iOS devices. Square Beats starts by presenting a set of squares that represent steps in a sequence. Tap on one of these squares to activate its sound. Hit some more and you have your first loop. Pinch Out and you can move… Read More Square Beats Music Sequencer ‘Looks Freakin Cool’
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IK Multimedia has released DJ Rig for iPad, a double-deck DJ mixing app for iPad. It provides instant song-playing from the device’s music library, automatic tempo sync and beat match, sample-based pads, automatic mixing and performance recording plus an vareity of DJ effects. When used with the new iRig MIX audio mixer for iOS devices, DJ… Read More DJ Rig for iPad Now Available
AudioPorn Central, Moonpop Music and Point Blank Music School have teamed up on a Tangerine Dream remix contest: The track, Sun Son’s Seal (Part 1), comes from TD’s 2004 album Purgatorio. Contest organizers say that this is the first time ever anyone besides the band has had official access to the stems to remix a Tangerine… Read More Tangerine Dream Remix Contest
Warp Records has announced LUX – Brian Eno’s first solo album since 2005’s Another Day On Earth. On LUX, Eno expands upon the types of themes and sonic textures that were present on such classic albums as Music For Films, Music For Airports and Apollo: Atmospheres and Soundtracks. Eno sees it as a continuation of his… Read More New Brian Eno Album, LUX, To Feature ‘Music For Thinking’
iOS 6 was released yesterday – and 15% of Synthtopia’s mobile readers have probably already upgraded. If you haven’t upgraded yet, though, you may want to wait, if you use your device for mobile music making. Reader Mark Mosher reports that several apps have problems. Based on his testing, both PPG WaveGenerator and Akai SynthStation… Read More Will The iOS 6 Update Screw Up Your Music Apps?
