http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=E80ABC1F07E41B07 The MPC500 is Akai’s first portable MPC. It features a 48-track sequencer with a 32-voice stereo sampler. It has 12 velocity and pressure-sensitive rubber MPC pads. 16MB of memory comes standard and can be expanded up to 128MB. When connected to a Mac or PC via USB, you can drag and drop data between the… Read More The Akai MPC 500 Portable Production Workstation
Propellerhead has released a huge free Reason Refill, eXode’s Massive Synthesis 0.99b. The refill consists of 2400 Patches in total. 650 Combinator Instrument Patches 50 Combinator Effect Devices 250 Malström Patches 380 Subtractor Patches 1000 Thor Patches (!) 70 patches (total) for the RV7000 and Scream4. Included packages are: Analogital Control Synthesis (previously unreleased) Electric… Read More Massive Free ReFill For Propellerhead Reason
VisualVox is a new MAC VST app that is designed to let you edit polyphonic audio. Possible applications: Change chords or single wrong notes in polyphonic recordings To fit pieces into your composition that otherwise would not have been accessible due to their key To creatively play around with recorded audio like with a midi… Read More VisualVox Polyphonic Audio Editor
Matthew Blythman’s 4 Leaf is an iPod DJ table that features four removable pods, each featuring a touch-screen DJ interface: The 4 Leaf brings in the charm of traditional DJ performance letting the players mix their selection of songs smoothly and continuously. The program’s internal software and the intuitive touch screen controller, make the flow… Read More iPod DJ Table For DJ Battles
Steinberg introduced a Cubase remote controller application for the Apple iPhone and iPod Touch products at 2009 Winter NAMM Show. The Cubase RC application runs on both handheld devices to provide control for Steinberg’s Cubase 5 Advanced Music Production System. Cubase RC will be available free of charge exclusively through the Apple iTunes Store from… Read More Steinberg Announces iPhone and iPod Touch Controller Application For Cubase 5
The Electronic Music Studios EMS Synthi VCS3, aka The Putney, is a portable synthesizer introduced in 1969. It was designed by David Cockerell. Wendy Carlos had this to say about the Synthi VCS3: The PUTNEY is a real toy. Its components are highly unstable/unpredictable and the selection made is highly gimmick orientated and does not… Read More The EMS Synthi VCS3 Synthesizer
Got some extra cash burning a hole in your pocket? If so, consider yourself fortunate and check out Moog’s Grammy Sale. For all of February, Moog Music is offering rebates on some of its most popular electronic music gear: Receive Massive Rebates on Moog Gear $100 – Minimoog Voyager or Voyager Old School, $75 –… Read More Save $$$ On A Moog Synthesizer, Theremin Or Moogerfooger In February
This is an overview of the luscious vintage synth, the Roland Juno-60: The Roland Juno-60 is a classic six voice polyphonic analog synthesizer with RAM memories for 56 sounds. The sound architecture is rather basic, but it has an excellent sound and was used by many professionals like Eurythmics, Howard Jones, the Madonna producers, Paul… Read More The Roland Juno-60 Analog Synthesizer
Demonstration of an early alpha version of the upcoming MIDIbox SEQ V4. Many planned features are not available yet. However, most functions of MBSEQ V3 have already been re-implemented in C for the new MBHP_CORE_STM32 module and for an accurate PC/Mac based emulation. I also started to add new functions which were too complex for… Read More MIDIbox SEQ V4 Teaser
We’ve been posting a lot lately – here’s a quick digest of the top posts from the last week, in case you missed them: The Beat Kangz Beat Thang Posted on Monday, January 26th, 2009 in Drum Machines & Groove Boxes – Comments: (12) The Beat Kangz overview of their new beat box/workstation, the Beat… Read More Popular Posts On Synthtopia From 26th January – 1st February
