Akai Professional has released updated firmware for the MPD24 USB/MIDI Pad Controller. Offering improved transport functionality, v1.09 is the second update to the original release of MPD24 firmware. A complete document of release notes is also available for review at www.AkaiPro.com. Owners can update their MPD24 firmware by selecting the Docs & Downloads section of… Read More Akai MPD24 Controller Gets Firmware Update
Akai Professional is now shipping the MPD32 pad controller. MPD32 is Akai Professional’s flagship pad controller for musicians and DJs. Using a USB cable to connect to a Mac or PC, MPD32 is designed for hardware control of apps like Reason, Ableton Live and GarageBand. MPD32 also features transport controls for interfacing with DAW/sequencing applications… Read More Akai MPD32 Software Pad Controller Now Shipping
Allen & Heath has unveiled a sweet new DJ mixer/controller – the new Xone:4D performance DJ controller. Evolved from the revolutionary Xone:3D, the Xone:4D has an updated feature set, combining a professional analog DJ mixer with 105 MIDI controls, and a new 96 kHz/24bit 20-channel USB 2.0 soundcard. Features: The mixer section is based on… Read More Allen & Heath Launches Xone:4D DJ Controller
Deviant Synth has a nice review of the C-Thru Music Axis 64 Control Keyboard, a new MIDI keyboard based on the Harmonic Table: There are 192 keys on the keyboard in three identical 64-key sections laid next to one another, each section exactly one half key width lower than the one to its left. These… Read More The C-Thru Music Axis 64 Control Keyboard
The League Of Electronic Musical Urban Robots‘ Eric Singer demonstrates the Slime-o-Tron – a controller that works by moving conductive slime around copper nails. What do you think? Is this the most disgusting way to create music ever invented?
Can’t afford a JazzMutant Lemur? Check out this video on making a MacGyver-style multitouch pad. Building a small portable multitouch pad will allow you to test software and experiment on a smaller scale while building your full table or when away from your multitouch screen. This uses Front Diffused Illumination, with normal ambient light (infrared… Read More How to Make a Cheap Multitouch Pad
This Reactable demo from AHNE 2008 highlights a great DIY project. Do you think this is an instrument, though, or more of a music toy?
Hercules has announced the availability of the new Hercules DJ Console Rmx. The DJ Console Rmx features a solid metal casing with non-slip pads, a straightforward layout and a built-in audio interface with 4 inputs, 4 outputs. The audio console, supplied with a carrying bag for total mobility, retails for $349.00. “We consulted with over… Read More Hercules Intros Inexpensive DJ Console Rmx
Numark wants to make tweaking knobs as sexy as traditional DJing. It’s introduced a dedicated controller for MixMeister – imaginatively named MixMeister Control. Individual hands-on controls are included for looping by track, EQ and FX, with control for up to four tracks at once. MixMeister Control offers 40 knobs, 53 buttons and a Jog Wheel… Read More Numark Sexes Up DJ Controllers With The Mixmeister
A demo of Josh Boughey’s Stribe, a DIY 8-channel multi-touch controller for music or video software. Description: The Stribe is designed to be used in conjunction with a monome 40h or as a stand-alone instrument. By combining these interfaces with suitable software I hope to add a continuous control element to the electronic musician’s software… Read More The Stribe
