What’s The Best New MIDI Instrument Or Controller Of 2015?

Best of 2015: This year has seen the introduction of a huge number and a huge variety of MIDI controllers & instruments. The MIDI controllers introduced in 2015 include traditional MIDI control keyboards, drum controllers and wind controllers. But 2015 also saw the introduction of many more exotic controllers, like the Livid Minim mobile controller, the AudioCubes… Read More What’s The Best New MIDI Instrument Or Controller Of 2015?

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Conducting An Orchestra Of 24 Soviet Cars

Gestural electronic musician Anton Maskeliade let us know about his latest video, which captures a music installation and performance with an orchestra of 24 Soviet cars. Maskeliade specializes in creating gestural audiovisual performances, using a Leap Motion as a gesture controller. 

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IK Multimedia Intros Mic Room, Turns Your SM-58 Into A Neumann U67

Can’t afford a vintage Neumann U67 microphone? IK Multimedia has introduced Mic Room – a microphone-modeling app that lets you ‘re-mic’ recordings, giving you a virtual mic collection.  They’ve modeled the frequency response and characteristics of a variety of microphones, letting you record with an $100 Shure SM-58 mic and, according to IK, turn it into a recording that… Read More IK Multimedia Intros Mic Room, Turns Your SM-58 Into A Neumann U67

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What’s the Best New Synthesizer or Keyboard of 2015?

2015 has been an amazing year for new synthesizer introductions. At the 2015 NAMM Show, there were dozens of interesting new synth introductions – including the Korg Arp Odyssey, the Moog Modular Synthesizer reissues, the Roland JD-Xi, the Sequential Prophet 6, the Modal Electronics 002 and the Avalon Bassline. At Musikmesse 2015, there were more… Read More What’s the Best New Synthesizer or Keyboard of 2015?

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