Firmware Update Brings New Features To Classic Sequential Circuits Prophet-600 Synthesizer
This video, via Martin Ottesen, demos P600fw – a CPU/firmware upgrade for the Sequential Circuits Prophet 600 that gives it new capabilities.
Sputnik Modular Multi-Touch Keyboard Controller
The Sputnik Modular Multi-Touch Keyboard Controller is a modular control keyboard, in the tradition of controllers like that of the Buchla Music Easel, that offers 29 keys, up to 4 voices and the following features:
New Data Eurorack Module An Oscilloscope & More
Mordax Modular Synthesis Systems has announced the Data – a ‘multifunction tool for Eurorack modular systems’. The Data is a digital platform for testing, measurement, and signal generation in Eurorack modular synthesis systems. It is a modular tool kit, with functions applicable to any system and style. Here’s a video intro:
Stardust Intros Custom Synth Covers For Vintage Gear
Humberto Matias of Stardust Covers let us know that they have introduced a new line of custom covers for vintage electronic music gear, including classic drum machines and synths.
Free Max For Live Device Brings Push 2 Pad Slicing To Any MIDI Controller
Mark Egloff at AZ-LABS let us know that he’s published a free Max For Live device that brings Push 2’s Pad Slicing feature, introduced with Ableton Live 9.5, to any MIDI device.
SampleScience Intros SMROM Sega Master System Rompler
SampleScience has introduced SMROM, a $12 rompler based on the sound of the SN76489 PSG, the sound chip used in the Sega Master System video game console. Here are the official audio demos:
Make Noise Intros $250 Powered Skiff Eurorack Case
In 2009, Make Noise introduced their original Skiff Eurorack case, to complement the vertically oriented cases available at the time and provide an ergonomic enclosure for the René and Pressure Points touch controllers. Today, Make Noise has introduced their new Skiff case, designed to be a low-cost but durable home for Eurorack synth modules. It offers 104HP width x 3U… Read More Make Noise Intros $250 Powered Skiff Eurorack Case
Hearken Gives Your Mac Instant Audio Recording
Boxed Ear has introdued Hearken, a new kind of audio recording software for Mac with a focus on ‘fast, simple, elegant recording’. Hearken can record from any number of audio inputs simultaneously, at the touch of a button using the power of Hotkeys. It’s a lightweight application that lives in the status bar and is always ready… Read More Hearken Gives Your Mac Instant Audio Recording
Free Music Friday: Steve Roach’s ‘Sigh Of Ages’
Free Music Friday: Project Records has made synthesist Steve Roach’s Sigh of Ages available this weekend as a free download. They describe Sigh of Ages as a ‘deeply self-reflective album exploring the terrain between melodic electronic/ambient and modern minimalism’. The six pieces collected on the album reflect upon the passage of time. You can preview Sigh of… Read More Free Music Friday: Steve Roach’s ‘Sigh Of Ages’
Ableton Link Makes Live Unnecessary
One of the most intriguing elements of Ableton’s Live 9.5 release, earlier this week, was the announcement of Ableton Link – a technology that keeps devices in time over a wireless network. The idea behind Ableton Link is to streamline syncing of multiple devices – both computers running Live and iOS devices running music apps – you just… Read More Ableton Link Makes Live Unnecessary
