Keith McMillen Instruments shared another sneak preview video of their upcoming K-Board Pro 4 Polyphonic Multidimensional Controller. The K-Board Pro 4 is laid out like a traditional keyboard controller, but offers expressive control, per note, that’s not available with most keyboard controllers.
In this video, Cuckoo takes an in-depth at the WMD SSF Monolith Modular Synthesizer, covering both the features of the Monolith and an introduction to patching it.
Marc Weidenbaum, author of the book Aphex Twin’s Selected Ambient Works Volume II, in the 33 1/3 series, shared this collection of ambient favorites from the account of user18081971, aka Richard D. James.
This video, via SynthMania, is part demo and part synth jam, exploring the sound of a vintage (70’s) Electro-Harmonix Bad Stone Phaser.
DIY retailer Thonk has announced that it is now carrying a new line of Euro modules that are designed for synth DIY beginners: Dublin based Maker.ie have a new trio of Eurorack modular DIY kits that are focussed completely on DIY beginners. A really nice approach and a great way to get started in modular synth… Read More New Eurorack Module Kits Designed For Synth DIY Beginners
Make Noise has introduced the LxD Low Strike Duo – a dual-response, two channel, direct-coupled Low Pass Gate, which utilizes vactrols in order to provide simultaneous control over the Amplitude and Frequency Spectrum of an INput Signal. The LxD is, in essence, a VCFA (Voltage Controlled Filter Amplifier).
Via DSP has introduced Crush Filter for Mac & Windows – a plugin featuring a combination of LowPass/HighPass filter and BitCrusher. According to the company, Crush Filter is useful to create gritty distortion effects and give motion, in combination with the envelope follower.
Critter & Guitari co-founder Chris Kucinski let us know that they have introduced a new ‘flagship’ instrument, the Organelle. The Organelle offers a similar interface to some of their other instruments, but the instrument features a powerful sound engine that runs Pure Data patches. Pure Data (aka Pd) is an open source visual programming language, designed to allow musicians, visual… Read More Critter & Guitari Intros Organelle – A Pure Data Instrument
Harmonicdog has updated MultiTrack DAW for iOS to version 4. MultiTrack DAW is an 8-track audio recorder for iOS (upgradable to 24 tracks) that supports Inter-App Audio, Audiobus and more. Here’s what’s new in version 4:
Power Trio has released Music IO 1.4, an update to the audio + MIDI over USB solution for Mac, Windows & iOS. The update adds support for mulltiple devices, chains o fIAA effects, support for Windows & more.
