How 8-Bit Music Worked
In this video, The 8-Bit Guy takes a look at how old-school 8-bit music worked, with an emphasis on video games systems.
Future Retro Teases FR-512 Touchplate Keyboard
Future Retro shared this sneak preview of a new touchplate keyboard that they are working on – the FR-512. It’s a combination MIDI & CV controller, so it should be capable of controlling just about any synth. Details on the FR-512 are still to be announced, but there’s a lot revealed in the image above.
Fugue Machine For iPad Like ‘Bach In A Box’
Alexandernaut, creator of Arpeggionome, has introduced a new iPad app, Fugue Machine that they describe as ‘Bach in a box’ Fugue Machine is a tool inspired by composition techniques used in classical music, from Baroque to Serialism and Minimalism. The developer’s goal was to create a tool that lets you manipulate a melody’s speed, direction,… Read More Fugue Machine For iPad Like ‘Bach In A Box’
STG Soundlabs Mankato Filter Review
The Mankato Filter is a four-pole lowpass filter, designed by Thomas Henry. It offers positive and negative outputs at every pole, giving you slopes of 6 dB/oct, 12 dB/oct, 18 dB/oct, and 24 dB/oct simultaneously. And the negative slope outputs let you use the Mankato as a quadrature sine oscillator, with 8 available phases.
Boomstar Sensei System Now Shipping
Studio Electronics is now shipping the Boomstar Modstar Sensei modular synthesizer system. The Sensei is a complete Eurorack modular system, featuring modules evolved from SE’s Boomstar synthesizer line.
Microsoft Surface Book First Look
This video, via mobile technology vloggers Pocketnow, is a first look at the new Surface Book. While the video is for general audiences, it does show that Microsoft is interested in winning over electronic musicians. At their introduction, the company was showing their new laptop as part of an electronic music setup.
Synthesizers.com Intros Q167 LFO++ Über LFO
Designer Roger Arrick of Synthesizers.com shared this video, demonstrating his new LFO++ module design. The LFO++ is an interesting Dotcom MU module design that is a sort of ‘über-LFO’, combining elements of the functionality of an LFO, envelope generator, VCA and more into a single-width panel
iPad DAW, MultitrackStudio, Adds Audio Unit Support
Bremmers Audio Design has released an update to MultitrackStudio for iPad, adding support for Audio Unit effects and MIDI instruments. Here’s what’s new in MultitrackStudio for iPad 2.3.1:
AKAI Intros MPC Touch Touchscreen Music Production Controller
Akai Professional today officially introduced the MPC Touch, a new MPC design that incorporates a touch screen interface, in addition to the traditional drum pads. Like the MPC Renaissance, the MPC Touch is designed to be used in tandem with your computer. The touch screen is designed to streamline tasks like sample editing, shown above,… Read More AKAI Intros MPC Touch Touchscreen Music Production Controller
Bitwig Studio 1.3 Adds Multi-Touch Support, More Cowbell
Bitwig has released Bitwig Studio 1.3 – the latest version of its music production software for Windows, Mac and Linux – as a beta ‘release candidate’. The latest version of Bitwig Studio features multi-touch, tablet display profile, gestures, pen control, and more cowbell.
