Free iOS Game Teaches You How To Play Steve Reich’s ‘Clapping Music’

Touchpress Limited has released Steve Reich’s Clapping Music – a free iOS game that’s designed to improve your rhythm. It does this by challenging you to play Steve Reich’s ground-breaking work, Clapping Music, a piece of music performed entirely by clapping. Steve Reich’s Clapping Music app is part of a research project, designed to explore if gaming experiences… Read More Free iOS Game Teaches You How To Play Steve Reich’s ‘Clapping Music’

July 9, 2015July 9, 20156 Comments

BOSS Intros DD-500, ‘The Most Powerful Digital Delay Pedal Ever Made’

At the 2015 Summer NAMM Show, BOSS today introduced the DD-500, a new effects pedal that they call the most powerful digital delay pedal ever made. The DD-500 stompbox offers 12 distinctive delay modes, along with deep editing controls, a graphic display, patch memories, MIDI and more. Here’s the official video intro:

July 9, 2015September 14, 201520 Comments

Elektron Intros True Trance Sound Pack For Analog Rytm

Elektron has introduced the True Trance Sound Pack for Analog Rytm. The Sound Pack contains a selection of samples, optimized for use on the Analog Rytm. The bundle also includes a custom Analog Rytm project featuring patterns, kits and live-friendly scene and performance macros.

July 9, 201512 Comments

Vintage Synth Recording Workshop In Los Angeles On Sat., July 11

Saturday, July 11, 2015 Deep Signal Studios will holding their first ‘pop-up synth studio event’, the Vintage Synth Recording Workshop at The Handbag Factory in Downtown LA. It’s a chance to play a bunch of different vintage synths, and to bring your laptop and headphones and record synthesizer tracks for free at The Handbag Factory, 1336 S Grand Ave,… Read More Vintage Synth Recording Workshop In Los Angeles On Sat., July 11

July 9, 20154 Comments

Arturia BeatStep Pro In-Depth Demos

Here are a pair of in-depth demos with the new Arturia BeatStep Pro sequencer, which is now shipping. The first video, above, features Alex Anderson from WMD demonstrating how the BeatStep Pro an be used with CV/Gate to control analog gear.

July 9, 201515 Comments

An Interview With Chiptune Composer Alex Mauer

Guest author Joe E. Allen interviews composer Alex Mauer. Mauer is well-known within chiptune, with popular releases such as Blast 1 and 2, 9999 and Vegavox – the first album ever released on a NES cartridge.… Read More An Interview With Chiptune Composer Alex Mauer

July 8, 2015April 28, 20176 Comments

Roland System-1 Version 1.2 Video Overview

At the 2015 Summer NAMM Show, Roland will be showing version 1.2 of the System-1 software. The video above is an overview of the Version 1.2 update for SYSTEM-1 Plug-Out Synthesizer and SYSTEM-1m Semi-Modular Synthesizer.

July 8, 20159 Comments

Roland Releases SH-101 Plug-Out Software Synth at 2015 Summer NAMM Show

2015 Summer NAMM Show: Roland today introduced the SH-101 PLUG-OUT Software Synthesizer. It was previously introduced as a ‘Plug-Out’ synth for the Roland System-1 hardware synth and is now available for purchase as a software synth. Like its hardware counterpart, the new SH-101 PLUG-OUT Software Synthesizer is a reproduction of Roland’s iconic SH-101 monophonic synth from the 1980s,… Read More Roland Releases SH-101 Plug-Out Software Synth at 2015 Summer NAMM Show

July 8, 2015July 8, 201516 Comments

Roland Intros System-1 Software Synth At 2015 Summer NAMM Show

2015 Summer NAMM Show: Roland has announced the System-1 Software Synthesizer, a software version of the AIRA System-1 synth. The System-1 Software Synthesizer with Librarian features many of the same functions as the hardware System-1/1m version. It offers the same sound quality as its hardware counterpart, making it ideal for musicians who either work solely in… Read More Roland Intros System-1 Software Synth At 2015 Summer NAMM Show

July 8, 2015July 8, 201514 Comments

Yamaha Reface Keyboards In Action

This series of videos, via Yamaha partner Doctor Mix, demos the entire Yamaha Reface line in action. The first video, above, is a synth jam that puts all of the new Reface keyboards to work.

July 8, 201565 Comments