GearFest ’15 To Feature Roger Linn, Tom Oberheim & Dave Smith

Online retailer Sweetwater has announced details for GearFest ’15, their free annual public music trade show The event is scheduled for Friday, June 12-13 at the Sweetwater campus, 5501 US Hwy 30 W, Fort Wayne, Indiana. GearFest will host musicians performing and in workshops continuously on five different stages. Special guests include electronic music gear pioneers Roger Linn, Tom Oberheim… Read More GearFest ’15 To Feature Roger Linn, Tom Oberheim & Dave Smith

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Sound Force Controllers Offers Custom MIDI Controllers For Software Synths

Dutch designer Nicolas Toussaint let us know about his line of boutique MIDI controllers, sold under the name Sound Force Controllers. “A couple of years ago,” explains Toussaint, “I started to build a dedicated controller for the TAL-U-NO-LX synth plugin (the excellent model of the Roland JUNO-60).” “It all started a bit of out of necessity,” he notes,… Read More Sound Force Controllers Offers Custom MIDI Controllers For Software Synths

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New App, Rhythm Necklace, Lets You Explore The Geometry Of Rhythm

Rhythm Necklace is a new ‘geometric sequencer’ for iOS, designed to let you explore the geometry of rhythm. The concept of ‘Rhythm necklaces’ – circular representations of repeating patterns – comes from author Godfried T. Toussaint’s book, The Geometry of Musical Rhythm. According to Toussaint, circular representations of rhythms show the underlying geometric properties that make them enjoyable,… Read More New App, Rhythm Necklace, Lets You Explore The Geometry Of Rhythm

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SampleRobot Volca-X For Mac & Windows Now Available

SKYLIFE has released SampleRobot Volca-X – a new version of SampleRobot that’s designed to work with the Korg Volca Sample. SampleRobot Volca-X is designed to let you: play plug-in sounds on your Volca Sample, sample vintage drum machines automatically, slice all-in-one files, store all your sample banks on hard disk, rearrange sample slots, use the stereo export options to mock… Read More SampleRobot Volca-X For Mac & Windows Now Available

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iZotope RX Loudness Control Now Shipping

 iZotope is now shipping RX Loudness Control their offline loudness plug-in. Part of iZotope’s RX family of post production products, RX Loudness Control analyzes and renders a mix for loudness compliance “in faster than real-time,” while preserving the dynamics of the mix. RX Loudness Control automates an “historically tedious” workflow with what iZotope is lauding… Read More iZotope RX Loudness Control Now Shipping

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NI Now Shipping Traktor Kontrol D2

Native Instruments today announced the release of Traktor Kontrol D2, their latest performance-oriented DJ deck. The touch-sensitive controls on the compact Traktor Kontrol D2, and its full-color display provide “seamless” Traktor workflow, along with a host of features for multi-channel mixing with the upcoming Stems open audio format.

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