Part Human, Mostly Robot: Jazari Releases Debut EP

Free Music Friday: Patrick Flanagan, band leader of the mostly robot band Jazari, let us know that he’s released a new EP, The Human Element, that’s available as a free download. Flanagan leads and controls Jazari, but his ‘bandmates’ are electroacoustic music robots. According to Flanagan, The Human Element “synthesizes three years of research into the… Read More Part Human, Mostly Robot: Jazari Releases Debut EP

Novation Debuts ‘Brighter, Faster, Universal’ Launchpad S, Now Compatible With The iPad

Today Novation announced its new Launchpad S, an update to its popular grid controller for Ableton Live. Simon Halstead, Novation’s Marcom Manager tells us, “The Launchpad S has “vastly brighter” LEDs, a significantly faster refresh rate and is now class compliant – meaning it will now work with other software (e.g FL Studio 11) and… Read More Novation Debuts ‘Brighter, Faster, Universal’ Launchpad S, Now Compatible With The iPad

Roland Intros FP-50, PF-80 Digital Pianos

Musikmesse 2013: Roland today announced the FP-80 and FP-50, the next-generation models in their FP series of portable digital pianos. The updated instruments feature SuperNATURAL Piano sounds, 88-note Ivory Feel keyboards, a large selection of onboard rhythm accompaniments with advanced full-keyboard chord recognition and more. The FP-80’s Ivory Feel-S Keyboard with Escapement features the same progressive… Read More Roland Intros FP-50, PF-80 Digital Pianos