The BBC has published an interesting retrospective on the history of MIDI, celebrating 30 years of MIDI. The article quotes MIDI creator Dave Smith on the origin of MIDI: “You could play one keyboard with your right hand and another keyboard with your left hand,” says Dave Smith, a synthesiser manufacturer from California who was… Read More 30 Years Of The MIDI Standard
Superior Sound has officially introduced the Cyclone Analogic Bass Bot TT 303 Analog Monophonic Synth, a new bassline synth inspired by the Roland TB-303. The Bass Bot TT 303 features a look and sound that’s well-known to anyone familiar with the Roland original, but with some important differences, including MIDI support and InstaDJ OS – an ‘artificially… Read More The Bass Bot TT 303 Analog Monophonic Synth – A TB-303 Clone With A Twist
QuNexus Plays Well With Others… was uploaded by: Keith McMillen Instruments
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Ken MacBeth of MacBeth Studio Systems shared photos today of his prototype for a new synth under development – the Nexus 1. The new synth has a unique touch keyboard and four oscillators, dual state variable filter & four envelope generators
ReBirth – the seminal software studio – has gotten some love from Propellerhead, with a new update. Here’s what’s new in ReBirth 1.3: Duo Mode – flip instruments around and jam with a friend on the same iPad MIDI sync – sync ReBirth to your DAW, MIDI hardware or other apps Background mode – keep… Read More ReBirth For iPad Reborn, With MIDI Sync, Background Mode, Audio Sharing & More
Sonic Faction has published 2 new Max for Live tutorial videos featuring The Sickness Step Sequencer for APC40 and Launchpad. The Sickness Step Sequencer comes with purchase of The Sickness, a new synth for Ableton Live. This device turns your APC40 or Launchpad into a hands-on, command center for The Sickness.
Former Kraftwerk member Karl Bartos shared this sneak preview of Atomium, from his upcoming album, Off The Record. Based on the press info for Atomium, Bartos is not straying too far from classic Kraftwerk themes or sounds: No other edifice in Europe symbolizes the rise and fall of atomic power quite as dramatically as the… Read More New Album From Kraftwerk’s Karl Bartos, Off The Record
Developer Gregorio Zanon has announced that uPhase+ – a pattern phase sequencer & synthesizer for iOS – is now available. Zonon describes uPhase+ as ‘a door to Interactive Minimalism’. Here’s a demo of the app in action, being used for a cover of Steve Reich’s Piano Phase:
Developer Erik Sigth has introduced Nils, a real-time bitcrusher, sampler and looper for iOS. Here’s what he has to say about Nils: Nils is a real time sound effect machine with a minimalistic looper. It comes with bitcrush, delay and gain for distortion. As input you can use the internal microphone, your earpods or accessories like iRig.… Read More Real-time Bitcrusher, Sampler & Looper For iOS, Nils
iNALOG – Submarine Drift [live dub techno on KORG iPolysix] was uploaded by: Rutger Muller
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