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Reaktor 5.8, with OSC: Now, Easily Control Reaktor-Built Sound Creations with Touch – Even in Play Mode

Nov

2012

Reaktor – and any Reaktor Player instrument/effect – meets easier hands-on control. iPad, no brainer. Images courtesy Native Instruments, for createdigitalmusic Go here to see the original: Reaktor 5.8, with OSC: Now, Easily Control Reaktor-Built Sound Creations with Touch – Even in Play Mode

Of Bees and Oscillators: Bioni Samp’s EP Full of Eco-Influences, Homebrewed Gear [Listen, Gallery]

Sep

2012

A new EP looks to bees for sound and inspiration, as well as a hive full of original gear and software patches. From the liner notes, track 2 – Today’s Skyline Graphic by M.King. Go here to see the original: Of Bees and Oscillators: Bioni Samp’s EP Full of Eco-Influences, Homebrewed Gear [Listen, Gallery]

Ceephax Acid Crew, Like Taking a Fun Pill Made Out of Synthesizer

Aug

2012

What you need to know: Ceephax Acid Crew is one of the few people who can carry the burden of an all-hardware live performance – literally. It’s summer More here: Ceephax Acid Crew, Like Taking a Fun Pill Made Out of Synthesizer

Tracks of the Moment: Matthew Dear “Her Fantasy,” “Crimewaves” Demand Your Attention

Jun

2012

The singer/producer in the UK in 2010. Photo ( CC-BY-ND ) blikeng – Magnus Aske Blikeng Read more here: Tracks of the Moment: Matthew Dear “Her Fantasy,” “Crimewaves” Demand Your Attention

Inside Koma Electronik, Boutique Maker: Studio Tour, Profile [Gallery, Audio]

May

2012

Big or small, talk to many music gear makers, and you’ll find they’re in the business largely for love. But it’s still amazing just how many gear makers choose to go it alone. They build equipment in their flats and garages, hand-packing their creations and shipping it to a world of fellow musicians Follow this ...

Pd, Everywhere: Free libpd Gets a New Site, New Book on Making Mobile Music Apps

Mar

2012

Pure Data (Pd) is already a free, convenient tool for making synths, effects, and sequencers and other musical generators. But imagine stripping away all the things that tie it to a platform – UI, specific hardware support – so it will run just about anywhere, on anything, in any context. That’s what libpd, a free, ...

Casio’s New Synth Keyboards: Workstation Keyboards for Synth Rockers, DJs, Organists?

Jan

2012

From top: “DJ,” “performance” versions of the new Casio synth, though the functionality of each is fairly close. Photos from Casio, and yes, it’s time to get better photos. What if a workstation arrangement keyboard were designed for DJs and synth rockers instead of, uh, whoever normally buys workstation arranger keyboards See more here: Casio’s ...

New Matthew Dear Pops Ears; Morgan Beringer Video Melts Retinas

Dec

2011

Texas-born, Detroit-raised, New York-based artist Matthew Dear has a new EP, to be followed by a full-length in 2012. It’s worth mentioning now for two reasons: one, the driving, “chugging” rhythms of the single, “Headcage,” will pop into your head and stay there, led by Dear’s vocal ability to croon and groove simultaneously Continued here: ...

Moog’s iPad Synth Arrives, Looks Great, But is iPad (and Moog) Hype Crossing a Line?

Oct

2011

Moog Music’s synth Animoog is out today. Synthtopia gets full credit for being first; James concludes with the question “time to buy an iPad?”: Moog Animoog – The ‘First Professional Synth For The iPad’? View original post here: Moog’s iPad Synth Arrives, Looks Great, But is iPad (and Moog) Hype Crossing a Line?

Steinberg’s Modular Touch Controllers: Integrate with Cubase or Use with MIDI, Look Pretty Doing It

Sep

2011

Readers recently observed that your writer/editor is biased toward the aesthetic design of certain controllers. Read more here: Steinberg’s Modular Touch Controllers: Integrate with Cubase or Use with MIDI, Look Pretty Doing It