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ACPAD: The future of busking is here
A wireless MIDI controller that wraps around your acoustic guitar. ACPAD turns you into a busking electronic, looping, beat making, orchestrating genius.
The return of Sonar Home Studio from Cakewalk
24 Nov 2016 in Studio
Sonar Home Studio is back in a brand new version with new tools, effects, instruments and a touchable interface - where have you been?
Top 5 mini synth stocking fillers under £100
24 Nov 2016 in Synths
What better thing to find in your stocking on Christmas morning than a fabulous little mini synth? Guaranteed to distract you from all the business of preparing food or talking to relatives. Why watch the ...
Waves get their Wurlitzer on with the Electric 200 Piano
23 Nov 2016 in Synths
The second piano from Waves doesn't disappoint. The Electric 200 Piano another classic of Wurlitzer goodness.
Phone-Home: Lo-fi xylophone madness, anyone?
23 Nov 2016 in Other
Is that a xylophone? No, it's an awesome sampling, looping, pitch shifting, delay reflecting Phone-Home Xylophone for the musician who has everything.
PushPull: Make yourself a radical electro-accordion
23 Nov 2016 in Synths
Release your inner electro pirate with the PushPull sound shaping squeezebox you can make yourself now the project has become open source.
Melodyne 4.1 brings better ARA integration and new features
22 Nov 2016 in Studio
A point update to Melodyne makes ARA integration everything it should have been and all the more reason to switch to a supporting DAW
Blind Dog’s Shepherd: Generic look but unique sounds
22 Nov 2016 in Synths
Serious synthesis and proper sound design lie behind Blind Dog Design's dull looking Shepherd. But with sounds designed by the likes of Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith you know it's going to be interesting.
The Putney iVCS3 version 2 sneak preview
21 Nov 2016 in Synths
Alessandro Petrolati's iOS emulation of the EMS VCS3 is about to get to a new version. Here's a sneak preview of iVCS3 2.
Modal CRAFTsynth: a cute, cheap mono-synth you build yourself
21 Nov 2016 in Synths
CRAFTsynth is a cool looking digital monophonic synthesizer that comes in an easy to assemble DIY kit. It's cute and should probably be on your Christmas list.
Eowave Domino bass synthesizer now available for Eurorack
21 Nov 2016 in Synths
Eowave have crammed their TB-303 clone Domino into a 10HP Eurorack space and we now have all the details.
MiniLab MkII: Same but different MIDI controller from Arturia
18 Nov 2016 in Studio
The MiniLab MkII is a small upgrade to the MkI bringing better keys, more advanced pads and some clickable encoders. Shame the wooden cheeks have gone.
Shaping sound with OTO, the polyhedric musical controller
17 Nov 2016 in Synths
OTO: musical geometric controllers you manipulate in order to make and control music. Creatively profound or boring after five minutes?
AE Modular: cheap and cheerful modular synthesis from Tangible Waves
17 Nov 2016 in Synths
The price of entry into modular synthesis can be huge. AE Modular could have the answer in this compact, cheap and completely modular system.
Akai LPK25 and LPD8 Bluetooth MIDI controllers revealed on Amazon
16 Nov 2016 in Studio
No official news from Akai on these new wireless LPK25 and LPD8 controllers yet, but Amazon already has them for sale in the US. We take a first look at these ultra-portable new Bluetooth controllers.
Keith McMillen K-Board Pro 4 lands on Kickstarter
16 Nov 2016 in Synths
The K-Board Pro 4 is an expressive MPE controller from Keith McMillen Instruments that wants your pre-order on Kickstarter.
Polygene MIDI to CV converter from Analogue Solutions
16 Nov 2016 in Synths
The Polygene can give you 4 note polyphony over your Eurorack from a MIDI input and also arpeggiate and sequence back out again
Free s(M)exoscope oscilloscope plug-in
16 Nov 2016 in Studio
s(M)exoscope has been updated and optimised for 64 bit operation, and it's completely free.
Impact intros Sonic Ocean sound design instrument
15 Nov 2016 in Synths
Sail away on a Sonic Ocean of granular flow and evolutionary currents with this boutique sound design instrument that also donates to the Clean Water Fund.
Bitbox Sampler touchscreen module for Eurorack from 1010Music
15 Nov 2016 in Synths
The Bitbox will load up to 16 samples for triggering via MIDI, CV or tapping the touchscreen.
Leak: New Akai MPC Live images and guide get leaked by the FCC
14 Nov 2016 in Synths
A new standalone Akai MPC Live is on the way according to these leaked images and Quick Start Guide found on a government website.
Aftertouch brings expressive MIDI and MPE to the iPhone
14 Nov 2016 in Synths
Aftertouch uses 3D Touch technology in the iPhone 6 and 7 to generate velocity and pressure data for controlling parameters in synthesizers and software. That's very cool.
RISE module for Softube Modular gives CV control on ROLI keyboards
14 Nov 2016 in Synths
If you own a ROLI Seaboard RISE keyboard you can now route the 5 dimensions of touch into Softube's Modular virtual Eurorack via the RISE module.