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Posts by Robin Vincent
Bluetooth any MIDI keyboard with The MIDI Thing
This little box could help you connect your MIDI keyboard to your computer via Bluetooth - if it gets funded
Wide Blue Sound release Eclipse and bring the darkness
A synth that stands darkly in the shadow of the orbiting moon... or something.
Tracktion launches T7 music production software
01 Mar 2016 in Studio
A major update to the original DAW alternative, but does it bring enough to the table?
ROLI Seaboard RISE 49 now shipping
You can now get your hands on one of these more "affordable" RISE 49 controllers
Scratchocaster Mk2 turns DJs into rock gods
What do you get if you cross a guitar with a turntable?
PreSonus get all excited about version 3.2 of Studio One
26 Feb 2016 in Studio
The masters of understatement, PreSonus, believe they've raised the bar "again" with the 3.2 release of their very fashionable Studio One DAW
Kymatica will mix all your iOS audio with AUM
Move over, Audiobus. There's a new iPad music-making hub in town.
Start fingering your DAW with MicliOne hybrid touch and keyboard shortcut controller
25 Feb 2016 in Studio
This multi-touch screen and mechanical keyboard combination DAW controller is looking for Kickstarter funding.
Cakewalk Sonar and LANDR master sweet music together
24 Feb 2016 in Studio
Get a robot to master your tracks right from within your DAW...
TrainYourEars EQ Edition 2.0: ear training for sound engineers
23 Feb 2016 in Studio
You don't have to randomly turn knobs searching for the right sound, you can actually learn how to do it properly.
Could you help Kickstart the KordBot chord generator?
Need some chords in a hurry that you have no idea how to play? Maybe the KordBot can help - if it can raise the necessary funds on Kickstarter, that is...
Create your own Kontakt Library with The Sampling Handbook
22 Feb 2016 in Studio
Painstakingly creating your own sample instruments doesn't sound like fun to me but maybe a half-decent book might make it a bit less painful.
Nervana headphones for aural sex?
22 Feb 2016 in
Nervana will pleasure you in sync to your favourite tunes - erm... where do I sign up?
Arturia brings beat making to the iPad with iSpark
Get some beats moving on the iPad version of Arturia Spark. But how much is lost in the move?
Jiggery-Pokery Sound resurrect the RMI Harmonic Synthesizer for Reason
Can a bit of Jiggery-Pokery breathe new life into the world's first digital synth?
MySpace sold (again) and SoundCloud in dire financial straits
15 Feb 2016 in
Do we need musical social media anymore?
Zero-G get Vocal about Extreme Environments with EVE
Add some human feel to your ambiance with the beautifully eery rather than "Extreme" EVE.
Launch into a larger world with MIDI Sync option for Novation’s iOS Launchpad
MIDI Sync your Launchpad app to other apps or external hardware with this in-app purchase.
Engage with MiXD 2016, the first national symposium on Music Interaction Design
The Birmingham Conservatoire is hosting an event exploring the relationship between music and technology
Puremagnetik bring back the 80’s with Jax – sounds from the Roland JX-8P
11 Feb 2016 in Synths
Missing some synth brass or lush pads in your 80's pop revival band? Jax might be worth a stab.
GForce walk us down memory lane with Volume 3 of the Streetly Tapes for M-Tron
10 Feb 2016 in Synths
Volume 3 of The Streetly Tapes puts rarely heard Mellotron sounds into the hands of the computer musician.
Arturia MatrixBrute gets a UK street price of £1539 inc VAT
10 Feb 2016 in Synths
At almost half the price of the Moog Voyager, does the MatrixBrute have enough balls to become a classic?
