NAMM 2016: M-Audio gets into the digital piano game
21 Jan 2016 in Synths
The Accent and Accent Module offer 20 piano sounds, with or without a keyboard, at a tempting price point...
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NAMM 2016: Korg Volca FM seen in the flesh (updated)
21 Jan 2016 in Synths
Prototype of a previously unseen Korg Volca FM.
NAMM 2016: M-Audio releases M-Track range of audio interfaces
21 Jan 2016 in Studio
M-Audio roll out a stylish range of desktop USB-C audio interfaces festooned with knobs and LEDs.
NAMM 2016: PreSonus announces Studio 192 Mobile interface and command center
21 Jan 2016 in Studio
A compact USB 3.0 audio interface with all the functionality of the Studio 192.
NAMM 2016: Zoom come up with a magical musical steering wheel thing
21 Jan 2016 in Synths
Loopy circular, sequencer, controller, movement and performance device.
NAMM 2016: Details leak on Arturia’s MatrixBrute analogue synth
21 Jan 2016 in Synths
Hot leaked details on what Arturia call "the most powerful analog synthesizer ever created". Update - video on the MatrixBrute in action!
NAMM 2016: Roland introduce the A-01, a multirole mini MIDI controller
21 Jan 2016 in Synths
A controller, synth, performance tool that can plug into anything, control anything and has it's own sound going on.
Precision Music Technology announces Leviathan: wearable gesture control for music
Control chord changes, filter parameters, scene selections and performance controls with these muscle-reponsive arm bands. Is it the future of live performance?
ROLI release Seaboard RISE 49, a 5 dimensional controller
A new 4-octave version of the Seaboard multidimensional controller that you can push, slide, glide and release into new methods of performance.
Waldorf announce the Zarenbourg Module – A soulful piano in a small box
The sublime and classic Zarenbourg piano in a soulful little box.
Positive Grid releases BIAS FX standalone
Out of Positive Grid, California comes a new standalone version of the well regarded BIAS FX guitar amp and effects processing plug-in. Just run it and play, without the need of a DAW or piece of host ...
Soundness release SoundSoap 5 and SoundSoap+
19 Jan 2016 in Studio
Background noise, hiss, hum and crackles are the every day enemy of the sound engineer and video maker. SoundSoap 5 and SoundSoap+ give you the tools to clean up your audio.
Waldorf leak: kb37 controller keyboard for Eurorack modules (updated)
19 Jan 2016 in Synths
Waldorf officially announce their Eurorack Pack of modules and the fabulous kb37 controller keyboard to mount them all in.
Nord announce Nord Piano 3
Nord's Piano reaches version 3 and brings in features designed to improve realism and authenticity.
Korg expand their Nano range of controllers into the studio
15 Jan 2016 in Studio
Korg's range of petite Nano MIDI controllers have been very popular with the space-challenged music maker. Now they are taking things to the next level with two new studio grade not-quite-so-Nano expanded ...
SoundIron releases Petroglyph and gets stoned like a caveman
14 Jan 2016 in Studio
Mining the cultures of primitive North American tribes Petrograph draws on the percussive nature of stones, tools and weaponry to produce an authentic collection of stone age percussion.
Celemony announce Melodyne 4 with new innovations
13 Jan 2016 in Studio
Details are emerging about a new version of Melodyne announced last night on Celemony's website.
Keith McMillen releases the multi-talented K-Mix audio interface-mixer-controller
12 Jan 2016 in Studio
USB audio interface, mixer and control surface in one colourful, rugged and high quality package. The K-Mix is Keith McMillen's long-awaited solution for all your music making needs.
BeatSkillz Bounce aims to add thrust and punch to your beats
12 Jan 2016 in Studio
BeatSkillz' new compressor plug-in, Bounce, claims to offer something new and different: to control the range over which the compression acts. Bounce lets you select a frequency range using a fully-featured ...
Korg minilogue leaks: a pre-NAMM sneak peak
11 Jan 2016 in Synths
The internet has gone bonkers over some leaked images of a so far unofficial new Korg synth called the minilogue. It reports to be a fully programmable, 4-voice polyphonic synthesizer, is also equipped with ...
Yamaha Soundmondo Gets Reface Synths Sharing Sounds
The Yamaha reface mini-synths get online to save and share your sounds with a global community of users - it is called Soundmondo.
David Bowie died peacefully today
11 Jan 2016 in
Some people just seem immortal, like they transcend life and the things that befall the rest of us. Somehow elusive, untouchable, unknowable and yet deeply embedded in our collective consciousness, the death ...
Tracktion Corp is reborn and releases Biotek organic synth
Biotek is a new "premium quality organic synthesizer" developed by Tracktion, Wolfram Franke and Taiho Yamada; their marketing uses images of awesome (un)natural beauty to try to reflect the workings of the ...
Polyverse Music and Infected Mushroom’s secret weapon – I Wish
08 Jan 2016 in Studio
Infected Mushroom and Polyverse Music announce I Wish, a new sound mangler plug-in combining pitch freezing, formant and pitch modulation and polyphonic wavetable synthesiser. Whew.