906 Results for "MIDI"

Is MIDI getting an upgrade at last? ADC pushes for MIDI HD

In February we ran an article called "MIDI sucks", and the net went (slightly) bonkers. At Audio Developers Conference 2017, a ROLI designer set out his ideas for the future of this ageing technology.

XT Synth: space age guitar violin ribbon synth MIDI controller

Looking like the sort of instrument played by space rockers Andromeda on TV show Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, the XT Synth positively pulsates with possibilities.

MalletSTATION: The MIDI controller that beats your beats with beaters

I had no idea that the MIDI input paradigm that was missing from my life was mallets. The Pearl Drum MalletSTATION is here to change all that and it's got to be this season's must-have controller.

First glimpse of Crazy8Beats drum sequencer from Twist Electrons

From the people who brought you the Crazy8 sequencer comes an 8 track, 16 pattern drum sequencer called Crazy8Beats with MIDI and CV connectivity to run all your rhythms.

Cycling ’74 announce Max 8 coming after Ableton Live 10

With Ableton Live 10 absorbing Max for Live Cycling '74 are using that development and testing time to evolve the full version of their music application builder and bring us Max 8.

Arturia go back to black for Keylab 88 and MiniLab MkII

Arturia are trying to get you excited by a change of colour to their Keylab 88 and MiniLab MkII MIDI controllers. We asked leading style experts for their view on a move to black.

Ableton Live 10: Full details and screenshots, it’s official!

Ableton Live 10 details and screenshots! We now have the official new and approved Ableton Live 10 features, devices, instruments and workflow - check them out.

Midi Quest: the ultimate synthesizer editor librarian arrives on iPad

Midi Quest is the editor librarian for decades worth of MIDI synthesizers and devices. MidiQuesti is bringing over 630 instrument editors to the iPad but is the interface touch friendly enough?

Details emerge of XIRID XS2 hardware sequencer to be revealed at Soundmit

With just a few days to go until the Italian Soundmit show XIRID have revealed more details of their XS2 hardware sequencer. Key features are things like 64 tracks and 256 steps with more to come.

Jef’s Pedal Round-up this week: Spitfire VT-1 preamp and Specular Tempus delay/reverb

This week we have found you a cool new UK-made all-valve preamp, overdrive and EQ - then we travelled around the globe to find you a lush new Indonesian Delay and Reverb pedal.

EVH 5150III 50W EL34 Head and matching 212ST Cab – with new dual controls

This cool new EVH amp and cab setup looks like it could be a lot of fun to play your riffs through - but you may find the new dual concentric controls a little fiddly...

Believotron Wanderlust synthesizer and Witch Stick Keytar

Strange open source Axoloti based Wanderlust synthesizer with cool joystick control strapped to a plank of wood with a MIDI keyboard? Has to be seen to be Believotroned.

Motas-6: New British 3 oscillator monophonic analogue synthesizer

A 3 oscillator analogue monosynth with 3 filters, a digitally controlled modulation section, arpeggiator, pattern generator and sequencer. Motas-6 is a powerful analogue synthesizer hand-built in the UK.

Oria MIDI Ring Controller – putting the bling in your MIDI control

With this ring, I thee control the filter and vibrato of all my MIDI gear, wedding me to be forever controlling MIDI with gesture infused performances. Does this Oria MIDI Ring rule them all?

USB-MIDI2CV: Simple MIDI interface for your Eurorack

DSP Synthesizers have released two USB interfaces that take MIDI from any DAW, tablet, phone and output CV and gate for controlling your modular. USB-MIDI2CV and USB-MIDI2CVplus are available now.

Hermod: An 8-channel sequencing modular brain for your Eurorack?

Squarp Instruments are teasing a new module that could well be the Eurorack equivalent of their Pyramid hardware sequencer. Hermod appears to have 8 channels of CV/Gate sequencing more details to come.

Dreadbox Hades: The DIY Kit that lets you roll your own

Fancy building yourself an evil little bass synthesizer? Dreadbox have re-released the Hades as a complete DIY kit in a cardboard case for a very attractive price. Go get your soldering iron.

Mackie Onyx Artist and Producer USB audio interfaces: Scarlett killers in black?

Mackie is pursuing the saturated small desktop interface market with the Onyx Artist and Producer. Both interfaces handle 24-bit/192kHz audio and take on Focusrite's Scarlett series...

HY SeqCollection is here: 5 MIDI sequencers for bonkers synth lines

HY SeqCollection features five sequencer modes - acid, dark, m5816, step16, and hexa. Acid is partly inspired, as expected, by the legendary Roland TB-303 bass synthesizer - expect to deal with 16s, accents ...

Expert Sleepers General CV module brings GM sounds to Eurorack

Has General MIDI really been the thing missing from my modular setup? With General CV you can now have Orch Hits, Voice Oh's, Alto Sax and Ocarina patched, CV controlled and modulated.

TheoryBoard: colourful scale and chord generating MIDI controller

A very dull name for an awesome looking chord and scale generator. TheoryBoard is a MIDI controller that can generate every known chord to every known scale and let you play melodies without missing a note.

Xirid XS2: a new hardware sequencer on the horizon!

The XS2 is shrouded in mystery and will likely remain so until November, when it will receive a showcase at the SoundMit expo in Italy. It's a neat and simple-looking box with a display, several knobs and ...

Kurzweil SP6 adds one more stage piano to their massive range

Kurzweil release yet another stage piano in the "powerfully simple" SP6. It's a stage piano with 2GB of sounds, great weighted action, and good bit of dated looking chunkiness.

Golden Tattoos become an on-skin MIDI controller with Duoskin

You can now adorn yourself with gold leaf tattoos that carry MIDI and controller information directly from your touch into your DAW or MIDI instruments and sound sources. It's wearing music on your skin.