73 Results for "performance"

Modular Meets Leeds 2020 Online Edition

Modular guru DivKid hosts an online edition of the annual Leeds Modular Meets this Sunday 23rd August where there will be performances, new music, gear and teacakes.

Microsoft Surface for Music Production: Surface Book 3 or Surface Go 2?

While the Surface Book 3 pulses with premium power the Surface Go 2 can offer some surprisingly music-friendly stability at an affordable price point. Which one would make for an awesome DAW platform?

The Gold Channel analogue live vocal channel: A U47 sound on your SM58?

This boutique, all-analogue floor-mounted live vocal channel strip can kill feedback, remove noises and propel your SM58 mic sound into U47 territory. And at this eye-watering price, you'd hope so!

Live Nation pushes artist pay cuts for 2021. Can things get any worse?

2020 is shaping up to be the live music sector's worst nightmare. And 2021 might be just as bad: Live Nation plans to cut artist fees and introduce new punitive clauses. How bad can this get?

Build electronic musical instruments with Roger Linn

Legendary drum machine and instrument designer Roger Linn is running an online workshop on Designing Physical Interactions for Music at Stanford University. And it's open to anybody.

RE:Surface Project: Live music streaming reimagined on Microsoft’s Mixer

Microsoft is planning to rescue live music by mixing it up on their Mixer live-streaming platform as "RE:Surface" and bringing in audience participation, monetisation and really wild times.

Ampethron Portable: an expandable hardware touch-screen synthesizer from the future

Phasenetic Labs are calling it Ampethron Portable and it's a hardware synthesizer built into touch screen interface with expandable algorithms and an Xbox controller. This looks like fun!

NAMM 2020: Waves OVox voice-controlled synth

Waves Organic ReSynthesis technology takes an incoming vocal and breaks it into amplitude, pitch and formant and then resynthesizes them to create a whole new sound via an 8-voice synthesizer engine.

Kemper Profiler Stage multi-FX modelling floorboard officially launched!

Kemper debuts its new Profiler Stage floor pedal unit, aimed at gigging musicians and melding the Remote controller with Profiler Rack. Will Profiler Stage shake up the floorboard FX market?

Put some zap into your live performance with Radiator: the laser synthesizer

Radiator is a laser synthesizer that could zap your live performances into a sci-fi future. It's a visual performance instrument with modulators and generators for producing "music to your eyes".

Southwest Synth Fest: Austin gets a brand new synth event and expo

There's a brand new synth event about to go down. The very first Southwest Synth Fest (SWSF) will be held on June 15 in Austin, Texas. SWSF will feature a gear expo, workshop, talks, and performances.

Dadamachines Composer Pro: The only performance sequencer you’ll ever need?

Dadamachines Composer Pro is a standalone MIDI performance sequencer with a massive 192 button matrix and support for open source audio engines. Here's what it can do.

Livestock Electronics bringing three new modules to Superbooth

Expect to see Shepard: a 6-channel performance step-sequencer, Ellis: an 8-output CV controller and Leap: an ADSR and LFO at the forthcoming Superbooth.

QB: a cuboid spinning Eurorack case from outer space

Stunning revolving "QB" cuboid Eurorack case curated by Romanian electronic and film music composer Silent Strike is the best thing you'll see in Eurorack today.

Stompai lets you play drums with your feet – on your phone!

Now here’s a genius idea for all of you cash-strapped buskers out there. Stompai is an app that plays drum sounds, controlled by the movements of your foot.

NAMM 2019: Gig Performer 3 live performance plug-in host gets setlists and more

Gig Performer is a live performance VST host for instruments and effects. The new version brings in a setlist concept for faster loading, better MIDI, Ableton Link and Chord Pro support.

Touché SE: affordable version of the wobbly block USB expressive controller thing

Become one with the Touché SE wobbly block controller and you'll be gesturing your control over all your software instruments. This USB only version is a great price for a fabulous amount of nuance and ...

Roland’s AX-Edge keytar with custom blades couldn’t be more metal

Equal parts nuts and awesome the AX-Edge is the coolest thing ever. Any normal person would feel ridiculous but in the hands of the right sort of extrovert this thing is gonna rock!

The ATOM: small but mighty performance pad controller from PreSonus

The small but mighty ATOM is a compact performance pad controller with lots of special Studio One integration. Perfect for banging out beats on the Impact XT drum machine.

MODX: Yamaha’s AWM2 Synthesis and FM-X Technology synthesizer gets leaked

Yamaha replace the ageing MOXF with the new MODX with a shed load of more space, a tonne of new waveforms, operator FM-X and a USB audio interface. All run via a touch-screen and Super Knob.

Native Instruments Maschine Mikro MK3: Mini beats and big mobility

The little entry level Maschine gets a welcome upgrade. Mikro MK3 is smaller, lighter and sleeker than the previous version and is ideal for music production on the move with the full Maschine software.

Dreadbox Medusa hybrid synthesizer about to hit the shops

This sleek hybrid synthesizer from Dreadbox and Polyend comes with 3 analog and 3 digital oscillators and a grid of 64 expressive pads for performance and sequencing. Will you be enraptured by the Medusa?

ENDLESSS – Is Tim Exile starting a new cult of improvised performance?

Free yourself from the constraints of the studio and be released from the self-imposed feedback loop of perfectionism. Join us on the journey of ENDLESSS as Tim Exile shows us the way.

ALK2 for Mac lets you go crazy with loops in a live environment

There's lots to ALK2 and it's certainly a viable alternative to Ableton Live for performances, although you will have to endure a learning curve and switch up your workflow a fair bit.