26 Results for "surface"

The Microsoft Surface Series 2023: Quality over quantity?

The Microsoft Surface Series 2023 was launched at this week's Surface Event, with 2 new models equipped with AI-integrated features.

Best of Eurorack 2020: 8 modules you need in your rack!

We were stunned by wonderful modules by Behringer, Cosmotronic, Expert Sleepers, Instruo, Omsonic, Qu-Bit, Robaux and RYK. Was your favourite among them?

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?

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.

StaffPad makes it to iPad with a huge 2020 update

A significant update to StaffPad scoring and hand-writing recognition software takes it to iPad for the first time and can now split parts to other devices over Wi-Fi.

Elephant gives the Surface Dial MIDI and mouse-over control of all your plug-ins

A new and evolved version of Elephant turns the Microsoft Surface Dial into a smoothly turnable MIDI controller and instant mouse-over grabber of plug-in knobs and sliders.

NAMM 2019: iCON introduce Platform Nano DAW control Surface

Continuing their Platform range of DAW controllers iCON introduced the desktop space saving Platform Nano with a single motorised fader, encoders, jog wheel and enough buttons to launch a rocket.

Haken Audio ContinuuMini Electronic Instrument now on Kickstarter

A smaller, more portable and perhaps soloist inspired expressive instrument from Haken Audio. The ContinuuMini contains a powerfully dynamic and multi-dimensional sound engine - now on Kickstarter.

Is Windows 10 S Mode any good for music making?

Windows 10 S Mode promises a slicker, more resilient and stable computing experience. Does it hold any advantages to the musician or producer, or is it just for regular users?

Transform the Microsoft Surface Dial into a MIDI controller with Elephant

The Surface Dial is a brilliantly engineering piece of hardware that sits around doing nothing all day. Not any more. With Elephant you can transform it into an awesome knob controller for your music software.

Surface Go: A £379 iPad killer from Microsoft?

Surface Go is your iPad-sized entry to the Microsoft Surface range at an interesting price that can run desktop music software. It comes with a keyboard and pen but does it have enough power?

Sensel Morph gets an upgrade to remap everything and MPE support

The recently release Sensel Morph customisable MIDI controller now lets you change the function of all the control areas so you can mix MIDI control with keyboard strokes, and adds MPE support.

Microsoft Surface Book 2: Leaving the MacBook Pro behind?

Microsoft announces the new Surface Book 2 with 8th generation CPUs, touch, pen, dial and Mixed Reality Nvidia graphics. Apple's offerings seem underwhelming at this point, unless you want a new phone.

Is the Microsoft Surface Pro 2017 any good for music production?

In light of recent reliability concerns, SurfaceProAudio.com set out to investigate the Surface Pro 2017's ability to do music production. It's resulted in an hour long video of depth and detail.

FL Studio 12.5 embraces touch screen performance

The 12.5 update to Image Line's FL Studio DAW is upon us which includes a keyboard and pad matrix virtual MIDI controllers for touch-screen playing and performance - and lots more.

Is Logic Pro X 10.3 proof that creatives are still on Apple’s radar?

With the Logic Pro X 10.3 update making use of the new MacBook Pro Touch Bar last month, perhaps we should count our blessings in the creative industry....

A&H dLive C Class to provide S Class tech for smaller venues

The dLive S Class by Allen & Heath is to get a new set of smaller but compatible siblings in the form of a new C Class, with the same tech in a more compact form factor.

Microsoft Surface Studio for music production?

Is Microsoft's new iMac killing Surface Studio up to the task of being a recording studio?

PreSonus release Notion 6 Notation Software

PreSonus deliver a large update to their less than famous notation software - Notion, including Studio One integration and StaffPad bashing handwriting recognition.

Windows 10 Anniversary update audio performance test

Has the Windows 10 Anniversary update brought changes to the audio performance? For better or for worse let's find out.

Level 6 Productions release yMIDI controller Universal App for Windows 10 devices

Looks a bit plain but you can't fault the functionality of yMIDI - a Windows 10 Universal App multi-touch MIDI controller

Avid Pro Tools Dock hits the streets

There's been a mixed reaction to the new Pro Tools Dock since it's announcement, so now we'll see what users really think as it starts to find its way into studios.

ScreenForge Yeco: Touch Controller for Ableton Live

Get your fingers into Ableton Live with this desktop multi-touch controller for Windows and OSX.

Audio issues with the Microsoft Surface Pro 4

Music production software doesn't seem to be running as well as it should on Microsoft's flagship hardware.