Mictic: the wristband that turns your body into an instrument

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What is it about wearable controllers that make the developers believe that no one has ever done this before? They say the Mictic is the “World’s first body instrument” when I received delivery of the Genki Instruments’ Wave ring controller yesterday, a year after it funded on Indiegogo. There are plenty of other rings and […]

6 best samplers and ROMplers

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Native Instruments Kontakt 6 NI has steadily built Kontakt into an awesome powerhouse of a sampler and its latest iteration is one of the most powerful sample-based instruments that’s ever existed. Its flexible sampling stage is linked to an equally flexible synthesis stage and incorporates powerful DSP abilities and great-sounding effects. Price £359 Steinberg HALion […]

Amazon brings Alexa’s Song ID feature to UK users

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Back in March, Amazon launched Song ID for Alexa in the US, a feature designed to make music discovery easier while using the company’s Echo smart speakers. Song ID has now landed in the UK, letting more Echo users access a song’s metadata before playback. Only applicable to streaming on Amazon Music, Song ID should […]

A rare Bob Moog synthesizer prototype is going on show

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The Bob Moog Foundation has announced an upcoming exhibit of a rare Moog synthesizer prototype. The showcase is part of Moogmentum, an upcoming three-day event that celebrates the opening of the Moogseum at downtown Asheville, North Carolina. The prototype originally belonged to synth pioneer and Bob Moog collaborator, Herb Deustch. The pair commenced work on […]