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Livestock Electronics has been building quirky, green and interesting Eurorack modules since their Superbooth debut in 2017. For this year’s Superbooth they have three new modules to show: Shepherd, Ellis and Leap. Shepherd Shepherd is a 6-channel performance step sequencer that’s designed to adapt to your changing needs. Each channel has 4 outputs that can […]
It’s a Keytar from Yamaha! Very on-trend since the Alesis Vortex, the Roland AX-Edge and even the mod grip enabled Behringer MS-101. It seems that synth players want their moment in the spotlight again. I thought we did that years ago and then got over it – but you’ve got to let the kids express […]
The Mikro is the last in the Maschine series to receive an update. Gone are the white buttons and bezels and instead it’s all sleek and black and understated – except for the circus of 16 colourful pads on the right. Maschine Mikro MK3 And that’s not all. The screen has been reduced to something […]
This is the fascinating collaboration between Mathias Kettner and Instruo that combines a number of Harmonaigs and other technology into a complex, harmonic processing, sequencing and modulating uber-module. But Glasgow based Instruo has pulled out of the Sinfonion project. Fortunately Audiophile Circuits League, in Berlin, has stepped in to ensure this remarkable module sees the light […]
Propellerhead is pushing Europa (their flagship synthesizer) into all sorts of places. Recently they ported it to VST and even had it running in a browser online. Now they’ve followed Thor into the land of iOS with Reason Compact. Reason Compact Now, wait just a minute. This isn’t Reason by any stretch, not even a […]
Arturia has announced a pair of really quite sensuous controller keyboards. They say that they used the “Pro-Feel” action keybed of the MatrixBrute which gives a robust but sensitive playing experience. It feels like they’re describing a pack of condoms – “sensitive… delicate… high-impact playing” – ewwww. I’m sure it feels fun to play with […]
Studio One gets a brand new version released today. There’s talk of loops and beat production, seamlessness and advanced virtual instruments. Let’s check out what’s new. Studio One 4 It’s all better and faster and cleaner and all the usual things we associate with a full version update. But here are some of the new […]
Apparently, all this music making business with synths, DAWs and whatnot is really hard. It can certainly be a bit challenging. Well, never fear because designer Colin Hearon has had a notion about how to make the whole experience both simple and beautiful. Meet Tone Lab, a synthesizer for “youth and adults alike” that focuses […]
Rob Papen’s virtual synthesizers and effects tend to be on the detailed and complex side of things. That’s why people who know what they’re doing really like his stuff. Newbies, less so. So he’s decided to address this with a simpler, beginner friendly synth called Go2. Although it’s good enough for everybody. Go2 Now I […]
All together now – “We’re knights of the round table. We dance when e’re we’re able. We do routines and chorus scenes. With footwork impeccable!” I’ve no idea why they’ve called it Camelot but it aims to bring hardware synthesizers and virtual ones around the same table to provide you with live performance hosting, layering, […]