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If you’re a Logic Pro X user, you may have caught wind about yesterday’s major update to Apple’s DAW, now at version 10.5. More interesting news follows today, with the announcement of support for Novation Launchpad in Logic Pro X 10.5, which is no doubt in part due to the arrival of Live Loops, the […]
Price £879 Contact Roland There is little doubt that Japanese makers Roland are major players in the world of music technology. Its many innovations, however, make it all too easy to overlook those equally important products that exist at the less glamorous end of the production spectrum. After all, few things are more fundamental than […]
Price £879 Contact Roland There is little doubt that Japanese makers Roland are major players in the world of music technology. Its many innovations, however, make it all too easy to overlook those equally important products that exist at the less glamorous end of the production spectrum. After all, few things are more fundamental than […]
Price £140 Contact Pioneer Step into any DJ booth from Pacha to Parklife, Lollapalooza to your local boozer, and you’re practically guaranteed to find yourself behind a set of Pioneer decks. As the industry standard, the brand’s gear is reliable, durable and versatile. So why not bring something to the table for beginners? The DDJ-200 […]
Arriving on Kickstarter this week is an instrument that’s been in the works for almost six years now, and is already nearing its funding goal after just several days. Striso Board is an expressive MPE controller/instrument that not only allows you to get more creative with your performances, but also helps you understand musical structures. […]
If you’ve ever fancied a ROLI Lightpad Block but weren’t sure how you’d fit it into your setup, the answer may be here. Dynamic Control 2 from Swonic lets you custom configure a Lightpad Block as a multifunctional controller, with multiple control types in each view. Dynamic Controls 2 means you can now customise the […]
MIDI controllers are fantastic. They break down some of the barriers between the software and the user, allowing producers to add more nuanced expression to their software plug-ins. Still, it can sometimes be a painstaking process to click around multiple windows with a mouse to map the parameters, let alone finding a controller with enough […]
Joué Play is the latest instrument to be announced by French music company, Joué. The plug-and-play device aims to “democratise music creation” with an accessible design concept involving a sensor board, silicone ‘instrument’ pads, and a companion app. While it bears resemblance both in looks, and operation to the multi-module Joué MPE controller that was […]
Superbooth 2020: Soundforce has teased a new Jupiter 8-style bus-powered MIDI controller designed to control Arturia’s Jupiter 8V and Roland Cloud’s Jupiter-8 software synths. However, its extensive MIDI customisability means it will play nicely with any other software or hardware synth as well. Soundforce’s proprietary Control Panel app on Google Chrome lets you map each […]
After winning Best In Show at NAMM 2018 with Jammy Guitar, Jammy Instruments returns with a next-gen MIDI controller. Jammy EVO maintains the brand’s ethos of creating controllers for those more comfortable wielding a guitar than keyboards or pads, with six strings and a fretboard to input your MIDI notes. Jammy Guitar was a hit […]