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Novation’s New MIDI Keyboards: Automap, Aftertouch, Ableton Pads
Novation has unveiled their newest product, a line of USB MIDI keyboards called Impulse. Shipping in September, they’ll run street/dealer prices of US$249.99 for the 25-key, $349.99 for 49 keys, and...
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The Best New Stuff from NAMM, in Videos: Akai, Arturia, Livid, Moog,...
Can I have this fun, wacky, sound-shaping Arturia monosynth and the new Moog Minitaur, please? Actually, at their prices, you really could – and still spend less than the cost of a lot of standalone...
View ArticleAs Battle to Define Digital DJing Heats Up, Dubspot Tests Novation Twitch
The evolution of what we now call “DJing” is inseparable from the turntables and mixer. So, what happens when you enter the digital domain and you really don’t need to refer to either device? Many...
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Slap That Desk: Turn Any Surface into an Instrument, with a Plug-and-Play...
You know the type. The drummer who, even robbed of drum sticks, is tapping on the walls, the car door, the desk… and maybe you are that person. When rhythms and musical gestures are bouncing around...
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Push-Button Remix? Pioneer Goes Hardware+Software with RMX-1000, remixbox DJ...
Pioneer, that best-known brand of DJ hardware, wants you to use hardware alongside software. And they’re uttering the word “remix” rather than “DJ.” And they have something that really doesn’t look...
View ArticleMoldover vs. Traktor Kontrol F1, in Live Sampling-Mash Mayhem [Videos]
Matt Moldover takes on Native Instruments’ Traktor Kontrol F1 in a hands-on demo; NI reportedly gave him a weekend to see if the “controllerism” advocate could do something interesting with their...
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The Awesome New KORG Not From KORG: Raspberry-Pi Plus MS-20 Controller,...
There’s a drool-worthy new keyboard synth this week bearing the name KORG. The surprise: it comes one day after a widely-anticipated product announcement, and it comes from a single hacker, not KORG....
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Ableton Push: Integrated, Touch-Sensitive Hardware Control for Live [Details]
Now, Ableton is doing its own hardware. Sure, Ableton’s logo was on the Akai APC40 and Novation Launchpad, and yes, “engineering by Akai” is stamped on the Push. But make no mistake: this is really...
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QuNexus: Slim, Expressive Keyboard in Exclusive Hands-on CDM Review ($150...
Slim, light, and packed with sensors, QuNexus promises to be the most playable ultra-compact instrumental controller out there. Computers and other electronic hardware can be anything as an instrument....
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Palette Snaps Together Controls for Music, Creative Software
It seems everyone is thinking in LEGO these days. There’s littleBits, which snaps together analog components with magnetic connections. There’s Patchblocks, which connects digital modules you can then...
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This Free Tool Will Make Any Mobile Browser Into a Multi-Touch Music Controller
Hey, look: a controller, right in your browser, with drag-and-drop editing. No app needed. Tablet or phone or touch-enabled desktop computer – now it doesn’t matter. A free tool called (for the moment)...
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djay Pro Now Works with CDJs, Adds 320k Spotify Streaming, VJ Tools
If you thought you could safely dismiss Algoriddim’s djay as some entry-level player, something for non-serious users, you might change your mind. And that could also cause Spotify to make a bigger...
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Mold Sound with Tingle, a Music Controller That Looks Like Pin Art
Click here to view the embedded video. It looks like Pin Art or Pinscreens – those moldable frames full of pins popularized in the 80s. But the result is something that lets you dig your hands into...
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Inside the 18€ Lunchbox Synthesizer Kit with Unit Unlikely
Click here to view the embedded video. 18€ buys you this lunchbox-style synthesizer kit – and it’s just the thing to put together on your lunch break. Unit Unlikely is a hardware startup working with...
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Wave Your Hands or Draw to Make Sounds, with OWOW – Kickstarter Deadline...
“Instead of going to music school, I studied design.” Wiggle, wob, drum, pads, and scan are new gestural instruments that seek to cut the distance between an idea, making a move with your body, and a...
View ArticleMoldover vs. Traktor Kontrol F1, in Live Sampling-Mash Mayhem [Videos]
Matt Moldover takes on Native Instruments’ Traktor Kontrol F1 in a hands-on demo; NI reportedly gave him a weekend to see if the “controllerism” advocate could do something interesting with their...
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The Awesome New KORG Not From KORG: Raspberry-Pi Plus MS-20 Controller,...
There’s a drool-worthy new keyboard synth this week bearing the name KORG. The surprise: it comes one day after a widely-anticipated product announcement, and it comes from a single hacker, not KORG....
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Ableton Push: Integrated, Touch-Sensitive Hardware Control for Live [Details]
Now, Ableton is doing its own hardware. Sure, Ableton’s logo was on the Akai APC40 and Novation Launchpad, and yes, “engineering by Akai” is stamped on the Push. But make no mistake: this is really...
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QuNexus: Slim, Expressive Keyboard in Exclusive Hands-on CDM Review ($150...
Slim, light, and packed with sensors, QuNexus promises to be the most playable ultra-compact instrumental controller out there. Computers and other electronic hardware can be anything as an instrument....
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Palette Snaps Together Controls for Music, Creative Software
It seems everyone is thinking in LEGO these days. There’s littleBits, which snaps together analog components with magnetic connections. There’s Patchblocks, which connects digital modules you can then...
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