Posts with tag midi-synth

News | Oct 18, 2015 by Rounik Sethi

Critter & Guitari's new hardware, Organelle, at first glance reminds us of Pocket Piano. However, Organelle brings the world of open-source PureData patching into the hardware synth world. Impressive.

News | Oct 16, 2015 by Rounik Sethi

So, you want a new music instrument. Something that's portable, inspiring and has an arpeggiator/sequencer you can go nuts about? Tangible Instruments' Arpeggio might be for you.

Tutorial | Oct 06, 2015 by G.W. Childs IV

Don't commit cardinal sin after cardinal sin when it comes to mixing / programming your hardware or software synthesizer. The following 11 tips are what every self-respecting producer should know.

News | Oct 01, 2015 by Rounik Sethi

When a photo of Novation Circuit was leaked yesterday many thought this was a MIDI controller. It's SO much more. Circuit is a standalone synth & drum machine with 4x8 velocity sensitive pads...

News | Sep 30, 2015 by Rounik Sethi

So you've got up to 25 MIDI devices that you want to connect up using one MIDI output port... and you want less than a microsecond of latency? Kenton have a solution in the form of the THRU-25.

News | Sep 21, 2015 by Rounik Sethi

The cat's out of the bag. And I need not feel guilty for brightening up the teaser video to reveal the new Roland Boutique synths last week... ZSounds & Reddit have just leaked everything!

News | Sep 20, 2015 by Rounik Sethi

The new MIDI API for Android 6.0 (known as Marshmallow) is promising to make life easier for music app developers and provide a better experience for Android device wielding musicians and producers.

News | Sep 15, 2015 by Rounik Sethi

If you're waiting for new synthesizers continuing on the Jupiter, JX and Juno lines, then this teaser video for Roland's new Boutique synths will leave you feeling happy for the future.

News | Aug 06, 2015 by Rounik Sethi

This minimalistic microcontroller-based synth is designed to emulate the classic chiptune sound of the Nintendo Entertainment System's audio processing unit. For just $65 you can grab an Arcano soon.

News | Jul 07, 2015 by Rounik Sethi

Yamaha have launched their new range of Reface mini keyboards which have redesigned and reimagined four classic keyboards used by artists from Stevie Wonder to Pink Floyd, Queen to Michael Jackson.

News | Jul 06, 2015 by Rounik Sethi

Yamaha have teased and teased us for a few weeks now about their new synths, Reface, due to be launched officially tomorrow. But now the cat is well and truly out of the bag.

Review | Jul 03, 2015 by G.W. Childs IV

Many of us talk about vintage synths. Sometimes without ever having lived, breathed and made music with them. In this article G.W. Childs shares his experience with his aged, but loved, Roland XP-50.

News | Jun 25, 2015 by Rounik Sethi

Can you ever have too many buttons? This spoof documentary sketch from TV show Kollektivet demonstrates what can go wrong when you have too many buttons and no idea what they all do.

News | Jun 11, 2015 by Rounik Sethi

Hot shot music tech developers Teenage Engineering (of OP-1 & Pocket Operator fame) performed live @Symposium Stockholm on June 11th in Stockholm, Sweden. You've never seen them like this before.

News | Mar 18, 2015 by Rounik Sethi

Synth-pop music genius, Vince Clarke, has collaborated with Analogue Solutions to produce a range of creative Eurorack modules. His first is Auto Tune and is a MIDI to CV converter. Video below...