The PERfourMER MKII is finally available. We shipped the first units within Europe this week. The synthesizer will become available worldwide in December this year. “Four combinable synthesizer in one.” That’s the short description of the PERfourMER’s concept. The MKII-version comes with additional functions and a new user interface offering more space and clarity.
Korg’s puts the thrill of the analog synthesizer into everyone’s hands, with the monotron, the monotron DUO, and the monotron DELAY.
It was a special moment in musical history last week when Stevie Wonder played the prototype of the latest keyboard developed by Australian inventor Peter Vogel. The new instrument from Fairlight Instruments is a limited‐edition homage to the synthesiser which changed the face of music in the eighties – the Fairlight CMI.
Automap 4.1 is here, bringing the brand new, full-featured version of Automap control software to all Novation controllers, including the flagship SL MkII. Automap is free software that comes with all Novation controllers. It gives you instant access to your DAW and plug-ins so you can get hands-on control of your music software. It features a software edit page that graphically shows what is assigned to which knob, fader or button on the hardware. Automap 4 has a re-designed GUI and now features a notification system that pops up in the corner of your monitor to tell you what you are controlling when you move a knob, slider or button.
After months of preparation VXXY are ready to go live. Switches flipped, soldering irons warmed, many lines of code written. VXXY announce the production of their first electronic musical instrument the DCM8 Digital Chiptune Drum machine, born from a desire to have chip music sounds in an easy to use studio desk sequencer and live performance package after wearing out our Gameboys with manic button bashing, and also wanting a few other sound styles thrown in for good measure.
Alesis, the world’s leading manufacturer of instruments and tools for today’s musician, announces that the Cadenza, an 88-key hammer-action digital piano, is now shipping to musical instrument retailers. The Cadenza electric piano offers the sounds, features and performance feel that musicians need to bring their ideas to life. With 88 hammer-action keys, the Cadenza equips players with a full range of musical expression, enabling them to play any song, from classical to contemporary.
Deep in the subterranean Waldorf Laboratories, Waldorf’s scientists have finally discovered the finish that delivers the best sound. They almost had forgot about them when they resurfaced and proudly presented the result of their almost endless struggle to find the ideal material: Neither Mauve nor Lavender nor Ochre result in optimal sound, but a special electron absorbing coating in deep black.
After a series of public beta versions, Access Music released a final build of OS 4.5 which can be downloaded free of charge from the Access Music website. OS4.5 focuses on additional vintage effect emulations and additions to the modulation matrix.
Analogue Solutions is proud to announce availability of Leipzig-S, the latest addition to its lengthening line of critically-acclaimed, quality-crafted ‘boutique’ designs from founder Tom Carpenter in the true spirit of vintage analogue synthesisers befitting the true analogue synth enthusiast.
Good to see that Mario Jurisch (Synth-Project) is back with his latest finished project. A hardware controller for the U-He ACE Synth plugin.
Elektron has released no less than three new operating systems. Octatrack OS 1.03 brings full 24-bit sample compatibility to the Octatrack, meaning Static machines now can handle samples in this bit rate. The OS release also contains bug fixes. Machinedrum OS 1.63 and Monomachine OS 1.32 adds among other things improved handling of program change messages. A few bugs have been remedied as well.
Animoog, powered by Moog’s new Anisotropic Synth Engine (ASE), is the first professional polyphonic synthesizer designed for the iPad. ASE allows you to dynamically move through an X/Y space of unique timbres to create a constantly evolving and expressive soundscape.
This weekend just some more great ‘turntablism’ stuff from The Disablists (Mighty Atom, Asian Hawk and Clever Monkey). Together they are four times UK DMC Team Champions and in the video they perform a live turntable remix of Souls of Mischief’s seminal track “93 ’til Infinity“.
Elektron have let us know that there are new sounds available for the Octatrack. Together with Loopmasters you can know get some Dubstep and Electro sounds for your Octatrack sampler. Next to this news Elektron also have a program going so you can upgrade your Machinedrum SPS-1 MKII to SPS-1UW+ MKII.