Block: The compact and programmable MIDI control surface designed for interactive audio performance.

16Oct09

Built on the same bi-directional and adaptable platform as the Ohm64, Block provides a powerful interface for creating and interacting with sound in a small easy-to-transport body. Sixty four backlight led buttons provide endless possibilities for visual feedback with the instrument by connecting it to Ableton Live, Max/Msp, our open source sounds apps, or any [...]

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Tags: ableton, block, controller, livid instuments, midi

The Xone:DX is a new performance audio controller for electronic DJs and is the result of close design collaboration between Allen & Heath and Serato.

13Oct09

Allen & Heath are the fourth major manufacturing partner to co-engineer on the Serato ITCH platform. Using their 40 years of experience creating world class mixers and specialty controllers, Allen & Heath now provide for the future of electronic music performance.

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Tags: allen & heath, midi, midi controller, mixer, serato, xone, xone dx, xone:dx

Native Instruments has updated its sampling engine, releasing final beta version 3.5.0 for the flagship KONTAKT sampler.

17Jul09

KONTAKT version 3.5, released on July 16th 2009, provides several major improvements and brand new features that enhance the performance and ease-of-use for both new users and those already familiar with KONTAKT.

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Tags: beat machine, direct from disc, kontakt, midi, native instruments, pro tools, sampler

LPK25 and LPD8 bring Akai Pro quality to a new degree of portability.

16Jul09

Akai Professional, the name synonymous with music production, announces the LPD8 laptop pad controller and LPK25 laptop performance keyboard controller. The LPD8 and LPK25 will make their debut at Akai Professional’s booth, number 400, at the Summer NAMM Show held at the Nashville Convention Center, July 17 – 19.

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Tags: akai, akai pro, controller, ldp25, ldp8, midi

The interactive musician’s environment AudioMulch 2.0 has been released for PC and Mac.

18Jun09

AudioMulch allows you to make music by patching together a range of sound producing and processing modules. Unlike some patcher-based programming environments, AudioMulch’s modules perform high-level musical functions, so you don’t have to create things from the ground up using individual oscillators and filters. AudioMulch is designed for live performance and improvisation – you can [...]

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Tags: audiomulch, audiomulch 2.0, filter, metasurface, midi, music creation software, production, Software, synthesize, VST

Novation introduces the SL Mk II

12May09

SL Mk II combines a high quality semi-weighted keyboard with a full DAW and plug-in control surface, that visually feeds back all control information to the user. A giant 144-character display, back lit LED buttons and LED ringed encoders show the status of all controls. Ultra-quick mapping of all 56 knobs, faders and buttons is [...]

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Tags: automap, bundle, controller, daw, midi, novation, sl mkII, xcite

The nanoSERIES from Korg – Serious Music Production in a Seriously Small Space

18Jun08

Meet the most compact family of USB-MIDI controllers ever! Introducing the new Korg nanoSERIES USB powered slim-line controllers – so small you can put them on your workstation, in front of your laptop, on a recording console or anywhere else you need versatile control over your DAW, virtual instrument/effect or DJ software.

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Tags: controller, keyboard, korg, laptop, midi, nanoKEY, nanoKONTROL, nanoPAD, nanoSERIES

Wavosaur free Audio Editor with VST support

15Dec07

Wavosaur is a free sound editor, audio editor, wav editor software for editing, processing and recording sounds, wav and mp3 files. Wavosaur has all the features to edit audio (cut, copy, paste, etc.) produce [...]

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Tags: ASIO, audio, controller, converter, editor, effects, free, midi, mp3, record, RMS, Software, VST, wav, wavosaur

Jazzmutant Lemur takes centre stage with Björk 2007-2008 World Tour

24Nov07

The award-winning and revolutionary Lemur control surfaces have been wowing crowds around the world on their highest profile outing yet. No one knows more about innovative performance than Björk, so it is perhaps inevitable that she is the first high profile artist to embrace the power and performance capabilities of the groundbreaking Jazzmutant Lemur for [...]

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Tags: application, audio, bjork, controller, jazzmutant, laptop, lemur, live, midi, modular, pads, strings, switches, visual

JazzMutant release “Lemur” a multitouch surface controller for Audio and Media applications

22Nov07

JazzMutant’s Lemur is an innovative input device to control computer real-time applications. It combines a distinctive industrial design, a brilliant modular graphic interface concept, and a unique and patented touchscreen technology that can track multiple fingers simultaneously.

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Tags: application, audio, controller, jazzmutant, laptop, lemur, midi, modular, pads, real time, strings, switches, visual