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Nonlinear Labs C15, ultra-expressive keyboard instrument, adds recording and USB MIDI
The C15 was already a unique and rarefied instrument with multiple, highly expressive controllers for keyboard players. But it was so rarefied it lacked some connectivity and recording features you might want – until now.
Mourning the loss of Elbee Bad and Rodney Bakerr, House music innovators
In an era of loss and grieving, we continue losing unsung heroes before their time. That included most recently not just one but two House music legends – Elbee Bad and Rodney Baker. It’s well worth not only marking their passing, but reflecting on why artists are not more sung in their lifetime, and whether […]
Get started with Max for Live and hack Live 11 Clip launching – here’s how (videos)
Here are some master-level skills for Max for Live with minimal effort. And you get an immediate reward – take control of how Live 11 launches Clips.
All versions of Pro Tools now support Ableton Link
The Link-enabled products page has gotten busy, but here’s one you may have heard of – Avid Pro Tools. It’s the latest to support Live’s tech for jamming together across apps, software, and hardware.
Cherry Audio synths and tons of sounds in $30 Humble Bundle benefiting charities
It’s called the Mega Sound Designer Loop Crate Vol. 2, but CDM readers may want it for Voltage Modular Ignite and DCO-106 (Juno 106). The latest Humble Bundle unlocks all of that for US$30+, and benefits Little Kids Rock and Stop AAPI Hate.
Black Corporation’s next hardware is a Jupiter-8 recreation, with MPE and microtuning
Black Corporation, makers of Deckard’s Dream and Kijimi, continue their run of ultra-luxe polysynths. Now the sought-after Jupiter-8 is in their sights, with some 2021 twists.
An experimental sound tech program embraces errors while teaching girls and nonbinary kids
Imagine not just embracing girls and nonbinary and queer trans kids as music students – but encouraging DIY, hot-wiring a cactus, playing together, and leaning into errors. It’s Error Music – Don’t Delete!
Bitwig Studio 4: Apple Silicon, new Operators, expression Spread, comping
Bitwig Studio 4 doesn’t have a single banner feature like The Grid. Instead, you get multiple refinements: Operators combine the best of hardware with the best of DAWs – and the new version runs natively on your new Mac. Okay, first – Bitwig continues to excel at supporting every platform. That includes Linux (and I […]
Unreal Engine 5 brings fresh eye candy and patchable MetaSounds DSP
It makes beautiful, realistic… canyons. It makes games. It does incredible things with light. And oh yeah – surprise. This game engine also boasts a powerful, patchable DSP sound engine inside, blurring the line between game, graphics, and audio tool. It’s all positively Unreal. Um, 5. Early Access.