Here’s another great Bandcamp phenomenon – digital reissues. And for a Detroit techno throwback, where better to start than this DJ T-1000/Generator remaster – and two big back catalogs, while we’re at it?
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The GO:LIVECAST promises to transform your smartphone from a craptacular lo-fi hassle into an all-in-one multitasking studio.
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Roland has a new high-end keyboard with weighted action and lots of extras. The real news, though: this is the first MIDI 2.0 instrument from Roland.
KORG wavestate synth is modern successor to Wavestation
Don’t call it a comeback. KORG R&D is reimagining one of their more unique ideas from the 90s – but the result promises to be very 2020.
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KORG’s ‘logue instruments let you run custom downloaded tools – now including recent additions like this excellent free delay.
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Get lost in a dreamscape of sound with Barker (Ostgut Ton) – who does what you do in a studio. With the clock ticking, he happily loses track of time. It’s delightfully shiny, futuristic music – just what we need in a world that can feel dark and regressive. We spoke to Barker in the […]
CHORDimist is an insane Max for Live chord-generating MIDI effect
Chordmaker, arpeggiator on steroids, harmonic processor – CHORDimist is another of the powerful Max for Live tools for composition.
J74 SliceShuffler lets you chop up and transform audio in Ableton Live, in real time
Take live audio in, slice it up, reshuffle it, manipulate it, all beat-synced – SliceShuffler is a new Live slicer-dicer, for just a few bucks.
Map anything in Ableton Live’s Browser to MIDI, keyboard with Max for Live
Get push-button access to your favorite stuff in Ableton Live with this clever Max for Live tool.
HEXO for Live is an arpeggiator transformed into a polyphonic compositional tool
Somehow, it started as an arpeggiator. But this Max for Live tool by K-Devices is now an advanced, polyphonic, polymetric tool for dreaming up rhythms and melodies.