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ROLI hits reboot, files for administration, as it shifts to beginners and subscriptions
ROLI has filed for administration and will reboot as beginner-focused Luminary as the company struggles with losses. Current employees remain, and even the Seaboard is apparently coming back in stock – but this could be a cautionary tale for “hypergrowth” in music making.
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Android users get an expressive, powerful MIDI control app in DAW IT
Owners of Android devices may well feel left out as far as music applications, but here’s one promising exception – one with enough advanced control features that it might even justify picking up a budget Android tablet.
Build smart, custom mechanical keyboards for MIDI – or really tiny Ableton Live control
John Park of DIY boutique Adafruit seems to be having some serious fun with tiny mechanical keypads – as hackable, ultra-compact MIDI controllers and (with screen) even the tiniest Ableton Live controller I’ve ever seen.
Peter Kirn - July 9, 2021
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Akai’s current MPC matures as gear hub, with new MPC Live II hardware and 2.8 software
Peter Kirn - May 14, 2020
Gear Music tech Tech
Arturia KeyStep Pro is the sequencer keyboard we were waiting for
Peter Kirn - January 14, 2020
Gear Music tech Stories Tech
Faderfox EC4 gives you the encoders your hardware, software are missing
Peter Kirn - November 6, 2019
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