Gear Tech
How MPE can work on hardware synths: a look at Sequential OB-6, Prophet 6 updates
Chicken and egg problem, no more. MIDI Polyphonic Expression is now in commonly available controller hardware and software like Ableton Live 11. So let’s check in at the synth maker of the father of MIDI – Dave Smith’s house Sequential and see what happens when you add it to classic synthesizers.
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Inside Cypher2, and what could be a more expressive future for synths
For all the great sounds they can make, software synths eventually fit a repetitive mold: lots of knobs onscreen, simplistic keyboard controls when you actually play. ROLI’s Cypher2 could change that. Lead developer Angus chats with us about why.
Peter Kirn - September 3, 2018
Music tech Software Tech
The Touché, adding expression to synths – just in time for Moogfest
After years of somewhat similar wheels and pads and keys that wiggle, we’re finally seeing the ability to get physically expressive with sound in new ways. The Expressive E Touché is one of the most compelling cases of that – but to understand, you have to watch, and listen.
Peter Kirn - May 17, 2018
DIY + Unusual Gear Music tech Stories Tech
MIDI Polyphonic Expression is now a thing, with new gear and software
Peter Kirn - May 7, 2018
Apps iOS Modular-Analog Music tech Software Tech
As My Guitar Gently Weeps with a Japanese Politician
- July 16, 2014
Music Music tech
In a Liquid Dance of Monochrome Texture, "Slowdance" and Other Matthew Dear Videos
Peter Kirn - August 4, 2011
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