Music tech Software Tech
Novation Launchpad is a ready-to-play controller for the new Live Loops grid in Logic Pro
The Live Loops grid in Apple’s new Logic Pro X 10.5 has a hardware controller – and you might even own it already. Apple includes plug-and-play support for the Novation Launchpad line in the latest Logic. It’s a new angle on launching sound and patterns – well, literally and figuratively. You’ll want to physically rotate […]
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Akai Force: hands-on preview of the post-PC live-in-a-box music tool
The leak was real. Akai have a standalone box that can free you from a laptop, when you want that freedom. It works with your computer and gear, but it also does all the arranging and performance (and some monster sounds and sequencing) on its own. It’s what a lot of folks were waiting for […]
Peter Kirn - January 17, 2019
Gear Music tech Tech
APC as standalone hardware? Leaked Akai APC Live
It’s what a lot of people wanted – an MPC crossed with an Ableton Push – which could mean it’s too good to be true. But the APC Live leaked in images looks viable enough, and it could signal big changes for electronic performance in 2019.
Peter Kirn - January 2, 2019
Gear Music tech Stories Tech
FL Studio gets Akai Fire, and it’s serious about step sequencing
Peter Kirn - September 27, 2018
Gear Music tech Tech
Hack a Launchpad Pro into a 16-channel step sequencer, free
Peter Kirn - September 11, 2018
DIY + Unusual Gear Music tech Tech
Watch an Ableton Live sequence made physical on the monome grid
Peter Kirn - August 6, 2018
DIY + Unusual Music tech Software Tech
How to make dirty sounds, in videos, with Novation Circuit Mono Station
Peter Kirn - June 8, 2018
Gear Music tech Tech
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