Stories
The dorky recorder you had in school just got a futuristic remake
The recorder’s simplicity has made it ubiquitous in music education. Digital builders want to refresh it and make it cool – and no, this isn’t an April Fools’ joke.
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IK UNO Drum: portable, $249.99 analog-PCM drum machine
Like the UNO synth before it, IK Multimedia’s new drum machine is a collaboration with boutique Italian maker Soundmachines, runs on batteries, takes up very little space, and it looks like a whole lot of fun, for EUR/USD 249.99.
Peter Kirn - May 8, 2019
Gear Music tech Tech
Behringer update: TC-Helicon hardware mimics IK Multimedia products
The Behringer effect: TC-Helicon, once known for its high-end gear for vocalists, is now a badge on a line of products copying the layout and design of existing IK Multimedia products.
Peter Kirn - April 19, 2019
Gear Music tech Stories Tech
Francesco Novara – Astron [EP] brings evocative, comet-inspired music
Peter Kirn - August 19, 2017
Establishment Music
Listen to a beautiful sound bath by Lucy
Peter Kirn - March 25, 2016
Music Music tech
Meet Holotone, the out-there new label from Daniele Antezza
Zuzana Friday Prikrylova - January 29, 2016
Music Music tech
Out-ER’s soundscapes, driven by real research into the feels
Zuzana Friday Prikrylova - November 24, 2015
Music Music tech
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