Expressive playing with MPE, demystified

MPE, MIDI Polyphonic Expression, can make playing digital instruments expressive in ways we’ve desired for decades. It’s just down to understanding everything you can do – and composer Josh Madoff has a fantastic tutorial and Osmose demos that make this technology more accessible to anyone.

Ableton Move 1.3: sample from USB-C, polyphonic expression over MIDI

Ableton quietly released an update to the Move mobile standalone instrument, and it’s got a surprise: you can now sample directly from the USB-C port.

Peter Kirn - February 13, 2025

Leak: Melbourne Instruments motorized MIDI controller?

Just when you need it most, here’s a fresh idea in hardware. Gearnews leaks new motorized MIDI controller hardware from Melbourne Instruments, the Delia and Nina synth maker.

Peter Kirn - January 17, 2025

Chop, gliss, LFO, filter, select: Sonic Bloom explains Live 12.1 MIDI tools

Peter Kirn - October 21, 2024

Ableton Move guide: tips, tricks, questions answered, hacks

Peter Kirn - October 18, 2024

Roland JUNO-D is a feature-packed mobile keyboard starting at $899

Peter Kirn - September 25, 2024

Muse Kinetics new moniker to carry on the Keith McMillen legacy

Peter Kirn - September 17, 2024

MC-101/707 Zen-Core get the comprehensive editor Roland forgot

Peter Kirn - September 9, 2024

Osmose 2.0 makes this expressive MPE instrument more navigable, powerful

Peter Kirn - September 5, 2024

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