Strum is a mesmerizing new take on arpeggiators and performance – Max for Live

Able to roll through chords, make organic arpeggiations, and spin out hypnotic melodies, Strum looks like the most addictive Max for Live device in recent memory.

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.

Peter Kirn - January 8, 2021

Your body is a resistor – so it’s an instrument, too – in Collin’s Lab

Each part of your body – tongue, finger, arm – has its own electrical resistance. Our friend Collin Cunningham puts this to use, and then turns all of that into musical instrument controller.

Peter Kirn - October 8, 2020

Akai Force 3.0.5 is huge: new macros, MIDI multis, linear arrangement, Ableton import, more

Peter Kirn - October 6, 2020

Start making sense: just use ‘in’ and ‘out’ for MIDI clock, if in doubt

Peter Kirn - June 23, 2020

Your guide to the 3 best new underground synths from NAMM – not a clone in sight

Peter Kirn - January 21, 2020

Return of full-sized KORG MS-20, as retro trend continues

Peter Kirn - January 14, 2020

Roland has a new 88-key keyboard, and it means MIDI 2.0 has arrived

Peter Kirn - January 7, 2020

CHORDimist is an insane Max for Live chord-generating MIDI effect

Peter Kirn - January 3, 2020

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