The greatest hits of Electro-Harmonix are now in pico-sized pedals: NYC Series

What could make pedals irresistible again? New York-based, independent Electro-Harmonix is squeezing their greatest hits and multi-functionality into 9 baby pedals. And they look adorable.

NI has new Kontrol S-Series MK3 keyboards with polyphonic aftertouch

Native Instruments has updated their Kontrol S-Series with a single big glass screen, redesigned buttons, and one big new feature – polyphonic aftertouch, for per-key expression. But those premium features will command a premium price, at $749 up to $1299 for the 88-key hammer action option.

Peter Kirn - September 12, 2023

Mixing, FX, recording, USB in a module: 1010music bluebox goes Eurorack

Hot on the heels of Noise Engineering’s Eurorack mixer dream, we get a different approach. 1010music announces today at Knobcon that they’re bringing their bluebox mixer to Eurorack format, with quite a few extras. That means if this was closer to what you wanted in modular mixing, now you have a Eurorack-native device. CDM has both to test – but first, here’s a look at Bluebox.

Peter Kirn - September 9, 2023

The power plant, back at full power: Berlin Atonal shows a resurgent scene

Peter Kirn - September 5, 2023

Xer Mixa, Eurorack mixer with massive features, compact size, from Noise Engineering

Peter Kirn - August 31, 2023

New from Intellijel: Sealegs dubby stereo FX, Stomp for pedal integration

Peter Kirn - August 21, 2023

Like Discord for music: Endlesss introduces Clubs

Peter Kirn - August 17, 2023

Sequential’s Trigon-6 gets the desktop treatment – and update adds MPE

Peter Kirn - August 15, 2023

Coming soon from Kyiv: Sitka Gravity clock and trigger Eurorack module

Peter Kirn - August 14, 2023

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