_Efx MOTIONS: Arturia’s new moving, modulating multi-effects plug-in

If you like your effects with a heaping side serving of envelopes and modulation, MOTIONS is for you. Triggers and dynamics, texturizers and distortion, filters and panning, and a whole lot of tools for creating shapes and rhythms combine in a semi-modular multi-effects that just won’t sit still. But – that doesn’t mean you can’t use it for precise and subtle effects or skip the over-the-top stuff. Let’s explain.

Conway’s Game of Life, reimagined as Eurorack module with 8×8 jacks

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Attacco turns any mic – and any surface – into expressive percussive music input

Attacco’s Virtual Controller, now in beta, makes anything into a percussive MIDI controller – not just for triggers, but expression, too. And you don’t need special hardware, either.

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This is now the iOS drum machine you want to jam with: Elastic Drums 1.6

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Control, Shortcuts for Ableton Starting at $99: A Look at the New AKAI APC Line

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Do It With Lasers: R&D Experiment Makes Drum Microphones, Triggers More Accurate

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Nord Drum 2, Playable Drum Synth, Gets More Sound Options, Nord Pad Companion [Photos]

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AKAI MPK mini USB Controller Packs Keys, Pads, Knobs Into 13″, One Pound

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After-Holiday Music Technology Bargain Shopping Picks

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