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Playtronica’s Orbita explores sequences on physical, kinetic turntable, launching soon
Inspired by objects like wall clocks and reel-to-reel tape machines, Orbita is a sequencer whose interaction is physical and kinetic, via small discs placed on a turntable. The twist is, it’s not just a design demo – you’ll be able to buy one yourself.
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monome, the grid that launched them all, gets “new and the same” edition; preorder now
There’s a new monome, same as the old monome, pre-ordering this summer: “we’ve redesigned the grid, again. but this time almost everything is new, even though we added nothing.”
Peter Kirn - June 15, 2021
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Great news for MOTU interfaces: new Ultralite, Apple Silicon and Big Sur support
The Mark of the Unicorn shines brightly. MOTU are here with a ground-up redesign of their blowout hit audio interface UltraLite (now on revision mk5). Combine that with expanded support on Apple platforms and a still-great driverless line, and you have a MOTU interface for just about any job.
SH-101, the next generation? Superlative Instruments launch the svelte SB01
Peter Kirn - October 22, 2019
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Novation Launchpad X, mini are the latest take on the hit music grid controller
Peter Kirn - October 15, 2019
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Oops: April Fools’, at best, gave us stuff we actually want
Peter Kirn - April 2, 2019
DIY + Unusual Gear Music tech Tech
Apple’s new iPad Pro: USB-C is in, headphone and home button are out
Peter Kirn - October 31, 2018
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