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Make a DIY velocity-sensitive e-drum kit with Brian Bamanya aka Afrorack
No budget for an electronic drum kit? No problem. Brian Bamanya reports from Uganda on how to DIY the whole kit with readily sourced parts – and even adds velocity.
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Teenage Engineering OP-1 turns 10 – and adds USB audio via free update
Here’s a nice gift to owners of the OP-1 synth from Teenage Engineering – add this free update, and among other things, your instrument now streams audio over USB.
Peter Kirn - July 14, 2021
Gear Music tech Tech
Build smart, custom mechanical keyboards for MIDI – or really tiny Ableton Live control
John Park of DIY boutique Adafruit seems to be having some serious fun with tiny mechanical keypads – as hackable, ultra-compact MIDI controllers and (with screen) even the tiniest Ableton Live controller I’ve ever seen.
Peter Kirn - July 9, 2021
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monome, the grid that launched them all, gets “new and the same” edition; preorder now
Peter Kirn - June 15, 2021
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Nonlinear Labs C15, ultra-expressive keyboard instrument, adds recording and USB MIDI
Peter Kirn - June 7, 2021
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Endorphin.es go live-friendly with new sequencer, multiband processor
Peter Kirn - March 30, 2021
Gear Modular-Analog Music tech Tech
This bulbous-looking instrument is made for music therapy and inclusive design, too
Peter Kirn - October 23, 2020
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