Ableton launches cool Drum Machine for Live
Skinnerbox introduces their new SBX 2049 FM drum machine for Ableton Live, made with Max for Live:
sbx 2049 is a six-voice synthesis-based drum machine with an integrated pattern sequencer. Its powerful sound design capabilities are easy to use, and provide a variety of sounds suited for all styles of electronic music.
Pricing and Availability
This device is available now as a free download for all Max for Live owners. Requires Live 8.1.3 or higher and Max For Live.
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This video takes a look at the Korg Monotron
This video takes a look at the Korg Monotron and some of the amazing mods that people have created.
Watch out for the modular synth conversion – the Monodular – and the Monotron Glove.
Most of all, don’t miss the reminder from Korg’s lawyers at the end to not do any of this stuff!
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MVerb – free download
MVerb is based on the figure-of-eight reverb structure suggested by Dattarro, which uses a bank of allpass filters to smear the phase followed by a loop of multi tap delay lines that feedback into themselves to create echoes. I have also added another delay and a mutitap delay to act as predelay and early reflections. The early reflections still need a bit of tweaking but they do the job for the moment.
Intello for Ableton and Max
A good nice preview of Intello, an “Intelligent Looping Device” for Ableton Live 8 + Max For Live:
The goal is to make a plugin, running in Ableton Live, programmed in Max for Live, which produces Glitches in a new fantastic way.
This is a work in progress. See Zettt’s site for the latest update.
Reason 5: Get to know Octo Rex
The new Dr. Octo Rex Loop Player lets you load up to 8 REX loops into a single player but it’s so much more than that. This tutorial gets you up close and personal with the machine that will redefine how you use REX loops in your production.
Beatfly – small illuminated remote-control blimp
Beatfly is a small illuminated remote-control blimp that can be controlled via various interfaces such as MIDI controller, iPhone multi-touch interface, Flash interface on a web site, computer keyboard, mobile phones and voice, and music.
Beatfly is based on open source hardware and software technology, and its technical resources themselves including materials, circuit diagram, mechanical diagram, and software programs are also published as open source under the Creative Commons license.
Kits are available for $65 – but some additional supplies are needed to build it, such as helium and an Arduino.
Wiard Oscillator – 14hp
Malekko has announced the Wiard Oscillator.
Sanctioned by Grant Richter of Wiard Synthesizer Company, this module is one of Grant’s unreleased designs, available here for the first time.
14hp analog oscillator with wave shaping.
The Oscillator retails for $250.
New analogue feedback synthesizer
Gotharman just released. a new analogue feedback synthesizer with build in granular processor called Analmono. looks like a DeMoon but it isn’t.
Organ Emulation Keyboard
Joey Defrancesco has put his name on a new keyboard by Studiologic: the Numa Organ. (Studiologic is one of the brand names of the keyboard manufacturer Fatar).
All of the controls that the Hammond player would want are there, in the right places, including reverse-color preset keys, which provide a way to make quick changes during performance. This is significant, because until now, only organs with the Hammond name, specifically the XK-3, XK-3c and New B3 include the preset keys. In addition to the functionality they provide, they look really cool.
Now for a rundown of the features of the Numa Organ:
- Pitch and mod wheels – Provide extra functionality to use the Numa as a keyboard controller. The mod wheel doubles as a rotating speaker slow/fast switch, and because of the way it is oriented, switching from slow to fast requires a motion similar to using a traditional half-moon Leslie switch.
- Vibrato control – A rotary knob, just like on a vintage B-3, with switches to turn the vibrato effect on/off for the upper and lower manual.
- Drawbars – A set of nine drawbars are provided plus switches that specify which manual is affected by the current drawbar settings: upper, lower or bass pedals.
- Split and Transpose – The keyboard can be split so that the lower manual or bass pedal sounds are triggered from the left part of the keyboard and the upper manual sounds from the right. Transposition can be done in half steps.
- Percussion – four buttons control the percussion effect, like on a vintage Hammond: on/off, soft/normal, slow/fast, and 2nd/3rd harmonic.
- Effects – Rotary controls provide for adjustment of reverb, drive, key click and tonewheel leakage.
- Equalizer – bass and treble controls.
- Keyboard touch control – allows switching between organ mode and dynamic mode
At just 22 lbs., The Numa Organ is one of the most lightweight organ emulation keyboards on the market. What is missing – which I hope they include on a future model – is a second set of drawbars and a set of pedal drawbars.
NAMM: Best in show
iRig Voted Best Of 2010 Summer NAMM Show, do you agree??
IK Mulltimedia’s AmpliTube iRig was a hit at the 2010 Summer NAMM Show, getting selected as one of the Best In Show items in the “Gotta Stock It” category:
At Summer NAMM, a panel of music retail experts discussed their favorite products from the convention. The panelists offered views on the best companies, products and services they saw during The NAMM Show. At the last day of the convention they hand out awards called “Best in Show.” AmpliTube iRig caught the panelist attention and gave IK “Best in Show” in the “Gotta Stock It” category.
iRig is a $39.99/€29.99 audio interface that lets you connect guitars and other instruments to an Apple iPhone. Combined with AmpliTube for the iPhone, it lets you use a phone as a portable guitar amp.
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