KORG nanoSERIES 2 Slim-line USB-MIDI Controllers
And here the Korg salespitch:
Tune in to explore Korg’s nanoSERIES 2 USB-MIDI Controllers. Each model will fit perfectly in front of your laptop computer, iPAD, or desktop keyboard, offering impressive control while conserving valuable set-up space. Simply connect a single USB cable, and you’ve got a music production studio on your desk at home or on the go. Use one, or use them all. Each includes a License bundle of third-party software, plus Korg’s Kontrol Editor software. Visit Korg online at http://www.korg.com/nanoseries2
DMA1 – Jay Stapley “Assigning The Pedal Buttons”
In this clip Jay Stapley is setting up the DMA1 to work with the USB foot controller (pedal board); in this instance it is being used for looping (guitar). Follow us http://www.facebook.com/DarkMatterAudio or on Twitter @darkmatteraudio to keep abreast of updates.
Teaser for upcoming controller from Livid
More details will follow I presume 
“A sneak peek at our new controller…”
Music by PointBender – TomTec
Modular MIDI Controller Prototype
Here’s a video featuring Livid’s soon to be released modular mid controller system. It’s based on the eurorack standard and will feature dozens of modules that can be arranged to create totally unique layouts. This will be our 4 modular skiff enclosure.
Soundplane Demonstration at Robotspeak
Here’s a new video from synth.me featuring a demonstartion of the Soundplane device:
Thanks to Robot Speak for hosting Randy Jones and his Soundplane controller. He was really great sharing the intimate details on his controller and the technology behind it. Get a look at the controller, calibration software and other details presented by Randy himself.
The Soundplane A is a computer music controller with the sensitivity and feel of an acoustic instrument. It detects a wide range of touches on its walnut playing surface, from a light tickle to a very firm press. The Soundplane A can be configured as either a 150-note keyboard with position and pressure sensing on each key, or as one continuous surface.
The playing surface is a material custom developed for us, an articulated sheet of walnut veneer bonded to a fiber backing for strength. The case is milled out of alder, a sustainably harvested Northwest hardwood. We have sourced all of the construction locally and test and assemble Soundplanes by hand here in Seattle. The entire instrument is about 28 inches wide by 8 inches deep by 1 inch thick.
Included with the Soundplane is Aalto for Soundplane, a custom, signal-driven version of our patchable software synthesizer. The Soundplane client software can send MIDI and OSC messages to control other software and hardware.
See this Soundplane onesheet PDF for specifications: [3 Mb PDF]
Teaser video of the Livid Modular Midi Controller
“Here’s a video I made of our soon to be released modular mid controller system. It’s based on the eurorack standard and will feature dozens of modules that can be arranged to create totally unique layouts. This will be our 4 modular skiff enclosure.”
Kiwitechnics Patch Editor Demo – Take control
Kiwitechnics Patch Editor Demo with a Roland Juno 2 and a Roland MKS-70
The Patch Editor has been designed for easy ‘live’ use with many of the older keyboards with easy to use controls for every synth type. Every active control will light up to make fast changes simple and buttons are colour coded depending which state is active. Each control that is changed will clearly identify itself on the display.
There was a stage when most of the keyboards manufactures went thought a process of removing all the knobs and replacing them with a parameter driven system. Anyone who has used one will know how difficult it is to use, especially live. When the complaints started arriving some started making plug in patch editors. The problem with these is they only worked on one type of keyboard and were (and still are) expensive and rare. The ‘Patch Editor’ can be used in place of a PG-200 (with an easily made cable), PG-300, PG-800 (with an easily made cable) and MPG-80 as well as handle midi control of midi and sysex capable keyboards. It includes an internet update system for software changes or new keyboards support, and includes an external input that can be mapped to any continuous control and all the active controls light up to make it easy to use. Each control in each synth is kept in lookup tables. This approach has made the Patch Editor very versatile and flexible.
Some of the features are:
• Can translate midiCC to the currently selected patch. This will allow any synth to be controlled via midiCC for software that does not support sysex. One midiCC command for filter cutoff adjust, for instance, will output the correct codes for filter cutoff adjust for any selected synth. • Can control both the Upper & Lower Tone boards in the MKS-70 & MKS-80 from the Patch Editor directly separately or combined. Note, the MKS-70 needs the latest system ROM (v1.08).
• Every control identifies itself and it’s value on the display in real time. This is important when unused controls are reassigned as is done in some synth types.
• Each synth type has a separate synth midi channel which is remembered. The Patch Editor also has a midi channel for it’s own midiCC control.
• All switch positions are remembered for each synth type.
• A ‘Manual’ button can send every control to the synth being controlled for an instant setup. The Roland JX-3P & OB Mx1000 have issues doing this but all other synths work well.
• The ext input allows control of any one variable parameter from an external voltage source. For example a foot pedal could be used to control the filter cut off much like a waa waa pedal might.
• The control lights can be dimmed to suit current light levels. • Top quality components have been used throughout.
Synthfest – StringStation | Main Show
The new 40-string 3D instrument. 3D Recording Artist/Engineer Jim Bartz on the path to deliver a fully functional prototype of the beautiful StringStation… revealing an advanced, original 3D sonic architecture of endless possibility.
Advanced 40-Stringed Controller Instrument …
– Computerized surround sound pickup matrix under strings at harmonic hot-spots harnessing three dimensional audio.
– Computer controlled and programable 3D resonance of 40 strings creates unique sonic fractals.
– Digital Sound Modeling allows layering of natural string tones with custom modeled sound waves …wide open pallet.
-Exceptionally sensitive to tactile nuances of human touch, offering a hyper expressive dynamic play surface unlike any other resonant instrument.
Avril Lavigne’s keyboardist Steve Ferlazzo using Griid
Avril Lavigne’s keyboardist contacted us – he needed a special version of Griid for the Avril Lavigne show.
Griid is multi platform and will run on iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch! Griid is THE powerful, professional Ableton Live controller for iDevices. The ultimate cliplauncher is OS X and Windows compatible. Cliip now available as In-App purchase.
Griid runs on the iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch, adapting dynamically to make the most of your device’s screen size. The core Griid module is the most fluid, fastest and reliable tool for launching clips. If you need the best cliplauncher on the market, you need Griid – pure and simple.
Using specialised touch objects and gestures, Griid is carefully designed with tactile control and the performance experience in mind. Finely tuned for rapid navigation, you can enjoy the freedom of playing Live sets of any size with ease. Griid features explicit visual feedback meaning that you have all the information you need, quite literally at your fingertips!
The Geo Synthesizer has been released
The long awaited Geo Synthesizer arrives! Here are the details:
Geo Synthesizer is a musical instrument and MIDI controller. A collaboration of Wizdom Music’s Jordan Rudess and Kevin Chartier (MorphWiz, SampleWiz) and Rob Fielding (Mugician), Geo Synthesizer is an incredibly expressive musical instrument specifically created for a multitouch surface.
Jordan says: “Since touching a preliminary piano keyboard on an iPhone screen and realizing the amazing potential for musical expression on a multitouch device, I have been inspired to create next-generation musical instruments for iOS. Geo Synthesizer is a dream come true in many ways. It is the fastest truly playable iOS instrument that I have put my hands on to date. I can fly through the range of an instrument while expanding on the kind of advanced pitch control we introduced in MorphWiz. As someone who grew up with synthesizers, I can tell you that pitch bending has never been this good!
“Geo features many of my custom sounds and in addition, Geo is also a MIDI controller, so you can use it with any external midi instrument or virtual MIDI. Virtual MIDI allows you to control an app running in the background on the same device! A great feature of Geo is that internally and externally we send independent voices on each note played, so as an example, you can pitch bend one note and not the other, or add unique expression on every note! I can’t wait to see the YouTube videos of all of you guys rocking out with Geo Synthesizer!!!”
Features:
- ability to load waveforms from SampleWiz presets
- octave rounding for effortless soloing over large ranges
- whammy slider with absolute and relative modes
- 12ET, 24ET, 53ET, and 665ET temperament options
- mono, string, and full-polyphony modes
- tuning and transposition controls
- snap speed control to affect how quickly the instrument pulls notes in tune
- playing surface options for number of rows and columns on screen
- octave and fifth harmonics synthesis options to rich, organ-like sounds
- gain control to add distortion to the sound
- FM and touch FM controls for timbal variation
- mono out for use with guitar amps
- sine, sawtooth, square, and custom (SampleWiz) wave options
- attack and release controls
- synthesis body control
- lowpass filter with resonance
- stereo delay
- reverb
- MIDI output with polyphonic note bending and multiple configuration options to allow compatibility with a wide range of hardware and software synthesizers
- performance menu lets you make your own custom menu so all the controls you need are always right at your fingertips
- 40 presets carefully selected by Jordan Rudess, including patches from Jordan’s personal sound library
The app is priced at $9.99.
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