Maschine and MIDI Designer Duet
Dan Rosenstark, founder of MIDI Designer, plays a duet with Native Instruments Maschine and MIDI Designer. This video highlights MIDI Designer 1.4.2′s new position-sensitive drumpads and absurdly-low latency.
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MIDI Designer (http://midiDesigner.com) is a professional MIDI controller for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch. Design your perfect MIDI control surface right on your device. MIDI Designer is used by professional musicians, DJs, sound engineers, lighting engineers, and robotics experts.
In The Studio With Koushion: Moog, Ableton, And More
Koushion is a MIDI Step Sequencer iPad app that allows you to easily program drum patterns, melodies, and more using your existing hardware synthesizers, softsynths, samples, and other electronic music gear. In this video we use Koushion to sequence a variety of Moog analog synths, the Moog Guitar’s filter, and soft synths in Ableton Live. Look for Koushion in the Apple App Store.
Anushri Drum Tweaking
Mutable Instruments latest analog DIY synth Anushri. Tweaking the digital drum sounds with a Doepfer Pocket Control sending Midi CC.
INSTRUMENT 1 – upcoming MIDI controller / musical instrument for iOS
Artiphon has announce the INSTRUMENT 1 – an upcoming MIDI controller that they describe as ‘the most advanced musical instrument for iOS. INSTRUMENT 1 is controller that’s compatible with CoreMIDI iOS apps and designed to be a professional quality instrument. The body of the INSTRUMENT 1 is inspired by the forms of traditional stringed instruments and is cut from ‘heirloom-quality’ hardwood. It can be held in multiple familiar positions–from guitar and fiddle to lap steel and upright bass.
Artiphon INSTRUMENT 1 Specifications:
- Compatible with any CoreMIDI-enabled iOS app and thousands of audio apps.
- Patent-pending force-sensitive interface with six virtual frets and strings, and a strum section inspired by single-coil guitar pickups.
- Accommodates five playing positions: guitar, mandolin, bass, violin, & lap steel.
- High-quality onboard connections for headphones, microphone, ¼-inch stereo instrument cable, and MIDI in/out, and USB.
- Controls for volume, instrument modes, and octave switching.
- Rechargeable internal battery and 12v power input.
- Integrated stereo speakers and a 30-watt, class-D amplifier.
- Advanced control of multi-track recording apps including GarageBand, Pro Tools, and more.
- Body carved of specialty hardwoods and bamboo from sustainable sources.
- Designed and hand-built in Nashville, TN.
“We designed the INSTRUMENT 1 as a hybrid of pro-level components, ergonomic accessibility, and traditional instrument manufacturing techniques,” says Artiphon founder Mike Butera. “It’s been two years in the making and is unlike anything else on the market. We can’t wait to see all the ways musicians put it to work in their creative processes.”
Note: The images shown here are based on an INSTRUMENT 1 prototype. The final prototype is nearly complete and production of the first units is planned for early 2013.
Price and Availability:
Artiphon will begin taking pre-orders for the INSTRUMENT 1 in the first quarter of 2013, at a price point under $1000.
Tutorial: How to Stretch Midi Notes in Ableton Live
Here’s a quick tip on how to use Ableton’s stretch midi notes feature. It’s a super useful technique for changing the duration of a set of midi notes.
Music made with AfroDJMac’s Wind Chimes Synths: http://bit.ly/windchimesynth
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FL Studio | Advanced Fruity Envelope Controller Techniques
Get the project here – http://goo.gl/s9hFG a detailed tutorial here – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4oueAwfdMUo
The Fruity Envelope Controller allows you to link any target, plugin or FL Studio, to a range of envelopes that can be triggered from a MIDI keyboard or other controller. Perfect for live performance based automation or those cases where a plugin doesn’t have enough of its own internal controllers.
TabStrummer MIDI Controller demo
This is a programmable midi controller that can be connected to your music software or a midi sound shield can be added and be completly stand alone.
More informations at; www.tabstrummer.com
QuNexus CV/MIDI Routing and Conversion Examples
QuNexus Kickstarter Update #2
In this video we demonstrate a handful of CV/MIDI routings and conversions.
Jordan Rudess plays iRig KEYS
Now shipping! http://www.irigkeys.com for more information
Watch keyboard wizard Jordan Rudess of Dream Theater use iRig KEYS, iGrand Piano for iPad, and his own apps on multiple iOS devices!
The universal portable keyboard
iRig KEYS is the first ultra-slim and highly portable universal MIDI controller keyboard for iPhone, iPod touch, iPad and Mac/PC. iRig KEYS connects directly to the iOS device 30 pin dock connector or the USB port on your Mac/PC. It features 37 velocity-sensitive mini-keys — 3 full octave range plus one note, taking a minimal space on your desktop and can easily fit in a backpack or a carry-on bag.
iRig KEYS is Core MIDI and USB class compliant for a true plug-and-play experience both with iOS devices or Mac/PC, with no additional app, software or drivers to be installed to have it go and running. For total mobility, iRig KEYS is also an ultra-low power consumption unit.
iGrand Piano is the first concert-quality piano app, offering 18 gorgeous sounding, true-stereo, multisampled pianos, with fidelity that rivals the best professional piano instruments for Mac and PC, and a low-latency response that makes it feel like you’re playing a real piano.
Sonic Logic Demo on Ableton Live
Sonic Logic is a modular MIDI controller for iPad, it allows you to make a MIDI setup live from your iPad and control an external DAW with it (like Ableton, Traktor, Logic Pro etc…)
It will be available in late November.
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