Everything new in Arturia MicroFreak 3 update, as a wild little synth gets deeper
It's cute and small, it's affordable, and now it's getting more packed into it, in collaboration with boutique maker Noise...
Peter Kirn
MIDI has a slick new brand identity, courtesy Pentagram, in time for 2.0
"MIDI" the word has become almost part of culture at large. But with MIDI 2.0 arriving, the MIDI Association decided...
1930s Soviet optical synthesis animation looks positively futuristic after 4K restoration
It's synthesis from paper - sounds crafted quite literally by hand, using drawn animation, then optically synthesized. But after this...
Watch a hacked DJ technique made with karaoke tapes, by Ōedo Technica
Vinyl? CDJ? Meh. Hand-mixing and "scratching" karaoke cassette tapes on hacked machines as a new form of strange pop music...
Those new Sequential Prophets just got desktop versions
If you want a premium synth and don't need the keyboard or want it to fit into a little less...
Strum is a mesmerizing new take on arpeggiators and performance – Max for Live
Able to roll through chords, make organic arpeggiations, and spin out hypnotic melodies, Strum looks like the most addictive Max...
Roland Verselab MV-1 combines drum machine, looper, melody, vocals
Roland's latest outgrowth from their shared hardware platform is a groove machine, song arrangement tool, and looper - one that...
How MPE can work on hardware synths: a look at Sequential OB-6, Prophet 6 updates
Chicken and egg problem, no more. MIDI Polyphonic Expression is now in commonly available controller hardware and software like Ableton...
Happy Jamuary – kick it off with this compact duo of MeeBlip and Zoom
When you feel like you're out of ideas, when you've obsessed over that edit and that knob, when your mood...
Take in an ultra-chilled live ambient set by Nairobi’s KMRU, and learn technique, too
Let's give New Year's Day one more try. Over three hours of live-streamed pristine ambient delicacy from rising star KMRU...
