Tag: Jordan Rudess

Geo Synthesizer For iOS – Demo & Details

Wizdom Music has introduced Geo Synthesizer – a new software synthesizer and MIDI controller for iOS, available now in the App Store for $10.49. Geo Synthesizer is a collaboration between Wizdom Music’s Jordan Rudess,  Kevin Chartier (MorphWiz, SampleWiz) and Rob Fielding (Mugician). Geo Synthesizer is intended to be an ‘expressive musical instrument specifically created for a multitouch surface’. Some of… Read More Geo Synthesizer For iOS – Demo & Details

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The Hyperkeys 3-Dimensional Musical Keyboard – The ‘Lamborghini Of Keyboards’

Reader Jeff Tripp sent word of his Hyperkeys 3-Dimensional Musical Keyboard. Its keys move in-and-out as well as up-and-down. It tracks both z-axis position and the force on a key when down on a fully polyphonic basis. The Hyperkeys can drive any MIDI synth, soft or hard, using its physical MIDI interface or MIDI over USB.… Read More The Hyperkeys 3-Dimensional Musical Keyboard – The ‘Lamborghini Of Keyboards’

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The Continuum Meets SampleWiz Via MIDI (Or How To Use A $5000 Controller To Play A $10 App)

Synthesist Richard Lainhart, who’s also Jordan Rudess‘s ‘technical guru’, demonstrates how a controller like the Haken Continuum can be used to control the upcoming version of SampleWiz. Using the Continuum allows for polyphonic control of Samplewiz along three axes (left to right, forward and back, and pressure). The video demonstrates the value of building on… Read More The Continuum Meets SampleWiz Via MIDI (Or How To Use A $5000 Controller To Play A $10 App)

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