A demo of Josh Boughey’s Stribe, a DIY 8-channel multi-touch controller for music or video software. Description: The Stribe is designed to be used in conjunction with a monome 40h or as a stand-alone instrument. By combining these interfaces with suitable software I hope to add a continuous control element to the electronic musician’s software… Read More The Stribe
NAMM Update: Akai Professional announced the availability of its new USB/MIDI performance controller: the MPK49. The MPK49 combines a 49-key, semi-weighted, aftertouch-equipped keyboard with 12 genuine MPC drum pads, complete with the popular MPC Note Repeat function and Swing parameters found in the iconic MPC family. Forty-eight total pads are accessible via four pad banks.… Read More Akai Professional Ships MPK49 Performance USB Keyboard
Behringer has introduced the new B-Control Fader BCF2000-WH, a white version of its popular fader control surface. Features: Eight 100mm motorized faders Eight rotary/push encoders with LED value indicator rings Four encoder groups for up to 32 rotary/push controls 20 assignable push buttons External footswitch and expression pedal input jacks 32 recallable presets LED display… Read More Behringer Intros Mac-Styled B-Control Fader Control Surface
NAMM Update: CME has announced that it’s now shipping its new line of master keyboards. The UF 50/60/70/80 range from 49 to 88 keys with semi-weighted and hammer action weighted keys and feature a wireless MIDI system and optional multifunctional expansion board. Based on a quick view, the new line looks to be built like… Read More CME Shipping UF Wireless Master Keyboards
Frontier Design Group has added Adobe’s Audition 2.0 to the list of applications that support its AlphaTrack controller, including Digidesign’s ProTools, Cakewalk’s SONAR, Steinberg’s Cubase SX/SL and Nuendo and Cubase 4 (including Studio 4), Apple’s Final Cut Pro and Soundtrack Pro, Propellerhead’s Reason, and MOTU’s Digital Performer. AlphaTrack is a compact controller for DAW mixing… Read More AlphaTrack Controller Gets Adobe Audition 2.0 Support
If you’ve seen images of Monolake performing, you may have wondered about the unique instrument he uses, the Monodeck II: In this video, Monolake jams with the Monodeck II: Monolake, aka Robert Henke, uses a custom MIDI controller, along with Max, to control Ableton Live. He calls the Monodeck II “an industrial grade prototype.” Here’s… Read More Monolake’s Awesome Monodeck
M-Audio has announce that its X-Session Pro MIDI controller now ships with Torq LE software, a streamlined version of the company’s popular Torq software for DJs. Torq LE software includes many of the same features as the Torq application that is revolutionizing the world of digital DJing. Torq LE lets users mix digital audio files—including… Read More M-Audio X-Session Pro DJ Controller Now Includes Torq LE Software
EDIT is a new hardware controller from WK Audio, designed for Steinberg’s Nuendo Media Production System. EDIT is designed for Nuendo users who need a compact, professional control surface focused on edit work and multitrack recording, rather than a complete mixing desk. Derived from the popular ID Controller, EDIT shares an almost identical layout and… Read More WK Audio Introduces EDIT DAW Controller
The new Ztar Z7-S master MIDI guitar controller from Starr Labs offers guitarists high-speed MIDI control. The Ztar differs from other guitar synths by having a glitch-free, 6-string x 24-fret touch-sensitive keyboard that’s ideal for playing synthesizers. The Z7S fingerboard is fully polyphonic, meaning it can play more than one-note-per-string can be played simultaneously. The… Read More Ztar Z7-S Master MIDI Guitar Controller Lets Guitarists Synth Out
Musikmesse 2007: Jerash Labs showed an innovative new MIDI controller design, the Mawzer Modular MIDI Controller. The Mawzer Modular MIDI Controller is a modular controller that lets you create your own custom MIDI controller from a set of five types of control units.
