Musikmesse: The new Xone:1D is a dedicated MIDI controller connected and powered via USB, which can be used to control leading DJ software such as Ableton Live and Traktor3. As well as the USB connection, the Xone:1D has 5-pin DIN MIDI sockets for connection to other MIDI-enabled devices, and features 4 60mm linear faders, 8… Read More Allen & Heath Adds XONE:1D to MIDI Control Family
Stijn Schiffeleers and Greg Zifcak have created Beat Blocks, a tangible interface for a rhythm sequencer. The user is able to create and manipulate an 8-track drum loop (4 tracks in the featured prototype) on the fly by physically re-arranging blocks within a matrix. Each block is actually a sub-sequence identified by a patterning scheme.… Read More Beat Blocks Offer New Way To Control Music
Musikmesse: JazzMutant has introduced the first multitouch sensor control surface, dedicated to DAW control designed for Cubase, Sonar, Logic Pro, Nuendo, and Pyramix. JazzMutant has partnered with leading software companies, such as Steinberg, Cakewalk and Apple, to redefine the interaction between Digital Audio Workstations and the user. This laptop-sized control surface has been designed with… Read More JazzMutant Intros Dexter Multitouch Sensor DAW Control Surface
Musikmesse: Mackie today announced the Mackie Control Pro control surface series, the next generation of the Mackie Control Universal line of controllers. Comprising Mackie Control Universal Pro, Mackie Control Extender Pro and Mackie Control C4 Pro, the series provides a complete feature set and software compatibility. Mackie Control Pro series controllers are designed to seamlessly… Read More Musikmesse: Mackie Unveils Next-Generation Mackie Control Pro Series
Alien Apparatus has announced the availability of Solo Performer Show Controller version 3.5. The new version 3.5 is now a Universal Binary application that runs natively on the new Intel Macs. While the older releases could run on Intel Macs under Rosetta emulation, the new version takes advantage of the speed of the new processors… Read More Alien Apparatus Releases Solo Performer Show Controller As Universal Binary
Alternate Mode has introduced a new addition to their line of percussion MIDI controllers, the world’s first MIDI Steel Drum Percussion Controller, the PanKat. The panKAT consists of 30 playing pads in a standard C pan format. Borrowing from the feature set of the malletKAT Pro, the panKAT offers a rich MIDI implementation, with total… Read More World’s First MIDI Steel Drum Percussion Controller
You’re probably wondering why we’ve got a giant glossy photo of a guitar splashed cross the pages of Synthtopia. We don’t look at it as a guitar, though, because it’s the Carvin NS1 Nylon Synth Access guitar. The NS1 Nylon Synth Access guitar combines the attributes of a nylon string acoustic with the power of… Read More Carvin Intros NS1 Nylon Synth Access Guitar
Winter NAMM Show: Numark introduced the DMC2 Rack Mount DJ Software Controller. The DMC2 is Numark’s top-of-the-line professional DJ software controller, featuring a ruggedly-constructed metal frame that can be used in a 3U rack-mount setting or as a tabletop unit. The unit lets mobile DJs who are comfortable with rack consoles to add the power… Read More Numark Debuts The DMC2 Rackmount DJ Software Controller
Winter NAMM: Numark introduced the Total Control DJ software controller. Numark calls Total Control “the missing link for software DJs”. Total Control’s interface is similar to popular Numark crossfader and jog-wheel-based mixing stations like the iDJ² and NuVJ. Total Control’s 31 buttons, 20 knobs and 5 faders send MIDI data from the controller to your… Read More Numark Introduces Total Control DJ Software Controller
One of the coolest things we saw at the NAMM Show this year was a new MIDI controller introduced by C-Thru Music, the bizarre AXiS-64 MIDI controller. Designer Peter Davies threw out preconceptions of what a music keyboard should be and designed a layout based on the Harmonic Table. According to C-Thru Musiic, the arrangement… Read More Video: Hands On With The New Axis MIDI Controller
