Audiophil – ‘Hope’

Sunday Synth Jam: Reader Nico Steckhan shared this music video, based on a live acoustic glitchtronica performance by Audiophil, Hope. The track is built around a core of guitar, vocals and cajon, but also makes subtle use of Native Instruments Maschine, Korg MicroKorg and even musical saw to create an original blend of acoustic and electronic sounds. . 

Native Instruments Intros Maschine MKII

Native Instruments has introduced Maschine MKII, the next generation of its hardware/software beatmaking workstation. Here’s what’s new with Maschine MKII: Each one of the 16 touch-pads can be assigned a different color to easily separate and identify sounds, patterns, groups, and scenes. With the new Maschine, you can timestretch and pitch shift your samples directly… Read More Native Instruments Intros Maschine MKII

Native Instruments Slashes Prices On Maschine, Maschine Mikro

Native Instruments has announced that it’s slashing the price of both Maschine & Maschine Mikro. Through August 31st, 2012, Maschine is available for 399 $/€, and Maschine Mikro for 249 $/€. Maschine – The hardware controller that combines the flexibility of computer-based music production with the ease of a groove box into one powerful creative tool. Until August 31st,… Read More Native Instruments Slashes Prices On Maschine, Maschine Mikro

Native Instruments Maschine Update On The Way – Here’s What’s New

Native Instruments has announced an update to Maschine, version 1.8. Here’s what’s new in Maschine 1.8: Offline time stretching and pitch shifting feature Transient Master Tape and Tube Saturators Save group with samples feature Improved handling of missing samples Revised select page (hardware) with access to note length Quick select events of a sound in a… Read More Native Instruments Maschine Update On The Way – Here’s What’s New