What’s The Best New Gear Of Musikmesse 2013?

This year’s Musikmesse was the best in many years, with all kinds of interesting introductions for electronic musicians. Some highlights include the Nord Lead 4,  the unusual Dualo du-touch ß controller, the Bass Station II, the BOSS RC-505 Tabletop Loop Station, new Jomox Eurorack drum modules, the MFB Tanzbär Drumcomputer, and the Korg Volca line of analog synths. What… Read More What’s The Best New Gear Of Musikmesse 2013?

Nord Announces Drum 2, Nord Pad At Musikmesse

Nord is announcing several new instruments this week at the Frankfurt Musikmesse (April 10-13th), including the Nord Drum 2 and the Nord Pad. The Nord Drum 2 is a 6-channel Modeling Percussion Synthesizer.  The Nord Drum 2 sound engine features Resonance modeling, Subtractive and FM-synthesis in addition to a comprehensive Noise section with High-Pass, Low-pass… Read More Nord Announces Drum 2, Nord Pad At Musikmesse

Musikmesse 2013 Is Coming April 10th – What Gear Do You Want To See Introduced?

Musikmesse 2013 – the ‘international fair for musical instruments, sheet music, music production and music business connections’ – is happening this week, April 10-13, in Frankfurt. There have already been a lot of announcements for electronic music gear being introduced at Musikmesse, including: A new version of Doepfer’s MAQ sequencer; The Nord Lead 4; A desktop… Read More Musikmesse 2013 Is Coming April 10th – What Gear Do You Want To See Introduced?