At Musikmesse 2016, Alpha Piano introduced the MPiano – a futuristic touch-sensitive keyboard. The “M” stands for ‘mechatronic’ piano. Beneath each key is an adjustable actuator that makes the resistance and thereby the perceived weight of the keys adjustable. This means it can have the ‘feel’ of a concert grand, an organ or synth keyboard, depending on your… Read More Alpha Piano MPiano At Musikmesse 2016
These videos, via Alex Pleninger, offer a sneak preview a new Polivoks synthesizer. The first video, above, captures a demo of one of the first of the new Polivoks synths.
At Superbooth 16, Rossum Electro-Music introduced the Assimil8or 8-channel sampler for Eurorack modular synthesizers. The Assimil8or is currently under development, so creator Dave Rossum was offering sneak preview at Superbooth:
The Arturia MatrixBrute analog synthesizer, introduced at the 2016 NAMM Show, is a work in progress. But Arturia is offering a sneak preview of the MatrixBrute synthesizer at Superbooth 16 and Musikmesse 2016. Here are a few hands-on demos, offering both an update on both the state of the MatrixBrute and a preview of the… Read More Arturia MatrixBrute Hands-On Demos
Grove Audio shared a preview of four high-density dotcom-style 5U modules. Together, along with their MIDI to CV converter, the four modules, above, pack two complete 5U synth voices into an 8 unit wide space:
Synthesist Peter Baumann has announced a new album, Machines Of Desire, his first album in decades. Baumann was a member of Tangerine Dream from 1971 to 1977, the group’s most important period, for many fans. In addition to his work with Tangerine Dream, Baumann produced records by Conrad Schnitzler, Cluster and Hans-Joachim Roedelius;, released several successful solo… Read More Tangerine Dream’s Peter Baumann Announces New Album, Machines Of Desire
This video, via Oren Levy, is a quick demo of The Quill wireless MIDI controller by Tabor.
Mouse on Mars has introduced Fluxpad – a sample based groovebox/workstation with a unique approach to sequencing. It’s developed by Mouse on Mars’ Andi Toma & Jan St. Werner, with developer Jan T V Falkenstein. In Fluxpad you “paint“ in your music with your finger, which leads to completely different results than a traditional sequencer… Read More Mouse On Mars Intros Fluxpad (Sneak Preview)
Low-Gain Electronics today shared this video overview of the 2-Bit Binary Sequencer Module. Here’s what they have to say about the module:
Developer Jonathan Mackenzie shared this sneak preview of scriptSONIC – a programmable musical instrument for the iPad. According to Mackenzie, scriptSONIC combines the open-ended creative power of a programming language with the expressiveness of a touch-screen.
