Korg has released a new iteration of the KAOSS Pad called the KAOSS Replay, which features 16 velocity-sensitive sample pads, DJ-style group faders and cue points, plus a built-in audio interface, making it truly standalone. The KAOSS Replay is designed to provide musicians, performers, and producers with signature KAOSS Pad…
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Bright Sparks Documentary Is Now Free on Youtube
Gforce Software (M-Tron, anyone?) have released their previously paid-for feature documentary, Bright Sparks, on Youtube, for free. Eight Sound Pioneers Released to critical acclaim in December 2015 and created to compliment the I Monster album of the same name, Bright Sparks documents the stories of eight musical instrument pioneers, – Robert Moog (Moog),…
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Qu-Bit Data Bender – The Sound Of Malfunction
In his 1996 book, “A Year With Swollen Appendices”, Brian Eno wrote something that still resonates with me: “Whatever you now find weird, ugly, uncomfortable and nasty about a new medium will surely become its signature. CD distortion, the jitteriness of digital video, the crap sound of 8-bit — all…
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Erica Synths SYNTRX, The Synthi AKS For Modern Times You Can Buy… NOW!
Erica Synths is one of those companies we really admire. Not only they make great, solid products, but over the years they kept growing keeping a healthy balance between production, sustainability and work ethos (see our recent post about FENESTRA). Last but not least, they don’t rely on rumours or…
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Audio Damage Enso – The Creative Looper Plugin for Mac, Pc and iOS
Audio Damage, one of our favorite software developers (especially when it comes to plugins with a kick!) is proud to announce the immediate availability (and a special introductory price) of Enso, its latest plugin effect for Mac, PC and iOS. The company describes Enso as an architecturally unique and sonically…
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Free Sampled Vintage Typewriter – Anything Can Be Music!
Anything can be music. The guys at Wavesfactory (see our good old Trackspacer review) seem to agree – here’s why they created Typewriter, a Kontakt sample instrument featuring a Royal vintage typewriter. After all, if people like Brian Eno, Max Richter, Matthew Herbert, Thomas Dolby (just to name a few) used…