Making Max for Live Devices work on Push and Push 3 standalone
With Ableton Push 3, Max for Live effects, instruments, sequencers, and other tools can work on standalone hardware - even...
Gear
What MIDI Thru really means – and how can it help keep your gear in sync
MIDI starts with the obvious - in and out, easily understood. But then it throws us this curveball of a...
Roland unveils GAIA 2 hybrid polysynth with Model Expansion support
Here's a product name I didn't expect to come back: it's the Roland GAIA 2. But despite the name and...
Using Ableton Push 3 to work with hardware, play live, and capture ideas
The excellent Nadia Struiwigh has taken out time from her busy production and live touring schedule to break down how...
Moog Music layoffs provoke dismay in synth community
Several reports have confirmed steep layoffs this week at Moog Music's Asheville, NC headquarters, shortly following an acquisition by InMusic...
3rd Wave, wavetable synth beast, does MPE and is now in desktop form
Groove Synthesis, the instrument maker founded by veterans of Sequential and Oberheim, has taken their massive 24-voice wavetable synth and...
The greatest hits of Electro-Harmonix are now in pico-sized pedals: NYC Series
What could make pedals irresistible again? New York-based, independent Electro-Harmonix is squeezing their greatest hits and multi-functionality into 9 baby...
Arturia’s PolyBrute flagship just got a massive 3.0 firmware update
Arturia has a big update for their flagship polysynth, the PolyBrute. V3 adds 7 types of distortion, expanded effects routing...
What the future of the NUC platform means for Ableton Push standalone
One of the big features of Ableton Push is its standalone mode and upgradeability, enabled by the Intel-developed NUC platform....
NI has new Kontrol S-Series MK3 keyboards with polyphonic aftertouch
Native Instruments has updated their Kontrol S-Series with a single big glass screen, redesigned buttons, and one big new feature...
