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Arturia adds an 88-key option to its KeyLab Essential mk3 line of MIDI controllers
Arturia just announced the KeyLab Essential 88 mk3, a larger sibling to the previously-released Essential 49 and 61 MIDI keyboards. This piano-size keyboard includes semi-weighted keys, eight drum pads and contextual buttons for controlling plugins.
Ableton Live 12 can create MIDI riffs and has a new synth to play them
The latest version of Ableton's popular Live software has lots of new tools for would-be music makers. A new synth and some MIDI creation tools should help the creativity flow.
The Arturia KeyLab Essential mk3 is full-featured, eco-friendly and reasonably priced
The Arturia KeyLab Essential mk3 add a bigger screen and more control options.
Razzmatazz review: A delightful (and delightfully pink) drum machine
1010music's Razzmatazz is a playfully pink and deceptively powerful drum machine that fits in a pocket.
Akai reveals a bigger sibling for one of the best budget MIDI controllers
Akai has unveiled a new budget MIDI controller that packs more keys and controls than you'd expect for the price.
Archetype: Rabea is an all-in-one virtual guitar rig that’s also a synth
Neural DSP built its first guitar synth for Archetype: Rabea and basically nailed it.
Akai's third-gen MPK Mini Play keyboard offers a better feel and all-day battery life
Akai has unveiled a new version of its MPK Mini Play keyboard with a better key feel and enough battery life to jam all day.
Arturia's MiniLab MkII and software bundle is 25 percent off
You'll get the MIDI keyboard, Ableton Live Lite and much more for $99.
Haunting soft synth has a visualizer that stares back
Love Hultén has unveiled an art project soft synth with a visualizer that looks back at you — and you can buy one.
Artiphon's quirky Orba now lets you create musical 'selfies'
Artiphon has released an iOS app for the Orba musical instrument that lets you create musical "selfies" and videos.
Retrokits RK-008 is a robust MIDI sequencer disguised as a pocket calculator
Retrokits RK-008 is capable of controlling an entire live music rig, but looks like a pocket calculator.
Ableton Live 11: The biggest upgrades explained
Ableton Live 11 is partially about playing catchup and partially about looking to the future.
An unborn baby recorded an album through biosonic MIDI
Luca Yupanqui's parents turned her in-utero movements into MIDI data.
SSL's UF8 adds physical controls to your virtual music studio
Solid State Logic’s UF8 gives you immediate access to eight tracks in your DAW (digital audio workstation) of choice — be that Ableton, Pro Tools or Logic complete with high-resolution faders for controlling you volume levels.
Atom SQ review: An affordable and powerful companion for Studio One
PreSonus built the Atom SQ explicitly for its Studio One DAW, and it shows. The integration between the two is excellent. The price is right and the unique staggered layout bridges the gap between a traditional keyboard and a grid-based pad controller. But, if you don’t use Studio One, the Atom SQ probably doesn’t have a ton of appeal.
Artiphon Orba review: Much more than a musical fidget toy
Orba’s goal of lowering the barrier of entry to music creation is admirable. And it errs closer to a musical fidget toy than an intimidating and unusual instrument. But, those willing to push its limits will find surprising depth.
Korg goes for the sequencing crown with the modular-friendly SQ-64
Korg’s SQ-1 is a bit under appreciated. The Korg SQ-64 Poly Sequencer is basically attempting to be the king of all the CV sequencers. It has four 64-step tracks. The SQ-64 also expands on the playback variation you got the SQ-1 and injects some controlled chaos.
Equator2 is the next step in Roli's vision for expressive digital music
Roli is best known as the creator of the Seaboard, an exceptionally expressive (and very mushy) take on the classic keyboard synth. "We're realizing the world's first true flagship MPE synth engine: Equator2," said Roli CEO Roland Lamb in a statement. For the uninitiated, "MPE" refers to "MIDI Polyphonic Expression" a specification jointly developed by a handful of companies including Roli, Apple, MOOG and more that allow for certain synths and instruments to send more detailed note data to sound generators like, well, Equator2.
Ableton Live 11 is coming next year with MPE support
It was nearly five years between the release of Ableton Live 9 and Live 10. The biggest is definitely MPE support. The MPE curious can even dip their toes in with the $99 Orba from Artiphon, which doubles as a standalone instrument.
Roland's WM-1 turns your instruments into (MIDI) cord cutters
The WM-1 is a combination 2.4GHz and Bluetooth dongle you plug into your MIDI-compatible instrument that allows it to wirelessly communicate with other MIDI hardware.
