Category: Gear

Music Industry Question and Answer Session – Pensado’s Place #120

Dave and Herb host an in-depth industry Q&A Session on the 120th episode of Pensado’s Place! [Pensado’s Place]


iPro.DJSampler ‘The Coolest Music App For The iPad’

iThirtySeven has released  iPro.DJSampler – a creative music sampler that they call ‘the coolest music app for the iPad’. Features: XY pad with ability to control & hold effects settings as well as dry/wet slider to set effect amount. 16 Trigger Pads that trigger audio samples, with sample names displayed underneath. They illuminate while each…


Noatikl 2 Mobile Brings Generative + Aleatoric + Stochastic + Algorithmic Composition To iOS

Intermorphic has released Noatikl 2 Mobile – an iOS version of the generative music software. Noatikl 2 is the evolution of the SSEYO Koan Generative Music system, used in the 90s by Brian Eno and othersl. To generate its MIDI music notes and controller information Noatikl uses generative / aleatoric / stochastic / algorithmic music techniques…


Building A Live EDM Set

For those of you who don’t get the DJ/EDM culture, here’s a great video where Four Tet explains how he builds his live set. Unlike many DJs who have a more or less canned set, Four Tet’s set is very live and organic, as you’ll see. Many musicians don’t see the artistry in EDM, but just…


Using The Leap Motion For Gestural Music Control With Geco (Tech Overview)

This video captures a tech overview by Geert Bevin of how the Leap Motion controller works and how it can be applied to music. The discussion is from GeekOut 2013, so the emphasis is on the technology, rather than performance. Bevin notes: I also demonstrate my Geco MIDI gesture controller application for Leap and a…


First Look – Roland Cube Micro GX, Cube Lite and Cube 20GX

The Micro GC, Cube Lite and Cube 20 GX new edition to the practice amp range we get an exclusive first look at them. [SonicState]


ConCon, The Controller Convention, Coming To LA July 19-21

CEPA (The Center for Electronic Performance and Art) and M.I.A. (Machine Inspired Art) are presenting ConCon – The Controller Convention, July 19-21 at M.I.A. Gallery, in downtown Los Angeles.ConCon features workshops, demos and discussions during the day, and performances at night: Workshops featuring Roland, Korg, Native Instruments, Abelton, Livid Instruments, Numark and many others, on…


Logic Pro Tutorial: Creative Quantization Using the EXS24 Sampler w/ Shadetek

Dubspot instructor and course designer Matt Shadetek demonstrates Logic Pro 9’s ‘Convert to new Sample Track’ function with the EXS24 sampler. He also shares tips and tricks for chopping and manipulating samples using one of his current remix projects. In this video we’ll look at one of my favorite features added to Logic in version…


Extremely Powerful’ MIDI Step Sequencer, Thesys, Now Available For iPad

Sugar Bytes has released Thesys – an iPad version of their ‘extremely powerful and intuitive’ MIDI step sequencer app. Thesys provides a versatile palette of performance options, which can be triggered right from your MIDI keyboard: you can transpose, manipulate, twist up, mutate, and mangle patterns without needing to touch your iPad. You can use…


Reason 405: Twisted Sound Design – 11. Diverse Oscillator Setups

In this sound design course, Mo has prepared a rack full of awesome instruments and FX to unleash the power of Reason’s amazing synths (think Thor and Scream 4, The Echo and Kong…) You’ll be blown away by what Dr. OctoRex can do when the good Doctor’s envelopes filters and LFOs are tweaked and infused…