Intergating hardware to control software plugins and audio software is probably the next big step forward for the music industry. Propellerhead have an interesting approach to make this a reality.
ROLI's Blocks make excellent holiday gifts, but they're powerful and fun to use all year round. Here's a quick guide to setting up and connecting them to get you started.
Word on the rumour mill is that Akai Pro are about to release a brand new Ableton Live hardware controller which looks like a cross between MPC Live, an APC and an Ableton Push.
Announced back in October 2018, this hardware controller with touch-sensitive motorized faders for under $499, the new 2nd-generation Icon Pro Audio QCon Pro G2 is now shipping!
The ContinuuMini is a smaller and more affordable version of Haken Audio's Continuum. Loopop loved the original, and here, he road tests its smaller sibling to find out what it has to offer.
NI's brand new family of Traktor controllers come with a raft of new features as well as the new Traktor 3 software. And the S2 will even natively connect to iOS devices. Hollin Jones went for a spin.
Fresh off the press is this Kickstarter for State of the Loop. This external hardware controller is the first of its kind to interface directly with Ableton Live's Looper device, ideal for performers.
MIDI keyboards are a studio staple, but there's so much more out there than boring black boxes. Here are 5 MIDI keyboard controllers with a range of talents. Which one catches your eye?
If you're in the market for a hardware controller with touch-sensitive motorized faders for under £450 the new 2nd-generation Icon Pro Audio QCon Pro G2 should be on your shopping list.
The app that turns your Mac trackpad into a MIDI controller just got an upgrade that adds more power features and flexibility when controlling your music software, and even Adobe Lightroom.
Described as a next-generation sequencer, Generator from Analogue Solutions is a powerful, compact step sequencer as at home in a modular synth setup as it is connected to a DAW.
If you're looking for a portable RGB pad controller for triggering loops in any DAW and/or integrating as an external controller for Studio One then the new ATOM could be the element you need.
We can hardly believe the ultra-portable and slim nano controllers from Korg were first released in 2008. Ten years on and Korg have announced two new color models for the Nano Key, Kontrol and Pad.
Arturia have unveiled the latest generation of their popular KeyLab MIDI controller line. MKII features CV ins and outs, plenty of knobs, faders, 16 RGB backlit pads, 2 chord modes and much more.
The theremin sound and instrument is taking a big step forward with this evolutionary new instrument, Theresyn, that combines the theremin with an anlog synthesizer and new ways to trigger sounds.
We've not seen anything quite like this new digital instrument with an analog interface from Chair.Audio. Their mission is to make sounds tangible and add an organic element to electronic instruments.