The Christmas & Winter Holidays are fast upon us. Whether you're thinking of a gift for a music making friend/relative or for yourself, here's 15 music gifts bound to improve the festive cheer.
Well, we were waiting until the official embargo wil be lifted (1st October) to tell you all about the exciting new product from Novation'¦ but someone has been click-happy on Instagram...
'Starting something is one of the hardest things to do; to create something from nothing.' So Novation tell us. But what solution do Novation have up their sleeve?
The Launchpad Pro is a worthy successor to the Novation Launchpad. And,with an open firmware/API environment, its more customisable with the help of hackers and devs, like Stagecraft Software.
The Launchpad became THE controller for Ableton Live. Now the Novation Launchpad Pro aims to become THE grid instrument for expressive performance in Live & other DAWs. Hollin Jones follows the lights
Good news for those wanting to use a Launch Control / Launch Control XL to control external hardware. Novation recently released a firmware update which lets you do just that. This video shows how.
This summer, black is the new... black! Arturia's KeyLab 49 and KeyLab 61 MIDI controller keyboards are now available in, you guessed it, black. They come bundled with Analog Lab and more software!
So you want a new keyboard to control your synth but can't decide how many octaves you want? No problem. Now you can 3D print your own controller keyboard, modular-style.
Novation's Launchpad is an iconic music controller for Ableton Live and other hardware and software. We talk to Olly Burke, product manager, on how the Launchpad Pro was created & designed on video.
When it comes to expressive and interesting musical performance MIDI controllers, the LinnStrument (yes, designed by Roger Linn) is in a league of its own. Here's a lovely video of it in action.
What do you call a MIDI controller keyboard that can maps seamlessly with 3rd-party plug-ins and makes controlling them more intuitive and easier? Intelligent? Smart? Or simply the Akai Advance?
Good news for NI Komplete 2 through 9 users. If you purchase a Komplete Kontrol S-Series keyboard you be inline for a free update to Komplete 10, including Rounds, Polyplex, Definitive Piano & more.
The guys at Nektar like to refer to the Panorama as a DAW controller with deep integration. They're not wrong! The Panorama P4 is even smarter when it comes to controlling two DAWs.
Mobile devices, for most of us, haven't replaced our desktop/laptop DAWs, but they can still be useful tools to help us control them. Andy Bowen highlights 10 of his favorite DAW controller apps.
Nektar Panorama keyboard controllers just got a big upgrade including further integration with Cubase and a new plugin mapping engine too. Lots to like!
Following up on our news story detailing the new handmade DJ controller, Versus from Magda & NYMA, here's a video showing Versus in action with the creators talking about the concept.
Are you distracted by too many choices when it comes to mapping your MIDI controller to your DAW? Exerting too much effort on non-musical tasks? Timo Preece explores auto and manual mapping in-depth.
Apple's new Force Touch trackpad features force sensors so you can click anywhere and receive haptic feedback wherever your finger is on the surface. So how could this be useful for music making?
Do you want to win a Novation Launchpad S and/or a Novation Launch Control XL? Of course you do! Good news: it's easy to enter... simply answer the question below.