Lights? Check. MIDI? Check? MPC pads? Check. Studio and live performance Ableton Live controller you won't be able to keep your hands off? GW Childs finds out in our in-depth review.
We've been waiting for the theremin concept to evolve. And Naonext's Crystall Ball aims to bring motion and pad control to your studio or DJ set. Is this the future for music controllers?
With the recent updates for the Panorama P4 including full support for Logic Pro X and Bitwig Studio, Mo Volans puts Nektar's 49-key controller through its paces.
Rishabh Rajan is a prolific controllerist these days. Armed with a MIDI Fighter Twister, he performs a mini-mashup of Katy Perry tunes and shows how to create any mashup using grid based controller.
It's unusual to see a press release arrive after we've reviewed the same gear, but this is the case for Arturia's wonderful new sequencer/controller. Here's what Arturia have to say about BeatStep.
Are you in the market for a compact MIDI controller with a built-in step sequencer and a few tricks up its sleeve, at a budget price? The Arturia BeatStep may fit the bill. (Watch the video demo too).
Let go of your mouse! That's the message from music hardware developers, and now the biggest software developers too, as Rob Papen's unveils his vision of a new synth controller: RP-Control.
The AirTurn BT-105 is a wireless pedal controllers. Designed to turn that sheet music page hands-free, the folks at AirTurn have come up with 10 more ways it'll change your musical life.
Ableton Trainer, Rishabh Rajan is back with a cover of a tune from the Frozen soundtrack, Let if Go. Download the Ableton session & watch the music video with Push and Novation Launchpad featured.
m.phase is a real head-turner of an app. While other DAW controllers focus on cramming as many buttons and faders onto the iPad screen, m.phase is clear, uncluttered and simple to use.
These days music Controllers come in all shapes and sizes. To celebrate the weird and wonderful ways of controlling music software, Keith Crusher picks 5 innovative and unusual MIDI controllers.
If you've not seen AlphaSphere in action, then you need to visit this site more often ;-) This innovative MIDI performance controller has been given a boost with the release of 1.3 for its software.
Livid Instruments are one of the first controller companies to offer full native integration with Bitwig Studio. And if you don't have a Livid controller or Bitwig, there's bundles to be had!
There's more portable music hardware available than ever before. If you own a Korg Volca or TR-8, likelihood is you'll want to hook it up to Ableton Live. Noah Pred shows how using racks.
Now that Musikmesse 2014 has come to and end, we at AskAudioMag.com wanted to share the standout hardware & software news from the show...Here's five that might have snuck under the radar.
Bitwig Studio hasn't been released and there's already controller support for it. Nektar take "support" a step further with their Panorama series. We're talking "integration"! Watch this video now.
Aside from Logic Pro X and Bitwig integration with their Panorama range (we have a video demo to share soon), Nektar have been busy at Musikmesse 2014 unveiling their Impact LX25 and LX61 keyboards.
M-Audio's Oxygen range of keyboards are a mainstay of many a production studio setup. So, how do you go about making a popular series better? Velocity sensitive trigger pads might do it!
Akai Pro, one of the leading performance controller manufacturers have introduced their new Ableton Live controllers for the musician, composer, and mobile performer: APC40 II, APC Key 25 & APC Mini.
This week is a BIG one. Musikmesse is ramping up and AskAudioMag will be there to find out all the news. But, before we could even board the plane, Nektar have announced Logic Pro X integration!
Seems like 'modular' is the buzz word of 2014. And, it's encouraging to see interface designers like Palette embracing the idea with their modular take on your next computer interaction controller.