Ableton have released Grain Scanner, a new 10-voice polyphonic granular Max for Live synth. Developed by Amazing Noises, the company behind the fabulous Creative Extensions Max for Live pack, Grain Scanner offers powerful granular sound design potential with an interface reminiscent of Ableton Co-founder Robert
Apple’s macOS 10.15 Catalina update is due to arrive in October, and despite being packed full exciting interface and functionality enhancements, the underlying framework alterations can adversely affect compatibility with (and thus negate your ability to use) the music production software and hardware that you
We recently got our hands on the Volca Nubass, the newest in Korg’s Volca series of synthesisers and drum machines. Videos first emerged earlier this year at Superbooth 2019 – and since then we’ve been anxiously awaiting its arrival. The Volca Nubass will certainly pique
We generally think of synthesisers as being either monophonic or polyphonic, but there’s far more to this saga than you may have imagined. Marc Doty from Automatic Gainsay explains how even the term paraphonic is often improperly employed and we may need to extend our
You’d be forgiven for thinking that the Native Instruments Komplete Kontrol M32 is a 32 mini-key version of the Komplete Kontrol A-series keyboards because that’s exactly what it is. With its identical features, this controller mirrors all aspects of the Komplete Kontrol A-series, minus the
Whether they’re a gear nerd or a gear noob, the type of gear an artist uses has a huge impact on their signature sound. In this regular series called My Gear, Noisegate picks the brains of exciting and diverse artists for a behind-the-scenes scoop on
Since the launch of their A100 modular synth in the mid-’90s, Doepfer has been quietly adding modules to the system; some fairly simple, others wonderfully obscure, and now they have just globally announced the availability of: A-111-4 Quad VCO A-105-4 Quad Poly SSI VCF A-132-8
It’s taken three years in the making, and finally, Apple’s recent Watch models allow you to control MIDI gear by remotely playing, stop recording, and rewinding your DAW from your watch. The app MidiWrist will allow you to wirelessly control synthesisers and other MIDI-controllable sound
MODAL Electronics has just announced the appointment of CMI Music & Audio as their Australian distributor. This is awesome news for those who’ve been following the progress of MODAL, and we’re super excited to get our hands on MODAL’s innovative SKULPT and the new CRAFT Synth
From Teenage Engineering, Korg, Arturia and Behringer showcasing a range of synthesisers and modular gear, to Akai’s FORCE being heralded as a replacement for the laptop and DAW – NAMM 2019 had it all. Here’s a choice collection of new synths, controllers and gear we expect