Modular Routing Platform – Windows Rack Performer

Rack Performer – is a modular audio routing system that incorporates any audio signal and plugin routing with sample accuracy. It reminds a bit of the OS X tool Audulus , a bit of Audiobus  in iOs and VSTForx (all platforms). you may built memory and routing for FX, inputs, outputs, mixers and plugins in your machine – so rack performer is a host application that can also incorporate sequencers and other control tools. so it is a bit more like the pulsar/scope environment than a classic modular synth – audio environment may…

Franke Music (ex Waldorf): Stroke Machine Groovebox (iPad) incl melodic tracks

Franke Music.is Waldorfs long-time coder and member Wolfram Frank – he left the Waldorfians and now here’s the first release upcoming soon (not s.o.o.n.) – a Groovebox for 12 drum and melody tracks on iPad which looks very cool as a standalone performance step sequencer workstation for everywhere use. Not yet in the Appstore – up now – 14€. Wolfram Franke war bisher bei Waldorf, verabschiedete sich aber kürzlich – und nun ist zu sehen, was er zukünftig machen will – Den Anfang macht eine Groovebox auf dem iPad, welche…

Midi Quest 11 – Edit your Hardware Synth – Win/64bit/OS X 10.9 – no more Sounddiver on OS9/OS X

TIME TO ABANDON SOUNDDIVER? YES . it’s long long dead within Apples Emagic (Logic) buyout. so there was no more chance for very very new OS’es – but one guy is keeping it up … so time to sell your old iBook if you keep it for Sounddiving.. right? Midi Quest. is the only left universal editor for MIDI Synths that support SysEx. So MIDI Quest is going next generation. Till now it was a Java tool to get all platforms working since it’s not performance you need – just…

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Mopho SE high quality Mopho Keyboard from Dave Smith Instruments

this is basically a Mopho Keyboard but better quality knobs, slightly improved and 3.5  octave key range. us – the 3 – octave enthusiasts may like it. it’s 189€ more than the standard Mopho in yellow. via  Mopho SE- Dave Smith Instruments looks nicer than the yellow one. eine bessere Version des Mopho Keyboards – der SE hat 3.5 Oktaven, richtige Potis und ist hochwertiger – endlich mal einer der das macht, nicht immer billig um jeden Preis.. War aber auch notwendig. ein harter Markt grade. Made in USA sagt…

Storn System Analog Synthesizer from Indonesia

inspired by MS10/20 and EMS – this may be the first synth from Indonesia (Bandung). Storn ist short for SynThesizer electRONic beside those there is a „Rhythm Machine“ which is in fact a drum synth (no sequencer) – that Name Störn sounds german – but it’s just like „looks nice“.. the names are Lavatory and Maga, both semi modular, where Maga is also digital – this is the first info, more at the forum (quote) their Site will be up in 21 days from this post.. Forum • Storn System – Analog…

App(le) Cheaperism (Schwarzer Freitag)

Some Music Apps are cheaper atm. (because of „black friday“ some random US-something) maybe 10 or 20€ cheaper at Apple as well.. Einige Musik-Apps teilweise etwa 50% und wohl bei Apple auch geringfügig günstigere Hardwareangebote wegen des „Schwarzen Freitags“, der in den USA wohl eine Art Schlussverkauf ist und traditionell ist.  DAWs, Synths, etc.  via Forum: Aktionen im iOS – AppStore – Sammelthread Animoog, Beatmaker 2, Arturia Moog & SEM, Sunrizer, Impaktor… APPS: Eine Liste – a list:Music App News, Reviews & Tutorials – Even More App Sales!

23.11.2013 – Elektron Analog Keys – released (key’ed version of Analog Four)

UPDATE: Keyboard Version of Analog Four is out – Analog Keys (via CDM/Peter Kirn’s wonderful blog!) not so different from the Analog Four Groovebox but it has Keys, a small Joystick – so it is basically comparable to other analog synths but with 4 voices, it might fill some space since polyphonic analog synths are quire rare.. and it is 3 Octaves (which I love and prefer over 2 octaves) until now the Analog Four has not been polyphonic but 4x monophonic – one synth per track. this seems to…