It’s available on Kickstarter for £59. A UK startup has launched a Kickstarter campaign for a drum machine inside a bouncing ball that can be thrown at any surface to make beats. Oddball, which charges over USB, is really just …
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Ableton Loop announces first names for 2018 edition
Equiknoxx, Lafawndah and Foodman are heading to LA in November. Ableton has announced the first names for this year’s edition of its annual Loop event, which will be held in Los Angeles from November 9–11. Among the names appearing at …
Elektron starts beta testing for Overbridge 2.0 software
Digitakt and Digitone owners might soon get their hands on Overbridge. Swedish synth company Elektron has announced a closed beta test for version 2.0 of Overbridge, the software that integrates its hardware synths and effects units with DAWs like Ableton …
Seekersinternational share free sample pack of Pro-One laser sounds
Free synth sound effects courtesy of Seekersinternational and Ableton. Dub collective Seekersinternational have shared a free sample pack of laser sounds made on the classic Sequential Circuits Pro-One synthesizer for use in “production and soundboy burial rituals.” The pack – which …
Arturia's KeyLab MKII controllers work with your laptop and modular synth
Arturia’s new controllers combine MIDI and CV control. Arturia has unveiled the second iteration of its KeyLab controllers. KeyLab MKII comes in both 49 and 61-key versions and includes CV connections (four CV outs and one CV in) alongside MIDI …
Expand your studio knowledge with Ableton Loop videos from Susan Rogers, Caterina Barbieri and more
Hours of talks, workshops and presentations from Ableton Loop 2017. Earlier this week, Ableton opened ticket registration for the next edition of Loop, the Berlin-based company’s “summit for music-makers”. Launched in 2015, Loop is like a cross between the Red …
Ableton Loop 2018 ticket registration opens
Registration is live for Loop’s first edition outside of Berlin. Ticket registration has opened for the 2018 edition of Loop, Ableton’s annual “summit for music-makers”. Loop, which launched in 2015, moves out of Berlin for the first time this year. …
Ableton releases eight free creative tools for Live 10 Suite owners
Creative Extensions includes two synths, effects and sequencers. Ableton has released a free pack of instruments and effects for owners of Live 10 Suite. Creative Extensions includes eight tools “designed for new sound design capabilities” in the latest version of …
Ableton Live 10's most useful hidden feature is its themed sound packs
Why Ableton’s new “curated collections” are some of Live 10’s most useful tools. Ableton Live 10 does a lot of things right: its new Wavetable synth, the brilliantly weird Echo effect and Pedal, a versatile guitar pedal-inspired sonic mangler, are …
ROLI Blocks review: Innovative music-making devices for everyone
FACT finds out if ROLI’s cute, snap-together controllers are as good to make music with as they look. New innovations in hardware design are making music production easier and more accessible than it’s ever been. Spearheading this revolution is ROLI, a …