Apple – Logic Pro X – new DAW – no update option for previous Users – catches up to the others..

Apple just released Logic Pro X at the Mac Appstore (the one for Software). we all have heard rumours – first the details: bzw: does NOT support 32bit plugins – so all non 32bit plugins will disappear. (and no retina support for those lucky users of Retina Macs) 1) no upgrades – we all need to buy it at the app store, there’s no other option. so update or buying it the first time is 180€ 2) the price is a bit higher than the old version but Apple only…

NAMM 2013 IV – still some things to know – clever MIDI, Audio and ..

there have been quite a lot of interesting things at NAMM, see all the 2-3 pages of news – here’s a new Apple-Keyboard-kind of MINI USB Keyboard from CME with polyphonic Aftertouch and Dynamics for $99 .. also Behringer got a range of Mixers that also work as an audio interface in 4 sizes – as a small 19″ rack, a bigger one like the Yamaha 01V96 and the 2 X32 mixers with OLED displays for track names and full knob control – they are all iPad controllable as well…

Launchkey free app & new Controller

Launchkey is a new little iPad Preset Synth with morphable parameters and a new controller keyboards with 16 pads is released under the same name as well. the launchkey-app is already available at the appstore, since there is already another app named launchpad we’ll see if it will be released under that name – it’s planned to add something to the pads – maybe sooner or later to control ableton live in a launchpad manner?..

Synthesizer-Magazin: Ausgabe 36

Synthesizer-Magazin: SynMag Ausgabe 36 am 22.1.2013 neu. Maschinen Novation Mininova – Microkorg in blau oder Ultranova in klein? Korg Krome – Slimdown Kronos? Synthesizer Factory Synth-Machine – Komplette Stimme in einem Modul – Design by Anyware Studiologic Sledge – Ein Blofeld mit Knöpfen und gelb? Korg Poly 800 Serie – Analog unter 200€ Roland Integra 7 – Jupiter im Rack und Surround mit App – mehr oder weniger? Yamaha MX49 – Rampler Rompler oder Samplebasierter Synthesizer? Ableton Live 9 und Push – ein Auge drauf vom Kauf Audio Realism – Bassline 2 und Drummachine Sample Robot 4…

Ausgabe 34, Synthesizer-Magazin

Maschinen Elektron Octatrack – Bericht (kein „Test“) Akai Miniak Schippmann Filter VCFo2 Teenage Engineering OP1 – Workstation mit Radio und Boxhandschuhen Roland Jupiter 50 – Kleiner Jupiter 80 – Digital ist besser? Casio heute / gestern: XW-P1 vs. VZ10m – Casio macht Lauflicht! Eventide – Geräte für die Nutzung auf dem Fußboden Weichmaschinen Audulus Modular mit Apfelgeschmack Beepstreet (=>Sunrizer) – the making of: Impaktor App Sugar Bytes Cyclop – Synthesizer im Flugsimulator Look und WobbeLFOs Izotope Iris Ableton Libraries Check Arbeiter und ihre Maschinen FM Workshop mit dem Blofeld Menschen…

Arturia goes the Apple way…

looks like Arturia is now permanently lowering prices of all softsynths to 119€ (199€ for most of them before). means – it’s about lowering prices to get the people to buy software who found it’s all too expensive these days, so possibly the synths may work out to cost 99€ for GOOD ONES sooner or later? hmm, did Cubase or Ableton get cheaper because Logic is now 150€ instead of 400€? Hmm, no – but… Ok, and to tell another thing – they went 64bit- it’s NOT a summer special…

Beats with UltraNova and Launchpad: Explained – YouTube

Live beats with UltraNova and Launchpad: Explained – this is a nice little Demo of the Ultranova and Ableton with 3 Launchpads in use. first controlling the usual clips, second for drums and third controlling FX. Let me say, that for drums a dynamik pad would be more suitable of course – but this is of course by Novation – so is obvious they use it as a drum pad as well. in fact this just a „modern“ normal set of things you can use in todays music production – by…