In 2013 AKAI brand released the 2nd controller from the new MPC series called MPC Studio. Like the predecessor MPC Renaissance, it uses the same software, which is now managed with a more compact and portable controller. The housing of MPC Studio is made...
In 2016 AKAI MPC Touch appeared on the shelves. Its surface and both sides are made of plastic, and the rear panel of the metal is red. The controller is of a certain competence, it was designed as a standalone device, but at the same time offers USB for...
Alesis SR-18 drum machine didn’t claim to be "revolutionary", but justified the good name of its predecessor - SR-16. The number of audio samples and presets was increased, as well as the 24 bit resolution was implemented. Its body is completely made of...
The drum-machine SR-16 released by Alesis was launched in the early 90's, and had a tremendous success. It includes 233 sounds of realistic "dry" signal live drums, and pre-sampled ones processed with digital reverbs. The unique "Dynamic Articulation"...
Launchpad Pro is the latest controller released by Novation for the Ableton Live digital audio workstation. It combines a simple and compact form factor, and has a deeper, more flexible set of functionality. Like the original device, Pro includes 64...
This year Nord announced the imminent release of a new percussion synthesizer called Nord Drum 3 (which will be released along with Nord Drum 3P). The red box comprised a few new features: the effects of reverb and delay, as well as a set of sound banks....
The eight-voice analog synthesizer was made in Japan in 1984, later it was renamed into Split-8.
In 1983 Sequential Circuits focused on the Japanese market, dominated by Yamaha, Roland and Korg. To launch the product aimed at a Japanese buyer, local factories were given the original operating system of Six-Trak synthesizer and Curtis CEM3394 chip....
One of the world's first multitimbral synthesizers created to work together with a computer (Commodore 64). A computer program allows you to program voices, and together with Drumtraks you can get a complete MIDI system. The architecture used in Six Trak...
X-Pro Up model has a lot in common with PC3 synthesizer, but it’s also encased in a beautiful piano housing with an elaborate speaker system and sound based on the V.A.S.T. synthesis (arguably most perfect synthesis system). This technology has made it...
