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Joué Board & Modules
MIDI Controller
The Joué offers a highly configurable modular MIDI control system.
Published May 2019
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Nick Rothwell
Nick Rothwell is a composer, performer, software architect, coder and visual artist.
He has built media performance systems for projects with Ballett Frankfurt and Vienna Volksoper, composed sound scores for Aydın Teker (Istanbul) and Shobana Jeyasingh Dance, live coded in Mexico and in Berlin with sitar player Shama Rahman, collaborated with the body>data>space collective in Prague, Paris and Dresden; written software for Studio Wayne McGregor and the Pina Bausch Foundation, consulted for Tate Modern, and developed algorithmic visuals for large-scale outdoor installations in Poland, Estonia, Cambridge Music Festival and Lumiere.
He also teaches digital media and creative coding at Ravensbourne University London and CODE University Berlin.
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FXpansion Cypher2
Software Synthesizer
FXpansion's new soft synth boasts sensational sound and an almost unhealthy level of modulation.
Published May 2019
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Audio Damage Quanta
Software Instrument
Audio Damage’s latest plug-in instrument gives an accessible but versatile take on granular synthesis.
Published December 2018
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Sensel Morph
Control Surface
If you like your control surfaces to be versatile as well as tactile, the Sensel Morph might be for you.
Published October 2018
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Ableton Live 10
Music Production Software
With Live 10, Ableton’s aim is to make the music‑making process as smooth as possible. Have they succeeded?
Published February 2018
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ROLI Blocks
Control System
ROLI have taken their forward-thinking multitouch technology and applied it to an imaginative modular control system.
Published October 2017
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Bitwig Studio 2
Music Production Software
Bitwig Studio 2 blurs the lines between sequencer, synthesizer and DAW, with an advanced and very flexible modulation system.
Published May 2017
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Ableton Push 2
Hardware Controller For Live
Ableton have released major new versions of their two flagship products, Live and Push. Live 9.5 is free to owners of Live 9. Meanwhile, and more importantly, there is a new Push controller.
Published December 2015
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Cycling ’74 Max 7
Media Programming Environment For Mac OS & Windows
Learning Cycling ’74’s Max presents a challenge even if you’re used to other music software. Is this new version easier to get to grips with?
Published April 2015
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Skoogmusic Skoog
Control Surface
What applications could this unusual control surface have for the studio or stage musician?
Published November 2014