Shorter: MIDI 2.0 continues to approach ubiquity We’ve been covering MIDI 2.0 developments as they happen for a while. If you’re not up on it, check...
The MIDI Association is making it easier for manufacturers to come out with MIDI 2.0 instruments This release gets a little into the weeds, but most...
CLICK HERE TO SUBSCRIBE to SYNTH AND SOFTWARE YOUTUBE The MIDI Association’s Athan Billias talks to Synth and Software Content Director about MIDI 2.0 and why...
Read this if you’re wondering how MIDI 2.0 will change how you work and play music. It’s been over 35 years since the MIDI Specification was...
MIDI 1.0 isn’t dead, but it’s been reincarnated. Long live MIDI 2.0! Now available from The MIDI Association, the complete MIDI 2.0 Specifications are ready for...
It’s billed as “create the perfect chord progression” We’ll let the company press release attempt to explain this tool. In the meantime, know that it’s $27...
Music Hackspace, the MIDI Association, and NAMM Join Together to Present the Awards Music Hackspace, The MIDI Association, and NAMM are proud to announce that submissions are...
The Rock Band 3 keytar is crazy-cheap and amazingly useful. Behold the power of mass production: this two-octave MIDI controller has a keyboard feel that rivals...
Opening image courtesy of yamahablackboxes.com Yamaha’s MCS2 MIDI Control Station could turn any MIDI keyboard into a master controller. Rewind to 1983: I am working at...
When is a DAW like a box of chocolates? If you’re like most Synth & Software readers, you probably create your music in a DAW. There...
A smaller grand, sampled in a smaller room… but it’s still big! VSL – Vienna Symphonic Library – started out about 20 years ago by… yes,...
A short “blog” from the show, separate from our product coverage The NAMM Show has been where companies introduce new products for the past few decades....
MOTU is now shipping a complete redesign of its popular 828 rack-mounted (1U) audio interface for macOS, Windows and iOS. PRESS ANNOUNCEMENT With superb analog performance...
It’s 2-operator FM – with machine learning to turn your samples into programs Sometimes, though not as often as manufacturers would like you to think, a...
Grab samples from a mix, and even separate the vox, instruments, bass, and drums There’s mixing, remixing, and now in Serato’s new Sample 2.0 plug-in, de-mixing:...