Posted on Thu 27 March 2014 in entries • Tagged with launchpad95, Novation, novation launchpad, novation launchpad s
The Novation Launchpad S is an extremely popular studio and performance device, allowing you to get hands on with various aspects of software such as Ableton and FL Studio. Using a multi-coloured matrix design, the Launchpad allows you to launch clips, adjust track levels, pan positions, send levels and much …
Posted on Fri 21 March 2014 in entries • Tagged with drum software, toontrack, toontrack ezdrummer, toontrack ezdrummer 2
At the recent Musikmesse show, Toontrack announced that their hugely popular drum software, EZdrummer, would be receiving the update treatment. In this article, we'll take a look at some of the features that make EZdrummer 2 the new standard for creating grooves, as well as how buying the original EZdrummer …
Posted on Thu 20 March 2014 in entries • Tagged with ableton, ableton live, ableton live 9, Novation, novation launch control, novation launchpad, novation launchpad s, novation launchpad s control pack
We were recently joined by Chris from Novation, who gave us an in-depth demonstration of the Novation Launch Control. Check it out in the video below.
The Launch Control is a compact MIDI controller, which is designed to work with software such as Ableton and FL Studio. It features 16 …
Posted on Wed 19 March 2014 in entries • Tagged with Korg, korg kross, workstation
We were recently joined by Luke from Korg, who talked us through some of the features of their Kross workstations, as well as showing off some off their sounds. Check it out and see if you can identify all of the tunes that Luke plays! Patch is available below.
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Posted on Tue 18 February 2014 in entries • Tagged with roland, roland aira tr-8. roland aira. roland aira tr-8 rhythm performer, roland tr-8, roland tr-808, roland tr-909
Roland have been teasing their new range of AIRA products for the last month and now we're finally allowed to reveal what they are! What's more is that a selection of Absolute Music staff were invited to a special, super-secret demo of the new AIRA range before the announcement, where …
Posted on Fri 14 February 2014 in entries • Tagged with analogue modelling synthesiser, roland, roland tb-3, roland tb-303, roland touch bassline tb-3
It's finally here! Roland have re-introduced their iconic TB-303 bass module and what's more, some of us at Absolute Music got to hear and play with it before the official announcement! Unfortunately for you guys, we've been bound by a strict contract that has forbidden us from sharing our knowledge …
Posted on Fri 14 February 2014 in entries • Tagged with roland, roland aira, roland aira system-1, roland aira tb-3, roland aira tr-8, roland aira vt-3, roland system-1, roland tb-3, roland tr-8, roland vt-3
After all those teases, we finally know what the Airas are! In fact, we have a confession to make... some of us have known for a while and have even got to hear and play them! Unfortunately for the rest of us, those people were bound by a strict contract …
Posted on Fri 07 February 2014 in entries • Tagged with izotope rx 3, izotope rx 3 advanced
This review was written by Mark Harris, who works in the Absolute Music web team.
iZotope RX 3 is a high powered suite of restoration plugins. I have been working with the Advanced version of the software, which adds extra modules to the suite and extra features to some of …
Posted on Fri 17 January 2014 in entries • Tagged with NAMM 2014
It's that time of year again, with the National Association of Music Merchants show due to take place in California, from 23rd to 26th January. As always, NAMM showcases a plethora of new and exciting products, so we've decided to create a rolling story, which we will update as and …
Posted on Tue 14 January 2014 in entries • Tagged with automap, controller keyboard, incontrol, midi keyboard, Novation, novation automap, novation impulse, novation
incontrol, novation launchkey, novation launchkey mini, novation sl mkii Slug: novation-impulse-vs-sl-mkii-vs-launchkey-controller-keyboards Status: published
Amongst other things, Novation are famed for making high-quality MIDI controllers that integrate flawlessy into the modern studio or live set-up, thanks to their superb automatic mapping software. This probably explains why Novation keyboards are so popular …