Roland updates its SP-404 sampler “in celebration of 404 Day” (and to v4.04, before you ask)
The update brings enhanced looping, multitrack output, Koala Sampler integration and a 15-waveform sound generator to the popular sampler
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Seiko presents the first Astron GPS Solar watch to combine Dual-Time technology with a chronograph function
For the first time, Seiko is combining Dual-Time technology with a chronograph function with a new watch to celebrate its 100th anniversary
Alesis announces Strata Prime: its new flagship electronic drum set with a BFD 3 sound engine built into the module, and here’s El Estepario Siberiano putting it through its paces
The 10-piece, all-mesh setup is built around the Prime module, complete with 40GB of samples, a 10.1-inch touch screen and more
Casio Wins Six iF Design Awards in 2024 Record Number for Casio
— Casio Computer Co., Ltd. announced today that five of its products and one of its websites have been named winners of the internationally renowned iF Design Award 2024.
The iF Design Award is a prestigious international recognition of design excellence organized each year by iF International Forum Design GmbH, which is based in Hannover, Germany.
Behringer says that it plans to “turn the synth world upside down” with a desktop version of its Oberheim-inspired UB-Xa
Three months on from the keyboard version of the Behringer UB-Xa going on sale, Behringer says that it’s planning to “turn the synth world upside down” with the release of a desktop model.
A jazz guitar classic returns as Harmony unveils the H62 Reissue – a handsome archtop hollowbody “delivering deliciously warm tones that snap”
Described as a “dark horse of blues and jazz”, the H62 Reissue is a spruce-topped, figured-maple-bottomed hollowbody with stunning 1950s aesthetics, and it retails at just $849
“Inhumanly fast arpeggios and chords requiring more than ten fingers to play”: Kelly Moran duets with a Disklavier and goes beyond the “physical limits” of a human piano player on her new project
Moves in the Field finds the Warp Records artist pushing the boundaries of piano composition through the use of a self-playing Yamaha Disklavier
Klevgrand shoots its OneShot! New drum sampler promises to be a “percussion powerhouse” for all your rhythmic requirements
Klevgrand has trodden the percussive path with several of its previous instruments – the likes of Slammer, Borsta, Ting and Skaka – but with OneShot!, its new sampler, it’s promising its most capable drum tool yet.
Casio to Celebrate 50th Watch Anniversary with Commemorative Timepiece
Casio Computer Co., Ltd. announced today the release of a new watch re-creating the Casiotron QW02, the world’s first line of digital watches with an automatic calendar function, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Casio watches. The new TRN-50 is available in a limited edition of 4,000 watches worldwide.
Looking for a MIDI guitar with a built-in NES-style chiptune synth? You might want to give Love Hultén a call
We’ve seen plenty of synths from Love Hultén, the man for whom customising existing hardware is a way of life, but for his latest trick, he’s created a MIDI-equipped guitar. As you’d expect, though, that’s only a small part of the story.