The new APC40 from Akai and Ableton has caused quite a stir within the tight-knit community of Live users since it was first announced at the 2009 NAMM show. We recently had the opportunity to spend some quality time with the APC40, and have determined, for the most part, the controller lives up the hype. But, don’t call it a controller. What Akai has...

If you like your electronic music in bloops ‘n’ bleeps, then the nutjob behind Unearthed Circuits has unleashed a new device to melt your mind. The Drone Machine’s feature set is pretty much a wish list for Git-mo anyone into creating sounds that will drill a hole in your skull. The Drone Machine is a four oscillator noise maker that is...

Apple announced their new iPhone 3G S, which they claim is the fastest, most powerful iPhone yet – with processing speeds up to twice as fast as iPhone 3G, and longer battery life. The other real noteworthy addition is a new 3 megapixel autofocus camera, which will record stills and video. While Apple is not labeling the video quality of the 3G S as HD...

Livid Instruments is now taking pre-orders on their next generation MIDI controller, the Ohm64. Adaptive and programmable, the Ohm will output MIDI for control, and listen to MIDI to be controlled. The new Ohm64 is USB powered, with no drivers required on either the Mac or PC platform. All controls can be remapped to a variety of MIDI messages, and all the...

The nutters at de la Mancha have released Scylla, a new hybrid sampler/synthesizer for Windows. Co-developed with Singing Crane, who also collaborated with de la Mancha on Octav8r, Scylla is a VST instrument that combines sample playback with subtractive synthesis to produce a wide variety of sonic possibilities. 3 samplers and 3 different types of...