NAMM 2017 showed us Digitakt – an 8-track drum-machine with a built-in sequencer. According to the brand it sports a powerful sound engine, great interface with the backlit buttons, easy to use LED which endow this instrument with the ability to do what it’s meant for.
Roland corporation has released an update for a hybrid mini synth JD-Xi up to v1.50. Now it features an interactive function which allows making chord progression, octave shifts, introduces a compressor based on Side Chain algorithm and a Shuffle function. Some software bugs were also fixed. You’re welcome to listen to the new sounds and watch an official video sharing all the updates with you.
The new version of the Black & Gold Shared System was introduced by Make Noise - Black & Gold Shared System Plus, the analog Treadstone has been presented by Analogue Solutions, a semi-modular analog synthesizer Modulor 1 got launched by Sonicsmith, Xaoc brings Tallin on the synth market, Moffenzeef Modular surprise with Dial-Up machine.
IK Multimedia has released an analog synthesizer for everyone - UNO Synth. It has a rather fat sound, it has everything you need for beginners in subtractive synthesis, and even a sequencer. In addition, it is very compact, has an intuitive control and costs only $199!
