Kraftwerk’s Nintendo Power Glove. Bonobo breaks down his track. NI update Komplete Kontrol.
Glovely stuff. Just as Nintendo release another motion sensitive console, a German YouTuber has unearthed their classic PowerGlove as modified by Eurorack originator Dieter Doepfer to control MIDI. It was a project undertaken for Kraftwerk and you can read more, here.
Breaking down Bonobo.
The British producer has explained, in step by step detail, how he made his track ‘Break Apart’ including details on pitch shifting samples, working with vocals and using found sounds. Check it out here.
Blade Runner-inspired synth on the way.
Deckard’s Dream is a Blade Runner referencing clone of the much-loved (and highly valuable) Yamaha CS-80. A new clone promises to recreate its circuits, with a few modern upgrades. Find out more here.
Take Komplete Kontrol.
Native Instruments have released an update that fixes bugs, adds more than 100 new scales and allows you to control every individual note, as well as adding a new standalone mode that allows the software to talk to clock-based instruments. Get it here.
SBTV is ten. It’s hard to overestimate the value of this YouTube channel to the British grime scene. In honour of it turning ten, the Guardian
speak to founder Jamal Edwards and profile its rise and influence, here
.
Techno trip. Undrgrnd Sounds have released a new library of deep techno sounds made from a Moog Minitaur, Roland SH-101 and Korg MS10. They all promise to be warm and authentically analogue, and can be heard here.