21 Jan, 2022
Tahti.studio is a free Elektron-inspired groovebox for your web browser.
Tahti.studio was released in December and has already been updated with new features, such as a note parameter that can be quantised to a freely configurable scale with support for microtonality and Scala tuning files. There have been plenty of fun browser-based online music-making tools down the years, but the Tahti.studio groovebox looks significantly more capable than most of them.
Inspired by Elektron’s hardware grooveboxes, this offers sample-based sound generation, and a library of sounds and patterns comes included. There are eight tracks and plenty of flexibility – each track has its own multimode filter, distortion, frequency shifter, sample-rate reducer, and amp envelope. Almost all parameters can be modulated on a per-step basis, and there are three freely assignable modulation sources per track.
Each step can have its own micro-timing, retriggering, probability, and trigger conditions, while tracks can have individual lengths and sequencer speeds. There are chorus, phaser, reverb, delay effects and a master compressor and soft clipper.
Get your groove on over at the Tahti.studio website.
21 Jan, 2022
Casio has unveiled new versions of its compact digital pianos – the CDP-S360 and CDP-S110. And Casio promises improved sound, better playability and more features with its new affordable CDP-S digital pianos.
Choose from the beginner-friendly CDP-S110 and more capable CDP-S360. The CDP-S360 is the more capable, and now enables you to add Bluetooth audio and MIDI functionality via the optional WU-BT10 adapter. Polyphony has been increased from 64 to 128 notes, and the piano tone has improved decay.
The Casio CDP-S360 includes 200 rhythms and 700 tones, covering both keyboard instruments and strings, wind and percussion. It is compatible with the CS-470P fixed three-pedal stand and SP-34 three-pedal unit.
The Casio CDP-S110 is the successor to the CDP-S100, is one of the best digital pianos for beginners. Like the CDP-S360, it features an 88-note scaled hammer action keyboard, and still promises an authentic piano sound. A total of 10 tones are included, and you also get a high-quality speaker system.
The Casio CDP-S110 comes in black or white colour. The Casio CDP-S360 comes in black colour.
The CDP-S110 is priced at £389, and the CDP-S360 is priced at $633/£529. Both models are available now, and you can find out more on the Casio website.
21 Jan, 2022
Antelope Audio gets even more Zen with the USB version of the Q Synergy Core audio interface
Antelope Audio has unveiled a USB version of its Zen Q Synergy Core audio interface and promises high-quality AD/DA conversion, two discrete ultra-linear mic preamps, and recording, mixing and playback up to 24-bit/192kHz.
The 64-bit Acoustically Focused Clocking (AFC) technology and Jitter Management algorithm, would deliver increased sound width, separation and detail. This is a 14-in/10-out interface with pairs of headphone outputs, preamps and instrument inputs, and you can add an extra eight channels via ADAT. There is stereo S/PDIF I/O, as well.
The Zen Q Synergy Core can be bus-powered and promises low-latency performance, while the onboard software enables you to control signal routing, sub-mixes and monitoring.
The Zen Q Synergy Core USB is available now costs $699, normally $899/€899. Find out more on the Antelope Audio website.
