Fishman has introduced the TriplePlay Express, their latest MIDI guitar controller.
With the TriplePlay Express, you can play any virtual instrument or synth with your guitar.
“TriplePlay MIDI guitar controllers have proven to be the most accurate and responsive way to convert your guitar playing into usable MIDI data for integration into your audio workflow,” according to Fishman. “They offer the best real time guitar pitch detection at the lowest latency, meaning you can focus on creation, not editing.”
Features:
Use your guitar to control virtual instruments on your computer, tablet, or smartphone
Attaches non-invasively to your favorite 6-string guitar with magnetic mounting hardware, no modifications required
Fast and precise pitch-tracking technology for responsive, low-latency performance
Connects to your computer or portable device with the included USB-C cable (USB-C to USB-A adapter included)
The included TriplePlay Software Suite facilitates easy integration into your existing DAW workflow
The TriplePlay Express is available now for $199.95 on Amazon site.
Synthesist Hainbach – In his latest video – takes a look at the Ondioline, a rare French electronic instrument, from 1939, that offers expressive capabilities that are still rare on synthesizers today.
The Ondioline was created by French inventor Georges Jenny (1913 – 1975), who made the instruments from the late 1940s through his death in 1975.
The Ondioline is a monophonic electronic instrument that’s a precursor to modern monosynths. But the Ondioline features expresssive performance capabilities that are still rare, including the ability to bend notes or add vibrato using gestures similar to what you’d use on a string instrument.
Georges Jenny Ondioline Demo:
“This is the story and sound of the Ondioline, an instrument I love so much I recorded an entire album with it,” notes Hainbach.
His new album, Breve, features the rare instrument. You can preview it below or via Bandcamp:
The Phonicbloom Siluria is polyphonic, multi-timbral synthesizer with effects that features a sensitive capacitive touch keyboard.
The Phonicbloom Siluria – a boutique drone synth with a built-in FM radio, is now available to pre-order.
Features:
Fully controllable via MIDI
Can be used as a MIDI controller
External signal can be processed by effects, or used as a modulation source. There are three audio input streams to choose from: FM radio, line-in and WAV files imported through the SD card.
USB-C supply port for power and data transfer
Six 3.5mm Jack connectors: audio In & Out, MIDI In & Out, a separate output from the FM Radio (unprocessed signal), and an external antenna connector. There is a built-in half wavelength antenna, but if it’s not enough, you can add a longer one.
OLED display for navigating settings
1GHz Dual-core RISC-V processor, with 512MB memory, and a Hi-Fi audio codec running at 48,000Hz sampling rate.
12-tone capacitive keyboard
Siluria Synthesizer Demo:
The Phonicbloom Siluria is available to pre-order for €599, with shipping expected in 1-3 months.