Today Akai Professional introduced the limited-edition MPC Live 2: Beatclub Timbaland Edition.
Loaded with the drum kit sounds of producer Timbaland, the MPC Live 2 features a collection of over 12GB of Beatclub samples and sound packs, a customized Beatclub/Timbaland Signature boot experience and Timbaland’s “Bounce Coming Up” Drum Kit.
500 units have been produced, each individually numbered.
“I am pumped for this new collaboration,” says Timbaland. “We have Akai, one of the most legendary music production brands in the game, and the MPC has been an iconic instrument in hip hop history. Beatclub mixing it up with Akai is taking your potential up several notches and shows what you can do with a powerful partnership. We’re talking power, precision, and creativity all mixed together. This is going to be epic. This is the peak of when technology, culture and excellence come together.”
MPC Live 2 Beatclub “Timbaland Edition” Features:
Standalone MPC – No Computer Required
Built-in Stereo Monitors
16 Full-size Velocity Sensitive RGB Pads
Brilliant 7-inch Multi-Touch Display
Timbaland’s Bounce Coming Up MPC Edition Expansion
3 Beatclub Essential MPC Edition Expansions
32GB Exclusive Beatclub/Timbaland SD Card loaded with Drumkits, Loops, and Melodics
Null Modular has introduced the n-1, a new Eurorack modular case, constructed from Euro plywood with a flat-packable design that needs no tools for assembly.
Designed in response to a friend’s request for ‘a simple box’ to house their Eurorack modules, the n-1 is available in two sizes — 48HP x 3U and 84HP x 3U.
What is in the box?
12mm plywood frame, 3mm plywood back
Four dowel pins
One pair of pre-threaded aluminium rails
M5 hex socket screws
M3 rail slide nuts
Mystery stickers
Expected to ship in May 2023, n-1 is available to pre-order at an MSRP (Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price) of $98.00 for the 48HP x 3U-sized version and $128.00 for the 84HP x 3U-sized version.
Developer John Howes let us know that he has released an update to Strokes, a cross-platform (iOS, Mac & Win) software workstation, adding 16 synth engines, derived from the Mutable Instruments Plaits multi-oscillator.
Other updates in Strokes v3.10 include:
Pitch sequencing and quantizers
Fully customisable modulation matrix, any modulation source can connect to any sound parameter
Bit crushing & sample rate reduction added to sampler, as well as start/loop point modulation
Panning & fine tune
About Strokes:
Strokes is an all-in-one, cross-platform workstation for sequencing, sampling and synthesis.
Howes says that “the idea of this device is to encourage free-flow experimentation and exploration of rhythm and modulation.”
The first four sequencer channels can be set according to your wishes, while the other four behave in various ways according to those settings. Each channel can be assigned one of 16 oscillators from Mutable Instruments’ Plaits module. Alternatively, they can each be assigned to samples of your choice with various sound design options.
There are probability options to add semi-random changes to the sequencers, and on-board reverb and delay add effects processing to the sounds being generated. Various modulation options allow these sounds and effects to be changed in subtle or significant ways, always in response to the other rhythmic behavior taking place in the project.
Strokes can run as a VST3 or AU plug-in within all major DAW environments, meaning the MIDI information generated can also be assigned to your own software and hardware instruments. On iOS, Strokes can run as a standalone application or from within a host such as AUM. Strokes is available now, with the following pricing:
iOS – £19.99
Desktop – £35
Cross-platform bundle – £40
