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Teenage Engineering OP-1 Synthesizer is also a USB audio interface, Now

14 Jul, 2021 No Comment

As part of their 10 year anniversary celebration of their OP-1 synthesizer, Teenage Engineering has released a free update that adds streaming audio over USB.

Firmware update brings functionality to OP-1 that many would not expect to be possible. As with all previous updates, this is a free one, and it adds some potentially useful functionality.

Specifically, the OP-1 is now capable of streaming over USB. Or, to put it another way, it can now function as a USB audio interface.

So, not only can you sample and record to the OP-1 directly from any USB audio host, but you can also send audio from the OP-1 into your PC or Mac DAW.

There are a couple of other tweaks, as well – external tempo sync stability has been improved and when tape is armed and OP-1 receives a play command, recording now starts.

OP-1 OS 243 release highlights:

USB audio device in & out.
External tempo sync stability improved.
When tape is armed and OP-1 receives a play command, recording now starts.

The firmware update is compatible with all versions of the OP-1, and you can free download it from the Teenage Engineering website.

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New Casio PX-S1100, one of the best digital pianos for Beginners

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The Casio PX-S1100 is the successor of Casio PX-S1000, which was one of the best digital pianos which you can buy, just got an upgrade.

If you are a beginner, the new Casio PX-S1100 is the affordable home keyboard and sounds better than ever.

Boasting the same slimline body and playable keyboard – this is weighted heavier in the lower range and becomes lighter in the higher registers – the PX-S1100 offers improved string resonance that promises to better reproduce the complex harmonics of an acoustic piano. There are 17 other tones, as well.

In addition, the speakers have been upgraded, while the AiR Sound Source is designed to “provide a sense of ambience, localization, and clarity.”

The PX-S1100 ships with Casio WU-BT10 adapter, which adds Bluetooth MIDI and audio capabilities, while the Chordana Play for Piano app lets you control the piano from your tablet and offers real-time interactive lessons.

The Casio PX-S1100 will be available. Find out more on the Casio website.

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Bitwig Studio 4 now available with flexible Camping, New Operators and More

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Bitwig has announced that Bitwig Studio 4 – a major update to their flagship digital audio workstation – is now available.

Since its launch in 2014, updates to Bitwig Studio DAW have arrived at an impressive rate and useful. Bigwig Studio 4 enables you to explore new musical timelines with flexible camping, Operators, and expression automation.

This means four main things; comping for audio clips in both the Clip Launcher and Arranger; a new set of Operators for changing the chance, recurrence, and more of any note or audio event; Random Spread for any expression point; and, on a practical note, Native Apple Silicon support on Mac, including the facility to run Intel and ARM plugins side-by-side.

The Apple Silicon support, will come as great news for Bitwig fans who have just bought an M1 Mac, as will the flexible plugin support. Because of the way Bitwig Studio hosts its plugins, they are kept separate from the DAW, so you can safely run Intel and ARM VSTs alongside each other. If a plugin does crash, Bitwig Studio should keep running.

Major new features:

Comping in Bitwig Studio 4:

Operators in Bitwig Studio 4:

Anti-Loops in Bitwig Studio 4:

There are various other improvements in version 4, as well – localised Chinese, Japanese and German versions and improved import and export options, for example. Intriguingly, you can now import FL Studio (FLP) and Ableton Live (ALS) files, and Auxy projects should work, too.