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It's rare nowadays to find a recording setup that doesn't use a digital workflow. A good digital setup simplifies music composition, engineering, and production, letting an artist create whole tracks ...

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Engineers create something out of nothing, and no where is this more apparent than in the creation of customized computer hardware. To make a simple MIDI controller, you need knowledge of firmware ...

Akai’s MPK Mini mkII is one of the best-selling MIDI controllers out there. It’s small, affordable, and has a solid arpeggiator plus the best pads on any budget or midrange controller. But, it’s also ...

There was a time when the first MIDI controller any budding electronic musician would buy would be a keyboard, but these days, it’s just as likely to be a pad controller. And if you’re looking for one ...

A PIC16F877A microcontroller is used to manipulate this MIDI controller which employs a 2-pin LCD character display. During operation, MIDI messages are being generated by the controller each time a ...

In this week’s episode of The Logic Pros, it’s the beginning of hardware month. As previously mentioned, we will be looking at a number of interesting hardware add-ons, instruments, controllers and ...

It’s almost that time again. Next month, synth-heads of all stripes will head to Berlin to visit Superbooth, the gear expo that’s become the place to show off what’s new (and old) in the world of ...