The final chapter of BM Soho, a Korg M1 for iPad, indie retailers launch Vinyl Tuesdays and Chrome integrates MIDI control.
KORG iM1 for iPad. Korg have released a complete reproduction of the iconic M1 synth for the iPad. Their legendary music workstation became a fixture of the music scene from the late 80s onwards, and its instantly recognisable piano and organ presets have appeared on countless hit records. Watch the app in action above, and find out more here.
Indie retailers launch Vinyl Tuesdays. Every Tuesday, independent retailers will celebrate by highlighting a mixture of special-edition, catalogue, promotional and new vinyl releases releases. The goal is to maintain and grow physical sales while giving music fans more compelling reasons to support vinyl generally. Find out more here.
The final chapter of BM Soho. The closure of BM Soho – formerly Blackmarket – has prompted reminiscence on the legendary London record shop. In Defected Records‘ interview with Gerry ‘Goldie’ McGoldrick, one of two partners running the premises upon its demise, McGoldrick speaks in depth about what happened, and discusses what his future holds. Read it in full here.
Learn with Splice. Collaborative online music platform Splice has launched a series of short YouTube courses aimed at music makers. Focusing on Logic, Ableton and FL Studio, the videos are led by some of YouTube’s most popular production channels and integrate with downloadable project files using Splice’s DNA Player. Find out more here.
Converse Rubber Tracks offers keys to legendary studios. Converse are running a contest to give artists the opportunity to record in some of the world’s most iconic studios, including Abbey Road, Tuff Gong and Hansa. Register here for your chance to record in one of the studios this September.
Waldorf Nave moves from iOS to plugin. Waldorf Music bring the sound engine of their unique iOS wavetable synthesiser Nave to Windows and Mac-ready plugin formats for use in your favourite DAW, offering expanded wavetable functionality with elaborate editing facilities and an effective speech synthesiser. Watch the promo video above, and find out more here.
Chrome integrates MIDI control. Following a recent beta, Google has integrated hardware MIDI support into Chrome, allowing developers to create web synths, in-browser DAWs, and opening up an interesting new space for creativity. An impressive example of this in action is the Heisenberg, an HTML5 synthesiser that makes use of the WebAudio API and Chrome’s built-in MIDI support. Try that out here, and find out more about Chrome’s MIDI features here.