How human hearing loss may be reversible, a new pocket-sized digital synth is unveiled, the Guardian explores Berlin night life, and Ableton Live 9.7 coming soon.
Onde Magnétique: A Cassette Tape Mellotron. The OM-1 is a new monophonic synthesiser that creates melodies by controlling the playback speed of a tape recording of a single tone. Notes are playable using eight buttons, each with a tuning knob, and the volume of the notes can be articulated by using a pressure-sensitive volume control. Watch a video demonstration above and find out more here.
Berlin Nightlife Report. In their latest nightlife report, the Guardian goes to Berlin, where the city’s unique history as a divided and then reunited place has created a safe and participatory scene of left-wing politics, sexual openness and progressive social values for clubbers to lose themselves in. Read the story here.
Hope For Human Hearing Loss. Humans experience hearing loss because we unfortunately lack the “notch inhibitor” that allows birds and reptiles to regrow sensory hair cells after hearing loss. A new study suggests that treatments could imitate the notch inhibitor and cause sensory hair cells in mammals to multiply, offering possible hope for sufferers of tinnitus and hearing loss. Find out more here.
Ableton Live 9.7 Coming Soon. Coming later this year and currently in public beta, Ableton Live 9.7 is bringing some big improvements to Push, including new slicing options, hands-on audio routing, a new drum layout, visual feedback for tighter recordings and hands-on colour customisation. Watch TecBeatz showcase some of these new features above and find out more here.
Pocket-Sized Digital Synth Zont. Available autumn 2017, Zont is “a ground-breaking pocket-sized digital synthesiser designed for infinite customisation and versatility”, featuring interchangeable digital sound engine cartridges available as limited editions, universal input interface for both rhythm/sequencer and melody composition and more, in a unibody front-plate design. Check it out here.