Korg Introduces Keystage MIDI 2.0 Keyboard Controller with Poly Aftertouch

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"Korg Keystage is the ultimate MIDI keyboard solution for producers and stage performers. As the first keyboard to adopt the MIDI 2.0 Property Exchange, Keystage puts unparalleled integration and control at your fingertips, taking your music-making experience to a whole new level. Featuring a new keybed design with outstanding touch response, Polyphonic / Channel Aftertouch and MPE (MIDI Polyphonic Expression) compatibility, Keystage offers hands-on control and instant visual feedback through its parameter-dedicated OLED screens. It features a powerful arpeggiator, an array of chord modes, integrated audio outputs, and official integration with Ableton Live. Whether producing in the studio or performing live, Keystage offers an unparalleled, integrated, and distraction-free experience to keep your musical creativity flowing.

Featured in this video is Josh Trinnaman - musician, producer & mix engineer from Brighton, UK. Best known for his project Luo which combines experimental electronic music production with live, powerful instrumentation with influences from Jazz Fusion, Hip-Hop, Metal, IDM & Breakcore, Progressive Rock and more. For more info on Josh head to his Instagram @joshtrinnaman."

KORG Keystage Poly Aftertouch Controller - Top Features and Overview

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"Luciano from KORG introduces Keystage, the ultimate MIDI keyboard for producers and performers. This premium controller boasts a feature-packed design, offering MIDI 2.0 integration, exceptional touch sensitivity with polyphonic aftertouch, and an impressive software bundle. From arpeggiators to versatile chord modes, Keystage is the perfect companion whether you're on stage or in the studio. Plus, you have the choice of two sizes, 49 or 61 keys, all in a sleek and portable design."

Korg KeyStage Review // MIDI 2.0 finally works - let’s see what it can do

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TIMELINE:
0:00 Intro
1:15 Overview
2:55 MIDI 2.0
4:15 Wavestate
5:40 Gadget
7:15 Poly AT
9:05 Keybed
9:25 Ableton
11:40 Arp
14:05 Chords
15:55 MIDI CCs
16:30 Scenes
16:55 I/O
17:15 The plate
17:35 Pros, cons
19:00 Outro

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Note the "Expansion Plate" / music stand. It comes in at 4:03 in the 2nd video above.

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Roland Announces JX-3P v2 Update

Introducing JX-3P v2. 🔥

Legendary series instruments are taking a huge leap forward. The JX-3P v2 update brings gorgeous high-DPI graphics, a refined interface including the PG-200 synth programmer, universal patch browsing, Circuit Mod, and new sounds. https://t.co/AKOjd8GyZ0 pic.twitter.com/VP0o1SjdjE

— Roland (@RolandGlobal) October 25, 2023

"Introducing JX-3P v2. 🔥

Legendary series instruments are taking a huge leap forward. The JX-3P v2 update brings gorgeous high-DPI graphics, a refined interface including the PG-200 synth programmer, universal patch browsing, Circuit Mod, and new sounds. https://roland.com/global/products/rc_jx-3p/"

Ambient Drone | Roland JP-8080 & Make Noise Strega

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"Sequencer: Ableton Air https://akihiko-matsumoto.gumroad.com..."

L-1 Discrete 16-channel Vocoder. Enjoy The Silence.

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"I vocoded Depeche Mode - Enjoy The Silence ;)"

Moog - Voyager OS (Old School) New/Old stock

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"utilizing the external input of the Moog Voyager OS"

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NOISEBUG Reverb

TOM 1501 | RARE USSR Analog Strings Synthesizer | Piano Synth

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Sequential Pro 3 arpeggiator fun

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Sequential pro 3 sequence
novation summit bass
tr8s drums

Introducing Basimilus Iteritas, Manis Iteritas, and Debel Iteritas on Alia oscillator platform

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"Unlock the full potential of your Alia with alternate firmware, resources, and more.

Check out the World of Alia, our new oscillator platform here: https://bit.ly/497xrsk

Alia is a 10HP oscillator platform and is the new home for your favorite Noise Engineering sounds, both classic and new. Turn your module into Basimilus Iteritas, our legendary percussive powerhouse; Manis Iteritas, a dark industrial techno machine; or Debel Iteritas, an additive PM voice inspired by yesteryear, or maybe even something completely different as new firmwares are released.

Firmware is always free for Alia owners, so swap out your sound whenever you need a new vibe. Alia has something for everyone."

Press release follows:

"Noise Engineering debuts Alia, bringing Basimilus, Manis, and all-new Debel voices to a swappable oscillator platform

Los Angeles, CA — Digital-forward modular synthesizer company Noise Engineering has announced Alia, a new 10HP oscillator platform module. With Alia, the team brings back Basimilus and Manis, two of their beloved synth voices. Alia also launched with a whole new synth voice, Debel Iteritas Alia, a unique hybrid take on phase modulation and additive synthesis.

The previous incarnation of the Iteritas modules was discontinued a few months ago when the processor it was built on was end-of-lifed. “We lived in fear of that development for years, but we didn’t have a viable alternative. We had been thinking about a way off of that processor for some time, but when the part was EOLed, we got motivated. It was a long time before we were confident we could make it work, though,” said Kris Kaiser, Doer of Many Things at Noise Engineering.

The revamped Basimilus Iteritas Alia and Manis Iteritas Alia have a near identical sound to the originals, and a few added features. “When we had to discontinue the BIA and the Manis, quite a few customers reached out asking us to bring them back,” says Markus Cancilla, Noise Engineering’s Chief of Destruction. “The new Alia platform allowed us to bring back our old favorites with a few improvements, and experiment with entirely new concepts, too.”

The platform concept will be a familiar feature to Noise Engineering’s customers. The Versio lineup introduced the idea of swappable firmware to the Noise Engineering ecosystem in 2020, and now has 9 different FX firmwares now available for the platform. Legio followed as a smaller platform in 6HP now with four firmwares. Alia follows suit, launching with three firmwares available and even more on the way, according to NE. As with the existing Versio and Legio platforms, firmware is free for Alia owners and swappable at any time from their Customer Portal. The team expects to offer hot swappable overlays for the different Alia firmwares in the near future.

Along with the return of the BIA and the Manis, the Debel Iteritas Alia is a completely new synth voice based around an additive phase-modulation architecture. Debel continues Noise

Engineering’s reputation for putting a huge amount of timbral range behind a small number of parameters, and bringing new ideas in synthesis to an easy-to-navigate interface. It uses a few different configurations of four-operator PM with each operator comprising four oscillators. Traditional FM sounds are easy to create, but can be instantly brought into entirely new territory with the tweak of a parameter or some external CV. Also in line with Noise Engineering’s ethos of not taking themselves too seriously, Debel features Taco, Nacho, and Diablo modes. “The name and the panel have about a million inside jokes. We had a lot of fun with this firmware,” said Stephen McCaul, Chief Noisemaker.

All three firmwares are available as paneled modules. Basimilus Iteritas Alia, Manis Iteritas Alia, and Debel Iteritas Alia are available for preorder now at https://noiseengineering.us and at retailers globally, shipping October 26, 2023.

Availability and pricing:

In stock in black and silver. Shipping from Noise Engineering and retailers starting October 26th, 2023; MSRP US$385

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SYNTH-WERK Announces SW 3C-2020 5U Modular System

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"We are very proud to announce the launch of our newest creation… The SW 3C-2020

SW 3C-2020...22.500 Euro plus TAX

Additional

SW Sequencer Complement Studio…6.300 Euro plus TAX"

Ghost by Jay Wires

New release from supporting member Jay Wires available on multiple platforms via distrokid.

"New York City based synthesist-songwriter Jay Wires dials up catchy electropop infused with human emotion - synthpop art with a human heart. 


Victims of ghosting are often left confused and wondering what went wrong. “Ghost,” by Jay Wires, conveys succinctly that hollow ache in an uncomplicated and beautifully poignant way, with a lush immersive sound that embodies that emptiness which consumes you to your very core. 


With cleanly layered analog synths evoking desolate war-torn landscapes with background shades of Vangelis-meets-Depeche Mode, this despondent lament intensifies with its elements building into an eerie, enveloping wall of sound, expressing an overwhelming distress as the song’s subject flits away, on to their next victim. 


From the initial gasp of breath to the grand finale, this compelling track draws us into a delicious melancholia, perfect for the Halloween season."