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"More than just an audio interface": Bitwig launches its first hardware product at NAMM 2025

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"German DAW-maker Bitwig has revealed its very first hardware product - Bitwig Connect 4/12. Ostensibly a 4-in and 12-out CV and MIDI-enabled audio interface, Bitwig states that its debut hardware product is 'far more than just an audio interface'… We caught up with them at NAMM 2025 to find out more."

Introducing Bitwig Connect 4/12

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Bitwig Connect 4/12

More Than An Audio Interface
Bitwig Connect 4/12 is a class-compliant, 4‑in/12‑out CV- and MIDI‑enabled audio interface with monitor- and DAW-control functionalities and a unique Bitwig Mode.

Your Ultimate Studio Sidekick
Connect is a three-in-one audio/MIDI interface, monitor and DAW controller. Six mode buttons allow its 360°, touch-sensitive dial to adjust interface parameters or control software. It can set input gain, regulate the volume levels for two sets of monitors and your headphones, or even move the playhead and control any Bitwig Studio parameter with exceptional resolution.

The front panel gives you immediate visual feedback, with accurate input and output meters and a ring of 32 RGB LEDs around the dial to visualize parameter values and automation data. Plus, gain settings are accessible and saved within Bitwig Studio, so you can pick up right where you left off next time you open it.

CV Connects the Best of Both Worlds
With two DC-coupled inputs and four outputs easily accessible via 3.5 mm minijacks directly on the front panel, Connect is a superior choice for musicians with CV-enabled hardware. That means it goes both ways: To external devices from Bitwig Studio or other programs, and from hardware sequencers and modulation signals into the software realm.

Thanks to factory calibration, Connect plays pitch-perfect and without offset with Bitwig Studio right out of the box. And since jacks can also be used for audio signals, they can act as additional ins and outs for line-level signals, making them useful to all types of users.

Bring Bitwig Studio to Life
Connect's unique Bitwig Mode puts Bitwig Studio at your fingertips with DAW controller functionalities. Seamless integration makes writing automation, fine-tuning settings, and navigating the timeline in Bitwig Studio with Connect's main dial intuitive and precise. Get quick access to any control with the high-resolution dial by hovering over it with your cursor, and lock a selected parameter to Connect by double-tapping. The LED ring indicates its current task by matching the color of the parameter or track in Bitwig Studio so you'll never get lost.

You can find additional details at https://www.bitwig.com/connect/

The New MiniKorg 700Sm & Handytraxx Turntables at NAMM 2025

video upload by Reverb

"Korg brought it at NAMM 2025. Fess showed us the MiniKorg 700Sm, a slightly smaller version and reissue of the legendary MiniKorg 700S. It sounded massive and brings a really classic '70s monophonic synth vibe. Next, Fess showed us the new line of Handytraxx turntables."

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Craig Padilla - Solina Movement 5 (ARP Solina String Ensemble and Source Audio Pedals Improvisation)

video upload by Craig Padilla

"This is the epic final track from the ambient album 'SOLINA' by Craig Padilla. This improvised spacemusic performance was captured live on three cameras, performed on an ARP SE-IV Electronic Music Synthesizer using COLLIDER and LUNAR effects pedals by Source Audio which run through a long decaying looper plug-in called ElotTronix XL. Everything that you see and hear was performed live in the moment on this classic synthesizer from the 70's without any overdubs.

The ARP SE-IV String Ensemble is a classic synthesizer that was used on many albums by a variety of artists throughout the 70's. Its unique warm sound combined with the right effects makes it inspiring and fun to play."

Stylophone CPM DS-2 Analog Drone Synth, Korg SQ-1, Korg NTS-1 Dirty Jam 01/23/2025

video upload by I Love Cats and Synths

"In this jam I get down and dirty with the Stylophone CPM DS-2 analog drone synth. I also sequence it via CV from the Korg SQ-1 and add ensemble, delay and reverb from the Korg NTS-1."

NAMM 2025: Behringer's BX1 - DX1 And CS80 Together

video upload by sonicstate

"Behringer are back at NAMM with a bang, and showed us a prototype of their BX1 synth a 32 voice mashup of the legendary DX-1 with CS80 filters, VCA and envelopes. It also has effects, though there are not implemented yet.

Expected next year at a price as yet unspecified though, it"

#NAMM 2025: Massive modular from Synthesizers.com

video upload by CatSynth TV

"We get a tour of the massive modular system presented by synthesizers.com at NAMM 2025. Synthesizers.com creates all-original 5U analog modules for a unique library and system."

Waldorf Iridium ~ Gliese 445 ~ Outer Space

video upload by Ebotronix

Waldorf Iridium,
Intuitive Instruments Exquis,
Arp Odyssey,
Yamaha FS1R, MCS 2 , 2x FC 7 ,
Roland J 6,
Doepfer R2m Ribbon Controller, A174-2, A185-2, A 156,
Tunefish Modular ,2x Ornament and Crime,Shades,
Erica Synths Pico T-G, ( Trigger ~ Gate Converter),
Flame Q Slider,
Strymon Big Sky MX, controlled by,
ATO Faderbank 16 n , with Midi CC,
Bastle Bestie,
3 Voice Diatonic Bebob Harmonic Minor Scale 0,2,3,5,7,8,10,11,
23.01.2025
vid # 2462

Dualchord Sounds 1

video upload by XOR Electronics

"Finally the long awaited Dualchord Expander has been released. Being twice a four voice oscillator = 8 oscillators = 32 simultaneous waveforms it is your perfect generator of mono and paraphonic sounds. Many extras like 8 LFOs, Stereo Dephase, Morph etc.
It integrates seamless into the #nerdseq ecosystem. The (stereo)sounds here are purely generated with it, no additional filters etc.
Available now!
More info as usual here:
http://www.xor-electronics.com
Nerdseq...not just a Tracker!"

Check with dealers on the right for availability.