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Hands-On Review | Toontrack Superior Drummer 3

813 Views· Posted 10/19/2017

Join B&H’s Rob Rives as he introduces us to Toontrack Superior Drummer 3’s endless possibilities for performing, honing, shaping, and molding drum tracks without any thinkable creative restraints. For this latest iteration of the software, audio pioneer and award-winning engineer George Massenburg teamed up with the company to put you in control of a complete virtual drum studio with a level of quality, flexibility, and authenticity

Novation Launchpad Pro - A Great Way to Take Control of Ableton

1,529 Views· Posted 01/26/2016

Join Enrique Martinez as he composes a dance track—on the spot—using the Novation Launchpad Pro with Ableton Live. Though it’s been designed specifically for Ableton Live, the Launchpad will work equally as well with any DAW or hardware MIDI device. The enhanced RGB LED back-lit pads are velocity and pressure sensitive, allowing for fluid expression and creativity when composing and performing. The layout is designed to keep your

Hands-On Review : Elektron Analog Rytm

1,002 Views· Posted 08/26/2014

The arrival of the Rytm drum machine from Elektron has been highly anticipated due to its design, which combines analog sound generation with digital sample playback, forming a versatile tool for musicians, producers and sound designers alike. In this video, Rob Rives takes us on a guided tour of the Rytm, demonstrates some of the unit’s extensive capabilities, and gives us a sampling of its vast sound-generating functions.

1,040 Views· Posted 09/17/2013

The Akai MPX8 is an ultra-portable pad controller that features 8 velocity and pressure sensitive pads that can trigger samples from an SD or SDHC card or from other instruments via MIDI.