We recently uncovered Retronyms’ Tabletop, “a modular audio environment for the iPad.” The concept, while not ground-breaking, is well thought out and offers some dynamic flexibility not found in other iPad offerings. Retronyms is the company behind the Rebirth App. The heart of Tabletop is a modular environment where you can mix and match different devices. Select from over 20 devices including samplers, mixers, effects,...

West Coast Controllerism champion Edison performs a demo on the new Novation Twitch MIDI controller. Novation has firmly embraced the concept of controllerism and is currently working with top controllerists such as Moldover and Edison to promote their new offering. Edison is working out Twitch via a custom-made MIDI map to rock Ableton Live in this...

Image-Line has released Groove Machine, a virtual groove box that contains a full-on synthesizer/drum-machine combo. Groove Machine’s power lies in its ability to automate every parameter of the sampler, synth and effects channels on a PER-step basis. Get a groove happening quickly and trigger samples, loops and bars/patterns on the fly from your MIDI controller or DAW software. The video is a little dry, but it give a good overview...

IK Multimedia has unleashed SampleTank for iPhone/iPod touch via the iTunes App store. SampleTank is a quality, sample-based sound and groove module available for the iOS mobile platform. Keyboard players, producers and musicians will now have access to hundreds of realistic acoustic, electric and electronic instruments, and programmed patterns, anytime and everywhere, directly from their iOS devices. SampleTank can be played directly from...

A new, completely modular mixing software offering is now being hyped by a European controller manufacturer. The One (Matrix inspired? —Ed.) allows a user to completely customize the interface to their liking and appears to provide some audio editing and timeline-based sequencing. The...

Moog Music is teasing their new iOS Moog synth via this video below. They have Moog-fanboy Marc Doty playing with an iPad and oohing and ahhing over the...