Harry Coade showcases the new Novation Impulse controller keyboard with a Drum ‘n’ Bass “controllerist” routine. Coade is using the aforementioned Impulse with a Saphire audio interface and Ableton Live running on a laptop. Enjoy! Harry...

Producer, engineer & performer, Fresh Kils, armed only with his wits and his custom MPC-1000, busts out a killer controllerism routine using James Brown’s Funky Drummer. Even Tenacious D is not safe… Or Paul...

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...

DiViNCi (producer/MPCist of Solillaquists of Sound) sets off the 2008 Plug Independent Music Awards. Using 3 MPCs, a guitar sound derived from a snare sample, a homemade talk box, and other random gadgets; DiViNCi blazes through a medley of routines in 5 minutes before the 5000+ in attendance at Terminal 5 in NYC. At one point, DiViNCi gets so into it that he utilizes his beard to play the middle...

Native Instruments has premiered Maschine Mikro, an entry-level model of their excellent rhythm production tool. Maschine Mikro gives you a high-performance sampler, professional effects and full support for VST and Audio Units plug-ins. What’s more, you can also run Maschine Mikro as a plug-in in your DAW, but we believe Native has much bigger plans to turn Maschine into the hub of all their products and become a full-on DAW on its...

Richie Hawtin breaks down his Plastikman setup in Ableton...