Inside Tokyo’s Boutique Music Hardware: Light Reft
LightReft is a small hardware company based in Tokyo, and this short film is their love letter to sound. It opens a door into Japan's independent music hardware scene, a world that is usually hidden from a wider audience.
Their latest instrument is the LightReft Concrete
News from Haken Audio: The Haken Mobile App!
Haken Audio is pleased to announce the release of its first app: a mobile version of the full-featured Haken Editor desktop application. The Haken Mobile App is available for iOS devices and an Android version is in development.
The mobile app features three main pages that allow the user to control macros, make changes to the master section, select presets and save modified presets to the user presets area.
It also includes a new method of interacting with a Preset's macros, increasing the flexibility of our powerful Macro capabilities.
Edmund Eagan has prepared an introductory video explaining all the key features of the app. The iOS app is now available here.
Haken Slim 21 Continuum - Review by Loopop
Haken Audio's Continuum has long stood as one of the most expressive electronic instruments ever built, though its size and price kept it out of reach for most players. That changes with the Slim 21 — a compact fingerboard that brings the full EaganMatrix engine into a smaller, more accessible package.
Get the ideas, tips and insights from this video review by Loopop.
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Clank Uranograph Works
Every sound in this recording originates from a single source: the Clank Uranograph.
In this session, Francesco Gennari pairs the instrument with a Fostex X-28 and tape loops. He feeds the instrument's raw output back through tape to build texture, decay and depth — there are no external sources or overdubs.
This is part of Uranograph Works, an ongoing series of live performances exploring the full expressive range of the Clank Uranograph in different contexts and sonic territories.