Akai APC 20 Review - Live at your Finger Tips
Written testWith the APC40, a control surface fully dedicated to Ableton Live, Akai created an extremely successful tool, so the launch of the APC20 comes as no surprise: an APC40 amputated of its right section …
Novation Launchpad Gear Review - Novation Launchpad: Who's Pad?
Written testNovation surprised everyone by bringing out an Ableton Live dedicated control surface. Like Akai's APC? Not really, and obviously not at the same price.
Review of the Novation Zero SL Mk II - Novation Remote Zero SL MKII
Written testWhen Novation announced Automap Universal at the 2007 NAMM many were instantly intrigued by the concept. Many producers and long time fans of MIDI control were eager to get this revolutionary product…
Percussa Audiocubes: The Test - Audio Cubism
Written testOut of the blue, it just appeared in my office, like the megalith from Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey. A cube: 7.5 cm long, as white and smooth as paraffin, with a pair of LEDs on four of its six…
Novation's Nocturn: The Test - Night Controller
Written testNovation is well known for quality keyboards, MIDI controllers and synthesizers, whether it be hardware or software. Does Nocturn, the newest member of the Novation controller family, featuring the A…