Après plus de 60 ans dans le business des instruments de Musique, J.H.S, John Hornby Skewes & Co pour les intimes, ferme ses portes.

Upon its hotly-anticipated return to the NAMM Show, Behringer has debuted the BX1 synthesizer, inspired by Yamaha’s DX1 FM synthesizer and the Yamaha CS-80. We played the functional unit but we’re told that it’s on show only as a prototype. Behringer’s Pro-16 and JT-16 synths are also on show as prototypes.

“This expansion highlights the impact of collaboration,” Simon Cross, Chief Product Officer at Native Instruments, says in a press release. “It marks an important milestone in our mission to provide musicians with an open, connected platform, making professional-grade tools, instruments, and technology more accessible to creators everywhere.”

Behrin­ger conti­nue de démo­cra­ti­ser l’ac­cès aux instru­ments analo­giques avec le Phara-O Mini, un synthé­ti­seur poly­pho­nique et program­mable au format compact.

As We Are Rewind states, Chrome’s music “just feels meant to be played on cassette”. The brand, which is based in France, is on a mission to bring the humble cassette player back, and sells an array of them in sleek modern designs and colourways, plus a range of accompanying accessories.

As a quick history lesson, the Prophet-10 was originally launched by Sequential in 1980, essentially offering two Prophet-5s in one massive enclosure. It could be configured to be played as two independent five-voice synths, a single ten-voice synth, dual-patch layered, or alternating between layers with each keystroke.

Love the Omnichord but find its near-$1000 price tag a little too intimidating? You might want to turn your attention to the Minichord – a compact, open-source Omnichord-inspired synthesizer that promises a wealth of musical possibilities.

NAMM 2024: Audio brand Steinberg has announced the IXO12 and IXO22 audio interfaces, along with the IXO Podcast Pack and IXO Recording Pack. The new series is designed for recording artists, podcasters and streamers.

https://musictech.com/news/gear/steinberg-ixo-audio-interface-ixo12-ixo22-podcast/

Le groupe australien Freedman, spécialiste d l’audio à qui appartient le constructeur Røde, annonce l’acquisition de son concurrent américain Mackie.

https://www.mac4ever.com/audio/180384-le-specialiste-de-l-audio-r-de-s-offre-son-concurrent-mackie

Universal Audio has released the Apollo Twin X USB, a desktop audio interface that gives Windows-based musicians and producers “elite-class” audio conversion with the tone, feel, and flow of analogue recording.

https://musictech.com/news/gear/universal-audio-launches-apollo-twin-x-usb-audio-interface/