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  • Review: Alyseum AL-88c Midi Interface

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    UPDATE : 2016/10 Alyseum, the makers of this hardware product, have discontinued its manufacturing. They have a new product out, the U3-88c. It’s a USB 3 interface that provides similar functionalities, minus the Copperlan interface. The Alyseum AL-88c is a midi interface with 8×8 Midi ports (8 Midi IN and 8 Midi OUT). If you…

  • REVIEW: Akai mpk261 keyboard

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    AKAI MPK261 This is a review of the Akai MPK261 Midi Keyboard. You can find the detailed specifications on the Akai website. I only explain the particularities that are not obvious on the web site. Most of the information here applies to MPK249 and MPK261. Some of it applies to the MPK225.    

  • MRe-2: A demo

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    I have decided to try the MRe-2 in a real setting. So I hooked up my keyboard and recorded a demo. It was done using Ableton Live 9. The trick was to setup 2 midi loops (using clips). The first one is used to loop the riff that plays after the intro. I had to…

  • Griffin Stompbox: A review

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    Update 16/1/31: Nothing left of this device on the Griffin site. I guess it has been retired (deprecated) Since I develop pedal boards, I thought I’d give the Griffin Stombox a try. To see what others are up to. The idea makes sense. A pedal board to control effects on the iPad. Sadly, there are…