in Electronic Music
This interview on Synthtopia turned out better than I thought it would, thanks to Darwin Grosse and Synthtopia.
Darwin got me to talk about my background, as well as my approach towards musical instrument design and programming in a very friendly chat.
Also available as an audio podcast.
– December 5, 2016
European readers, letting you know first!
SOLD OUT I’ve got a small number of refurbished full-sized LinnStruments available for European customers: €1199, that’s €490 off. Perfect condition with new touch surfaces and new top panels with printed Sequencer parameters.
Posted in Controllers.
– November 21, 2016
“Sample Place Again” is an original song by G.Bevin, played here as an instrumental on LinnStrument 128.
The sounds used are Pianoteq 5 and Omnisphere 2.
Posted in Controllers, Live, Song.
– October 31, 2016
Today we introduced the LinnStrument 128: a smaller and more affordable version of LinnStrument.
Like the original LinnStrument, we designed the 128 to go beyond the limited sensing capabilities of standard MIDI keyboards, capturing five different dimensions of expressive control for each of your fingers.
The LinnStrument 128 is essentially 2/3 the size for 2/3 the price.
The software and features are the same for both models, and that includes the new LinnStrument Step Sequencer.
The LinnStrument 128 costs US $999 and is available to order now for November 14 shipping.
More details on Roger Linn Design’s website.
Posted in Controllers.
– October 30, 2016
As a Kickstarter backer I’ve had the Parva for several months, but there were a few problems with the firmware that prevented me from fully using it. Brad from Futuresonus released firmware update v0.51, fixing everything that was important to me.
Posted in Controllers, Demonstration, Live, Song, Synth.
– August 27, 2016
Jeremy Cubert plays LinnStrument using a variety of sound generators from Sample Modeling, Apple Logic Pro X, Impact Soundworks, Applied Acoustic Systems and Orange Tree Samples.
Posted in Controllers, Demonstration, Live.
– June 28, 2016
LinnStrument Control is a desktop tool that allows LinnStrument to control your computer. It requires LinnStrument firmware 1.2.5 or later. You can download it here: https://github.com/gbevin/linnstrument-control/releases
As soon as LinnStrument is set to OS Update mode, LinnStrument Control detects its presence and takes control over it. Currently it shows a typing keyboard through colored regions and allows you to type on the LinnStrument without requiring a separate keyboard. Pressing any control button on the left will exit control mode and go back to MIDI.
This tool is very much geared to my personal usage and only works on MacOSX though it should be easy to port to Windows. The keyboard layout is a US QWERTY keyboard that is hardcoded in the sources. If there’s enough interest, other layouts can be added later.
LinnStrument Control is open-source and the repository is available on GitHub:
https://github.com/gbevin/linnstrument-control
Here’s a video of an early prototype:
Posted in Controllers.
– June 12, 2016
Today we released firmware version 1.2.5 for LinnStrument, you can get the detailed changes and the installers from here:
https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=263&t=464717
This release brings better compatibility with certain MIDI hosts and has a few little improvements.
These are all the changes since version 1.2.4:
Have fun!
Posted in Controllers.
– June 11, 2016
Moog released the Model 15 app for iOS which painstakingly recreates each facet of the original Model 15 Modular. It is 4-voice polyphonic and fully supports MPE, making it a perfect synth to play with LinnStrument.
Here’s an initial sketch I recorded with both:
As a bonus, here are a few pictures of LinnStrument with my custom iPad holder and Model 15 running on an iPad Pro:
Posted in Controllers, Live, Software, Song, Synth.
– May 16, 2016
Today we release firmware version 1.2.4 for LinnStrument, you can get the detailed changes and the installers from here:
https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=263&t=461432
Here are the highlights of this release:
Have fun!
Posted in Controllers, Software.
– April 16, 2016