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3rd Nov 2020

Objects and Empty Scenes

Watch Ikonika perform ‘Nobody’ with immersive four-wall visuals by London artist MUNGOWhen choosing a collaborator, it’s a good idea to find someone with similar likes and dislikes — no matter how dar … Read more

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29th Oct 2020

Chris Huggett: Tributes from friends, colleagues and peers

On Thursday 22nd October 2020, we lost synth designer Chris Huggett, a long-time Novation collaborator, to cancer. Chris’ synth legacy began in the 1970s with EDP and the Oxford Synthesizer Company — … Read more

16th Oct 2020

“What Androids Would See If They Were Hallucinating”

Visual artist Weirdcore on creating the AFX Station giftbox artworkThe world is teeming with artists who are skilled at their craft, but the list of those who have managed to carve out a unique niche, … Read more

15th Oct 2020

Novation AFX Station

Our modern classic monosynth, remixed by Aphex TwinWe can hardly control our excitement in announcing a new product collaboration with electronic music legend Richard D James aka Aphex Twin. AFX Stati … Read more

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23rd Sep 2020

Our Favourite Off-grid Beats

From J Dilla to Beastie Boys: Novation staff share their faves.Don’t get us wrong, grids are great. Some incredible music has been made using mechanical rhythms that stick rigidly to a square framewor … Read more

22nd Sep 2020

Launchpad Pro [MK3] v1.2 Firmware Update

Creative capabilities expand with off-grid beats and new expression possibilities. Brand new in the v1.2 firmware update for Launchpad Pro [MK3] are new features that expand the creative and performan … Read more

The Design Museum spotlights music technology history

Events

14th Sep 2020

The Design Museum spotlights music technology history

The London exhibition at the intersection of electronic music and design.Words: Bruce TantumAt their core, design and music share a lot of the same processes and goals. Both art forms involve taking a … Read more

Music & Youth Initiative outfits remote studio setups with Focusrite interfaces

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11th Aug 2020

Music & Youth Initiative outfits remote studio setups with Focusrite interfaces

Distance learning programs thrive during lockdown.Music & Youth Initiative is a Boston-based nonprofit that offers resources to organisations including Boys & Girls Clubs, YMCAs and others to outfit t … Read more

Guides

5th Aug 2020

Create Your Own r_cycle Instrument

A step-by-step guideWords: Peter Kirnr_cycle is a free library that lets you build powerful tools for performance and production. In our primer on r_cycle, we got to know Pure Data (Pd), the open-sour … Read more

29th Jul 2020

Hack What You Want For Making Music

Meet Launchpad, r_cycle, & Pd Words: Peter Kirn The Launchpad platform has always been conducive to the hack mentality — since v1, launched in 2009, the eight-by-eight grid has been a blank … Read more

Events

22nd Jun 2020

Made To Create Week

A virtual event celebrating creativityWe’re following up the announcement of Launchkey [MK3] with a week of online activity intended to inspire creativity, whatever your way of working. Made to Create … Read more

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Objects and Empty Scenes

Chris Huggett: Tributes from friends, colleagues and peers

“What Androids Would See If They Were Hallucinating”

Novation AFX Station

Our Favourite Off-grid Beats

Launchpad Pro [MK3] v1.2 Firmware Update

The Design Museum spotlights music technology history

Music & Youth Initiative outfits remote studio setups with Focusrite interfaces

Create Your Own r_cycle Instrument

Hack What You Want For Making Music

Made To Create Week

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