We finally got a Nocturn and our review can be read in the August issue of Sound on Sound magazine.




We've currently got the Euphonix MC Control on test, so watch out for the review in SoS soon.

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Yesterday we took a day trip to the Frankfurt Musikmesse to talk about some upcoming Flatpack products.

The show was a bit limp this year, but we were very pleased to meet the two lovely guys from AQ Interactive who are developing the Nintendo DS-10. This Nintendo DS-based synth studio features emulations of the Korg MS-10 (although dual oscillator so more like the MS-20), and synth drums, with step sequencers and real-time stylus control.

As well as getting a demo, we tried to find out if the DS-10 would be available outside of Japan. The answer was simple: "Not decided". Whatever the decision, we've got to get our hands on one of these.

For more on the DS-10, check out this article at createdigitalmusic.com.

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We're enthusiastic NI Kore users, and are in the process of developing some libraries for it right now, but it can only control VST/AU plug-ins.

So we were very excited to see the new Automap 2.0 controller from Novation: Nocturn, which can control built-in Pro Tools plug-ins.

We were even more happy to see how cheap they are, and we've pre-ordered two.

Simon is reviewing the Nocturn for Sound on Sound, so with any luck we might get sent a pre-release version soon.

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