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LOVE Synthesizers has opened pre-orders for a portable four-part instrument that pairs animated touch controls with real knobs, pads and a decidedly curious approach to FM.
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Lifeforms SV-2 keeps the familiar oscillator–filter–envelope route, then fills it with thru-zero FM, phase modulation, character modes and six stages of saturation.
The company says an intruder on a PRO DJ LINK network could view files on connected computers or media. Updates and network hygiene are the immediate precautions while a fix is prepared.
Roland's 2026 celebration centers on a three-part NTS radio series tracing how one rhythm machine kept changing as scenes around the world pulled it apart.
AlphaTheta's new two-channel all-in-one supports USB, computers, streaming and—unusually for the format—DJ apps running directly from a mobile device.
The compact networked player inherits flagship workflow, then adds cloud libraries, NFC login and an optional audience request system called CoBeat.
Roland and Neutone's second prototype adds integrated audio, a display, presets and MIDI while keeping its Raspberry Pi heart open to experiments beyond the supplied model.