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Use multiple cameras to control your synths using hand gestures with this new app

Nanas Sound, a music technology brand run entirely by one software engineer, has launched an innovative app that lets users turn hand gestures into expressive MIDI control.

https://musictech.com/news/gear/synths-software-hand-gestures-midi-control-app/?utm_source=feedly&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=synths-software-hand-gestures-midi-control-app

Behringer BX1 synth is inspired by the classic Yamaha CS-80 and DX1, with more teases at NAMM 2025

Upon its hotly-anticipated return to the NAMM Show, Behringer has debuted the BX1 synthesizer, inspired by Yamaha’s DX1 FM synthesizer and the Yamaha CS-80. We played the functional unit but we’re told that it’s on show only as a prototype. Behringer’s Pro-16 and JT-16 synths are also on show as prototypes.

https://musictech.com/news/behringer-bx1-yamaha-dx1-synth-namm-2025/

Native Instruments’ Native Kontrol Standard programme integrates its software with thousands of Akai, Novation, Nektar, Korg and M-Audio instruments

“This expansion highlights the impact of collaboration,” Simon Cross, Chief Product Officer at Native Instruments, says in a press release. “It marks an important milestone in our mission to provide musicians with an open, connected platform, making professional-grade tools, instruments, and technology more accessible to creators everywhere.”

https://musictech.com/news/gear/native-instruments-native-kontrol-standard-programme-integrates-its-software-with-thousands-of-akai-novation-nektar-korg-and-m-audio-instruments/

Chromeo launches one-of-a-kind cassette player with We Are Rewind

As We Are Rewind states, Chrome’s music “just feels meant to be played on cassette”. The brand, which is based in France, is on a mission to bring the humble cassette player back, and sells an array of them in sleek modern designs and colourways, plus a range of accompanying accessories.

https://musictech.com/news/gear/chromeo-we-are-rewind-cassette-player/

Cherry Audio pays homage to the Sequential Prophet-10 with new P-10 virtual synthesizer

As a quick history lesson, the Prophet-10 was originally launched by Sequential in 1980, essentially offering two Prophet-5s in one massive enclosure. It could be configured to be played as two independent five-voice synths, a single ten-voice synth, dual-patch layered, or alternating between layers with each keystroke.

https://musictech.com/news/gear/cherry-audio-p-10