May, 2008 archive
Real-Time 3D Acoustics Rendering
This is a demonstration video showing real-time 3D acoustic rendering, using the Phoenix gaming engine.
Developer David Rosen discusses this in depth in his paper Real-time 3D Acoustics Rendering:
Abstract
It is common for real-time systems to render 3D sounds by simply panning the sound from left to right and adjusting the volume based on distance. This is [...]
Apple France has a look at Jean-Michel Jarre and his use of Macs and Logic Pro.
Here’s a short excerpt, through Google automatic translation:
Jean-Michel Jarre says his passion for the Mac
You are using Apple products for a long time. De quels matériels disposez-vous ? What materials do you have?
I am a big fan of Apple [...]
Moog Little Phatty Update
Moog has announced an update to the operating system for the Moog Lttle Phatty:
Happy Birthday, Dr. Robert Moog!
Moog Music is pleased to present the latest operating system for the LP Stage Edition; version 2.00!
As many of you are excruciatingly aware by now, this update includes new features such as an arpeggiator with MIDI sync (and [...]
I’ve had my eye on the Boss RE 20 Space Echo, which is based on the classic Roland RE201 tape echo, for a while.
The RE 20 Space Echo basically reproduces many of the effects that are possible using an analog tape delay, but does it in a reliable, affordable digital package.
This video [...]
The LA Times has a review of seminal minimalist composer Terry Riley’s Sunday performance at the Walt Disney concert hall.
“Minimalist” is a strange tag for Riley. It suits him in that he has never lost his love for interlocking repetitive figures imbued with the strength to send the brain into psychedelic reverie. But Riley is [...]
DJ Plasma Light Reacts To Sound
Gadget.Brando.Com.HK has a DJ Plasma Light that reacts to music to create an interactive light show.
They are super-cheap - $18. Cheap enough to tempt me to get several.
Let me know if you’ve used these and, if so, what you think.
Features:
DJ Plasma Indication Tube
ON/OFF power switch
Lightning or Music/Sonic switch
Music/Sonic with Line [...]
Duran Duran VS Kraftwerk
Above, Duran Duran covers Kraftwerk’s Showroom Dummies during their Red Carpet Massacre show on Broadway at the Barrymore Theatre in New York City on November 6, 2007.
Below, Kraftwerk performing Showroom Dummies live at Coachella 2008.
Duran Duran may win this round.
But Señor Coconut , below, may get the prize for “most original cover”. Are you ready for some [...]
Awesome LED Visualizer
OT: I love hypnotic electronic music, especially when you’ve got some trippy visuals to go with it. Dynamically generated visuals seem like a natural pairing with live electronic music.
The Metalab Metamatrix is a fantastic DIY project that uses 3456 Leds,1 FPGA, 1 mini ITX board and the contributions of over 20 people.
If you know of any other awesome [...]
The Wilhelm Scream may be the most famous movie sound effect of all time:
It’s a scream that’s been used in movies for over 50 years, becoming a sort of inside joke among filmmakers. It was used in all six Star Wars movies, Poltergeist, all three Pirates of the Caribbean films, Monty Python and the Holy [...]
Multimedia Synthesis
Sound synthesized by computer on the fly, according to interactions caused in the virtual world by the user.
David Vandenborn is blogging his progress restoring a vintage Fairlight synthesizer:
Lately I’ve been busy restoring a Series IIx that had sustained serious damage from a leaked battery. Thanks to Peter Wielk at Horizontal Productions I was able to replace the broken cards. And after some extra debugging, the alphanumeric keyboard wasn’t working, I’m able to [...]
Everybody Loves Synthesizerpark
Die Knöpfe der Kultmaschinen drehen im analogen Synthesizerpark im Kunsthaus Graz.
Mooguphonic put together this introduction to basic modular synth patching.
Laser Harp Test Footage
Some interesting footage of Stephen Hobley testing out his DIY laser harp.
Says Stephen:
The visuals look great, but the sound is out of sync (we’re not film-makers!). In retrospect we should have had more people working on the different parts of the shoot.
How tired was I when we shot this? We’d been setting up since 8:30pm [...]
Beatesthesia is a highly customizable WYSIWYG music visualizer, inspired in motive and design by synesthesia.
It’s a free download, but is currently in beta form, so there’s a bit of a learning curve and you may encounter some weirdness.
Description:
Synesthesia has inspired many works of art. Art that is meant to evoke synesthetic associations in a non-synesthetic [...]
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