August, 2008 archive
The 60×60 Buzz Compilation is a collection of tracks from people using Jeskola Buzz as their music platform.
The release, organized by n3wjack, features an hour of music: 60 tracks, each 60 seconds in length, all produced using the modular software music studio Jeskola Buzz or one of its clones.
The artists participating in this compilation are [...]
60x60 Buzz Compilation [60:00m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download Bonus Compilation [24:00m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadRjDj is a music application for the Iphone, that, according to the developer, is a type of digital drug:
It uses sensory input to generate and control music you are listening to. RjDj is mainly consumed with headphones. Think of it as the next generation of walkman or mp3 player. The consumer experience of RjDj is [...]
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Filed under: Free Music Software, Software Effects & Audio Processors
Soundhack’s Tom Erbe has released a new trio of audio delays as freeware for the Mac and PC.
“My new release – soundhack delay trio. its not quite out of beta, so for the adventurous only.”
Download links:
windows – http://music.ucsd.edu/~tre/soft/SDT10.zip
mac – http://music.ucsd.edu/~tre/soft/SDT604.dmg
MP3 Death has released a free album of music made with the Korg DS-10, the new virtual synth for the Nintendo DS.
You can preview a mix of the tracks below, or download the full set at the MP3 Death site.
The Aurora 224 – a USB powered multichannel DJ mixer designed by Matt Aldrich, Mike Garbus and Maro Sciacchitano – is now available for purchase as a kit.
The device features two linear channel faders, a single a/b crossfader and eight backlit buttons. Twenty four backlit knobs allow you to control effects. It’s open source – [...]
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Filed under: Controllerism, MIDI Controllers, Music News, Strange
Want to try controlling your music software with something new?
OSCulator may be the solution. It’s a Mac program that you can use to allow alternative controllers, like the Wiimote, to control MIDI sequencers, your favorite console emulator or Kyma sound design workstation.
Here’s a video demonstrating using the Wiimote in Kyma:
OSCulator is a free download.
In this TED talk, Zenph’s John Q. Walker demonstrates how recordings can be analyzed for precise keystrokes and pedal motions, then played back on computer-controlled grand pianos.
Recordings from the likes of Glenn Gould and Art Tatum have been analyzed for precise keystrokes and pedal motions and then recreated with modern production quality.
Controversial but interesting techology [...]
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Filed under: Music News, Music Videos, iPods & Portable Media Players
A demo of controlling GForce Oddity with the iPhone using ITM Midilab.
This is pretty cool – but somebody tell me again why we want to use $200 phones to do something you could do a lot better with a cheap ass MIDI controller?
ITM Midilab is an interesting tool – but I’m still waiting for some [...]
It looks like Akai is responding to the scorching criticism of it’s latest workstation, the Akai MPC 5000.
Akai Professional has released new Operating System firmware for all its current MPCs, including the MPC5000, MPC2500, MPC1000 and MPC500.
MPC5000 OS update
Operating System version 1.02 for MPC5000 resolves 14 issues, most notably enabling producers to load their old [...]
M-Audio may not get that Internet thing – but they have some sweet gear. They’ve also just released new drivers for the KeyStudio 49i keyboard and the MobilePre USB audio interface.
KeyStudio 49i
Driver version 1.7.2-4 offers several bug fixes and performance enhancements, as well as support for Mac OS X 10.5.4. The update is available immediately [...]
