October, 2008 archive

All about Brian Eno, rap style.

Videos like this make me think we’re on the cusp of a new era of audio visual psychedelic media; this time, it’s going to be HD, interactive and real-time. 
 ”I made the following demo because I wanted an easy way to showcase what Processing can handle in real-time,” says creator Robert Hodgin. 
Details on how the video was [...]

Matthew Davidson wrote a great post today over at his blog, Stretta, that looks at eight ways to break out of a creative dead end musically. 
Eight Techniques to Break out of a Creative Dead End

Pretend you’re a film composer
Create a piece of music using only one piece of gear
Don’t use MIDI
Eschew polyphony. Think contrapuntally. 
Create ten new sounds
Transcribe [...]

Surachai damages some audio in a good way while demoing Flight Of Harmony’s Plague Bearer synth module. 
The signal path is a Cwejman VM-1 sine going into the Plague Bearer into your ear. The first sound you hear is the dry signal then immediately after, the Plague Bearer gets its way. The LFO’s are from the A-143-3 [...]

Original music video of the first single Boreal for the AtomoSynth Proyect, music made with the Mochika Analog Sequencer.

Sound designer Justin McGrath demos the classic Roland TR-808 Rhythm Composer, with a bit of accompaniment courtesy of a x0xb0x TB-303 bassline synth clone.

The Glitch Mob sets up speakers and a generator renegade-style in the crowded streets of San Francisco for full-scale guerilla beat warfare on the public.
What they weren’t expecting was that San Franciscans prove themselves up to the attack—in a way that only San Franciscans can. No matter where they go – the SF freaks are [...]

Modd3d testing a MIDI-controlled Gemmy Animated Scary Skull with a keyboard. 
Imaging a choir of scary skulls controlled by your sequencer!
If you want to try this hack you can find a tutorial at www.automat3d.com.

AudioWarrior has released AudioWarrior Morphine L7 for Reason 4, a collection of stereo 24-bit cutting edge Looped Phrases, Looped Kicks, Looped Snares, Looped Percussion, Looped Bass sounds.
Plus 24-bit NN-XT Advanced Sampler Instruments :

Grand Pianos,
Hammond B3,
Rhodes Stage MKII,
Vintage Analog Synths,
Vintage Acoustic Drum Kits and Classic Electronic 707/808/909 Drum Kits, plus 12 World Percussion Instruments and a Bass Rack of [...]

Thirty years ago, Brian Eno defined his concept of Ambient Music in his liner notes to his seminal release Ambient 1: Music For Airports.  Since then, the idea has taken on a life of its own. 
Here’s Eno’s essay on Ambient Music:
Ambient Music
The concept of music designed specifically as a background feature in the environment was pioneered by [...]