Computer Music

Yamaha has introduced the DTX- Multi 12 electronic percussion pad, which 12 on-board pads and a built-in sound module.
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The DTX-Multi 12 boasts over 1200 voices, covering drums, percussion and keyboard sounds, many drawn from Yamaha’s Motif synthesizer range and many completely new. Up to 200 custom set ups can be created and stored using all [...]

There’s an early review of Berna – the virtual studio app that recreates a 50’s electronic music lab – at Waveformless.
They say there’s a lot to like in Berna:
The flexibility of the matrix and the vast array of unusual sound manipulators will be a breath of fresh air to those burned out on the virtual [...]

Free Music Software: Artifake Labs have released the RedTron_400, a software version of the Mellotron M400.

This video, via Tom Cosm, is the first of a series of three tutorial videos on track construction in Ableton Live.
It’s designed to teach you ways you can approach writing a track, from start to finish. It covers topics such as Sound Design, Building Loops and Section Construction, Arrangements and Progressions, and Mixing.
Explains Cosm:
In this [...]

Yamaha today announced a new, budget version of it’s innovative Tenori On music synthesizer – the Tenori On Orange, TRN-O.
The TRN-O is an entry-level version of the Tenori On, offering the same basic musical functionality, but using orange LEDs, stripping away the backlighting LEDs and using a basic white plastic case.
Surprisingly for a budget item, [...]

AeroDynamic Juggle Performance + Tutorial was uploaded by: eangolden
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This video demonstrates how you can use the new Novation Launchpad like a monome.
To try this out, you’ll need a Launchpad (You can get them for $199 at Zzounds and other online retailers), a free app called nonome and a monome app.
For this demo, Mike Tron built a Windows executable that combines nonome with a [...]

iPhone Music Software: The Strange Agency has announced the launch of Slice (App Store link), a $.99 beat-juggling app.
Check out how it works in the demo video above.
If you’ve used Slice, leave a comment with your thoughts!

SampleRadar has released a collection of free trance samples, royalty free:
The samples are split intro instrumental categories: Basslines, Drums, Explosions, Leads, Pads and Trance Piano. The Drums folder features both loops and single hits.
All the samples are supplied as 24-bit WAV files so can be imported directly into your DAW of choice. Because they’re royalty-free, [...]

Recreating the clockwork orange theme sound was uploaded by: seeyouintheeighties
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