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OT: This video’s been around for a while – but it’s still as awesome as ever.
Ever think what you’re doing doesn’t make a difference – or that one person can’t do much to change things?
Check out how one guy, dancing like an ecstatic madman, changes a ho-hum show into an unmissable dance party. With people [...]
The MoMA Store is carrying a droolworthy deluxe edition of British musician, producer and visual artist Brian Eno’s Oblique Strategies cards.
This is extra-rare fourth edition of Oblique Strategies.
Thr fourth edition of the Oblique Strategies was produced in 1996. Unlike the 1975, 1978, and 1979 editions of the decks, this version was not commercially available; it [...]
Free Music Software: miniSoftMusik’s FEM 1 is a free FM synthesizer for Windows.
Download from the miniSoftMusik site.
via Making-Music
The Berlin Wall came down 20 years ago today – which is pretty amazing – or ancient history if you’re not a Gen X’er or older.
The fall of the Berlin Wall led to profound political changes, but also profound cultural changes, especially in the world of music.
Ueberschall – the samplemeisters of Germany – has put [...]
Getting Started With Max
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Filed under: Music News, Software Effects & Audio Processors, Software Synthesizers & Samplers
If you’re excited about Max For Live, but don’t know anything about Max, check out max4live’s video tutorials.
This video looks at message ordering in Max. There’s a beginning Max video also.
Third Man Records has announced the 7-inch release of John Boswell’s A Glorious Dawn on November 9th.
A Glorious Dawn, embedded above, is an arrangement of Carl Sagan’s words from Cosmos, AutoTuned.
OT: Devo’s Mark Mothersbaugh has created a line of art rugs that features his designs.
I’ve got an uncontrollable urge to get one of these for the Synthtopia studio…..
Devo has also announced plans for a series of live shows and some deluxe box set reissues.
via wired
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Filed under: Music News, Synthesizers, iPods & Portable Media Players
Synthwerks is offering a sneak preview of their modular synthesizer, which is still under development, at their Facebook page.
They’ve announced an interesting array of modules, including a “thumbstick” joystick controller; force sensing resistor modules; and this iPhone/iPod touch Player Module, designed to integrate an iPhone into your modular synthesizer.
Cycle 1 by seeyouinsleep
If you like ambient and experimental music, you’ll want to check out Brian W. Green’s seeyouinsleep release, Cycles.
Green is constantly experimenting with sound, and documenting his work on YouTube, SoundCloud and at his blog.
Green explains:
I focus mainly on work dealing with field recording, sound art, generative synthesis, abandoned spaces/natural ambience, environmental/nature sounds, [...]
The Akai APC40, shown above getting a workout with a Freestylers/Noisia/BustaRhymes/Dillinja remix/mashup, has gotten a lot of people psyched about hardware controllers for Ableton Live.
To help showcase what people are doing with the APC40, Akai Professional has announced the European APC40 Video Contest, starting November, 1st and ending December, 31st 2009. Prizes include your [...]
