Kyma

The First International Kyma Symposium is scheduled for 8-10 October 2009 in Barcelona.

Unidentified Sound Object has announced plans to live blog the event, which sounds like it will be a great event for Kyma users.

A copy of the preliminary schedule is included below. See the erutufon forum for the latest details. Read more…

Symbolic Sound Corporation, the makers of Kyma, has  expanded the real-time sound-computing power of its Paca(rana) sound engine by making it possible to chain two or more multiprocessor Paca(rana)s together via the built-in A/B Expansion ports.

To the Kyma software, a network of Paca(rana)s appears as a single sound computation engine with multiple processors. Kyma automatically detects the number of available processors and schedules the execution of DSP-intensive signal processing and synthesis algorithms across multiple processors.

Pricing & Availability

The Paca, Pacarana, and “orange wires” for connecting two or more of them together are now available at the Symbolic Sound store. Current multiple-Paca(rana) owners can request a free set of cables from Symbolic Sound.

Every Paca or Pacarana comes with Symbolic Sound’s Kyma X environment, featuring its unique set of sound synthesis and processing algorithms.

Details on Paca(rana) chaining below.

If you’re a Kyma user, leave a comment with your thoughts on Symbolic Sounds’ infinitely expandable synthesizer! Read more…

The First International Kyma User Symposium is scheduled to be held from the 8-11 October 2009 at the Niu Espai Artistic Contemporani in Poble Nou, Barcelona.

Current and potential Kyma practitioners are invited to attend an in-depth 3 day interactive conclave devoted to the technical and artistic aspects of the Kyma sound design language.

The preliminary program includes master classes presented by Carla Scaletti and Kurt Hebel, the creators of Kyma, papers and demos presented by Kyma practitioners and professional users , plus a program of concerts, installations and performances in the Niu art space of Poble Nou.

Cost: €80 for the workshops and concerts. Read more…

This video demos a variety of ways a Wiimote can be used along with Kyma X.

via inthegray

Music and passion are always in fashion with Symbolic Sounds’ new Kyma Pacarana - described as a supercomputer for sound.

The Pacarana is a powerful multiprocessor computer that runs alongside your Macintosh or PC. Like other computers, the function of the Pacarana is defined by its software. Unlike other computers, the Pacarana doesn’t have to run a huge general-purpose operating system with elaborate GUIs and multiple independent processes that can interrupt each other at any time. 

The entry-level Pacarana ($2790) costs less than a Basic Capybara-320, but the new entry-level model is 5 times more powerful. 

Control the Pacarana with any USB-MIDI device, FireWire-MIDI controller, or MIDI-generating software. Symbolic Sound has been working closely with Haken Audio to create seamless plug-and-play operation with the new MIDI-based Continuum fingerboard.

Other controllers with a high degree of Kyma integration include the Wacom tablet, the CM Labs MotorMix, and the controllers supported by Camille Troillard’s OSCulator (http://www.osculator.net) software, including the Nintendo Wiimote, the Jazz Mutant Lemur, the Logitech Space Navigator, and others.

The Pacarana offers the high-speed connectivity you need for digital audio production, including two FireWire 800 ports, 2 USB ports and 100-base T Ethernet jack.

The Pacarana communicates with the Kyma X software running under Mac OS or Windows via FireWire 800 (IEEE1394B) or an 800-to-400 adapter cable.

Audio and MIDI input and output is handled via an external FireWire or USB converter or, for current Kyma owners, through a Capybara-320 with Flame FireWire I/O. Connect additional USB MIDI controllers like keyboards or fader boxes via the second USB port.

Kyma users include BT, Joel Chadabe, Otto Laske, Laurie Spiegel and Frank Serafine.

via AudioNewsRoom