This video is a review of the TEControl USB MIDI Breath Controller. In the video, Bryan Lake demonstrates using the TEControl USB MIDI Breath Controller with guitar and software synths, using the breath controller in place of a mod wheel.
This video, via synthesist Alba Ecstasy, is a hands-on demo of the Mutable Instruments Braids Eurorack ‘macro oscillator module. The Braids module is described as ‘a voltage-controlled monophonic digital sound source’. According to the developer, ‘Most of the timbres it generates are so complex that approaching them with a classic analog modular setup would require a… Read More Mutable Instruments Braids Hands-On Demo
Imaginando has released a multi-platform virtual analog synthesizer for Android, iOS, Mac & Windows, DRC. In addition to multi-platform support, DRC offers cloud-based patch syncing. With this feature, you can start the creative process on one device and continue on another, seamlessly.
Robin Rimbaud, aka Scanner, shared this track, No Point Talking, from the score of a new BBC Radio 4 production of a story of the same name, by sci-fi writer Geoff Ryman that investigates the portrayal of gender in utopian science fiction. “I scored the new work and a separate documentary exploring the subject,” notes Rimbaud “This is… Read More Scanner Scores The Future
In the last few years, Diego Stocco has established himself as the MacGyver of sound design – able to create interesting sounds and music from just about anything. He’s set pianos on fire, he’s made music from a bonsai tree, he’s done beat making with the sounds of a dry cleaner and he’s even used a… Read More Diego Stocco On Making Music From Breakfast Cereal
c3n loops is a new app for iOS, designed for live remixing of loop-based music. The interface is designed to let you navigate and play with loops on an ‘infinite surface’. Automatic tempo matching lets you mix anything with everything. And you can sync hardware and apps to c3n loops via MIDI sync and work with… Read More New App For Live Remixing On iOS, C3N Loops
Keith Emerson, the synth god of a generation, has died at age 71.
Peter Baumann, right, has shared some new previews for his upcoming album, Machines Of Desire, embedded below. Baumann was a member of Tangerine Dream from 1971 to 1977, the group’s most important period, for many fans. In addition to his work with Tangerine Dream, Baumann produced records by Conrad Schnitzler, Cluster and Hans-Joachim Roedelius;, released… Read More Peter Baumann’s ‘Machines Of Desire’ (Sneak Preview)
Reader “jd-xa knight” shared this set of audio demos for the Roland JD-XA Hybrid Synthesizer, featuring original presets.
Cluster Sound has released CS-808, a collection of 16 sample-based Max for Live drum instruments replicating the 16 sound modules available on the iconic Roland TR-808 drum machine.
