Moog Music has announced a big update to their Minitaur Editor: “The Minitaur Editor has been rebuilt from the ground up and is now available free to all registered Minitaur owners. In addition to the new standalone editor – VST, AU, RTAS, and AAX plugin compatibility have been added for improved DAW integration. Every feature on… Read More Moog Releases New Minitaur Editor, Adds DAW Integration
Today AIR Music Technology released an expansion pack for its AIR Instrument Expansion Pack (AIEP) with universal plugin support, and many virtual instrument enhancements. Air Music Technology were creators of the original virtual instruments and core effects offered with Avid Pro Tools software. AIEP contains seven virtual instruments that range from emulations of vintage gear,… Read More AIR Instrument Expansion Pack: Hybrid 3, Plus VST, AU, AAX Support
At Moogfest 2014, Moog Music today unveiled the new Emerson Modular System – a museum-quality reissue of Keith Emerson‘s iconic Moog Modular system. Here’s what they have to say about the new system: On the 50th anniversary of the introduction of the Moog Modular, the first voltage controlled synthesizer, Moog Music is proud to honor… Read More Moog Music Intros New Emerson Modular System
Play House is a LEGO + modular synth project, created by Alex Allmont, that generates acid house music.
On May 2, 2014, The History Center in Tompkins County, NY, in partnership with the Bob Moog Foundation, will open a new exhibition Switched-On: The Birth of the Moog Synthesizer. The exhibit will explore the life of Dr. Robert Moog and the creation and evolution of the electronic instruments bearing his name. Based on new interviews with family members,… Read More Switched-on: The Birth of the Moog Synthesizer
Musicworks Magazine has announced an Electronic Music Composition Contest. The magazine invites musicians to compose an experimental piece in one of the following genres: acousmatic, audio art, electroacoustic, glitch, intelligent dance music, microsound, noise, turntable art, or video music.
Plugin Boutique has just released their first plugin, Big Kick, designed specifically from kick drum synthesis. Features: Kick drum synthesis – can replicate the majority of today’s and yesterday’s kick sounds* Factory library includes 300 attack types and 110 presets Tuned kick drums Easily integrates with your existing sample libraries Easier to use than any… Read More New Kick Drum Synth Plugin – Big Kick
Today, inMusic announced that it has acquired three new brands: Denon Professional Marantz Professional, and Denon DJ. The three join the existing inMusic brands, which include Akai Professional, Alesis, Alto Professional, ION Audio, Numark, M-Audio, AIR Music Technology, and Mixmeister.
An article in Curbed LA takes a look at the “underground world” of Los Angeles’ home-based recording studios. Home recording studios, along with “bootblack stands, rubber or metal stamp stores, typewriter or adding machine repair concerns,” aren’t officially allowed in LA. But home-based professional recording studios, well-soundproofed for acoustic reasons to begin with, seem to… Read More Don’t Drool On Your Keyboard: Inside LA Home Recording Studios
Superstar electronic music producer BT & Dr Richard Boulanger, Professor of Electronic Production and Design at Berklee College of Music, have released a new music app, MUSE, which works with the Leap Motion controller & OS X. The MUSE app gives the user the ability to create ambient electronic music using gestures, captured by the… Read More BT & Dr Richard Boulanger Introduce MUSE, An Ambient Instrument For The Leap Motion
