Elastic Breaks with Ableton Live
Sunday Synth Jam: How about a little live breakbeat jamming? This video, via reader Scott Donald, captures his live looping drum jamming with Ableton Live, a Roland SPDS & his Live set.
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Bruno Ender Lee’s ‘Distant Planet’
Sunday Synth Jam: Synthesist Bruno Ender Lee sends his regard from Switzerland – along with this extended video clip collection for his new album of synth music, Distand Planet.
Free Music Friday – Glitchy Circuit Bent Soundscapes
Free Music Friday: Reader Rupert Lally has a new album, along with Espen J. Jörgensen, of glitchy ambient soundscapes, Stillium Partita.
The Mad Scientist Modular Synthesizer Hauntology Krautrock Album
Can Krautrock come from Iowa? Iowa native Andre LaFosse has a new album, Do The Math, that he describes as “the mad scientist modular synthesizer hauntology krautrock album.” LaFosse says that Do The Math explores the possibilities of ‘unstable and archaic musical machinery’: At a time when synthesizers and electric guitars are the most common instruments to be… Read More The Mad Scientist Modular Synthesizer Hauntology Krautrock Album
Novation LaunchPad LED Feedback in Ableton Live
AfroDJMac takes a quick look at how to send MIDI to the Novation LaunchPad in order to get visual feedback from the LEDs. This is “useful for playing instruments on the LaunchPad, setting up a visual metronome or even some lightshow madness!” he notes. via AfroDJMac
The Beatdown Step Sequencer For Akai APC40
Sonic Faction has introduced The Beatdown & The Beatdown Step Sequencer for the Akai APC40 and Ableton Live. This custom device comes with the Beatdown library and lets you program beats and note velocities,while saving and recalling patterns in realtime. It also features realtime looping, FX and groove manipulation for killer live performances.
3 Free Moog Minitaur Ableton Live Instruments
AfroDJMac has released a new collection of free instruments for Ableton Live, Minitaur Madness: It’s my birthday so I have a present for everyone! It’s 3 free Ableton Live instruments made with the Moog Minitaur. Francis Preve of Academik Records supplied samples of his Minitaur and I racked them up into three instruments: an FM type… Read More 3 Free Moog Minitaur Ableton Live Instruments
CASSINI Synth for iPad Review
Reader Tim Webb, who blogs at his site discchord, did not waste any time in digging into iceGear’s new Cassini Synth for iPad and cranking out a video review. Cassini offers 3 OSCs, 2 Filters, AMP, 9 EGs, 6 LFOs, 3 band EQ, Saturator, 2 Delays and an Arpeggiator. “I managed to pry myself away… Read More CASSINI Synth for iPad Review
Light Controlled Dubstep Bass
Reader Nick Latocha demonstrates using a light-dependent resistor for controlling a dub step bass LFO. Technical details at his site.
Open Mic: What New Electronic Music Are You Listening To?
Open Mic: Reader Andy Hagerty wants to know “What new Electronic Music are you listening to right now that you’d want to share with the Synthtopia readers?”. Is it something from an artist that you think is under appreciated? Something new from an established artist? Something that you’re working on? Leave a comment and let us know…..
