Developer Jonathan Mackenzie let us know about his two new iPad apps for sound synthesis and manipulation, Strange Attractor and Voco. Strange Attractor (App Store link) is a novel sound generator and effects processor based on chaos theory. At its heart is a feedback system which can spontaneously oscillate, or respond to incoming sounds, processing them into fractal… Read More Two New iPad Sound Design Apps, Voco & Strange Attractor
Sunday Synth Jam: This video captures a dual-LaunchPad take on Coldcut’s Border. By: Donncha Walsh
Sunday Synth Jam: Multi-instrumentalist Peter Pringle‘s theremin performances are always impressive. But Pringle takes things to new heights with this performance of Puccini’s Nessun Dorma, from the opera Turandot.
Developer Alexandre Jean Claude let me know about an update to his Brainwave Sequencer for the iPad. Here’s what’s new in Brainwave Sequencer 1.3: Compiled and tested for IOS 5.1 Added a new demo song (Struhkcher) MIDI and Audio support Now plays back in the background and mixes with other audio apps Add support for program change,… Read More Brainwave Sequencer Updated, Gets Enhanced MIDI Support
Saturday Synth Porn: Reader Chris Blarsky lets us know about his awesome all-in-one DIY MIDI controller, the DJ Sound Control. Here’s what he has to say about it: Here is an awesome computer mod that I have been working on for the last four months. I built this computer mod to appeal to DJ’s and… Read More Awesome All-In-One DIY DJ Sound Control System
Reader Matos let us know about Tform – a film about transformation, reproduction, mutation and decay that was made with an LZX Eurorack modular synthesizer. Animation generated in 2d animation software, processed, and feed into LZW video synth. Input is manipulated and feed into an oscilloscope and refilmed. Sound design with Reaktor 5.
This pair of videos, via iosmusician, demonstrates a jailbreak hack that allows Camera Connection Kit support on the iPhone & iPod touch. The first video, above, shows the hack being used to support an Oxygen 49 USB MIDI controller. The second, below, demonstrates using an Apogee One audio interface. Check out the demos and let us know… Read More iPhone Jailbreak Tweak For iPad Camera Connection Kit Support, iPhone USB MIDI
Keith Handy wrote in us know that he’s made some more mods to his awesomely odd device that is designed to make the Korg Monotron easier to play. The device features a ‘Giant Pitch Bar’ that allows for more much more accurate control of the pitch ribbon. Handy has added a new filter cutoff slider to the device.… Read More Rube Goldberg Style Monotron Mod Gets Even More Goldbergian
AfroDJMac sent word about a new free Ableton Live Instrument Rack made with samples from the Roland Juno 106. It’s called “Swell Bell,” and is a warm pad created on the Juno 106, sampled into Ableton, and then further tweaked with the 8 macro knobs of an instrument rack. AfroDJMac describes it as ‘a warm… Read More Free Roland Juno 106 Warm Pad For Ableton Live
Google is honoring Bob Moog‘s birthday with a special interactive Moog style synth. Moog’s birthday is May 23rd, so the interactive ‘doodle’ was active in Australia and Japan first, and is now active in the US. The browser-based synth not only lets you play notes, but you can use the controls to shape the sound. Here’s… Read More Google Honors Bob Moog, Turns Search Engine Into A Synth!
