Yonac Software sent word to us of GhostGuitar – a new app for the iPad that takes the device into Kinect style augmented reality territory. We’ve previously featured a variety of Kinect music hacks that explore the ‘augmented reality’ potential of the device. GhostGuitar is a music game for iOS that explores similar territory, creating… Read More Yonac GhostGuitar Takes iOS Into Kinect Style Augmented Reality Territory
Reader Matthias Krebs, creator of the DigiEnsemble Berlin, sent word of this profile of the ensemble by Euromaxx. The DigiEnsemble Berlin originated as an 8-member experimental study group and uses music apps to play on touchpad mobile devices.
AfroDJMac is back again this week with another free Live Rack that he wanted to share with Synthtopia readers: Hey Synthtopia! I am writing in celebration of six months of producing and releasing Ableton Live racks for free download! This week I use samples courtesy of Tom from Waveformless of an SQ-80 synth on the Hush preset. I… Read More 26 Free Live Racks From AfroDJMac
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLHVLzlmYxc Reader Robert van Oz sent word of his ‘music experience’ Cloudroom House: Here’s how he explains the project: Musically and thematically the Cloudroom House deals with entelechy. By entelechy we mean the attribute of something to have its aim and perfection already within itself. The butterfly, for example, is the entelechy of the caterpillar which has its state… Read More Welcome To The Cloudroom House
Tracker Alex Radzishevsky sent word of his site, Retracked, and two free discs of tracker music: Dear Synthtopia, I think this never been announced at Synthtopia, that’s why I decided to draw your attention. http://retracked.org is a community of people who recreate old favorite tracker music in modern quality. Everything is described at the main… Read More reTracked – Two Free Music Discs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlF_GcZ2C1Y Reader Ethan Goldhammer sent word of a new stop-motion video that he’d directed for Boston synth-pop outfit Gentlemen Hall, for their track Close 2 Me. Goldhammer notes the video is vintage Roland synth overload, featuring Roland Juno 106 and SH-101 and some shredding/stabbing by Roland fan Bradford Alderman. As a Roland Juno owner, I’m not sure… Read More Gentlemen Hall – Close 2 Me (Vintage Roland Synth Overload)
We’ve had some feedback on the Synthtopia site update. Things like “I love the new site! But it’s kind of ugly!” Andy says, “I often view your site on my iPhone and the mobile style sheet was perfect. Now however when I access via my phone I just get the main site, which doesnt display… Read More New Style Sheet – Nice But Broken?
FYI – over the last two weeks, we’ve been doing our best to break everything on the site and rebuild it, hoping to end up with something better….stronger….faster. And, hopefully, not harder. As part of this process, our primary RSS feed has moved to a new location. If you’re an RSS user, please update your feed… Read More RSS Feed Updated – Patching In Process
AfroDJMac sent word that he’s got another free Live Rack to share with Synthtopia readers: I created another Ableton Rack using the Singing Fingers iPad app to sample my piano, and then sampling those sounds into Ableton. I hope you guys like it! You can get the details and download the free Live Rack at the… Read More Another Free Live Rack From AfroDJMac – Glitched Piano
There’s been a lot of buzz about Microsoft’s Windows 8 tablets, which will feature a new interface, derived from the Zune portable media player and the promise of more powerful hardware. You can view a high-level comparison of WIndows 8 and the Apple iPad above. While the release of Windows 8 tablets is still far… Read More No MIDI For Windows 8 Tablets?
