Here’s an OP-1 + Ableton Live jam, via AfroDJMac: I made another video (above) with the OP-1 and Ableton, and posted about it on my site, discussing how it has been using the OP-1 and also sharing the first “A-Side” I’ve made dumping my four track recording to the “Vinyl” mix down. We’d like to… Read More Teenage Engineering OP-1 + Ableton Jam
Guitar effect guru Bill Ruppert sent word of a new video in his excellent Effectology series, Paranormal Guitar Effects: I am writing to tell you of a new Effectology video I thought your viewers would enjoy watching. This is the video series I do for Electro-Harmonix on how to produce “impossible” sounds using just a regular guitar… Read More Paranormal Effect Pedals
Free Live Rack: Here’s another free Live Rack from AfroDJMac, Fender Feedback Rack. It’s the 15th in his series of free Live Racks. Here’s what AfroDJMac has to say about Fender Feedback Rack: Being a guitarist, I always loved the sound of the electric guitar growling over into harmonically rich feedback. So I set up… Read More Free Live Rack – Fender Feedback
Synthesist Bakis Sirros sent us word of a new modular and vintage-analog filled release, Memory Geist – Benthos (DiNDDL09), a collaboration with Steve Law. Here’s what they have to say about the new release: Benthos is the second album by Memory Geist, the collaborative project of Steve Law (of Zen Paradox, Starseed Transmission & Black… Read More New Release, Memory Geist – Benthos, Features Modulars, Vintage Synths
Sunday Synth Jam: AfroDJMac demonstrates what he does when he’s not unleashing his weekly free live rack – jamming with Ableton Live and his Teenage Engineering OP-1. Here’s what he has to say about this jam and working with the Teenage Engineering OP-1:
Free Music Software: AfroDJMac sent word that he hasn’t just been kicking back and chillaxing this week. Instead, he’s put together a new free Live Rack to share with Synthtopia readers: I hope all is well. This week I created a free Ableton Live Rack made up of all kinds of white noise sweeps, risers,… Read More Free Live Rack Features White Noise, Risers, Fallers, Swooshes
Synthtopia reader ZakGott wrote in to tell us: “Love the site… get all my music tech from you guys! Don’t know how I’d get through work without you guys…” Excellent! Glad to know that your work computer can download all those massive video files and audio previews. We’re also advocates of maintaining a work/life balance… Read More FL Mobile Studio HD (iPad Song Demo)
Want another free Live Rack? AfroDJMac is on it – sending word through the synth line straight to your eyeballs about a new Rack based on the Korg Monotron: Hi brothers and sisters of Synthtopia, So I love the Korg Monotron, it has a surprisingly huge sound from such a small piece of hardware. The… Read More Free Korg Monotron Ableton Live Rack
Reader Jakob McKarter sent word of this collection of free drum loops: Here are 25 loops I made with additive synthesis and slight glitch. Feel free to download and use these loops in any way you see fit as I am releasing them under creative commons licensing. I hope you have as much fun using them… Read More 25 Free Drum Loops
Sunday Synth Jam: Reader Sebastian Teir, aka Kebu, sends word about his latest synth jam video, Pulsar, which is a tribute to Jean Michel Jarre: I composed the tune already in 2008 and the tune is a tribute to one of my biggest influences, Jean Michel Jarre. Only analog synthesizer were used in recording the tune.… Read More A Tribute To Jean Michel Jarre, Kebu’s Pulsar
