Sample Lab is a new app for the iPad that turns it into a sampling workstation. Features: Pinch-zoom precision sample editor lets you select your audio and drag it right onto a track. 8 stereo tracks @ 44.1kHz with per-beat volume control. Pitch-shifting preserves time and gives you 2 full octaves from one sample; without… Read More Sample Lab Turns iPad Into A Sampling Workstation
The Indie Dev Collective has announced their second ‘massive sale’ – November, 15th – November, 30th. Nine developers are offering a diverse selection of synths, effects, samples, loops, and presets – all on sale at the same time, with prices up to 70% off: Dusted William Sounds H.G. Fortune Hardcore Harmonics/Supersynths Manytone Nucleus Soundlab Perimeter… Read More Indie Dev Collective – 9 Developer Sale
Sotiris (Synthscape) sent this music video in via the Submit A Story page, asking “Can computers generate pleasant melodies, with a little assistance from humans?”: My latest music track, required music “not composed by humans” so i turned to random number generation procedures to decide which notes to play for the harp, flute, choir and… Read More Synthscape’s Forest Spirits
Here is a review, via olafwagner and the submit a story page, of using the Rock Band 3 keyboard (PS3 version) as a keytar-style MIDI controller: While the accessory was obviously designed to be a game controller first, and a MIDI controller second, there is actually more functionality than expected. Subsequently to uploading this video,… Read More Rock Band 3 Keyboard As A MIDI Controller (Video Review)
Sunday Synth Jam: Mellotron (Benjamin Clark) lays down beats and keys and Jaymonis (Jameson Hammonds) provides the vocals in their live ‘hip-hop dubstep’ performance”: I use hardware and software synths to make music and my friend Jaymonis provides vocals. We thought the readers of Synthtopia may find this video of our jam out last night… Read More Mellotron + Jaymonis’ Hip-hop Dubstep
CMOS Sequencer Synthesizer, by Dennis Cao, made with a square wave generated from a hex inverter, that is sent to a frequency divider (binary counter), and is sent to an 8-1 MUX. More info at Cao’s tumblr site.
This is a sneak preview of Haplome – an open source multimedia interface for the iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. Haplome is based on the monome and is compatible with applications designed to be used with a monome. Haplome is currently under review, and will be available for free worldwide on the iOS app store… Read More Haplome Is An ‘Open Source Multimedia Interface’ For iOS
Here’s a nice, slow Moog + Korg synth jam, via Ethan Goldhammer, who says: Still love the site. Still read it every day. Follow this series for more videos in the same vein…! You can ck out more of Goldhammer’s videos, which combine music, time-lapse and stop-motion photography on his Vimeo page.
This video, via Converse, takes a look at maximizing your studio time. Via the awesomely powerful Synthtopia Submit A Story page: I thought Synthtopia would be interestes this video about how to maximize studio time featuring The Bodega Girls, Robert Carmine (Rooney), Dan Black, Homeboy Sandman and More from Converse’s Rubber Tracks. If you are… Read More Maximizing Your Studio Time
This video takes a look at how to create a sequence from scratch, using the Analogue Solutions Oberkorn MK3 step sequencer. In this video, a melodic bass sequence is created from scratch, using two rows of CV on the Oberkorn: CVA (pitch) and CVB (filter control). At the end of the video, the section created live… Read More How to Create an Analogue Sequence From Scratch
