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Fairlight CMI Honored Australia’s National Film & Sound Archive

Among this year’s entries into the Australian National Film & Sound Archive’s Sounds of Australia are sounds of the Fairlight CMI. Established in 2007, the Sounds of Australia is the NFSA’s selection of sound recordings with cultural, historical and aesthetic significance and relevance, which inform or reflect life in Australia. Here’s what they have to… Read More Fairlight CMI Honored Australia’s National Film & Sound Archive

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Mandala Drum V3 System Lets You Trigger Thousands Of Samples From One Pad

Developer Vince De Franco let us know about a new drum pad control system, the Mandala V3, that takes takes percussion control to the next level – giving you control of up to thousands of samples at once from one pad. De Franco’s goal is to create a new instrument, ‘with the feel and sonic depth of… Read More Mandala Drum V3 System Lets You Trigger Thousands Of Samples From One Pad

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New CD Celebrates The Polivoks Synthesizer

Thirty-three years ago, in 1982, mass production began of the Polivoks, the classic Russian synthesizer, designed by circuit designer Vladimir Kuzmin, with hardware design by his wife Olimpiada. To celebrate the 33-year history of the Polivoks, organizer Andrew Startsev has created a campaign to produce a CD of music that explores the capabilities of the Polivoks. Polivoks 33 is a collection… Read More New CD Celebrates The Polivoks Synthesizer

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New Music Game, Tonic, Designed To Help Musicians Improve Their Improvisation & Composition Skills

Developer Scott Hughes let us know about a new card and dice music game, Tonic, that’s designed to help musicians learn to improvise and compose in a new way. It’s available as two ways: You can purchase a physical version of Tonic, with printed cards and custom dice; or You can download the game as a printable PDF.… Read More New Music Game, Tonic, Designed To Help Musicians Improve Their Improvisation & Composition Skills

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Goldilocks Analogue Combines Arduino With Audio I/O, Is ‘Just Right’ For Music Projects

Reader Phillip Stevens let us know about a Kickstarter project he’s running to develop a new Arduino, just right for audio projects, Goldilocks Analogue.  Arduino is an open-source computer platform, designed for creating microcontroller-based devices. The goal of the Goldilocks Analogue is to bring sophisticated analog and audio input, output, and storage capability to the Arduino environment. Here’s… Read More Goldilocks Analogue Combines Arduino With Audio I/O, Is ‘Just Right’ For Music Projects

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