Beat Lab Academy, a new school of modern music production in LA, has announced that it is accepting new students for their Ableton Live Certification Program starting April 28, 2015.
The debut album of director John Carpenter (Halloween, Escape From New York, The Thing), Lost Themes, is now available to order. While Carpenter is best known for his filmmaking, he has also scored most of his films, creating memorable themes and an iconic soundtrack style along the way. Here’s what Carpenter has to say about his new album:
Microsoft today introduced the Surface Pro 3 — a lightweight tablet that they want to replace both your tablet and your laptop. With the Surface Pro line, Microsoft has been trying to convince buyers that its ‘best of both worlds’ approach to hybrid tablets makes more sense than the Apple’s approach, creating best-in-class, dedicated tablet… Read More Can The New 12″ Microsoft Surface 3 Replace Both Your Tablet And Your Laptop?
We’re not sure how this happened, but….The Russian Police Choir covers Daft Punk’s Get Lucky.
Moog is currently offering its iOS app at significantly reduced prices: Animoog for iPhone – $1.99 (regular price $9.99) Animoog for iPad – $4.99 (regular price $29.99) Filtatron for iPad/iPhone – $.99 (regular price $7.99) If you’ve used Animoog or Filtatron, let us know what you think of them!
This video looks at the sounds of the Yamaha CS-80 synthesizer – and the role they played in the music of Vangelis. They may be presets – but Vangelis made them iconic…..
Denormal comes from the album Morphogenic (DiN41) by Parallel Worlds & Dave Bessell:
Is the new Korg Volca Bass an affordable 303? The short answer is no – because the Volca Bass is a completely different design. But can it still do some sick acid analog basslines? That’s the question that Tim Webb takes on in his latest video. Here’s what he has to say about it:
Mobile app firm Agawi has released the results of its TouchMarks II research, which compares the touchscreen latency of flagship tablets running Android, Windows RT, and iOS. Touchscreen latency measures the length of time it takes for devices to react to touches. Faster is better, especially for musicians that do realtime music-making on mobile devices.… Read More iPad Mini, iPad 4 ‘Best Bet’ For Mobile Music Apps
Sound Magic has introduced China Impression – a bundle of Chinese traditional instruments. The bundle includes China Story Erhu, Laurel Pipa and Bamboo Dreams Bawu. According to the developer, the three instruments can be used add ‘Classic Asian/Chinese flavor’.
