Retro Thing has published an interesting article that takes a look at an early Hungarian computer music interface, the Muzix 81 system: In 1981, Hungarian musician and physicist Andras Szalay visited Sinclair in Cambridge where he bought a Sinclair ZX81 kit and built a computer at home. He designed an interface called the Composer, the… Read More Computer Music Gear For Socialists
Maingear Computers has announced the availability of a new PC targeting video and audio creators, the Remix Workstation. Starting at $2,000, the Remix Workstation features high-end audio and graphics features, liquid cooling and sound insulation to minimize noise.
This is a quick video demonstrating control of the HobNox AudioTool virtual studio using a giant touchscreen monitor. Do you think this represents the future of music studios? via martinrichardking
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0FtgZNOD44 Demo of the first Apple Macintosh by Steve Jobs, January 1984, in front of 3000 people. Listen for the music! Andy Hertzfeld captured the moment well in his retelling: “Pandemonium reigns as the demo completes. Steve has the biggest smile I’ve ever seen on his face, obviously holding back tears as he is overwhelmed… Read More Steve Jobs Intros The Apple Macintosh In 1984
This is an official overview video, via Open Labs, for the MiKo keyboard workstation.
At the Winter NAMM Show, Primacoustic announced the Machine Room computer silencer; a $699 fan-cooled enclosure designed to quiet down computers in recording studios, broadcast facilities and post production suites. The Machine Room features three chambers that work together to handle the task. At the bottom rear, cool air is sucked into the Machine Room… Read More Primacoustic Machine Room Computer Silencer
Apple has quietly updated its 13″ MacBook, and now it’s actually a pretty killer box for the price: For the same $999 you now get that newer generation 2.0GHz Core 2 Duo processor with faster 1,066MHz frontside bus, 2GB of 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM memory standard (up from 1GB), and integrated NVIDIA GeForce 9400M graphics. Whitey… Read More $999 MacBook Gets Secret Update; Now A Killer Box
This is an official Ableton video introducing the Akai APC40: The Akai APC40 (Ableton Performance Controller) is a dedicated controller for Ableton Live, designed by the same engineering team responsible for Akai’s iconic MPC range of products. This is a dream come true for the Ableton Live community and an exciting first step into the… Read More Akai’s APC40 Controlling Ableton Live
At the 2009 Winter NAMM Show, Alesis announced their USB Recording Kit, an all-in-one computer-recording system. The USB Recording Kit lets you connect the pair of AM2 condenser microphones to the iO|2 digital-audio interface to record stereo audio, using the included Steinberg Cubase LE 4 digital audio workstation software. You can monitor sessions and playback with… Read More Alesis Intros USB Recording Kit
2009 Winter NAMM Show: Open Labs introduced updated to its MiKo and NeKo – lines of keyboard workstations. The company’s new Gen5 series of NeKo and MiKo keyboard production stations incorporate several new features: Bump MP, a 17-pad drum module controller with a custom GURU software sequencer from Fxpansion, brings MPC-like functionality to the NeKo and MiKo.… Read More NAMM: Open Labs Updates NeKo, MiKo Workstations
