Mick Grierson offers this video of his brain-controlled music interface in action: “This video shows me demoing my initial Brain Computer Music Interface. There are many ways that I can improve this system (it’s still a bit slow at the moment), but I think it demonstrates the potential of the idea well enough. This video… Read More Brain-Controlled Synthesis
Rain Recording, creator of purpose-built computer systems for audio production, has introduced an new mobile audio workstations – the LiveBook Zephyr mobile songwriter laptop. While Apple systems have become the first choice of many audio producers, the LiveBook Zephyr looks like a great alternative for those that prefer Windows or have to work on Windows.… Read More Rain Recording Debuts Livebook Zephyr – Audio Laptop For Songwriters
The One Laptop Per Child project is shipping computer now, and they’re offering a deal where you can buy a laptop for $400 and they will donate another laptop to a needy child. The OLPC laptop is pretty stripped-down hardware-wise, but that doesn’t mean you can’t use it to make music. It comes with several… Read More Music Making On The One Laptop Per Child Computer
Fairlight has launched the Xynergi digital production center, a new type of computer interface that, at least according to the company, not only fundamentally alters the way that media professionals interact with content but is also offering the global computing industry a new transformational keyboard technology. The keyboard changes its interface on the fly. Check… Read More Xynergi Reinvents The Control Surface
Digidesign is now shipping the new Digidesign C|24 mid-format control surface for Pro Tools|HD and Pro Tools LE systems. Shown publicly for the first time last month at the AES (Audio Engineering Society) convention in New York, the new C|24 draws upon the legacy of the acclaimed Digidesign Control|24, offering a professional, powerful, and affordable… Read More Digidesign Ships C|24 Monster Control Surface For Pro Tools Systems
PreSonus has dropped the prices for the PreSonus Inspire 1394 and FaderPort to $149 (estimated street price in the US). The INSPIRE 1394 is a FireWire Recording System featuring professional quality 24-bit/96k analog to digital conversion rate, four simultaneous inputs, software control panel as well as audio recording and production software. The microphone and instrument… Read More PreSonus Drops Prices On FireWire Recording System And FaderPort
Rain Recording has introduced the LiveBook Diablo, a laptop designed for digital audio use. The portable computer is available with a 2.93Ghz Core 2 Extreme desktop processor from Intel, 3 Gigabytes of RAM and a 200 Gigabyte, 16mb buffer hard drive, Other features include a built-in biometric fingerprint scanner; 2 Megapixel webcam with face tracking… Read More Rain Recording Releases Hellishly Powerful MacBook Pro Alternative
PCAudioLabs has introduced two new audio PCs, Solar and Lunar, to their Create product line. Both Solar and Lunar come equipped with features such as dual hard drives, dual video outputs, 8 USB ports, 2 Texas Instruments FireWire ports and 2 Gigabytes of RAM. Each system comes fully optimized and tweaked for demanding audio production.… Read More PCAudioLabs Intros Solar And Lunar Audio PCs
PCAudioLabs now offers the Eclipse server, an AMD-based dual processor hardcore monster system featuring 14 terabytes of storage housed in a 3U rack using Windows XP x64 software. If you’re always running out of space for audio files, this may be what you need….as long as you’ve got an extra 14k to spare. It can… Read More PCAudioLabs Intros 14-Terabyte Monster Server
Rain Recording has announced their first AMD processor-based audio workstation line, called Solstice. Solstice workstations are a new addition to Rain’s line of computers, which are built specifically for the needs of professional audio and video production. Powered by innovative AMD Athlon 64 X2 dual-core processors, the Solstice 01 and 02 workstations can support demanding… Read More Rain Intros Two New Audio Workstations
