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Instruments Of Things Intros SOMI-1 Gestural Music Controller

Instruments Of Things has launched a Kickstarter project to fund production of SOMI-1, a wireless gestural sensor system for translating movement into sound.… Read More Instruments Of Things Intros SOMI-1 Gestural Music Controller

September 20, 20212 Comments

Shredding With ‘The Push-tar’

Dan Freeman, Director of the Brooklyn Digital Conservatory, uses a unique approach to performing with the Ableton Push.… Read More Shredding With ‘The Push-tar’

August 10, 20193 Comments

ROLI Releases Songmaker Kit GarageBand Edition

ROLI has released Songmaker Kit GarageBand Edition, a package that combines the Seaboard Block, Lightpad Block, and Loop Block.… Read More ROLI Releases Songmaker Kit GarageBand Edition

November 15, 2018November 15, 20182 Comments

Ableton Live For the DJ

The free live stream event will cover how to perform with your own tracks or prerecorded tracks with Ableton Live and a Launchpad controller.… Read More Ableton Live For the DJ

November 14, 2018November 16, 2018Leave a comment

How To Make A DIY Foot Switch Controller From An Old USB Computer Keyboard

Reader Andrea Messina shared this visual demo of making a DIY foot switch controller from an old US computer keyboard. … Read More How To Make A DIY Foot Switch Controller From An Old USB Computer Keyboard

October 9, 20183 Comments

Avirodh Sharma + Kone Kone – Tablaism (Tabla Controllerism)

This short video profiles a project by Avirodh Sharma and Kone Kone that blends the traditional use of table and Ableton Push.… Read More Avirodh Sharma + Kone Kone – Tablaism (Tabla Controllerism)

September 23, 20186 Comments

Berklee Announces ‘Electronic Digital Instrument’ Majors

The Berklee College of Music today announced that laptop musicians can now apply to the school and declare ‘Electronics Digital Instrument’ (EDI) as their primary instrument, alongside more traditional orchestral instruments. … Read More Berklee Announces ‘Electronic Digital Instrument’ Majors

July 31, 201830 Comments

Airstrument Translates Gestures Into Music To Make Music Making More Accessible

“The Airstrument turns hand movements into music,” he notes, “and stems from years of working with people with disabilities, developing devices that enable blind, amputated, autistic and paralyzed musicians to express themselves in new ways.”… Read More Airstrument Translates Gestures Into Music To Make Music Making More Accessible

July 23, 2018July 23, 20184 Comments

New ‘Grid’ Modular MIDI Controllers Introduced At Superbooth

At Superbooth 2018, Budapest-based Intech Studio introduced Grid, a new system of modular MIDI controllers.… Read More New ‘Grid’ Modular MIDI Controllers Introduced At Superbooth

May 10, 2018May 10, 201816 Comments

From Arduino To LinnStrument

In the presentation, Arduino to LinnStrument, Bevin demonstrates the basics of the LinnStrument and then dives deep into the technical details of both the instrument’s hardware and software. … Read More From Arduino To LinnStrument

June 28, 2017June 28, 201710 Comments

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