Want to try controlling your music software with something new? OSCulator may be the solution. It’s a Mac program that you can use to allow alternative controllers, like the Wiimote, to control MIDI sequencers, your favorite console emulator or Kyma sound design workstation. Here’s a video demonstrating using the Wiimote in Kyma: OSCulator is a… Read More OSCulator Like Rosetta Stone Of Mac Music Software
The Monome Four By Sixteen: cnc cut pennsylvania black walnut, for an installation later this November in Los Angeles.
Controllerism 101: Moldover teaches you how to turn a simple and inexpensive MIDI keyboard into a custom audio controller.
This video demos a Stribe controlling Logic 8 via IA.
D.St-Amand has created some very cool looking designs for DIY MIDI controllers and is documenting his designs and work building them on Flickr. “I think that this is my very best channel layout! No wire, no front panel screw. Only one PCB will be made for the number of channel required, 2, 4 , 6… Read More Amazing DIY Controller For Ableton Live
A demo of two Arduinome (Monome clone) controllers controlling Nerdscroll. One clone is using button pads from SparkFun, the other is using the original Monome buttonpads. This is an interesting side-effect of the Monome design’s open nature. Getting more people involved with hacking on this idea is sure to bring the costs down and help… Read More Arduinome, A Monome Clone
Machine Collective has announced a public beta of its new modular music controllers: The picture above shows our final prototypes. We made the sides from thin laser-cut acrylic so it’s easy to see if everything fits. The side panels of the final prototyping modules will be made from a high tech aluminum sandwich material which… Read More Machine Collective Offers Public Beta Of New Music Controllers
Silicon Studios has published a variety of iPhone MIDI apps in the iTunes App store, including the free app ITM MidiLab. They call ITM MidiLab their “showroom” to demo what their other apps are capable of. It lets you use your iPhone or iPod touch as a MIDI controller for your favorite audio software, synths… Read More Free App Turns Your iPhone Into A MIDI Controller
Thinking about getting a MIDI drum pad controller? DJ Tech Tools has a great smackdown between the Korg PadKontrol, the M-Audio Trigger Finger and the Akai MPD 24 They compared the MIDI drum pad controller 8 ways: features build quality ergonomics what’s in the box ease of MIDI configuration looks price mixing challenge The bottom… Read More What’s The Best MIDI Drum Pad Controller?
Alfred Darlington, aka Daedelus, charts the evolution of his love of electronic sounds and gives us a private performance on his famous future toy, the Monome.
