BandmateLoops has released two electronica loop collections: Equinox Sounds – Future Chill An extra-chilly assortment of funky motifs provides the backdrop for Equinox Sounds’ – Future Chill. This unique collection features equal parts of melodic, atmospheric and drum electronica in a distinctly mellow-chilled style. Rich and in-depth synth effects also contribute a perfect balance for… Read More BandmateLoops Intros Electronica Loop Libraries
Slapyak has an interesting tutorial on creating a Guitar Hero MIDI controller. With the current version you can: play 2 octaves of an 8 note scale at a time change the starting note anywhere in the range of a regular keyboard change octaves change keys change tonal modes (Ionian, Mixolydian, Lydian, Dorian, Aeolian, Phrygian, Locrian)… Read More Guitar Hero MIDI Controller
This video demo’s Midify, a DIY project that lets you add a MIDI port to a Game Boy. The Game Boy SP is running a synthesizer cartridge that would normally have to be played on the Game Boy buttons. With Midify installed it can be played with a MIDI keyboard, sequencer or whatever.
Joining an rapidly growing number of iPhone music apps is the IR-909, a software version of the classic Roland TR-909 drum machine: IR-909 is a drum machine for the iPhone inspired by the Roland TR-909. IR-909 features a 16-step sequencer, 4 patterns and 8 different drum sounds. To change the value of any property in… Read More New iPhone Drum Machine
This video, via AcePinter, explains creating glitch drums with Reason. Included: RV7000 Gating, Automation, Matrix offsetting, Filtering by gate, and Distortion.
This MIDI DIY project looks at making a MIDI glockenspiel, aka Quasimodo’s Revenge The idea was to take a child’s toy xylophone and get the computer to play it. Now I know that the computer is capable of making noises electronically but it is much more interesting to watch an instrument being automatically played. I… Read More MIDI Glockenspiel Plays Philip Glass
Sonart Audio has introduced a new library, Electro, that features over 3,450 24bit samples, including over 800 loops and 2630 single hit sounds. Features: Loop Library: Massive 1,2 Gb 24-bit Electro Sample library 2532 new Club Electro Loops & single hit sounds 3 Format for your convenience (WAV, APPLE LOOPS, REX2) 87, 125, 128 and… Read More Sonart Audio Intros Electro Sample Library
Livid has put together a couple of cool videos demoing AudioCube basics: Percussa Cubes Basics Impressions and demonstration of using the Percussa Audio cubes with the tutorial Ableton Live set. The center cube detects the faces of the other cubes to send MIDI notes to Live to change loops. Percussa Cubes with Resonant Synth Here’s… Read More Percussa AudioCubes Basics
This video, by Livid Instruments, shows scratching with Percussa AudioCubes: I set up four loops in an audio looper program I’ve been working on for future release by Livid Instruments. I’m using the speed of my hand gestures as detected by the four distance sensors on the audio cube to change the playback speed and… Read More Scratching With Percussa AudioCubes
At the 2008 Maker Faire, IEEE Spectrum caught up with Andrew Turley, who had turned a microfiche into a musical instrument. Using a simple photodiode, the keyboard plays notes based on how light the center of the screen is.
