PianoTeq, creators of a piano modeling virtual instrument, has announced a contest: We hereby launch a contest, open for everybody, where there will be 3 winners, each receiving a license of Pianoteq. If you already own a license, you will be offered a free upgrade to a forthcoming product. In the following audio file, you… Read More Guess The Composers & Win PianoTeq
The long awaited version 7.5 of Orion is now available. Key changes include: New audio engine with support for multicore processors Improved Workflow Updated VST implementation to version 2.4 New limiter effect, modelled after the famous 1176LN Auto-tracking EQs for easier mixing xtended arpeggiator with new options Creating presets for container multieffects is now possible… Read More Orion 7.5
A demonstration of ammobox, a new free virtual instrument that lets you scratch audio by triggering samples asyncronously with MIDI. The turntable provides velocity and rotation control. Creator Nathan Ramella (aka Synthesizer Patel) says: What you see on the screen is me dropping MIDI notes into an Ableton Live MIDI loop, as each note is… Read More Scratching in Ableton Live With Ammobox
CNet Asia reports that the Korg DS-10, the software synth for the Nintendo DS, should be available in Japan in July: The original MS-10 (price 53,500 yen in 1978; US$300 then) was a monophonic, single oscillator job. DS-10 simulator works as two synthesizers (each of them, dual-oscillator affair), since Nintendo DS has dual-screen, upper and… Read More Korg DS-10 Update
Travel blogger Matt Harding (Where the Hell is Matt) traced a sample around the world to its origin: I went to the Solomon Islands to research the origins of Rorogwela, a traditional folk song that was sampled in Sweet Lullaby by Deep Forest and reused in my dancing videos. In the years 1969/1970, the ethnomusicologist… Read More Tracing A Sample To Its Source, Halfway Around The World
Zero-G has introduced Urban Ammunition, a new sample library designed for urban production. Description: Urban Ammunition features beats, keys, basses, guitars, synths, strings, licks, fills, percussion, scratches and other samples guaranteed to create an R&B or Hip Hop track that is bullet-proof. The sample collection features 128 full construction kits with loops and single hits.… Read More EASTWEST Presents Zero-G’s Urban Ammunition
Nice intro video for the Hobnox Audiotool that offers an introduction to creating beats. AudioTool is like Reason for your Web browser.
Ableton has released Orchestral Instruments – four sampled instrument collections representing the four sections of an orchestra. The instrument collections are available individually or as a bundle. The Orchestral Instruments are seamlessly integrated into the Ableton Live environment and use a technology called SmartPriming to manage system resources efficiently, providing big symphonic sound with a… Read More Ableton Live Gets Orchestra Instruments
Moo Cow Music‘s Band lets you record tunes on your iPhone or iPod Touch. Do you think these iPhone apps are anything more than music toys?
Nokia has announced a “What does your city sound like?” competition, featuring DJ Shadow: Now is your chance to collaborate with the inimitable DJ Shadow in his unique experiment for Nokia Trends Lab. This cutting edge music experiment offers a once in a lifetime opportunity to co-create a track with DJ Shadow using modern mobile… Read More DJ Shadow Ambient Sound Competition
