Gestural Orchestration With Leap Motion, GECO & Albion I

Film composer Hagai Davidoff has created a unique system for ‘gestural orchestration’, based around the Leap Motion controller and GECO, Geert Bevin’s gestural MIDI app. The combination allows Davidoff to use his left hand to interactively orchestrate the notes played with his right hand on a standard keyboard controller. In the first half of the video,… Read More Gestural Orchestration With Leap Motion, GECO & Albion I

Apple Updates iMac Line With New Quad-Core Processors, Better Graphic Performance & Faster Memory

Apple today updated its iMac line, with several performance upgrades. Of most interest to musicians will probably be the fourth-generation Intel quad-core processors, improved graphic system, next generation Wi-Fi and faster PCIe flash storage options. The entry-level 21.5-inch iMac features a 2.7 GHz quad-core Intel Core i5 processor and Iris Pro graphics. The high-end 21.5-inch model and both 27-inch… Read More Apple Updates iMac Line With New Quad-Core Processors, Better Graphic Performance & Faster Memory

Microsoft Intros Surface 2, Surface Music Kit – Are They Enough For You To Consider A Windows Tablet?

Microsoft today announced that the second generation of its Microsoft Surface family of tablets. It also announced new accessories for the Surface tablet computers, including a pressure-sensitive DJ controller. Two new Surface models, Surface 2 and Surface Pro 2, along with an expanded portfolio of new Surface accessories, will be available at Microsoft retail stores and retailers… Read More Microsoft Intros Surface 2, Surface Music Kit – Are They Enough For You To Consider A Windows Tablet?

TNR-I, Yamaha’s Tenori On For iPad, Updated With AudioBus, Inter-App Audio

Yamaha has updated TNR-I, it’s iPad version of the Tenori On, adding AudioBus, Inter-App Audio and more. The Tenori On is a visual sequencer. On the 16 × 16 grid of buttons, the horizontal direction is time, and the vertical direction is pitch By laying sounds on these buttons, you can combine rhythms and melodies… Read More TNR-I, Yamaha’s Tenori On For iPad, Updated With AudioBus, Inter-App Audio

Gibson Buying Cakewalk From Roland, Here Are The FAQs

Gibson Brands has announced today that it has entered into a letter of intent with Roland Corporation and Cakewalk for Gibson to acquire Cakewalk, makers of Sonar, Z3TA+ 2 and other music software. Gibson Brands CEO Henry Juszkiewicz says that, as part of Gibson, Cakewalk will “enhance their flagship professional products, pursue provocative R&D initiatives,… Read More Gibson Buying Cakewalk From Roland, Here Are The FAQs

Presonus Buys Notion

PreSonus has announced that it has bought Notion Music, the developer of music-notation app Notion 4.0 (Mac/Windows), Notion for iPad, Progression 2.0 guitar-tab editing software (Mac/Windows), and Progression for iPad. PreSonus says that the acquisition will benefit users of both Notion and Presonus’ Studio One DAW.