Ableton Live 8.3 Now Available – Here’s What’s New

Ableton Live has been updated to version 8.3, an update that they say improves stability, introduces automatic updating, and direct SoundCloud upload from within Live. Here’s what’s new: A new “Upload to SoundCloud” option is available in the Export Audio/Video dialog. When enabled, Live will open an upload client after the file has been rendered to… Read More Ableton Live 8.3 Now Available – Here’s What’s New

New Software Synth For Mac & Windows, Tone2 Saurus

Tone2 has released a new software synthesizer for Mac & Windows, Saurus. According to Tone2, Saurus is ‘not just another synthesizer with character, but one that truly represents the analog sound.’ Here’s what they have to say about it: We carefully measured and modeled the circuits of many classic performance synthesizers, including even single capacitors and… Read More New Software Synth For Mac & Windows, Tone2 Saurus

GenMDM Turns Sega Genesis/Megadrive Into A MIDI-Controlled Synth

Sebastian Tomczak (Little Scale) has introduced GenMDM – a music interface for your vintage SEGA Genesis or Mega Drive console. You can use GenMDM to make chiptunes using your favorite MIDI sequencing software or hardware. GenMDM will appear as a MIDI output device on your Windows, Mac or Linux-based computer. GenMDM will respond to MIDI notes and MIDI… Read More GenMDM Turns Sega Genesis/Megadrive Into A MIDI-Controlled Synth

Grain Science + A Mic Turns Anything Into A New Synth Patch

Canis at Wooji Juice posted an interesting demo, embedded below, that highlights how you can use Grain Science to turn just about anything into a synth patch: Recently, I posted a new Grain Science demo track to SoundCloud. It’s just a series of experiments, but quite a few people found it interesting because it demonstrates… Read More Grain Science + A Mic Turns Anything Into A New Synth Patch

Soundation Studio Adds Social Element To Browser-Based Music Making

Soundation CEO Bil Bryant contacted us to let us know that Soundation Studio, a brower-based virtual studio, has added a social networking side to their service. ”Our users were demanding a more social element to Soundation and we are excited to now have this in place”, says Bryant. “We just put up the community and… Read More Soundation Studio Adds Social Element To Browser-Based Music Making