iVoxel Turns Your iPhone, iPod touch or iPad Into A Vocoder Like Kraftwerk’s!

iPhone Music Software: iVoxel (App Store link) is a vocoder for iPhone/iPod and iPad, designed to be a “singing machine going far beyond the capabilities of traditional and software vocoders on any platform.” iVoxel lets you: Speak or sing into your head set mic transforming your voice in a wide variety of ways. Record words, syllables or… Read More iVoxel Turns Your iPhone, iPod touch or iPad Into A Vocoder Like Kraftwerk’s!

Novation Launchpad Jam (Video)

This video, via BlissMediaWorks, demos live performance with the Novation Launchpad. Jointly designed by Ableton and Novation, the Novation Launchpad is a $199 controller designed to “put Ableton Live at your fingertips.” The Launchpad is purpose built for triggering and manipulating clips in Ableton Live, with a multi-colour 64-button grid and dedicated scene launch buttons. Launchpad’s… Read More Novation Launchpad Jam (Video)

Akai APC20 vs Novation Launchpad

http://vimeo.com/16074037 MIDI Controllers: Rupert Brown of The DSP Project offers his thoughts on the Akai APC20 vs the Novation Launchpad. The Akai APC20 vs Novation Launchpad matchup is close enough that the final decision probably comes down to your personal preferences. Check out Brown’s thoughts and then let us know what your thoughts are!

Daniel Clelland’s Embouchure

Daniel Clelland‘s embouchure: This is a Max/MSP patch I put together for the ‘Sound and Space’ assignment in my Experience Design class at Victoria University of Wellington. It watches for the shape of the player’s mouth and adjusts a formant filter accordingly. Different pitches are chosen by the hand’s position on the video.