The video shown above is an example of interval expansion, an effect that can only be achieved through spectrogram resynthesis. It consists in expanding the spacing in pitch between notes so that each interval doubles. Therefore, two notes one semitone apart become two semitones apart, which creates a melody that sounds different from the original… Read More Interval Expansion Synthesis
Electronics For Music has a collection of basic free VST effects for Windows. The free VST effects include: Fuzz Muff Distortion Delay RMod GSynth Phasor Flanger Panner If you’ve used EFM’s free VSTs, leave a comment with your thoughts on them!
Cableguys has released FilterShaper 2, an update to the VST filter effect that adds parallel filter routing, pan modulation, free-running LFOs and support for Mac OS X.
Free Windows Music Software: Synthgeek has introduced a free glitch music plugin for Windows, sg-glitchgate. Description: SG-Glitchgate is basically a rhythmic gate, but not set up in the standard way. There are two periodic gates which can be used for anything from regular rhythmic chopping to random rhythmic manipulations and strange dropouts. The gates are… Read More Free Glitch Music Plugin For Windows
AudioMulch has put together a series of tutorial videos designed for first time users of AudioMulch. Part 1 demonstrates how to load and play a sound. AudioMulch is designed for musical audio processing, composition, and performance. Its modular patcher-style user interface promotes an improvisational approach to music making. The software offers a range of built… Read More Getting Started With AudioMulch
Matthew Davidson has put together a couple of videos demonstrating how you can run monome apps in Ableton Live 8 with the help of Max For Live. Davidson notes: maxforlive simplifies monome workflow. For example, if you want to use polygomé with a DAW, you must open your DAW software, open polygomé, set up sync… Read More Running monome Apps In Ableton Live 8 With Max For Live
Subsun has released Wobbles, a free vibrato plugin for Mac OSX 10.4 and higher (VST/AU). The effect features adjustable shape, depth and speed. Chorus and phaser type effects can also be achieved by using the dry/wet knob. The developer notes, “If there is interest in this plugin then I might update it with a couple… Read More Free Mac Audio Effect Plugin
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If you’re excited about Max For Live, but don’t know anything about Max, check out max4live’s video tutorials. This video looks at message ordering in Max. There’s a beginning Max video also.
This video demonstrates how you can use the new Novation Launchpad like a monome. To try this out, you’ll need a Launchpad (You can get them for $199 at Zzounds and other online retailers), a free app called nonome and a monome app. For this demo, Mike Tron built a Windows executable that combines nonome… Read More Use The Novation Launchpad Like A Monome
