This video, via Tom Cosm, is of Robert Henke, aka Monolake, giving a workshop in Christchurch, New Zealand. Topics covered include: Ableton Live Monodeck 2 in depth Ableton / Cycling 74 Partnership Surround Sound in Ableton Explanation of the Monolake Live Setup
[display_podcast] Microsoft MySong, a software accompanist for vocalists, automatically chooses chords to accompany a vocal melody, allowing a user with no musical training to rapidly create accompanied music. According to Microsoft: MySong is a creative tool for folks who like to sing but would never get a chance to experiment with creating real original music.… Read More Windows App MySong Creates Automatic Accompaniments
Audio Damage has introduced Ricochet, described as a sophisticated, yet easy-to-use multi-tap delay, with the signature Audio Damage sound. Featuring a 16-step grid for programming tap time, Ricochet is designed specifically for modern electronic music production, and is much quicker to program than the run-of-the-mill multi-tap. Features Five independently controllable taps with individual multi-mode filter,… Read More Audio Damage Intros Ricochet Multi-Tap Delay
D16‘s Devastor, is a multiband distortion unit that offers three blocks: dynamic-gain module, diode-clipper distortion and three filter sections. Each of the filters can process the signal before or after the diode-clipper. The filters are not the peaking EQ type which are used in classic multiband distortion. They are like those found in analogue synthesizers… Read More Devastor Offers Three Types Of Distortion
Schaak Audio’s Transient Shaper offers an easy way to mangle your sounds’ dynamics. Transient Shaper allows shaping the dynamics with 2 knobs only, making it uniquely easy and fast to use – yet its sonic manipulation scape ranges from gate-like to compressor-like. You can preview a couple of demos of Transient Shaper’s capabilities below.
Faber Acoustical has introduced version 2 of the SignalScope and SignalScope Pro real-time signal analysis software. SignalScope’s new interface places each signal analyzer tool in its own window, allowing users to multiple data displays simultaneously. Each analyzer display offers hardware-accelerated OpenGL graphics for fast on-screen drawing, and Quartz graphics for high-resolution off-screen drawing to PDF… Read More Mac Audio Analysis Software Updated
DB Audioware has introduced Vocal Intensifier, a plug-in designed to give vocal tracks added punch and presence, to make them stand out in the final mix. It uses a studio technique called “parallel compression” (also known as “New York compression”), often used for drum tracks, but here tuned specially tuned for vocals. The advantage of… Read More db Audioware Releases Advanced Vocal Intensifier Plug-in
Mutagene has released version 0.9 of POCAS, a freeware chaotic additive synth VST plug-in for Windows PC. Changes in v0.9 “Speed” of particle simulation can be modulated by output level of synthesizer. “Freeze” allows preferential locking of particle movement to X or Y axis. Patches are stored in XML file for future (???) compatibility. bugs/denormals… Read More Mutagene POCAS Freeware Synthesizer
The Improvisator is a new Windows plugin that knows the mathematical logic and rules of harmonic theory. It’s designed to directly offer technically correct harmonic options. The Harmony Improvisator is described as a completely new composition tool that makes the world of harmonic functions transparent to its users. It supports the musician in composing, improvising… Read More New VST Understands Harmony, Music Theory
Ever wonder what the New York Times would sound like translated into electronic music? Hell no! But lucky for us, Bill Orcut did and created a Lily App that he controls with his Monome to “play” web pages: When the patch starts, the browser enters a DOM inspection mode and mousing over a DOM element… Read More Monome + Websites = Glitchronica
