Quotile is a strange little PC step sequencer where patterns can be mutated, stretched, or otherwise modified using an old-school command line interface. Features: 6 playback sequencers which can be sent to any midi device on your system lots of fun commands, like “stretch”, “echo”, “copyquarter”, etc. command line interface with type-ahead and history create… Read More Free Windows Music Sequencer Goes Old-School
This video demos Little Scale’s Multi POKEY MIDI Interface. Features: a better tuning system for 8-bit mode a better tuning system for 16-bit mode the ability to set the pitchbend in terms of semitones, via MIDI CC the ability to set the octave division in terms of discrete pitches per octave, via MIDI CC the ability… Read More Atari POKEY Chip Controlled From Abelton Live Via MIDI
Microsoft’s Songsmith is an app that is designed to let you makes songs by singing into your Windows computer: Songsmith generates musical accompaniment to match a singer’s voice. Just choose a musical style, sing into your PC’s microphone, and Songsmith will create backing music for you. Then share your songs with your friends and family,… Read More Microsoft Songsmith Makes Everybody A Composer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TgQ0wJKQZbQ Brian Green posted this video, along with an in-depth description of his live ambient glitchtronica rig:
Apple today announced iLife ’09, the latest version of its entry-level media software. There’s not a lot to get excited about with today’s updates, with the exception of iMovie ’09, which may finally be good enough to replace iMovie HD. iMovie ’09 adds features to let you create a movie quickly, or add refinements and… Read More Apple Introduces GarageBand ’09, Updated iMovie
This video demonstrates using TouchOSC, OSCulator, Ableton Live and AudioDamage’s BigSeq plugin. TouchOSC is an interactive control surface that outputs OSC messages, which can then be converted to MIDI notes and CC data by OSCulator and other programs. Very cool demo and the video is very effective at combining the different sources to make clear… Read More Control Ableton Live With Your iPhone
PowerFX has released HumBox VM1, a VSTi sampler/synthesizer that combines vocal samples with synthesis manipulating tools. The HumBox can be used for scat melodies, solo lines, non verbal backing vocals and original sound effects. The plug-in comes with 10 voice banks, 50 vocal style characteristics, an intuitive interface with volume and pitch envelope settings. The HumBox… Read More PowerFX Releases the HumBox VSTi Vocal Synth
Need a little bit of aleatoric weirdness in your music? Illuminated Sounds has released Random7, a free random MIDI generating program created with MAX/MSP: I created this fun little application I’m calling Random7. It is basically a 8 step sequencer that outputs midi by randomly selecting from the 7 notes in the various scales pictured above,… Read More Free Random MIDI Generator For Windows & Mac
[display_podcast] Five12 has announced the release of Numerology 2 for Mac OS X. Numerology is a modular music sequencing and audio plugin environment. It uses an approach to electronic music composition based on the techniques of step sequencing and pattern sequencing, augmented by a modular environment that encourages improvisation and experimentation. Numerology 2’s module library is centered… Read More Numerology 2.0 Modular Music Sequencer For Mac OS X
2009 NAMM Show Preview: Image Line plans to show its latest products at the upcoming winter NAMM show in Anaheim, California from January 15 to 18, 2009. Here’s the latest from Image Line: FL Studio 8 – In the latest version, FL Studio 8, users have welcomed more than 100 new developments including an improved user… Read More 2009 NAMM Show Preview: Image Line Software
