First Look At Sonar 8 Producer & Studio
Cakewalk’s Product Manager Alex Westner discusses the newest version of Cakewalk Sonar. Unfortunately, the video is more sizzle than steak; Omnisphere has spoiled us forever.
Category: Software Sequencers
Fascinating Interactive Generative Music Application
Over at CDM, Peter Kirn turned me onto Hans Kuder’s tiction – a new visual music performance/sequencing application. Tiction is a flexible, nodal music sequencer created in processing. You can see it in action in the video, above. Each node represents an event, and a connection from one node to the next triggers the next event… Read More Fascinating Interactive Generative Music Application
Video Review: Korg DS-10 Nintendo DS Synthesizer
William H of InsideSynthesis does a great video review of the new Korg DS-10 synthesizer/sequencer for the Nintendo DS.
Tanager AudioWorks Announces SongFrame Songwriter’s Toolkit Software
Tanager AudioWorks has announced the availability of SongFrame Songwriter’s Toolkit, a new Windows program that they call “the most comprehensive songwriting application available for songwriters and recording musicians”. SongFrame is designed to provide expert help in developing interesting chord progressions, melodies, lyrics, rhythm, and overall song structure. Songs are built with musical tools which focus… Read More Tanager AudioWorks Announces SongFrame Songwriter’s Toolkit Software
TouchOSC Turns Your iPhone Into Mini JazzMutant Lemur
TouchOSC, available now in the App Store, is an iPhone/iPod Touch application that lets you send and receive Open Sound Control messages over a Wi-Fi network using the UDP protocol. This allows you to remote control and receive feedback from software and hardware that implements the OSC protocol such as Pure Data and Max/MSP. The… Read More TouchOSC Turns Your iPhone Into Mini JazzMutant Lemur
Cockos Reaper Gets Update
Cockos Reaper might not have the greatest name ever, but it’s an impressive audio/MIDI Digital Audio Workstation. It’s relatively inexpensive, $225, or $50 for non-commercial use. It runs on Windows 98/ME/NT/2k/XP/Vista/WINE, and a OS X version is on the way. A new version, Reaper v2.45, is available. Here’s what’s changed: Tracks can be set to… Read More Cockos Reaper Gets Update
Cool ReacTable Video Features Tangible Modular Synth Action
The reacTable in campusbot, campusparty, Valencia 2008. Video by criadobot: Specifications, collaborative electronic musical instrument with a tangible interface based on a table, and inspired by modular synthesizers of the sixties. It was developed by the Music Technology Group at the University Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona, a research team composed of Sergi Jordà, Marcos Alonso,… Read More Cool ReacTable Video Features Tangible Modular Synth Action
Nintendo Korg DS-10 Synthesizer Available For Order
The Korg DS-10 Synthesizer – a software synthesizer for the Nintendo DS – is available now for order and will be shipping at the end of September. Features: Professional-grade music tool software for the Nintendo DS Two patchable dual-oscillator analog synth simulator, -part drum machine that uses sounds created with the analog synth simulator Six-track… Read More Nintendo Korg DS-10 Synthesizer Available For Order
Echoplex Drum Sequencer
Demo of Mike L’s Nine Inch Nails-inspired Echoplex Drum Simulator, a Windows drum sequencer. Current features: Info so far: Any two .wav sound files can be used (even your own!) Beats Per Minute alterable from 1 to [Too fast for sane people] Volume control possible for each track separately Tone/Frequency control as well Variable loop… Read More Echoplex Drum Sequencer
iDrum For iPhone Video
This is a quick look at iZotope’s new iDrum (App Store link) drum machine app for the iPhone. In addition to running on the iPhone, iDrum is available as a standalone application, or as a plug-in for use within VST, Audio Unit, MAS, and RTAS host applications.
