November 16, 2007 lecture by Ge Wang for the Stanford University Human-Computer Interaction Seminar (CS 547). In the first part of this talk, Ge presents the design, philosophy, and development of ChucK, a computer music programming language intending to provide a different approach, expressiveness, and thinking with respect to time and parallelism in audio programming… Read More ChucK: A Computer Music Programming Language
This video, from Ableton, is an intro to the new Orchestral Instrument Collection for Live. It’s a little cheesy – but it’s also cool to see it working within Live.
Apple has released an update for Logic Pro. The 8.0.2 update fixes over 100 issues with the application ranging from MIDI to automation. Here’s what’s been fixed in the update:
Joining an rapidly growing number of iPhone music apps is the IR-909, a software version of the classic Roland TR-909 drum machine: IR-909 is a drum machine for the iPhone inspired by the Roland TR-909. IR-909 features a 16-step sequencer, 4 patterns and 8 different drum sounds. To change the value of any property in… Read More New iPhone Drum Machine
This video, via AcePinter, explains creating glitch drums with Reason. Included: RV7000 Gating, Automation, Matrix offsetting, Filtering by gate, and Distortion.
Ableton has released of Live 7 LE, a cheaper “lite” version of Ableton Live 7. Live LE is limited to two simultaneous stereo audio inputs and outputs, twelve built-in audio effects, eight built-in instruments, two AU/VST effects and two AU/VST instruments per project. Live 7 LE Features: Studio-quality recording up to 32-bit/192 kHz Sixty-four audio… Read More Ableton Releases Live 7 LE
Nanoloop on a Gameboy (whose audio is coming in on track 2) is synchronized to the drums playing in Ableton Live (track 1). Says littlescale – “This is to test out a new interface I have been working on that syncs Nanoloop to a MIDI clock.”
The long awaited version 7.5 of Orion is now available. Key changes include: New audio engine with support for multicore processors Improved Workflow Updated VST implementation to version 2.4 New limiter effect, modelled after the famous 1176LN Auto-tracking EQs for easier mixing xtended arpeggiator with new options Creating presets for container multieffects is now possible… Read More Orion 7.5
CNet Asia reports that the Korg DS-10, the software synth for the Nintendo DS, should be available in Japan in July: The original MS-10 (price 53,500 yen in 1978; US$300 then) was a monophonic, single oscillator job. DS-10 simulator works as two synthesizers (each of them, dual-oscillator affair), since Nintendo DS has dual-screen, upper and… Read More Korg DS-10 Update
Nice intro video for the Hobnox Audiotool that offers an introduction to creating beats. AudioTool is like Reason for your Web browser.
