New iOS Generative Music App, Digital Collision, Makes Music With Physics Collision Algorithms

Developer Julien Bayle has released a new generative music app for iOS, Digital Collision (App Store link), that creates sounds based on physics collisions algorithms. Bayle says that Digital Collision “can produces real nice sound textures from the most clear to the weirdest granular.” Features: The sound engine is a polyphonic tone generator. Touch the screen… Read More New iOS Generative Music App, Digital Collision, Makes Music With Physics Collision Algorithms

Patchwork Online Modular Synthesizer Updated

Reader Peter van der Noord sent word that Patchwork, a browser-based modular synthesizer, has been updated. ‘Patchwork is an online virtual analog modular synth,” he notes, “Which allows you to connect basic sound generation or modification modules to create either music, effects or utter noisy crap.” The new version can be seen at Patchwork-Synth site.

Reactable Mobile Updated To Version 2.0 – Here’s What’s New

Reactable Systems has announced an updated to Reactable Mobile, introducing a new social networking feature, Reactable Community. Here’s what’s new in Reactable 2.0 Direct access to Reactable Community Save and View Performances Direct table upload Table Meta data Brand new menus Reactable is a performance oriented synthesizer that combines modular synthesis, sampling, digital audio effects and… Read More Reactable Mobile Updated To Version 2.0 – Here’s What’s New

Sonar X1 On Windows 8 – Faster, But No ARM Tablet Action

Microsoft’s upcoming Windows 8, which will offer a new user interface optimized for tablets, may be a little faster than Windows 7 for digital audio workstation work, according to Cakewalk. In preliminary testing with Sonar X1, Cakewalk found improved performance in three areas: Better load balancing. Based on their testing, they concluded that workload is distributed… Read More Sonar X1 On Windows 8 – Faster, But No ARM Tablet Action

Cosmosƒ Advanced Stochastic Synthesis Instrument Now Available On Windows & Mac

sonicLAB has updated its Cosmosƒ advanced stochastic synthesis instrument to version 1.2, bringing the software synth to Windows for the first time. Here’s what’s new in Cosmosf: Cosmosf v1.2 adds an additive synthesis engine. Up to 12 partials with individual amplitude and frequency settings are summed as one micro event waveform. The partials can play sine… Read More Cosmosƒ Advanced Stochastic Synthesis Instrument Now Available On Windows & Mac