Category: Software Synthesizers & Samplers

Generative Music Jam

Sunday Synth Jam: This video captures a psychedelic hypnotronica improvisation by Ostracon, featuringJohn Keston on electronics and Graham O’Brien on drums. The duo performs generative, improvisational compositions using John Keston’s custom software, the GMS (Gestural Music Sequencer), that converts video input into musical phrases. Keston captures, layers, loops and processes melodic segments in real-time out of… Read More Generative Music Jam

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$39.99 App Turns Your iPad Into A Tenori On Style Matrix Synthesizer

Developer 4pockets has released Aurora Sound Studio HD (App Store link) – a $39.99 app that turns your iPad into a pretty sick Yamaha Tenori On matrix synthesizer clone. Aurora Sound Studio HD lets you gets do basic matrix synth sequencing, but also lets you dive in and edit the musical scale assigned to the… Read More $39.99 App Turns Your iPad Into A Tenori On Style Matrix Synthesizer

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Arturia Intros $300 Analog Experience – The Factory

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoHx4q7EFTw Arturia has introduced the $300 Analog Experience The Factory –  a native software synthesizer, combined with a dedicated controller keyboard. According to Arturia, the user experience is the same as on a traditional hardware synthesizer, except that Analog Experience The Factory offers more sounds (3500 high quality synthesizer sounds), better integration with DAW’s and a… Read More Arturia Intros $300 Analog Experience – The Factory

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‘Sample Blindness’ & The Awfulness Of Synth Sounds

Theater sound designer John Leonard has some provocative thoughts to share about synthesizers, samplers, ‘sample blindness’ and the awfulness of synth sounds: Even with the array of sample libraries available today, I often wince at the awfulness of the sounds I encounter. On a number of occasions, I’ve been so offended by what’s been presented… Read More ‘Sample Blindness’ & The Awfulness Of Synth Sounds

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