Impromptu 2.0 Now Available For MacTel Hardcore Music Hackers

Have you been dying to get your regex on when you’re laptop jamming? If so, and you’re on MacTel, you’ll want to check out Impromptu 2.0. Impromptu is an OSX programming environment for composers, sound artists, VJ’s and graphic artists with an interest in live or interactive programming. I’ve embedded an example of Andrew Sorensen‘s… Read More Impromptu 2.0 Now Available For MacTel Hardcore Music Hackers

New Virtual Instrument Literally Makes Rock Music

Soniccouture has introduced The Skiddaw Stones, a new virtual instrument that lets you make rock music from sampled ancient rocks: The Skiddaw Stones are probably the most unusual and certainly the oldest instrument that Soniccouture has sampled. A Lithophone ( litho = stone, phone= voice ) dating from 1840, The Skiddaw Stones are composed of… Read More New Virtual Instrument Literally Makes Rock Music

Can LaDiDa For The iPhone Make Reverse Karoake Sexy?

Remember how universally reviled Microsoft Songsmith was? iPhone developer khu.sh has taken the idea behind Microsoft Songsmith, reverse karaoke auto-accompaniment, and packaged it as the iPhone app LaDiDa. Can khu.sh succeed where Microsoft failed? It’s not clear from the video or the information on the khu.sh site how flexible LaDiDa is, in terms of styles… Read More Can LaDiDa For The iPhone Make Reverse Karoake Sexy?

Native Instruments Absynth 5 Software Synthesizer

Native Instruments has introduced ABSYNTH 5, a synthesizer specializing in evolving sounds. New features in ABSYNTH 5: Expanded Sound Library – ABSYNTH 5 contains more than 200 new synth sounds, fully taking advantage of the new filter and effects, to create brand-new, unusual sound material. In addition, there are 30 new effect settings for using… Read More Native Instruments Absynth 5 Software Synthesizer