Vir2 Announces Aeris: Hybrid Choir Designer
Vir2 Instruments has announced Aeris, a hybrid choir designer instrument for Native Instruments Kontakt.
Category: Music News
Tangerine Dream Documentary Meets Funding Goals
It looks like there’s going to be a Tangerine Dream documentary. Organizers of a Kickstarter project to fund production of the documentary have announced that they have met their funding goals, raising €71,727 with 779 backers. Here’s what the producers TAG/TRAUM have to say about the project: We want to explore the world of Tangerine Dream for the first time… Read More Tangerine Dream Documentary Meets Funding Goals
MIDI Association Makes MIDI 1.0 Specifications Available As Free Downloads
The MIDI Association, a free global community for MIDI users, has announced that it has made the MIDI 1.0 specifications available as free downloads. The MIDI 1.0 Detailed Specification is an important resource for developers and anyone else that needs to know the technical details of MIDI. The document includes sections on: MIDI 1.0 (Electrical Specification and Protocol) General… Read More MIDI Association Makes MIDI 1.0 Specifications Available As Free Downloads
Continuucon Schedule Announced
Organizers of Continuucon, the First Continuum Fingerboard Conference, have published a complete schedule of presentations, workshops, and performers for the event, scheduled for June 9th through 11th, 2016. Taking place at the Altamont Theatre in Asheville, North Carolina, ContinuuCon bring together Continuum players from North and South America, Europe, and Asia for the very first time.… Read More Continuucon Schedule Announced
Germany Rules Sampling In Hip Hop More Important Than Kraftwerk’s Rights
Germany’s highest court on Tuesday ruled against Kraftwerk in a case that pitted the samplers against the sampled. The ruling overturns a ban on the sale of the song Nur mir (Only to me), by music producer Moses Pelham and rapper Sabrina Setlur, which makes use of a sample from Kraftwerk’s Metal On Metal, from Trans-Europe Express. Germany’s Deutsche Welle reports:
Superbooth 2017 Dates Announced
Organizers have announced that Superbooth 17 will take place April 20.-22, 2017. Superbooth 16 was held at Berlin’s Funkhaus – the home of the state radio of the former German Democratic Republic, and one of the most impressive recording studios in the world: This year’s three-day event featured an electronic music gear trade show during the day and electronic music performances late into the… Read More Superbooth 2017 Dates Announced
Ripcord Lets You Power Your Music Gear Via USB
Ripcord is a new power adapter system, designed to let you power your music devices via USB. The goal of the system is to free you from having to rely on custom wall-wart power supplies and wall outlets.
New Bob Moog Documentary, Electronic Voyager, Fully Funded
Electronic Voyager – a new documentary on Bob Moog from the team behind I Dream Of Wires – has met its Kickstarter funding goals. The crowdfunding project has raised over $100,000, from over 700 backers, to create the new film.
Moog Brother From Another Mother Eurorack Module
At Moogfest 2016, Moog was displaying three new, unannounced Eurorack modules, as part of its Global Synthesizer installation, above. According to our contact at Moog, two of the modules – the Geodesic Sampler and the Geospatial Reverb – are custom builds, specific to the Global Synthesizer. The third module, the Brother From Another Mother, was designed as a project… Read More Moog Brother From Another Mother Eurorack Module
Sony Creative Software’s Applications Bought By MAGIX
Multimedia software developer MAGIX has announced that it is acquiring a majority of the Sony Creative Software (SCS) products. Applications moving to MAGIX include: Vegas Pro, Movie Studio, Sound Forge Pro, and ACID Pro. MAGIX says that, by purchasing these product lines, the company is ‘cementing its position in the market and accelerating its international growth’.
