Audio plugin new site & forum KVR is hosting their annual Charity Auction, with the money raised going to support refugee children. Developers have donated over 400 products (hardware, software and services) to be auctioned. You can bid on each product individually. The person with the highest bid will get the product/plugin. Items up for auction include items from Luftrum, Sugar Bytes, Audiothing,… Read More Call to Arms Charity Auction 2015
This video, via Dutch synthesist Arjen Schat, captures some ‘Komplex sequencing’ with the new Koma Komplex Sequencer.
The Electronic Production and Design Department of Berklee is hosting the 2015 Everything ARP Symposium Saturday, November 7, 2015, starting at 10:00 a.m. Panelists for the event will be founder Alan R. Pearlman and former ARP employees, industry representatives, scholars, musicians, and producers.
This video, via divkid, takes an in-depth look at the Rebel Technology OWL Modular – a fully programmable digital audio platform, in Eurorack format.
The recently-introduced Roland Boutique synthesizer line has been one of the most discussed and debated synth introductions of 2015. A lot of people don’t know what to make of them yet. The Boutique synths are surprisingly tiny, but they offer easy-to-understand ‘knob-per-function’ interfaces and promise to deliver accurate emulations of three vintage Roland synths. This review, by… Read More Roland Boutique JU-06 Synthesizer Review – Nostalgia + Technology + Convenience
Important Records has announced that Alessandro Cortini’s Forse trilogy is now available in limited edition colored vinyl. Alessandro Cortini (Nine Inch Nails/How To Destroy Angels) composed the Forse series using a Buchla Music Easel. Forse, meaning “maybe” In Italian, is a series of 3 double LP releases Cortini recorded for Important to release in 2013. “All… Read More Alessandro Cortini’s Forse Trilogy Now Available As Limited Edition Colored Vinyl Pressings
Marc Weidenbaum, author of the book Aphex Twin’s Selected Ambient Works Volume II, in the 33 1/3 series, shared this collection of ambient favorites from the account of user18081971, aka Richard D. James.
Jean-Michel Jarre today released his first album in eight years, Electronica 1: The Time Machine. The album is the first half of a double-album of collaborations with other electronic music artists, with the second half set for release the spring of 2016. The project was conceived with Jarre’s desire to explore the history of electronic music in his lifetime,… Read More Jean-Michel Jarre’s ‘Electronica 1’ Traces 60 Years Of Electronic Music
Tangerine Dream has announced Quantum Key – a new EP by the new post-Froese TD linup of Thorsten Quaeschning, Ulrich Schnauss and Hoshiko Yamane. Tangerine Dream founder Edgar Froese died Jan 20, 2015 from the effects of a pulmonary embolism. The band says that ‘Quantum Key will be the vangaurd of the coming Quantum Gate album’. Here’s… Read More Tangerine Dream Announces “Quantum Key’ EP (Audio Sneak Preview)
In August, Roland Corporation and electric car manufacturer GLM Co., Ltd. announced plans for a ‘car synth’ – described as a ‘neo-futuristic driving sound generation system’ for GLM’s electric cars. Because electric cars are so quiet, manufacturers are adding electronically generated sound effects, for safety and aesthetic reasons. The driving sound system for GLM’s ZZ model, above, will be… Read More Will The New Roland Car Synth Be A Platform For Synthesists?
