Pretty Eight Machine – 8-Bit NIN!
Pretty Eight Machine is NIN’s Pretty Hate Machine, re-imagined in its entirety by Inverse Phase on eight different 8-bit systems.… Read More Pretty Eight Machine – 8-Bit NIN!
Category: Music News
33% Off All Ableton Software Through June 15th
Ableton is offering 33% off all its products through June 15th. Which happens to be the day Synthtopia’s DAW Poll ends. Coincidence? Or diabolical plot to increase the numbers of Live users, indirectly influence the poll results and, then…..rule the world? Yeah…..that would be the worst diabolical plot ever imagined. And we’ve imagined quite a few… Read More 33% Off All Ableton Software Through June 15th
Monome 2012 Edition
Monome.org has announced the monome 2012 edition: solid quartersawn black walnut, just under an inch thick. edge to edge aluminum and recessed rubber feet. lights in yellow, full sixteen step variable brightness per light. integrated tilt sensor. mini usb cable. ordering begins this friday june 15 at 1pm EST. 50 of the 256, 50 of… Read More Monome 2012 Edition
Site Update: Error Message In Firefox On Mac
Reader Martin Swan (impplus) is having an issue loading Synthtopia today: Hi. Thought i should say that i can’t access Synthtopia via Firefox on my Mac right now. I had some issues with Firefox and updated it, and now every time i try Synthtopia Firefox shows “Your server is running PHP version 4.4.9 but WordPress… Read More Site Update: Error Message In Firefox On Mac
Variations II Of Variations II
Reader Jay Kim sent word of a new audiovisual installation, inspired by John Cage: Variations II of Variations II is a kinetic sculpture inspired by John Cage’s Variations series. Cage’s Variations II is a graphical composition that generates musical events using measurements of distance between dots and lines on a piece of paper. In my realization… Read More Variations II Of Variations II
Glitch Factory – Ableton Live APC40 Performance Template
Australian producers Mr. Bill and Will Marshall have teamed up to create a live performance template for Ableton Live, complete with MIDI remote script for the Akai APC40. Included with this is a stems-based template for the APC40, designed to help producers begin performing their own material live on stage.
How Should Electronic Musicians Deal With File Sharing?
While researching an The Analog Roland Orchestra, a one man band (Michal Matlak) that makes music with vintage Roland gear, I noticed an interesting comment on the group’s Facebook page that highlights the human cost of unauthorized file sharing: “One week after releasing “Home”, some great guys uploaded it already on the internet. It’s very sad because this… Read More How Should Electronic Musicians Deal With File Sharing?
Live Synth Band Jam – Somni’s Future TwentySix
Sunday Synth Jam: This video features Asheville, NC band Sonmi in a live performance at the Orange Peel. The video was suggested by reader rajajuju, who says “They use synths and tons of other electronics” and that they’re ‘soon to be featured on Moog artist site”. You can say you saw them here first, then…….
What’s The Best DAW In The World? (2012 Poll)
What’s the best DAW in the world? In 2010, Synthtopia readers voted Ableton Live the world’s best DAW. But in the last two years, many competing digital audio workstations have received major updates, while Ableton has focused their development on bug fixes. And several new DAW’s have been announced since the last poll. Here’s your chance… Read More What’s The Best DAW In The World? (2012 Poll)
New Compilation Album Features DiN Synth Artists
Synthesist Bakis Sirros, aka Parallel Worlds, sent word of a new DiN label compliation album, iNDEX04, that features the work of Ian Boddy, Parallel Worlds, Markus Reuter, Erik Wøllo, Bernhard Wöstheinrich, ARC & Mazmoneth. Label boss Ian Boddy has mixed and cross-faded the 18 tracks into a continuous ambient mix, designed to not only showcase the artists’ albums, but to… Read More New Compilation Album Features DiN Synth Artists
