Yonac Software sent word to us of GhostGuitar – a new app for the iPad that takes the device into Kinect style augmented reality territory. We’ve previously featured a variety of Kinect music hacks that explore the ‘augmented reality’ potential of the device. GhostGuitar is a music game for iOS that explores similar territory, creating… Read More Yonac GhostGuitar Takes iOS Into Kinect Style Augmented Reality Territory
The Synthtopia Facebook Synth Legion is now 10,000+ strong! That’s insane! I am humbled by the size and dedication of the Synthtopia audience and I thank you for your support. We must be doing something right….but if you’ve got suggestions for how you’d like to see us work better with Facebook, or any other suggestions… Read More Facebook Synth Legion Now 10,000+ Strong!
Synthtopia has been unavailable most of the day today because of issues with web host 1and1: Due to a database-outage, in combination with a software error, we suffered from a faulty root server configuration. Therefore since about 9am EST internet applications of 1&1 server customers aren’t reachable. Only 1&1 customers who use a dedicated or… Read More Sorry, Synth Freaks, 1and1 & CloudFlare Exploded On Us Today
Nik Nowak driving his Soundtank was uploaded by: MrKimNowak
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Madrona Labs’ Randy Jones has announced that he’ll be demoing the upcoming Soundplane instrument at Seattle’s Decibel Festival, scheduled for Sept 28-30, 2011. According to Jones, Soundplane gives performers ‘intimate control’ over computer-made sounds. The Soundplane detects a wide range of pressure on its hardwood surface, from a light tickle to very firm pressure, and… Read More Madrona Labs Soundplane Coming To Decibel Festival
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLHVLzlmYxc Reader Robert van Oz sent word of his ‘music experience’ Cloudroom House: Here’s how he explains the project: Musically and thematically the Cloudroom House deals with entelechy. By entelechy we mean the attribute of something to have its aim and perfection already within itself. The butterfly, for example, is the entelechy of the caterpillar which has its state… Read More Welcome To The Cloudroom House
Sinevibes has introduced Diffusion – an AudioUnit instrument plugin developed for creating rich “motion sounds”. Sinevibes’ synthesizer engine combines additive oscillators and waveshaping models with an advanced matrix sequencer that allows for over 400 different parameter combinations per step. Features: Dual monophonic oscillator with 6 additive waveforms and 6 waveshape transformation models. Flexible tempo-synchronized sequencer… Read More Sinevibes Intros Diffusion Synthesizer For OS X
Hal Leonard Books has published a new book, Steal This Sound ($19.99) by Mitchell Sigman, that looks at synthesizing classic sounds. The book is a collection of Sigman’s columns of the same name from Keyboard magazine, detailing classic synth sounds and how they can be achieved with modern gear. Steal This Sound features 60+ articles, describing synth sounds… Read More New Book, Steal This Sound, Looks At Synthesizing Classic Sounds
We’ve had some feedback on the Synthtopia site update. Things like “I love the new site! But it’s kind of ugly!” Andy says, “I often view your site on my iPhone and the mobile style sheet was perfect. Now however when I access via my phone I just get the main site, which doesnt display… Read More New Style Sheet – Nice But Broken?
The Blade Runner SoundCloud group is dedicated to anything related to Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner, including songs inspired by Vangelis‘ soundtrack, music that that samples it and attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. You can preview the latest tracks uploaded above.
