Synthesist Bakis Sirros sent us word of a new modular and vintage-analog filled release, Memory Geist – Benthos (DiNDDL09), a collaboration with Steve Law. Here’s what they have to say about the new release: Benthos is the second album by Memory Geist, the collaborative project of Steve Law (of Zen Paradox, Starseed Transmission & Black… Read More New Release, Memory Geist – Benthos, Features Modulars, Vintage Synths
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This is a preview of the Expert Sleepers ES-4, a Eurorack format module that converts a standard S/PDIF input to five channels of control voltage. Two of the five channels are calibrated to provide over 5 octaves of 1V/octave pitch CV. The remaining three channels are general purpose outputs (for use as e.g. gates, envelopes, LFOs)… Read More Expert Sleepers ES-4 (Sneak Preview)
Free Music Software: AfroDJMac sent word that he hasn’t just been kicking back and chillaxing this week. Instead, he’s put together a new free Live Rack to share with Synthtopia readers: I hope all is well. This week I created a free Ableton Live Rack made up of all kinds of white noise sweeps, risers,… Read More Free Live Rack Features White Noise, Risers, Fallers, Swooshes
iPad Music Software: The iOS version of the Yamaha Tenori On, TRN-i, is now available in the App Store for $19.99. The iOS version of the Tenori On, according to Yamaha, a ’faithful duplication of the TENORI-ON concept and its design and interface, which were developed under the supervision of Toshio Iwai.’ Note: There’s lots of… Read More Tenori On For iPad & iPhone, TNR-i, Now Available In US. What Do You Think Of It?
Organizers of Music Hack Day Barcelona, held June 16-17, have released a list of over 30 hacks created at the event. Hacks included the Bionic Table looper; the Wedisco collaborative club dj app; freesoundwars.com; jsmad, a javascript MP3 decoder; Potty Mouth Band fight; and CloudTable – a tangible interface for SoundCloud. If you’re not familiar… Read More Music Hacks From Music Hack Day Barcelona
GearFest ‘ 11, gear retailer Sweetwater’s annual ‘celebration of musicians and the instruments and equipment they use to make music’, kicks off today. The free event, being held Friday, June 24th from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Saturday, June 25th from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., at 5501 US Hwy 30 W, Fort Wayne,… Read More Sweetwater’s GearFest 2011 Is This Weekend, June 24-25
Befaco has announced the BF 20V – a new clone of the Korg MS-20 filter for modular synths. Two weeks ago, at our workshop in Barcelona, we started assembling the first units of our latest module: a very faithful replica of the legendary LP/HP filter of the MS 20. The most demanding part of the… Read More New Korg MS-20 Filter Clone
Matt Davis hacked a Kinect, using OpenNI & Max/MSP, to create an awesome laser MIDI controller. With it mapped to Ableton Live and Henry Strange’s MIDI to DMX Laser Control System, Matt demonstrates his a/v control system.
Part 3 of Kirby Ferguson‘s excellent Everything Is A Remix series, how innovations truly happen. This part doesn’t focus on music specifically, but indirectly addresses one of the fundamental issues of modern electronic music – the role of sampling and copying, in general.
