The Music For People & Thingamajigs Festival Is Looking For Strange Music

The Music For People & Thingamajigs Festival – an annual event dedicated to promoting experimental music that incorporates made/found instruments and alternate tuning systems – is looking for some strange music. Organizers of the event, scheduled for September 22 – 25, 2011, are looking for proposals from artists and composers. Background: Each year, MFP&T invites… Read More The Music For People & Thingamajigs Festival Is Looking For Strange Music

April 21, 2011Leave a comment

Max Mathews, Computer Music Pioneer, R.I.P.

I found out today, via synthesist Matthew Davidson, that computer music pioneer Max Mathews died today. Mathews (November 13, 1926 – April 21, 2011) is considered by many to be the father of computer music. Here’s what he had to say about his role as a computer music pioneer: “Computer performance of music was born in 1957,… Read More Max Mathews, Computer Music Pioneer, R.I.P.

April 21, 2011April 26, 20115 Comments

Groove X-R – A Hardware Host For Virtual Instruments

Lionstracs has introduced Groove X-R – a hardware host that runs ten VSTi and ASIO host engines simultaneously. In a nutshell, the Groove X-R is a Linux-based virtual instrument host that can be used as both a workstation, for heavy editing, or as a rack module. You can have up to ten MIDI-USB keyboards… Read More Groove X-R – A Hardware Host For Virtual Instruments

April 18, 2011April 18, 201138 Comments

Live Space Music Performance By Mark Jenkins

MARK JENKINS “Space Dreams & Sequencers” was uploaded by: MarkJenkinsMusic
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April 17, 2011April 17, 2011Leave a comment

Korg Monotribe Gets Virtual Clone – The Webotribe

The Korg Monotribe has been reinterpreted as a virtual, Web-based clone, courtesty of Angry Octopus: Korg is again conspiring to use up all my free time by creating an updated version of the Monotron with a built in sequencer/drum machine. There was no way I was going to be able to resist attempting a web… Read More Korg Monotribe Gets Virtual Clone – The Webotribe

April 17, 20114 Comments

The Livid Block iPad Dock First Look

Livid Instruments released this first look video for the new Livid Block iPad Dock – a prototype dock that combines a monome-style grid controller with the adaptive multitouch control capabilities of the iPad. Explanatory discussion of the setup starts about 4:05 into the video. Coolest vaporware in quite awhile! If you’re an iPad user, let… Read More The Livid Block iPad Dock First Look

April 16, 2011April 16, 201110 Comments

New Atmospheric Soundscape Generator For Windows, psyBOX

M-RGT has introduced psyBOX, a new atmospheric soundscape generator for WIndows, designed to produce ambient and space music: psyBOX uses samples as a source of spectra, splitting them into multiple grains-micro waves and combining them in clusters. Those clusters are formed randomly and they flow from one into another forming “infinite drifting morphing”. The two-layer scheme… Read More New Atmospheric Soundscape Generator For Windows, psyBOX

April 13, 2011April 17, 201111 Comments

Electronic Musician Magazine, RIP?

<rant> The latest issue of Electronic Musician magazine came today, and it’s got me scratching my head a bit. Electronic Musician has a solid history of covering, you know, electronic musicians. It’s benefited from the contributions of writers like Gino Robair, Craig Anderton and Geary Yelton over the years, and I’ve enjoyed reading their often… Read More Electronic Musician Magazine, RIP?

April 11, 2011April 11, 201168 Comments

The Doepfer Dark Time Sequencer

Here’s a demo of the Doepfer Dark Time step sequencer, from Musikmesse 2011. The Doepfer Dark Time is an analog sequencer, designed as an add-on for the Dark Energy synthesizer, but also to be used with other MIDI, USB or CV/gate equipment. While the Dark Time step sequencer has been out a while, this video,… Read More The Doepfer Dark Time Sequencer

April 10, 2011April 10, 2011Leave a comment

Brainwave Sequencer For iPad

iPad Music Software: Alexandre Jean Claude has released Brainwave (App Store link) – a $19.99 clip-based MIDI sequencer for the iPad. Here’s what they have to say about Brainwave Sequencer: Bring your melodies and drum beats into life with the streamlined and intuitive MIDI clip editor. Assemble and arrange entire songs with the Arrangement editor. Control… Read More Brainwave Sequencer For iPad

April 10, 2011April 10, 20112 Comments

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