SynthTronica

SynthTronica (App Store link) is a new polyphonic spectral synthesizer for iPad, designed to take full advantage of iPad’s multitouch capabilities. The video above offers an extended look at SynthTronica and both its sound generation and performance capabilities. SynthTronica is currently $4.99 in the App Store. Details below. 

Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross Win Academy Award For The Social Network Soundtrack

Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross have won the Academy Award for their soundtrack to The Social Network. “When we finished work on The Social Network,” said Reznor, “we were very proud of our work and happy to just be involved in this film. To be standing up here in this company is humbling and flattering… Read More Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross Win Academy Award For The Social Network Soundtrack

Got An Extra $10,000? Then You Can Reserve A New Fairlight CMI-30A

Fairlight will open up the waiting list on March 1st for the Fairlight CMI 30th Anniversary Edition – a new digital keyboard workstation, inspired by the classic Fairlight CMI. But you’ll need A$10,000 to get on the list. Here’s what they have to say about it: Only 100 CMI-30As will be made. They will be sold… Read More Got An Extra $10,000? Then You Can Reserve A New Fairlight CMI-30A

tabulaRasa Digital Wavetable Oscillator (Preview)

Greg Surges’ tabulaRasa is a digital wavetable oscillator for modular synthesizers, with voltage control of frequency, waveform selection, and the amount of interpolation between waveforms. A wavetable oscillator is a standard technique in computer music. The oscillator uses a counter (ramp wave) to read a memory array. The array is filled with pre-computed samples of… Read More tabulaRasa Digital Wavetable Oscillator (Preview)

Retro-Futuristic DJ Table Looks Like It Belongs At The Korova Milk Bar

The hoerboard Classic is a custom dj table that looks like something our of the Korova Milk Bar in the 70’s classic, Clockwork Orange. Turntables, CD-players and mixers fit into the DJ workstation, with power cables integrated into the body. All connections are placed just above the floor to be connected to audio systems. The… Read More Retro-Futuristic DJ Table Looks Like It Belongs At The Korova Milk Bar

YUMI:synth Brings Realistic Bowed String Synthesis To iOS

Developer Chris Wolfe has introduced YUMI:synth, described as “the worlds first realistic sounding bowed string simulator for iOS”. Features: All sound generation is synthesized, no samples are used. You can play two strings at once (at different locations on the scale) and bow manually or automatically. A scale system allows you to quickly define all the playable… Read More YUMI:synth Brings Realistic Bowed String Synthesis To iOS