http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=EAE8A44D5813566A Torley offers his first impressions of the East West Quantum Leap Complete Composers Collection, a gargantuan collection of virtual instruments. These are not intended to be reviews of the sound libraries or musical performances. Instead, Torley demonstrates the ranges of sounds available in the Composers Collection and riffs on the sounds.
The Multiple Artist Ambient Project – a collective ambient music project spearheaded by Daniel Davis – has gone live with their first project, Excursion One. The idea of the Multiple Artist Ambient Project is to collectively create a set of ambient music “legos” that can be mixed and matched to create ambient music. Excursion One… Read More Download A Free Album From The Multiple Artist Ambient Project
The Beat Kangz have announced the Kang Of All Battles – a contest to see who can make the best music using the Beat Thang workstation or the Beat Thang Virtual: The Beat Kangz are looking for a hot new SUPER PRODUCER who can bang that Thang, and the next SUPERSTAR ARTIST who can bring… Read More Beat Kangz Announce The Kang Of All Battles, With $30,000 Grand Prize
I want to give a shout out to Future Loops – a new advertiser on Synthtopia. They are running a promotion, the Mega Promo, on sample packs, through January 31, 2010. We appreciate their support. Advertisers like Future Loops made it possible for us to upgrade to faster servers this year, so we could handle… Read More Shout Out To Future Loops
If you like chiptunes or old video games, you won’t want to miss Rush Coil’s 8-Bit Christmas, an album of holiday music inspired by the golden age of video game music. You can stream the entire album online. Don’t miss the 8-bit Deck The Halls. There’s no plan for a CD release, but Rush Coil… Read More 8-Bit Christmas Features Classic Video Game Sounds
Novation Music has announced two new free music software deals: Buy a Launchpad with a Nocturn 25 or Nocturn 49, and receive both Automap Pro and the Novation FX Plug-in Suite completely free! Upon purchase of a Launchpad, a Nocturn 25 or a Nocturn 49, Automap Pro will be given free of charge to existing… Read More Free Software For Novation LaunchPad & Nocturn 25/49 Owners
AKAI has announced that the AKAI MPC2500SE will be shipping in early 2010. Description: The Akai Professional MPC2500 SE Special Edition Music Production Center combines a 64-Track MIDI Sequencer with a 32-voice 16bit Stereo Digital Sampler. The MPC is a rock solid sequencing and drum programming machine with 16 velocity and pressure sensitive rubber pads.… Read More AKAI MPC2500SE Coming In January
The late Bob Moog is getting a new electronic music studio named in his honor, UNC Asheville’s Bob Moog Electronic Music Studio. The Asheville Citizen Times reports that the studio will be dedicated this Monday: The 10 a.m. event, in room 24 of UNCA’s Lipinsky Hall, will honor the legacy of the late Bob Moog,… Read More The Bob Moog Electronic Music Studio
Create Digital Music is celebrating 5 years of digital music love and to do it, they are throwing a free digital media event: Link love, chip love, software love, music love – Create Digital Music is celebrating five years, and it’s time to spread some of the love back to you here in New York… Read More If You’re In New York Dec 2nd, This Is The Place To Be. And The Drinks Are Free.
Image: gattobus Saturday Synth Porn: A Moogerfoogin’ close up. Is that the Ring Modulator Moogerfooger? via the Synthtopia Flickr Group
