Hinton Instruments has introduced SwitchMix, a compact switched routing matrix for both audio and dc coupled control voltages. According to Hinton, the SwitchMix offers “all the advantages of pin matrices without the problems.”
The ambient gurus at disquiet snagged a copy of Tristan Perich’s 1-Bit Symphony, a unique piece of audio art: 1-Bit Symphony isn’t a CD; it’s a small homebrew electronic device nestled inside a CD case. It is, in that way, a kind of parallel to the Buddha Machine (and the forthcoming Gristleism). The 1-Bit Symphony… Read More First Look: Tristan Perich’s 1-Bit Symphony
The video demonstrates a mindblowing touch-enabling self-organizing map for automatically organizing and browsing a library of 600 electronic music songs.
We do our best to avoid “cute kitty with music gear” photos at Synthtopia. You can only get so excited about another shot of somebody’s cat peaking out of their Buchla modular synth or sleeping on their Korg OASYS. Jaded as we may be, though, this is the cutest kitty DJ in the world. Ohhhh,… Read More The World’s Cutest Kitty DJ
Hollow Sun has announced plans for a new virtual instrument based on the rare and amazing Hammond Novachord – a polyphonic analog synthesizer released in 1939! The Novachord is sort of the B3 of synthesizers – a huge, unwieldy beast that sounds like nothing else. Unlike the B3, though, the Hammond Novachord has largely been… Read More The Hammond Novachord, A Polyphonic Analog Synth From 1939, Goes Virtual
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Michael Una looks at using the $44.95 Highly Liquid MD24 MIDI decoder kit to control a handmade analog bass line sequencer and drum machine via Ableton Live.
John Cage is the subject of a new museum exhibition in Barcelona. The exhibit looks at Cage’s works in various media and his impact on all forms of contemporary art. The New Yorker’s Alex Ross shares his thoughts on the highlights of the exhibit – but also raises this conundrum: The great oddity of twentieth-century… Read More Why People Still Hate John Cage
If you’re a Native Instruments Kontakt user, here are a couple of resources that you may want to check out for free Kontakt sound downloads: ProToolerBlog has a large list of 27+ resources for free Kontakt sounds Rekkerd has over 35 sources for free Kontakt sounds If you’ve got other suggestions, leave a comment below!
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