We generally avoid politics at Synthtopia, but Time Magazine’s Joe Klein has penned an interesting take on Obama’s February 24 speech to Congress that’s relevant to synthesis. In the article, Klein call’s Obama’s speech “A Tonal Masterpiece“, and compares the qualities of recent presidents as synthesizers: The modern presidency is a vast electronic synthesizer, capable… Read More Time Magazine: Obama Is A Synthesizer
Musicrow has released Vintage Strings MkIII, a virtual string machine that replicates the sound of analog string ensemble keyboards from the 70’s, like the Arp Solina and the Crumar Multiman. Vintage Strings MkIII can produce a wide range of rich warm string pads, and other atmospheric sounds. It make no use samples, so any of… Read More Musicrow Vintage Strings MkIII
AudioMulch has announced that AudioMulch 2.0 interactive music studio is now in the final stages of development. The release will take place on May 1, 2009. Apologies to existing users for the delay, and thank you for your patience. AudioMulch 2.0 is not just a new version, but “a foundation for a new cycle of… Read More AudioMulch 2
Wallander Instruments has introduced Wivi Band for the iPhone (App Store link), a new $9.99 app that turns your iPhone into 15 different instruments. WiVi Band uses the iPhone microphone as a wind controller, and features piano-style fingering with 5-octave range. The app includes a variety of wind instruments, ranging from brass to saxophones and woodwinds,… Read More Wivi Band Turns Your iPhone Into 15 Instruments
Image: testface Maybe the best synth photo ever – Barbie Plays A Modular Moog!
We’ve been posting a lot lately – here’s a quick digest of the top posts from the last week, in case you missed them: Basslines Documentary Looks At The Roland TB-303Posted on Monday, February 16th, 2009 in Electronic Instruments – Comments: (11)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uA5MUkvU0bANate Harrison’s Basslines is a follow up to his awesome Amen Break documentary.It looks… Read More Synthesizer & Electronic Music Highlights For 16th February – 22nd February
Depeche Mode has announced North American cities and dates for their upcoming Tour Of The Universe. Kicking off in Toronto on July 24th, the band’s 22-city North American tour will cover both the US and Canada. Tickets for select markets are set to go on sale on March 13th. Depeche Mode’s tour is happening in conjunction… Read More Depeche Mode 2009 North American Tour
The Experimental Music Studios of the School Of Music at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign released a 50th anniversary CD of experimental music that is available as a free download. The MP3s are provided for “auditioning purposes – composer contact information is provided so that you may get in touch with the composer directly to… Read More Free Music Friday: The Experimental Music Studio at the University of Illinois
ITM DJ (App Store Link) is a new iPhone app that turns your iPhone into a MIDI controller for your DAW or VJ software. A networked Mac or PC computer running iTouchMidi required. Features: Setup for 2 tracks, each with: Faders, Gain knob, Headphone, 4 Eqs, 4 Fx, Loop and Sync buttons, Track control buttons… Read More DJ With Your iPhone
Kapling is a simple little standalone physical modeling synthesizer application for Mac OS X built with Max/MSP 5 It is based on the Karplus-Strong algorithm. Kapling uses this method to attempt the emulation of resonant bodies, like a string being plucked, or melodic percussion instrument being struck. Eight independent voices are triggered by a 32-step… Read More Free Mac String Synthesizer
