If you’re in LA: Mark Allen will be teaching an Introduction to Soldering / Build Your Own Synth Workshop on December 20th from 3pm – 5pm at Machine Project. $50 covers the class and materials ($40 for Machine Project members), and you’ll end up with your own working primitive synthesizer at the end. Registration info here… Read More Build Your Own Synthesizer
Tom Bugs of BugBrand has shared this sneak preview of the new Weevil synth for 2009. “It’s like a souped-up Postcard and takes in some new design ideas I’ve been playing with through 2008,” explains Bugs. “My aim has been to create something with the power of previous big Weevils, but which is more easily… Read More Sneak Preview Of A New Synthesizer For 2009
The creators of Mixxx – the free, open source DJ software – are looking for a community coordinator: Would you like volunteer with the project, but don’t know how to code? If so, we might have found the role for you – We are officially looking for a Mixxx Community Coordinator. As the Mixxx community… Read More Mixxx Looking For Community Coordinator
This Stylophone image is one of many great moody gear porn shots of markku i. The photos all have great detail and reflect a great eye for light and shadow.
Mike Levin has an interesting review in this month’s issue of Electronic Musician of Moog Music‘s new Moog Guitar. Is it worth the nearly six grand asking price? Levin says: Overall, I found the Moog Guitar to be an inspirational instrument. It opened up exciting new worlds of playing technique for me like no guitar… Read More Moog Guitar Review
Digidesign has announced that it’s now shipping Pro Tools 8. Here’s what’s new: Pro Tools 8 features an updated interface, dozens of new plug-ins and virtual instruments, new scoring and MIDI features and expanded editing and mixing capabilities. New Music Creation Features: Fully integrated MIDI and Score Editor windows for enhanced MIDI editing functionality and professional… Read More What’s New In Pro Tools 8
The Quietus reports that Brian Eno will be creating the score for Lord Of The Rings director Peter Jackson’s next film, The Lovely Bones. The Lovely Bones is based on Alice Sebold’s 2002 novel about a murder victim watching friends and family from beyond the grave. The movie is expected to start Mark Wahlberg & Rachel… Read More Brian Eno To Score Lord Of The Rings Director Peter Jackson’s Next Film
Native Instruments has announced a free sound library, Kore Soundpack Compliation, Volume 1: To celebrate a great year for music production, Native Instruments has prepared this free gift for you. KORE SOUNDPACK COMPILATION VOL.1 is a full-featured production-ready sound library that includes 100 Kore Sounds plus 700 Sound Variations, taken from twelve different KORE SOUNDPACKS.… Read More Free Kore Soundpack Library From Native Instruments
Peter Kirn’s awesome Create Digital Music is offering their Winter 2008 Guide as a free download (pdf) or as a print-to-order book. Note: The book is a 64mb download, about 1.5 mb per page, which is a bit monster sized, but it will sure print nicely! Description: For digital musicians and lovers of sound, Create Digital… Read More Free eBook On Digital Music
There’s a comprehensive list of 200 digital music startups from 2008 at Music:)ally. I was amazed at the fact that there were that many digital music startups, and almost as amazed that so many of them were so forgettable. The most forgettable may be Total Pop Star – an online talent contest where users uploaded their performance videos… Read More 200 Digital Music Startups of 2008
