Synthtopia readers – can you help another reader out? On a recent post on binary beats, didjeridoo player Tom Lange writes: I’m exploring binaural beats myself, hoping to incorporate them with my music. Starting as an acoustic musician I’m facing a steep learning curve but I’d love to get a small midi keyboard and Gnaural or something… Read More What The Best Mac Application For Getting Started With Electronic Music?
Core Coders has introduced Music Sampler Synthesizer (App Store link), a new audio sampler for the iPhone. It features 32 presets and supports 16 recordable patches. The keyboard allows quick positioning to a specific octave or note. Jog Shuttle Wheel is used to select and load samples. The sampler is $1.99. Hardware Requirements iPhone 2G/3G and iPod Touch/iPod… Read More New Polyphonic Music Sampler For The iPhone
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: Monome Controlling Ableton Live With SevenUp Posted on Thursday, December 4th, 2008 in Music Videos – Comments: (7) http://vimeo.com/2411779 This video, from makingthenoise, shows off some of the new features of… Read More Popular Posts On Synthtopia From 1st December – 7th December
Sound Animals (App Store link) is a bizarre iPhone audio sampler app, and it’s free, too.
This week, the Grammy Awards nominations were announced – and, for the first time, a Creative Commons-licensed track and album are on the list. Nine Inch Nails’ 34 Ghosts IV is nominated for Best Rock Instrumental Performance, while the album that track appears on, Ghosts I-IV, is up for Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package. Creative Commons… Read More Nine Inch Nails’ CC-Licensed Ghosts I-IV Nominated For A Grammy Award
GearWire demos the Behringer BCF2000 With Ableton Live.
The Bob Moog Foundation is looking for your input, to help it shape its plans for 2009: We Need Your Input! As you know from following our progress, protecting and preserving Bob’s archives has been our focus for over a year. Our goal is to share these archives with the you. As a result, the… Read More Bob Moog Foundation Looking For Your Input
Electric Western has announced plans for some new DIY synth kits. There’s a lot on the list to get psyched up about: First on the list is the EW Ribbon Controller: 20? long & designed as an ergonomic instrument meant to be played! The current version sends 2 position CVs and has an optional expression… Read More More Electric Western Kits Coming
C-Thru Music has posted this teaser image of its AXiS-49 USB Music Interface. Here’s what they have to say about the alternative keyboard controller: The AXiS-49 is a USB MIDI keyboard designed for home studio or tour bus use. We are at the prototyping stage. We hope to have the ’49 available late in 2008 or… Read More Will This Music Keyboard Be A Game-Changer?
Here are some holiday deals on electronic music gear & software that you may want to check out: Ableton has announced a 25% discount for anyone purchasing Live 7, Live 7 LE or Suite before the 31st December 2008. The 25% off deal also applies to users who wish to upgrade to the full version… Read More 15+ Killer Holiday Deals On Music Gear
