http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEmkoselQ0c THX trailers have wowed movie going audiences for more than two decades. This video takes a look at some of the secrets of the sound design of THX trailers. Amazing Life explores the lives of photo-realistic organisms growing from a metallic surface. As the story unfolds, the organisms grow to cover the surface of… Read More Secrets Of THX Trailers
Beatport asks an interesting question: Are there any McCain electronic music supporters out there? With this whole Presidential Election going on we’ve received a ton of Obama-supporting DJ mixes and singles, but not a pip squeek from the McCain camp. We decided not to repost any of these mixes until we had received some McCain… Read More Are Any McCain Supporters Electronic Music Fans?
The Waterphone is an acoustic instrument, invented by Richard A. Waters in the late 60s, that can be played in a variety of ways, creating a wide range of often haunting musical sounds. According to Waters, the sound of the Waterphone has been compared to the haunting melodies of the Humpback Whale, voices from inner/outer… Read More The Real Secret Of The Matrix: The Haunting Sound Of The Waterphone
OT: If you’re in LA, you should check out the Intermediate Circuitbending & Video Art workshop: Saturday October 25th, 12-6pm and Sunday October 26th, 12-6pm Instructor: Phil Stearns Materials fee includes a vintage computer system + all parts and other goodies. Sign up as a member to take advantage of a discount on tuition! More info… Read More Video Bending Workshop
Peter Kirn posted an interesting look today at Mrmr – a platform for creating dynamic user interfaces on mobile devices. The above video shows its use on an iPhone in a recent audiovisual performance and ends with an interview with its designers. Simply put, Mrmr is a technology that lets you use ordinary cell phones and PDAs… Read More Mrmr Turns You iPhone Into A Multi-Person Multimedia Control System
SonicState takes a look at GForce M-Tron Pro, which is expected to be released soon. Price $199 / €139 Euros/ £109 UKP. Features: 200+ total tape banks (sample sets), including: 45 brand-new tape banks not found in the original M-Tron 19 tape banks from the original M-Tron virtual instrument, remastered at London’s legendary Abbey Road Studios… Read More M-Tron First Look
From languid sonic landscapes to energetic dance tracks, the many entries received by Roland Canada for the first successful run of the Roland Synthesizer Contest have been trimmed to six by an expert panel of judges and now the public can weigh in with their opinion. Uploaded to the Roland Synthesizer Contest MySpace site, the top six tracks… Read More Voting Starts In Roland Synthesizer Contest
Bedrum (App Store Link) is a $4.99 app that turns your iPhone into a classic drum machine. Features: Easy and quick to use interface Choose between 4 different drumsets 16 step programmable pattern sequencer Bedrum was developed by Magnus Larsson and Nick Rudolfsky.
Matriosity is a free Mac application designed to help with serial matrix creation – in case you want to get your Schoenberg on, atonal style. It lets you enter in a prime row, either as numbers (1-11, and either 0 or 12 for C) or letters (C, C#, etc.). It then generates a serial matrix,… Read More Mac App For Serial Matrix Composition
Matthew Davidson (Escape Philosphy) has announced that he’s offering high-quality uncompressed versions of his two latest albums as downloads via Bandcamp for $5 a pop: A Towering Achievement of Indescribable Beauty Brood XIV They are both albums we’ve featured here before. They should appeal to fans of ambient music, especially the work of Harold… Read More Chill Out, Get Some Great Music, **** The RIAA
