Zero-G and Xfonic have introduced VOCAL FOUNDRY – which features over 2.5Gb of brand new vocal samples. Vocal Foundry is a multi-format vocal library featuring 700 patches and over 850 samples in over 2.5Gb of original vocal material. Description: As well as the usual array of pop, dance and urban singers the producers have enlisted some very talented… Read More New Vocal Sound Library
A video demo of Usine 4, which has been updated with touchscreen support. Usine is an patch oriented sound software where you can add modules or VST plug-ins and connect them without restriction. The main purpose of this program is to provide a real time analysis of an input signal and then react with, and modify… Read More Touch Screen Modular Synthesizer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDmBx4R-Gas Two videos that look at how vinyl records are made. via cratekings
Remember filling in those little ovals on tests in school with #2 pencil? Now you can do something really fun with a #2 pencil! Drawdio is an electronic pencil that lets you make music while you draw. It’s an easy DIY project that lets you create a basic musical synthesizer that uses the conductive properties… Read More Make Music With A #2 Pencil
SoundCloud is a new music site designed to let you move music fast & easy. The platform takes the daily hassle out of receiving, sending & distributing music for artists, record labels & other music professionals.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdYUJmq0tHw News on the first Optigon disc made in over 30 years: Over the years, I’ve had lots of folks propose various schemes for making new Optigan discs using computer software. Finally, someone has come through with a workable system! Robert Becker is the engineering wizard that made this technological advance possible! And what kind… Read More Preview The First New Optigan Disc since 1974
HIghly Liquid has introduced a kit that lets you control a Casio VL-1 “VL-Tone” via MIDI. The new VL-1-MIDI retrofit kit is based on the UMR and includes custom firmware for the VL-1. The kit retails for $40.95.
Lautstark (Star TV) war in Barcelona an der Red Bull Music Academy. Und in einem der Studios stand der unglaubliche “Reactable” (welchen übrigens auch Björk auf ihrem letzten Album -Volta- verwendet hat) … Pepepe war der einzige, der den Tisch so richtig im Griff hatte, was er uns hier mal schnell demonstriert. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jc-7hj7h_jY Reactable in… Read More New Reactable Videos
Far Out Apps’ Oblique Strategies (app store link) is a free iPhone application that makes it easy to consult the oracle of Eno. The original Oblique Strategies is a deck of cards created by Brian Eno and Peter Schmidt, first published in 1975, and now in its fifth edition. Each card contains a phrase or cryptic… Read More Consult Brian Eno’s Oblique Strategies With Your iPhone
The Hale Microsytems UMC32 is an OEM/DIY product designed to let you create custom user interfaces to control any software application that supports the MIDI protocol. The UMC32 provides the essential core (micro controller, power supply, USB functionality) to let you implement your choice of control elements (example: switches, pots and or faders). In short,… Read More Build Your Own USB-MIDI Controller
