Here’s a little morsel of goodness you’ll want to know about if you’re a Kraftwerk freak. MVD Video, the good people that brought you Beer, Bikes, Boobs & Polish death metal have announced a new Kraftwerk DVD, Kraftwerk & the Electronic Revolution. The video is a career retrospective that features rare performances and photographs, obscure… Read More Kraftwerk & the Electronic Revolution
My Home 2.0 is a bit too perky for my taste, but I have to admit that their latest how-to video is pretty hardcore. They demonstrate how to use MidiTron with some infrared sensors to create a wall harp. It’s a pretty straightforward MidiTron project. The sensors work like on/off switches to trigger various sounds… Read More How To Make An Infrared Wall Harp
Steve Roach, who’s probably best known for his dark ambient and space music releases, also has done his share of work with a Berlin School (ie 70’s Tangerine Dream/Klaus Schulze) influence. If you like the style, you’ll want to check out his rerelease of Emputus: A new 2-CD Collectors Edition of EMPETUS is now available,… Read More Steve Roach Releases Empetus, With Special Berlin-School Style Bonus Disk
The International Music Score Library Project is a cool site that lets you download public domain music scores for free: MSLP attempts to create a virtual library containing all public domain musical scores, as well as scores from composers who are willing to share their music with the world without charge. You can read the… Read More Download Free Music Scores
The Chemical Brothers have released this awesomely freaky parcour-style video for the track Midnight Madness, from their upcoming greatest hits compilation Brotherhood, set for release Sept. 1st, 2008. Brotherhood is made up of 2 discs. The first is a collection of 13 singles from the band’s back catalog, and new track Keep My Composure which… Read More Chemical Brothers Awesome Midnight Madness Video
M-Audio has teamed with hip-hop pioneers Public Enemy and culture-defining art brand Obey to host a remix competition. The Public Enemy Remix Contest challenges musicians to create an original remix of an a cappella version of the group’s track “Harder Than You Think,” from their current album How You Sell Soul to a Soulless People… Read More M-Audio Announces Public Enemy Remix Conest
M-Audio has introduced Overdub – a new series of comic book style guides to audio studio production. Volume One: A Guide to Studio Monitors details everything you need to know when setting up a reference monitor system. Topics include: How to select the right monitors Guidelines for monitor placement Dealing with room acoustics Using acoustical… Read More M-Audio Launches Overdub, Comic Book Guide To Audio
Synth DIY supplier The Bride Chamber has introduced a variety of new products: Nine new modular synth panels, including designs for Oakley Triple LFO, Oakley VC-LFO, the Wogglebug and more PCBs – YuSynth CV Standards boards and kits. EMS-style knobs Bride Chamber is turning into a great resource, offering supplies for building CatGirl, Music From… Read More Bride Chamber Intros New Synth DIY Panels, PCBs, Kits
Trinity Audio Group has introduced Indamixx, a hand-held audio studio designed to let you record, edit, mix, DJ and publish songs or sound files on the go. The Indamixx touchscreen allows hands-on fader control with group-based automation in the Ardour DAW, as well as beatmixing and pitch adjustment in Mixxx, the digital DJ application. Indamixx… Read More IndaMixx Handheld Digital Audio Workstation Now Available
Digimix is an interesting new application that promises to put audio mixing into your Web browser. While Hobnox’s AudioTool is like Reason for your Web browser, Digimix is a browser-based audio mixing program. It lets you mix high-quality audio and offers many of the features of a programlike Garageband: an easy-to-use interface, effects and automation.… Read More Digimix Pioneering Mixing In Your Web Browser
