It was one year ago on August 21, 2005 that Bob Moog, pioneer of the music synthesizer, passed away. Moog Music has asked the media world to honor the memory of Bob Moog with a special, 20-second Moment of Moog. During the Moog moment, Moog requests that radio stations play a short musical piece, recorded… Read More Moog Lives!
GrooveboxMusic has released the first group of training videos in their new “Studio Series” collection. The Studio Series takes a completely different approach than their acclaimed software training videos and utilizes real video footage of actual engineers, producers and artists using the tools found in today’s recording studios. The first group of videos focuses on… Read More New Video Tutorials on Studio Techniques
Recording School Online has released Vocal Magic, a plug-in that combines the classic and modern in order to get a great vocal quickly. It is a blend of effects and production techniques designed to create a pristine sounding vocal tone. According to RSO, Vocal Magic works with virtually all styles of music to create a… Read More Recording School Online Releases Vocal Magic VST
E-MU Systems has started shipping the Xboard 61 USB/MIDI Controller for PC and Mac operating systems, featuring 61 full-size keys with aftertouch, 16 programmable real-time control knobs, 16 new patch select/program change buttons, Xboard Control editing software, and a full version of E-MU’s Proteus X Version 1.5 Desktop Sound Module with over 3GB of sounds,… Read More E-MU Ships Xboard 61 USB MIDI Controller
The Residents, a mysterious underground alternative group, have released several short-format videos that follow the adventures of a 9-year old boy named Timmy. Here, Timmy tells a tragic tale: Here, Timmy tells the story of a dead dog: If you’re still not creeped out, here’s Timmy’s take on sex lessons:
Cycling ’74, a San Francisco-based music software company, has released Max/MSP v. 4.6 and Jitter v. 1.6 which add Universal Binary support for Intel-based Macs. Max, a graphical programming environment for music and media applications, allows its users to schedule events with millisecond accuracy, create complex mappings for incoming data, and run a large number… Read More Max/MSP/Jitter Updated for Mac Intel
The 2006 International DJ Expo will be held August 21st-24th at the Atlantic City Convention Center in Atlantic City, N.J. Now in its 17th year, the Expo will present a schedule of informative seminars, an exhibit hall of the latest DJ products, a slate of evening parties & events and, according to organizers, the biggest… Read More 2006 International DJ Expo
Griffin Technology has introduced PowerBlock Travel, a package designed to simplify charging your USB devices (including iPods) while traveling. PowerBlock is a popular all-purpose charger for devices that get their juice through a USB port. The new Travel pack adds plug adapters for use while traveling internationally. PowerBlock’s flat-blade, non-polarized prongs impose no limitations on… Read More Griffin Intros PowerBlock Travel, International USB Power Adapter
The Kansas City Star has a surprising bit of mainstream coverage of circuit bending and glitch music. In the corner of Noah Fleischman’s Kansas City basement sits a table with electronic toys, keyboards and guitar pedals, all gutted and rewired, circuitry spilling from the casings. But he’s no gadget repairman. He’s a musician. Fleischman manipulates… Read More Circuit Bending in Kansas City
One of the finest modular synthesizers ever assembled is being sold. Larry Hendry’s giant Synthesis Technologies MOTM modular synthesizer is being sold by his estate. Hendry, one of the gurus of modern modular synths, died last year in a tragic motorcycle accident. The synth is primarily made up of MOTM modules, considered by many to… Read More One of the Finest Modular Synthesizers in the World is Being Sold
