SmartNamer, an Windows application now beta, is a free sample manager for the Korg Electribe ES-1. The Korg Electribe ES-1 is a sampler/step-sequencer with build in effects. The ES-1 uses SmartMedia for saving and loading memory and loading samples. The ES-1 only recognises samples which are named 00.wav to 99.wav. SmartNamer handles renaming and organizing… Read More Free Electribe ES1 Editor
Jordan Rudess Online Conservatory has introduced a set of video tutorials on modular synthesis. The series features Richard Lainhart using a modular analog synthesizer to show and explain the basic concepts and techniques of analog synthesis for modern electronic musicians. The nine progressive lessons start with the very basics of sound and synthesis and cover… Read More New Synthesis Tutorial: Adventures in Analog Synthesis
After a nearly 15-year hiatus from the music business, 80’s electronica pop artist Thomas Dolby is returning for a 6-week U.S. tour. An authentic electronica original, Dolby has been making synth music for over 30-years. An early MTV artist, his videos stood out from the pack, and his songs She Blinded Me With Science and… Read More Thomas Dolby Tour Plans to Hit You With Technology
Composer John Eaton is waiting for someone to develop a “lost” instrument, the Eaton-Moog Multiple-Touch-Sensitive Keyboard. The keyboard design was a collaboration between Eaton and Robert Moog, and features keys with enhanced capabilities, enabling new methods of touch control of synthesizers. The [device] is “the world’s most sensitive musical instrument next to the human voice,”… Read More Lost Eaton-Moog Synth Keyboard
South by Southwest (SXSW) 2006 in its twentieth year, taking place in Austin, Texas March 15 – 19, 2006, is one of the largest gatherings of musicians, film makers, web developers and other content creators in the US. This year, several podcasts are available for people that can’t make it in person. An official podcast… Read More SXSW Podcasts
Smart Loops has released three new drum SL Sample Sets for SoundFont 2.0-compatible software samplers and sound cards. These new drum sample libraries are now available as downloads from the Smart Loops web site, for use with Steinberg HALion, Cakewalk Dimension Pro and SONAR, Reason NN-XT, Native Instruments KONTAKT & Battery, and many other DXi/VST… Read More Smart Loops Intros New Drum Sound Libraries
Audeon has launch of UFO Light, the lite version of their flagship product UFO (Unique Filters and Oscillators). Sharing the same synthesis technology and innovative user interface concept as its big brother, UFO Light is a unique opportunity to get started with TransModal Synthesis for a fraction of the price of UFO. TransModal Synthesis relies… Read More New Audeon UFO VST offers Inexpensive Intro TransModal Synthesis
Podbop is a unique search engine/podcast combination that lets users search for music events and MP3s by city. As the site puts it: Old way: Looking up concerts in your town on an event site, googling 100 different bands, tracking down an MP3 for each band, and then deciding which show you want to go… Read More New Site Creates Music Podcasts by City
Bandmate Loops has announced eight new audio libraries, including six “Universal MiniPacks” and two Hip-Hop loop collections. Universal MiniPacks include full “universal” support for Apple Loops, Acidized Wave, Rex2 and ReFill formats in one package. Each e-delivered MiniPack is available for just $1.99. The Hip-Hop RnB collections each feature 3 complete loop sets in distinct… Read More BandMate Loops Releases 8 New Libraries
Precisionsound has released Stingers, an audio library for movie & music production in WAV & AIFF format. Description: “Stingers” are 80 sound effects divided into 21 presets specially designed for adding drama and impact to trailers, jingles or music production. An effective blast, rivets, spikes, hits and impacts with starts, tails separated content so you… Read More Precisionsound Intros Stingers Audio Library
