This little slice of retro boombox goodness is the Sharp MR-990, not just a boombox, but a boombox witha built-in “detachable keyboard computer capable of piano and rhythm functions.” It was released in 1985, at a price of $550, and featured a 5-band graphic equalizer, detachable speakers and the “melody computer.” There’s a lot more… Read More The Bizarre Sharp MR-990 Synth Boombox
Want to try controlling your music software with something new? OSCulator may be the solution. It’s a Mac program that you can use to allow alternative controllers, like the Wiimote, to control MIDI sequencers, your favorite console emulator or Kyma sound design workstation. Here’s a video demonstrating using the Wiimote in Kyma: OSCulator is a… Read More OSCulator Like Rosetta Stone Of Mac Music Software
Remix and M-Audio have announced a potentially interesting webinar on Producing Club-Ready Tracks – presumably with lots of M-Audio gear. Unfortunately, to watch this “on-demand” webinar, you have to give them permission spam you, and let all their buddies spam you. Check out the form you have to fill out to watch this webinar: What… Read More Remix And M-Audio Need To Get With That Internet Thing
Fleshmap – a site that makes visual “studies of desire”, has introduced a new feature, a visual guide to what parts of the body we sing about, categorized by music type. It’s NSFW, so you’ll have to read more to see if wangdoodles make the list:
Remember German samplemeister Johannes Kreidler and his piece Product Placements – the song that supposedly smashes 70,200 samples into a 34 second work? He’s released it and you can preview it above. Special prize to the first person to name all 70,200 samples….. It’s a lot more interesting as an idea than a piece of… Read More 70,200 Samples In 34 Seconds
This is a video demo by pask present of an electrochemical synthesizer. The video features audio recorded direct out (rather than microphone and speaker/amp). The sounds are produced by an electrochemical reaction between aluminum, copper and salt water (NaCl), fed through a pre-amp after basic filtering via a capacitor and resistor. The originally inspiration for… Read More Electrochemical Synthesiser Demo
The Electric Western Phantastron is a new all-tube synth VCO with capabilities for waveshaping and crazy effects. This will be a synth DIY project, offered as a kit. “This is a very special circuit and remind me of the old days playing with HeathKits in the basement,” says Lorin from EW. “I’m very glad that… Read More The Electric Western Phantastron Tube VCO
The reacTable in campusbot, campusparty, Valencia 2008. Video by criadobot: Specifications, collaborative electronic musical instrument with a tangible interface based on a table, and inspired by modular synthesizers of the sixties. It was developed by the Music Technology Group at the University Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona, a research team composed of Sergi Jordà, Marcos Alonso,… Read More Cool ReacTable Video Features Tangible Modular Synth Action
This is just plain scary – this video shows Britney Spears performing at a Las Vegas concert with just her voice track – none of the backing tracks or vocal tracks she’s lip syncing too. View it all the way through, if you can bear it – and you’ll understand why they invented Auto-Tune.
Avant Garde samplemeister Johannes Kriedler is using his latest work, product placements, to create a nightmare for GEMA (the German RIAA, and explore the ways that copyrights limit art in the process. Here’s the text of his announcement: If you want to register a song at GEMA (RIAA, ASCAP of Germany) you have to fill… Read More Avant Garde Samplemeister Creates Nightmare for German RIAA
