The Buddha Machine iPhone app (App Store link) is a virtual version of FM3’s ambient sound generator. Description: The Buddha Machine is a palm-sized box that plays nine ambient loops composed by Beijing-based music duo FM3. Founded in 1999 by Christiaan Virant and Zhang Jian, FM3 are considered pioneers of electronic music in China. Virant… Read More Virtual Buddha Machine For The iPhone
From its name, you might think Älymystö was a shelving unit from Ikea – but it’s Aktually a Finnish band that combines “elements of ambient, noise, industrial, triphop and god knows what in the mix.” They’ve put up their latest album as a free Creative Commons download: Our first album Atomgrad is now a free download (direct &… Read More Free Music From Älymystö
Tenori-On Dreaming – Composed & Performed by Gianni Proietti using only the Yamaha TENORI-ON.
This video, even though it over uses the “Bourne” effect, converted me to a believer in giant multi-touch interfaces. Spaces is an interactive multi-touch musical application. Designed as a minimalist interface to free musicians from traditional compositional markers such as frets and keys, the environment enables musicians to compose intuitively through immediate visual and sonic… Read More Gorgeous Multi-Touch Musical Instrument
Advanced Beauty is an ongoing exploration of digital artworks born and influenced by sound, an ever-growing collaboration between programmers, artists, musicians, animators and architects. The first collection is a series of audio-reactive ‘video sound sculptures’. Inspired by synasthesia, the rare, sensory experience of seeing sound or tasting colors, these videos are physical manifestations of sound,… Read More A Preview Of Advanced Beauty
This video, Where Are You?, captures Stretta (Matthew Davidson) playing a French Connection controller against a looping phrase. If you listen carefully to the phrase, the pulses change slightly throughout the composition. The French Connection is controlling a small collection of modules including a Cwejman VCO-RM2, MMF1, Plan B model 11 and Doepfer VCA. The left hand… Read More Gorgeous French Connection Synth Work
GearLog reviews the FM3 Buddha Machine 2 ambient sound generator. If they put a USB connector on this and you could load up your own sounds, I’d be all over this. If you’ve got a Buddha Machine, leave a comment and let us know what you think of it.
This video captures a simple SynthPond (App Store link) composition. It uses three effectors and three orbiting reactors, all with three-word color sentences.
SynthPond 2.0, an update to the iPhone ambient spacial synth, is now available in the Apple App Store. It’s a free update for registered users. Check this previous post to see developer Zach Gage demonstrating the new features. SynthPond description: synthPond is a relaxing spatial sequencer and audio toy. Unlike a normal sequencer where you… Read More SynthPond iPhone Ambient Music App Gets Update
This experimental music video, Exponential Waves by Thorrific, was made with Synthetik Software’s Studio Artist and (mostly) MSG Evolver, running live video through custom-made Modular Synthesized Graphics patches. Music made with my Didgeridoo, Moog Rogue, MetaSynth, and treated Vibraphone.
