Apple Planning Touchscreen Macs – Are You Ready For A Multitouch DAW?

Apple is quietly perfecting the technology for large touchscreen iMacs, with the hope of ‘revolutionizing’ desktop computing, according to technology law analysts Patently Apple. And images from recent Apple patent filings, like the one above, reveal that the company clearly has music applications in mind for its ‘iMac touch‘. The image shows what appears to be… Read More Apple Planning Touchscreen Macs – Are You Ready For A Multitouch DAW?

February 3, 201245 Comments

Plugin Alliance Promises New Über-Standard For Audio Plugins

Plugin Alliance is a new pro-audio plugin-company that wants to change the way that you buy audio plugins. Founded by Brainworx CEO Dirk Ulrich, the goal of Plugin Alliance is to “establish a new, user friendly native plugin Über-Standard, supporting all major plugin formats and uniting some of the best-known international audio companies under one… Read More Plugin Alliance Promises New Über-Standard For Audio Plugins

December 23, 20111 Comment

Lessons Learned From Producing Free Music

Reader James Kirsch responded recently to a quote I posted on posted from Bob Lefsetz on the myth of the ‘long tail’ – the idea that the Internet makes it easy for niche musicians to find an audience. Lefsetz has a pretty pessimistic view of musicians’ prospects. “Almost no one wins making music,” writes Lefsetz. “The odds are… Read More Lessons Learned From Producing Free Music

November 18, 2011November 18, 201111 Comments

A Vision Of The Future Of Music – A Walkthrough Of Subcycle

In this video, developer Christian Bannister offers a walkthrough of his Subcycle project., a multi-touch controller that explores alternative ways of visualizing and controlling electronic music. In the video, Bannister covers: creating percussive patterns with monome shaping the individual sounds that make up the patterns with multitouch gestures recording touchscreen gestures as automation storing, duplicating… Read More A Vision Of The Future Of Music – A Walkthrough Of Subcycle

November 16, 20118 Comments

Latest Erupt Video Portrays The Future Of Beatmaking – But Is This A Future You Want To Visit?

ERUPT – Art Of Beat Making [OFFICIAL VIDEO] was uploaded by: eruptonline
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September 17, 2011September 19, 201121 Comments

No MIDI For Windows 8 Tablets?

There’s been a lot of buzz about Microsoft’s Windows 8 tablets, which will feature a new interface, derived from the Zune portable media player and the promise of more powerful hardware. You can view a high-level comparison of WIndows 8 and the Apple iPad above. While the release of Windows 8 tablets is still far… Read More No MIDI For Windows 8 Tablets?

September 16, 201119 Comments

TouchLive Lets You Control Ableton Live On A Giant Multitouch Display

TouchLive 0.1 Preview was uploaded by: GrmcomMultitouch
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September 9, 2011September 9, 20111 Comment

The Open Music App Collaboration Manifesto

Rolf Wöhrman, developer of the NLogPoly Synth line of iOS apps, has posted an Open Music App Collaboration Manifesto, calling on iOS music developers to push ahead with inter-app collaboration features: This is a doc about how iOS apps should use MIDI while running on same device. It provides a set of best practices which… Read More The Open Music App Collaboration Manifesto

August 22, 2011August 26, 201124 Comments

Does Mobile Music Making Matter?

Ashley Elsdon – the writer and musician behind the blog Palm Sounds – has posted some interesting thoughts on why he thinks mobile music is important. He mentions three main reasons why he thinks mobile music making matters. The first reason is immediacy and access: Inspiration doesn’t appear on a schedule, and doesn’t recognise when you have… Read More Does Mobile Music Making Matter?

August 19, 2011August 19, 201146 Comments

Should Anybody Care About Apple’s Announcements Today Besides Developers? And Has Digital Music Replaced Porn As A Driver For New Technology?

Apple today did its dog and pony show at its annual developers conference, making official introductions for iOS 5, Mac OS X Lion & iCloud. And, while dozens of tech sites (and music sites) are blathering about how awesome and important the updates are, they were largely incremental improvements and expected announcements: Mac OS X… Read More Should Anybody Care About Apple’s Announcements Today Besides Developers? And Has Digital Music Replaced Porn As A Driver For New Technology?

June 6, 2011June 6, 201124 Comments

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