Rise Of The Bedroom Producer is a new short documentary that explores the impact of the explosion of new producers getting involved in the British dance music scene. It was directed by Mo Taha and features interviews from Lynx, Macca and Foreign Concept.
Reader + Eigenharpist Geert Bevin sent word of the New Musical Instruments Tour events that are scheduled for May 5th-9th in San Francisco: We will be attending in the San Francisco area from May 5th through 9th, hosted by Roger Linn of Linn drum and MPC fame. We will be presenting the Eigenharps along with other… Read More New Musical Instruments Tour: Eigenharp, Continuum, SLABS and LinnStrument In San Francisco
Princeton invention delivers 3D sound from ordinary laptop speakers was uploaded by: princetonengineering
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The Future of Music V: The Craft of iPad Music-making (Short Version) was uploaded by: tekserve
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The Microsoft Kinect is the gadget du jour for music hacking. We’ve previously featured several interesting Kinect music hacks on Synthtopia, including a Kinect air guitar, a Kinect virtual piano and a Kinect drawable synthesizer. And these hacks seem to have wowed other sites and the mainstream tech press. Nevertheless, we find ourselves wondering if… Read More Is The Microsoft Kinect Useless As A Musical Tool?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsGvC8dB0jM American composer and electronic musician Milton Babbitt (May 10, 1916 – January 29, 2011) died today at the age of 94. Babbitt is probably best known for his serial and electronic works, and for his controversial 50’s High Fidelity article, Who Cares If You Listen. In the article, Babbitt offers his perspective on the role of… Read More Milton Babbitt, May 10, 1916 – January 29, 2011
It’s been a year since the Apple iPad was announced. When it was introduced last year, we had this to say about what the iPad means for music: Steve Jobs today introduced the Apple iPad, a handheld multitouch computer, and it’s likely to be the biggest music technology introduction of the year. The Apple iPad, conceptually, is… Read More The iPad At 1 Year: The iPod Of Tablet Computing
Saturday Synth Porn: This year’s NAMM Show announcements too conservative for you? Here’s something really futuristic – the Epoc Neural Interface. The photo, via Tanais Fox, who’s got some brain music in mind, captures the Epoc Neural Interface in position: The neural interface for sonifying my brainwaves is here, care of friends who brought it… Read More The Epoc Neural Interface (Brain Music)
In the future – will all cars have built-in synthesizers? The LA Times reports that the new all-electric Nissan Leaf, above, has a built-in synthesizer – because it’s so quiet that the car would otherwise be dangerous to blind people: Electric cars and hybrids offer the promise of a cleaner alternative to gasoline-only cars. They’ve… Read More In The Future, Will All Cars Have Built-in Synthesizers?
This is the last Synthtopia post of 2010. Thank you for all your comments and feedback this year. I hope that you have a safe and happy New Year’s. My wish for 2011 is that you’ll keep coming back to Synthtopia and that there will be lots of electronic music news that’s worthy of your… Read More Happy New Year! What’s Your Wish For 2011?
