The Music Room Brings MIDI Instruments To Virtual Reality
The Music Room is a collection of MIDI instruments that you play in virtual reality.… Read More The Music Room Brings MIDI Instruments To Virtual Reality
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Deadmau5 Is Getting A Google Cardboard Virtual Reality Game
House music producer Deadmau5 is getting a virtual reality game. Deadmau5 (Joel Zimmerman) has teamed up with Absolut on the iOS/Android Google Cardboard virtual reality video game, Absolut Deadmau5. The game lets you navigate deadmau5 through a series of gameplay challenges to get to a gig.
Zoom H2n Update Lets You Record Immersive Audio For Virtual Reality
Zoom Corporation has released an update for their Zoom H2n Handy Recorder that makes it a streamlined solution for recording and outputting spatial audio files for virtual reality applications. The update is a collaboration with Google and their JUMP Virtual Reality platform. It adds a new mode that records in a format that is compatible with YouTube 360 video playback. The Zoom… Read More Zoom H2n Update Lets You Record Immersive Audio For Virtual Reality
Aerodrums Intros Virtual Reality Drum Set For Oculus Rift
At the 2016 NAMM Show, Aerodrom developers introduced Aerodrums – a virtual reality Oculus Rift virtual instrument. Developed by former researchers at the Trinity College Dublin Vision and Visualization lab, Yann Morvan and Richard Lee, Aerodrums is an air drumming musical instrument which utilizes motion capture technology to create a fully functional, customizable drumset. Aerodrums are intended as an… Read More Aerodrums Intros Virtual Reality Drum Set For Oculus Rift
Lyra VR – A Virtual Reality Music Sequencer
Jean Marais (MoShang) let us know about a new project, Lyra VR, that combines music sequencing with virtual reality. Lyra is described as ‘a playground for musicians to experiment in, without real world limitations’. Here’s the official video preview:
New Pulse High-Speed 3D Music Controller
Titan Reality has introduced the Pulse 3D music controller – a new gestural music controller. Pulse is a high-speed 3D controller and an ‘intelligent space and surface’ to interact with. It can also recognize hand gestures and objects to give you a more realistic and creative way of controlling sound. Here is the official video intro:
Controlling Ableton Live via Oculus Rift & Pensato
This video captures a demonstration by Byron Mallett of using Pensato – a virtual reality interface for controlling music software and devices, using an Oculus Rift and custom VR gloves. Here’s what Mallet has to say about the technology he’s using:
Augmented Reality Drum Kit
This is a demo of an experimental augmented reality drum kit.
Raymond Kurzweil: Genius, Wacko, Or Both?
Newsweek has published a fascinating profile of Raymond Kurzweil, looking at his inventions and his predictions for the future. Kurzweil is best known to musicians for creating the Kurzweil keyboard – but he’s also a pioneer in the world of optical character recognition and text-to-speech software, and has created a new career for himself as… Read More Raymond Kurzweil: Genius, Wacko, Or Both?
Musolomo – A Free Sampler Instrument For OS X
Musolomo is a free sampler instrument thatlets you capture sound interactively and play it back how you want it, looping, changing it’s melody, rhythm and organisation. Key Features It’s free. Sample, copy, and erase without the need to look at a computer screen. Peripheral vision feedback design (the flashing border) Record and play sync before… Read More Musolomo – A Free Sampler Instrument For OS X
