Developer Geert Bevin (Moog Music, Roger Linn Design, EigenLabs) has released an open source tool for Roger Linn’s LinnStrument that lets it double as a keyboard for your Mac OS X computer. LinnStrument Control is designed to minimize the need for LinnStrument owners to have a separate hardware computer keyboard in their setup.
This video, via Reuben Jones, is a demo of some of the sonic possibilities of the vintage Sequential Circuits Pro-One analog synthesizer.
EarMaster has announced that its ear training and sight-singing application – already available for Mac & Windows – is now available for iPad. It offers exercises for all levels, designed to train users to: sight-read and sight-sing music; recognize intervals, chords, scales and melodies by ear; increase rhythm and pitch precision; learn to transcribe music… Read More New Ear Training & Sight-Singing App For iPad, EarMaster
FeelYourSound has released MelodicFlow for Windows and Mac OS X – a MIDI performance and songwriting VSTi. The concept: Put MelodicFlow on a track of your DAW. Connect it to a synth or some other instrument. Play a chord on the lower half of the keyboard. You won’t hear this chord, because MelodicFlow stores the notes and as… Read More FeelYourSound Releases MelodicFlow, MIDI Performance & Songwriting VSTi
The Daphne Oram Trust has launched a Kickstarter project to fund a new printing of electronic music pioneer Daphne Oram’s 1972 book on ‘music sound and electronics’, An Individual Note. The book offers a look at the technology and ideas behind creating electronic music, from the perspective of a mid-century electronica pioneer. “We will be entering a strange… Read More New Version Of Daphne Oram Book, An Individual Note, Planned
Scottish synth designer Ken MacBeth shared these images that offer a behind-the-scenes look at the creation of a new synthesizer, the MacBeth Studio Systems M7-D. Look closely and you can see that this is a cardboard panel, which MacBeth uses to visualize his design and test its usability.
Synth designer Axel Hartmann has announced that his latest design, the 20 Synthesizer, will be shipping at the end of June.
Sonosaurus has updated ThumbJam – an expressive software synth for iOS – to version 2.5, adding support for Ableton Link, MPE & more. ThumbJam is designed to be an expressive multi-touch instrument. It offers over 40 multi-sampled instruments and interface that you can customize to translate various gestures into control over your instrument’s sound. ThumbJam… Read More ThumbJam Updated With Ableton Link, MPE Support & More
Mixvibes recently updated Remixlive to version 1.1, adding support for Inter-App Audio, Audiobus, SoundCloud and more Here’s what’s new in version 1.1:
Auxy Music Studio – a free beatmaking app for iOS, has been updated to version 2.0. Here’s what’s new in Auxy 2.0: Add up to 16 instruments Add up to 24 loops per instrument Arrange your tracks with scenes Create transitions between scenes New sounds Here’s a video intro:
