Bruno Ender Lee – Spacecraft
Sunday Synth Jam: This video, via Bruno Ender Lee, captures a live studio performance of Spacecraft.
Ambient Music On A Korg Electribe Music Production Station
Sunday Synth Jam: There’s a long tradition in the world of electronic music of using gear in ways that the instrument’s designers did not expect. Here’s an interesting synth jam, that features a musician taking an electronic and bending it to to his will.
Hacking the Novation Launchpad Pro
Aaron Leese from Stagecraft Software has released this video about a new Novation Launchpad synth hack, which alters the layout of the Launchpad and, in his words, “makes it more playable” by quantizing the pads to be scales and arpeggios. With the Novation Launchpad Pro, Novation has open sourced its “firmware”; Leese explains that “it’s… Read More Hacking the Novation Launchpad Pro
Roland Aira Eurorack Effects Modules First Look
This video, via MusicRadar, takes a look at the four new Roland Aira Eurorack effects modules, Bitrazer, Demora, Scooper & Torcido.
Free Web MIDI Synthesizer, Viktor NV-1, Now Available
Developer Nikolay Tsenkov let us know about Viktor NV-1 – a free browser-based software MIDI synthesizer. In Chrome, you can plug in a MIDI keyboard and play it. Tsenkov notes that, if you connect a MIDI keyboard, you need to restart your browser to ensure that the keyboard controller is recognized.
Diego Stocco Tapes Mics To His Fingers, Is Basically The Human Microphone
Composer and sound designer Diego Stocco is always listening the world in creative ways and finding interesting sounds in unexpected places. Today, he shared this short video – taken from a series of in-depth sound design videos – that demonstrates his ‘finger mic’ technique. By taping mics to his hand, he can use his hand… Read More Diego Stocco Tapes Mics To His Fingers, Is Basically The Human Microphone
Assembling A Moog Format (MU) Modular System
This time-lapse video, via robotmakers, shows the last steps in assembling a large format (MU) modular synthesizer.
Installation Turns Bitcoin Exchange To Music
Laboratoria Art & Science Space in Moscow is hosting an instrumental installation, Silk, which generates sound based according to the real-time changes in the market activities related to cryptocurrencies Bitcoin and Litecoin. The artist, ::vtol:: explains how the installation works: [The] constantly changing currency rate of of Bitcoin against major world currencies is influencing the… Read More Installation Turns Bitcoin Exchange To Music
Behind the Music: Frictional Games’ SOMA Composer Mikko Tarmia
Mikko Tarmia, the composer for Frictional Games‘ upcoming sci-fi horror game SOMA, gives a tour of his synth-filled studio and explains how the game’s music has been made. Frictional Games makes first-person horror games like “Amnesia” (the scariest game we’ve ever played). The SOMA game will come out next week. For more information, check out… Read More Behind the Music: Frictional Games’ SOMA Composer Mikko Tarmia
Synthtopia + Novation MoroderNova Giveaway Winner Announced
Congratulations to Peter Bregman, the Synthtopia newsletter subscriber chosen as winner of our giveaway of an exclusive Novation MoroderNova, a new version of the MiniNova that synth patches and styling inspired by Giorgio Moroder. On hearing that he had won the Novation mini-key synth, Bregman said, “That’s awesome news, thanks!” He continued, ” thanks for running… Read More Synthtopia + Novation MoroderNova Giveaway Winner Announced
