Apple just announced, via Twitter, that it will be paying musicians during the three-month free trial period of its new Music streaming service. And it looks like musicians have Taylor Swift (right) to thank.
Rodrigo Constanzo has introduced Cut Glove – a new Max patch that turns an XBox 360 controller into a live sampling and performance instrument. Cut Glove was inspired by video games, and contains mappings based on video game mechanisms and metaphors. Additionally, the patch has MIDI learn functionality built in, so every parameter can be mapped to any… Read More New App, Cut Glove, Turns Xbox 360 Controller Into A Musical Instrument
D16 Group has introduced Antresol, a stereo flanger plugin, for Mac & Windows, inspired by classic analog BBD flangers. Here’s the video intro:
TASCAM has released TASCAM Hi-Res Editor – a free audio editing application for Windows that supports editing files up to 11.2MHz DSD files or 384k WAV.
In this video, author Mark Jenkins (Analog Synthesizers) shares his take on the Roland JD-Xi synthesizer:
Alex Hilton has released A1TriggerGate, a free gate sequencer plugin for Mac & Windows.
Fine Cut Bodies has released La Petite Excite – a free exciter plugin that they say ‘can lead you into a brighter future.’
This video features Jean-Michel Jarre discussing his upcoming collaboration with the late Edgar Froese & Tangerine Dream on a new EP, Zero Gravity:
Free Music Friday: The Sonic Encounters podcast features ‘soundscapes synthesized from sounds around us.’ With the Sonic Encounters podcast, synthesist Mark Mosher explores his experimental side Each episode features a soundscape that falls somewhere between ambient music and experimental electro-acoustic music. In the most recent episode, Mosher credits the ground-breaking work of Louis and Bebe Barron… Read More Free Music Friday: The Sonic Encounters Podcast
Bit Shape has released TC-Performer – a free software synthesizer for iOS that they say promises ‘unreal synthesis’ with ‘unique performance control’. Here’s a video preview:
