MIDI Sprout – a platform that is designed to let plants play synthesizers in real time – has been fully funded as a Kickstarter project. The platform is part biofeedback and part data sonfication:
Play House is a LEGO + modular synth project, created by Alex Allmont, that generates acid house music.
Studio Science: Morton Subotnick On His Buchla Synthesizer was uploaded by: Red Bull Music Academy
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This video playlist features a 9-part ‘masterclass’, featuring John ’00’ Fleming discussing remixing Jean Michel Jarre‘s classic Oxygene.
On May 2, 2014, The History Center in Tompkins County, NY, in partnership with the Bob Moog Foundation, will open a new exhibition Switched-On: The Birth of the Moog Synthesizer. The exhibit will explore the life of Dr. Robert Moog and the creation and evolution of the electronic instruments bearing his name. Based on new interviews with family members,… Read More Switched-on: The Birth of the Moog Synthesizer
Musicworks Magazine has announced an Electronic Music Composition Contest. The magazine invites musicians to compose an experimental piece in one of the following genres: acousmatic, audio art, electroacoustic, glitch, intelligent dance music, microsound, noise, turntable art, or video music.
Plugin Boutique has just released their first plugin, Big Kick, designed specifically from kick drum synthesis. Features: Kick drum synthesis – can replicate the majority of today’s and yesterday’s kick sounds* Factory library includes 300 attack types and 110 presets Tuned kick drums Easily integrates with your existing sample libraries Easier to use than any… Read More New Kick Drum Synth Plugin – Big Kick
Nord has announced a major addition to the Nord Sample Library, the sounds of the legendary Fairlight digital sampler. The Fairlight was the first commercially available polyphonic sampler when launched back in 1979 and it opened up the doors of sampling to many artists and producer during the 80’s.
Today, inMusic announced that it has acquired three new brands: Denon Professional Marantz Professional, and Denon DJ. The three join the existing inMusic brands, which include Akai Professional, Alesis, Alto Professional, ION Audio, Numark, M-Audio, AIR Music Technology, and Mixmeister.
Toronto has banned electronic dance music. The Toronto Star reports that city-owned buildings at Exhibition Place will no longer host electronic dance music parties, as a result of a 4-3 board vote on Friday. Advocates of the ban argue that it will make young people safer, saying that ‘drug and alcohol abuse among minors is… Read More Toronto Bans Electronic Dance Music! Is Mayor Rob Ford To Blame?
