Macro Machines Storage Strip Brings Patch Memory To Eurorack Modular Synthesizers

Macro Machines has introduced the Storage Strip – a new Eurorack module and system that brings system-wide storage and recall to Eurorack synthesizers. Here’s what they have to say about their approach: We at Macro Machines Engineering have developed a means to allow storage and recall of settings in the eurorack modular synthesis world. The… Read More Macro Machines Storage Strip Brings Patch Memory To Eurorack Modular Synthesizers

Madrona Labs Debuts Kaivo, Physical Modeling Synthesizer

Madrona Labs has released Kaivo, a semi-modular software synthesizer that combines two ways of making sound: granular synthesis and physical modeling. Developer Randy Jones says: “Today we release Kaivo, our new software synthesizer. ‘Kaivo’ is Finnish for ‘well,’ as in, a deep well of sounds, and I’ve been working on deepening that well over the… Read More Madrona Labs Debuts Kaivo, Physical Modeling Synthesizer

Way-back Wednesday: Shoreditch Experimental Music School, 1969

Worth watching: This vintage (1969) BBC program looks at “experimental music education,” of the time. We’re not sure if it’s the most awesome thing ever – or the most disturbing. Either way, it’s a fascinating look at how some of the avant garde musical approaches of the day – including electronics and system music – … Read More Way-back Wednesday: Shoreditch Experimental Music School, 1969

Robert Ashley, “The Greatest Genius Of 20th Century Opera”, Dead At 83

American composer Robert Ashley – who reinvented opera with electronics and avant garde techniques – died yesterday at the age of 83. Ashley (March 28, 1930 – March 3, 2014) was known for radically rethinking the concept of opera – reimagining it for TV and for recordings. and incorporating electronic instruments and electronic manipulation of speech. In… Read More Robert Ashley, “The Greatest Genius Of 20th Century Opera”, Dead At 83

The Computer Orchestra

The Computer Orchestra is a crowdsourcing platform, created by Simon de Diesbach, Jonas Lacôte, Laura Perrenoud, that allows users to create and conduct their own orchestra. Users can choose to upload their own music or download samples to integrate into their formation Once the ‘orchestra’ is configured, users can direct it with the movements of their… Read More The Computer Orchestra

Max For Live Oblique Strategies Puts A Little Eno Into Ableton Live

Oblique is a Max For Live device that puts a little Eno into Ableton Live. Oblique Strategies (subtitled Over One Hundred Worthwhile Dilemmas) is originally a deck of printed cards created by Brian Eno and Peter Schmidt and first published in 1975. Each card offers an aphorism intended to help artists (particularly musicians) break creative… Read More Max For Live Oblique Strategies Puts A Little Eno Into Ableton Live