Reader Brian Mergen let us know about an interesting new project by LA-based producer Dfalt. “Synthtopia turned me onto LA producer, Dfalt a year or so ago and I just came across his new project, Forty Mornings. He’s releasing a track a day for forty days. So far the music has been pretty stellar. Thanks for turning… Read More Forty Mornings, By Dfalt
Sunday Synth Jam: Reader Alex Juno has a new Yamaha RY30 – a vintage drum machine that offers a fairly sophisticated sample-based synth engine. He programmed custom sounds for it and then created this improvised industrial jam. Here’s what he has to say about it:
Producer Francis Prève let us know about something special his label, Academik Records, has planned for SXSW 2014, being held March 7-16. Academik has a 12-hour event scheduled for Saturday, March 15, at Lanai Austin. “The twelve-hour event runs from 2pm to 2am,” says Prève. “Traditionally, we reach capacity by late afternoon.” “In addition to a fantastic artist… Read More Academik Records At SXSW Giving Away Two Recording Studio Packages
Johns Hopkins University has announced that synthpop pioneer Thomas Dolby is joining their faculty as the first ‘Homewood Professor of the Arts’. At Johns Hopkins, starting in the fall, he will be teaching ‘Sound on Film’, a collaboration between Homewood’s Film and Media Studies program and Peabody’s Recording Arts and Sciences program. In the programe, students create… Read More Thomas Dolby Now Professor Dolby At Johns Hopkins University
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Saturday Synth Porn: You know it’s a monster synth when you have to use the fisheye lens in order to get it all in the picture.
ADDAC System has introduced the ADDAC210 Open Heart Surgery – a new Eurorack and Arduino development board that lets you breadboard synth DIY projects right on your modular.
Korg has teamed up with SoundCloud to on a worldwide Korg Gadget contest. The Korg Gadget for iPad Remix Contest runs from February 28 through March 31, 2014. Prizes include an array of Korg gear. Contestants can enter by remixing any of the official demo songs that are pre-installed on Gadget for iPad and then uploading… Read More Korg Gadget For iPad Remix Contest
Avid has released Sibelius 7.5 – an update that focuses on improving scoring and composition workflows.
Simon Kemper, CEO of the German company Endeavour, let us know that the price of their Evo multitouch keyboard has been reduced to $199. The Evo is a keyboard controller that connects to a computer via an Ethernet interface, and that communicates via MIDI, OSC or our own in-house protocol with synthesizers, sequencers. Each key on… Read More Endeavour Evo Multitouch Keyboard Controller Now $199
