The latest Nokia Connects Live podcast takes a look at Technology In Music. The production is a bit cheesy, but the episode features: Trevor Horn: legendary record producer of Frankie Goes to Hollywood, ABC and Art of Noise fame Thomas Dolby: Synth pop pioneer and the man behind the software that makes your handset ring… Read More Technology In Music, With Trevor Horn, Thomas Dolby & Dave Tyler
The Producers – Two Tribes live (Trevor Horn, Stephen Lipson, Lol Créme, Ash Soan) was uploaded by: mrholymoly
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Are synthesists too Moog obsessed? A reader wrote in raising this question last week, at the height of coverage of Bob Moog‘s 78th birthday. Jeff writes: What the heck is with the worship of the house of Bob and Moog? Yes, as an engineer I understand what he did for the industry, but what about… Read More Are Synthesists Too Moog Obsessed?
Developer Jonathan Mackenzie let us know about his two new iPad apps for sound synthesis and manipulation, Strange Attractor and Voco. Strange Attractor (App Store link) is a novel sound generator and effects processor based on chaos theory. At its heart is a feedback system which can spontaneously oscillate, or respond to incoming sounds, processing them into fractal… Read More Two New iPad Sound Design Apps, Voco & Strange Attractor
iVardensphere’s Interesting View On Music Gear was uploaded by: iVardensphere
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How To Create MIDI-Controlled Analog Feedback In Ableton Live was uploaded by: eangolden
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Electronic musician and performance artist Laurie Anderson gave the commencement address for the School of Visual Arts 2012 commencement exercises. It’s 30+ minutes long, but Anderson’s speech is often fascinating and provocative, like when she recontextualizes Karl Rove’s words as a manifesto for artists, when offers her take on the Maker movement, or when she… Read More Laurie Anderson’s Commencement Speech
DINSync has introduced the VCF303 filter module for Eurorack modular synthesizers. The VCF303 is inspired by the classic Roland TB-303 Bassline Synthesizer and its hugely influential ‘acid’ sound. The controls and CV options will be familiar to anyone that’s used a 303 or 303-inspired synth, including cutoff, resonance, env mod, decay, accent, overdrive and volume.
Daft Punk is working with Giorgio Moroder, according to a report by URB: The robots asked the Munich Machine to go into a vocal booth and speak about his life. In the studio were multiple microphones of various vintages from the ’60s to today. When Moroder asked the engineer why they had so many mics,… Read More Daft Punk Working With Giorgio Moroder
The 4TrackTrigger, aka the ‘Traktor-Weapon’, is a new DJ controller, made by the German Faderfox and the Swiss Glanzmann Digital DJ Solutions. The 4TrackTrigger is a compact 4 deck controller, specifically designed for Traktor Pro 2.5 in external mixer mode. The 4TrackTrigger is expected to be available in mid June. Pricing is TBA.
