It’s 2012 – and one of the things we’re doing to start off the year is taking a look back at 2011. Here’s a list of the 10 most talked about Synthtopia stories of 2011, ranked by the number of comments that readers left by the end of the year. Most of posts that you… Read More The Most Talked About Synth Stories Of 2011 – Were These The Biggest Stories Of The Year?
Richard Lainhart, a pioneer of modern modular synthesis, died Dec 30th, 2011, from a post-operational infection. Lainhart had a classical education in composition and electronic music and created works in both audio and visual media. He was an advernturous synthesist, often performing with a Buchla 200e modular synthesizer and Haken Continuum controller. Lainhart’s wive, Caroline Meyers,… Read More Richard Lainhart, 1953-2011
This is the last Synthtopia post of 2011. Thank you for all your comments and feedback this year. Your comments are one of the most important aspects of the site, and your feedback helps me know how to improve the site. Thanks, and I hope that you have a safe and happy New Year’s! My… Read More Open Mic: What’s Your Wish For 2012?
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We’re about to kiss 2011 goodbye, so we’re starting to look back at some of the more notable synth news and other posts of the year. We’re pretty sure that Richard Brown’s Synthkini is the most NSFW synth of the year. Our eyes are still a little scarred from viewing this demo. But, if you’ve… Read More The Most NSFW Synth Of 2011
Developers for the Ardour digital audio workstation have announced their development goals for 2012: 3.0 released Video tracks added New track canvas At least 400 bug fixes Make it half way or more through this list New Website – ardour.org will be migrating to Amazon web services early in 2012, for a more responsive website. There… Read More Ardour Digital Audio Workstation – What’s Coming In 2012
White Noise Audio Software has published their roadmap for development of Genome MIDI Sequencer for 2012. Here’s what’s on the preliminary set of goals for 2012: Revamp Pattern Editor controls, make usability improvements. Additional options and better scrolling for the piano roll. This may include easier ways to toggle the grid, swing, and more editing… Read More The Future Of Genome MIDI Sequencer – 2012 Developer Roadmap
Free Music Friday: The monome community has released an 8-track album of music for the holidays, Monome Community Christmas Album – Volume 2. You can preview the album above and download it at the album’s Bandcamp page.
Sample Magic has a holiday gift for you – a free 170MB sample library: Six years since we started out in the sample business we remain as passionate as ever – and as committed to our loyal customer base. As a way of saying thanks – and Happy Christmas – we’ve compiled a tasty, exclusive… Read More Free 170MB Sample Library
AfroDJMac sends word of another new freebie for Ableton LIve Users, Zebra Attack Rack 2, the second collaboration with synthesist Mark Mosher: Free Ableton Live Pack from AfroDJMac and Mark Mosher. u-He’s Zebra was programmed by Mark Mosher and the sampled waveform he created was used by AfroDJMac to build this Rad Ableton Live Device.… Read More Free Zebra Attack Rack 2 For Ableton Live
