Brian Eno has a new EP on the way, Panic of Looking, that features more music from the recordings that produced Drums Between the Bells – the collaboration between Eno and British poet Rick Holland. The 6 tracks on Panic of Looking, according to the official blurbage, ‘continue the exploration of how lyric & song- writing… Read More New Brian Eno EP, ‘Panic Of Looking’ – Here’s A Sneak Preview
Here’s an unreleased track by Daft Punk from 1994, Drive. Unfortunately, it’s a teaser that fades out just when you think it’s going to be a banger. It’s a teaser for an upcoming release, Soma Records – 20 Years, that is going to feature some classics – and some might-have-been-classics that have been lost in… Read More New Daft Punk – From 1994 (Unreleased Track, Lost In Time Like Tears In Rain)
Yesterday, we found out that Torley Wong, who we’ve featured previously on the site for his Project Preset videos, had won the coveted OMG-1 synthesizer, the grand prize in Spectrasonics’ benefit contest for the Bob Moog Foundation. The OMG-1, introduced at the 2011 NAMM Show, is a one-of-a-kind frankensynth conceived by Spectrasonics’ Eric Persing. The… Read More Torley On The OMG-1 Synthesizer, “We’ll Need A Shrine”
There’s been a lot of buzz about Microsoft’s Windows 8 tablets, which will feature a new interface, derived from the Zune portable media player and the promise of more powerful hardware. You can view a high-level comparison of WIndows 8 and the Apple iPad above. While the release of Windows 8 tablets is still far… Read More No MIDI For Windows 8 Tablets?
Spectrasonics has announced the winner of the OMG-1 Synthesizer – CEO Eric Persings’ one-of-a-kind Moog + iPad Frankensynth. Synthtopia regular Torley Wong, who’s made a great series of “Project Preset” videos, is the Grand Prize winner. Here’s what Spectrasonics had to say about Torley and his entry: For the top prize of the one-of-a-kind OMG-1, we… Read More Torley Wins The OMG-1 Synthesizer!
Tempo Rubato has announced updates to NLog Synth PRO and NLog MIDI Synth for iPad and iPhone/iPod touch. The updated versions will offer improved collaboration features, with better MIDI support, audio background operation, MIDI clock and Korg’s WIST technology. This will allow you to play NLog synths, in the background, using a controller app, via a… Read More NLog Synth Pro & NLog MIDI Synth Get MIDI Updates
Developer Justin Daab has released Fermion – a new virtual analog software monosynth for the iPad. Features: Monophonic— plays one note at a time Oscillator Module Dual oscillators Square, Triangle, Sawtooth, Reverse Sawtooth waves Octave selector, supporting 5 octaves Glide between notes (Lag Processor) Oscillator fine tune (more than one full octave) Oscillator sync Low… Read More New iPad Synth – Fermion
Roland today announced R-MIX, a new app for real-time audio mixing. Here’s how they describe R-Mix: R-MIX allows you to see the individual components of a stereo mix as colour-coded clouds of harmonic matter and to apply effects or centre cancel exactly where and as you wish within the mix. R-MIX can also help musicians… Read More Roland Intros R-Mix Music Software, Lets You See Instruments In A Mix
BOSS today announced the RC-300 Loop Station, the company’s new flagship real-time phrase loopers. Features: Three stereo tracks with dedicated footswitches and controls for each Dedicated fader per track Expression pedal for effects control in real time Up to three hours of internal recording and 99 onboard memories 16 onboard effects optimized for looping XLR… Read More Boss Intros RC300 Loop Station – Offers 3 Independent Stereo Tracks
Roland today introduced the SPD-SX Sampling Pad, a multi-pad percussion instrument with 2 GB of onboard sampling memory and three powerful effects engines. Features: Unique sampling-pad concept — the only instrument of its kind in the world 2 GB internal memory, enabling approximately 360 minutes of sampling (mono) without requiring external memory Nine velocity-sensitive… Read More Roland Intros SPD-SX Sampling Pad
