New Music For A New Instrument – Stretta & The Arc

Matthew Davidson (Stretta) has posted these videos, demonstrating a new instrument, the Arc, in action. The Arc, made by the creators of the monome, is a high-end, hand-crafted high-resolution knob controller for electronic music. Davidson’s first piece, soome, above, is an improvisation for piano, monome, arc and an application he created, grainstorm: I’m using a… Read More New Music For A New Instrument – Stretta & The Arc

Gorgeous Hot Rod MIDI Controller – The Choppertone

Nick Francis made this gorgeous, hot-rod MIDI controller for Ableton Live, dubbed The Choppertone. Francis explains what he was looking for in a MIDI controller: After using Ableton Live for almost 5 years with standard controllers (Axion 25, Launchpad), I really wanted something that could be used in an intimate live performance situation like coffee… Read More Gorgeous Hot Rod MIDI Controller – The Choppertone

Free Mac Synthesizer, The Swarm, Inspired By Trent Reznor’s Swarmatron Synth

reFuse Software has released a new software synthesizer, inspired by the Dewanatron Swarmatron synthesizer, used by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross in making the soundtrack for The Social Network. Here’s what reFuse has to say about The Swarm: While The Swarm is based off the Swarmatron, it is not an emulation of that synth! It… Read More Free Mac Synthesizer, The Swarm, Inspired By Trent Reznor’s Swarmatron Synth