Tectonic – A Free Album Of Music Generated By Earthquakes

http://vimeo.com/9861812 Sound artist Micah Frank has released Tectonic – a free album of music generated by earthquakes. The video, above, documents the Tectonic sound sculpture, which creates sound in real time, triggered by earthquakes as they occur across the globe. A integrated system between Max/MSP, Google Earth and Ableton Live processes a stream of real-time… Read More Tectonic – A Free Album Of Music Generated By Earthquakes

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Microtonal Electronic Music On YouTube

Recent developments in synth technology are driving an explosion of experimentation with microtonal electronic music – and many of these experiments are showing up on YouTube. Non-standard tunings may initially sound strange or out of tune. But moving beyond equal-tempered tuning opens up infinite tuning possibilities and alternate music traditions for musicians to explore. Recently,… Read More Microtonal Electronic Music On YouTube

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Techno Godfather Kevin Saunderson Gives Away Classic Track And Italian Rip-Off

Techno Godfather Kevin Saunderson knows what to do when somebody rips off your music and sells it as their own. Release the original and the rip off version as free downloads. Here’s the story, in Saunderson’s own words: I recorded ‘The Sound’ back in 1987 and released it on my own KMS Records label. It… Read More Techno Godfather Kevin Saunderson Gives Away Classic Track And Italian Rip-Off

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Reaktor Sampler Pack Features Three New Granular Synthesizers

Reaktor Sampler Pack is a new collection of three granular sampling instruments for Native Instruments Reaktor. Each instrument “has its own character and purpose”: Frame 2 is a simple looping sampler designed for live control of loop points and other parameters. Loupe is a polyphonic looping slicer for quickly mapping arbitrary (that is, non-beatsliced) sections… Read More Reaktor Sampler Pack Features Three New Granular Synthesizers

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