http://vimeo.com/18933375 Here’s a video review of the M-Audio Venom synthesizer – an inexpensive new hardware synth released at the 2011 NAMM Show. The focus is primarily on the M-Audio Venom‘s sound, with an audio tour of the filthy, filthy, filthy sounds and how they can be manipulated via the controller and the Venom Vyzex editor.… Read More M-Audio Venom Video Review
[flickrvideo]http://www.flickr.com/photos/45430902@N07/5398769674/[/flickrvideo] Saturday Synth Porn: Sarah Davachi plays the classic Korg PS-3300, an early polyphonic synthesizer, from 1977. The Korg PS-3300 still looks and sounds fantastic, doesn’t it? There was a time, though, not too long ago, when people considered synths like this obsolete. Recorded at the Cantos Music Foundation – December 2010. via Rick403
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsGvC8dB0jM American composer and electronic musician Milton Babbitt (May 10, 1916 – January 29, 2011) died today at the age of 94. Babbitt is probably best known for his serial and electronic works, and for his controversial 50’s High Fidelity article, Who Cares If You Listen. In the article, Babbitt offers his perspective on the role of… Read More Milton Babbitt, May 10, 1916 – January 29, 2011
http://vimeo.com/18891053 Here’s something that you may have missed in our 2011 Winter NAMM Show coverage – the amazing, paradigm-shifting game-changing hyperbole.
Boulder electronic music artist Mark Mosher posted an update on his free Live Pack Sounds From A Distant Outpost today, noting that the free Live Pack has been downloaded over 1,000 times: On December 17th, 2010 I released the Sounds from a Distant Outpost FREE Live Pack. Now, a little over a month later there… Read More Free Live Pack – Sounds From A Distant Outpost
SEQ541 is a free MIDI pattern sequencer for OS X. The program is designed to be extremely flexible, all it requires is that you have an external MIDI device generating a clock and it will output notes in time to a pattern sequence you specify. Features/Limitations: you can’t record patterns, only input them via mouse… Read More SEQ541 – A Free Step Sequencer For OS X
It’s been a year since the Apple iPad was announced. When it was introduced last year, we had this to say about what the iPad means for music: Steve Jobs today introduced the Apple iPad, a handheld multitouch computer, and it’s likely to be the biggest music technology introduction of the year. The Apple iPad, conceptually, is… Read More The iPad At 1 Year: The iPod Of Tablet Computing
This is an intro to mlrv 2.0 – a hypersampling instrument for grid-based music contgrollers like the monome, Livid ohm/block, Novation Launchpad, and Akai APC/MPD. The software allows a sound file or live recording to be mapped across each row (or grid cell) and assigned a triggering behavior. Within this simple set of constraints and… Read More mlrv 2.0 Hypersampler Is Free – Unless You Want Your Name On the Startup Screen In Huge Text
http://www.vimeo.com/12360617 This video, via Philipp Ronnenberg ,offers an overview of ReSynth, an experimental system for human-computer interaction for audio software.
http://www.vimeo.com/19189467 Here’s a collection of clips that demonstrate the Misa Kitara digital in action. No talk, just Kitara action. The Misa Digital Instruments Kitara and Kitara Limited Edition are unique 100% digital guitars. The Kitara includes a multifunction touch-screen, MIDI controls and an on-board polyphonic synthesizer with effects. Instead of using strings, guitarists control sound… Read More The Misa Kitara Digital Guitar In Action
