The Audiotool Team has announced that Audiotool 1.0 Firestarter is now available: We are proud to release Audiotool 1.0Â Firestarter, a music making online platform. Two years ago we started with a simple idea: Everyone should be able to make music online through their browser without the need to install any additional software. This proof of… Read More Free Online Synthesizer, AudioTool, Now Available
Musikmesse 2010: Radikal Technoogies introduced the Accelerator – a polyphonic synthesizer with eight powerful subtractive voices. Each voice consists of three oscillators, two multimode filters, 6 envelope generators, three voice LFOs and one section LFO. An additional noise source with independent multimode filtering and variable signal routing has been added for flexibility. A balanced lightly… Read More Radikal Technologies Intros Accelerator Keyboard Synthesizer
This is the first episode of Motherboard.TV‘s new series Sound Builders: Our new series Soundbuilders travels to Madison, Wisconsin to visit Peaking Lights, a married musical duo famed for their pulsating looped-rhythm tracks composed on re-purposed scraps, stereos, and lo-fi gear. We watch as husband and wife prepare for tour by paring their studio down… Read More Pulsing Lights Make Lo-Fi Music With DIY Gear
http://vimeo.com/10397006 Tom Cosm is back with another nicely done Ableton Live tutorial – this time looking at creating an awesome bassline. Part 1 of a 10 part series covering how to design different Basslines using Ableton Live.
In honor of Ada Lovelace Day – an international day of blogging to celebrate the achievements of women in technology and science – we’d like to pay some respect to a few of the women of synthesis and electronic music. This is in no way comprehensive – it’s just intended to be a reminder of… Read More Synthtopia Gives Much Respect For The Women Of Synthesis For Ada Lovelace Day
Musikmesse 2010: algoriddim today announced djay Remote (App Store link), a $4.99 app that turns your iPhone or iPod Touch into a DJ controller for the company’s djay software for the Mac. djay Remote’s Features: Seamless integration with djay via WiFi (two-way-synchronous) Ultra-low latency Full access to the user’s entire iTunes library on the Mac… Read More djay Remote App for iPhone and iPod Touch
Musikmesse 2010: Korg announced updates to its popular Electribe workstations, adding support for massive SD data storage and new presets/patterns: the Electribe-MX SD (EMX-1 SD) and Electribe-SX SD (ESX-1 SD). Korg teamed up with artists from around the world to deliver beats, patterns and Electribe SX (ESX-1) samples. Ninja Tune/Big Dada artists Emika and the… Read More Korg Intros Electribe MX SD and Electribe SX SD
Musikmesse 2010: Korg has introduced the PS60 Performance Synthesizer, a synth designed with live performance in mind. While not as salaciously lubricious as some of the other new gear from Musikmesse, the Korg PS60 is designed to meet the demands of gigging musicians. Korg PS60 Synthesizer Features: Instant access to six essential sound categories –… Read More Korg Intros PS60 Performance Synthesizer
Musikemesse 2010: JazzMutant officially introduced Mu – a plugin in that brings “ultimate integration between the Lemur controller and Ableton Live.” We’ve covered Jazzmutant Mu in its pre-release form. With Musikmesse, though, JazzMutant has announced plans to release Mu as a free download for Lemur users next week.
At Musikmesse 2010, Elektron introduced a new sampling workstation, the Elektron Octatrack: The Octatrack is an elegant sampler. Recording of sounds is a breeze thanks to the intuitive user interface, but the fun really starts once the samples are inside the machine. Loops are now completely elastic. They will always stay in sync no matter… Read More Elektron Octatrack Sampling Workstation First Look
