Bass Cruncher – new free plug-in for download
Blip 2009
Blip Festival 2009
With this year’s event a scant month away, NYC chip collective 8bitpeoples and non-profit arts and cultural organization The Tank have at last announced a (partial) lineup for the 2009 Blip Festival. Now entering its fourth year, Blip Festival is a lo-fi digital extravaganza boasting daytime workshops, visual art installations, film screenings and, of course, three nights of amazing live chip music. Running Thursday, December 17th through Saturday, December 19th at the Bell House in the Gowanus area of Brooklyn, this year’s performers include:
Bit Shifter
Chromix
Disasterpeace
Failotron
Fighter X
The Hunters
I, Cactus
The J. Arthur Keenes Band
Je Deviens DJ En Trois Jours
Leeni
Little-Scale
Nullsleep
Rainbowdragoneyes
Also confirmed is a stellar selection of digital visualists who’ll be projecting their work live:
Enso
JYK
Outpt
Paris
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Whether you’re a fan of the uncomplicated design aesthetics of the Commodore 64, the pixilated elegance of NES-era graphics or a lover of Game Boy music, Blip Festival 2009 is for you. The world’s longest running event of its kind, this year’s fest once again promises to be easily accessible to hardcore fans and novices alike, not to mention a friendly, all-ages experience that GeekDads can share with their brood.
Festival passes and single-night tickets are currently available, and interested parties are also advised to visit the event’s Kickstarter campaign page to help bridge the funding gap. Exclusive rewards are up for grabs to eligible supporters, so don’t delay!
Introducing Drone Lab
The Drone Lab is a 4 voice analog drone synth, rhythm generator and FX processor. It is capable of generating rich, textured soundscapes, hypnotic drones and complex rhythmic sequences. It features a series of filter and distortions circuits as well as an audio input jack. This allows it to be used as an effects processor for external audio signals.
Building a Drone Lab
The Drone Lab is being sold as a kit as well as in finished form.
Detailed build instructions will be posted here soon.
You’re welcome to buy the PCB and parts from us or build it all from scratch.
The Drone Lab plans are completely open source and available below. We encourage others to use and adapt the plans as they like.
Frankie Goes (to Hollywood) to the Year 2009 – revamped
Yet another 80’s classic being pimped to fit the new millenium, but apart from adding more bass beats it seems not much has happened in the dance scene in the past 20 years
I would have expected more, especially since the original song still stands strong
10 new fat refills at Stereoklang
This time there are everything from synth leads to rex loops and cool ambient patches for you to enjoy
Make sure to check them out and spread the word 
Drone station demo
This is a quick demonstration of DroneStation, a new app for the iPhone/Touch. A 2-oscillator synth, with an unique multi-touch interface that will hopefully make it more playable than trying to peck away at a little keyboard.
Screenshot showing it’s a 2-osc synth with a resonant 4PLP filter.
Thanks to AI for sharing
A good look at the Moog
Bill Holland was minding his business in the Gearwire studio when the ancient alien creature known as the Caretaker transported him to the Delta Quadrant, where his only hope of getting home was to shoot this series of video demos on the Moog Music Minimoog Voyager.
Part 1
Bill Holland wakes up on the wrong side of the Voyager in this amazing display of ghost piano. Where’s the sound coming from if nobody’s pressing the keys? The secret lies within this video. Don’t look at the Moog Minimoog Voyager, look through it!
Part 2
Ever onward with our look at the Moog Music Minimoog Voyager. The next stop on this luxury-synth cruise will take us to the banks of assignable control options, including everyone’s annular favorite, the mod wheel.
Part 3
I:Scintilla release EP
Well I am not sure I am blogging about this on the fact that I:Scintilla has released an new EP or if I have been seduced by the promo pics
Industrial rock group I:Scintilla will release a new EP, Prey on You, December 4 on Alfa Matrix. The new EP features remixes from Die Warzau, Sebastian R. Komor, C/A/T, Cylab and Studio-X.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exnTrHxSggQ
I:Scintilla performing “Machine Vision” live at DNA Lounge in San Francisco on October 7, 2008. Courtesy of Noisescape.tv
Waldorf Largo manual
I have gotten a lot of questions on how to get hold of the manual for the Waldorf Largo (perhaps it is not included in any torrent packages, LOL)
Well now you can have the manual in either way
Free synthesizer that emulates a circuit-bending device
Always fancy software that looks like hardware
Bend Box is a software synthesizer that emulates a circuit-bending device. Can be useful for making experiments and for creating various noise FX. All knobs can be tweaked manually or thru easily assignable MIDI controllers. MIDI Automation is also available.
Watch the great video below
With Bend Box you can get wide range of noises: from the soft gurgling to ringing grinding, or even strange melodical timbres.
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