Antarctica through a direct Internet connection
This one I enjoy very much 
“Departing from the paintings of the Antwerp painter Jan van Kessel (1672), under the heading of “Room of arts and miracles” in which the cultural knowledge of the world was presented as a series of mannerist paintings, Kr+CF presents a computer model (knowledge model) about Antarctica which has the following origins: -the unrepressable expansion of virtual information spaces to shape the complex information processing through networks. -the immaterial visualization of the (scientific) topics involving Antarctica can only gain meaning when related to those matters on and off Antarctica that they concern. -contrary to the 16th and 17th century “Wunderkammer”, where static objects and descriptions had to give an impression of reality, nowadays, dynamic systems are used to visualize continually changing processes in a model.
The audience was contacted to existing scientific research stations on Antarctica through a direct Internet connection. These telephone connections will be visualized through a minute monitor in the exposition room. In the same room, a computer graphic representing Antarctica will be projected. The audience will be able to retrieve information through the telephone connection and this information will change the arctic “image”. Thus, the image the audience will get of Antarctica will be largely dependent on, and constructed from the – in this case scientific – information from Internet.
Knowbotic Research: Yvonne Wilhelm, Christian Hübler and Alexander Tuchacek
More info: http://www.krcf.org/krcfhome/DWTKS/1d…”
Mopho demo, that´s about it LOL
Dave Smith Instruments Mopho demo.
All sound from Mopho.
Ableton takes off into space
Aggregat is a gesture-based digital audio workstation for sound production in Ableton Live 8.
The interface allows up to three people to create music collaboratively in one single set . According to developers, “Aggregat brings back the performative band-character into digital music: Instead of watching somebody (DJ) looking like he‘s checking emails, the audience experiences a show.”
Aggregat was was designed by studio nø: Antonio de Luca, Daniel Dormann and Andreas Unteidig. Aggregat is still in experimental phase.
Check it out and let us know what you think of Aggregat!
What Is Aggregat? (Googlish)
Aggregate is a gesture-based digital audio workstation (DAW) for sound production in Ableton live 8. The interface allows multiple musicians to bring to a device to collaboratively play a set, which is why unit is primarily for live performance. The focus of the software is the implementation of common standards in a multi-touch environment. MIDI interfaces are not replaced, but on aggregate together, where can the musician and the Midimapping effect controls wire themselves. Audio can be distributed across the table to multiple channels opened and edited in real time. This helps the area of hardware, in which all the musicians face each other and mutual gestures are persecuted, and attempts at mutual understandings back an aspect to electronic music lead to: the performance. The viewer no longer has the feeling of someone watching from behind a laptop with email, retrieve, but experienced a new kind of concert. A core concept of the program is the conductor. He is a mixer and clock control samples produced effect chains and loops. It suited the gesture-based control of the table finish to a great flow of the last decade: the lines between DJ and musician finally repealed and the DJ to make it a virtuoso.
The instruments themselves are previously arranged in Ableton Live 8 and prepared. About naming conventions assignments to various input devices (eg keyboard or a Supermodel, be supplied). This unit receives access to all instruments and their control, both programs communicate both OSC and MIDI. The former is mainly used to all aspects related to remote control of Ableton Live, the latter to change effects, parameters, and of course sending notes.By Ableton Live’s MIDI mapping functions and aggregate any possibility to add controls and areas assigned to the table, there is the possibility to make all the setup for most peculiar desires. It was programmed in Java using the Aggregate Processing Library. To process the surface touches the TUIO interface was implemented. To generate run time MIDI and OSC signals, where the libraries were rwmidi of Ruin & care and use oscP5 by Andreas Schlegel.
Herbie on the secrets of Arturia
n this video Herbie Hancock talks about the Arturia Origin desktop synthesizer module. The Origin is a hardware DSP system that houses several synthesizers in one machine. Some of these synths come from the past, such as the Minimoog, some are totally new and innovative. Loaded with modules extracted from the best synthesizers of all time, Origin lets you combine these modules and take advantage of the additional possibilities put onboard. The result: a new type of sound accessible through an extremely intuitive interface.
Futuristic dual multitouch instrument
Jordan Rudess improvises on a futuristic dual multitouch instrument setup, with SoundPrism and MorphWiz.
A little live improvisation with SoundPrism on the Ipad and MorphWiz (played here on the iphone) together.
SoundPrism is a wonderful new chordal based new Ipad app. Get it here. http://bit.ly/9AHmQt and MorphWiz is my app Ipad.Iphone app which seems to be a perfect melodic fit for SoundPrism! Get it here: http://bit.ly/cQrknD This was recorded with the Zoom Q3.
Calliope Modular V
Finished version. Artwork collage. 3D and digital illustration.
Synth mania defined
This Phantasmagoric Lucite Organ and Speakers by Wersi is thought to be 1 of 5 made.
Looks like it would be at home in Clockwork Orange or Phantom of the Paradise, doesn’t it?
Here’s what dealer Modern One has to say about this amazing translucent keyboard:
Words fail to describe the awesomeness of this piece!
Made in 1970 by Wersi Electronics, it is one of only 5 ever made.
Reportedly its cost in 1970 was over $100,000.
The Delta Digital DX500 organ comes replete with all manuals, control panel templates, music stand, amplified speakers, lucite dollies, pedal board, adjustable bench and chromed keys. And it works beautifully!!!
Ableton hits Europe
Ableton & Novation are bringing their Live Beats series to Europe this September, with 14 events across eight countries.
The Live Beats events are designed so that attendees of all skill levels can discover more about using Ableton Live and Novation hardware. Demonstrator Thavius Beck will mainly focus on the hands-on music-making potential of Live & Launchpad, but will also be showing off other Novation hardware and demonstrating how Automap can be used to take your Ableton Live sessions to the next level.
At each event, Thavius and local Ableton and Novation demonstrators will be on hand to answer questions and offer tips and tricks on how to get the most out of your software and hardware. There will also be a chance to win a Novation Launchpad and Ableton Live 8 at each Live Beats event.
Dates & times for Live Beats events:
- Tuesday 7th September, Production Room, Leeds, UK, 18:30
- Thursday 9th September, Digital Village Clapham, London, UK, 18:30
- Saturday 11th September, Teach Music, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, 19:00
- Monday 13th September, Just Studio Kulturbrauerei, Berlin, Germany, 18:30
- Tuesday 14th September, Just Music, Hamburg, Germany, 19:15
- Wednesday 15th September, Hard Rock Cafe, Cologne, Germany, 19:00
- Saturday 18th September, Just Music, Munich, Germany, 16:00
- Monday 20th September, microFusa, Madrid, Spain, 19:00
- Tuesday 21st September, microFusa, Barcelona, Spain, 19:00
- Thursday 23rd September, SAE Institute, Milan, Italy, 18:00
- Friday 24th September, Percorsi Audio, Acquapendente (VT), Italy, 18:00
- Monday 27th September, Rytmus Aula, Stockholm, Sweden, 18:30
- Wednesday 29th September, ProLyd AS, Oslo, Norway, Time TBC
Details are available at the Novation site.
SoundCloud has finally upgraded it’s platform to include Advanced Search
Long awaited upgrade from SoundCloud
SoundCloud has finally upgraded it’s platform to include Advanced Search. This was a desperately needed feature and is the cherry on top of the current best place to share music for musicians. In the past I had issues even finding my own uploaded tracks. You can now also get detailed genre, tag, label and track type searches. I can finally troll through “synthpunk” or “EBM” tagged tracks. There were Groups before but honestly people put their music in every group so it’s played more. I know they can do the same with Tags but it’s less an issue for some reason.
The Berlin company also have upped their integration with Creative Commons. They have added a special start page if your searching for CC licensed material: soundcloud.com/creativecommons and the SoundCloud Player now shows a CC symbol if the material is licensed. So now I can search my own username and find everything I released under a CC License: http://bit.ly/b3wE7i
For more info on the new features: blog.soundcloud.com/tag/feature/
Live Lounge, an eclectic mix of soulful, blissed out, and acoustic RnB backline studio essentials
Loopmasters has announced the release of Live Lounge, an eclectic mix of soulful, blissed out, and acoustic RnB backline studio essentials for producers looking for top class soulful samples to add to their sound library.
Live Lounge is a consummate collection of well crafted and original sounds, created by Andre Touhey of CueSounds, and inspired by the downtempo and soulful Cafe Del Mar artists, and the likes of Morris Capri, Bullitnuts and Luxury Grooves, along with RnB and Jazz artists including John Legend, Zero 7 and Ben Westbeach!
This pack draws inspiration from ambient electronica, funk, RnB and jazz – with over 60 Drumloops, 60 plus Soul and Funk bass lines, over 280 Music loops, including Brass, Guitar, Keys, Synths and String loops.
Live Lounge also includes a dedicated Percussion library with over 60 hand played loops, including Meinl Shakers, Congas, Bongos, Guiro and Tambourine samples. Rounding things off with an exhaustive collection of Drum hits and kits, Scratch loops created from the samples them selves for perfect syncronicity, plus a Pads and Fx library!
Live Lounge features
- 1 GB content, 474 loops & 424 single sound.
- Includes over 60 drumloops, 60 plus soul and funk bass lines, over 280 music loops, including brass, guitar, keys, synths and string loops. Also 60+ hand played loops, including Meinl shakers, congas, bongos, guiro and tambourine samples and an exhaustive collection of drum hits and kits, scratch loops created from the samples themselves for perfect syncronicity, plus a pads and fx library.
- Ready to play FX, Keys, Pads, Drum Kit patches for HALion, EXS, SFZ, Kontakt and Reason NN-XT (37 Patches total).
- 12 Redrum Patches for Reason, 12 Ableton Groove Templates.
- 3 Ableton FX Racks.
- Apple Loops, Reason Refill and Ableton Live versions also available.
Live Lounge is available to purchase in various formats for £29.95 GBP.
More information: Loopmasters / Live Lounge
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