Music Production and the Tablet PC
After all talks about the iPad this might inspire the rest of you 
This is a new 11″ Tablet PC by the manufacturer Pegatron. This will be available in May 2011. I had the luck of being asked to be the guinea pig and showing how this may work in the Musician’s world. Enjoy!!
Recoil has announced new tour dates
After a successful year in 2010 with lots of events across Europe, North and South America, Recoil’s ‘Selected Events’ tour returns this year with some additional performances across Europe. After the BTTP festival in Manchester with Gary Numan and Motor, the new shows continue on in Vilnius (Lithuania) at Forum Palace on Tuesday 10th May and in Ventspils (Latvia) at The Centre of Performing Arts – ‘Juras Varti’ on Wednesday 11th May. As usual, Alan should also be available for meet and greet signing sessions after the performances at each event.
Here’s some words from Alan: “Last year was a lot of fun and very different for me to be out on the road so much. Even so, there were places which we never got to for one reason or another and now we have a chance to fill in those gaps, which is why I’m delighted to add a few more events. We have the unusual Mute night to prepare for (with maybe a surprise or two) and then these extra dates in cities I have never visited before. I’m very excited to be visiting both Lithuania and Latvia. We also hope to add some more events over the coming weeks.”
Go here for full details + ticket links: http://blog.recoil.co.uk/events .
Here is the list of dates so far for the 2011 shows:
- 01/04 Manchester at Academy 1
- 10/05 Vilnius at Forum Palace
- 11/05 Ventspils at Centre for Performing Arts
- 13/05 London at The Roundhouse
Sounds of the Venom
Via Sonic State
Doepfer Improvisation with Sample & Hold Moog Voyager
http://www.intensemusic.co.uk
Sunday afternoon improvising a groove on the Doepfer Modular with live Minimoog. The Old School version links so well with the Doepfer Coltrol Voltages.
There is a type of Japanese painting where you paint with water on a special stone. It can look beautiful but after a short time it dries and is gone forever. A doepfer modular is a bit like that. I’ll never get this sound again – you just have to live in the moment.
DXi FM synthesizer for iPhone Multi-track Matrix Sequence Play
Please visit the URL for more information: http://itunes.apple.com/app/dxi-fm-synthesizer/id370138065?mt=8
DXi is a FM synthesizer application inspired by 80’s most popular synthesizer. Enjoy making music and creating sound by FM synthesis engine easily.
The movie show you the new great features about DXi version 2. DXi version 2 loads new powerful synthesis engine and brushed up preset voices.
Fancy a 6 oscillator synth?
Filthpig is a monstrous, six oscillator hybrid synthesizer with an extreme potential for tweakability. Geared towards drones, noise, sirens and circuit-bent style glitching, Filthpig employs two full, three oscillator synth sections — one to produce sound and the other to act as a dedicated modulation source. Each section contains two tuning controls, a modulation depth knob, a waveform selector (five waveforms) and an amplitude envelope for each oscillator as well as a 3 x 3 modulation matrix that lets the output of any oscillator modulate any other oscillator (including itself). These modulation matrices also contain sync switches, and the modulator part of the synth also links oscillator output to the pitch values for the sound-producing section. Although a monosynth at heart, Filthpig also has the ability to be switched into a three voice poly mode for added functionality, and also has two cascaded filters (hicut and then locut) for tone shaping. Whether you are an experimentalist or just like crazy sounds, Filthpig is sure to crawl out of the garbage can and into your heart (where it will undoubtedly lay eggs and die).
Check out Filthpig demos now on the the official product page at http://urthwurk.com/tlrvst/s…
MVIP with sequenced oscillator
Made with the Jones MVIP and a sequenced AFG oscillator. The MVIP is a Euro module for image processing. It was controlled by a Z8000 sequencer that changed the speed of the AFG oscillator. A pair of A-110 oscillators and a multi-mode filter were also controlled by the sequencer to make the sounds.
Info on the MVIP (Mini Video Image Processor) can be found at www.jonesvideo.com
Handmade Music NYC
Rhythm Core Alpha: Lo-fi Johnny
100% Rhythm Core Alpha. This time I used the lo-fi sounds (mainly Square, Saw and C64 samples) and tried to assemble retro tunes whith many tones and some arpeggio sounds, which personally remind me of my Game Boy childhood. Are you a Lo-Fi Johnny, too?
Amazing: You can play all your patterns (blocks) in realtime and even change the key/mode of your created tunes automatically. LIVE !!!
Thank you very much again for this awesome DSiWare release and keep up the good work, SoftEgg!!!
Mokira/Tilliander – 303/303/303/606
Making something that is close(r) to musik using three Roland TB-303, one Roland TR-606 and EFX.
Disclaimer: I do realize that you could make something much better just using one TB-303. So can I but that’s not the idea behind this recording.
Via WFL
DATAMASKIN
