The Sound of Arrows – Into the Clouds
The official music video to The Sound of Arrows UK debut ‘Into the Clouds’. To be released on 12” and download the 21st of september.
Directed by: The Sound of Arrows and Mattias Johansson
DoP: Emil Klang
Visit thesoundofarrows.com for more info.
The MatriX 1.0 for Ableton Live
Official Page: http://designthemedia.com/thematrix
This is a real-time sequencer machine for Ableton Live / Max for Live.
This sequencer is based on probabilities and double-triggering concept designed especially for this device.
Features
– based on probabilities
– double triggering
– from 1 to 32 steps
– sync to Ableton Live transport
– autonomous rate for each secondary triggers layer
– many helpers to generate easily and quickly MatriX presets
– gorgeous presets engine (32 slots available)
– 14 pages documentation
Create The “Unleash The Fucking Dada” Synth in Reason
Click here to see tour dates: http://www.facebook.com/luckydatemusic?sk=app_123966167614127
Dada Life – Unleash The Fucking Dada (Official Video)
Director – Max Knight // AD – Harvey Eaton // DP – Sam Ebrahim // Delilah – Milli Prus // Frank – Tom Byamshaw // Bananabarman – Patrick Shipman
New video from welle: erdball – Deutsche Liebe (C=64)
welle: erdball – Deutsche Liebe (C=64)
Offizieller Video-Clip zur Sendung “Der Kalte Krieg” (LP-CD)
http://www.welle-erdball.de
Eine Funkhausproduktion (c)2012
Enjoy 
Easy MIDI turns your Mac keyboard, trackpad and mouse into a powerful MIDI keyboard controller
After a year flodded with specific apps targeting the iOS side of the coin – it is nice to see someone taking a stab at improving or updating the controller side of thins for OSX users. Nikolozi Meladze has released Easy MIDI, an app that turns your Mac keyboard, trackpad and mouse into a powerful MIDI keyboard controller. It sends MIDI notes and control messages to any soft synth or DAW such as GarageBand, Logic Pro, Ableton Live, Cubase and Digital Performer. This is very useful when you want to jot down some musical ideas quickly and easily whilst travelling, sitting in a coffee shop or even on your couch at home.
Easy MIDI even allows you to control iPad apps that support CoreMIDI or hardware synth via MIDI interface.
Easy MIDI features
- Send MIDI notes and control messages to any DAW or MIDI driver.
- Notes can be triggered using alphanumeric keys.
- Over 3 octaves under your fingertips.
- Easily change keyboard octave with up/down arrows.
- Visual feedback eliminates the need to look down on your Mac keyboard.
- Sustain on/off can be triggered with a space bar.
- Vertical scroll changes note velocity.
- Pitch bender can be controlled with a pinch zoom gesture or a vertical mouse drag.
- Modulation can be controlled with a rotation gesture or a vertical mouse move.
- Adjustable Easy MIDI window transparency.
Easy MIDI for Mac is available to purchase for $29.99 USD.
Borderlands Demo/Improvisation
http://vimeo.com/34382992
Borderlands is an interactive granular sampling instrument that was built for a course at Stanford’s Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics (CCRMA).
Please view the video in fullscreen, HD (so the text is visible).
For source code, usage information, and other details, please visit ccrma.stanford.edu/~carlsonc/256a/Borderlands/index.html
Borderlands originated as a final project for the class “Software Paradigms for Computer Music” at Stanford’s Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics (CCRMA). Given the time constraints of the academic quarter and the short period over which Borderlands was developed, the software is by no means fully realized – there are a lot of features left to be added (see the list here). I hope to continue expanding the capabilities in the coming weeks. A multitouch/mobile version is planned, but probably won’t be available for another few months. I have also been talking with a few people about an interactive sound installation, which will hopefully begin to take shape in the near future.
Hack Me Rockit synthesizer – open source analog-digital hybrid synth
Latest update:
“The Rockit case is finally finished. I got the third and final prototype of the Rockit case in, put it together, and did the happy dance. I’m going to make some small adjustments for the production order, but nothing that will require another round of prototypes. I’m going to put up the case for pre-sale today. I need to hit a threshold of about 50 orders in order to buy it. The lead time from the laser cutter is three weeks, so these should ship in February. The cost will be $50.”
“Rockit is a monophonic, digital and analog hybrid synthesizer. Rockit can make one sound at a time, but it has the capacity to make very simple sounds to very complex and dynamic sounds. Sound generation begins with digital synthesis, moves through analog amplification, analog filtering, and comes out a product of both the digital birth and the analog processing. The digital synthesis is comprised of two oscillators with independent waveform selection. These oscillators can be mixed or played independently and the second oscillator can be detuned from the first in note steps. The analog amplification stage has independent envelope controls for a complete ADSR envelope generator. Rockit’s filter section is an entirely digitally controllable analog filter, meaning all filter parameters are explicitly accessible internally, via knobs and switches, and externally, via MIDI. In addition, Rockit has two Low-Frequency Oscillators for modulating various synthesizer parameters at controllable rates and amounts.
Rockit offers 18 knobs and 8 switches for controlling both the digital synthesis and shaping the analog processing. Rockit is enabled to store and recall 16 patches, storing all knob, switch, and LED settings. Rockit also has a Drone and Loop feature that allows for independent play. For inputs and outputs, Rockit has an audio output and an audio input which routes into the analog filter. Rockit has MIDI In and Out capabilities with all settings accessible via MIDI controller channel numbers. All knob movements are transmitted to the MIDI output on the appropriate MIDI channel number…”
More: http://hackmeopen.com/
How to create the 1980s synth arpeggio and the classic ”Acid Rave” 303 sound
“I’m starting a new series of “Quick Tips” videos – short tutorials in which I’ll describe several techniques (new and old) used in the synthesizer world. This is the first video, the “1980s Limahl-style” synth arpeggio.”
How to obtain the classic “aggressive” 303 acid rave popular in the early 1990s.
Instruments used:
Roland TB-303 bassline
BYOC E.S.V. fuzz (germanium version)
Boss DD-3 digital delay
Roland TR-909 drum machine
Cyclic: a new step sequencer on its way
Cyclic is a forthcoming new step sequencer software application, from Defective Records Software, in collaboration with Mutable Instruments.
This is quick intro showing some of its features – it’s using just one monophonic Mutable Instruments Shruthi-1 synth.
More information coming soon on the Defective Records forum: http://defectiverecords.com/forum/index.php?p=/discussion/64/upcoming-new-ste…
Defective Records: http://defectiverecords.com
Mutable Instruments: http://mutable-instruments.net
Nintendo NES chip sound simulation
There’s a beautiful synthesizer for chiptune music called Bitmaker in the Reaktor User Library which simulates the NES sound processor RP2A03. Made by Keisuke Ai.
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