Bicycle Sounds
A short film created using bicycle parts. Apart from fascinating sounds, one needs to give creds to the high quality visuals in this video as well 
Created by Stephen Meierding
Opening Title Design: Mark Mccormick
Camera Assistants: Shelly Rangsiyakul, Johnny Huttenberger, Jesalee Go
Winner of Bike Short Film Festival Spring 2012 in NYC
bikeshortfilms.com/
New dubstep freebie for Ableton Live users
Andrew Apanov from XSSRAcademy informs us about a new freebie for Ableton Live users:
We have JUST published something really cool. This is a free bundle of packages with over 100 dubstep bass samples, dozens of Massive presets (all samples and presents created and used by Mars), two full Ableton Life projects of Mars’ tunes, including a track that was in Beatport Top 10, and an Ableton Live instrument.
The free Live downloads include:
- Ableton Live project of the track “Pleasure” by Alex Kote
- Full Ableton Live project of “India Sleeping” by Mars (the track was in Top 10 dubstep tracks on Beatport)
- Free dubstep instrument “Arena Bass” for Ableton Live
- 12 dubstep subbass samples, created and used in his tracks by Mars
- 17 presets for NI Massive
- 20 unique NI Massive effects
- 63 original dubstep bass samples
Email registration is required. See the site to preview the downloads.
KOMA Elektronik BD101 vs. Nintendo NES
Background information about this video from KOMA:
When not working, we are playing. Nintendo that is and to stay inspired and in touch with what we do, we hooked it up to our BD101 Gate / Delay. In this video our Production leader Felix is playing the iconic Mario Bro. and he’s really not good at it. But the outcome is awesome!
http://www.koma-elektronik.com
Gothic Assassins – new movie with all music made on iPads and iPhones
4Pockets Audio, creator of Aurora Sound Studio & Meteor Multi-Track Recorder, reports that a new movie, Gothic Assassins, features a soundtrack created using iPads and iPhones:
The new Milos Twilight movie Gothic Assassins due for release shortly has a soundtrack entirely composed on Apple iPad’s and iPhones. Whilst many might have branded Milos as mad when they first heard his concept for creating his soundtrack check out some of these tracks to see just what he has accomplished.
Milos used a range of apps including Meteor Multitrack Recorder, Aurora Sound Studio HD and StompBox.
Music Iphone App: Dubstep Universe 1.5
Music Iphone App demo of Dubstep Universe. Tilt the phone to change the direction of a sound, dubstep style. This is the updated version with more tracks, fx and wobble. Get it at the link below.
http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/dubstep-universe/id498407474?mt=8
Blast through the universe at the speed of dubstep! Span a vast sea of stars with wobbles and sound effects that will take your dubstep production to the next level!
Featuring the one-of-a-kind Wobbleometer. Modulate your wobble base by just titling your phone. Tilt up for a tightly coiled high pitched bass or tilt it down for one of the slow grimy wobbles that started it all!
Turn on the ALL NEW Super Bass feature to rattle the walls! Also try out the glitch feature to really change up the rhythm of your song.
Feature Highlights
★ Universal Binary means one purchase and you own Dubstep Universe for your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch!
★ Simple user-interface lets anyone become a professional sounding Dubstep DJ in just minutes!
★ High-Definition audio samples will make your party go wild!
★ The first ever Wobbleometer puts sound modulation at your fingertips! Just tilt and make it wobble!
★ Traverse the universe endlessly with a background of stars that moves with your music!
★ Glitch and Super Bass features bring the house down!
YMO cover “Cue” featuring Logic System’s Hideki Matsutake
http://youtu.be/HXHUyo63nBc
シンセサイザー：松武秀樹・相沢舞・飯野賢治
【ニコ生】松武秀樹・相沢舞の『テクノスクール』
http://www.music-airport.com/techno-school/
Mai Aizawa, Kenji Iino, Hideki Matsutake: synthesizer
“Techno School” of Mai Aizawa, Hideki Matsutake Nico [raw]
We can also see Ryuichi Sakamoto’s daughter Miu do the singing
Fun stuff: Digital Puppet Instrument – Played by opening its mouth
Digital Puppet Instrument Is Played by Opening Its Mouth
http://www.diginfo.tv/v/12-0122-n-en.php
DigInfo TV – http://diginfo.tv
Keromin is played by opening the puppet’s mouth to vary the pitch. Rhythm and volume can also be controlled, using switches on the puppet’s arms.
Keromin runs on four AA batteries, and it can deliver an audio output. There’s a speaker built into Keromin’s belly, too.
“You can also vary the pitch with one puppet. If you flick the switch, you get a fixed sound when the mouth is open. So, you can set each puppet to make a different sound, and play them like hand-bells. Basically, there are two versions. The big one here is Keromin, and the little one with a speaker is called Kokeromin.”
Keromin is priced at 49,875 yen, or $620, and Kokeramin at 9,980 yen, or $125.
FXpansion Etch Red Overview Tutorial
FXpansion Etch Red: an exciting and great-sounding filtering effect based on DCAM circuit-modelled technology and now available as a Reason Rack Extension.
Etch Red features dual filters with 38 available filter responses, realistic audio-rate FM, flexible routing, additional drive & compression stages, and our unique TransMod modulation system with 2 LFOs, envelopes and more.
Availability & Pricing
Etch Red is available as a download-only product from the Propellerhead Online Shop
Pricing is USD $49.00, EUR €39.00 inc VAT where applicable.
Wearable music interface – Jacket MIDI Controller
This video features Moi from Los Macuanos demonstrating the MIDI Controller Jacket. Then he talks with MACHINA’s electronic artist Leslie Garcia about his conception of interacting with music using the jacket.
Machina plans to sell the jacket in two different colors, with and without the technology, through www.machina.cc.
Closer look at Alchemy Mobile on iOS
“We’re back this episode with a look at Alchemy Mobile from Camel Audio – an impressive sounding synthesizer with a long pedigree on the desktop, now just updated for iOS. Gaz appears to have fallen in love with the wide range of sounds it can offer as a standalone App and the integration with the desktop version is impressive.”
Snapshot overview:
Turn your iPhone/iPad into a powerful synthesizer! Alchemy Mobile includes everything from evolving soundscapes and fat basses to lush pads and pulsing arpeggios, and is available for free from the iTunes App store. This is the iOS version of Camel Audio’s award-winning Mac/PC Alchemy synth – the leading sample manipulation synthesizer which can be heard on thousands of records and films by world-class artists.
Touch Remote for Alchemy on Mac/PC
With the Pro Upgrade (only $14.99 / €11.99 / £10.49), you can remotely control Alchemy or the free Alchemy Player on your desktop computer. This is the first iPhone App to offer a dedicated touch remote feature for a desktop synth! Easy one touch access to the remix pad and preset selection means you’ll spend more time getting inspired and less time reaching for your mouse. What’s more, with the Pro Upgrade you can download your Alchemy desktop presets and Sound Libraries onto your iPhone or iPad.
Pro Upgrade Features for iOS Only Musicians
The Pro Upgrade also has lots to offer for iOS only musicians. Load and save projects so you can recall your song sketches. Use Virtual MIDI to control Alchemy from other Apps such as SoundPrism Pro. Export WAV and MIDI files so you can load them up on your desktop. Pitchbend each note by sliding your finger left and right on the keyboard for unique sounds impossible with a conventional keyboard. Layer up as many synth parts as you like using Bounce. Automatically sync the tempo to your computer or other apps. There’s also an extra 75 sounds and 25 loops included, and lots more features.
Remix Pad
Discover an almost limitless palette of sounds using the unique remix pad to morph between sound variations. 16 controls including cutoff, resonance, ADSR and effects parameters are specially selected for each preset to make tweaking sounds to fit your music easier than ever. Move the remix pad using the new Tilt function to translate your physical hand movements into morphing sound changes, while Inertia lets these moves continue under their own steam while you carry on playing.
Easy Keyboard
The Alchemy Mobile interface was designed with ease of use in mind. The mini keyboard features scalable keys and one touch major and minor chords. You can also plug in an external Core MIDI keyboard.
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