Recommended watching: Amazing Water & Sound Experiment #2
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Song Name: Monolith
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Ever since I created the first version of this video a year ago I’ve been wanting to try it again with more water and better lighting / footage. This is a really fun project and when you first see the results, chances are your jaw will drop. The main thing to keep in mind for this project is that you need a camera that shoots 24 fps.
The effect that you are seeing can’t be seen with the naked eye. The effect only works through the camera. However, there is a version of the project you can do where the effect would be visible with the naked eye. For that project, you’d have to use a strobe light.
For this project you’ll need:
A powered speaker
Water source
Soft rubber hose
Tone generating software
24 fps camera
Tape.
Run the rubber hose down past the speaker so that the hose touches the speaker. Leave about 1 or 2 inches of the hose hanging past the bottom of the speaker. Secure the hose to the speaker with tape or whatever works best for you. The goal is to make sure the hose is touching the actual speaker so that when the speaker produces sound (vibrates) it will vibrate the hose.
Set up your camera and switch it to 24 fps. The higher the shutter speed the better the results. But also keep in the mind that the higher your shutter speed, the more light you need. Run an audio cable from your computer to the speaker. Set your tone generating software to 24hz and hit play.Turn on the water. Now look through the camera and watch the magic begin. If you want the water to look like it’s moving backward set the
frequency to 23hz. If you want to look like it’s moving forward in slow motion set it to 25hz.
Daft Punk – Aerodynamic on eight floppy drives
Background video description:
I tried adding in a simple effect in this one around 2:33 so check it out. Another of my favorite Daft Punk songs. Enjoy!
New set of videos that I’ve entirely devoted to Daft Punk! I did the songs that I think sounded best on floppy drives so that leaves out some of the songs I really wanted to do. This is the third of four videos. You can still access the last one early by visiting my FB page or spot on Abyssal Forums. Both links below.
Wallpaper Link: http://wallbase.cc/wallpaper/655328
Caelestis with Virtual MIDI out
Caelestis sends MIDI messages to two other apps, Arctic Keys and Magellan.
Caelestis is a unique, sample based generative music app that creates sounds with bouncing balls. Three shapes on the screen are used as ‘rooms’ that contain a sound. Different coloured balls can be thrown around inside these rooms, generating notes when one collides with a side. Using different combinations of balls and sounds, all kinds of beautiful performances can be achieved.
check it out on the app store:
https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/id581…
Moog Minitaur Demo with Jake Widgeon
More information:
http://www.kraftmusic.com/digital-pia…
Jake Widgeon from Moog Music demonstrates the Moog Minitaur analog bass synthesizer at Kraft Music.
Jordan Rudess tries out the new Seaboard keyboard
Jordan: “About to leave for SXSW and practice a little Seaboard!”
Evolved from the piano keyboard, the Seaboard is a new musical instrument which bridges the gap between acoustic and digital music by putting the control of pitch, volume and timbre right at your fingertips.
The Dubreq Stylophone S2 – part 1
Here is a preview of the sound and functionality of the Dubreq Stylophone S2. This preview was made with a prototype of the S2 which was demonstrated at NAMM 2013.
The S2 is available through the Dubreq website: http://www.dubreq.com
iElectribe – Singularity
A quick composition using the iElectribe app on the iPad.
The piece was ‘composed’ using the nanoKONTROL as a midi control surface for the sound control functions of the app and then as a pseudo ‘mixer’ for the video ‘performance’.
Reaktor Tutorials: Additive Synthesis and Building a Simple Sampler
This tutorial looks at using the Sine Bank Module in Reaktor to build basic waves such as Saw, Sqr, and Tri. We also talk about using the very powerful “Iteration” module to calculate all the partials as fast as possible, and briefly discuss the idea of Anti-Aliased Oscillators.
In this video Peter Dines walk you through creating a simple multipurpose sampler in Reaktor.
“I introduce you to basic Reaktor concepts like control and audio signal flow, polyphony, sample import and mapping, signal modulation with an envelope and adding factory effects. This is an introductory level video but it covers a lot of important territory you need to know to build more advanced structures.
Look forward to more videos from me – the next one will be on creating a sequenced beat production center from scratch.”
Get more Reaktor information and exclusive downloads at reaktortips.com
Ableton Push: Review and First Look with Mad Zach
Mad Zach takes a sit down with Ableton’s new controller, Push.
Push is a new controller from Ableton that features a high-performance 64-button grid, backlit LED screen, and a plethora of function buttons dedicated for total control over Ableton. Although at quick glance Push might look a bit like a Novation Launchpad on steroids, it’s actually much more.
The Good: Great feeling buttons with accurate velocity sensitivity and nice rebound (suitable for clip launching and finger drumming). Impressively bright LED’s with included power supply. Groundbreaking integration with Ableton lets you build grooves and compose songs without ever touching a mouse. Super long throw touch fader with pitch bend resolution.
The Bad: A bit on the heavy side. Although the knobs feel smooth, they are endless rotary and are not optimal for extreme knob twisting and controllerism. Grouped drum racks behave like instruments. Drum rack grid on left side (would have made more sense on the right). Would have liked to see more routing and sound design tools accessible through the hardware.
The Bottom Line: This versatile and thoughtfully-engineered control station makes working with Ableton a much more musical experience. A true “instrument,” Push gives us an intuitive and expressive way to build songs, grooves, melodies, and harmonies. Although it doesn’t do anything we couldn’t technically do before using a mouse, it excels in recontextualizing the Ableton platform and getting you into music world instead of mouse land.
Read his full review and preorder a Push here: http://www.djtechtools.com/2013/03/12…
Tenori-On iPad Sync Jam (Slim Phatty / Standuino / MPC 500 / Tenori-On iOS App / etc.)
Synced MPC 500 to the Tenori-On iOS app and sequenced some stuff.
Gear used in this video:
Standuino frauAngelico drum machine (through the Kaosspad Mini) – www.standuino.eu,
Standuino fraAngelico digital synthesizer (through the Korg Monotron filter and Earthquaker Devices Rainbow Machine),
Moog Slim Phatty (Bass),
Kurzweil MicroPiano (E-Piano),
Akai MPC500 (additional drums),
Korg Kaosspad Quad (FX),
The Standuino synths are MIDI-Sequenced with the Tenori-On TNi iPad app and the rest by the Akai MPC500.
Filmed with a GoPro HD Hero and a Canon Rebel t2i (550D).
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