Rythm Core Alpha for Nintendo DSi
Rhythm Core Alpha is a new music synthesizer & sequencer for the Nintendo DSi.
Rhythm Core Alpha is a fun and powerful music creation system for Nintendo DSi. This video shows how to create your own music quickly and easily, explaining every step of the process. It starts with creation of a simple drum loop in a matter of seconds! Then it adds simple bass and melody parts, and shows how to build an automated chord progression. Finally, simply solo over the top of your backing tracks using the stylus.
Finally, a musical instrument for everyone!
Rhythm Core Alpha comes with 122 drum sounds and 166 instrument sounds from synths to orchestral instruments, allowing you to make many not just electronic trance music and chiptunes, but almost any style of music.
Rhythm Core Alpha is available for 500 Nintendo Points in the Nintendo DSiWare shop.
For more info: http://www.rhythmcorealpha.com
CHEAP, FAT and OPEN – open source platform for musical exploration
Jacob Sikker Remin of www.campingsex.org shows off his new open source synth/sequencer Cheap Fat and Open.
CHEAP, FAT and OPEN is an open source platform for musical exploration, composition and performance.
The platform is CHEAP, and OPEN – welcoming you to experiment.
A combination of the old and new: the raw 8bit / chip tune approach combined with wireless connectivity, state of the art open source hardware, and expandability – gives us that FAT sound.
It is portable, allowing you to make music on the go.
The platform is a performance instrument, giving a full 1½ octave keyboard control in compact packaging, through a classic stylophone interface. It is also a sequencer, allowing you to program rhythms and melodies, and play them back in sync with other platforms and instruments.
This is NOT a finished product. It works as is, but inside the platform rests an atmega328 processor, which can be programmed in the Arduino environment. This means that the platform can be modified, expanded, and tweaked to meet your exact needs.
CHEAP, FAT and OPEN is designed for geeky musicians, the chip tune community, the makers, the circuit benders, the interaction designers and the musical programmers, and anyone else who wishes to experiment with sequenced / networked / low-level musical exploration.
This project is based on knowledge and inspiration from many different communities. I hope that by bridging these different creative communities, we can create something beautiful together.
See http://tthheessiiss.wordpress.com/ for more details
A quick demo of the Blip Blob 2
The Bit Blobs are designed by Dr. Bleep and The Loud Objects (Kunal Gupta andTristan Perich). By connecting their pins together, you are able to explore a huge range of evolving drones and noise loops.
Bit Blob 2
– 1/8″ output dongle included.
– Internal speaker.
– Pulse width control.
Bit Blob Jr
– Same sounds and controls as the Bit Blob 2.
– Internal speaker.
– 1/8″ output jack.
– Available as a kit or assembled noise synth.
Original Bit Blob chip
Use this chip with your Bit Blob 2 or Jr for all the sounds of the original Bit Blob (pulse width control not compatible). More info in the Blob FAQ.
Space Oscillator plug-in for Mac
Sinevibes has released version 1.2.0 of Space Oscillator, an audio-controlled synthesizer plug-in for Mac.
Space Oscillator is a unique combination of a synthesizer and a sound processor.
At it’s core, it has a unison oscillator with a spacious stereo sound, which is modulated by input signal envelope follower or a complex step sequencer. The oscillator is then fed into a polyphonic waveshaper, decimator and can be ring-modulated with the input signal. With such an experimental generation and effect chain, Space Oscillator allows you to create new sonic textures with a lot of original character and attitude: from organic synth and bass lines, old-school game boy sounds to rhythmic zaps and noises, extreme lo-fi glitches and much more.
Changes in Space Oscillator v1.2.0
- Vastly redesigned user interface which improves usability and now has the same style as the recently updated Gateboy plugin.
- Improved synchronization in GarageBand, Logic and Live.
- Improved synchronization during sequencer Rate changes.
- New user manual.
- 30 new factory patches (for a total of 100).
Space Oscillator for Mac (AU) is available for to purchase for $29 USD until the end of 2010 (regular price $39 USD). The update is free to all existing owners.
More information: Sinevibes
MeeBlip is a new digital MIDI mono synthesizer
MeeBlip Quick Build Kit, fully assembled
MeeBlip is a new digital MIDI mono synthesizer designed by James Grahame [RetroThing]. It’s designed to be affordable, hackable, and most of all, playable. It’s an open source hardware instrument, but it isn’t just for hackers. You can unpack it, do some very basic assembly of the complete kit, and be making sounds from a MIDI keyboard or other controller within minutes.
How to add a touch screen to your synth using iPad
This video, via mvpadrini, demonstrates how you can use the $2.99 app S1MidiTrigger on an iPad to add a touchscreen to your synthesizer.
S1MidiTrigger is a new app for iOS which works with the Line 6 MIDI Mobilizer. You can create your own MIDI layouts using the layout menu and use the multi-touch interface to control any MIDI device.
Here, S1MidiTrigger on the iPad is connected, via a MIDI Mobilizer to a Korg microX synthesizer.
S1MidiTrigger é um novo app para iOS compatível com a interface MIDI Mobilizer da Line 6. Com ele é possível criar layouts MIDI personalizados no próprio aplicativo e utilizar a tela multi-touch para controlar qualquer equipamento MIDI.
Mais sobre o S1MidiTrigger e outros apps musicais em www.musicapps.com.br
New software synth that offers 3500 ”legendary classic synthesizer sounds”
Arturia Analog Laboratory is a new software synth that offers 3500 ”legendary classic synthesizer sounds’, along with the ability to edit each of them in depth.
Main Features:
- 3500 synthesizer sounds selected from the Arturia Classic Synths (minimoog-V, Moog modular V, CS-80V, Prophet-V, ARP2600 V and Jupiter-8V).
- Full screen preset editing (for owners of Arturia Classic Analog recreations only): Analog Laboratory allows opening any other Arturia Classic Synth plugin for in depth patch edition in a separate window. It is also possible to assign any of the 4 key parameters of the Laboratory to one knob of choice inside the favourite software synthesizer.
- Scene mode: It allows to:
- Combine 2 synthesizer sounds over a MIDI keyboard in either split, layer or multi configuration.
- Assign melodic phrases based on advanced arpeggiation thanks to the library of 200 melodies organized by genres.
- Trigger Drum loops from the pads thanks to a library of 350 Rex files.
- Organize Presets view by Name, Instrument, Type, CPU usage, Favorites, or User Preset.
- Fast filter the presets to meet requirements: by Instrument, Type and Characteristics
- Midi Learn Controllers: 1 clickable encoder, 10 encoders, 8 sliders, 11 switches, 1 modulation wheel, 1 pitch bend wheel.
Arturia Analog Laboratory is expected to be released November 25th. MSRP: $299/Eur269
Free noise maker
Togu Audio Line has released version 2.56 of TAL-NoiseMaker, a free virtual synthesizer instrument for Windows and Mac.
This release should increase the compatibility and includes changes in GUI handling, because of compatibility reasons. It wasnt possible to to scale the plugin size without flicker and other repaint issues within some hosts. Support of All Notes Off should avoid hanging notes while stopping some hosts. This release fixes also some memory leaks while closing the plugin.
Changes in TAL-NoiseMaker v2.56
- Changed GUI handling for compatibility reasons within some hosts.
- All notes off added.
- Other small bugfixes.
TAL-NoiseMaker is available as a free download for PC and Mac (VST/AU).
More information: Togu Audio Line / NoiseMaker
Spektrumsynth built with Reaktor
Spektrumsynth is an impressive instrument built in Reaktor
This instrumental piece is an exploration of the sound flexibility of the Spektrumsynth, an instrument that I built using Reaktor software. See the Spektrumsynth video and Spektrumsynth Tutorial video for a more detailed description of the instrument. I have made a couple of modifications since the making of these original videosl, if you look closely: I packed the LFOs into a pull-down menu, saving on display space by only showing one at a time, although they are all functioning simultaneously. I was able to add some modules that were available on the earlier version, but hidden on the “B” display pane. I hope that you like the music.
82 sounds for u-he ACE synthesizer
TeamDNR Collaborative Designs has announced the release of Symmetry Pro, a package of 82 sounds for u-he ACE synthesizer, including dark cinematic ambiences, heavy basses, drones and dark rhythmic sequences.
Symmetry Pro is perfect for adding dark soundscapes and rugged, developing atmospheres to compositions or some bite to a hard industrial sequence.
Symmetry Pro was designed to give you more of a variety of sound through the included patches by programming them specifically to react in a softer, more ambient manner when played soft, or a heavier, brighter sound when playing with any amount of force.
Symmetry Pro is available to purchase as a download for $9 USD. A free demo pack with 12 sounds can be found on the TeamDNR product page.
More information: TeamDNR / Symmetry Pro
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