Sounds in flux
What sounds do these moving abstract images make? Candas Sisman created this nice example of how motion and sound can come together. The objects twist and turn in a way that would be impossible in the real world, yet the sounds they make seem to fit to them perfectly.
F L U X was inspired by the sculptures of Ilhan Koman, and created for the Ilhan Koman Hulda Festival in Istanbul, 22 September – 31 October.
Using AmpliTube iRig as an effects processor for his Yamaha Motif synthesizer
Synthesist Erik Norlander, of Sonic Reality, demonstrates using AmpliTube iRig as an effects processor for his Yamaha Motif synthesizer, in this this official IK Multimedia demo video.
Amplitube iRig is a $39.99 audio adapter designed to let you connect guitars and audio gear to iOS devices. Paired with Amplitube for the iPhone/iPad, which are available in free and commercial versions, the software/hardware combo makes a pretty cheap multi-effects processor.
More information at http://www.amplitube.com/irig and http://www.ikmultimedia.com/drummertr…
AmpliTube iRig is a combination of an easy-to-use instrument interface adapter and guitar and bass tone mobile software.
With AmpliTube iRig, you can plug your guitar into your iPhone/iPod touch/iPad and jam anywhere with world class guitar and bass tone right in the palm of your hand – from the leader in studio-class guitar and bass software.
Simply plug the iRig interface into your mobile device, plug your instrument into the appropriate input jack, plug in your headphones, amp or powered speakers, download AmpliTube for iPhone Free and start rocking!
via ikmultimedia
KONG meets the REX
Reason 5 has started to make an impression several good demos and tutorials are popping up and people seem especially keen on the KONG, not surprised though 
It’s a non-linear world, people! Media has become non-linear, reading via the internet has become non-linear, and thanks to Kong’s Nurse Rex module now your loop library has become non-linear. If you loved REX loops back in Reason versions 1.0 – 4.0, you’re going to love what we’ve done with the Nurse Rex Loop Player module inside Kong. No longer will you be playing loops from start to finish… instead cut ’em up, split ’em in to slices, assign them to pads, and freak them.
Introducing the Mouse Organ
Mouse or Mice Organ – are a very simple but cool sounding pair of instruments, made using “only the power of pure electromagnetical trickery.”
No rodents were injured during the making of this instrument.
Available in all the usual formats ( except EXS, but you can easily import the SoundFont version )
…works best in Kontakt 4.
Download for free at the SoundDust site.
Creating the soundscape in the movie “The Social network”
We have posted on this movie before but here are some more details on the sound processing behind it
New great video from SoundWorks Collection, featuring Ren Klyce and Michael Semanick talking about the sound of “The Social Network”.
In The Social Network, Director David Fincher and screenwriter Aaron Sorkin explore the moment at which Facebook, the most revolutionary social phenomena of the new century was invented – through the warring perspectives of the super-smart young men who each claimed to be there at its inception.
Two members of Fincher’s talented sound team, Sound Re-recording Mixer and Supervisor Sound Editor Ren Kylce and Sound Re-Recording Mixer Michael Semanick take the viewer through the creative and technical process for crafting the audio soundscape in this exclusive SoundWorks Collection video profile.
Goto80 goes chip overdrive
Pure love of chip tunes
First musical instrument with dimensions measured in mere micrometres
Strings a fraction of the thickness of a human hair, with microscopic weights to pluck them: researchers and students from the MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology of the University of Twente have succeeded in constructing the first musical instrument with dimensions measured in mere micrometres – a ‘micronium’ – that produces audible tones. A composition specially written for the instrument was performed in Enschede on Sunday 26 September.
The tiny musical instrument is made up of springs that are only a tenth of the thickness of a human hair, and vary in length from a half to a whole millimetre. A mass of a few dozen micrograms is hung from these springs.
The mass is set in motion by so-called ‘comb drives’: miniature combs that fit together precisely and shift in relation to each other, so ‘plucking’ the springs and creating sounds. The mass vibrates with a maximum deflection of just a few micrometres. This minimal movement can be accurately measured, and produces a tone. Each tone has its own mass spring system, and six tones fit on a microchip. By combining a number of chips, a wider range of tones can be achieved.
“The tuning process turned out to be the greatest challenge”, says Engelen. “We can learn a lot from this project for the construction of other moving structures. Above all, this is a great project for introducing students to micromechanics and clean room techniques.
Tim Follin’s C64 Music
One of the most illustrious and well-known composers for the old computers, Tim Follin has always been able to make the best use of the hardware available in imagainitive to create his own unique sounds. This is a sampling of his work on the Commodore 64.
Tracks:
[0:01] Gauntlet III-1
[2:16] Bionic Commando-6 (Stage 2)
[3:44] Ghouls n Ghosts-8
[6:20] Ghouls n Ghosts-11
[9:21] Gauntlet III-2
Composer: Tim Follin
Bionic Commando music originally composed by by Fujita Harumi
New Reason Refill from Bitley
Bitley has introduced a new Reason ReFill, Fairlight CMI Legacy MKII, that captures the classic sounds of the Fairlight synthesizer.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58HcrkNcDD4&feature=player_embedded
Features:
- About 2,000 sound patches;
- 1,000+ NNXT patches;
- 450+ Combinator patches;
- New Signature patches, Subtractors, Malströms and Thors; and
- Over 150 ReDrum drum kits.
The giant Fairlight sound library is available now for $149 from the Bitley site.
Here’s what they have to say about the Fairlight CMI Legacy MKII ReFill:
First projected as “Bitley Supersonic”, the all-new Fairlight CMI Legacy MKII refill (Reason sound bank) marks our biggest release to date.
The new refill contains all the data from all the previous refills. It’s all here. Fairlight CMI Legacy, Fairlight CMI Supremacy 1.4, The Prophet, Orlando JX10, DaBeat – as well as a good portion of supplementary material.
The ReFill is compatible with both Reason 4 and Reason 5.
Interview series with Vangelis
Interview ‘The Man And His Music’, with Vangelis in 1984, at his own Nemo Studios.
Re-edited and remastered for better audio quality and stereo imaging
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