Everything you wanted to know about Tron and Daft Punk
KCRW’s music director and “TRON: Legacy” music supervisor, Jason Bentley talks with director Joseph Kosinski about Daft Punk’s involvement with the film during pre-production. Visit kcrw.com/tron to listen to samples of the music.
Software Klee Step Sequencer
Defective Records Software has released version 2.0 of its software Software Klee Step Sequencer – a sequencer for Mac & PC that recreates the features of the original hardware Klee Sequencer.
In the demo video, Software Klee Sequencer, version 2, is controlling two Mutable Instruments synthesizers. On the left is a Shruti-1 in a custom enclosure, and on the right, a Shruthi-1. No external processing or other synths – all sounds from the Shrut(h)i’s, and all MIDI signals generated by the Software Klee.
Version 2 adds many new features, including:
- VST instrument hosting.
- Intelligently constrain output notes to a user-selected scale.
- Output chords based on active root note – up to 6 notes in chord, plus root note.
- External pattern load via MIDI or audio input triggers.
- External MIDI controllers support via MIDI CC messages, with MIDI learn ability.
- Group A – Group B output.
- Convert active LEDs to active switches, for Groups A, B, or A and B.
- Reverse sequence direction.
- Built-in clock divide capability, now with additional options.
- Plus, a few bug fixes, and optimization of some of the code under the hood.
The price remains the same as for version 1.0 ($40). The software is a free upgrade to existing version 1.0 users. A free demo is available for new users, for both Mac OS X and Windows.
Virtual Theremin for the Kinect controller.
It defines two virtual antenna points, which allow controlling the pitch and volume of a simple oscillator. The distance to these points can be controlled by freely moving the hand in three dimensions or by reshaping the hand, which allows gestures that are quite similar to playing an actual Theremin.
This musical instrument has been developed by Martin Kaltenbrunner at the Interface Culture Lab at the University of Art and Industrial Design in Linz, Austria. The software has been developed using the Open Frameworks and OpenKinect libraries.
Google Beatbox continued
It wasn´t more then 24h after CDM released the beatbox thinking in relation to Google Translate before this video appeard
Google translate beatbox Meme Video Mashups
Thanks internet for the LOLs :*
Yello track featuring Heidi Happy
Long time no hear…
A music video eminating from a recent virtual concert by Yello – a 45 min performance on a virtual stage. The track, You Better Hide, comes from their current album Touch Yello.
Man or machine…
…the new teaser from System’s upcoming album
System-Pitch Black by ProgressProductions
As reporeted earlier this week System are back with a new album
– It has been taken to a point where you no longer can tell if it is a human machine or a robotic human singing, System says.
Dupont and The Pain Machinery have made remixes for the limited edition of the album which also will, for the first time, feature a song with vocals – real vocals that is.
Moog Little Phatty emulator
Xhun Audio faithful emulators of the Moog Little Phatty VSTi have officially announced the Worldwide release of Little One 2.0. The new version will be available December 13, 2010. The new version is free for registered users. The main improvements are are mostly within the DSP modeling side of things, GUI, and some new sound banks.
Sample & Hold by Hassler & Butcher
This takes the glitch concept also to the video. I get at mixed feeling between The Matrix and a C64 game.
Hassler/Butcher – ConSec (EC: 34X ‘OTHER PICTURE NOISE PROBLEM’) from Jason R. Butcher on Vimeo.
NanoPad as guitar-like controller
The Korg NanoPad doesn’t only be resting on the desk – why not grab it like a guitar and start rock’in!
The tune is maybe not the best, but I think it’s a really creative idea and in the proper hands it could be very useful. I’m looking forward to the next nanopad-Hendrix!
Google Beatbox
This is actually quite funny
German to German translation turns Google Translate into a Beatbox
Click here and then click on listen >>
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