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Tracker Tracks: Winners of the Efficient Music Competition Span Genres, Moods

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:06:15 +0000

You know, tracks. Tracker. Photo (CC) Roey Ahram. So much energy is spent reflecting on the merits of different tools, or re-hashing tired debates like the comparison between analog and digital, often with the assumption that you can hear the tool in the finished work. But the real value of an expressive, creative tool is [...]

Help EFF Save Web Content: Prove Podcasting and Media Patent is Wrong

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:56:08 +0000

Act now, or this puppy is in grave danger. Podcasting pug photograph (CC) zoomar. Patenting the use of all episodic media on the Web might sound absurd, but the US Patent and Trademark Office has granted just such a patent, to a company called VoloMedia. It’s a significant issue, one that could threaten the freedom [...]

OpenSoundControl: Now Compatible with Magical Unicorns

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 03:49:59 +0000

For anyone whose complaint about OSC aka OpenSoundControl is that it lacks broad hardware support, I have one word for you: Unicorns. OSC now runs on magical unicorns. (Would a unicorn not want high-resolution, human-readable messages encoded with time-stamps? I think they would. And because OSC is transport-independent, it can absolutely run on magical Unicorn [...]

DIY MIDI In, MIDI Out For Your Gear: New Kits from HighlyLiquid

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:05:38 +0000

MIDI control of analog devices from Michael Una on Vimeo. John at HighlyLiquid has been busy this year- he’s got a new kit out and one in the works that really step up the game. You may be familiar with his previous kits, which add MIDI control to Speak & Spell, Atari 2600, or pretty [...]

TouchDJ Arrives for iPhone

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:16:12 +0000

You’re now approved to DJ with your iPhone. Or at least the app is. I’m not sure if I can take credit for getting Apple’s attention, but Apple has approved the TouchDJ application from Amidio. That’s big news, partly because developer Amidio has consistently been at the forefront of musical development on the platform, including [...]

iPhone Developer Limbo, Sonorasaurus, and Music as an Application

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:26:12 +0000

Yesterday, I talked about two complaints of music developers writing applications for the iPhone. These come from developers who are really iPhone fans, who just want to get their software released and (for many music devs) better categorized on Apple’s store. Pajamahouse Studios, maker of the new Sonorasaurus remix application, follow up with a more [...]

Through Wednesday, Get TC Electronic M30 Reverb Plug for Free

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:48:17 +0000

Sometimes, all you need is one really good reverb with editable parameters. TC Electronic has done some really lovely reverb work, and they’re currently giving away one of their plug-ins, for three days only. Registration is required, if you’re opposed to such things, but beyond that, there are no strings attached. (Yes, there’s a [...]

Still on 7? Ableton Live Update Improves Controller Support, Fixes

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:35:24 +0000

Ableton-er-size! It keeps you healthy. Photo (CC) Riley Nagler as Live and the APC40 play Halloween. Not all users upgrade to the same version at the same time – least of all when it’s a paid upgrade. So, it’s welcome to see that a number of improvements and fixes are making it to the previous version [...]

Music Devs Want Change at Apple App Store, as DJ Apps Remain Unapproved

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 23:05:17 +0000

A powerful DJ application for your iPhone or iPod touch may be a tantalizing prospect. But several would-be candidates aren’t available to you yet. Why? They’re languishing in Apple’s approval process, with no sign of whether they’ll be released or not. For all the success of Apple’s App Store, some developers and users continue to express [...]

Tenori-On Orange $699 for “Home Use” – Minus Battery, Lights on Back

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:58:55 +0000

The Tenori-On, the grid-based musical instrument with whimsical sequenced lights created by Toshio Iwai, has been gradually becoming more affordable. The original model, complete with its rounded metal case, has already been cut to US$999 here in North America. Now, Yamaha announces that it is making an “Orange” version which also slices costs. A plastic [...]

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