Ambient Sequencer
Compose never-ending music with this simple tool...He He!
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Though currently available only in the US, I did wonder to what extent they (the Music Genome Project) analysed each track.
Survey shows that 75% of 16 to 24 year olds feel they "couldn't live" without the internet.
Essential Final Cut Pro tricks and Tips with Martin Baker from Digital Heaven.
Researchers at the University of Amsterdam's Music Cognition Group, have proposed that the ability to follow a beat (beat induction) is present in young babies. This suggests that music ability is innate in humans and not an offshoot of language.
Harvard study suggests illegal file sharing hasn't discouraged production. New albums alone have doubled since 2000.
Microsoft introduces "Project Natal"
Perform everyday tasks by though alone via BCI (Brain-Computer Interface)
The playing time of the CD may have been determined by Ludwig van Beethoven.
"Knowing what not to do"...Mr. Massenburg...we salute you! Also check out George's 'real paradox' here.
Electro-Harmonix have recently been publicising a certain Jack Conte. Jack is a self professed child of the new music paradigm - exploiting the web for exposure and sales every which way possible. Jack primarily produces VideoSongs which can be described as a genuine amalgam of sound and video to produce a coherent piece of work with no hidden tricks. By no means a new phenomenon, Jack, I suspect, is the first to market the final piece. There's a lot to like here, plus it's intriguing to watch the appearance of a new generation of musicians where technology and computers have always been part of their life. The videos further serve as a great educator; displaying as they do the various ways Jack attained certain sounds.. Electro-Harmonix pedals are used judiciously...and for good reason! Take a look for yourself below and be sure to visit the YouTube channel afterwards.
Stage debut of Shimon, a robotic marima player.
Compose never-ending music with this simple tool...He He!
Using a Wiimote controller, infrared gloves to convert vertical and horizontal positions of the hands to pitch and amplitude and a Roland JV-1080 module, Ken Moore has devised Theremin-like instrument.
From Smule, the Ocarina is an ancient instrument which has been used as the model for a software instrument, on your iPhone!
Also on the subject of the iPhone, check out FourTrack from Sonoma Wire Works. A well designed app which can record play and mix up to four track of audio on your iPhone.
Closed Loop Analog Signal Processing (CLASP) from Endless Analog integrates analog and digital recording. A hardware interface passes all incoming signals to an existing analog tape machine. All sync, latency, offsets, studio monitoring and transport are handled by the system. Clealry a high-end solution but a great idea nonetheless. Video tutorials of CLASP in operation here.
A good friend recently forwarded me the link to this article. The author has some 18 years experience in product support and development, primarily at E-Mu/Ensoniq. The article considers the demise of CD, how it is was not allowed to develop and ultimately, how it is being replaced by a far far inferior medium. From my own experience, the younger generation increasingly have little or no idea about true sound quality i.e. what things can or do really sound like. The tradeoff between convenience and engineering has never been more apparent.
The article also links to an earlier article, by the same author, which gets fairly technical on the subject of digital resolution and signal-to-noise ratio in the context of CD. Worth a read.
Alan Sides of Ocean Way Recording discusses mixing, bussing, subjective loudness and dynamic compression. Quote = when it's all loud, it's no fun...
An extremely useful tool for the Mac. Snapper allows you to audition audio files simply by selecting the file name in the Finder or iTunes. It then automatically displays the waveform, and allows you to move through the file, edit and export in a variety of formats. Simple, quick and easy.
Trinity College (Hartford Conneticut) Professor Dan Lloyd is taking fMRI scans of the brain and then assigning music parameters to the various areas of activity. Really interesting results. More here. Dan's YouTube channel also provides details.
