From the Intelligent Machinery site:
Pieces Vol. 2 is the second effort in a project designed to stretch the borders of incidental sound composition. The project invites participants to create new tracks using the provided set of four-second sound samples culled from various live performances.
Sounds like some fun.
There is some addition comment on the ccMixterblog.
Tech 21 has come out with there character series. If you are not that familiar with Tech 21 there are the company that came up with the SansAmp which was one of the first and most successful amp modeling products. They have a pretty good rep. You have a lot of choice when it comes to amp modeling these days both hardware and digital but these are worth a look. If modeling hardware like this though needs to go out to a transparent system for them to work well in my humble opinion.
The Heavy Electronics pedal I really like the idea of is the Radio Havana. But I am a sucker for Soviet Imagery and lo-fi. I think it is a good idea for a pedal.
From there site:
Radio Havana breaks all the rules and provides a tone thats reminiscent of a small transistor radio. Tinny with washed frequencies. This discrete engineered pedal loves to find the odd frequencies and push them to the forefront. Gain knob not only delivers overdrive but increases interactivity between frequencies, sometimes allowing notes to oscillate between each-other. Radio Havana uses ceramic capacitors amongst other techniques to accentuate grit and overall signal degradation. The Voltage Starve circuit, found within all of the Heavy Electronics Series One pedals, allows the user to adjust the voltage all the way down to .1 Volts. In application with the Radio Havana the Voltage Starve circuit accentuates the core function of the pedal as a whole. Perfect for breakdowns, and really makes things interesting for bass and baritone guitars. Radio Havana, perfect for the deconstructionist in all of us.
de la mancha has released a new freeware plugin bent. Me being a little bit of electronics tinker I of course love the GUI.
He describes it as:
bent is a circuit-bent resynthesis effect. It will recreate the incoming audio into an approximation of itself using a waveform-morphing audio oscillator. Depending on the volume and pitch of the audio, it will gate, stutter and morph the output in sync with your host tempo
If you like this kind of effect you might wanna check out the darkware stuff.
Livid Has this new fancy controller that comes in two flavors wood which I like(pictured) and metal. The surface is loaded this lots of controls as you can see so it can do all those things that you can do with lots of controls.
From the site:
Real-time MIDI Performance InstrumentBRILLIANT PERFORMANCE
Ohm is the innovative new MIDI control surface from Livid Instruments. Custom designed for real-time audio and video performance, Ohm gives you expressive hands-on control of sound, video, and images. This top-quality MIDI instrument is backlit for use in any environment, and comes in rugged rackmount metal or handcrafted mahogany.
COMPLETE CONTROL
Ohm provides both MIDI out and USB connectivity and has the controls you need for any MIDI compatible software. Ohm has a wide range of audio and video control capabilities. The control layout was not only designed as the most comprehensive controller for VJ software, but was inspired by some of the most innovative and popular audio software programs that have revolutionized the way music is created and controlled. Ohm users will find it to be highly intuitive and adaptable to music generation with programs like Ableton Live®, and FL Studio®. Ohm also makes an ideal companion for hardware such as analog synthesizers, video mixers, DJ software, lighting equipment, and other musical instruments. tech specs >>
INNOVATIVE DESIGN
An expressive performance instrument with exceptional looks, Ohm will inspire your imagination. Ohm’s LED backlit controls feature a thirty-six button clip bank, onboard function controls, effect mute buttons, BPM tap, high-quality faders and knobs, and a DJ-style crossfader. This comprehensive control array feels solid and smooth, a tactile environment designed for confident creativity. Livid’s two-handed layout with a center button array is ergonomically designed for multichannel performance.
SOFTWARE INCLUDED
Ohm includes a free, fully functional copy of the all-new Livid Union 2.5 VJ software, completely integrated to match the controls of the instrument. Union and Ohm bridge the hardware and software performance gap, creating the ultimate all-in-one VJ performance package. Audio applications are also included: Ableton Live® Demo, FL Studio® demo, and AMG One® Demo.
You can find more information and how to’s at his site. Including how to make a hang drum out of a propane tank.
Leap year is only making it hard up at thing-a-day ranjit is making a musical thing for ever day in February. This goes to show anything can be used to make music. You can find more of his wonderful weirdness at moonmilk.
I found a good article on small room acoustics from GCM Recording Studio. I know must don’t have the means or room for a professional studio in your home. There are some good point in this article that we all can use. The is some good sceincy explanation of the why also. Which I always like.
I just discovered C64 Music. It been around a few years and I wish I had heard of it sooner. If you like or have any interest in 8 bit music, SID chip or geek retro computing you must check it out. The is so much cool stuff.
Somehow I have missed these but Source Audio have cool effects. If you have missed them too you might want to check them out. Motion control is cool but combine with wireless operation makes them even cooler.
