by Kompact
Oh what a great week this was for us tech aficionados!
First off, the Nintendo DSi is out since yesterday in Europe, with 2 cams integrated (waitin for homebrew! yay!), bigger screens and slimmer design... check it out.
Secondly, Ableton Live 8 (Kompact's most trusted choice for sequencing and live performance) is finally out with tons of new features like thight Max/MSP integration, Live Set sharing, new warping methods and lots of other stuff... more info here.
by Kompact
...just dropping a few lines to say that the pix section has been updated with more pictures of the Return of July/Blessed 7" Release Tour Stop at Jazzit Salzburg! Check it out!
Furthermore, don't forget to drop by goalgetter.at if you want a piece of the Kompact / Rider Shafique / Caroline Scott 7inch action... (listen to it HERE)
SOR has also been hard at work, so head over to the updated Release Page to get an idea of what's going to hit you within the next few months...
...last but not least i have the urge to inform you that Ableton Live 8 is now in BETA Stage!
Have a nice day!
(and don't forget to go to GBMC @ Rhiz, Vienna TODAY!!!)
by clrcdd
this thread is supposed to give you some information about the possibilities to create music on the nintendoDS. as far as it comes to home-brewed applications you will need a ds card adapter like Edge, R4, CycloDS, ect.
here we go:
GlitchDS (homebrew, free)
Cellular Automaton music sequence with a really nice minimalist interface. you can load your own sounds in .raw format and it also has a visualization feature for the sound created, 8bit - style of course. ideal for IDM and noisy sounds.
developer site
RepeaterDS (homebrew, free)
repeaterDS is a free music application for the Nintendo DS that allows you to “play” a sample by drawing on the DS screen. The vertical axis controls repeat length. The horizontal axis controls the playback offset into the sample.
developer site
CellsDS (homebrew, free)
cellsDS is a free flexible, programmable grid-based music sequencer. cellsDS is six sequencers in one, with each sequencer being controlled by a user definable Lua script. its interface is quite similar to the Tenori-On and Monome controller. latest version has a midi-Output feature
developer site
ProteineDS (homebrew, free)
homebrew scratch application. load a sound, set cue points, pitch, pan, ect. nice for cutting beats and a capellas.
developer site
KorgDS-10 (commercial)
A really nice adaptation of the legendary Korg MS-20 synthesizer. 16step, 2 synths, one drum sequencer and the ability to jam with friends through wifi synch.
developer site
Nitro Tracker DS (homebrew, free)
NitroTracker is a FastTracker II style tracker. it has many nice features such as: recording sound with the DS microphone, loading .wav and xm modules(no effects yet), midi via dsmi, ...
developer site
Nanoloop (commercial)
nanoloop is a simplified stepsequencer, addictve character of loop-based music creation. works on GBA.
developer site
Elektroplankton DS (commercial)
The game offers two game modes — Performance and Audience. The Performance mode is considered to be the more significant portion of Electroplankton, allowing the user to interact with the plankton with the use of the stylus, touchscreen, and microphone. Audience mode is like a demo mode.
developer site
anything missing? post below.
enjoy!
by Berserka
Songbird, the open source cross-platform media player, is now available in the 1.0 version with tons of features and available addons.
I've been watching the development of Songbird since it was first announced and installed it every once in a while, but it never was stable enough to keep it as my default media player.
But with yesterdays official release this has changed. I've been testing it throughout the last 2 days an I'm really pleased with its performance and features.
The only downside is that it is still missing my most wanted feature for a media player: "Watch Folders" (automatic scans of your mp3 folder for updates and adding those to your library), but this is scheduled on the roadmap for february next year. I guess I can wait another 3 months for that feature.
So if you're sick and tired of the restrictions of iTunes you might consider to give the bird a try!!!
by clrcdd
Sensoric Researcher Nicolas Villar build quite an awesome device. his latest project called HDdj actually turns an old hard drive into a rotary controller for a digital dj application.
more information
project site
DIY @ instructables
development video
by clrcdd
by clrcdd
by yESHterdays future kid
Just had to share some pics of this beautiful vintage portable record player, that T gave me as a birthday present. A Geloso Stereofonica produced in Milano in the 60ies. Check this Geloso collectors site for more or this site to read more about the live of company founder and inventor Giovanni Geloso.
Click pic to enlarge...
by clrcdd
This looks pretty promising... below some copy/paste from the original site, but you´ll get the idea.
MASE ( Multi Angle Surround Engine) is a new sound system, developed by Muzieklab Brabant, that offers dance-artists and DJs the possibility of manipulating sound source placement...
This new system allows artists to determine spatial placement and movement of sound sources in real time...
The interface offers DJs or producers eight independent audio inputs and a library of sound movements. The user has ample options for assigning a trajectory to an incoming audio signal and to start, stop or localise this. (text taken from masesystem.com)
Otto von Schirach, Doormouse and Rioteer will premier the MASE system @ zxzw festival in Tilburg, Netherlands, 14 - 21 september 2008
official site
some pics and more info(dutch only)
zxzw festival
by Kompact
As of July 31st, Swiss software engineer and musician Patrick Kunz has released version II of his incredible sounding and FREE vintage dub delay VST plugin TAL DUB. Here are some specs taken from his site:
Thanks to Togu Audio Line for these incredible plugins! They are all worth trying, especially the emulations of SH-101 and Juno 60 plus a wicked tube saturator called TAL Tube.
Support this guy and keep software free!
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