iPad MIDI Step Polyphonic Arpeggiator Now Sequences MIDI Hardware

iPad Music Software: Laurent Colson’s StepPolyArp (App Store link) – a MIDI step polyphonic arpeggiator – has been updated to support the Line 6 MIDI Mobilizer. This means you can use it with an iPad to sequence computer software, wirelessly, and your hardware synths, using a MIDI cable. The arpeggiator does not play any sound… Read More iPad MIDI Step Polyphonic Arpeggiator Now Sequences MIDI Hardware

Logic EXS24 Tutorial – Creating Twisted Leads

This video via Trifonic (Brian Trifon), takes a look at techniques for creating filthy bass and lead sounds using Logic’s EXS24 sampler, in combination with the old-school hardware sampler, EMu E6400. “If you don’t use Logic and don’t plan on purchasing an EMu unit, fear not,” notes Trifon. “The principles here are surely applicable to… Read More Logic EXS24 Tutorial – Creating Twisted Leads

Free Software From Plastikman, Liine, For Ableton Live 8

Liine has released a free Max For Live device, Kapture, that was originally created for Richie Hawtin‘s Plastikman Live tour. The sounds and sonic signatures in Plastikman Live are heavily reliant on complex configurations of sends, returns and feedback loops, as well as combinations of instrument and effect parameters. Liine’s challenge was to build a… Read More Free Software From Plastikman, Liine, For Ableton Live 8

Daniel Clelland’s Embouchure

Daniel Clelland‘s embouchure: This is a Max/MSP patch I put together for the ‘Sound and Space’ assignment in my Experience Design class at Victoria University of Wellington. It watches for the shape of the player’s mouth and adjusts a formant filter accordingly. Different pitches are chosen by the hand’s position on the video.