This is a demo of a MaxMSP patch which implements the Live API Hack by MDK It features a 5 x 40 clip grid that grabs Clip and Scene names as well as clip colors from the current Live set. I use it to control Ableton Live with an inexpensive touchscreen monitor. More on the… Read More Control Ableton Live With A Touch Screen Monitor
If you breathe and can play an electric guitar, they need you in St. Louis. The St. Louis Symphony Orchestra has put out a call for 80 guitarists and 20 bass guitarists for a performance of experimental composer Glenn Branca’ Symphony No. 13 (Hallucination City). The performance will be at The Pageant in St. Louis on Nov. 13… Read More St. Louis Needs Guitarists For Hallucinogenic Noise Symphony
Remember filling in those little ovals on tests in school with #2 pencil? Now you can do something really fun with a #2 pencil! Drawdio is an electronic pencil that lets you make music while you draw. It’s an easy DIY project that lets you create a basic musical synthesizer that uses the conductive properties… Read More Make Music With A #2 Pencil
Lautstark (Star TV) war in Barcelona an der Red Bull Music Academy. Und in einem der Studios stand der unglaubliche “Reactable” (welchen übrigens auch Björk auf ihrem letzten Album -Volta- verwendet hat) … Pepepe war der einzige, der den Tisch so richtig im Griff hatte, was er uns hier mal schnell demonstriert. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jc-7hj7h_jY Reactable in… Read More New Reactable Videos
It’s Sexy Day at Synthtopia, and we’re bringing sexy back in a big way. Even a sexy avant garde way. The Zipper Orchestra is a sexy interactive video installation by JooYoun Paek that pairs a combination of the Zipper Canvas as a physical controller and the Zipper Collage Video as a musical display. Users can… Read More Sexy Day: The Zipper Orchestra
DrawSound (pdf link) is a musical instrument that combines multi-touch input technology with the expressive character of drawing. The instrument is intended to be used in two different art projects, The SINE WAVE QUARTET, and aeo. via Califaudio
Sexy computer nerd Rucyl Mills looks stunning in her fashion-forward outfit. She’s ready for not just the dance floor, but to star on the stage with her Elektro-07 wearable MIDI controller. It’s made of black leather and snakeskin, and features a tasteful collection of MIDI pads and continuous controller knobs. Mills explains her bold fashion… Read More Sexy Computer Nerd’s MIDI Purse
Elijah B Torn introduces and demonstrates some of the bizarre techniques used to create his new album You are Lucky I am not a Vigilante. There’s lot of creative stuff going on in this video – most important, though, is Torn’s sideways approach, which is applicable no matter what gear or software you have. Here’s… Read More The Bizarre Sound Techniques Of Elijah B Torn
Milkcrate is an interesting site/project, maintained by Sebastian Tomczak, that explores making music with minimal source materials: Milkcrate is not a band or a particular group of people. Milkcrate adds a further set of constraints of space, time and materials to create music within. The rules… The objective of milkcrate is to write, record and… Read More Cool Site: The Milkcrate Sessions
The ANS synthesizer (named after Alexander Nikolayevich Scriabin) is a photoelectronic musical instrument created by Russian engineer Evgeny Murzin between 1937 to 1957. The synthesizers uses cinematography, which makes it possible to “photograph” a sound wave, as well as synthesizing a sound from a drawn sound wave. Stanislav Kreichi explains the significance of this rare… Read More The ANS Photoelectronic Synthesizer
