Reader Josh Morky – a Mac user for 10 years and also an iPad music app fan – was intrigued by the new Windows 8 Surface tablets. So he tried one and with apps like Native Instruments Reaktor, made a video demo and shared it with us. “It’s pretty obvious from the thousands of apps… Read More Using Reaktor On A Windows Surface Tablet
We tend to be early adopters at Synthtopia, so we followed the beta of Microsoft Windows 8 and upgraded one of our PCs as soon as the new OS was available. Overall, we’ve been impressed by its speed improvements, lack of cruft and the new options offered by its implementation of multitouch. Musicians have been… Read More Is Windows 8 The New Vista?
It looks like musicians wanting Windows-based multi-touch computers may have have to pay a premium. Windows 8 RT devices – multi-touch ARM-powered computers – appear to be dead on arrival. Microsoft has cut production of its Surface devices in half after weak sales. And sales of third-party Windows 8 RT devices have been ‘almost non-existent’.… Read More Windows RT Tablets DOA; Will $900 Windows Surface Pro Tablets Do Better?
Windows 8 – Testing audio performance in comparison to Windows 7 was uploaded by: RainComputersUK
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Should musicians upgrade to Microsoft’s new Windows 8? Based on initial reports, few Windows users are rushing to upgrade. But musicians have unique requirements, and Windows 8 promises to deliver better performance for music programs and to allow for new types of Windows multi-touch apps. As iOS developer Rob Fielding (Mugician, Geo Synth) puts it, “Microsoft realizes that music… Read More Should Musicians Upgrade To Windows 8?
Sonic TALK 291 – Windows App Developer – Wizdom Music Jordan Rudess and Kevin Chartier was uploaded by: sonicstate
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Jordan Rudess – Windows 8 “Build” Show was uploaded by: ouz1349
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Jordan Rudess and Morphwiz on the Lenovo A720 with Windows 8 was uploaded by: Pete Brown
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Microsoft today announced the global availability of Windows 8, the most radical change to its popular operating system since Windows 95. Windows 8 is Microsoft’s reaction to Apple’s iPad – but it isn’t just an imitation. Instead, Microsoft has taken the technology drivers that led to the iPad – trends like miniaturization, increasingly affordable solid state… Read More Microsoft Windows 8 Now Available
The V Motion Project is a striking multimedia project that combines the talents of musicians, dancers, programmers, designers and animators to create a ‘visual instrument’ that uses the Microsoft Kinect to capture movement and translate it into music and visuals. Here’s what the developers have to say about the V Motion Project and the video above:… Read More Kinect + 3D Graphics + Dubstep = The V Motion Project
