AudioThing Pipes Lets You Make Music With Cardboard Tubes, PVC Pipes & Spray Cans

AudioThing has introduced Pipes – a collection of instruments derived from a variety of cardboard tubes, aluminum spray cans, dreamcatchers, and PVC pipes. Here’s what they have to say about Pipes: Even if the pitch of most of the sources is not stable, almost each instrument is tuned and playable with the keyboard. Each instrument features… Read More AudioThing Pipes Lets You Make Music With Cardboard Tubes, PVC Pipes & Spray Cans

Yamaha Updates Tenori On For iPad, Adds Sampling, AudioCopy, SoundCloud Support & More

Reader Howard Jones sent word about a major update to Yamaha’s TNR-i, their Tenori On app for the iPad. “Just thought you’d like to know about the latest update to Yamaha’s Tenori-On app, Tnr-i,” writes Jones. “User samples have arrived – apparently with up to 5 seconds per sample. This is a big improvement on the… Read More Yamaha Updates Tenori On For iPad, Adds Sampling, AudioCopy, SoundCloud Support & More

SoundMaschine Granular Synthesis Instrument For iOS

Developer Paul Adams has introduced SoundMashine – a granular synthesis based sound sampling and sequencing instrument. The app records sound using the devices built-in microphone, then divides the sound into slices which are then automatically assigned to each of 16 screen tiles. Each tile has its own set of parameters allowing you to adjust window… Read More SoundMaschine Granular Synthesis Instrument For iOS

The Sound Of Data Transmissions-Electromagnetic Fields

There’s an interesting post by Marc Weidenbaum over at Disquiet, discussing the role of field recording in a modern context and commenting on some recent work by Richard Devine, documenting the sounds of modern electronics: Recordings of various electrical devices (printers, scanners, Nintendo Wii, PlayStation, Mac-book hard drives, 5 different wireless modems, fax machines, iPhone,… Read More The Sound Of Data Transmissions-Electromagnetic Fields