The Brain-Controlled Art Of Lisa Park

Lisa Park is a multidisciplinary artist whose recent work explores incorporating biometric sensors (heart-rate and brainwave sensors) into interactive art. Eunoia, above, is a performance that uses brainwaves – collected via a Neurosky EEG (Electroencephalography) sensor – to generate sound and manipulate the motions of water. The title is derived from the Greek word “eu” (well) + “nous” (mind) meaning “beautiful… Read More The Brain-Controlled Art Of Lisa Park

Pittsburgh Modular Intros Updated Modular Synthesizers & Cases

Pittsburgh Modular has announced updates to their all-in-one modular synths and cases. Updated System 10 Modular Synthesizer PM has updated their semi-modular sound lab, the System 10, above left, to include their new Midi 3 module. The Midi 3 adds a complete set of mono and duophonic midi response modes, assignable CC and dedicated velocity outputs, a feature… Read More Pittsburgh Modular Intros Updated Modular Synthesizers & Cases

Pittsburgh Modular MIDI 3 – “This Module Is Deep”

Pittsburgh Modular has introduced MIDI 3 – an ‘extremely full featured’ MIDI to CV converter for Eurorack modular synthesizers. The Midi 3 is PM’s third-generation Midi to CV converter. It includes a complete set of mono and duophonic MIDI response modes, assignable CC and dedicated velocity outputs, a clock source with tap tempo, MIDI and external gate clock… Read More Pittsburgh Modular MIDI 3 – “This Module Is Deep”

What’s The Point Of Imitating Traditional Hardware? Conductr’s Oriol Rosell On Live Controller Design

Patchworks today released Conductr 1.3, the latest version of their iPad Ableton Live controller app. With the new version, Patchworks is trying to develop Conductr into tool not just for Live performance, but also music production. In this interview, we talk with Patchworks co-founder Oriol Rosell, right, about what’s new in the latest version of Conductr, their vision for the… Read More What’s The Point Of Imitating Traditional Hardware? Conductr’s Oriol Rosell On Live Controller Design