Modeled resonators, formants, waveshapers, filters, delays, all with extensive modulation: Synestia takes the unparalleled sonic shapers from creator Brian Clevinger’s Plasmonic and brings it to any input signal.
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Inside the Dune 2 score with Osmose and Hans Zimmer
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Mood Machine, Liz Pelly’s book on Spotify, will be a must-read
Music Music tech Tech Web December 2, 2024
Free Baby Audio Warp: Varispeed, pitch effect from Transit 2
Baby Audio has a giveaway of an effect from their collaboration with Andrew Huang, Transit 2. Warp is just that module – Speed, and time-independent pitch (Stretch) – for free.
Fab.com is the new home for Epic 3D content – now go claim free stuff
Textures and scenes, trees and architecture – Epic consolidated all their stores for Unreal, Fortnite, and 3D creators (even rival Unity) on what they call Fab back in late October. The dust has settled, and you should go claim some free content if you haven’t already – including a ton of spectacular Megascans for Unreal […]
Inside the Dune 2 score with Osmose and Hans Zimmer
A sequel is only worth its weight in spice if it can best the original. For Dune 2, Hans Zimmer and his team went further with their electronic instrumentation to immerse us even deeper in otherworldly sounds. Now we get some insights into how they did it, and why the Expressive E Osmose was a starring player.
Solderbox, a semi-modular dream app from Jakob Haq and Bram Bos
Take equal parts mostly-DIY Eurorack creations, generative and chance-based tools and signal-moshing goodies, the app craft of beloved developer Bram Bos, and the vision of Swedish YouTuber original Jakob Haq. Now you’ve got the jacked-up patch hack Jakub haQ attaQ app pack jackpot Bram Bos boss drop of Solderbox on lock!
Dnipro x Sinevibes: Radiant stereo morphing processing module
It’s a six-module multi-effects module with morphing. It’s got a 3-band filter/isolator. It’s a reverb. It’ll reverse. In a world cluttered with clones and sameness, the all-Ukrainian collaboration of Dnipro Modular and Sinevibes again shows that new module worlds are possible.
Alternative histories, realized: someone built a working 80s Apple prototype
Kevin Noki has realized a ground-breaking, long-lost prototype created by industrial designer Hartmut Esslinger for Apple in the 80s. FlatMac lives – and it works.
Two essential compilations, rooted in Lebanon, Palestine, organizing aid
Amidst the noise of end-of-year lists and Bandcamp Friday, here are two compilations rooted in the music scenes of Lebanon and Palestine and diaspora and allies, as well as organizing aid there and for Sudan and Congo.
Rekordbox 7.0.6 arrives with one very important feature
Are you skipping past Rekordbox updates? Maybe don’t pass on this one – AlphaTheta finally stopped deleting histories when you import them from USB sticks.
Envy Machine, 4 channels of envelopes, LFOs, randomness, knob recording
Ryk Modular sends us their latest, and it looks like a delicious combo of the stuff you often need, all in one. Envy Machine is a quad mod monster: four channels, each configurable as envelope, LFO, random voltage, and recordable knob voltage control.