You’ve seen the Disney version of going inside the computer and seeing what happens, via Tron. Adam Marks has created an interactive art piece that visualizes the functions of actual computer software; in the samples below, code operating in Firefox. calltrace At the center of the work is Valgrind, a Linux-based debugger and profiler. Call […]

MOTU has released a Universal Binary of their flagship DAW, Digital Performer 5.1: DP 5.1 Universal Binary (Intel Mac) Update Now Shipping [Free update, via MOTU.com] Thanks to John Molloy for the tip! Previously: Digital Performer 5 First Look: Instruments, Productivity Boosts, Scoring Features Now we just need Max/MSP, Reaktor and lots of other Native […]

iZotope has updated their awesome vinyl simulation plug-in with support for Intel Macs, Windows x64, and Pro Tools 7 (though it will still support Pro Tools 6.1 and later). If you haven’t yet got this on your system, now’s the time: using 64-bit processing (hey, it requires a lot of bits to simulate those old […]

Sibelius Software Ltd., maker of the popular Sibelius music notation software, has been acquired by Avid’s pro audio division, Digidesign, maker of Pro Tools. That means Sibelius joins M-Audio in industry-leading products in Digidesign’s portfolio. Here’s the official word from Sibelius co-creator/co-founder Ben Finn: I’m delighted to inform you that Sibelius Software Ltd has been […]

While you’re shooting that new footage (or reorganizing the old stuff) to submit to iStockVideo, you may like to keep something in mind: Green. Green is the theme for DVGuru’s first video contest. In putting this together they’re hoping to fill the void left by the demise of WeeklyDV. Word: Green Due Date: Monday, August […]

While you’re shooting that new footage (or reorganizing the old stuff) to submit to iStockVideo, you may like to keep something in mind: Green. Green is the theme for DVGuru’s first video contest. In putting this together they’re hoping to fill the void left by the demise of WeeklyDV. Word: Green Due Date: Monday, August […]

While I haven’t gotten official word from Korg, it appears the KAOSS Pad KP-3 is now official, as reported widely. (First full scoop this time appears to be SonicState (who have the most details) after a leak and later confirmation on Music thing.) Here’s what’s new, along with some other competing musical “grids”:

With New York City close to breaking its all-time record heat record of 101 degrees Fahrenheit (that’s over 38 degrees Celsius), non-renewable energy costs soaring, and Con Edison unable to deliver reliable electricity, it seems like an odd time to be advocating electronically-powered music. It must be time for solar power. Via Rozling on the […]

I got a chance to work with the inexpensive (US$99) but high-quality library of acoustic drum kits for Reason, Reason Drum Kits, in a brief review for Keyboard Magazine. You can read the full review online. What most impressed me was how cleverly the samples were integrated with Reason: Via what Propellerhead calls â€Å“hyper-sampling,â€Â? you […]

Perfectionism is the enemy of productivity, in music making, in blog posts, and in forum messages: Less activity in the forums … because there’s no “off-topic” forum We know you’re out surfing in this beautiful summer weather, or, erm, trying to prevent death by heat exhaustion here in the newly globally-warmed United States (101 in […]