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Altiverb Convolution Reverb Released
This isn't just a reverb plug-in. This is a hugely tricked-out ultimate convolution reverb with all the stops pulled. Altiverb first popularized the use of sampled spaces for software reverbs via a digital technique called convolution. As I reported here, Altiverb 5 brings plenty of new features, including new controls for where your audio is […]
CDM’s New Logo
No, you’re not just seeing things. We’re rotating banners around here at CDM; this contribution comes from Funnel of onetonmusic, a lovely music tech blog. (More of his design work at right.) It could be a glimpse of a future redesign of the CDM site. All things just keep getting better. Thanks, Funnel! (For previous […]
Head Music: Tap Your Brain, or Hit Your Head
Music is just getting head-y these days, at least at near near future. Not satisfied with a single brain cap for making music (see earlier on CDM), James Fung at the University of Toronto has hooked up 48 people's EEG brain waves to the computer for some group biofeedback. (near near future story) Then again, […]
Balloons as Speakers and Microphones
Here in the blogosphere, we only care about up-to-the-minute technology, right? On the contrary. We still find these talking balloons pretty damn cool. (via a huge post on the MIT Media Lab from Make:blog — go ahead, waste the rest of the afternoon) State-of-the-art 1995 technology, so get cracking: a piezo sensor mounted to the […]
Laptop Jamming Hits UK, Denmark
In Europe and jealous of the USA's Laptop Battles? Laptop-Jams is set for this summer in London, Brighton, Glastonbury, and even Denmark. Instead of going solo, up to three will jam simultaneously, but no more than three at a time (unlike New York's Share party, where jams are basically unlimited). The good news is, you […]
WMC 2005: Full Coverage and Photos
Click 'read more' for our full coverage from Miami's 2005 Winter Music Conference — a convergence of music and technology, covered live by CDM's DJ Eldorado and Liz Dreisacker. Links to stories plus three new image galleries follow.
CDM's New Logo
No, you’re not just seeing things. We’re rotating banners around here at CDM; this contribution comes from Funnel of onetonmusic, a lovely music tech blog. (More of his design work at right.) It could be a glimpse of a future redesign of the CDM site. All things just keep getting better. Thanks, Funnel! (For previous […]
WMC: Ultra Music Festival Closes Out a Great Conference
Still not jealous that you weren't at Miami for the WMC? This should do the trick — and here's the right way to record a concert: in HD 5.1! (Photo: DJ Eldorado — gallery coming soon.) Miami — Ultra Music Festival (UMF) is an all-day outdoor festival that acts as the official closing ceremonies to […]
Brain Caps: Brain-Music Interfacing
Is the real future of music interfacing directly with our brain? Jon Appleton, the composer and electronic musician who was on the team for the ground-breaking Synclavier keeps talking about how he thinks a 'brain cap' will be the interface of the future. Put it on, and it knows what music you're thinking. He talked […]