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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
Artists and labels unite in Resiliencia following Valencia flooding
Music November 25, 2024
Jumping ship to Bluesky? Here’s where to start for music and tech
Music Music tech Tech Web November 21, 2024
Teenage Engineering’s new Medieval drum sampler – no, not a joke
Teenage Engineering was apparently worried we’d stopped thinking they were bats*** insane. So they’re here with a fully Medieval edition of the EP-133 drum sampler/composer, complete with lute and farm animal samples and a silkscreen inspired by illuminated manuscripts.
Roland 808: sneakers, fashion, and Twitch
So-called 808 Day isn’t until later this week, but Roland has announced two upcoming collaborations already. Bingo cards out: this year it’s “New Balance shoes” and “Twitch livestream with Grandmaster Flash.” And the real news here is that 8.08 Day will kick off a big change for Twitch DJs.
Dancing “vibes” and 2 more mood-elevating freebies for Live, DAWs
As much as music making can pick you up, sometimes you need an extra injection of joy. So meet Max – a blue dancing figure you will “vĂ¯be” to your music on any Ableton Live track, free. And more freebies: a bathroom reverb for Ableton Live and a chipper chippy 12-bit polysynth for any DAW.
Isadora 4 updates the deep media tool for artists – now with remote powers
Isadora, the node-based, open-ended live performance and media tool especially loved by theater and dance, gets a major update this summer. There’s a lot in there, but the biggest is something called IzzyCast, a remote functionality that lets you run any video, audio, and data in full resolution around the world. Here’s what’s new in Izzy 4.
Moog is back: Moog Muse is the 8-voice love child of modular and Voyager
The leaks and rumors are over, and the Moog Muse is here. It looks like the next-gen Moog flagship we’ve been waiting for, combining some of the best of Voyager, modular, and Matriarch in an 8-voice polyphonic instrument.
Minimal Audio’s Ripple Phaser: taking the phaser into the deep
Ripple Phaser, the latest Minimal Audio standalone effect, breaks free of modeling vintage hardware and lets you explore varied filtering and dispersion – all the way to the extreme.
The Speak & Spell is reborn as a chaos monster and glitchy groovebox
You’ve heard the Speak & Spell. You’ve heard circuit-bent Speak & Spell. But are you ready to open a Hellmouth of total destructive speech chaos based on combining those into a massively powerful groovebox?
DJSOULSEEK is organizing for Sudan even through grief; you can join her
Sudan’s unimaginable dispossession and death continue. In Berlin, Soul Suleiman, a DJ of Sudanese descent, has been organizing relief efforts and amplifying Sudanese voices. With the loss of Soul’s family in Sudan, other artists are doubling their efforts in support – and you can join in.
New videos, manuals for Liquid Sky V4-CO + GLITHc: 8-bit glitchy witchcraft
Liquid Sky’s V4-CO and GLITHc combine into a wavetable sound design laboratory for Eurorack. The V4-CO is already multiple modules in one – and then you can hack and glitch it at a bit-by-bit level with all the goodies on the GLITHc. It’s so unique that people may not grok it right away. So let’s grok.