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Jumping ship to Bluesky? Here’s where to start for music and tech
Music Music tech Tech Web November 21, 2024
A fantasy combo of Chicago footwork and Polish folk rhythmic asymmetry
Music November 21, 2024
Bandcamp and Discogs Tempo Adjust has a new UI, Master Tempo
Music Music tech Tech Web November 20, 2024
Sounds from Ukraine after 1000 days
Music Stories November 19, 2024
Polymode is Cherry’s new soft synth inspired by the Polymoog, for $29
This idiosyncratic beast from 1975 gets a modern remake for playability.
Wowa Cwejman, synthesizer designer, has died at 72
The small community of people who design electronic musical instruments has lost a unique imagination. Word arrived yesterday that Wlodzimierz “Wowa” Cwejman of Cwejman Music had died.
Music makers mourn loss of Sophie, innovative producer and friend
“Life is so fragile” is the phrase that has echoed among friends, as last week claimed producer SOPHIE. My heart goes out especially to those who knew her, especially in this time of loss.
Make Noise and Alessandro Cortini made a new instrument – here’s the story behind it
Strega is the new Make Noise invention – a tone maker, control instrument, and effects processor. It’s also an artistic collaboration with Alessandro Cortini. CDM talks to Make Noise about what that’s about.
Surge, awesome free soft synth, gets major 1.8 update
This labor-of-love, free and open-source software synth has gotten a whole lot more love – with new filters, features, modulation, and content. Surge is a must-have on Mac, Windows, or Linux, and keeps getting better.
Reason+ subscription could actually save you money
Reason+ has a subscription with costs that – depending on your needs – could save enthusiasts money. And the slogan “sound like you” is another hint the Swedish company may have heard what is appealing and unappealing about most tech subscriptions.
Quick Ableton Live tips: blackest ever UI, Saturator tutorial, see plug-ins on tracks – let’s go!
Another day, another boot screen for Ableton Live … let’s make something different happen in that DAW of choice. Here are some fast tips for changing how Live looks and mastering its cool Saturator.
Make that iPhone a futuristic Tricorder, pocket Kinect: ZIG SIM + TouchDesigner
The new iPhones and iOS are three-dimensional instruments, depth-sensing 3D cameras – pure magic. And one of Japan’s top studios has given away a tool that lets you unlock all of that, including with powerful visual app TouchDesigner.
A new look at electronic music’s female pioneers, in limited streaming now
With film festivals online, many parts of the world get a unique chance to peek into a new feature documentary on women pioneers in electronic music history, Sisters with Transistors.