DivKid and Vostok Instruments are bringing the joys of the Interpolating Scanner to Eurorack. First introduced 30 years ago by legendary engineer and analog sound hacker JĂĽrgen Haible, the classic scanning circuit smoothly transitions between four input channels.
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Pitch is political: learning Arabic maqams and decolonizing music
Sami Abu Shumays has uploaded his complete lecture on politics and maqams. He talks about how decolonizing music also meant decolonizing himself—reconnecting to his roots as a Palestinian American. This is essential context for Sami’s work, which includes the Arabic tuning section of Ableton Live 12’s tuning implementation and free companion site.
Hexinverter’s ultimate rimshot module for Eurorack: remixed by Erica Synths
“I got a fever! And the only prescription is … more rimshot!” If you’re set to get really obsessive about analog rimshots and claves, this Erica Synths reboot of Hexinverter has you. (And you might discover unique kicks and toms and other percussion, too.)
Screengaze is the new hit ’em
That’s it. That’s the post. Screengaze will be the new thing. Producers, I want to hear from you.
Here’s a free polysynth built entirely inside Unreal Engine 5
How much can Unreal Engine and MetaSounds accomplish? Developer/artist Matt Spendlove has built a complete open-source polysynth in it, roughly recreating the AudioKit Synth One using Unreal’s internal tools.
Journey to early 2000s Indian music via an electronic media zine
From the files of the lost corners of the Internet, here’s a musical snapshot of electronic music composition in India in the early 2000s, in all its Korg Triton-fueled glory. It’s all via a zine delivered on CD-ROM as the Indian Documentary of Electronic Arts.
AbuQadim Haqq’s 33 Years of Techno Art and Afrofuturism, book and music
Detroit native AbuQadim Haqq, the artist who gave form to the Drexciyan Empire and helped craft the visual identity of Transmat, Planet E, and Underground Resistance, has put 33 years of that imagination into an art book and compilation project.
Tap turns your iPhone into an Ableton Live controller
If you wished Ableton’s Note app worked as a controller, this could be for you. 7III Tap lets you play, use scales, control devices, trigger clips, and mix from your phone.
Free SoundHack tools: now plug-ins and Max and Pd, Apple Silicon native
You’ve got choices for how to delay, distort, mangle, spectrally transform, and meddle with audio. But Tom Erbe’s legendary SoundHack stands out – and it’s free. And now it’s Apple Silicon ready.
Don’t miss these great sound and music tutorials for Unreal Engine
Unreal Engine’s sonic powers are extraordinary and free of cost – both in games and audiovisual environments but even powerful enough to consider Unreal as a music tool in its own right. The challenge is navigating the deep interface. The Sound FX Guy is one of the must-have learning resources for Unreal sound and music.