Blackmagic Design’s free Camera app is the latest software to try to transform your smartphone into a serious video camera, with support for both Android and iOS devices. Version 1.1 adds a bunch of functionality on both OSes and significantly expands Android device support. Plus, there’s a twist—that Blackmagic “cinematic” look.
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VCV has added a Compressor to the range of effects in the Pro version. That full range is a strong offering, but the unique flexibility of the Compressor might well put it over the top.
Chip Brat is here: Charli XCX on Game Boy and LSDJ
Brat Summer needed an 8-bit edition. Our friend Leeni is here to provide, and obviously, LSDJ is very brat. Charli XCX to Leeni translates perfectly.
Sinevibes effects now on KORG’s ultra-affordable NTS-1 mkII, NTS-3
Sinevibes continues to provide top-notch support for KORG platforms. The maker’s chorus, flanger, and phaser are now on KORG’s newest NTS-1 mkII and NTS-3, with more coming soon. If you bought them on past platforms, the upgrade is even free.
Go watch this deep dive on AI-generated textures – what works, what doesn’t
Machine learning isn’t necessarily always going to be about typing a prompt and letting the machine do the work. There are far subtler possibilities in generating tiles – and even how tiles are grafted together for seamless materials. Here’s a great deep dive into that topic.
Reharmonized tone-deaf Star-Spangled Banner is now its own genre
We live in extraordinary times—times when the Internet has driven innovation and shared culture to previously unknown levels. And as with extreme performance in pro sports, we’re now treated to harmonization of the most tone-deaf renditions of the USA’s national anthem that are reimagining tonal harmony.
Revisit David Tudor’s Rainforest sound installation with 360-degree view
David Tudor’s Rainforest series is a beautiful artistic use of resonance, a well that never runs dry. So as I was going through some teaching notes today, I found myself returning to Tudor’s thoughts on the piece, plus a 360-degree record of a recreation at MOMA a few years back.
Vlad Kreimer, SOMA founder, under fire for event in occupied Crimea
The founder of SOMA Laboratory announced he would participate in an event in occupied Crimea in September at a venue backed by the Russian government. That revelation has produced an outcry from Ukrainian and international musicians and cultural workers – starting with a former Mariupol resident.
Add a notation view to Ableton Live Clips, for free: FPB Clip To Score
Ableton Live has never had a built-in notation view, but one intrepid developer has created one in Max – and it’s free/donation- and community-supported. And it works beautifully.
Hands on: Cong Burn’s Stacks plug-in and iOS app synths, loops, and layers
From the creator of Strokes, Stacks is a unique 4-voice wavetable morphing polysynth combined with a 4-track granular looper. But that description doesn’t really do it justice: modeling and digital grunge combine to make a raunchy instrument that behaves like an experimental studio.