Surprise number one: Polyend’s Tracker packs a lot of deep musicality you may have missed in the teasers and leaks. Surprise two: it costs far less than people first guessed.
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In Tbilisi, music is on pause because democracy is on the line
Music Stories October 25, 2024
In music video, Lebanese duo Rust captures emotions of “Diaspora”
Music October 11, 2024
Go support these Lebanese releases on Bandcamp
Music October 4, 2024
Recreate the sounds of the rare 70s optical organ Optigan on iOS – free this week
Cue the “Bossa Nova Style” rhythms and get ready for warbly, lo-fi melodies, because you can make your iPad or iPhone party like it’s 1971 – free this week only. The Optigan is deliciously dated. The contraption used optical discs and photodiodes packed in “Temperite” molded plastic and covered in switches and buttons. (The optical […]
Free sound and music code environment SuperCollider is adding Ableton Link support
The free, powerful tool SuperCollider is adding support for Ableton Link for getting jam sessions, gear, and software on the same groove, alongside other fixes.
Bored? Broke? Get Minimoog Model D on iOS, KORG KAOSSilator on iOS + Android for free
Get some synth therapy for free from Moog and KORG on mobile. And do send us your music. Deals this week only.
Vidvox VDMX VJ app now adds support for Vuo 2.0 plugins
We saw this week that Vuo is a powerful Mac solution for making your own effects, transitions, and generators visually. Now one popular VJ app has native support.
Cancellation and reschedule updates guide: Musikmesse, SuperBooth, Loop, WWDC, more
Obviously, most near-term public events are canceled, as efforts to reduce transmission of COVID-19 ramp up. Some events already have new dates in 2020, however. Here’s the latest:
An open call for a compilation of 20-second hand-washing music, and more great choices
COVID-19 or no, washing hands with soap and water for 20 seconds is always a good idea. And music can help.
Polyend teases Tracker: grid, tracker display, hardware
Polyend has been gradually releasing a set of teasers for Tracker – and today we get the first big picture, looking like a love child of a monome, 90s tracker software, Maschine, and Push.
Vuo Pro 2.0 for Mac lets you make your own video plugins, VJ FX – and now there’s a free version
Vuo is a visual tool for making effects, generators, and transitions for live visuals/VJing and production. And they’re so keen to get artists going, they’re giving away an edition – complete with online training.
All about Mutable’s Marbles random sampler – and a clever, just-released update
Mutable Instruments’ modules seemed poised to live forever, in synth terms. A clever update this week is a good reminder of the coolness of the Marbles random sampler.