Krzysztof Cybulski’s Kamer/Ton takes everything you love about video feedback loops and combines them with everything you love about zero-input sound feedback loops, in a flickering and vibrating audiovisual instrument.
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Noise Surround System makes spatial audio kinetic, mechanical
To tackle the issue of noise pollution, Warszawa’s panGenerator brought immersive, spatial sound to the philharmonic. But they didn’t make that spatial audio virtual: tracks, skateboard motors, and speakers on karts put this installation into physical motion.
Don’t forget the wild sound possibilities of Sculpture in Apple Logic Pro
Over 20 years later, Apple’s Sculpture instrument still vibrates, resonates, and morphs like no other physical modeling synth. It’s crazy, unruly, sometimes delightfully unpredictable – you just need to find your way in. So let’s return to some “vintage” tutorials to do just that, especially as there’s a good chance you’ve got Sculpture just waiting for you inside a copy of Logic Pro.
A multi-city hybrid experimental livestream event for Ukraine is on now
StreamArtStudio, UkrainiaTV, and friends are running a 24-hour experimental hybrid livestream now, together with friends like the Konfluxus Collective in Budapest and Ikalto in Tbilisi, across PeerTube, decentralized networks, and conventional platforms like YouTube. And it’s full of everything from DJs in Vilnius to Ukrainian and Georgian radical poetry to … well someone was doing something in tens. John Object
UkrRack, the all-Ukrainian modular system in action, module details
It’s not just Eurorack. It’s UkRack – the all-Ukrainian module. And while today marks three years of full-scale Russian invasion of their country, it’s a chance to mark the power of Ukrainian resistance in sound. We join our friends at MachineRoom in Kyiv.
Expressive playing with MPE, demystified
MPE, MIDI Polyphonic Expression, can make playing digital instruments expressive in ways we’ve desired for decades. It’s just down to understanding everything you can do – and composer Josh Madoff has a fantastic tutorial and Osmose demos that make this technology more accessible to anyone.
AAS Multiphonics CV-3 modular review: an expressive and sonic landmark
AAS Multiphonics CV-3 realizes the potential of this modular software as a synthesis and physical modeling powerhouse. It’s the biggest update to date, with 3-op FM, new physical modeling components, effects, and sound tools. And it’s polyphonic and expressive, with full support for 8-voice polyphony and glides and expression with MPE.
TouchDesigner has a free meetup today on kinetic installations
London’s Music Hackspace has kicked off a series of free TouchDesigner meetups – and anyone can join from anywhere online. Today’s episode is on at 5 pm London time (check that world clock!), featuring kinetic installations.
Acidwerk is a totally bonkers free and open source Web acid synth
Acidwerk puts the acid in acid. Yes, this is a generative bassline and drum synth. No, it does not make the vanilla acid you might be imagining. It’s a beautifully bizarre instrument perfect for creating some chaotic noise in a browser tab right after you’ve closed … the news.
Waverazor, MOK’s insane wave-slicing synth, just got a huge free update
Waverazor, the utterly, wonderfully mad wave-slicing synthesizer people too often overlook, just got a massive update with a bunch of new features. (Ring Delay!) It’s free for new users, or there’s an intro deal if you’re intrigued. Mac, Windows, and Linux.