Hey, girls. B-boys. Bandcamp DJs – here we go! It’s the new version of Bandcamp Tempo Adjust, with a cleaned-up UI and pitch-independent master tempo control. Or – new – now Discogs, too, if you prefer.
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Inside the Dune 2 score with Osmose and Hans Zimmer
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Mood Machine, Liz Pelly’s book on Spotify, will be a must-read
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Imagining an alternate history of music instruments, quipu to skulls
What if Neanderthal music had evolved alongside human sounds, or if Andean quipus shaped computer music, or if Les Paul had played the viola da gamba? Polish design house panGenerator gives us a look.
Sounds from Ukraine after 1000 days
Today, Ukrainians marked 1000 days of terror across the whole country, following over a decade of war and multi-generational struggle. Now is no time to give up on listening to Ukrainians – or their music.
CRUM HUM, new generative synth focused on soundscapes
More than just a 3-voice synth, CRUM HUM is a generative instrument with touch controls and knobs for dialing in aleatoric chords and melodies. It’s the latest boutique creation from Nyström, maker of the Crum Drum.
New in Final Cut Pro: AI you’ll actually use, more mature iPad version
Final Cut Pro 11, like Logic Pro 11, marks new machine learning-powered functionality – but don’t fret; some of this is stuff you’ll actually use. There are non-AI improvements, too, like overdue keyboard shortcuts. And its iPad version is gradually becoming more mature, too. Here’s a breakdown of what’s new in the free Mac update and latest iPad release.
Take fifteen minutes and watch the sun come up with hazy ambient music
Mixing MiniDV video, Roland JUNO-6 sounds, and gauzy analog processing, Dawn is a calming fifteen-minute break. The film is “an ambient, peaceful project for an uneasy time,” writes creator Benjamin Tennikoff.
Teenage Engineering OP-XY: fully rebuilt OP-Z with display, CV, more
It’s what a lot of musicians wished for – especially judging by all the renders you were making. But the reality looks and works better than what you imagined: the OP-XY is a more mature OP-Z follow-up with a rich complement of sequencing features. And it’s all in gorgeous black and monochrome.
Logic Pro surprise: authentic recreation of 1982 Quantec Room Simulator
Every so often, you get something that’s clearly a labor of love. Apple has acquired the innovative digital reverb legacy of Quantec and its late founder Wolfgang “Wolf” Buchleitner and built it into Logic Pro for iPad and Mac. That joins some other welcome improvements to Logic’s Mixer and Bounce in Place in this release.
Unreal Engine 5.5 for sound: Audio Widgets, MetaSounds news
Unreal Engine 5.5 is a major release for artists of all kinds. On the audio side, the free-to-start platform has new tools for visualizing and debugging, powerful Audio Widgets for UI interactions, and a slew of MetaSounds improvements for workflow, quality of life, and targeting different platforms. Oh, and – finally, there’s reverb.
Polyend Synth is a $499 polysynth with grid and a ton of synth engines
If what you crave is not so much a groovebox/sequencer as a synthesizer, behold the latest from Polyend. Simply dubbed Synth, it’s a 499 $/€ instrument packed with playable synth engines. And you could see it as the first dedicated synth instrument from the company since their original flagship Medusa.