Mac switchers from Windows, you know why this one matters. Bome MIDI Translator is one of Windows’ most essential utilities, with powerful tools for converting MIDI messages and keystrokes. I know folks (like the awesomely-talented beatboxer Kid Beyond) who sorely missed the tool after switching to the Mac. Happily, it’s on its way. The beta […]

Retraction: I reported earlier today that the x0xb0x has been “discontinued.” Actual status: the x0xb0x is still being made, but the waiting list is long enough that even some people already on the list may never see one, let alone new additions. Whatever happens, that means if you want a x0xb0x, you probably want to […]

Rechenzentrum at Mutek 2008 2 from Create Digital Media on Vimeo. Far from randomly throwing some VJs in the background with music, there are some cases in which musician and visualist build a real relationship — just the sort of thing we care about here. CDM writers Liz and Peter Dines have been roaming the […]

CDM has ongoing coverage from the Mutek festival; see more dispatches at events.createdigitalmusic.com. Liz talks to A/V duo Rechenzentrum for CDM — and there’s a bit of a revelation at the end of the interview. -Ed. Rechenzentrum, which means “data processing center” in German, is a Berlin-based duo who create live audio-visual performances by combining […]

The x0xb0x 303 clone has become somewhat legendary — a legend that’s likely to grow now that you can’t get one. Photo (CC) bdu. I need to start labeling my gear. The x0xb0x, the open-source Roland TB-303 clone by Limor “Lady Ada” Fried, has been officially discontinued edit: unofficially end-of-lifed? Made less than widely available? […]

Buzz, the well-loved modular synth and effects studio, had appeared to suffer an untimely demise when the developer’s hard drive crashed. But it seems it’s back. Radian writes: The original modular tracker/soft-studio Buzz is now being resurrected by the original dev (as well as the programmers still working on clones such as Aldrin.) You may […]

CDMo reader and 3L winner Memo has posted this rather lovely video. Interactive Processing version here. Memo says: This demo was done in Processing 0135 BETA (using Java) but I think I’m going to redo it in C++ with OpenFrameworks for performance reasons. While processing is brilliant for knocking up quick demos and getting off […]

Ah, Motion Theory. We lover their work already. And now, in one brutal blow, they simultaneously produce: A kick-ass video for Weezer. A love letter to YouTube and Internet memes — watch through to the end. It gets denser. An instant on-screen “How much of a geek are you?” quiz. A video that should throw […]

Photo: Peter Dines for CDM. CDM’s Peter Dines and Liz McLean Knight (Liz literally on her honeymoon) are keeping us posted with the latest events from Detroit’s Movement and Montreal’s MUTEK festivals. You can keep track of their travels and live impressions on our new CDM events blog, and I look forward to some artist […]

The Asus Eee PC is unlikely to be your first choice of laptops for music. But it’s small, it’s cute, and it’s ridiculously cheap. Some CDM-reading computer enthusiasts are biting, as we found out in March when we asked you if you had turned the Eee PC into a music box. On the Linux side, […]