Stu Maschwitz has built a lil ol’ forum around his action-movies-on-the-cheap book, “The DV Rebel’s Guide“, and like all good forums, the community is working together to solve problems and helping each other out. The problem: how to create a wire-pull blood bag effect. The solution is loads of fun. Not really useful for your […]
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Blood Bags and Babes from the DV Rebel’s Guide
Stu Maschwitz has built a lil ol’ forum around his action-movies-on-the-cheap book, “The DV Rebel’s Guide“, and like all good forums, the community is working together to solve problems and helping each other out. The problem: how to create a wire-pull blood bag effect. The solution is loads of fun. Not really useful for your […]
Control Logic, Cheap: Tutorial for Behringer BCF2000 Motorized Fader Unit
We have a love/hate relationship with Behringer. Some of their products are crap, some are blatant rip-offs of other gear — some are both. But they make some very nice control surface units that lack a direct alternative, particularly at a low price. Prepend “poor man’s” on the beginning, put in some controller elbow grease, […]
Happy Dad’s Day, in Sweet 8-bit Harmony
Fathers have played a big part in a lot of our lives — well, at the very least, they’re an irreplaceable 50% of the fact that you exist at all. My Dad inspired a love of music, letting me experience the musical power of a college basketball pep band (still the greatest orchestration ever), playing […]
Announcing the CDM Giveaway Prize Winners; Websites Aplenty to Come
After weeks of suspense, it’s my pleasure to announce the winners of the CDM Giveaway. I’ve contacted the prize winners, so if your name is on the list, you should have an email from me. PreSonus FaderPort: Vincent Hill, Seattle, WA Numark Total Control: Nicolas Paciorek, Watertown, NY Native Instruments Elektrik Piano: Valerie Mabre, Marion, […]
Drop Spin Fade: Gestural, Game-like Sound Control in 3D
Chris O’Shea sends along his latest project, a collaboration with sound designer and composer Owen Lloyd called Drop Spin Fade. Part of the Future of Sound tour, Drop Spin Fade allows users to position, sculpt, and play with sound in a 3D environment using gestural control. Drop Spin Fade The music/sound environment: Through a series […]
Derraindrop's Hand-Painted Video Synths and Organs
Handmade instruments aren’t so unusual in the audio and music world, but in the trickier land of videoism, they’re a relatively rare breed. These are some recent works from Derraindrop: The Rocky Top video synths (the “splattered” model is shown above) are available for sale at US$280, in beautiful handmade boxes. I’m honestly often disappointed […]
Derraindrop’s Hand-Painted Video Synths and Organs
Handmade instruments aren’t so unusual in the audio and music world, but in the trickier land of videoism, they’re a relatively rare breed. These are some recent works from Derraindrop: The Rocky Top video synths (the “splattered” model is shown above) are available for sale at US$280, in beautiful handmade boxes. I’m honestly often disappointed […]
Off to Aspen for Ben Fry's Processing Workshop
Ben Fry’s Anemone is a generative illustration created from web traffic – a web traffic creature! (I need one in material, sculptural form on my desk so I know when I need to “water” Create Digital Motion so it doesn’t wilt!) I’ll be out next week at the Anderson Ranch Arts Center in Aspen, Colorado, […]
Off to Aspen for Ben Fry’s Processing Workshop
Ben Fry’s Anemone is a generative illustration created from web traffic – a web traffic creature! (I need one in material, sculptural form on my desk so I know when I need to “water” Create Digital Motion so it doesn’t wilt!) I’ll be out next week at the Anderson Ranch Arts Center in Aspen, Colorado, […]