Okay, circuit benders: a key part in warping electronics to new and strange places has vanished from the face of the Earth. Reed Ghazala, father of bending and the field’s best-known personality, writes CDM with the news as he passed it on to experimental/bending music forum oddmusic. That’s the bad news; the good news is […]
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Processing 0116 Released
The Processing gang have just released a new version. Syntax changes and bugfix details are here, and there’s a new thread on tutorials and resources in the Processing forum. Download link! Or of course you could just start Processing, it will tell you all about the download page. via Random Etc
Turn Stills into Motion: After Effects 3D Pan and Scan Tutorial
Adobe’s Bob Donlon has a great step-by-step tutorial on putting together 3D Pan & Scans in After Effects. This is a great weapon to have in your visual arsenal. Generally clients seem to be getting better at providing reasonable amounts of raw materials and resources for visual gigs, but occasionally you’ll get someone who emails […]
High Speed Photography Weekend Projects from Make
Make:Blog’s current weekend project podcast is revisiting their high speed photography project. Interesting, but not really the hottest thing for visualists as the process only yields one frame per event. However, if you combine this with group of low cost cameras, you done got yourself some animation. Ever want to freeze a rose in liquid […]
Ableton Live 6 YouTube Videos; How to Take Live to Pluto
If you’re planning on diving into Ableton Live this weekend, Ableton’s new YouTube video channel should give you some inspiration, ideas, and advice: Ableton YouTube Videos Many of these have been available for a while, but it’s nice to see them in one place. You also get Ableton “outtakes” like a Robert Henke (Monolake) video […]
Ableton Live 6, Sampler Now Available; Availability Details
Ableton promised they’d ship Live in September, but as the final days of the month waned, I’m sure at least some of you wondered if they’d make it. Just under the wire, the Berlin-based software maker made Live 6 and Sampler available online late in the day Friday, September 29 US time. That means you […]
AES: Gefen DVI Matrix, Switchers for High-Def Juggling, Even with 30" Display
Now that a cheap SFF PC or Mac mini can output high-definition DVI, your next problem is how to manage all those high-resolution digital signals for display. Gefen, who made the switcher I’ve been enjoying so much (see previous review, 2×1 DVI KVM), have a slew of new DVI solutions they’re rolling out at the […]
AES: Gefen DVI Matrix, Switchers for High-Def Juggling, Even with 30" Display
Now that a cheap SFF PC or Mac mini can output high-definition DVI, your next problem is how to manage all those high-resolution digital signals for display. Gefen, who made the switcher I’ve been enjoying so much (see previous review, 2×1 DVI KVM), have a slew of new DVI solutions they’re rolling out at the […]
AES: Gefen DVI Matrix, Switchers for High-Def Juggling, Even with 30″ Display
Now that a cheap SFF PC or Mac mini can output high-definition DVI, your next problem is how to manage all those high-resolution digital signals for display. Gefen, who made the switcher I’ve been enjoying so much (see previous review, 2×1 DVI KVM), have a slew of new DVI solutions they’re rolling out at the […]
Exquisite Miniature Synthesizers, Modular Marimba, Made from Paper
Australian designer/illustrator Dan McPharlin has created some beautiful, detailed papercraft miniatures of synthesizers, evidently out of his imagination: Miniature synthesizers [Flickr photoset] He’s selling these pocket-sized creations, as well. I love the modular marimba, like a MalletKAT meets a Buchla modular, something I don’t think ever happened in real life, though I could be wrong […]