Some events translate poorly online. But making worlds in Unreal Engine has always involved sitting behind a display – so these tutorials prove essential. And they might just help audiovisual producers create new immersive creations.
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SOMA’s ORNAMENT-8 isn’t a sequencer, it’s an analog computer and behavior synthesizer
Its independent cells are delay lines creating a dynamic equilibrium. It represents a temporal dimension and an “infinite now.” Okay, mainly, it’s covered in a whole lot of metal patch points you use with alligator clips to f*** up patterns and time. Let’s do the simple take first. Inventor Vadim Minkin has developed the ORNAMENT-8, […]
Read more →Native Instruments exec shakeup: Daniel Haver and Mate Galic are out as CEO and President
It’s the end of an era. After more than 20 years leading the company, both CEO Daniel Haver and CIO/President Mate Galic are out of their roles.
Read more →The Sacred Rage, an all-star compilation for Beirut, as Lebanese fundraisers find an audience
When words fail, perhaps there is music. Morphine Records dropped its compilation The Sacred Rage last night, a profoundly personal LP. And even with a storm of crises the world over, these projects find receptive music lovers. On this moment, and the music it is assembling:
Read more →Live strategies for playing with Arturia KeyStep Pro and hardware: must-see videos
Arturia’s BeatStep Pro has long been a hub of choice for live performance, including with modular. But the KeyStep Pro actually does more – and these videos explain how. That could help answer how to play live with your gear (and apps).
Read more →Roland TR-8S 2.0 firmware is huge: FM synth engine, tons of new FX features
Forget 808 day – sorry. The really good news from Roland this month is that their current drum machine just got a whole lot more powerful, with a free update.
Read more →The Amiga just got a new, open 8-bit hardware sequencer cartridge you can build
There’s a new, open-source sampler – for the Commodore Amiga. Yes, as in you’ll be building your own DIY cartridge to run it. Brace yourself – 90s. Music. Incoming.
Read more →Support the people of Beirut: music to discover, ways to give to vulnerable communities
This week saw a catastrophic explosion atop layers of existing crises in Beirut. From Lebanese artists – and their extended family of music makers around the world – comes an answer in sound, and a call for help.
Read more →Bandcamp Friday is a chance to support Iranian music artists, too
Like a peak-season bounty of fruits and vegetables, music is a haul that’s never too bountiful. So since we’ve featured a lot of music from Iranian artists lately, here are picks from Iran.
Read more →Get your acid workout, virus be damned, with Detroit-Berliner DJ T-1000’s “Body Signal”
A lot of the hardest-working DJs and most loving dancers are grounded now in the fight against the pandemic. But don’t let that mean you miss your workout. This is the EP we need right now.
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