Motion Music Stories
MTV just turned 40; rewatch the opening videos as they predict 2020-2021 streams
MTV turned 40 years of age this week. Its contents live on for viewing now, and their blend of optimism and awkwardness feels familiar.
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Roland x0x fun – a free 707, a master class in 606 from Shawn Rudiman
606 and 707 day passed us by, but let’s not miss these two free gifts – a master class from Pittsburgh’s machine maven and a free plug-in version of a Roland TR, too.
Freespin is a demo made for the Commodore 1541 – no, not the computer, just the floppy drive
Artists just did the unthinkable – make a complete audiovisual demo on just a 1982 floppy drive, without the computer. And it’s utterly beautiful.
Peter Kirn - July 6, 2021
DIY + Unusual Motion Music tech Tech
Find zen-like calm with these perfect miniature synthesizer videos
Peter Kirn - January 6, 2021
DIY + Unusual Gear Tech
Arturia’s Juno-6 chorus recreation is free this week as a plug-in
Peter Kirn - December 22, 2020
Music tech Software Tech
Create Analog OSes: someone booted MS-DOS from a vinyl record
Peter Kirn - November 23, 2020
DIY + Unusual Tech
KORG has a sneak peak of a new DX7-like FM synth – the opsix
Peter Kirn - January 17, 2020
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