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Arturia’s updated V Collection 8.1: tuning support, engine, control, accessibility
It might be time to hit the updater for the weekend. V Collection 8.1 brings alternative tuning support via a new standard, and new sound and control options.
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This bulbous-looking instrument is made for music therapy and inclusive design, too
Musicians already know well this feeling of expressing with an instrument what words cannot. The open Omniphone instrument does that for some of the people who may desire it most – but who are too often left at the sidelines of music technology.
Peter Kirn - October 23, 2020
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Fenestra supports visually impaired musicians and synthesis; here’s why it matters
Serious visual impairment or blindness is not a fringe case. And yet, a lot of electronic music technology is designed as if everyone has perfect vision. From Riga, Latvia, here’s an effort to change that attitude – and support those musicians.
Bionic synthesis: artists make music with a prosthetic arm, eye motion
Peter Kirn - February 17, 2020
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An injury left Olafur Arnalds unable to play, so he turned to machines
Peter Kirn - June 10, 2019
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Apple’s latest GarageBand will help you learn an instrument, for free
Peter Kirn - June 27, 2018
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The KellyCaster reveals what accessibility means for instruments
Ashley Elsdon - September 20, 2017
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