Music
Arash Azadi, Universe in Prayer: Bohlen–Pierce “devotional electronics”
In a challenging three acts – purification, initiation, and revelation – Universe in Prayer – فَلَک در ذِکْر takes the Bohlen-Pierce scale as a starting point for an intentional “invocation of Otherness, mystery, and transcendence.” It’s the latest from friend-of-the-site Arash Azadi.
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Waldorf has recreated the Microwave 1 wavetable synth in software
1989’s Waldorf Microwave is about to hit your DAW. And this isn’t just another plug-in emulation of some vintage gear. Waldorf has gone to great lengths to reproduce both the analog and digital sides of the original – and even built software that can act as an editor if you do have the original hardware.
Peter Kirn - August 22, 2024
Music tech Software Tech
Tuning, polyphonic expression: Black Corporation’s Roman Filippov
The evolution of music is intertwined with the design and capabilities of instruments. After several decades of more constrained tuning and expression, new playability is becoming a norm with technologies like MPE and live per-note tuning. Music hardware maker Roman Flippov of Japan-headquartered Black Corporation joins us to connect early instruments from Buchla and Yamaha with these capabilities with modern creations.
Roman Filippov - December 13, 2023
Gear Music tech Stories Tech
Ableton Live 12: a guide to everything that’s new
Peter Kirn - November 14, 2023
Music tech Software Stories Tech
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