DIY + Unusual Motion Software Tech
Ethereal demoscene creations, animation from scroll bars, at Revision 2024
Demoscene culture continues to produce more with less, producing elaborate audiovisual worlds from tiny amounts of code. Revision is a hub for these kinds of creations, and in 2024, it delivers as always – including, incredibly, an animation made just from HTML scrollbar code. (Seriously.)
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Amiga 500 as a real-time guitar effects pedal: Magical Synth Adventure
Dedicated Amiga lover Paulee Alex Bow is back with another terrific episode of Magical Synth Adventure – and this time, they’re using Amiga software as live processing for guitar, with delicious results.
Peter Kirn - April 1, 2024
DIY + Unusual Gear Music tech Software Tech
Amigo Sampler, Amiga sampling in plug-in form for £10, plus skank music
How about Commodore AMIGA-style sampling – complete with pixel UI, lo-fi sampling styles, vintage time-stretching, and both modern and Amiga file support – in a plug-in? It’s Amigo Sampler, it’s got a price point from a fish and chips shop, and it sounds wicked. (The plug-in, and the music from the folks making it, too…)
Peter Kirn - March 22, 2024
Music Music tech Software Tech
Dazzle at the soft synths of the Commodore Amiga – including a forgotten 1985 gem
Peter Kirn - June 28, 2023
DIY + Unusual Gear Music Music tech Stories Tech
Forget vinyl: here’s a DJ rig with two Amiga 1200 PCs
Peter Kirn - July 26, 2018
DIY + Unusual Music tech Software Tech
The 90s are alive, with a free, modern clone of FastTracker II
Peter Kirn - April 24, 2018
Music tech Software Stories Tech
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