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Atari, at 50, leaves a legacy of electronic imagination in visuals and sound
It’s official: video games, or certainly their leading icon Atari, have crossed the half-century landmark. But maybe that’s why the aesthetics of some of Atari’s earliest greats now sound newly fresh – not only retro, but as something elemental no deep in music, art, and culture.
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Dart, a line of open source MIDI and DMX controllers, in wonderfully wacky variations
The Dart line of controllers is an Arduino-powered array of devices, either for DIYers in shield form and with open software and specs, or mutated into a cornucopia of peculiar-looking devices. DMX and MIDI support and full customizability. This is old news, but now feels like the right time to rediscover them. It’s impossible not […]
Peter Kirn - April 6, 2022
DIY + Unusual Gear Motion Music tech Tech
New Capcom videopacks turn OP-Z into a novel audiovisual gaming instrument, free
The worlds of gaming, “play,” and electronic music have always been in an extended flirtation. A deep collaboration between Capcom and Teenage Engineering brings those worlds together and lets you VJ with classic games. The download is free, pouring supersaturated pixel goodness from Capcom classics into a live 3D engine you can play in time […]
This tool lets you play all those popular vocal hooks like a keyboard
Peter Kirn - September 25, 2018
Music tech Software Tech
Output’s Arcade is a cloud-based loop library you play as an instrument
Peter Kirn - June 12, 2018
Music tech Software Stories Tech
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