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What happens when AI-synthesized vocals meet choral notation?
Tokyo-based startup Dreamtonics is doing unparalleled work with AI-powered voices; their Synthesizer V Studio enables a level of precision that combines that of recording and synthesis. Add that to Steinberg’s Dorico scorewriter, and you get a machine mockup of solo singers and choirs that we’ve never heard before. But there are a lot of details involved — so let’s hear from an expert.
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Drew Daniel, aka The Soft Pink Truth, hits home talking strings and survival
“Mere Survival is Not Enough.” Professor Drew Daniel, you had us on the title on this one. The artist, known for being half of Matmos, and being all of Dr. Drew Daniel, and the solo project The Soft Pink Truth, talks about string arrangements and the meaning behind the track title in an interview.
New VCV Rack modules – including JW Arrange so you can finish tracks
Ah, shiny, new, free modules for the free VCV Rack. They’re a perfect solution to starting new tracks and playing with new toys. Of course, that’s not a problem most of us have. Starting is easy; finishing is hard. Enter JW Arrange. Let’s have a look.
Peter Kirn - June 3, 2025
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Steinberg Dorico 6 notation tool adds cutaways, font, layout features, more
Peter Kirn - April 30, 2025
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Ableton Live 12: a guide to everything that’s new
Peter Kirn - November 14, 2023
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Ardour 8 – what’s new, and why this free, open-source DAW is worth a look
Peter Kirn - October 9, 2023
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Arturia Augmented BRASS makes it uncommonly easy to build up hybrid brass sounds
Peter Kirn - May 5, 2023
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Dorico 4 is finally engraving-level notation with MIDI editing powers, in a single tool
Peter Kirn - January 14, 2022
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