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Septabee, an insane-looking free Linux/Windows DAW with pomegranates
Suddenly, a bunch of the producers I follow are buzzing about the music-mangling possibilities of Septabee, a free DAW for Linux and Windows developed “in secret” over “20,000 hours.” And it looks like insane fun: a bonkers dataflow interface and “violently unfinished” early-access software available through an intentionally broken website that autoplays music and makes you hunt for the click zone like it’s 1994.
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Free Ableton Live add-ons will f*** up your mixes and insult you
That headline isn’t a mistake. If you’ve ever wanted a plug-in to f*** up your mixes, sabotage you, insult you, or “get passive aggressive,” this free collection of Max for Live Devices is for you.
Peter Kirn - August 22, 2018
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Angry Bees! Swarms and Flocks of Sound in a New iPad Synth
Now, your iPad can go from sweet-sounding pads to hordes of angry bees and back again, all by modeling physical behaviors of flocking. It’s called the Photophore, and it’s a “flock synthesis” instrument. You may have seen synths that produce lush sounds by combining oscillators – the eight-oscillator Swarmatron springs to mind. Well, this synth […]
- December 10, 2014
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The Curious Digital Modular: Watch aleph bees in Action
- February 23, 2014
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