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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.
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Ableton Live 11.3 in beta: more expressive control, new Drift synth
Ableton Live 11.3 hits public beta today, with more MPE (MIDI Polyphonic Expression) throughout – including a new MPE-compatible synth, Drift. And Drift is available even in Live Lite.
Peter Kirn - April 4, 2023
Music tech Software Tech
Wiggler is a bendy expressive DIY synth – and its creator is sharing their process
You’ve seen mechanical engineers attempt expressive synths, and real, polished products. But why not have fun with a slightly more punk, DIY, bendy synth of your own? Sound Werkshop has been working on that, using the eminently affordable and flexible Daisy Seed embedded platform (which in turn runs code and Pd and Max-generated patches).
Peter Kirn - March 9, 2023
DIY + Unusual Tech
Bitwig Studio 4: Apple Silicon, new Operators, expression Spread, comping
Peter Kirn - May 27, 2021
Music tech Software Tech
Inside Cypher2, and what could be a more expressive future for synths
Peter Kirn - September 3, 2018
Music tech Software Tech
The Touché, adding expression to synths – just in time for Moogfest
Peter Kirn - May 17, 2018
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