DIY + Unusual Music tech Tech
Imagining an alternate history of music instruments, quipu to skulls
What if Neanderthal music had evolved alongside human sounds, or if Andean quipus shaped computer music, or if Les Paul had played the viola da gamba? Polish design house panGenerator gives us a look.
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Logic Pro surprise: authentic recreation of 1982 Quantec Room Simulator
Every so often, you get something that’s clearly a labor of love. Apple has acquired the innovative digital reverb legacy of Quantec and its late founder Wolfgang “Wolf” Buchleitner and built it into Logic Pro for iPad and Mac. That joins some other welcome improvements to Logic’s Mixer and Bounce in Place in this release.
Peak 90s Opcode in a Vision training tape, NIN music video
Do you want to travel back to 1990s music production? Were you not born yet and want to experience it in a fully immersive way? Opcode’s Josh and Nine Inch Nails have you covered.
Peter Kirn - November 4, 2024
Motion Music Music tech Tech
Okay, the “frog” bass stabs on MJ’s Thriller is a Casiotone MT-60
Peter Kirn - November 1, 2024
Gear Music Music tech Tech
Keith McMillen, instrumental innovator, has died
Peter Kirn - August 31, 2024
Gear Music tech Tech
Finale music notation software discontinued; devs embrace Dorico
Peter Kirn - August 26, 2024
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