Learn modular MetaSounds in Unreal, free, and start thinking in procedural sound

It was once the stuff of dreams — a patchable, modular environment for sound, synthesis, music, and procedural generative audio. Now it’s free (MetaSounds) in a free game engine (Unreal Engine). You just have to learn to use it – which is why this free comprehensive tutorial series by our friend Matt Spendlove is a must.

Carsten Nicolai reflects on light, emotion – and astrophysics

Noton founder and media artist Carsten Nicolai, known also for his Alva Noto alias, reflects on pure color and perception as his work is installed in London. And Carsten has been busy – new projects are coming shortly.

Peter Kirn - November 11, 2021

NAP, a free, high-performance data-driven visual and audio platform, is now slicker than ever

Secret sauce? Hardly. It’s more like a hot sauce competition with everyone sharing recipes. Naivi’a NAP Framework, if you missed it, is an open-source, high-octane toolset for digital artists that’s ready to plug into your data, any protocol (OSC, MIDI, Artnet, serial, Web), and push graphics to the edge. And it keeps getting better.

Peter Kirn - October 15, 2021

The Wall of Sound reimagines a sampler-sequencer for public space and use

Peter Kirn - February 10, 2020

The retro-futuristic Apparatum draws from Polish electronic music history

Peter Kirn - August 1, 2018

Ivy is an epic 240-step hardware sequencer as sound installation

Peter Kirn - October 23, 2017

Two hours of video covers over a century of history of sound art

Peter Kirn - February 13, 2017

This interactive Fatima Yamaha show projects emotions into light

Peter Kirn - February 13, 2017

Volnovod is a robot sculpture that uses wire to make sound visually

Peter Kirn - January 25, 2017

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