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1996 peak Microsoft chillwave: if you heard it at all, you only heard it once
Move over, Brian Eno. “Velkommen” by Stan LePard is 90s Microsoft chillwave at its best. But like catching a fleeting glimpse of Brigadoon, for many years this song was heard over Microsoft installations and then lost to time–until passionate fans archived it for the ages. Even if that happened before you were born, you owe it to yourself to experience the supreme calm that only this track can bring.
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In Dorico 5, refined notation and more realistic playback with less effort – even in Elements
Steinberg’s Dorico may be a flagship notation tool in the traditional mold, but frequent updates continue to argue for making this your scoring option of choice. That’s an easy case to be made with the high-end Pro edition if your budget allows – but it’s increasingly true of the Elements and iPad editions, too.
Peter Kirn - June 5, 2023
Music tech Software Tech
The Internet, as an Avant-Garde Orchestral Suite – YouTube Mash-Ups
Via YouTube Doubler, a twisted online YouTube mash-up tool created by digital artist and Emergency Broadcast Network veteran Brian Kane, comes a strange new … orchestral composition. (EBN, for those not in the know, should translate as "video mash-ups before you knew what video mash-ups were.") Charlie Rose interviews Charlie Rose. "Google…" Just watch. (The […]
NAMM: Divide and Conquer with DVZ for “That Film Score Sound”
Josh Jancourtz - January 19, 2007
Music tech
Free Christmas Tunes: Garritan Community Christmas Album, DJ Riko Mad Mix
Peter Kirn - December 14, 2006
Music tech
Commodore 64 Orchestra @ Vintage Computer Festival: Massively Parallel C64 Music Action!
Peter Kirn - December 4, 2006
Music tech
New Film Scoring Site; Mac mini, PC Sampler Farms for Samples
Peter Kirn - October 30, 2006
Music tech
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