NVIDIA’s SIGGRAPH brag: more real-time realism and lighting, more AI, more Omniverse

Good news for artists from NVIDIA this week – think more efficient photorealistic renders in realtime, and more Omniverse support, including for the free and open source Blender.

Miller Puckette, creator of Max and Pd, on how he’s patching his way to remote collaboration

Miller Puckette, the original creator of Max and Pure Data, has been working on keeping connected remotely, too. In this video, he reveals how he plays with a percussionist using Pd and Ableton Live, then joins Cycling ’74’s David Zicarelli to talk about the future of collaboration in modular environments.

Peter Kirn - March 19, 2021

Escaping tuning’s restrictive default setting – a conversation with Khyam Allami

This year has kicked off with a renewed conversation about tuning in electronic music. Khyam Allami has helped ignite that interest with free online browser tools anyone can explore, plus performances showcasing them – and has been outspoken about the philosophy behind them and why they matter. Here’s a deep dive into that work.

Peter Kirn - March 8, 2021

A 1970s Swedish modular you probably never heard of was meant for every music school

Peter Kirn - March 1, 2021

Make a 909 kick on the Make Noise 0-Coast, and more drum modeling fun

Peter Kirn - May 28, 2020

AI upscaling makes this Lumiere Bros film look new – and you can use the same technique

Peter Kirn - February 4, 2020

Making a stage powered by AI: inside GAMMA_LAB

Peter Kirn - August 21, 2019

In Adversarial Feelings, Lorem explores AI’s emotional undercurrents

Peter Kirn - June 7, 2019

Now ‘AI’ takes on writing death metal, country music hits, more

Peter Kirn - April 22, 2019

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