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One artist is making insane, impossible, hilarious KORG volca mock-ups
None of this is legal or licensed… or real. Some of it is straight-up impossible. But this fanciful library of fictional KORG volca series mods is ridiculous enough that you may find yourself wanting some.
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Watch a half hour documentary on the sound of Star Wars Rogue One
For lovers of sound design – cinematic or otherwise – Star Wars is always good reason to nerd out. But Rogue One is something different, as the first film to be a standalone or spinoff. On the music side, it meant a new composer who wasn’t John Williams (Michael Giacchino). But perhaps the less known […]
Peter Kirn - March 29, 2017
Music Music tech
Watch an orchestra of floppy and hard drives play Star Wars
The Internet has seen obsolete disk drives play tunes from Star Wars before – but not like this. Hacker Paweł Zadrożniak of Poland has outdone himself with a maximalist rendition of John Williams’ iconic music. Just how big is it?
Peter Kirn - July 11, 2016
Music Music tech
Greebles, Nurnies, Wiggets, and Eyeball Kicks: Roughing Up Digital Realities
Peter Kirn - April 6, 2011
Archive Motion Music tech
Low-Budget, High-Creativity Tribute: Star Wars Uncut From 15-Second Fan-Made Clips
Jaymis Loveday - April 13, 2010
Archive Motion Music tech
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