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The Future of Music in Skin and Molecules, Now in Berlin
The music technology industry continues to pump out things with knobs, and things that sound like the 1970s – sometimes, literally so. And we love them for it. But if you feel dizzy after all this tumbling backwards in time, let us take you on a ride back into the future. It’s the reason we’re […]
Read moreApple Watch a Likely Target for Music Making Applications – Experimental and Otherwise
Apple Watch could be the first in a new wave of wearable technology for musicians. The idea isn’t new. We’ve seen various notions involving wearing extra controls for music. In fact, the whole category of alternative interfaces is deeply indebted to Michael Waisvisz, who helmed STEIM for many years and whose interface The Hands inspired […]
Crazy Musical Machines: Musical Inventions at STEIM + Handmade Music [Video]
What are they building in there? Create Digital Music teamed up last fall with Amsterdam’s STEIM, a hub for musical research and invention, to invite makers of musical inventions to show their unique creations. Above, some excerpts of some of what we showed, capping off with a massive improv chorus of everyone making a racket […]
Peter Kirn - June 15, 2012
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Moldover vs. Traktor Kontrol F1, in Live Sampling-Mash Mayhem [Videos]
Peter Kirn - April 13, 2012
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Meet the Little-Known DIY Music Pioneer of the Czech Republic, Standa Filip
Peter Kirn - September 30, 2011
Music Music tech
Exploring File Formats, Glitch with Rosa Menkman; Reading, Resources, Downloads
Peter Kirn - September 27, 2011
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