Music tech
Compusynth is like a love child of a west coast modular and the Altair 8800 computer
128-bit digital sequencer? 1,596 patch points? A combination of a 1970s modular system – and a 1970s hobbyist microcomputer? Composer/artist and engineer Giorgio Sancristoforo has dreamed up a new synth from an alternative universe.
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Fluss: Hainbach and Bram Bos teamed up on an iOS granular app, and it’s an instant gem
Bram Bos and Hainbach have found a beautiful fusion of hardware inspiration and touch-native controls to produce an approachable, elegant, performance-friendly granular instrument in Fluss. Here’s how it works. Granular synthesis, far from just an exotic effect, underlies many of today’s digital audio manipulation approaches. As a performance instrument and effect, though, it benefits from […]
That time the band Journey made an Atari 2600 game
As Atari celebrates its 50th year, why not recall the pinnacle of gameplay that was “Journey: Escape” – the vivid Atari 2600 title to match the band.
Peter Kirn - September 28, 2022
Apps Gaming Motion Music Music tech Pocket gaming Tech
Join Afrorack and tour the Swiss Museum & Center for Electronic Music Instruments – from home!
Peter Kirn - September 1, 2022
DIY + Unusual Gear Modular-Analog Music Tech
With AudioThing Noises, a noise generator becomes more than a noise generator
Peter Kirn - February 17, 2022
DIY + Unusual Music tech Software Tech
IK’s model of the Neve 1081 console is free this month, plus free EQ and metering
Peter Kirn - January 19, 2022
Music tech Software Tech
The Prince symbol has been salvaged from a 1993 floppy disk
Peter Kirn - November 30, 2021
DIY + Unusual Music Tech
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