Floppy Disk Orchestra Plays The Star Wars Theme
Floppy Disk Orchestra Plays The Star Wars Theme Just when we thought floppy disks were becoming a thing of the technological past, this genius of a man decided to build an old- school electronic orchestra which could play classic tunes such as “Smells Like Teen Spirit”, “Hawaii 5-0 Theme”, and my personal favorites, “Star Wars Theme”, and “Imperial Death March”. The Floppotron, created by Pawel Zadrożniak, is a serious work of art. He explains a bit in his blog how he came to coding this throwback masterpiece: “Host application was written in Python 2.7. I wrote it mostly on some boring lectures when I was still studying at the university, so it’s a one big mess, but… at least it does the job. It parses the simple language used for writing note sequences arranged in tracks tied to a specific controller / channel and merges those parallel tracks into one command list which is …
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Zont – The Gameboy-like Digital Synthesizer
Zont – The Gameboy-like Digital Synthesis This slim pocket-sized digital synthesizer is taking the producer community by storm with its futuristic design and modern digital interface. Zont is designed by New York based industrial and motion graphics designer- Pavel Golovkin. divider style=”clear” Cartridge-like Sound Engine Zont comes with four basic cartridge-like sound engines that are interchangeable like gameboy cartridges. The four sound engines are: Lead, Bass, Rhythm and Noise Lead: “Hundreds of original presets from soft melodic to huge monophonic leads. Customise presets or create your own unique sounds and tones.” Bass: “Beef up even the most bass driven genres, from hip-hop to drum-n-bass. Customise presets or create your own unique sounds and tones.” Rhythm: “Original rhythm synthesizer let’s you create punchy electronic and acoustic drum sounds” Noise: “Pure sound design with no presets or patterns. Perfect for warm ambience or meditative soundscapes.” Zont will also be …
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3 Important Tips for the Novice Producer
Three Important Tips for the Novice Producer Never has the world of music production been more readily accessible. As music production software and technology continues to evolve and transform across multiple media platforms, this is the perfect time for anyone interested in production to jump right in. With so many powerful and affordable Digital Audio Workstations (DAWs), plug-ins and third party content available just a few clicks away, its never been easier to get started making beats. But just as easy as it is to dive right in, it’s even easier to feel very overwhelmed very quickly. For those of you just starting to navigate the world of production, here are three important tips to keep in mind to help you steadily progress as you begin to develop your sound. divider style=”clear” Tip One – Get to know your DAW When first starting out, it’s incredibly easy to fall …
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How To Use The New Features In Ableton Live 9.7
How To Use The New Features In Ableton Live 9.7 **Check the newest update (10.1) features HERE Live’s new free update to version 9.7 makes the new Simpler even more quick and efficient with two new slicing modes – Beats & Region. For PUSH users, you can now change colors of tracks clips and drum rack pads! Control the Inputs/Outputs routing of any track, Change the drum rack layout to a new 16 velocities mode and much more. Lets check out those new features. su_youtube_advanced url=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-2NKXKhQKg” showinfo=”no” rel=”no” modestbranding=”yes” https=”yes”/su_youtube_advanced divider style=”clear” Simpler Slicing Modes There are 3 new slicing modes in Simpler. Transient Simpler will detect the transients (peak of audio) in the sample and will place a slice on each transient. You can control the slicing sensitivity with to reduce the amount of slices. Beat New slicing modes, allow for slicing by even beat divisions. Use the division …
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JukeDeck – Incredibly Fast Online AI Makes Original Music!
JukeDeck- Incredibly Fast Online AI Makes Original Music! JukeDeck is the latest in a increasing trend of online AI generated music production.Ed Rex, a Cambridge grad combined his love of music composition with AI to create an online music production service that generates a unique compositions. In 30 seconds, JukeDeck can create a song note by note based on the genera and mood you want the composition to have. The layout of the website is incredibly easy to use and navigate, making it accessible to musicians and non-musicians alike. Just select one of the 7 genres, one of 12 choices of mood, track length, then hit create and 30 seconds later your unique track is ready. Each track even comes with a name and can be downloaded, shared on social media, or used in media production. su_youtube_advanced url=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxDo3I00NJs” showinfo=”no” rel=”no” modestbranding=”yes” https=”yes”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ji8CIi93Mhk/su_youtube_advanced Right now JukeDeck is mainly marketed toward cheaply …
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Basslet – The World’s Most Portable Subwoofer
Basslet – The World’s Most Portable Subwoofer We’re currently living in an age where possibilities are endless. Since the creation of the laptop we’ve been able to create amazing pieces of music and art unrestricted to a studio space. One possibility that’s soon coming to life is a subwoofer that you can wear around your wrist. This breakthrough technology is called the Basslet. The Basslet is created by the startup company Lofeit, and its founders come from leading music tech companies Ableton and Native Instruments. The device has been in production for nearly two years. It can be connected to any device: Laptop, smartphone, gaming console, virtual reality headset, DJ mixer.. you name it! This technology expands our audio experience to a new level. As we all know lower frequencies beneath the 100-125 Fhz range are better “felt” than heard. This makes it a must-have for producers who …
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