IRCAMAX 2 – Scientific Max for Live Effects
IRCAMAX 2 – Scientific Max for Live Effects IRCAM, French research institute revolved around the science of music and sound music, recently released a set of effects designed for Ableton’s Max for Live called IRCAMAX 2. Much of the effects released are a sort of touch up to many of Ableton’s preset effects, with the taste of cutting edge research. Some of the effects you’d find within the IRCAMAX 2 are the following: A polyphonic synthesizer, a physical modeled filter, a vocal harmonizer, a freeze effect which allows you to “freeze and manipulate live or recorded sounds, an audio-to-MIDI converter, spectral and grain delay, a multi effect that includes delay, reverb, chorus, auto pan and finally a 3-oscillator, 3-envelope polyphonic synth. Much of the effects draw from IRCAM’s previously developed Modalys engine. The set of Max for Live Plugins are currently being sold for $199 and is seriously worth …
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Mogees – Play the World
Mogees – Play the World Ever looked at your cabinet, or printer, or a tree and thought, “I want to play that?” Mogees allows you to do just that. Funded through Kickstarter, a group from East London, developed a small sensor pickup which allows you to ‘plug-n-play,’ any inanimate object, (or animate, if you’re into that sorta thing,) to use it as an instrument. The way Mogees work goes as follows: You stick the little sensor onto something, connect it to your phone, plug in some headphones and bang on whatever you’re trying to play. The sensor then picks up the vibration, sends it to your phone, and plays whatever sound you assigned. Due to its powerful sensory capabilities, it is able to tell the difference between different hits and gestures, which gives you the ability to assign each hit/gesture to different sounds. So in the end, Mogee can tell the …
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nOb- TheOnly Knob You’ll Need
nOb- TheOnly Knob You’ll Need Sleek, solid, and effective: the nOb should make its way onto your messy, hardware filled desk. Look through Kickstarter and you’re bound to find a wide range of ideas, and inventions, that serve to ease the subtle restrictions with all aspects of life. The nOb is a singular, extremely precise knob control, which is made to be vastly encompassing with its capabilities. Packed into a vintage looking, wood casing, nOb provides highly capable functions, that will expand your work flow tenfold. “nOb is able to control virtually any parameter you would normally adjust with your mouse, delivering out-of-the-box compatibility with any operating system and software package. You simply have to point your mouse cursor to the parameter you want to control and use nOb’s big knob to fine-tune it to taste.” su_youtube_advanced url=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WK94pop46xA” showinfo=”no” rel=”no” modestbranding=”yes” With 2400 ticks per revolution, the nOb gives …
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Fractal Harp- Mind Bending Midi Mutant Instrument
Fractal Harp- Mind Bending Midi Mutant Instrument As electronic music grows more a part of our music standard, we see more efforts to integrate our classic idea of instruments with the future. Check out this mind melting performance by Jay Wasco using a fractal harp. Part slide-harp, part 5-string bass, part midi controller! su_youtube_advanced url=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMXN40KA7GU” showinfo=”no” rel=”no” modestbranding=”yes” The Fractal Harp
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Looking Back on the Loop Festival by Ableton
Looking Back on the Loop Festival by Ableton With high prospects and grand visions, Ableton’s much anticipated Loop Summit proved itself to be an incredibly inspiring event. Artists from around the globe got together to, not only about the future of music, hardware, and software, but to talk about what it means to be a modern musician. (Young Guru- Ableton Loop Summit) Featuring artists like Young Guru and Matthew Herbert, the Loop Summit proved to be an enlightening experience for all its attendees and hosts. Take a look at Ableton’s look back, featuring some very sound advice drawn from the series of forums. Hopefully in the future Ableton’s Loop will expand its horizons to open admission around the world.
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Polyphylla – Additive Max for Live Synth
Polyphylla – Additive Max for Live Synth Ableton just released a new Max for Live plugin. Polyphylla is a new additive synthesizer which emphasizes its simple nature with its highly complex, “under the hood,” processes. Additive synths can be complicated and can scare some, who aren’t as familiar with synths, away from ever diving into them. Polyphylla is made to be accessible for novices while providing the necessary power and potential for experts. Polyphylla can be used to make a full punchy bass, along with bright leads, but separates itself with its ability to make tripped out ambient noises and textured pad sounds. “At the heart of the synth is a flexible 120-partial additive oscillator coupled to an analogue-style noise generator, each with its own multimode filter. The oscillator offers three methods by which to generate and edit a base harmonic spectrum: simple analogue waveform emulation, knob-driven stochastic microtuning, and …
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