Your unconscious meat body plays this online drum machine
I am a damp rag of exposed flesh, my limbs ill-defined blobs drifting in some undetermined direction as I float through space – wet steak in a wormhole. But then there’s a parade of translucent boxes...
View ArticleInside, Limbo game follow-up, music by SØS Gunver Ryberg
For lovers of shadows, dark dimensions spent wandering other states of being, and unrelenting rhythms, Danish composer/musician SØS Gunver Ryberg produces wonderlands. And that makes her music a...
View ArticlePlay games and music with Bandai Namco and Korg
You’ve got to love Japan sometimes. Korg are continuing the beautiful marriage of gaming and music – one that began first on the Nintendo DS and has nicely made the jump to iOS. The latest outgrowth of...
View ArticleThis is how to DJ with a 7″ tablet and an NES controller
Learn the tools of the trade! Learn the industry standard. No laptops! Remember when a certain nightclub banned laptops from the DJ booth? Well, technically, this isn’t a laptop. And “industry...
View ArticleYou can compose entire interactive game scores in Nuendo 8, more
There isn’t one music production tool that fits everybody. What’s special about Steinberg’s Nuendo is that it is uniquely poised for high end production workflows. And maybe more than any other...
View ArticleDieter Doepfer made the Nintendo Power Glove work for Kraftwerk
German YouTuber “studentsmusic” has come across the Nintendo Power Glove mod used by none other than Eurorack originator Dieter Doepfer. And he had a hell of a client – Kraftwerk. Now, whether you have...
View ArticleWith Japan’s latest Vocaloid characters, another song from the future
It’s a cyber-technological future you can live now: a plug-in using sophisticated samples and rules that can make a plug-in sing like a Japanese pop star. Yamaha has announced this week the newest...
View ArticleKorg will bring their Gadget music studio to the Nintendo Switch console
KORG have long embraced their Japanese neighbors at Nintendo by bringing music apps to handheld gaming platforms. Now it’s Nintendo Switch’s turn. With the added power of Switch, spring 2018 promises...
View ArticleThis Ableton Push cover of Ghouls ‘n Ghosts wins Halloween
The Interwebz are awash with various Halloween-themed music covers in the fight for YouTube subscribers. But let’s go to a 1988 Japanese video game classic. How is this one winning? Let’s see: The...
View ArticleVirtual reality set to totally transform DJing, and Japan explains
What would make DJing with vinyl better? Why, DJing with vinyl as a disembodied invisible person in virtual reality with virtual vinyl on virtual decks! At this point, you’ve probably got many...
View ArticleLong-term hands-on: Razer Blade 14” as creative laptop
Not just for gamers any more: Razer’s high-spec Blade laptop holds promise for music making, too. I’ve taken one for an extended test to see how it holds up. Do you know what you want in a production...
View ArticleKORG just released a bunch of new stuff – here’s what’s what
Call it KORGmas. Okay, probably don’t call it that. But KORG just released a mess of gear for musicians. Here’s all of it in one place – and what to know. KORG Gadget for Nintendo Switch Available:...
View ArticleThis 16-yo and his team built a $100 Oculus VR clone and free SDK
One sixteen year-old, a couple of his friends, and their math teacher have taken on Oculus with an open SDK – and you can build the VR headset for $100. France’s Maxime Coutté writes up the project,...
View ArticleVirtuoso Commodore 64 composer Martin Walker is back
News for nerds: one of the musicians who was most adept at coaxing intricate music from chips is set to make a return. And that means it’s time for some chip music. Nowadays, the MOS Technology SID...
View ArticleVCV Rack modular is about to get gamepad support
Computer or Eurorack, you still want to get those grubby hands on your sounds. So the latest update to the free and open modular platform Rack makes that cheap and easy, with gamepad support. Developer...
View ArticleUnreal game engine’s modular sound features explained: video
Unreal Engine may be built for games, but under the hood, it’s got a powerful audio, music, and modular synthesis engine. Its lead audio programmer explained this afternoon in a livestream from HQ. Now...
View ArticleThis plug-in is a secret weapon for sound design and drums
It’s full of gun sounds. But because of a combination of a unique sample architecture and engine and a whole lot of unique assets, the Weaponiser plug-in becomes a weapon of a different kind. It helps...
View ArticleWatch The Black Madonna DJ live from … inside a video game
Algorithmic selection, soulless streaming music, DJ players that tell you what to play next and then do it for you… let’s give you an alternative, and much more fun and futuristic future. Let’s watch...
View ArticleMinecraft music making: watch someone play music with the game
Minecraft, your latest somewhat bizarre drum machine? Believe it. Gamer meisterjaan sends us this mod of Minecraft into a music tool, and the results are kind of hilarious / terrifying. Watch, as...
View ArticleTeenage Engineering to ship their OP-Z, a handheld game-like synth
In a sea of synths that embrace retro vibes or big form factors, futurists and minimalist design lovers have eagerly awaited the Teenage Engineering OP-Z. And that wait is nearly over. The new thing...
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