Read this if you’re wondering how MIDI 2.0 will change how you work and play music. It’s been over 35 years since the MIDI Specification was...
Rules of engagement for getting the most out of remote group music projects I recently agreed to join with a couple pals in a music creation...
If you’re a synthesist, the Kyra could be a DSP farm for your DAW. One remarkably exciting new synthesizer that isn’t getting enough attention (yet) is...
ILIO launches 7 Days of Sound Design, a new series on sound design techniques with Spectrasonics’ flagship synthesizer Omnisphere 2.6 Starting today, ILIO will release one video...
If you want the predictability of an LFO with the pattern variations of random modulation, just add chaos. One challenge in music composition is finding the...
The heart of many synths is a wavetable oscillator, but what the heck are wavetables? Filling your mix with fresh, exciting sounds is what electronic music...
Participate in a live webinar and learn how Web MIDI is changing online collaboration. Join representatives from Google, Microsoft, Mozilla and the W3C today (Saturday, May 16) to discuss Web...
How to use sequencers to create musical patterns My last few columns have discussed repetition in music and the patterns that result. Until now, those discussions...
Automate your modular system with step sequencers. Playing music with our hands, feet, and breath is a wonderful thing. Sometimes, though, you want to set up...
Normally $15 a month, now you can watch a full 30 days of online tutorial videos for just $1, with no limitations. If you want to...
Want to integrate your old-school MIDI instruments with Ableton Live? Here’s how. We’re in the midst of an incredible resurgence of modular, semi-modular, and desktop synths....
New Livestreaming, Zenbeats, and FANTOM Courses Added to Roland’s Live Online Learning Platform Roland announced the expansion of categories for Roland Cloud Academy, an online learning...
Electromotive: The Story of ARP Instruments examines the rise and fall of a pioneering synthesizer company. Just after New Year’s Day, Synth and Software announced the forthcoming documentary about...
As music evolved, repetitions became patterns, and patterns became musical meters. Meters are time signatures. While tempo is how fast the music goes, meter is how the music goes fast. Together they...
Webinar beginning Wednesday, April 8: Learn to design and build your own modular system Synths & Software writer Chris Meyer of Learning Modular is hosting a series...
