Category: Music

  • SwinSID Ultimate Configurator Released

    Máté Sebők  has created an incredible microcontroller-based hardware emulation of the Commodore 64 SID chip called the SwinSID Ultimate (based on the original SwinSID). It can emulate the old 6581 or newer 8580 SID chips, run in NTSC or PAL mode, and so much more.  It even has blinky lights right on the board! You…

  • Schema Factor live performance at Burning Chrome

    Originally posted on Synescape: If you’re a total cyberpunk nerd this should immediately ring a bell: I could crash your whole (beat) from here man! Leif Bloomquist AKA Schema Factor performed at Burning Chrome using a Leap Motion controller for his hardware and a unique visualization engine. The result was mindblowing: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWN5hufwWRQ Leif crits with Digital…

  • Using The LEAP Motion as a MIDI Controller

    I’ve been captivated by the possibilities of the LEAP Motion as an input device ever since it was announced.  It’s still finding its niche, but I feel an area of huge potential is for interactive electronic music. So, how to turn your gestures into MIDI data with the LEAP?  I’m especially interested in using it with…

  • MIDI Mapper X 2.0 Released

    I’ve released the full version 2.0!  Check out the details at KVR.

  • Using SoMo by SonicWear as a MIDI Controller

    I’ve been working with the SoMo by SonicWear, a cool little device that generates sound through movement, and I had some input into its design.  SonicWear is a Toronto-based startup, and the project itself originated with Loretta Faveri at OCAD University’s Social Body Lab. The main target platform for SoMo is Max/MSP on a Mac, but I was…