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"Instrument A is a composition and performance environment, controllable using only a single-button interface that can be adapted to each user's needs (e.g. adapted mouse, head interface, space bar). After opening the program for the first time, the user can begin a new composition by selecting one of 49 available loops as the basis of his or her composition. This loop can either be heard or silent during the final performance, but it will give each song its bpm and thus cannot be changed afterwards. The user can then add more loops or build new ones using the 105 samples available, through an interface similar to the one developed for Políssonos. After all the loops are laid out, the user can perform the song by triggering and layering different loop combinations and by freely playing the notes within a loop. Each song can be saved for future performances or subsequent compositional work and each performance can be recorded live as an audio file. The sounds for Instument A were selected from samples recorded at Casa da Música, from freesound.org and from Rolf Gehlhaar's personal library "

Basics of setting up an audio interface with Ableton 

"VST/VST3/AU plugin & standalone application, incredible sound and rhythm systems provide everything you could ever need! Not just a sampler, not just a synthesizer, not just a loop player... It is more versatile than you could imagine! It can play acoustic jazz swing with brushes, bossa nova, pop, r'n'b, hip-hop, drum'n'bass... If you can imagine it, MDrummer can play it. Free drum VST/VST3/AU plugin - MDrummer Small is a totally free version of MDrummer! It contains everything you need - the standalone application (on Windows)) and VST plugin compatible with most hosts such as Cubase, Sonar, Logic etc. Just download, install and enjoy the power of MDrummer 4. A huge library of resources is included. This consists of 6GB in 500+ acoustic drums and percussion multisamples, 900MB in 100+ subsample libraries, our proprietary synthesis technology, 300+ drumsets, 2400+ drumset components to generate your own unique drumsets, 300+ rhythms, 200+ base-rhythms and 12000+ loops to generate your own unique rhythms, samples, effect configurations, layers and much more... Updates and packages free for life - MDrummer downloads and installs updates and additional resources (samples, subsample libraries, rhythms, grooves...) for free! No more extension packs, we want our customers to be satisfied forever! Incredibly versatile sound system lets you tweek sounds using the most advanced tools available - plugin based sound generators (several samplers and synthesizers) and effects (compressor, equalizer, limiter, analyzer, phaser, vibrato, tremolo...), an unlimited number of drum slots, velocity layers and effects... MDrummer can create acoustic drums, synthesized drums, percussion and just anything you can imagine. Drumset generator and merger can be used to generate an almost unlimited number of original drumsets in just a few clicks. If you do not want to waste your time with complicated sound configurations or just need some quick inspiration, this is simply the fastest way to g

"MeldaProduction provides several effects for free. These are generally effects included in MDrummer and released in VST/VST3/AU form. Their features are very limited compared to our commercial plugins, but still extraordinary to most plugins on the market. You can extend the free plugins features by upgrading to our Pro bundle. See Licence & upgrade in each effect for more information. MAnalyzer MeldaProduction MAnalyzer MAnalyzer is an advanced spectral analyzer and sonogram containing unique features such as... MAutopan MeldaProduction MAutopan MAutopan is a classic auto panner with attitude! Our adjustable shape oscillator design and... MAutoPitch MeldaProduction MAutoPitch MAutoPitch is a simple automatic pitch correction plugin designed for vocals and other monophonic... MBandPass MeldaProduction MBandPass MBandPass is a filter plugin containing a high-pass and low-pass filters with slopes up to... MCompressor MeldaProduction MCompressor MCompressor provides refined compression with volume maximization. It features an adjustable... MEqualizer MeldaProduction MEqualizer MEqualizer is an extremely easy-to-use 6-band equalizer, but don't let it's simple design fool you.... MFreqShifter MeldaProduction MFreqShifter MFreqShifter is an extremely versatile frequency shifter, which unlike pitch-shifters doesn't keep... MLimiter MeldaProduction MLimiter MLimiter performs smooth saturation in a definitive tube-like way improving the clarity of the... MLoudnessAnalyzer MeldaProduction MLoudnessAnalyzer MLoudnessAnalyzer is an EBU R128 and ITU-R BS 1770-1 compliant loudness meter. It contains a peak... MNoiseGenerator MeldaProduction MNoiseGenerator MNoiseGenerator is a simple noise generator. It can be used as a testing generator for analyses or,... MOscillator MeldaProduction MOscillator MOscillator is an antialiased generator plugin with adjustable oscillator shape. It can be used as... MPhaser MeldaProduction MPhaser MPhaser is a traditiona

Good discussion of how to map a virtual instrument to a midi controller or interface.

An interface allowing a guitar or potentially other line in device to be performed through or recorded by a mobile device such as the iphone, ipod touch, or ipad

An interface allowing a guitar or potentially other line in device to be performed through or recorded by a mobile device such as the iphone, ipod touch, or ipad

An interface allowing a guitar or potentially other line in device to be performed through or recorded by a mobile device such as the iphone, ipod touch, or ipad

What is Nodal? Nodal is generative software for composing music, interactive real-time improvisation, and a musical tool for experimentation and fun. Nodal uses a new method for creating and exploring musical patterns, probably unlike anything you've used before. You can play sounds using Nodal's built-in synthesiser or any MIDI compatible hardware or software instrument. Nodal is based around the concept of a user-defined network. The network consists of nodes (musical events) and edges (connections between events). You interactively define the network, which is then automatically traversed by any number of virtual players. Players play their instruments according to the notes specified in each node. The time taken to travel from one node to another is based on the length of the edges that connect the nodes. Nodal allows you to create complex, changing sequences using just a few simple elements. Its unique visual representation allows you to edit and interact with the music generating system as the composition plays. Nodal is compatible with DAW software such as Ableton Live, Logic Studio, Digital Performer and Garage Band. It can transmit and receive MIDI sync. You can edit a network using the mouse and keyboard, and optionally a MIDI keyboard. Nodal recognises and sends notes, sync, continuous controller and pitch bend information. Features simple but powerful interface change your composition while it is playing - great for improvisation and quickly creating new musical ideas compatible with any MIDI synthesiser and major Digital Audio software can run stand alone using the built-in synthesiser live performance tools: trigger complex sequences within the network using any MIDI keyboard or MIDI input device define your own interactive continuous controller curves (e.g. Volume, Pan, Modulation) for greater musical expression built-in examples and tutorial information to get you started and making music quickly

LMMS is a free cross-platform alternative to commercial programs like FL Studio®, which allow you to produce music with your computer. This includes the creation of melodies and beats, the synthesis and mixing of sounds, and arranging of samples. You can have fun with your MIDI-keyboard and much more; all in a user-friendly and modern interface.

series of tutorials on YouTube for Pure Data

This is the first video in a series of a couple of dozen videos on how to use Pure Data. It is an excellent place to start if you have little knowledge about programming. Provides an intro to the interface, types of objects, and how to connect them. You will find links to further videos once you complete this one.

Políssonos is a loop-based midi sequencer that elicits the relation between the rhythmical division of time and the shapes of polygons. It was developed for the «Music & Mathematics» month, in October 2007, at Casa da Música. A simple midi sequencer at its core, Políssonos is mainly a proposal for a loop orientated alternative to the traditional "piano roll" interface. Políssonos was awarded with an honorable mention at Lomus 2008 - International Music Software Contest.

Kflux is a Max For Live device for granulation of sound. It's very easy to use : it has a friendly user interface and detailed descriptions for each function/parameter. Kflux works like a sampler : just put in your audio sample and let the granulation begins!! Kflux can produce a wide range of sound results : streams of grains, massive granular clouds, complex textures, walls of noise, etc… Thanks to the Max For Live total integration, each Kflux parameter is fully automatable in the Live's timeline. No external Max objects are used in Kflux.

PERFORMER is a revolutionary way to control your music software. It uses multi-touch technology to the full. Instead of traditional faders and knobs, use multi-touch and gestures to manipulate PERFORMER's beautiful shapes to dynamically control your computer's software instruments in real-time. In the studio, it allows the artist to approach their sound-design routine from a new, inspiring angle: to reconnect to their software instruments and Digital Audio Workstations by using Performer's revolutionary interface and arriving at sounds and progressions impossible with traditional controllers. But PERFORMER was also made to be seen! On the stage, alongside with VISUALISER (PERFORMER's big-screen visual output module, which is coming soon), PERFORMER creates an engaging live show that is indeed "alive".

LucidChart is the missing link in online productivity suites. LucidChart allows users to create, collaborate on, and publish attractive flowcharts and other diagrams from a web browser. To accomplish this, it adheres to the following design ideals: The interface must be clean and intuitive to serve as a solution for experienced diagrammers and new users alike. Collaboration must be easy to set up and easy to use. Users should never be locked out of a document, or kept from editing it, just because another user is currently working on it. The experience will be the same across different browsers and devices without using plugins (i.e., Flash) by building on HTML5 and other web standards. Publishing to PDF or other image formats must be easy and robust.

allows game controllers to be treated as USB controllers on a computer

Manuals for audiocubes

MIDIBridge is a software application developed specifically for the Percussa AudioCubes hardware. It lets you use the AudioCubes with your existing MIDI compatible instruments or software for audio or visuals, such as Max/MSP, SuperCollider, Pure Data (PD), Reaktor, Resolume, Ableton Live, FL Studio, Propellerheads Reason, Cubase, Logic, EnergyXT2, … and many others.

Review of audiocubes

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