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Processing is an open source programming language and environment for people who want to create images, animations, and interactions. Initially developed to serve as a software sketchbook and to teach fundamentals of computer programming within a visual context, Processing also has evolved into a tool for generating finished professional work. Today, there are tens of thousands of students, artists, designers, researchers, and hobbyists who use Processing for learning, prototyping, and production. * » Free to download and open source * » Interactive programs using 2D, 3D or PDF output * » OpenGL integration for accelerated 3D * » For GNU/Linux, Mac OS X, and Windows * » Projects run online or as double-clickable applications * » Over 100 libraries extend the software into sound, video, computer vision, and more... * » Well documented, with many books available

Unfortunate name. Unfortunate gender references. The narration is a bit annoying. Good use of a visual layer to show the ableton over the physical activity, WOuld be better if he continued showing the physical along with ableton when he started playing the MPC controller. Nice job taking us through the process with explanation. cropping, warping, Explains why he thinks the sample is good and how to improve on it. Talks about creative process. Discusses slicing process. Don't think the proposed tempo is accurate based on playback and his counting.

This video tutorial outlines a process for using MIDI to transcribe a melody. A key aspect of this process is aligning the digital audio file with the MIDI file to be able to hear them simultaneously.

FTE is Free Thinking Environment, an edition of TouchDesigner available at no charge (free) for personal and non-commercial use. FTE is free for non-commercial use ONLY. The critereon is that you are not receiving money or compensation for your work with FTE. FTE is resolution-limited to 1280x1280. FTE will not include a small subset of Pro OPs (such as the Clip Blender CHOP, a motion blender) FTE does not include any support but you can use the Forum for advice and techniques. 2D/3D Compositing * realtime GPU-based compositing with TOPs - replaces CPU-based compositing - GPU 10x faster * GLSL pixel/vertex shaders - new materials and shaders system (MATs) integrated with TOPs (bump, multi-layer, displacement, reflections, etc) * TOP compositing system multi-purpose - build control panels, composite output movies, prepare textures * Floating Point pixel formats (16fpp and 32fpp) * truly mixed 2D and 3D - apply 2D FX to a 3D render and composite with other 2D and 3D layers * streaming and compositing high definition multi-layer movies from disk in realtime * smooth video input from multiple cameras - USB and FireWire cameras, webcams, TV tuner cards, etc * machine-to-machine movie streams - from one TouchDesigner process to another TouchDesigner process on another computer at realtime speeds in high resolution using gigabit Ethernet(1000T) * over 70 image operators - TrueType fonts, render movies to QuickTime / tif / jpg, multi-frame image blending, color correction, feedback, blurs, full RGBA * all renders and composites off-screen at any resolution and multiple realtime 3D renders in one session

This post provides an inside look at the process of creating a loop-based performance using Traktor Kontrol. Additional equipment used includes: Traktor Kontrol S4 Traktor Scratch Pro 2 Shure Beta 58 (mic) BOSS GT10b Bass FX processor (vocal bass effect) BOSS SYB5 Bass synthesizer pedal BOSS RC50 Loop station

"Not One, but TWO Synths Magellan comes with two independent synth engines that can run simultaneously. Use one synth for bass or FX, the other for lead or pads. Or couple the synths together to get the full growl of 6 oscillators, 4 filters and 4 LFOs running at the same time! Absolutely NO samples used: only actual, realtime audio synthesis. Oscillator Power Each Magellan synth engine has 3 virtual analog oscillators, with oscs 1 & 2 capable of true PWM wave generation. With the dedicated osc unison module, you can approach "super-wave" territory with ease. In addition, Magellan's FM module is an extra sound generator in itself so that no frequency goes uncharted! Filters Galore Each Magellan synth has two dedicated filter slots able to receive any of the 11 unique filter types. You can run the filters in series, or in parallel and blend them to taste. Each slot has its own ADSR envelope, cutoff, resonance/Q and contour settings, as well as tracking and envelope curve selection. Sequencer Magellan has a built-in polyphonic step sequencer influenced by revered analog boxes. With upto 8 note polyphony, 16 or 32 step programming, pattern bank, settable end step, step skip, note velocity and gate, as well as a performance friendly timelock feature, it is a comprehensive live performance tool. In addition, it has a programmable timeline for composing songs out of sequenced patterns, and a file import/export feature. Arps & Chords Each synth engine comes with its own dedicated, full-featured arpeggiator as well as a chordmaker. Double up on the arps, with 10 algorithms to choose from, as well as octave, repeat and gate settings. Program and then play chords by touching a single key. FX Rack Magellan comes with a comprehensive virtual FX rack that includes a multi-parameter reverb, BPM-syncable stereo delay, phaser, flanger, chorus, waveshaper, bitcrusher, and a sonic expander; all of which is processed in 32-bit floating point, as the rest of the audio. Keyboards

Audulus is a modular music processing app-with unequaled ease of use.

"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

"Crystal is a semi-modular software synthesizer featuring both subtractive synthesis and frequency modulation (FM) synthesis. It offers abundant modulation control with over 90 parameters which may be modulated, multi-stage envelopes with graphical editors, extensive tempo sync of envelopes/lforates/delay times, built-in effects for chorus/flanging/comb filtering/echoes, and a band splitter for effects processing by frequency band. Not only that, Crystal has wave sequencing, granular synthesis, program morphing, MIDI learn, and imports soundfonts. The musical applications for Crystal are literally boundless. Crystal is a plugin, which means it runs within a host, such as Cubase, Orion, Logic, Fruity Loops, etc. "

Swedish house mafia explaining the production and creation process of "one"

"For more info: http://bit.ly/hnTM7K In this tutorial, producer/DJ and Dubspot Senior Logic Instructor Matt Shadetek shows you how to manipulate, re-pitch, and process vocal samples using Logic Pro 9's ESX24 Sampler and Pitch Correction plug-in. Utilizing one of the vocal samples that comes with Logic, Shadetek slices each individual note of the sample, converts them into a sampler instrument. Shadetek delves into the ESX24 Instrument Editor, in order to re-pitch the vocal samples and make them playable across the keyboard. He then utilizes Logic's Pitch Correction plug-in (similar to Antares Auto-tune), which he uses to refine the pitch of the re-pitched notes. At the end of the tutorial, you should have a strong grasp of how to take a sample and play your own melody with it in Logic's EXS24 sampler."

tutorial outlining process for setting up MIDI preferences in Live

An explanation of how you can record any audio on your computer for use in sampling. (Does not address copyright issues related to this process)

First of a series video tutorials on the process and techniques used to create a remix of Lady Gaga's telephone. The remainder of tutorial videos can be found on YouTube. Organized as a playlist on DJ Vespers YouTube Page.

Video tutorial and explanation of redoing sound for a film or other visual media in Ableton Live. - Includes discussion of organization and groups - Process for creating and editing sounds to match visual elements

Video tutorial of how to create a snare drum sound by using audio samples (previously recorded). [Some devices may be different depending on what version of Ableton you are using but the process should be similar)

This is a good intro video to pure data. Shows you the process of making a sound and connecting objects. Does not provide much background as to what objects are, what objects are available, or how to when to use different objects, but it is a good way to see PD in action

Argotlunar 2 Realtime Granulator VST Plugin. Free Software (GPLv2). Description Argotlunar is a realtime delay-line granulator. It breaks up an incoming audio stream into short samples (Grains). Each grain can have random settings of amplitude, panning, duration, delay, pitch, glissando, filter and envelope. The output of all grains is mixed and sent to the main output. The main output can be fed back into the main input. Time-related parameters can be synced to the host tempo, for rhythmic or pulsing textures. Pitch-related parameters can be quantized for harmonic or melodic effects. Feedback can create chaotic and distorted sounds. Most of the parameters can be correlated. (Examples; Higher filter cutoff for grains with higher pitch, and vice versa. Grains with shorter duration can be panned to the center, and conversely the grains with longer duration can be panned wide in the stereo field. )