A yummy selection box of new releases to talk about this month. Things like Chronoblob 2, Arturia Pigments, Prok Drums, Complex-1, Elephant and Chameleon, Mr Typo, CRAFTsynth, Voltage Modular, SampleTank 4, TRK-01 Play and Behringer. Podcast version http://moltenmusictechnology.com/podcast/mmm-dec2018.mp3 Video versionRead More →
Coming up this month we have the Muton is probably the most useful module I’ve come across, Tracktion build a sampled instrument of the Behringer Model D, we get lost in the never ending grey of Alpha Forever, Grid has us snapping together MIDI controllers, Joué give us a rubber grand piano, Cubase hits version 10, Stagelight hits version 4, Lancinantes drones on and on, Birdkids give us the best synth called Raven since Quasimidi, Lots of FM action with WaslioFM and Flow Motion while Dtronics adds knobs to Yamaha Reface DX, Haken Audio ContinuuMini is a MPE solo strip, we climb into a virtualRead More →
Every month, after the Molten Music Monthly video I aim to do a live stream. It gives us the chance to chat about that months music technology. It works best when people bring questions and opinions to the party and sometimes I make a bit of music. I will endeavour to remember to post those videos here and also release a podcast version for people who like that kind of thing. Podcast: http://moltenmusictechnology.com/podcast/MoltenLive07.mp3 Video:Read More →
Lots of fascinating stuff to talk about this month. People go polysynth crazy over the Moog One, Akai fire up a controller for FL Studio, M-audio and Fluid Audio release audio interfaces with nice big knobs, Soundbrenner come up with the ultimate musicians utility watch, TouchAble Pro makes the leap to Windows, Riffer makes your DAW sequencing feel more analog, and Novation put analog style sequencing into a controller keyboard, MINI-MU lets you sew your own chiptune controller gloves, Pipes brings massive sample instruments to hardware, we have a super bunch of synths from AtomoSynth, GS Apollo, Analog Fusion and Future Sound Systems and 4MSRead More →
It’s all been a bit suspiciously lively this month. The kids have gone back to school, autumn seems to be making it’s mark and we’re a month away from getting a heating system installed in our house. But no matter, what’s been going on in music technology, synthesis, software and hardware? Podcast version: http://moltenmusictechnology.com/podcast/mmm-sept2018.mp3 Erica Synths release their still not quite finished Techno System – Vladimir gives us a new version of the dazzling Euclidean Circles and we all pretend to know what that is – Audiophile Circuits League take on the awesome Sinfonion – Native Instruments release a whole bunch of stuff – Endorphin’sRead More →
Every month, after the Molten Music Monthly video I aim to do a live stream. It gives us the chance to chat about that months music technology. It works best when people bring questions and opinions to the party and sometimes I make a bit of music. I will endeavour to remember to post those videos here and also release a podcast version for people who like that kind of thing. Podcast: http://moltenmusictechnology.com/podcast/MoltenLive05.mp3Read More →
Amidst the August Bank Holiday madness I bring you a sand baked and heat stroked Molten Music Monthly. It turns out that playing with your balls can actually be a musical instrument – Tracktion release version 7 for free and secretly make some cool software instruments – Percussa SSP takes on VSTs – Folktek grow more modules in their garden – Aeolin Meditation chill into complex additives – CYPHER 2 and CRUSHER X embrace MPE – Apogee add their voice to tax concerns – Strange Science Instruments try to tell us why – ModulAIR is a slightly dodgy but fun virtual modular and we findRead More →
Podcast of my Molten Music Monthly July 2018 music technology, modular synthesis, software and hardware roundup. http://moltenmusictechnology.com/podcast/mmm-july-2018.mp3Read More →
It’s the start of the summer holidays and everything is starting to dry up except for the constant stream of cool music technology. We have a magical footswitch that routes CV by Sleight of Hand, Modal surprise us with a weird futurist mini-synth, Analogue Solutions sequencer gets a name, Elektron turn up the heat and Overbridge might exist after all. VCV Rack gets a VST version and Voltage Modular reappears on the scene, WTF finds a new way to morph waveforms, a new cheap Surface goes for it, Tim Exile wants to indoctrinate us into Endlesss, Hungry Robot Modular is jaming Eurorack modules into tabletopRead More →
Podcast of my Molten Music Monthly June 2018 music technology, modular synthesis, software and hardware roundup. http://moltenmusictechnology.com/podcast/mmm-june-2018.mp3Read More →