Don't know how to beatmatch and always wanted to be a DJ? Try Tone Maker DJ,it is a web application that act like a turntable, or should i say loop base music application. It has got a few cool genre for you to play around with. A real time waster!

Waste your time HERE.

Labels: computer music, DJ, music web application

Sonic Visualiser is an application for viewing and analysing the contents of music audio files. I personally find that this software is almost similar to Wavosaur but without the VST feature. Sonic Visualiser contains features for the following:

* Load audio files in WAV, Ogg and MP3 formats, and view their waveforms.
* Look at audio visualisations such as spectrogram views, with interactive adjustment of display parameters.
* Annotate audio data by adding labelled time points and defining segments, point values and curves.
* Overlay annotations on top of one another with aligned scales, and overlay annotations on top of waveform or spectrogram views.
* View the same data at multiple time resolutions simultaneously (for close-up and overview).
* Run feature-extraction plugins to calculate annotations automatically, using algorithms such as beat trackers, pitch detectors and so on.
* Import annotation layers from various text file formats.
* Import note data from MIDI files, view it alongside other frequency scales, and play it with the original audio.
* Play back the audio plus synthesised annotations, taking care to synchronise playback with display.
* Select areas of interest, optionally snapping to nearby feature locations, and audition individual and comparative selections in seamless loops.
* Time-stretch playback, slowing right down or speeding up to a tiny fraction or huge multiple of the original speed while retaining a synchronised display.
* Export audio regions and annotation layers to external files.

To download Sonic Visualiser, please visit http://www.sonicvisualiser.org/index.html

Labels: computer music, Sonic Visualiser

If you are as sucky as me in normal recording then you need help. The pro studio sound engineers are too pound to teach you anything? Then try www.recordingwebsite.com its one of the many web pages in the net that teaches us(sucky sound recordist) a trick or two.

Labels: computer music, effect, sound engineering

The Tony-b Machine is a web application that create loops of melodies by using Flash. You can record your own "composition" and let others listen to it. Or you can listen to other people "masterpiece". A real time killer. I can play with this stuff the whole afternoon.

Try it at http://www.tony-b.org/

Labels: computer music, web application

I have wrote about this topic a few month ago. This is a normal and short interview on Daniel J. Levitin. For you out there who are too busy or lazy to write the whole book, can start off with this short and interesting interview.

To read A Rock n' Roll State of Mind, pleas click HERE.

Watch a video of Daniel Levitin and David Byrne.

Labels: Daniel J. Levitin, music psychology

Here is a website that teaches music theory using video. Very interesting stuff.

Check it out at http://www.musictheoryminute.com/

Labels: music theory

"This sound will help you to keep awake and alert. It will help you to
wakeup and stay awake at work."

This is what aarongaul.com has claim. After trying the "sound therapy" I find that it's no different. I don't find myself feeling anything more awake. But maybe its the headphone. Or maybe I am not concentrating on the sound that is playing in the headphone. Anyway, for all you people out there that want to keep yourself awake in the office after a boring meeting don't just go to the pantry and get a cup of coffee, try Awake & Alert. It may not work for me but, who knows, it may work for you.

Labels: computer music, sound design

Mario Paint Composer is a remake of the music system from the original Mario Paint for the Super NES. It is made by unFun Games. The game is, of course, completely free, but we ask that you check out our website if you like it. You'll find other fun online games to play there for PC and Mac!

Labels: 8 bit, computer games music, computer music, Super Mario Bro

DSK Music Blog is giving away 10 free VSTi. Some of these VSTi are really good sounding and one of the instruments, DSK Brass have recently been feature in Computer Music magazine.

Labels: computer music, free VST, software synthesizer, virtual electric piano

Audjoo.com is giving away freeware VSTi synth: Helix. Its is almost similar to Reason's Thor.

To download Helix, please visit http://www.audjoo.com/Helix.html

Labels: free VST, freeware, software synthesizer, virtual software

Labels: analog synthesizer, Basic Synthesis Tutorial, Drum machine, Korg MS2000

Since the closing down of Patch Arena (http://www.patcharena.com/) many sound designers and patch freeloaders don't know where to upload their soft synth patches or download them. I have found this website, The Patch Lab. It is almost similar to Patch Arena. Sound designer can upload their patches and the freeloaders can download them.

Check it out at http://thepatchlab.com/

Labels: computer music, patch arena, software synthesizer

Recently while I was using Stumble Upon trying to skive in my office, I discover a ftp site fill with samples of old analog drum machine hits. Below is the website:

http://hexawe.net/mess/200.Drum.Machines/

Please download while stock last.

Labels: computer music, Drum machine, drum samples

Nice video on the famous Moog.

Labels: electronic engineering, electronic music, electronic music instrument, history synths, moog

LazySnake is a virtual electric piano VSTi. It is the latest freeware synth from the guy that bring you ErsDrums, polyIblit and iblit.

To download LazySnake, please visit http://www.bostreammail.net/ers/lazysnake.html

Labels: computer music, free VST, freeware, virtual electric piano, VSTi

Wavosaur is the free and almost similar Sony SoundForge. Its is one of the best free audio editor in the world wide web. It support VST effect, multiple document interface, mute, channel convert (stereo->mono, mono->stereo), insert silence, change volume, normalize level, fade in/out, invert/flip and undo. There are other useful functions in this incredible freeware that are too many to say here. You got to try it to believe it. Oh and dont forget to donate to the creator of this wonderful freeware.

Check out Wavosaur HERE.

Labels: audio editor, computer music, freeware

Alieno is a monophonic synthesizer with an advanced step-modulation, , suitable for lead lines, sequences and special FX synthesis. Its has 144 presets sound and a very cool design. Got into 5th position on the recent KVR DC Competition too.

Main features:
- 6 oscillators arranged in 3 modules
- Multimode 12dB filter: low/hi/bandpass, peaking & notch
- 16 steps LFO with pattern memory, randomizing and templates
- Advanced portamento & pitchbend with per patch assignable ranges
- Built-in high quality FX: pan/tremolo, delay and reverb
- 12 skins assignable per patch
- Step LFO, pan/tremolo & delay are synced to host tempo
- All parameters can be automated in host
- 4x stereo oversampling

Download it HERE.

Labels: computer music, free VST, KVR DC Competition, monophonic synthesizer