Tag: Electronic musical instruments
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The Secret Life of The Optigan
Following on from the previous post I looked up the source of the sample in the Paloma Faith track Upside Down and was surprised – it was from the Optigan. ‘That’s a name I haven’t heard in a long time…’ /OB1 The Optigan was a home organ, really a kid’s toy made by Mattel, a…
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Electronica on the go – Anton Maskeliade
Got an email from Anton Maskeliade from Russia about his new video for Chabrec (below) shot in an old Zaporozhets car, with live triggered visuals. Not sure why the fencing bit, but love the fact he’s using Leap Motion control, it’s like Theremin for the 10’s (Lev Sergeyevich Termen was also Russian, so it comes…
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The DJ is touch sensitive
Wow – the Evolution controller – WANT ONE. 4,000 dollars – ouch – but being able to show people what you’re doing and not just checking emails – priceless…I’ve discussed it with DJs and control freaks and this sort of public visible controller/performance tool is going to be the future – the crowd can see…
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How to make your CD essential buying
In this period of hardly any physical CD sales how do you make your CD something people really want to buy rather than the same-old jewel case and 4-page booklet that everyone does? Well Moldover has the solution – make it into an instrument!: Now kids THIS is the way to make people buy albums!