Korg and Namco create new 8-Bit synth, Apple wins patent on tech to stop fans filming gigs, and Behringer teases new synth.
Korg & Namco Create 8-Bit Synth For Gadget. Korg teams up with Bandai NAMCO on a new video game synth for their app Gadget, winner of best mobile music app at Musikmesse 2016. The synth, Kamata, features a reconstructed Waveform Memory Sound Generator, the sound engine that produced many legendary game sounds in the 80s. Watch it in action above and find out more here.
Apple Wins Patent on Tech to Stop Fans Filming Gigs. Apple has won a patent on a device that is able to block fans from using their iPhones to record shows, films and other live events, using infrared signals with encoded data commands to disable the recording functions of devices. Illustrations show a band on a stage, and an iPhone screen with the words “recording disabled”. Find out more here.
Behringer Teases New Synth. After years of rumours about a forthcoming Behringer synthesiser, the compay has released a video of that very synth being revealed to artists. Although there’s no full shot of the unit itself, we know that it’s analogue, polyphonic, and was likely developed at the UK headquarters of Behringer‘s sister company Midas. Watch above.
A 360-Degree Ableton Interface. Music educator and producer Tom Cosm has created an immersive Ableton Live interface using Facebook’s 360-degree photo function, allowing you to become fully enveloped in a giant environment of MIDI clips and automation. “Well that turned out way more tripped out than I imagined. Scroll around, or if your on your phone move around like a crazy person,” he explains. Try it out above.
Showing Kerri Chandler Around Barbarellas’ Setup. World-renowned Croatian nightclub Barbarellas‘ sound engineer Kim Lewis walks US house legend Kerri Chandler through his unique setup, which provides equal sound coverage across the venue using three stereo images. Watch above.
A Foreigner’s Guide to Polish Electronic Music. Culture.pl presents a guide to Polish electronic music since its censorship under their then communist regime, with musical accompaniments to listen to as you read, “from bizarre sonic experiments with classical music to pumping dance anthems filling up clubs around Europe”. Read and listen here.