Change song chords to a new key ! It’s as easy as 1,2,3…
( read the FAQ )
If microphones seem a mystery, a few minutes reading this guide may help clear up some misconceptions and assist you in understanding the differences between various microphone types and the advantages of important microphone features.
The fact is, microphones are really rather simple devices. And if you know the meaning of just a few key terms, you are well on your way to becoming a microphone expert. With this basic knowledge under your belt, it will be easier to select the right model for almost any application.
( thx audio-technica )
Nice and useful dictionary !
also have a look at this Comprehensive Table of Musical Instrument Classifications and the
Wavosaur is an audio sample editor for Windows XP with all the classic fonctions :Cut/Paste/Trim etc.
Wavosaur will support VST plugins, and chaining VST.
You can download a free alpha for testing.
This site is a tutorial resource designed to assist in the training and self education of up-and-coming digital instrument developers.
The tutorials cover topics including music software design, audio synthesis, digital signal processing, compositional systems, and computer programming concepts.
It draws together the design and pedagogical skills of digital instrument makers from Australian Universities, with advice from experienced music software developers.
2001 : a space odyssey : A collection of sound files ( wav, midi )
( for non-commercial educational purposes only )
Jimi’s performance of wind cries mary at Stockholm, Sweden, 1967 ( 3 min 28 sec )
Andrew Bray : Listening to sounds coming out of the ocean sometimes adds a truly wonderful extra dimension to my sailing.
The simplest types of hydrophones are only suitable for dunking over the side of a slow moving or stationary boat. Hydrophones can also be housed to make them suitable for towing behind a moving boat, especially sailing boats which have no engine noise to contend with.
These pages provide information for DIY construction of both dunking and towing hydrophones, and some sample underwater sounds.
EarthEar’s new site is designed as an experiential installation space in which you can wander through "Galleries" that feature different styles of environmental soundscape art. As in an art gallery or museum, you can pause to get a deeper look (or in this case, listen) at pieces that attract you.
AudioMelody : A reviews and downloads library of all the best free music / audio production and composition software available.
Audio Editors
Audio Players
Drum Machines
File Sharing
Format Converters
Notation
Plug-ins
Sequencers
Synthesizers
Holding over 2500 pieces of historical and contemporary musical instruments from all over the world, the Stearns Collection of Musical Instruments is one of the largest accumulations of such artifacts housed in a North American university.
Perhaps the most important type of instrument in Western music has been the keyboard. Early examples go back to the Middle Ages and innovations are still being made to this -Day. The Stearns Collection is fortunate to have examples spanning the past 400 years. Take a virtual tour through the Collection to see a sampling of these instruments.
Throughout these pages, click on the images on the left to see more detailed images. Advance the pages at the bottom of the left column.
A fun tribute to the unearthly sounds of Delia Derbyshire, Ron Grainer, Dick Mills, Brian hodgson, Peter Howell, Dominic Glynn and Keff McCulloch.
Other versions ( but less funny ) here and here.
And Randy is using his new Dell for… ( hilarious )
( thx anti-erotics, kristof )
laptop_orchestra is an interactive synaesthetic instrument, designed for performances of audio visual compositions in real time.
The space conformation of the fifteen laptops, arranged on regular rows, brings back to the formation of an orchestral group.
On each one of them is installed a Software consisting in algorithms which activate sounds and abstract visual shapes based on color spectrum. Each laptop has its own sound and its own instructions for the construction of a shape.
Interacting from the orchestra conductor podium, lightly touching metal stems, it is possible to activate or deactivate each single laptop , permitting the generation of an endless number of different compositions.
Compared to a software of elementary audio and visual compositions, this installation puts the interaction in a defined and public space dimension, drawing a reactive environment in the contour of its physical dimension.
( thx : we make money not art )
