Jon Appleton, composer and Synclavier innovator, has died
Another giant of electronic music's evolution has passed, with the loss on Sunday of Jon Appleton. The post Jon Appleton,...
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Go listen to this podcast about HBO’s epic sounds – and stick around for some retro visuals, too
Podcast Twenty Thousand Hertz is already must-listen material, covering the stories behind sound design and branding. Now clear some headphone...
Celebrate Eliane Radigue at 90 with a free documentary and fresh, radical re-releases
"I prefer to leave complete freedom to the listener ... letting them find their own music within themselves from the...
Dorico 4 is finally engraving-level notation with MIDI editing powers, in a single tool
As Steinberg's Dorico 4 matures, at last, we're seeing a single, elegant tool that produces engraver-quality scores, but also the...
Forester 2022 from Leafcutter John is a donationware modular sound naturewalk
Leafcutter John would like to invite you for a walk in a forest full of generative notes and sounds -...
Alvin Lucier, who saw sonic poetry in pencils and soundscapes everywhere, has died
An imaginative generation continues to pass away from us, now with the death of Alvin Lucier. The post Alvin Lucier,...
KMRU on spaces, Nairobi, and turning off Ableton Live’s grid
It's a film about tuning into the spaces around you, but KMRU makes an argument for being more than where...
In Glacier Music, sounds and songs capture urgency, deeply-felt and real
It's heard in drips, in flows of water. It's counted in numbers, echoes in poetry, called into the air in...
Looking for a future for techno? Jlin’s “Embyro” is pure fire
How much percussion and rhythmic thought can fit in under four minutes? A lot, when it's in the hands of...
Read this story of how the original Xbox startup sound was created
20 years ago next month, Microsoft's Xbox console debuted - and there's a story behind how it got its unique...
