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Stable Diffusion, the slick generative AI tool, just launched and went live on GitHub

You've almost certainly already seen a torrent of high-quality text-to-image generation pics lately. Now one of the most impressive generative...

Weddell seal vocalizations are cooler than your synthesizer, and we’re still learning more

When it comes to chilly polar sounds, it's tough to top the incredible Antarctic Weddell seal. These creatures live in...

Over a decade, female festivals acts have tripled, says female:pressure; now what’s next

female:pressure have posted their latest FACTS report. A decade of data and advocacy now shows measurable progress - while also...

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...

Unity 2021.2 is full of artist-friendly stuff, from rendering to mobile face capture

Hey, that other engine starting with the letter 'U' is looking pretty amazing, too. Unity 2021.2 Tech Stream is here,...

NVIDIA’s SIGGRAPH brag: more real-time realism and lighting, more AI, more Omniverse

Good news for artists from NVIDIA this week - think more efficient photorealistic renders in realtime, and more Omniverse support,...

Miller Puckette, creator of Max and Pd, on how he’s patching his way to remote collaboration

Miller Puckette, the original creator of Max and Pure Data, has been working on keeping connected remotely, too. In this...

Escaping tuning’s restrictive default setting – a conversation with Khyam Allami

This year has kicked off with a renewed conversation about tuning in electronic music. Khyam Allami has helped ignite that...

A 1970s Swedish modular you probably never heard of was meant for every music school

Meet the Dataton 3000. The creation of Sweden's Björn Sandlund, it sports a unique, friendly modular designed for educational use...