Last year we posted a video purportedly of Mario Balotelli playing the piano, which we called out as fake. Now another footballer is causing a YouTube stir for apparently playing a version of Alicia Keys’ “If I Ain’t Got You”. Brazilian footballer Neymar is apparently playing this piano, but as […]
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It may be far from the conventional sort of rhythm MIDI controller one thinks of – an electronic drum kit, perhaps, or the drum pads on a controller keyboard – but in fact it’s possibly one of the most natural ways of capturing human rhythm. Consider the idle (or even […]
DrumPants: using feet and thighs as a MIDI/OSC controller
Here’s a neat review, demo and tutorial of the latest free version of Jam Synth, all rolled into one. Jam Synth, for iOS devices (preferably an iPad) is a pitch-to-MIDI converter which works great with guitars, vocals, and other electronic instruments. It’s great when you have a non-MIDI device which […]
Jam Synth review, demo and tutorial video
Keyboard virtuoso and all-round good guy (if at times a bit ‘grumpy’) Rick Wakeman has stamped his name firmly in the Korg army when it comes to buying a digital piano. Personally, I’ve always been a fan of Yamaha digital pianos, but there’s no doubt Korg make some crackers as […]
Rick Wakeman bigs up Korg in digital piano guide
Here’s a cool little project by Antonella Nonnis: a pop-up book complete with a working piano keyboard. It’s constructed from paper and as you can see from the picture it’s not very sturdy or portable. Even so, it’s a great project and can surely have boosted understanding of how these […]
Pop-up piano book project [DIY]
Here’s a very insightful video made by Steinway & Sons, giving a tour of their factory and explaining many of the processes which go into making one of their top-end, unique grand pianos. It’s narrated by the late John Steinway. The 8-minute video doesn’t cover every aspect of the production […]
Making of a Steinway grand piano [VIDEO]
This most certainly isn’t the Baby Elephant Waltz, but watch as two elephants join in as pianist Paul Barton plays The Entertainer in Thailand. (Video not displaying? Visit the original page)
Elephants join Paul Barton on the piano [VIDEO]
Suit & Tie Guy of STG Sound Labs brought his modular synthesizer by the Moog Sound Lab and controlled four of our Sub Phatty Analog Synthesizers with his labyrinth of analog modules.
Sub Phatty | Modular Control [VIDEO]
Inspired by the heatwave, Harry @ Westend Production was jamming out a remix of Roy Ayer’s classic Everybody Loves the sunshine in the shop when the young MC Tiga heard the beats and asked to join in. She proceeded to freestyle over the beats performed using the MPC Rennaisance and […]
WESTEND MPC JAM: Everybody Loves the Sunshine Remix featuring MC ...
A basic video which walks through some basic steps you can take to make a MIDI-based guitar track sound less ‘cheesy’ or fake, including using plugins and effects, and keeping things simple.
How to Record Realistic Synth Guitar Tracks Recorded & Live ...
Built a nifty clone of a Synare analog drum circuit, triggering it with a Hart Dynamics Pro Snare and also featuring the Dusic (Deaf Music Cube) which is visualizing the sound of the synth with sound-reactive LEDs mapped to different frequencies. Finally the audio out is running into a Sommatone […]
Analog Drum Synth Triggered by Electronic Snare (Synare Clone) [VIDEO]
Here are the “special effects” on my Scotch Box Synthesizer. Demonstrated first is the capacitor; where one button produces sounds from it draining and the other from it charging. Then is the “Special effects Generator” which produces a rhythmic effect. Then the “Stepped Tone Generator” or “Atari Punk Console” which […]