Kymatica Software: AlgoScore

AlgoScore is a graphical timeline software environment that produces audio output via CSound and runs on OS X and Leopard. For a while, I was looking to write software like this, so I'll be very interested in taking a look, it seems quite polished. For OS X, you do need X11, CsoundLib and JACK OSX. I'll be checking on the MacIntel/Leopard compatbility of the CSound prerequisites shortly.

Tristram Cary

Both MusicThing and CreateDigitalMusic reported on the passing of Tristram Cary this week. RIP. There is some video here of an Australian Documentary called What the Future Sounded Like.

Max 5

There's a lot of new stuff in Max 5 which came out this week. The upgrade including MSP and Jitter (they are now all bundled together) is $199. If you use ElectroTap's TapTools, there is a TapTools 3 beta version available and an upgrade will you get the production version when it is released.

IXI tutorials for SuperCollider and PureData

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These IXI tutorials cover basic SuperCollider, PureData, using Python and a hacked DIY gamepad sensor interface.

Birdcall Synthesis Tutorial in PureData

Perhaps more than you ever wanted to know about birdcall synthesis (in PureData) can be found at Obiwannabe, home of a set of interesting tutorials on Practical Synthesis Sound Design by Andy Farnell. PureData (.pd) files and sound examples are part of the tutorials.

Noise Toy Kit - the loud objects

Electronic noise group the loud objects has this DIY Noise Toy Kit which is detailed in this Make blog including sound samples and a basic tutorial.

Electronics for Music Synthesis

Aaron Lanterman of Georgia Tech has posted a helpful syllabus and videos for his course Electronics for Music Synthesis. If you've been itching to know more about synthesis at the level of Op Amps and Oscillators, dig in! Aaron also maintains a DIY datasheet for DIY synth building.

Rodrigo Constanzo's Instruments

Rodrigo Constanzo has a great collection of instruments on this page — bent electronics, home built stuff, and even Max/MSP patches.

Logic video tutorials

Here's the first Logic video tutorial in a series put together by David Earl of Pyramind, San Francisco. Click here to see his YouTube user page which has the complete set so far.

Though they cost about $40 each, MacProVideo also has some useful video tutorials you can buy as well. And of course, if you are starting out in Logic, check out Apple's site and the the Apple Pro Training books - I found the 2 volume Logic 7 books have a bit more information than the current Logic 8 book.

Interview with Monome

Here's a interesting video interview with Monome, known for their innovative hardware controller.

Using a Wii controller with Max/MSP

At the SEAMUS 2008 conference in Salt Lake City, Jeff Stolet of the University of Oregon did a fun piece using 2 Wii controllers to control a Max/MSP patch which in turn processed live video and sound. Here's a useful Max object developed by Masayuki Akamatsu which uses the Bluetooth API to let you use a Wii remote with Max/MSP 4.6.

DIY Leslie Speaker

I'm definitely going to try and build a homemade leslie speaker - plug-ins will only get you so far!