Shimon is a marbima-playing robot with some real soul. This crazy little robot, created by Gil Weinberg at the Georgia Tech Center for Music Technology, can listen to the other players around it and play out little ditties in response to the music. In short, it’s the world’s best jazz and hip hop collaborator because, […]
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Mumford & Sons beware! An AI can now write indie music
A fascinating project called Amadeus Code promises to out-Tay-Tay Tay Tay and out-Bon Bon Iver. The AI-based system uses data from previous musical hits to create entirely new compositions on the fly — and darn if these crazy robot-songs aren’t pretty good. The app, which is available from the iTunes Store but doesn’t seem to […]
View More Mumford & Sons beware! An AI can now write indie musicTomu is a fingernail-sized computer that is easy to swallow
I’m a huge fan of single board computers, especially if they’re small enough to swallow. That’s why I like the Tomu. This teeny-tiny ARM processor essentially interfaces with your computer via the USB port and contains two LEDs and two buttons. Once it’s plugged in the little computer can simulate a hard drive or mouse, […]
View More Tomu is a fingernail-sized computer that is easy to swallowThe ONE Smart Keyboard Pro lets you tickle the ivories with ease
While the ONE Smart Keyboard Pro doesn’t have a sweet demo tune nor can it play barking dog Jingle Bells without some help, it can teach you or your kids how to play piano. The elegant keyboard has 88 weighted keys that simulate a true mechanical piano and connects to your phone so you can […]
View More The ONE Smart Keyboard Pro lets you tickle the ivories with easeThis MIDI-powered robotic music box is the good news I needed this week
It’s been a bit of a tumultuous week, to put it lightly, but one must always remember that no matter how dire things look on the global stage, there are always makers working obsessively to create something beautiful and useless — like this MIDI-driven, robotic music box.
View More This MIDI-powered robotic music box is the good news I needed this weekThe Wave is a ring that controls sound as if by magic
Out in the desolate wastes of deepest Iceland, magic blooms. The Icelandic sagas tell of fairy houses to magical rings that control the world, and now one of those, the Wave, has landed on the internet. The Wave is a ring that controls sound. It is essentially a wearable MIDI controller that lets you play and modify sounds as it’s made, allowing you to play music in thin air. It’s… Read More
With the right tools (and an adorable dog) you can play the ‘Hotel California’ guitar solo with a piano
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It’s actually amazing to think about the possibilities of creating music with modern technology. Give someone a piano, Ableton, and a MIDI controller and your halfway towards making a record.
Ron Minis uploaded a video to Youtube on Wednesday titled, “when you want to play guitar solos like the eagles but your Russian parents made you learn piano.”
Minis breaks out a full rendition of the classic guitar solo from The Eagles “Hotel California” with his piano. Even the dog had to appreciate the piano solo. Read more…
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