iOS Dev: Decoding PHP URL Encoded Strings with NSString
June 14, 2010
If you do any PHP development, you should be familiar with the urlencode() function: 12345678910<?php $string = "This string will totally screw things up if it isn't urlencoded!"; $encoded_string = urlencode($string); echo $encoded_string; // Result: // This+string+will+totally+screw+things+up+if+it+isn%27t+urlencoded%21 ?> Notice that the resulting string contains percent [...]
David Byrne: How Architecture Helped Music Evolve
June 14, 2010
David Byrne discusses the effect that contemporary listening spaces have had on music composition throughout history. Related Posts:BBC Prog Rock Britannia DocumentaryKraftwerk and the Electronic RevolutionIannis Xenakis InterviewBBC Alchemists of Sound DocumentaryBBC Synth Britannia & Krautrock Documentaries
Kraftwerk and the Electronic Revolution
June 5, 2010
A sprawling, 3 hour history of electronic music centred on Kraftwerk and their contemporaries. Great stuff. Kraftwerk 1/18: Kraftwerk 2/18: Kraftwerk 3/18: Kraftwerk 4/18: Kraftwerk 5/18: Kraftwerk 6/18: Continue to parts 7 through 12… Related Posts:Swedish Kraftwerk DocumentaryBBC Prog Rock Britannia DocumentaryBBC Alchemists of Sound DocumentaryIannis Xenakis InterviewBBC Synth Britannia & Krautrock Documentaries
Sound Installations by Kichul Kim
June 4, 2010
Sound Drawing: Sound Looking: kimkichul.com Related Posts:BBC Alchemists of Sound DocumentaryBBC Prog Rock Britannia DocumentaryKraftwerk and the Electronic RevolutionWhat The Future Sounded LikeSwedish Kraftwerk Documentary
Chronology of Computer Music and Related Events 1906 – 2010
June 3, 2010
Paul Doornbusch has posted an interesting summary of how technological developments since 1906 relate to musical developments during the same timeframe. This is a somewhat extended and updated version based on the same item originally published in The Oxford Handbook of Computer Music late in 2009. When attempting such a chronology or timeline, even one [...]
June 2, 2010
Csound is a sound and music synthesis system, providing facilities for composition and performance over a wide range of platforms. It is not restricted to any style of music, having been used for many years in the creation of classical, pop, techno, ambient, experimental, and (of course) computer music, as well as music for film [...]
Interactive Music Generators by André Michelle
June 1, 2010
André Michelle has posted several interactive music generators on his site. Two of the more interesting ones are ToneMatrix and Pulsate. ToneMatrix by is a variation on the popular Monome/Tenori-on matrix sequencer concept. The pitch map is very well chosen, and it produces very interesting results from visual patterns. In Pulsate, you click to create [...]
Sample Rate Conversion Comparaisons
May 31, 2010
Canadian mastering facility Infinite Wave provides a great tool to compare sample rate conversion performance in a variety of popular sound recording/editing applications. See how your system stacks up against the rest! SRC Comparaisons Related Posts:Little-Scale 8-bit Sample PacksTom Dowd DocumentaryTrash Audio TR-808 SamplesForgotten Keys Univox SR-95 SamplesKorg Monotron (Possibly Hackable) Synth
May 23, 2010
Fabricmachine is a sound installation by Kathrin Stumreich. Two fabric loops, driven by a motor, create a division in space. Light sensors measure the opacity of the textile. The way all pieces are sewed together for a fabric sound track is responsible for beats, breaks and rhythms. Related Posts:Fine Collection of Curious Sound ObjectsSound in [...]
Richie Hawtin on Music Technology
May 22, 2010
The Creators Project talks with techno dj/producer and m-nus label founder Richie Hawtin: Related Posts:Circuit Bent Casio PT-87DIY Ribbon ControllerVince Clarke and the Temple of SynthLightbox – Light Sensitive Tone GeneratorHandmade Music Toronto Wrap-up