I’ve started using Last.fm more and it recently told me what I like. Here’s what it said…
I’m into hip-hop, rap, electronic, hip hop and experimental, including:
Lil Wayne, Burial, Eminem, Atmosphere, Beastie Boys, Notorious B.I.G., Drone, Clark, Bibio, Michael Jackson, Madlib, Gang Starr, Percee P, Mase, Guru (of Gang Starr), Cedric Burnside & Lightnin’ Malcolm, Chris Clark, D12, M.I.A., Longshot, Jedi Mind Tricks, Boards of Canada, NoidBoy, Roscoe Dash, Qwazaar, Jay-Z and Linkin Park, Raekwon, Koen Park, Jay-Z, Prefuse 73, Rick Ross, Ali, Obie Trice, Ad.R, Del tha Funkee Homosapien, Roglok, Murs, Shamanez, jo jena, NEUBAU, Benefit, JT Money, CandlestickMaker, Do or Die, MF DOOM, The Books, T.I..
I went through the websites of 152 Artists in the test tube catalogue to see the different ways artists are utilizing the internet. I was pleased to see a wide variety of looks&feels, as to be expected, but also found some general patterns as to how people are choosing to present themselves.
It is important to have a website, that much can be agreed upon. After that, people vary widely in what they feel belongs and doesn’t belong in a website. It doesn’t seem enough to just Have a website, but if that’s the only thing that is agreed upon…
Let’s check out a couple of different “types” of musician websites and some of the similarities between them. Continue Reading →
A professional acquaintance made a comment a while back. He checked out Starschreck / Dan Schreck and later told me that he had trouble listening to my music. At the time I disregarded the comment, I filed it under the category of Not My Problem.
I realized that this is My Problem. One of the most important functions of this website is that people can access my work. If someone does put in the time to access the website and cannot listen to my music then there is a fundamental problem with the website. The website doesn’t work right.
The problem of making music easier to listen to online is a bit strange. In my case, I do not release my own music. I may have offered a few tracks here and there to Starschreck subscribers, but everything else has been released through test tube. My “music page” has almost no music on it. It directs people to test tube. Then each song can be individually clicked…
Max for Live is now available at the Ableton webshop.
Co-developed by Ableton and Cycling ‘74, Max for Live is a new Ableton product that puts the power and potential of Max/MSP inside Ableton Live. With Max for Live, you can create all the instruments, effects and extensions you’ve ever wanted: unique synths and effects, algorithmic composition tools, even hybrid hardware/software music machines. If you want to go beyond the conventional and predictable, Max for Live is for you.
Please note: Max for Live requires Ableton Live 8 or Suite 8.
Bah humbug! You chose to post videos about HOW TO, but you do not let people embed your videos? tsk tsk. (note to my readers: i do recommend clicking the link to his video)
I like you anyways, Gustavo Bravetti. Your video is a good walk through of the coolness of unlinked envelopes in Live 8, though it does apply to previous versions as well, though I’m sure you knew that.
The video is using unlinked envelopes on more of a micro scale, looping a tiny fragment of sound to fill one bar, and then bending/twisting/puching_holes in that bar to create a dynamic sound… out of nothing. I love computers.
This workshop demo video is about using Live’s unique clip unlinked envelopes and Ableton’s effects to easily create elaborated sequenced sounds as well as a “how to” create a bass, a tuned bass drum, a clap and hi hats.
