Try sonifying data free, with the MFA Datafree MIDI Generative Tool for Ableton Live.
I did a step-by-step walkthrough on how to use freely accessible temperature data from @openmeteo ! Here's the last week or so in Berlin.
More:
https://cdm.link/sonify-data-in-ableton-live-with-a-free-midi-tool/
Gives me some ideas for more to do with Open-Meteo, too.
Okay, the final numbers are in. The MPC Sample weighs less than 9% of the MPC60 and costs under 3% of the original's (inflation-adjusted cost) -- with over 10,000 times the original sample storage.
This concludes your pointless statistics for today. Updated:
It's real, it's adorable, it's an MPC you can hold in your hand, and it costs just $399. Tiny desks now accommodate whole studios. But now that Akai has shared the full specs for MPC Sample — why not compare it to the original 1988 MPC60, spec-for-spec?
Akai's MPC Sample is compact, $399 -- let's compare it to an original MPC60!
https://cdm.link/akais-mpc-sample-vs-original-mpc60/
(for starters, it's smaller, way lighter, and will save you over $13,000 in inflation-adjusted money)
Music for the displaced from Tunefork Studios and Beirut Synthesizer Center:
https://cdm.link/music-for-the-displaced-from-tunefork-studios-and-beirut-synthesizer-center/
Spread the word. Our friends from Beirut Synthesizer Center and Tunefork Studios are joining urgent fundraising efforts with extraordinary music from Lebanese artists and around the world.
What this is, why it matters, what to do (plus a handy QR code you can print to share this IRL).
‘Laurie Spiegel remembers the legendary experimental composer and synthesist Eliane Radigue (1932–2026)’ in this e-flux article
https://www.e-flux.com/notes/6783469/in-memory-of-liane-radigue-1932-2026
Michalina Janoszanka, Wiosna (Spring), ca. 1920s. One of several paintings made directly on glass by the Polish artist. More of her work in our post: https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/michalina-janoszanka/
And buy a print of this image in our online shop: https://publicdomainreview.org/product/spring/
Stillness and radical presence: Mercurial Cycles mix and an album revisited, from Hüma Utku.
https://cdm.link/stillness-and-radical-presence-huma-utku/
It's tough to find music that can be comforting without being escapist, that fits the moment. Hüma Utku's mix and album for me fit that perfectly. Essential.
Hands-on sound: IRCAM's ASAP apps are now free on iPad.
https://cdm.link/ircam-asap-apps-free-on-ipad/
Deep filtering, repitching, and stretching on the iPad, joining existing (paid) Mac, Windows, and Linux plug-in versions.
Jessica Ekomane
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The Public Domain Review
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