This week, Kilohearts has released a sidechain ducking plugin called Compactor. It's basically a very clean sidechain compressor that can perform many more useful functions than the classic sidechain "pumping" effect. Kilohearts Compactor - Precision DuckingKilohearts Compactor adds the power of surgical sidechain ducking to your
I made some attempts at creating reverbs (simple reverbs and a reverb that is modeled after a description from an earlier post regarding Julius Smith's work), using only the files that ChatGPT generated. They sound and look directionally there, but could use some cleanup work. SimpleReverbSimpleReverb.maxpat14 KBdownload-circleJS_
This software synthesizer will be getting a lot of attention in the coming months and years. Anukari 3D Physics SynthesizerThe official website for the Anukari 3D Physics Synthesizer It is probably the most literal and interactive type of "physical modeling synthesizer" that I have yet encountered, and it
My prompt to ChatGPT 5: "Outline esoteric reverb algorithms found in work from Julius Smith." ChatGPT 5's response: "Here’s a compact outline of the more “esoteric” reverb architectures you’ll find in Julius O. Smith’s notes and papers (with pointers to the relevant
Every day, we inch closer to brain-computer interfaces being a popular technology! New brain-computer interface ‘reads’ your innermost thoughts and translates them into textScientists decoded inner speech from brain signals, enabling password-activated BCIs for faster, easier communication.Earth.comEric Ralls With a 74% accuracy score at identifying "imagined speech&
About a week ago, Chris Johnson from Airwindows released TakeCare, which is a chorus ensemble plugin that attempts to build off of his previous work with Melt. It's free to download and use under the MIT License, and the download links are contained on the TakeCare webpage. It
The Demon Box The Demon BoxDemon Box Developed by Eternal Research, the Demon Box transforms the hidden electromagnetic world into sound, signal, light and data. It captures frequencies from everyday electronics like phones, drills, and TVs, then converts them into audio signal, MIDI data, and control voltage. Whether you’re
This looks like it would be so much fun to play. It's fully analog and fully tunable as well. The company behind this also has a nice website for learning more about it. Chromaplane | An Instrument for DaydreamingExplore the Chromaplane electromagnetic synthesizer, designed for expressive and intuitive sound
I was curious about the number of chords that are possible with ten fingers on a standard keyboard and for other tuning systems. This was my prompt: "Count the number of possible chord combinations across the 88 keys on a standard keyboard, with a maximum of 10 notes per
The 'Music Generation' section within Hugging Face Spaces is a super fun and useful tool for those looking to expand their sound design palette(s) in a nontraditional way. Spaces - Hugging FaceDiscover amazing ML apps made by the communityHugging Face Some Spaces fail to launch, and others
It's uncommon to come across a piece of music gear that sparks one's imagination just from looking at it. When those pieces of gear do pop up, it conjures up feelings of excitement and wonder that one might have assumed were lost to "getting older&
🎵 Elementary Audio Synth Frequency 440 Hz Volume 30% Low-pass Filter Frequency 2000 Hz Start Audio Stop Audio Click "Start Audio" to initialize the synthesizer