The third annual Bay Area Maker Faire is this weekend, and looks to be a truly inspiring event. Maker Faire combines art, science, recycling, and entertainment in a hands-on setting that celebrates the inventive spirit. I was there last night for a pre-show gathering of exhibitors (my family and I will be performing our homemade Japanese storycard dramas throughout the...

Imagine what creative developers could do if Flash could transmit and respond gracefully to MIDI. Now an online petition is urging Adobe to do something about that.

i got a Mac Plus in 1986 because it had an interface device unlike anything i'd seen before ... a mouse. i got an iPhone for the same reason -- but now i hate it! here's why ...

Musicians who buy synthesizer wind controllers, such as a Yamaha WX-* or an Akai E*I, are often soon disappointed, not because of the controller's quality or their possibilities, but because they just don't work well with conventional MIDI synthesizer modules. Now that VST and other plugins are common, there has been an enormous explosion of new synthesizers. You would hope...

A little while ago I wrote an article about my experience using esession.com, a web-based "virtual recording studio". Esession struck me as having a very well-integrated collection of professional features. Now comes esession.com Version 2, and it looks like it's going to be better - largely by incorporating more non-professional features. (Disclosure: esession founder Gina Fant-Saez has become a friend...

Art is disruptive.
Computers, strong but stubborn.
Let's show them who's boss.

my brethren in interactive audio are an interesting bunch: intelligent, educated, and musically talented, but also funny, crazy, outrageous ... and easily annoyed.

It was late. Too late to record an acoustic flute to kick off a CD I was shipping in the morning. So I downloaded Kong Audio's free flute VSTi, tapped out a few notes, and hit sonic gold.

I don’t usually recommend audio products in this post. But I think you’ll agree, this is an important milestone. The press release says it works for Windows and Mac, but it'd probably work on Linux as well. INFINITUDE!™ 1.0 Dynamic Exaggeration Plug-in! Saratoga, CA - April 1, 2008 The Sound Guy, Inc. has announced the release of INFINITUDE!™, their long-awaited...

Everyone has a song inside. On March 22 and 24, Apple Stores around the country will show you how to get it out of your head and into an MP3 you can submit to American Idol. Apple promises, You don't have to know how to play an instrument, write a song, or even sing in tune. With GarageBand and...