Writer for the New Yorker, Alex Ross, muses on possible explanations why John Cage is still held in such disdain while so many of his contemporaries like Rauschenberg and Pollock are hailed as visionaries. Perhaps the answer to his question rests in the nature of aleatoric music itself. Although Cage did experiment with other techniques, [...]
A visualization of the imperfections tempered tuning vs. perfect ration based intonation. From Justonic(by way of Synthtopia): With just tuning, composers were more or less locked into the key that a piece of music began in. This was not thought to be a problem until the rise of keyboard based instruments, which would sound out [...]
You can get TC Electronic’s M30 reverb for free(registration required)until Wendesday(Nov. 18). Afterwards, it costs US$79. It’s a VST and AU compatible plug-in(Mac and Win) with a decent sounding ‘hall’ sound. No ‘plate’ or ‘room’ though. Get it. AU units should be compatible with garageband. Any luck out there? UPDATE: The unit installs easily and [...]