Marie W. Anders’ Frozen Music: Debussy, dance, poems, and foghorns
In ethereal stretched harmonic recollections of Debussy, across cooly confident grooves echoing from dance floors, composer Marie Wilhelmine Anders has...
music theory
Ableton Live Scale Library Now Free
The Scale library is the most complete collection of presets for Ableton Live's Scale device, with 400 musical scales from...
“High” and “low” pitch are not universal; sometimes there are crocodiles
"High" and "low" pitch are universal, right? Wrong. Try large and small, thick and thin, and among Zimbabwe's Shona people,...
Live 12 will have an interactive companion site exploring tuning
Ableton Live 12 will ship with new integrated tuning support -- but there's more. An interactive website will explore the...
Ableton Live 12: a guide to everything that’s new
Ableton has announced Live 12 today, with new tools for creating sounds, exploring musical ideas, and playing with the software...
In Dorico 5, refined notation and more realistic playback with less effort – even in Elements
Steinberg's Dorico may be a flagship notation tool in the traditional mold, but frequent updates continue to argue for making...
Best of 2023: Analysing Hans Zimmer’s Interstellar Theme Song
In 2014, the Nolan brother’s science fiction film Interstellar took the box office by storm, quickly gaining a cult following...
Understanding Euclidean Rhythms
Here's an easy to understand discussion of Euclidean Rhythms - a way of using math to describe beats that are...
Geometric meditation – peace in Arash Azadi’s “Healing Light Through Stained Glasses”
The topic keeps coming up - how to find mental peace and remain centered even in tumultuous times. Iranian-born composer...
How To Shred A Synth Solo Like A Guitar Hero
Jamiroquai keyboard guru Matt Johnson shares his take on how to shred a synth solo like a guitar hero.… Read...
