Following a recent trend for some of the more interesting musical instruments and interfaces to start life on crowdfunding sites, AlphaSphere have begun a campaign for their new AlphaSphere Me. The Me, which was originally announced back in January, is a smaller version of the AlphaSphere DJ controller. It links to a PC or Mac, […]
Archives for February 2015
MIDIcreator – Papers and articles
A number of papers and articles have been published over the years featuring MIDIcreator. The following list was put together several years ago but maybe helpful to anyone doing research in accessible and assistive music technology.
This information was previously hosted on the MIDIcreator-Resources website.
Buy a Soundbeam and get a free training course
Soundbeam currently have a great offer on for anyone in the market for the latest Soundbeam 5. Anyone purchasing a unit between now and the end of April is eligible for a FREE place (normally £500 plus VAT) at their residential training course in May.
Updating Soundbeam 5 – Part 2
In this second part of my guide to updating the Soundbeam 5, we look at upgrading the included samples and sound sets. This will add new sounds to your Soundbeam and change the demos played when you press the ‘preview’ button.
Again, all the sounds are free from the Soundbeam website.
Updating Soundbeam 5 – Part 1
The joy of computer based instruments is the ability to download updates to fix bugs and add features. Whilst the Soundbeam 5 is entirely self-contained, the rear panel features a USB port that allows you to connect it to a PC. Although you rarely need to do this, it’s always worth checking to make sure you’re running the latest version.