Apr 04
Leap Motion has announced a new music app that is available for the Mac user called Muse. The software is a music creation platform that allows users to create ambient … Continue reading
Apr 03
MIDI—the Musical Instrument Digital Interface—lets anyone with just an electronic keyboard, or other simple interface device, recreate an entire orchestra’s worth of sounds. But what if you can’t even play a keyboard? That’s where a new piece of software called imitone can save the day, turning your voice (or other sounds) into an all-out symphony.
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Apr 03
Digital audio software lets you emulate the sounds of instruments that you don’t own or know how to play in real life. But these programs don’t eliminate the learning curve. They’re still not intuitive. Imitone can change that. It’s an Windows and OS X application that helps your computer convert your voice into a signal that music creating software can understand. With Imitone, you can sing a piano track. Whistle a guitar hook. Fart a string section. I hope.
Imitone is a software MIDI controller. In simple terms, a MIDI controller turns your input into MIDI, a format that many music and sound creation programs can understand. Common examples of a MIDI controller include keyboards and drum machines. Obviously, with those MIDI controllers you still have to know how to play drums, piano, etc. in order to create a melody. But with Imitone, the only thing you need to know how to use is your voice.
Here’s Imitone inventor Evan Balster imitating a violin in real time with the help of Imitone and Ableton Live:
Imitone reminds me of the Beardytron 5000, but way more user friendly. Speaking of which, Imitone will have two versions. Imitone will be for casual and amateur users, while Imitone Prime will pack advanced capabilities such as multi-channel control, noise cancellation, adjustable tuning and more. Pledge at least $25 (USD) on Kickstarter to get a copy of Imitone as a reward; pledge at least $60 if you want a copy of Imitone Prime.
Apr 03
Busted ex-Microsoft worker pleads guilty to trade secret theft, faces up to ten years
Posted in: Today's ChiliLast month word surfaced that a former Microsoft employee had been arrested for allegedly stealing trade secrets from Microsoft and leaking them to an unnamed French blogger. That blogger had … Continue reading
Apr 02
Detailing the bits and pieces that’ll be appearing in the next Windows 8.1 Update this year, Microsoft showed off how they’ll no longer be so focused on touchscreen devices. While … Continue reading
Apr 02
Starting off with a bang is what Microsoft needed to do with their own long-awaited personal assistant Cortana. This week they’re making a rather grand effort in doing so, connecting … Continue reading
Apr 02
At BUILD 2014 Microsoft’s Joe Belfiore introduced the company’s reply to Apple’s Siri and Google’s latest voice search with Cortana. Cortana’s other name was introduced onstage too as Belfiore spoke … Continue reading
Apr 02
The first of a long line of updates to Windows Phone in Windows Phone 8.1 has been revealed today in the Action Center. For those of you that aren’t familiar … Continue reading
Apr 02
This chat at BUILD began with the chief of Windows, Terry Myerson, stepping onstage suggesting that he “considered coming out chanting Developers, Developers, Developers!” He went on to say though, … Continue reading
Apr 01
Apple has just pushed out a major update to the three core members of its iWork productivity suite. This latest versions of Pages, Numbers, and Keynote include a ton of … Continue reading
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