this look like the community designed by Glocal Music

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OTTO is an electronic musical instrument for realtime manual beat slicing of audio samples.

OTTO provides a tangible user interface designed with the aim of giving the user the feel of having the sample in his hands. The musician can manipulate an audio sample in real time through the use of a restricted number of simple physical buttons and switches.

In computer music audio samples are generally represented as the waveform itself or as little colored blocks. Since the sample inside OTTO as to be controlled really fast, the performer needs to quickly understand where and how to play a specific part. The sample visualization has been designed to provide just the information needed and nothing more.

[via www.lucaderosso.com]

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Numubu, a social networking site for musicians and music industry professionals, is out of beta and offering $25,000, 5 iPads and more as prizes to entice signing on. The company is also developing tools to help market and sell music. Most of Numubu’s offerings are free, but there is a premium membership that includes a share in any ad revenue that the site might generate on your pages. Here’s a video overview:

Numubu a Social Networking For Musicians And The Music Industry

connect with us on numubu

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The MoshPit Amp, by Fur, is an automata that converts headbanging movements into metal music. Through style and intensity of your head banging, you are the conductor of a virtual metal band consisting of four instruments: vocals, bass, drums and guitar. you can control the volume as well as the pattern of each instrument to create engaging musical arrangements. If you mosh really hard you can trigger a guitar solo for the ultimate rock experience. Your performance in front of the amp will additionally be supportet by a lightshow with smoke, flash and pyrotechnics.

http://www.fursr.com

[via www.random-magazine.net]

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A mechanical hybrid thing called “Bassoforte” (bass + pianoforte). Is this the next step for the DIY Music?

[via thereifixedit.com]

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Music in motion

iSequence is one of the most powerful music creation studio designed exclusively for iPad. Thanks to intuitive 8-track sequencer, tons of instruments and flexible mixer with DSP effects you can easily program and record profesional loops, beats and melodies. Now you control every aspect of your music project.

The iPad edition has been rewritten and redefined to take advantage of a bigger screen and better performance.

The workflow is extremely fluid, you record tracks and controls movement in real-time, edit them using step sequencer and automation editor, switch between instruments, tracks and views without stopping playback. You can compose, jam and mix at the same time!

Features [specification]

• 165 built-in high quality instruments embedded in 3 banks; acoustic, drum kits, pads, leads, sweeps and ambient atmospheres recorded with top classic and modern hardware synthesizers. Additional banks available in the BankShop.
• Pattern sequencer: 8 tracks and FX curves editor. Instruments are not bound to tracks, so you can play chords or use multiple instruments on a single track. Up to 999 patterns in the project.
• Piano keyboard (6 octaves) or drum pads.
• Event parameters: note duration, panning, velocity and gliss
• Real time recording; metronome and ‘slow down’ mode.
• Copy/paste, move and transpose selected area or patterns.
• Mixer with 2 effect busses. Each bus contains 3d delay and a filter section. All parameters can be recorded in real-time or edited using automation editor.
• WIFI-sharing: HSQ, MIDI, WAV export. HSQ import.

find more info on beepstreet.com

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ExtensionFM is a browser extension for Chrome that finds every MP3 file on pages you visit and automatically creates a library of those songs for you to enjoy.

• Find and listen to every MP3 you come across
• Play songs from the source or within ExtensionFM
• Get a constantly updating stream of new music from the sites you’ve visited
• Continue to play music after you’ve left the page

You can download this free Chrome add-on here www.extension.fm

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BandCentral is a web-based collaboration, organisation and management tool for musicians.

The multi-login BandHub™ is a shared space with all the tools you need to manage your band: everything, from gigs & rehearsals, assets & fans, to recordings, merch & money… all from one central, secure and instantly accessible place.

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Station MIDI controller by Ander (www.ander.fm)

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Gigsby.com launched recently in private beta as professional network for the Electronic Music Industry.

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