Synapse Magazine: Archive of Twelve Issues Of This 1970’s Electronic Music Magazine

Synapse was published  from March 1976 to June 1979 and was a source of great electronic music information at a time before the internet.  I still have my collection in the basement but the magazine can be read here without dusting anything off.

Synapse Magazine

The Synthi Group Vol. 3 (ca412)

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“The Synthi Group returns for part three of their EMS analog music series. Unlike the first two releases, this edition was recorded with a specific theme in mind and with parameters of limitation. The artists appearing on volume three were asked to create ambient soundscapes using EMS equipment ONLY. No other musical gear was used in the creation of this compilation.”

Found At: The Synthi Group On The Internet Archive

Best Free Software Synthesizers-Listed And Reviewed

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“As the name of the site says, you will find here a list mainly devoted to synthesizers, but you will find also virtual instruments of other types, much fewer…
This list of freeware is not like the others that are on the web and has something special : it gives to you links for only the best free virtual instruments (for Windows), and is the result of many and long researches, after testing around one thousand instruments. My purpose is to avoid you getting stuck with the same job… All instruments are classified, but in an approximative way… When available, versions for other OS and formats are mentioned”

Native Instruments Kontakt Scripting Tools

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Excellent Kontakt Tools

Features:

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  • Syntax highlighting of script code.
  • Indent/dedent selected code (you can indent/dedent several rows with one key press).
  • Automatical reindentation of selected code
  • Pressing F5 runs compiles the code (this lets you declare and use user-defined functions and organize variables into families) and puts the code on the clipboard, ready to be pasted into K2.
    The compiler now reports common errors and automatically moves the cursor to the right place to let you fix them. Furthermore the syntax has been extended.
  • Pressing F10 exports the script to syntax highlighted HTML and automatically opens the page in your browser for previewing.
  • Code completion (pressing Ctrl+Space fills in the rest of the current word).
  • Call tips (pressing Ctrl+Shift+Space shows documentation for the function being called).
  • Parenthesis matching. When you write “)” the corresponding “(” is highlighted.
  • Goto line function
  • Ability to switch between fixed width fonts and variable width ones
  • Ability to choose number of steps (spaces) of indentation and an option to reindentate the whole script when this setting is changed.
  • Unlimited undo / redo
  • The compiler can optionally output compacted code (reducing it’s size by >50%) to help dealing with a K2 bug causing slowdowns for large scripts.
  • ‘end …’ lines can optionally be automatically added and there’s support for automatic indentation of pasted code.
  • Navigation panel which lets one quickly jump to any callback or function.
  • Tabbed interface for editing multiple scripts at the same time.
  • new Code folding and improved syntax highlighting. It is off by default since it makes files slower to load, but can be activated in the Settings menu.

MetaMix Algorithmic Audio Remixing Software For Mac OS X And Windows

“MetaMix is a cross between a musical composition, a digital audio player, an interactive experience, a software tool, and a work of conceptual art. Feed MetaMix your favorite audio track and listen as familiar music is transformed into a new listening experience. MetaMix superimposes new musical structures onto existing music by turning special mathematical integer sequences into new musical forms. These musical forms are used to “remix” the audio track you choose.”

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