The top trending music app in Google’s weird Chrome web app store today is ButtonBass DubStep Piano (direct web link). If you ever wondered what Skrillex is doing back there, this will give you an idea; it works in a similar way to the MPCs and other equipment used by pros to trigger samples. This…
The Leap Motion Controller is a little box that can tell where your hands are. Its creators say it’s “more accurate than a mouse, as reliable as a keyboard and more sensitive than a touchscreen,” and “for the first time, you can control a computer in three dimensions with your natural hand and finger movements.” The…
Have you played the Skrillex videogame yet? Well, it is here, and you can play it using nothing more than your browser, arrow keys, and space bar. Jason Oda, who gained notoriety with the breakout retro-gaming hit emogame in ancient times (2001), built Skrillex Quest (direct link) for the dubstep superstar as a promotional item. He had…
The 3D dubstep controller that we didn’t even realize the world needed is a reality, enabling dubstep DJs to flail about on a stage in order to make (their idea of) music (which we actually rather like). It’s called the V Motion Controller. It is awesome.
One of the neatest aspects of last week’s DUMBO Summer Friday festival was that it put music app developers on the same stage (or near it) as the musicians. One presentation in particular combined elements of both app-building and live performance: Bangarang Boomerang, a robust, grid-like web app that lets you manipulate Skrillex’s dubset masterpiece, “Bangarang.”…
Between Google’s Moog-inspired playable doodle (Moogle?) and our editor’s nomination for MTV’s NILF award, it’s safe to say it’s been an exciting week for the music nerds at Evolver.fm. In other, less-nerdy music news, American Idol just finished up its eleventh season. I don’t know about you, but I had almost forgotten about that show; apparently it…
If you were told to make an iPhone app that to capture the current zeitgeist, what would it look like? A gas price calculator, perhaps, or something like the Inhuman Microphone? Or how about an app that lets you make dubstep tracks from Tim Tebow’s voice –does that sound about right? We thought so. Enter…
At the risk of giving too much away, we have some… interesting apps for you this week. But when haven’t we? This Week In Music Apps has been bringing you farm-fresh picks from the latest, greatest music app releases for 18 weeks straight. Don’t believe us? Check out our past installments for all the apps you can…
We were mightily impressed by The Wub Machine the first time around, but now that its creator Peter Sobot spent his 24 hours at Music Hack Day Montreal creating a new version, we’re even more tickled with the way this web app remixes any MP3 on our hard drive automatically in seconds. The Wub Machine…
Depending on who you ask, the musical genre known as “dub step” is either an ingenious synthesis of drum n’ bass and two-step garage or horrible noise. Either way, it’s fun to talk about. “I like dubstep,” admits The Wub Machine creator Peter Sobot. “There, I said it.” The Wub Machine, an open-source Python app (code…
