Cakewalk SONAR DAW for Windows is back – and it’s now free
One of Windows’ most powerful, most popular, most native-optimized audio tools is not only back from the dead, it’s available for free. A version of SONAR Platinum will be available free, and finally,...
View ArticleThe vaporwave Windows 98 startup sound remix no one asked for
Time-stretched remixes of Microsoft startup sounds: they just never get old. But maybe we need this vaporwave Windows 98 in our lives. The source material in this case isn’t Brian Eno – that’s Windows...
View ArticleAzure Kinect promises new motion, sensing for art
Gamers’ interest may come and go, but artists are always exploring the potential of computer vision for expression. Microsoft this month has resurrected the Kinect, albeit in pricey, limited form....
View ArticleNotch just added killer NVIDIA Broadcast support with cool features like body...
So, speaking of NVIDIA goodies and why they're powerful for artists - Notch just added support for all those NVIDIA Broadcaster features covered here in the fall. It's like a motion capture studio and...
View ArticleRead this story of how the original Xbox startup sound was created
20 years ago next month, Microsoft's Xbox console debuted - and there's a story behind how it got its unique boot sound sequence. Call it this century's first chip music composition / sonic branding...
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