Matt Vanacoro got to grips with binaural audio, ASMR, hidden microphones and more thanks to Hooke Audio's Verse. Check out his hands-on video review here.
Creating and adding dynamic 3D modeled objects and scenes to your FCPX or Motion projects has never been easier. Iain Anderson gets to work with motionVFX mO2.
Publisher, producer and performer - Steve H certainly knows his way around a synth. Here, he performs live on video his track Droplets Collide, using the Buchla 200e.
If you've ever dreamed of a 3D-printed, modular record player with a built-in stereo pre-amp and wireless streaming options, with solar charging upgrades, that is self-assembly, you'll love this.
3D sound is still a relatively new phenomenon and can be complex to work with. Timo Preece investigates how it works, and goes on a journey through space and time...
If 3D audio is the next step for music consumers and producers then Waves Audio have jumped ahead with NX Head Tracker and NX Virtual Mix Room. Matt Vanacoro explores all the dimensions in our review.
After AES Paris, it was clear that immersive audio is the next big thing in the music industry. And producing 3D audio, even on headphones, is now possible for everyone thanks to MNTN.
Web browsers can do more than log onto Facebook or show you the latest dog spinning vinyl. Spectrogram is a wonderful Chrome-based real-time Spectrogram viewer that could become very addictive.
There's been lots of talk about new musical instruments in the tech world of late. From Ableton, Livid Instruments, and Roli. Now here's a video showing a 3D printed electric violin that just rocks.
As well as creating stunning 3D text in Motion 5 and FCP X 10.2, you can, with a bit of imagination, create stunning 3D symbols too. Iain Anderson puts it in perspective.
3D titles are here in Final Cut Pro X (10.2) and Motion 5.2. But how can you get to grips with them? Iain Anderson reveals their inner workings in this excellent FCP X tutorial article.
How often have you really "felt" a song? The idea a piece of music 'touches' us or 'moves' us is fairly accepted. Yet, we primarily consume music through our ears. Until now that is!
If you've ever wanted to transform your 3D printer into a MIDI playback instrument / speaker, then you'll likely be inspired by this video. Even if you haven't, take a look for a bit of fun.
Interested in animation? Want to create 3D text, objects and get them to move? Iain Anderson takes a look at Zaxwerks 3D ProAnimator v8 to see if it lives up to its name.
One of the issues when designing visuals is not being able to see your concept... in real-world scenarios. Well, now you can thanks to Joshua Distler's critically acclaimed Context.
mObject is a plug-in for Motion and Final Cut Pro X that makes 3D animation and manipulation of virtually any imported objected a breeze. Iain Anderson puts it through its paces in this review.
In this article Apple Motion Expert, Iain Anderson, shows you how to create a "real" 3D box and, because he's a generous sort, also provides the project files to download. Go 3D in Motion 5!