Musician Plucks Sound From Lasers
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A composer and koto player reinvents an ancient Japanese stringed instrument by way of an Apple G4 PowerBook and tightly focused beams of light. By Alexander Gelfand.
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Find out why Dave is so excited about this drum machine/rhythm programmer.
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Three months ago I introduced my readers to a new system for hosting VST plugins compiled natively for Linux. That system has continued its development and has become a mainstay in the Studio Dave Linux audio arsenal. Here's an update on the system's recent incarnations, complete with the usual multimedia extravaganza of text, screenshots, and sounds.
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In this second and final part I'll demonstrate some of the loop-specific tools I've found in Ardour, Reaper, and Audacity. Tutorials and links to project demos are included, so warm up your headphones and let's get loopy.
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In this second and final part I'll demonstrate some of the loop-specific tools I've found in Ardour, Reaper, and Audacity. Tutorials and links to project demos are included, so warm up your headphones and let's get loopy. read more
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Sales of the clip outnumber those of the tune or the disc, giving a new boost to the artist.
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Blog: Taking a look at a new entrant into the online music scene.
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Lasers mark dates on boxes of butter. They cut gems and engrave vehicle identification numbers into cars. They are the key components in compact disc and DVD players. Like so much in the high-tech world, they keep getting cheaper and more powerful. And with at least eight reports in recent weeks of lasers pointed at aircraft cockpits as they approached for landing, their ubiquity could pose a problem for aviation.
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Heating droplets with a laser makes for a simple and potentially cheap type of lab-on-a-chip.
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Researchers say they have created a silicon-based chip that can produce laser beams to send data between chips.
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Scientists capture a beam of light and make it reappear elsewhere, potentially leading to advances in computing.
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Tweakers make a racket when they unveil electro-musical oddities at Brooklyn event.
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Working with the basic material of computer chips, Intel Corp. researchers have constructed an all-silicon laser that could lead to computers one day harnessing light waves rather than electrical currents to shuttle data swiftly.
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Cinematographer Ayananka Bose shares the tricks of his trade.
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A new detector combines a laser with  a mass spectrometer to provide on-the-spot analysis that  researchers hope will have applications ranging from evaluating  a tumor as it is removed to quickly detecting explosives in  luggage.
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Researchers find way to make tiny structures emit different wavelengths of light.
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Iogear's Bluetooth-compatible mouse uses a laser as its light source.