Category Archives: Web 2.0

Soundation Studio Online Sequencer Adds Direct Recording

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Many music lovers want to record and write their own tracks, but just don’t know where or how to get started. Now, music making hopefuls with no previous music or studio experience can record and mix their tracks online at Soundation.com.

Popular Web-based sequencing program, Soundation Studio, unveiled this week that users are now able to record directly from their computers into the online program, making it even easier for newbies to lay down their own tracks.

Developed by leading loops and samples distributor PowerFX, Soundation Studio features a robust interface and comes with 11 real-time effects, more than 400 royalty free loops, four virtual instruments, three synthesizers, and a drum machine. Users can also upload their own sounds, purchase samples from PowerFX right from inside the sequencer. Artists can then save, store and publish their creations to their social networks like Facebook.

The new recording feature allows anyone to simply plug a mic into their computer and begin recording immediately, with no additional equipment needed. This makes Soundation Studio an even more complete online studio/sequencing solution, and a great option for both music endeavors and other vocal projects, and a great fit for both amateur and more seasoned artists.

“As we were testing out recording in Soundation, we had so much fun, we delayed the release,” said Bil Bryant, CEO of PowerFX . “We were struck by how many uses there are for computer-to-net recording. Besides making a complete music track, you could record an inspired idea, vocal ringtone, audio blog, podcast with a killer soundtrack, greeting or comic message.”

The Soundation Studio sequencer is free for users to create from provided sounds, and download their tracks to their computers, or share them online. The new recording feature is also available, but to be able to save, store, download or share songs with recorded tracks or uploaded samples, users will have to purchase an account (starting at USD 19.00).

Visit: Soundation

Convert Your Web Browser Into A Music-Making Environment

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An online version of Skale Tracker has been released. The makers tell us that it converts the web browser into a ready-to-make-music environment and has the same features as the desktop version but adds a sample library.

  • Completely Based on Fast Tracker 2 Environment.
  • Full Keyboard Customisation.
  • Support for Stereo Samples, 256 Virtual channels. NNA’s.
  • Support for VST Instruments.
  • Graphic Track Edition.
  • Full Midi Support IN/OUT.
  • FUN GAME and FUN VISUAL to synchronize demos and to play custom games.
  • Enhanced Global Mixer and Instrument Mixer to control every parameter of the sounds individually and quickly.
  • OLD MS-DOS FULL SCREEN MODE – or WINDOWS Mode.
  • PERFECT XM Loading (in the Final Version. Some minor effects remain incomplete).
  • WAVE OUT Export.

    • How to compose music with Skale Tracker.

    Visit: Skale

    Search and Download Mp3 Songs

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    Everyone loves music, but it can be extremely hard to keep up with the many artists the Internet gives you access to. When you find a mention of an artist you’ve never heard of, it’s nice to be able to find examples of that artist’s work to familiarize yourself with.

    Enter MP3searchmusic, a simple search engine that allows you to find, listen to and download single MP3 sons. Simply type the artist or song you’re looking for and this web tool will search a variety of different MP3 sites to match you with the files you’re looking for.

    Of course, the sources are all legally questionable. I suggest you use this service primarily to listen to music rather than to download it. It’s also worth mentioning that, for the artists I searched for, the results deliver what is far from a discography. If you’re looking to download entire albums I suggest you look elsewhere.

    But if you’re looking to very quickly get an idea of what a certain artist is all about, I think this is a good tool to have in your arsenal.

    Features

    • Search and find MP3 songs from a variety of sources
    • Sources include 4shared, MP3int, MP3realm, kohit and esnips
    • Download or listen to tracks immediately
    • Not altogether legal

    Visit: mp3searchmusic.com

    Free Online Synthesizer, AudioTool, Now Available

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    free-online-synthesizer-audiotoolThe Audiotool Team has announced that Audiotool 1.0 Firestarter is now available.

    “We are proud to release Audiotool 1.0 Firestarter, a music making online platform. Two years ago we started with a simple idea: Everyone should be able to make music online through their browser without the need to install any additional software. This proof of concept was a great success and since then we have continually updated Audiotool with new features, as well as, pocketing a Red-Dot Award and a German Design Award. However we have never considered any of the updates worthy of the being the 1.0 release, until now.”

    Visit: audiotool.com

    Set of Free Online Tools For Musicians

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    Drumbot is website that offers a set of free online tools for musicians or anyone interested in composing beats. Drumbot is made up image_thumb102of a guitar tuner, a drum beat generator, metronome, a drum pattern sequencer, and a tap beats per minute (BPM) indicator.

    Using the music apps in Drumbot is pretty straightforward. The Guitar Tuner lets you compare and calibrate the tune of your guitar. Drumbot allows you to instantly create a drum track by sequencing various drumbeats where you can export a .wav file of your work.

    The Drum Pattern Sequencer lets you generate drum sounds by inputting various patterns of drum components where you can also adjust the BPM of the drum and save a copy of your work. Meanwhile, the Metronome helps you maintain your timing while playing and you can also change the sound and adjust the beats and the BPM. Finally, the Tap BPM helps you determine the beats per minute of a song by just tapping keys in your keyboard.

    Drumbot is a perfect tool for percussionists and band musicians that need a companion app to synchronize their rhythm. This app is also a nice study tool if you want to master playing drums.

    Features:

    • Free online applications for musicians
    • Save a copy of your work for drumbot and drum pattern sequencer
    • Export your work as .wav in drumbot
    • Save an offline copy of guitar tuner, tap BPM, and metronome

    Visit: drumbot.com

    E-Chords – An Online Application For Learning Guitar Chords

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    This site isn’t so much as community as it is an awesome online application that helps you learn how to play any song using guitar5whatever format you’re most comfortable with. The coolest part of e-chords is how you can customize the display of the song and the associated chords with a click of the mouse.

    The guitar chords for songs that you’ll find here are displayed exactly how I like them – the lyrics with the required chord listed above them. The menu bar on the left offers all kinds of cool features, including auto-scroll (really nice when you’re trying to play and need to scroll down for the lyrics!), increase or decrease the font size, hide chords, play simpler chords (if available) and even switch the chord display from the letter to the chord drawings (awesome for beginners).

    Visit: e-chords.com