Controlling GarageBand
GarageBand is a great piece of software for recording music on an Apple Mac. All you need to do is plug in your instrument, or select a loop, and away …
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Apollo Ensemble at the Big Bang Fair
Tomorrow we’ll be going over to the Elvington Air Museum for the Big Bang Fair Yorkshire. We’ll be giving visitors (both pupils and teachers!) the chance to design their own …
Using an Xbox controller to play the guitar
One of my favourite examples of the power of Ensemble is to use an Xbox controller to play an electric guitar solo. An Xbox controller is a great sensor to …
Ensemble at the University of York (Andrew Cleaton)
The room is dark. A group of shadowy figures huddle around the glow of a computer monitor. Two of their number raise Xbox controllers and silence falls. At a predetermined …
Tip – Triggering in time
We’ve just been asked if you can trigger events so that they will stay in time (something which Mike Sissons also talks about at the end of his customer story). …
Sound for portable setups
It’s always an issue with portable setups, trying to get good sound quality. Previously we’ve recommended the Edirol/Roland/Cakewalk MA-7A speakers. The problem with these is the additional weight that tends …
Tips from the Dales School
In his interview for our latest customer story, Mike Sissions from the Dales School expresses his belief in music as being of great benefit for the pupils at the school. …
Guest lecture at the University of Hull, Scarborough Campus
Me, Myself and MRI Following on from my lecture at Huddersfield on Tuesday, today I was at Scarborough giving the same talk to students on the second year of the …
Lecture at University of Huddersfield
Today was my annual lecture at the University of Huddersfield, talking about real world examples for interactive installations. It’s an opportunity for the students to see how some of the …
‘Making Music with Special Children’ Event
It was great to have the opportunity today to demonstrate the Apollo Ensemble to participants of the ‘Making Music with Special Children’ course, organised by Jessie’s Fund. Lesley provided some …