Over the years, many have attempted to recreate Jean-Michel Jarre‘s classic Oxygène 4 using classic and vintage gear. Dittytoy user srtuss is the first that we are aware of to do it using mind-bullets, aka 19KB of Javascript code.
Dittytoy is an online platform that enables you create generative music online, using a simple Javascript API. So don’t expect easy-to-use audio nodes to connect with virtual wires or a graphical user interface that allows you to define patterns easily: everything is generated entirely with code.
srtuss‘s Oxygene 4 arrangement is not only a fairly faithful recreation of the original, but also features a built-in mixer. Find out more and share your thoughts on Javascript remixes in the comments!
Spitfire Audio has released the latest in their LABS series of basic virtual instruments, Bell Swarm.
What they say about it:
“Composer Louis Rugg unboxes a festive gift: LABS Bell Swarm!
A joyous assortment of vibraphones, glockenspiels and hand bells recorded in a breathtaking medieval church. Take hold of the loosely timed magic of swarms to create cascading layers of tremolo, along with a variety of delightfully versatile single hits.”
SampleScience has released Taiko Drums, a free virtual instrument for Mac and Windows, featuring the sound of taiko drums.
They say that a synthesizer has been used to create this traditional Japanese instrument in virtual form, and that the resulting sound is “epic and cinematic”.
