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Some interesting things I found recently:

# Handmade synth senses wireless activity

From Make:

Yoshi Akai's Wireless Catcher analog synth derives control input from nearby wireless signals picked up by an onboard antennae. As if that weren't interesting enough, the copper control panel sports some elegant decorative flourishes typical of his impressive body of work.

# nofi – Elsewhere (album preview)

A full preview of the new Nofi album, 'Elsewhere,' to be released on March 4, 2010. This is a return to a more abstract, ambient, chilled-out, laid-back, space lounge sound, featuring six extended pieces:

The music on 'Elsewhere' was created using Ableton Suite 8 with Max for Live, Nodal generative music software, Native Instruments' Reaktor modular sound studio and Massive virtual synth, on an Apple MacBook Pro with Novation ReMOTE ZeRO and Monome greyscale 64 controllers, and a Presonus Firebox audio interface.

Note: This exclusive preview will be available for steaming on SoundCloud only until the album is released.

# The Superplexus

This is the three-dimensional spherical labyrinth that challenges the limits of your manual dexterity and spatial understanding as you maneuver a 5/8" wooden marble through its entire course.

The Superplexus is a complex network of chicanes, multi-planar hairpin turns, spirals, and staircases–even a vortex. Hand made from 3- and 6-ply Finnish birch that form the track, over 400 hours are involved in its construction. The labyrinth is set inside a 36" diameter acrylic sphere affixed to a Jatoba base using a stainless steel gimbaled mount that allows you to tilt the sphere in any direction to guide the marble.

This lovely puzzle can be yours for a mere $30,000 USD.

I was wondering what kind of online services you are using for getting your music heard.

Currently I host some of my music right here and at SoundCloud, but I have not actually promoted the SoundCloud page in any way.

So, what are you using? Let us know here.

And if you would like to share with us why you use some specific services, please do so in the comments below.

Zenhiser & Soundcloud have announced a Professional Sample Producer Competition.

All you need to do is submit your uniquely created samples to this Soundcloud group Want To Be A Professional Sample Producer. On January 1^st 2010 the overall best samples will be picked and if those audio samples are yours then you’ll be one of the lucky three joining the Zenhiser team and becoming a professional sound producer! If that wasn’t good enough all three sample producers will be receiving a Pro Plus Account upgrade courtesy of Soundcloud and $250 worth of Zenhiser samples for you to choose from the extensive sample library at www.zenhiser.com

Competitions like this don’t come around very often so get your skates on to become a professional sample producer.

More information: Zenhiser / Soundcloud

Loopmasters has announced the Production Surgery competition, a chance to win Artist Series DVDs and a collection of top software.

Leading sample boutique Loopmasters are proud to announce a very exciting competition for all you beat-makers and producers out there!

Make a track from the free loops available from the widget on the Loopmasters blog – the widget makes it easy to preview the loops before you download them. Once you have made your track submit it back to Loopmasters via the dropbox: http://soundcloud.com/loopmasters/dropbox

Be sure to include your name and your email address when you upload, otherwise the Loopmasters judging panel can’t check out your submission.

The lucky winner will receive:

• 5 Loopmasters Artists Series DVDs.
• A copy of Wusikstation and Wusik EVE (courtesy of Wusik).
• A copy of Slix, Erratic, and Dirtbox (courtesy of Delamancha).
• A copy of Mixed In Key’s highly rated Harmonic Mixing software.

The runner up will get 1 Artist Series DVD and both the winner and runner up will be publicised across the Loopmasters networks, being announced through the Facebook Production Surgery Group.

Submissions will be accepted until September 30, 2009.

More information: Loopmasters

Audiofile Engineering has released FiRE, the world’s first professional field recorder built exclusively for iPhone and iPod Touch.

FiRe was created for audio professionals by audio professionals. It’s powerful enough for the most experienced musicians and recording engineers, and its efficient workflow and intuitive interface makes it a breeze for business and casual use.

FiRe will revolutionize what you expect from a portable recording application. It’s the first iPhone recorder to display an accurate audio waveform in real time, and the first to support markers, Broadcast WAVE metadata, and the instant downloading of files in multiple file formats. FiRe is also the first recorder of its kind to offer native SoundCloud integration. SoundCloud makes it simple to upload recordings directly to the web and share them with the tap of a button.

FiRE features

• Record in mono and stereo.
• Live waveform view.
• Scroll waveform with touch.
• Navigate waveform via double-tap with configurable behavior.
• Moveable Playback Head.
• Tap Playback Head handle to add markers.
• Editable Markers list.
• Preference to add markers at time intervals.
• Overdub mode.
• Beautiful and accurate VU Input Meters.
• VU meters change to output in playback.
• Configurable time units display.
• Tag Recordings with location data.
• Pause gracefully when interrupted by phone call.
• Countdown with gorgeous graphics.
• Record for… settings.
• Record until… settings.
• Record over threshold… settings.
• Quality settings: Low (11.025 kHz), Medium (22.050 kHz) and High (44.1 kHz).
• Preference to automatically move to end and/or add marker when recording starts.
• Preference to limit recordings to 2GB.
• Screen rotates 180 degrees for better control of the iPhone’s internal mic.
• Broadcast WAVE metadata.
• Preference for amount of info displayed in Recordings List.
• Ability to lock recordings.
• File export via local web server and FTP.
• Choice of export file formats via web server and FTP: WAVE, AIFF, CAF (Core Audio Format).
• SoundCloud integration (http://soundcloud.com).

FiRE is available from the iTunes App Store for $5.99 USD.

Visit Audiofile Engineering for more information.