Midifighter 3D

http://www.djtechtools.com/2012/02/27/introducing-the-midi-fighter-3d/

You may not be able to throw a Kamekameha, reminiscent of our favorite anime antagonist, but sure does look fun. The link above is a link to the website that developed and is selling it, founded by Ean Golden. Below is an actually performance by Mr. Golden and his amazing talent.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dltLCR9ULk&feature=player_embedded

Innovation and creativity at it's finest.

Bunker Defense

I have been working on a Star Craft 2 mod recently.  It's name is going to be Bunker Defense, and it's a tower defense mod. I found a guide on SC2GalaxyEditor.com that gives a step by step process on how to make a TD mod. It has been tons of fun trying to figure out how all the trigger mechanism works in the Star Craft 2 editor works, but it is very reminiscent of the C++ programing language.  Hopefully i will not run into a lot of problems as i progress farther. Look for Bunker Defense on Star Craft 2 later this spring.

International Departures

Was just put on Myon and Shane54's International Departures - a weekly podcast that mixes, mashes, and and blends some of the best house/progrssive/techno songs. I am hooked. I would love to find more of (and make) that kind of music. The emotions communicated through music's universality is an awe-inspiring phenomena and Myon and Shane54 resonate with me right now.

Namm 2012

Just watched a video by Dubspot on Naam 2012 at (the world music industry's fair event to display all their new goodies.) To be frank, the only products that seemed interesting were Moog's Minotaur, Teenage Engineering's Op-1, and Keith McMillen's QuNeo. Although I probably won't be buying any of them, the QuNeo was right up my alley with their 16 velocity, pressure and x/y-axis sensitive pads; I am a NI Maschine man myself so it is the standard by which I judge. While I don't think this will be the next MPC 2000XL, it does push the boundries of what 16 pads can do in a creative way.
The other products shown were Buchla's Analog Synthesizer and Akai's MPC Fly. While I didn't quiet understand the synthesizer, I was more focused on the disappointment from the MPC Fly and it's lack of trying to progress like the QuNeo did. It was an mpc on your iPad. Big deal. Sure it's light and portable but there weren't enough features to inspire me to get one. I always have high hopes for Akai because of their legacy in the music industry, but the MPC keeps falling short for me. Needless to say, I won't be switch from my Maschine anytime soon.