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New Mad Scientist Machine Video

Stefan — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 20:41:31 +0000

New versions of Kenaxis for PC and Mac coming soon

Stefan — Sat, 29 May 2010 01:50:11 +0000

I’m also testing SoundCloud as a place to put some tracks created with Kenaxis.

Mad Scientist Machine

Stefan — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 07:25:28 +0000

I’ve just posted some youtube links to another project that I have been working on. For those of you waiting for Kenaxis updates I will be getting back to Kenaxis soon and hope to have them coming shortly. In the mean time enjoy the Mad Scientist Machine – a telematics project using LED lights to conduct a group of improvisors.

Part 1 – Stefan Smulovitz - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VaueU35vwBM

Part 2 – Pauline Oliveros - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fbp_G3eohDk

Part 3 – Lisle Ellis - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psmBGaU4PZo

Part 4 – John Oswald - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=byCBLdCtPKM

Part 5 – Paul Cram - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_timMuTS8so

Kenaxis Workshop in Toronto – Oct. 24/09

Stefan — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 01:03:57 +0000

Workshop on Kenaxis Software by Stefan Smulovitz
Oct 24, 2009 (1-4 PM) $15/10
@ NAISA Space, Artscape Wychwood Barns, 601 Christie #252, Toronto

Kenaxis transforms the laptop into an expressive instrument. Developed by Stefan Smulovitz over the last 10 years for use in improvisational and compositional settings, this easy to use software allows for live sampling and real time sound manipulation including looping, granulation, and convolution. There is also Kenaxis Surround for surround sound playback: spin, spiral or exact placement of sounds are all possible in realtime. All welcome!

http://www.naisa.ca/soundplay/workshops.html#wk2

Kenaxis 3.1 Released! Adds OSC compatibility and an FFT Phase Vocoder

Stefan — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 22:27:26 +0000

On September 30th, 2009, we released Kenaxis 3.1, adding Open Sound Control (OSC) compatibility and a new time stretching tool, the FFT Phase Vocoder to our flagship software. This update, like all Kenaxis updates to date is free for current Kenaxis users.

OSC enables Kenaxis to communicate with a variety of hardware and software interfaces including consumer devices as familiar as the iPod touch, the iPhone and Wii remotes.

Meanwhile, the new FFT Phase Vocoder offers a new technique for sonic time stretching and freezing. While Kenaxis 3.1 is still loaded with granular synthesis tools, the Phase Vocoder will appeal to musicians who desire more organic, analog-sounding textures in their performances and compositions. While it is a valuable tool for all musicians and composers, the FFT Phase Vocoder may resonate particularly well with noise artists.

Feel free to read our press release for more details on this update.

Haiku & iPhones

Stefan — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 06:52:37 +0000

Rohan De Livera has created a beautiful piece using Kenaxis. Check it out.

Also for those of you with iPod Touches or iPhones you can check out the applications I have created using RJDJ. They include a simple version of the granular synthesis system used in kenaxis. Some of the scenes are free including the granular synthesis engine and some are 1 euro. You can find out more here.

Enjoy,

Stefan

Kenaxis featured in Electronic Musician

Stefan — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 01:51:34 +0000

Electronic Musician recently did a reveiw of ten software applications that incorporate granular synthesis or ganulation of sampled sound. Kenaxis was one of the ten. You can read the entire article here, or check out a nicer scanned pdf excerpt of it here.

Kenaxis at Get Connected Summit – San Fran

Stefan — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 01:30:10 +0000

I will be one of the exhibitors at the Get Connected Summit in San Fran on October 2 & 3, 2008. This will be a fantastic event with some exciting pannel discusions (Music, Technology and Social Activism – Where is the Future of DJ’ing Going and Can We Keep Up? -The Impact of New Technology on the Aesthetic of Music Making) as well as some great workshops and live performances.

If you are are attending the summit please stop by and say hello. I will be giving demonstrations about Kenaxis as well as available for one-on-one demos.

Kenaxis 3 and more

Stefan — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 16:27:25 +0000

After many late nights Kenaxis 3 is ready. This is one of the most exciting updates to Kenaxis yet. Instead of adding lots of flashy extra features this release focuses on making what is already in Kenaxis better. The user interface received a overhaul, adjustable crossfades were added to the Klangs for smooth click free looping. A unique negative crossfade feature adds space between your loops allowing you to go more minimal. The other exciting tweak is to the Klang Random feature. You can now do audio-rate pitch modulation and explore a whole new world of sounds.

This new website also adds some great new features such as an artist spotlight so you can see who else is using Kenaxis and what they are doing with it.

Some new software – Kenaxis Visualizer and Muttering Machine have been added to the mix and soon some great free tools will be added as well.

Enjoy!

Stefan