Kenaxis - Kenaxis live improvisation software

I use Kenaxis to represent the permeable nature of digital media in live performance and in pre-recorded mashups. I struggled with other tools, but Kenaxis got me mashing instantly. It’s nimble, intuitive, and full of anarchic surprises. Playing with it has changed how I think about and listen to music.

– Brian Lamb, Educational Program Discoordinator, Vancouver, BC

Brian Lamb mashing it up. Photo by D'Arcy Norman

For more about Brian’s work see:

• The experience of his work in Second Life
• Confessions of a Mashup Unartist (mp3)

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• And another mashup:

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September 4th, 2008 by Stefan
Filed under:: Artist Spotlight, Mash Ups, Noise, Sound Design

I use Kenaxis both in the studio and in live performance. I find it to be one of the most intuitive granulation programs I have used. The functionality and ease of use separates Kenaxis from other sound generation programs. The wonderful utility of Kenaxis as an all-in-one program comes the seamless integration of granulation, looping and other generative functions with the MIDI live performance interface and the VBAP diffusion generators.
– Eric Powell, Composer/Sound Designer, Vancouver BC /Regina SK

September 4th, 2008 by Stefan
Filed under:: Artist Spotlight, Electroacoustic Composition, Installations

Kenaxis has become an invaluable addition to the ever expanding  set of tools I use for composing and live performance. It’s ease of use and incredible versatility, allow me to use music technology as it should be used: to add to/not detract from the creative process. It’s great for both brainstorming, improvisation, you name it.

– Doug Opel, Composer, Long Island, New York

You’ll also find Doug at MySpace.

September 3rd, 2008 by Stefan
Filed under:: Artist Spotlight, Electroacoustic Composition, Live Performance

I use Kenaxis for live noise performance and as a studio tool.

–Kelly Churko Composer, Improviser, Guitarist, Computer musician, Tokyo, Japan

September 3rd, 2008 by Stefan
Filed under:: Artist Spotlight, Live Performance, Noise, Sound Design

I use Kenaxis as my secret weapon for live sets and studio recordings, it’s one of the most important tools I have ever used on my music, and I played and tested a lot of stuff, analog and digital systems.

Kenaxis has so many goals, Multitrack channels, pink / white noise generator, which is awesome!, pitch, delay, filter are simply brilliant!!!

Also, the chance of using VST plug-ins, I tested a lot of different plug-ins on Kenaxis and never had a single problem.

You know what ?? 1 month later after my first show I played a second show and of course I used the powerful Filter that comes with Kenaxis 2v28, the point is that I blown one of the stage monitors using that filters, that filter can create such arrange of powerful sound in such short time, enough to blown away part of the stage monitors, a friend of mine came who is sound engineer came after the show to tell me how fucked his ears was because of the frequencies created by the Kenaxis, seriously true.

– Bonesfield, Noise Artist (Madrid, Spain)

Check out some tracks by Bonesfield or watch his Kenaxis-fueled performance The Troglodyte Lounge:

September 3rd, 2008 by Stefan
Filed under:: Artist Spotlight, Featured Spotlight, Noise

Kenaxis is a beautiful environment for avoiding compositional habits we all tend to fall to.

Thnx Stefan! with Kenaxis i did part of the soundtrack for a short experimental movie that won at Aubagne film festival… and i will be using it for sound designing the Nikola Tesla birth house Museum in Smiljan

– Vjeran Salamon, Composer and sound designer, Zagreb, Croatia

September 3rd, 2008 by Stefan
Filed under:: Artist Spotlight, Electroacoustic Composition, Featured Spotlight, Sound Design

I use kenaxis for live electronics and mixed media.

Manolis Manousakis – Sound Artist, Athens Greece

Watch the Medea Electronique video below to see some of the exciting multimedia work that is happening in Greece.

Medea (Short Film By Medea Electronique) from Medea Electronique on Vimeo.

September 3rd, 2008 by Stefan
Filed under:: Artist Spotlight, Electroacoustic Composition, Featured Spotlight, Live Performance

A great tool for live performance, live electronics and sound transformation.

Corfu, Greece

Theodore Lotis – Composer, Lecturer Ionian University

September 3rd, 2008 by Stefan
Filed under:: Artist Spotlight, Electroacoustic Composition, Featured Spotlight, Live Performance

I use kenaxis for live improv with real time recorded loops, mixed with noise and frequencies.

zorei – Noise artist, Rochesson, France

September 2nd, 2008 by Stefan
Filed under:: Artist Spotlight, Noise

I use Kenaxis for some weeks only. For me it is a great tool in creating improvised electroacoustic music.

Thorsten Wagner – Improvising musician (live-electronic and piano), Bochum, Germany

September 1st, 2008 by Stefan
Filed under:: Artist Spotlight, Live Performance