Adobe’s new Project Music GenAI Control tool uses generative AI to turn text prompts into music, complete with fine-grained control for users to edit that audio for their precise needs. For example, users can enter prompts like “punk rock,” “happy jazz,” or “summer mood” to generate music.
Nintendo Live 2024 Tokyo was supposed to include a performance by The Legend of Zelda Orchestra, but the company had to cancel the event over safety fears. So, they pre-recorded the event and shared the full 29-minute concert online.
Unlike JPL’s EELS, the Picassnake robot by researchers from the HCI Lab at the University of Manitoba can paint works of art from music. This snake robot basically consists of an arm and a head, both of which are embedded in a plush snake doll.
There’s the Samsung Music Frame, and then Medusai, a slightly creepy robotic musician that uses AI to play percussion and strings alongside humans. This steel robot boasts eight mobile arms, and not only can it play with human musicians, but also dance as well.
Now many remember even hearing about the SEGA AS-1, as only a dozen of these motion ride simulators were installed at video arcades worldwide, namely SEGA VirtuLand, SEGA World, and Joypolis. Even more rare is the interactive film that Michael Jackson shot for the attraction, titled ‘Scramble Training’.
Composer Sophie Kastner teamed up with researchers to develop versions of NASA telescope data that can actually be played by musicians. This pilot program is currently focusing on a small region at the center of our Milky Way galaxy where a supermassive black hole resides.
At first glance, the Renault Sound Truck appears normal, but step inside, and you’ll find a full recording studio. Based on the Renault Master van, this vehicle was created as part of the Give Me 5 CSR initiative designed to provide a springboard for young rap enthusiasts and make music production accessible to all.
Bastl Instruments’ OUTSIDIFY app basically uses your iPhone’s microphone and speaker to explore everyday sonic worlds happening around the device. You’ll be able to create feedback, manipulate resonances, use your mouth as a resonant filter, capture the impulse responses of your cup or wine glass and even the metal bars at a construction site.
