Remapping HID for Fun and… Well FunIf you want to remap some mouse or keyboard keys, and you use Linux, it is easy. If you use Windows or another operating system, you can probably do that without too much trouble. But what if you use all of them? Or what if you don’t have access to the computer in question? Thanks to [jfedor2], you can reach for a Raspberry Pi Pico and make this handy key-and-mouse remapping hardware dongle.

But you can do more than just swapping control and caps lock because the software is pretty sophisticated. For instance, you can define layers like you might find in a custom keyboard setup — pressing one key can trigger a layer that redefines the functions of all of the other keys. There are programmable macros and a mechanism to differentiate between a key being tapped or held.
Since it also works with mice, you can trigger macros from mouse buttons, or remap your keyboard arrow keys to the mouse’s scroll wheel. And you can configure all of this from a web browser.
On the hardware side, the code supports several different off-the-shelf and custom boards. There’s also a nice enclosure to make it look like an off-the-shelf product. There are also serial and Bluetooth versions of the device, which map them to a USB HID connection.
This has applications for accessible devices. We can also envision it being useful with turnkey devices that you might want to customize without having to reverse-engineer the existing software. Because of the mouse/keyboard cross-functionality, this might have been just the ticket for resurrecting an old light pen, for instance. If you want to dive into the HID spec that makes this whole thing work, we can help with that. What will you do with it?

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Rigid Audio’s Synferno now free Synferno, a loop-based Kontakt instrument aimed at electronic music and trailer scoring, is now available as a free download. 

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Highfield Festival shares statement following Ferris wheel fire where 30 were injuredA Ferris wheel at Highfield Festival near Leipzig, Germany caught fire at the weekend (17 August). Around 30 people in total are believed to have been injured. Two gondolas on the wheel caught fire at around 9pm last Saturday, but the cause currently remains unknown.
Rap artist Ski Aggu was performing when the fire broke out. According to reports from Sky News, 18 of those involved in the fire went on to be treated in hospital. Among those injured is believed to be four police officers, and one person sustained injuries from a fall.
The music festival later posted a statement on social media on Sunday (18 August), in which it said (translation via Google): “We would like to thank you once again for your great support during yesterday’s fire in the two Ferris wheel gondolas and afterwards. You behaved in an exemplary manner and enabled us and all rescue workers to get the situation under control as quickly as possible.
“In addition to you, our special thanks go to the first responders and rescue workers on site. 16 people are currently in the nearby hospitals and are receiving appropriate medical care there. We wish you a speedy recovery and all the best!”
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Ski Aggu also shared a statement, in which he said he was told he could not cancel the show via his in-ears, but thanked rescue workers and audience members for remaining calm and preventing further danger.
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How to transform one instrument’s sound into another with AI–powered pluginsYou’ve probably never thought about the possibility of transforming your drum beat into a sitar part — we wouldn’t blame you. However, thanks to two innovative plugins, you can now transfer the sound of any of your instruments to another. You can morph your samples to mimic or accompany a particular sound, or to create something totally unique.

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We’ll show you how to use Neutone Morpho to transform a drum beat into the sound of a sitar in real-time, and how to use Synplant 2 to analyse a sitar sample and generate a synth patch that replicates its sound. Feel free to replace the sitar with any other instrument or sample you want — as you can imagine, the creative possibilities get pretty far out.
Morph Your Sound Using an AI Model

Let’s start by setting up an instrument track with a small loop.
Grab a MIDI drum beat, and audio file, or a live signal as your input; you can even plug in your electric guitar and play it through one of Morpho’s models, for example.
Add the Neutone Morpho plugin to the instrument track you’re using, then open the plugin and click ‘View all models’. Download the Avant-Garde sitar model, then click play to open the model in the main window.
The plugin has three main parts. The incoming signal is processed on the left, the middle section deals with the AI model parameters, and on the right you can tweak the sound coming out.
Click play in your session to hearthe model. At first, this is gonna sound terrible, but we’ll fix that shortly.
Tweaking the Model Settings

You’ll want to change the Pitch Shifter every time. The key here is to roughly match the pitch of the drum loop with the frequency range of a sitar. The AI model will produce better results if the incoming sound is similar in pitch to what the model was trained on in the first place.
After that, change the Feedback Delay type to Note and set it to 1/16th notes. Adding a little feedback makes it sound less like it’s stuttering and you can play around to see what sounds good.
Moving on to the macro dials in the middle, reduce the Serendipity knob to 25 to lower the randomness of the output and change the reactivity to 60 to make it more responsive to the drums.
With a few final tweaks, you can refine your sound to make it more convincing. Focus on the Tone dial and macro Filter to warp the character of the sound. For a bit more fun, we recommend clicking on the blue cloud in the middle to open up the Micros settings.
Once you’re finished, change the Global Mix to 50 per cent to hear how drums and sitar sound when superimposed on top of each other.
Creating a Synth Replica of a Sample Sound

Now you’ll use Synplant 2 to replicate a sitar.
This plugin uses AI to create a synthesis patch based on a sample, which you can then play like any other soft synth.
Start by dragging the plugin into the session, then click on the Genopatch button at the top of the window. On the left, use the source button to load your reference sound. Adjust the sample window to choose exactly what part of the sample is analysed, then hit the Generate Patches button on the right.
Sit back and watch as the plant strands grow. The higher they climb, the more accurate they will be to your source. Each strand represents a different path that the AI model took, giving you a few different results to choose from.
Each node you see is a different sound, so click around to hear what they’re like. Once you’ve chosen a sound you like, exit the Genopatch window and return to the main screen.
Programming Your Synth

There’s plenty to experiment with, but we’ll avoid going too deep and complex for now. Mainly, you’ll use effect, release and atonality sliders as a starting point for crafting your sitar sound.
To make it easier, we grabbed a MIDI clip of an arpeggio chord pattern to show you how it sounds, but you can use your keyboard to record your own melody.
Start by shortening the release time to tighten the sound. Then, leaning into the chorus-like tone of the sitar, widened the stereo image and add reverb, both of which are controlled with the one effect slider in Synplant.
To keep everything snug and in tune with the rest of the production, lower the atonality slider. A final touch of glide to the sound and you’ve got an intriguing sitar-like synth sound.
With that out of the way, don’t be shy to double back to the Genopatch window and skim through the other patches, or pull on the seeds in the main window to change the tone of each note. You might start with a close clone of the original, but ultimately end up creating something far stranger and completely unique.
Learn more production techniques at musictech.com/learn/.
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Watch Aphex Twin DJ at his friend’s weddingImagine celebrating one of the most important days of your life with one of the greatest electronic musicians of the 21st century spinning tracks just for you.
Last weekend, Aphex Twin – real name – Richard David James – was spotted DJing at a private wedding in what’s probably one of the most overqualified wedding gigs ever.

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The precious moment, which has since been immortalised on TikTok and Twitter/ X, sees the musician performing for a small crowd of under a 100 people at the wedding venue. One of the songs featured in James’s set was The Bells by drum and bass producer Jonny L. The DJ’s signature visuals were also projected on the screen behind him during the show.
According to an attendee on TikTok, Aphex Twin and the groom have been friends for years, and that the DJing gig was a wedding gift. The evening also featured British electronic musician Luke Vibert and a DJ from the London-based record label futureRetro behind the decks.
Check out the moment below.

aphex twin playing his friends wedding party yesterday. (luke vibert also played).
currently drowning in an endless sea of envy. pic.twitter.com/RjLZ0rLXI8
— babybera (@babyberafinance) August 18, 2024

Went to a friend's wedding reception last night and they had APHEX TWIN DJing! pic.twitter.com/nMHT14UaO3
— Heather (@_hthr_) August 17, 2024

Meanwhile, Aphex Twin is celebrating the 30th anniversary of his 1994 sophomore album Selected Ambient Works Volume II with a new box set arriving on 4 October. The collection will be available in digital, 3xCD, double-cassette, and 4xLP standard and box set editions.
This marks the first time that every track from the album will be universally accessible across all formats, bridging a gap that previously limited access to certain tracks, notably the vinyl-only release #19. The expanded edition also features two additional songs, th1 [evnslower] and Rhubarb Orc. 19.53 Rev.
Fans can pre-order the record from Aphex Twin’s web store.
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Favorite Deep Cut '90s SoundtracksThe '90s were arguably the decade of the jukebox soundtrack. Dozens of movie music collections can be called hallmarks of this era, but here are a handful of notable deep cuts (and maybe one or two that are familiar but worth revisiting) from this inspired decade of soundtracks.

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Gemini Live could use some more rehearsalsWhat’s the point of chatting with a human-like bot if it’s an unreliable narrator — and has a colorless personality? That’s the question I’ve been turning over in my head since I began testing Gemini Live, Google’s take on OpenAI’s Advanced Voice Mode, last week. Gemini Live is an attempt at a more engaging chatbot […]
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Apply to Open Jar StudiosOpen Jar Studios has announced that applications will be accepted until Sept. 30 for the Broadway Inclusion Project. The project is dedicated to increasing accessibility of professional resources for projects and will award up to 500 hours of free studio space and resources to BIPOC, LGBTQIA+ and special needs artists.

Learn more and apply at openjarstudios.com/broadway-inclusion.The post Apply to Open Jar Studios first appeared on Music Connection Magazine.