New and Noteworthy: Issue 30
👋 Welcome to the 30th issue of New and Noteworthy, a collection of interesting ideas and projects from the world of music and audio.
Research
Recruitment of the motor system during music listening: An ALE meta-analysis of fMRI data
Around the web
Using biometric data from plants to create music
The complex reality of music royalties
Bobby Owsinski argues that all melodies should be free to use
supertape - Build a modern band website
SmartMusic is merging AI and neuroscience to aid in music selection for businesses seeking higher brand recognition. Related: Sonic Hub - a AI-based tool for analysing audio performance in relation to brands.
Mini Moog Factory - Explore the Minimoog Model D
Listening and watching
Patterning - upsammy
Palinopsia - Pulvil
I Am Trying To Break Your Heart (Obey) - Romance
Susuro - Holy Tongue
Roundtrip (1977) - Don Cherry & Jean Schwarz
Idumea - Emma Houton
The Tired Sounds Of - Stars of the Lid
Set The Roof - Hudson Mohawke & Nikki Nair
On The Corner Of The Day - perila
Rat in a skull - Canaan Balsam
Topos - UCC Harlo
Things we’re interested in
VCV Rack releases manual for all free modules
Paragraphica! - A camera that takes photos using location data. It describes the place you are at and then converts it into an AI-generated "photo".