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It’s a really catchy little treat this week for our DRC Sound Design Tutorial series, as it features an absolute 80’s epic by the band A-ha; ‘Take On Me’! A truly iconic track in many ways, and one that fills us with a warm sense of nostalgia every time its classic riff gets stuck in our head. Originally recorded in...

On top of having a fantastic voice, Canadian singer, songwriter and record producer ‘The Weeknd’ also has a talent for writing extremely catchy choruses and melodies, wrapping them inside a layer of funky production, and creating irresistible little earworms as a result. His first big breakthrough sing-along smash w...

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Hi everyone, It’s a big day for VS - Visual Synthesizer, as today we have released VS 1.1.0 on all platforms, a major update which includes lots of exciting and hotly requested new features! First and foremost, VS now has a built-in video recorder to export your visuals to disk as MP4 video files! There has been hug...

In a world where we are bombarded with adverts for MIDI chord packs, all of which carry the promise of short-cutting all that boring, old, mozart stuff, and freeing you of the laborious, time consuming task of composing your own melodies; there is still no substitute for a decent grounding and understanding of music...

As part of our mission statement of combining music and technology for inspiring creative experiences, last week we launched VS - Visual Synthesizer. Having incorporated light and sound together in our hardware art projects like Harpa Laser and Digital Music Box, VS is the first time we have combined audio and visua...

VS is really easy to use and only takes a few moments of fiddling to get the hang of the interface. The visual content is stunning and instantly usable without having to try too hard.

VS from Imaginando could be the visual synth you’ve been waiting for, thanks to a ton of layer and shader features that make it playable like a synthesizer.

The initial response to VS - Visual Synthesizer has been great so far! We’re blessed with a fantastic, supportive community, and since launch we’ve been listening to every single bit of feedback from our users. With that in mind, we’ve already been busy preparing the first VS update, in the form of v1.0.1. Here’s wh...

Are you sitting comfortably? If instead, you are currently standing right now, you may want to find yourself a seat before reading any further. Don’t worry, there’s no need to panic, it’s just another one of those ‘I can’t believe it has been that long since x was released’ moments, as we reveal that this week’s fea...

Hi everyone, We’re thrilled to announce the launch of a brand new Imaginando product: VS - Visual Synthesizer! Inspired by our love of audio-visual experiences, VS - Visual Synthesizer gives you the power to generate captivating graphics from your music, in a uniquely creative way. To see it in action, click here to...

While researching for these mini-pieces on the featured tunes and sounds from the DRC Sound Design Tutorial series, we come across some interesting (and not so interesting!)facts about the tracks. This week’s interesting fact (judge for yourself just how interesting you think it is!) is that the chorus of Duran Dura...

As part of our DRC Sound Design Tutorial series, we don’t just bring you classic, iconic sounds from back in the day, we also bring you some possible iconic sounds of the future, courtesy of Lucas' choice picks and also from viewer suggestions of course. This week we’re hot on the heels of one of our favourite relea...

Originally used to promote the second season of the popular American soap opera 'Melrose Place' in 1993, 'Sweet Harmony' by British electronic music group 'The Beloved' is probably best known for its then much talked about music video, which since being uploaded to YouTube has received nearly 4 million views. The Be...

You would think a song written by Prince and sung by the queen of funk Chaka Khan would be an instant hit – and you’d be right! The title track of her 1984 album ‘I Feel For You’ was a cover of a disco song Prince recorded for his 1979 self-titled album. The now infamous Grandmaster Melle Mel "Ch-ch-ch-chaka-chaka-c...

Although originally recorded in a 1920s Jazz style in 1975, it took singer Kim Carnes and producer Val Garay to come up with a new arrangement for the song before it became a hit. Val had an assistant go out and buy the cheapest drum set available and combined with the sound of an early synthesizer and Kim’s infamou...