Flow: We really are unconscious when we’re ‘in the zone’

By analyzing the brain waves of improvising jazz musicians, researchers now understand how the brain achieves a creative flow state. The findings have practical implications for anyone – not just musicians – wanting to get ‘in the zone’ to generate cre… Continue reading Flow: We really are unconscious when we’re ‘in the zone’

Decker Is The Cozy Retro Creative Engine You Didn’t Know You Needed

[John Earnest]’s passion project Decker is creative software with a classic MacOS look (it’s not limited to running on Macs, however) for easily making and sharing interactive documents with sound, …read more Continue reading Decker Is The Cozy Retro Creative Engine You Didn’t Know You Needed

Creative to release first TWS earphones with xMEMS microspeakers

Back in April, xMEMS Labs revealed solid-state technology aimed at replacing coil-based speakers in digital hearing aids, in-ear monitors and other audio wearables. Now the company has partnered with Creative Technology for an upcoming pair of true-wir… Continue reading Creative to release first TWS earphones with xMEMS microspeakers

This AI-enhanced Creative Software Can Boost Your Marketing — On Sale For $29.99

Get half-off a membership to this AI-art software for one-whole year, and use the assets you collect to kickstart your company or brand’s marketing efforts. Continue reading This AI-enhanced Creative Software Can Boost Your Marketing — On Sale For $29.99

How video conferencing can stifle creative idea generation

As the world grapples with the new face of remote work in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic researchers are only now catching up to the implications of virtual communication on tasks that in the past would have been conducted face-to-face. A new study … Continue reading How video conferencing can stifle creative idea generation

Miops aims to put a creativity toolbox on your camera

For its fourth Kickstarter, camera trigger/accessory company Miops has created a hot-shoe attachment called the Flex that’s designed to help photographers “capture stunning timelapse videos, HDR photos, high-speed actions, extraordinary lightning strik… Continue reading Miops aims to put a creativity toolbox on your camera

DreamBlaster X2: A Modern MIDI Synth for Your Sound Blaster Card

Back in the 90s, gamers loaded out their PCs with Creative’s Sound Blaster family of sound cards. Those who were really serious about audio could connect a daughterboard called the Creative Wave Blaster. This card used wavetable synthesis to provide more realistic instrument sounds than the Sound Blaster’s on board Yamaha FM synthesis chip.

The DreamBlaster X2 is a modern daughterboard for Sound Blaster sound cards. Using the connector on the sound card, it has stereo audio input and MIDI input and output. If you’re not using a Sound Blaster, a 3.5 mm jack and USB MIDI are provided. Since …read more

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