Liam Lacey BSc (Hons) - 24 - Bristol, UK. Audio Software Developer for nu desine/AlphaSphere. I’m a music artist, programmer, and enthusiast, with a keen interest in interaction design too. This is my professional blog, my life in music… Areas of interest and study include: - C/C++ software development - Max/MSP - Interactive music and media systems - Music interface and control - Audio synthesis and sound design - Algorithmic composition and generative music - Physical computing - Music composition, production, and performance - Audio plugin programming - Conceptual music - Electronics and the Arduino platform - New advances in creative technology Click on the links below to see my work and activities… Contact me at liamlacey@hotmail.com. var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-22717309-2']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 'https://ssl' : 'http://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js'; var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })(); Tumblr (3.0; @liamtmlacey)http://liamtmlacey.tumblr.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/e3c9cf8a371094c474dbd30f6d448ffe/tumblr_mmxymtdOc01qbfcv1o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>AlphaLive has now been featured on the front page of the JUCE website. JUCE is the programming library behind AlphaLive and it’s fair to say that the AlphaSphere and its software would not be the same without this great library.</p>http://liamtmlacey.tumblr.com/post/50647088353http://liamtmlacey.tumblr.com/post/50647088353Fri, 17 May 2013 12:59:17 +0100nu desineBristolalphaspherealphaliveJUCEC++softwaremidimusical instrumentmusic technology<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/232797f2a81859a3e469d3883e33ee88/tumblr_mm4iw8NeP01qbfcv1o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><span class="Apple-style-span">Production is in full swing…</span></p>http://liamtmlacey.tumblr.com/post/49360011219http://liamtmlacey.tumblr.com/post/49360011219Wed, 01 May 2013 15:28:56 +0100alphaspherenu desineBristolHartlepoolStadiumStadium Electronicsproductionmusical instrument<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/65dec06802301a959cf2d058e04d19be/tumblr_mlsxxgO2MO1qbfcv1o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>AlphaSphere in <a href="http://www.askaudiomag.com/" target="_blank">MPVHub Audio Magazine</a>, January 2013.</p>http://liamtmlacey.tumblr.com/post/48842081006http://liamtmlacey.tumblr.com/post/48842081006Thu, 25 Apr 2013 09:22:27 +0100alphaspherenu desineBristolpressmagazineaudiomusicmusical instrumentmusic technologymidioscAskAudioMPVPMVHub<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/CnBwMLG_pjY?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>A great video shot by UK Trade & Investment South West about the internationalisation and global journey of nu desine and the AlphaSphere.</p>http://liamtmlacey.tumblr.com/post/48610400673http://liamtmlacey.tumblr.com/post/48610400673Mon, 22 Apr 2013 14:27:51 +0100Bristolnu desinealphasphereUKTISouth WestUK Trade &amp; Investmentglobalinternationalisationmusical instrumentmusic technologyMIDI<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/a09fdd6b26a7c067b9c79ba7b184d674/tumblr_mlnnets4zJ1qbfcv1o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong><span class="Apple-style-span">Musikmesse 2013</span></strong></p> <p><span class="Apple-style-span">Our return to Frankfurt for the largest tradeshow for the world of music was a step forwards for us… seeing our stand size increase almost five times. The <strong>nu desine</strong> stand was also helped along the way by our friends at <a href="http://www.adam-audio.com/">Adam Audio</a> and <a href="http://www.chauvetlighting.co.uk/">Chauvet lighting</a> who provided us with gear which helped us demo the AlphaSphere to it’s maximum potential.</span></p> <p><span class="Apple-style-span">This show saw us reconnect with some of the friends we started to make this time last year, as well as many others we have been getting to know in the MI and Pro-Audio industries. Essentially it provided introductions to a whole series of new contacts, who could end up shaping the forward steps of our company for the next several years.</span></p> <p><span class="Apple-style-span">Though some of the intensity of the previous year was relieved by a larger group of us making the trip to Frankfurt, again we were flooded by a stream of visitors. The period we are now entering is incredibly exciting, however there is a level where the reality of creating a new musical instrument has become something of a normality. Meeting the luminaries of the industry is becoming a regular occurrence and the enthusiasm for collaboration we have been met with from more established companies is massively encouraging.</span></p> <p><span class="Apple-style-span">When it comes down to it, the most important element of these shows for us is about making new relationships with international distributors. This year has absolutely allowed that to happen, and we are looking forwards to be announcing the next series of the AlphaSphere – and where & when it will be launching, in the very near future.</span></p>http://liamtmlacey.tumblr.com/post/48606658302http://liamtmlacey.tumblr.com/post/48606658302Mon, 22 Apr 2013 12:47:16 +0100alphaspheremusikmesseelectronicaelectronicmusical instrumentmusic technologytrade showgermanyfrankfurtmidioscinterfaceBristol<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/5a9bbb1a9724ddc51a627751aa9c8fef/tumblr_mk4xd8h5Qm1qbfcv1o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>In the first half of 2012 my brother Ali and I spent a day recording and sampling a vintage 1950s toy piano. While the original idea was to record it being played in a way you would normally expect with a piano, we ended up taking it apart and experimenting with plucking and bowing the internal metal rods, as well as attaching it to an acoustic guitar and a cymbal, and we ended up getting some unexpected but incredible sounds out of it that ended up being more cinematic than anything.</p> <p>Ali recently wrote an article about it for designingsound.org. Click on the above picture to read the article and hear samples of the recordings.</p>http://liamtmlacey.tumblr.com/post/46108236129http://liamtmlacey.tumblr.com/post/46108236129Sat, 23 Mar 2013 22:34:00 +0000toy pianopianorecordingsamplersamplingcinematicsounddesignsound design<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/316072f34c3725c6b7e4f898cf1a942b/tumblr_mjozuiryfL1qbfcv1o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><span class="Apple-style-span">Today was a pinnacle moment in my career. Today we shipped the first order of AlphaSphere’s, a product I have been co designing and developing for the past 2 years of my life. And now people all across the world, from Knighton to Tokyo to Chicago, will get their hands on it, and I’m excited to see what they do with it! To the next step…</span></p>http://liamtmlacey.tumblr.com/post/45408580644http://liamtmlacey.tumblr.com/post/45408580644Fri, 15 Mar 2013 08:06:18 +0000alphaspherealphaliveBristolmusical instrumentmusic technologymidiosccontrollerinterfacegadgetproduct<a href="https://github.com/nu-desine/AlphaLive">AlphaLive source code on GitHub</a>http://liamtmlacey.tumblr.com/post/45280714460http://liamtmlacey.tumblr.com/post/45280714460Wed, 13 Mar 2013 18:48:31 +0000alphaspherealphaliveBristolmusical instrumentmidicontrollersoftwareopen sourcegithubc++source code<a href="http://www.alphasphere.com/">New AlphaSphere website</a>http://liamtmlacey.tumblr.com/post/45280534750http://liamtmlacey.tumblr.com/post/45280534750Wed, 13 Mar 2013 18:45:29 +0000alphaspherealphalivenu desineBristolwebsitecontrollermidiinstrumentelectronicatechnologytech<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/6cccfc0b5e90ff746e7678f284913cdb/tumblr_miodq7ve7w1qbfcv1o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>We are extremely close to shipping out our first ever batch of AlphaSphere’s now. Final touches are being put into place, with a shipping date sometime in the next week.</p>http://liamtmlacey.tumblr.com/post/43800528628http://liamtmlacey.tumblr.com/post/43800528628Sat, 23 Feb 2013 13:34:55 +0000alphaspherenu desineBristolelectronicmusical instrumenttechnologymidicontrollerosc<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/afbae234cdf96e47c819946094460818/tumblr_mhp7cnknxD1qbfcv1o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>AlphaSphere in Mixmag Magazine.</p>http://liamtmlacey.tumblr.com/post/42273043847http://liamtmlacey.tumblr.com/post/42273043847Mon, 04 Feb 2013 13:41:11 +0000alphaspherenu desineBristolMixmagmagazinedjelectronicmusical instrumentmusic technologymidicontrollerdanceEDMmusicinterface<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/AIdksodFGu0?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><span class="Apple-style-span">Really happy to confirm that the AlphaSphere passed compliance testing this week!</span></p>http://liamtmlacey.tumblr.com/post/42029001755http://liamtmlacey.tumblr.com/post/42029001755Fri, 01 Feb 2013 16:56:19 +0000alphaspherenu desineBristolmidicontrollerinterfaceelectronicmusical instrumentmusic technologytestingelectrical<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/b57c69e32270c835e24ed3b1394361ed/tumblr_mhi5k2QeLs1qbfcv1o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>AlphaSphere at The NAMM Show 2013, Anaheim, California.</p> <p>Last week myself and a couple of colleagues attended the largest American musical instrument trade show for the first time to exhibit the AlphaSphere, and it went incredibly well.</p> <p>We met many interesting people, including some who are very renowned and high-up in the MI and pro audio industry, as well as receiving extremely positive feedback. </p> <p>Personal highlights included… being part of the NAMM Media Preview Day - a special pre-show event where only 20 of the 1700+ exhibitors are chosen to preview their products to a number of different media outlets; appearing on KTLA 5 - the main Los Angeles news channel; and being invited to a private demonstration of the upcoming MIDI HD protocol by the CEO of the MIDI Manufacturing Association. </p> <p>Many blogs, videos, and images of our appearance at the show are starting to pop up in various places online, and I’m sure I’ll be posting my favourites here soon. Plus I’d be very surprised if we don’t have some fairly big news to announce soon as a result of the show, so watch this space…</p>http://liamtmlacey.tumblr.com/post/41956052065http://liamtmlacey.tumblr.com/post/41956052065Thu, 31 Jan 2013 18:19:00 +0000alphaspherenu desineBristolmusical instrumentmusic technologymidimediaNAMMNAMM Showanaheim<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/e6cdb979035b68cd45fb35eea214db0b/tumblr_mg9qr0gLAa1qbfcv1o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The packaging has arrived… </p>http://liamtmlacey.tumblr.com/post/39941367558http://liamtmlacey.tumblr.com/post/39941367558Mon, 07 Jan 2013 18:44:59 +0000alphaspherenu desineBristolpackagingboxartworkmidielectronicmusical instrumentproduction<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_melurjpoRR1qbfcv1o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>AlphaSphere will be at The NAMM Show 2013, January 24th-27th, Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, California. </p>http://liamtmlacey.tumblr.com/post/37325956799http://liamtmlacey.tumblr.com/post/37325956799Thu, 06 Dec 2012 10:35:43 +0000alphaspheremusical instrumentnu desineelectronicelectronicanammCaliforniaAnaheimBristolmusic technologymididj<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_me1svd778F1qbfcv1o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>AlphaSphere in <em>The Wired World in 2013</em>, a Wired Magazine special edition.</p>http://liamtmlacey.tumblr.com/post/36510075473http://liamtmlacey.tumblr.com/post/36510075473Sun, 25 Nov 2012 14:42:49 +0000alphaspherenu desinewiredmagazinepressmusical instrumentmidicontrollerelectronicgadgetmusic technologyBristol<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/-S-hrpgl404?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>AlphaSphere Interview/Demo with Dubspot</p>http://liamtmlacey.tumblr.com/post/34702637345http://liamtmlacey.tumblr.com/post/34702637345Wed, 31 Oct 2012 14:55:54 +0000alphaspherenu desineBristolDubspotNYCNew YorkMusic Productioninterviewmidihang drummusicelectronicelectronicamusical instrumentmusic technology<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbb8svJKUQ1qbfcv1o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>AlphaSphere in this months MusicTech magazine. (Taken with <a href="http://instagram.com">Instagram</a>)</p>http://liamtmlacey.tumblr.com/post/32796561246http://liamtmlacey.tumblr.com/post/32796561246Wed, 03 Oct 2012 10:24:31 +0100<a href="http://www.firebox.com/product/5453/AlphaSphere-Elite">Limited Edition AlphaSphere Elite now up for pre-order on Firebox.</a>http://liamtmlacey.tumblr.com/post/31915487156http://liamtmlacey.tumblr.com/post/31915487156Thu, 20 Sep 2012 10:52:18 +0100nu desinealphaspheremidicontrollerelectronicmusical instrumentmusic technologylimited editionfireboxgadgetbristolosc<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/-pITYeV9_X4?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>This is what happens when you give an AlphaSphere to an upcoming electronica producer.</p>http://liamtmlacey.tumblr.com/post/30729441771http://liamtmlacey.tumblr.com/post/30729441771Sun, 02 Sep 2012 16:48:21 +0100alphaspherenu desinekoven.dubstepdrum and basselectronicelectronicalivemusical instrumentmusic technology