Atom is a “piano roll” sequencer for making music on iOS. A piano roll is named for the software used to run olde worlde player pianos. It’s a roll of paper with holes punched in it. As the roll moves ...

A while back, [Jacob] played around with a player piano. After feeding a roll into the machine and trying to figure out how a fifty year old machine using hundred year old technology can replicate a ...

The age-old interpretation of swing poses an immediate problem. Straight eighth notes in pairs and triplets must be presented by the performer in the manner Morton and other early pianists preferred.

Strolling around a park, pedestrian zone, or tourist area in any bigger city is rarely complete without encountering the sound of a barrel organ — the perfect instrument if arm stamina and steady ...

TEXARKANA — Texarkana’s Regional Music Heritage Center will keep on scrolling with the acquisition of 27 piano rolls’ worth of native son and composer Conlon Nancarrow’s work. After they’re made by ...

You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. Most warm evenings you can find Peter Phillips and his partner sitting on their verandah enjoying a ...

I'm a big fan of the Canadian TV series How It's Made, shown in the USA on the Science Channel. There's something hypnotic and soothing about all those lathes, molds, conveyors and such, producing the ...