via the Madrona Labs newsletter:
"Hello again
Hi all, and welcome to a Madrona Labs update for February 2012.
Aalto in the news
Something *stupendous* has happened just this morning. Alex Smoke, a man whose techno records I have long held in high regard, decided to post a "top ten software tools" list for 2011. And what did he put at the top of the list? Our best and only software synth, Aalto. I feel incredibly gratified when an artist wants to spread his or her enthusiasm about something I made, unprompted by any fishing or renumeration on my part. You can see Mr. Smoke's spot-on blurb (and his other well-informed picks) at http://alexsmoke.com.
Along with other requested features, Aalto is getting a bit of a face lift soon. In working on the Soundplane client software, I've added smooth resizing code to my GUI framework, so Aalto will be resizable in version 1.3.
Soundplane progress
On the Soundplane front, there has been some cool publicity in the Atlantic magazine this week. It's a short yet thoughtful article that mentions our Soundplane along with other new instruments like the Eigenharp, titled "Why Is It So Hard for New Musical Instruments to Catch On?" Great questio---actually let's not think abut that. I have a *stupendous* new musical instrument to finish.
Brian and I have been hard at work to validate Soundplane components and proclaim them final, shippable hardware. A couple of minor bugs have been sifted out through this process, resulting in one more, hopefully final, Main Board revision. Meanwhile, our Sensor Board design has passed inspection with flying colors and is ready for manufacture.
When all this final hardware is together in one place, I'm going to make a short video showing off the capabilities of a fully-functional Soundplane, and announce the start of production. And before then, I might not be able to resist sharing a few clips of my almost-final Soundplane, because it is getting *stupendously* fun to play.
If you enjoy stupendousness, you may enjoy this
Happy blurps and wibbles,
Randy"
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