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MIDI Enhancements in Windows 10 As Windows 10 evolves, we are continuing to build in support for musician-focused technologies. Let’s take a look at MIDI. Windows has had built-in MIDI support going back to the 16-bit days. Since then, most MIDI interfaces have moved to USB and our in-box support has kept pace, with a class driver and APIs that support those new interfaces. Those unfamiliar with music technology may think of MIDI as just .mid music files. But that’s only a tiny part of what MIDI really is. Since its standardization in 1983, MIDI has remained the most used and arguably most important communications protocol in music production. It’s used for everything from controlling synthesizers and sequencers and changing patches for set lists, to synchronizing mixers and even switching cameras on podcasts using a MIDI control surface. Even the [ more… ]

Celebrate Forza Horizon 3 with Ken Block at the Petersen Automotive Museum in LA This Saturday, Sept. 24, Xbox and Ford Performance will host the Forza Horizon 3 launch event at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles from 4-7 PM PDT (11 PM – 1 AM UTC). The event will feature a meet-and-greet with Ken Block, Xbox’s Larry Hryb (“Major Nelson”), hundreds of cars on display, free food and giveaways, live music from Peanut Butter Wolf and DJ Flow and the opportunity to go hands-on with Forza Horizon 3 on Xbox One and Windows 10 before its Sep. 27 release. The event is free to the public (online RSVP encouraged) and will be streamed worldwide on twitch.tv/forzamotorsport.  Head over to Xbox Wire to learn more about the launch celebration! Source: Celebrate Forza Horizon 3 with Ken Block at the Petersen Automotive Museum in LA

Building in 10k: Svelte JavaScript Enhancements Editor’s note: This is the fifth in a series of posts from the team that built the 10k Apart contest site, exploring the process of building for interoperability, accessibility, and progressive enhancement in less than 10kB. In the previous post in this series, I discussed my approach to CSS for the 10k Apart site. Now it’s time to add the icing to our user experience cake with JavaScript. What happens when JavaScript doesn’t? First off, let me start by assuring you: I love JavaScript. Love it. Seriously. I write it every day and have for well the better part of two decades now. In all of my years working with JavaScript, however, I’ve been reminded of one thing over and over: there’s no guarantee my users will get my JavaScript or, if they do, [ more… ]

NVIDIA announces Gears of War 4 GeForce GTX Bundle Grab a new, participating NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 or 1070 graphics card, system or laptop to get a full-game download of Gears of War 4 for PC. Yesterday, we shared the new launch trailer for Gears of War 4. Today, GeForce announced their Gears of War 4 GeForce GTX Bundle, which includes a full-game download for PC. Play Video Restricted Content Confirm your age to continue month JanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember day 12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031 year 201620152014201320122011201020092008200720062005200420032002200120001999199819971996199519941993199219911990198919881987198619851984198319821981198019791978197719761975197419731972197119701969196819671966196519641963196219611960195919581957195619551954195319521951195019491948194719461945194419431942194119401939193819371936193519341933193219311930192919281927192619251924192319221921192019191918191719161915191419131912191119101909190819071906190519041903190219011900  GeForce GTX 1080 – the 4K Gears of War 4 experience with everything set to max Gears of War 4 launches Oct. 11 on both Windows 10 and Xbox One and includes cross-platform online campaign co-op, cross-platform online Horde mode gameplay, and platform-specific competitive multiplayer. In addition, the PC version boasts enhanced graphics, support for 4K and 21:9 Ultrawide [ more… ]