Aphex Twin's New App Transforms Unexpected Sounds Into Samples

Aphex Twin has launched a software program that converts audio files into new sound blocks, which can then be sampled in music or other projects. Available now free of cost through GitLab, the app is called Samplebrain and was developed by Aphex Twin (the stage name of Richard James) in collaboration with engineer Dave Griffiths.In a statement posted via Warp Records, James shared that he first had the idea for Samplebrain two decades ago, around 2002, "when mp3's started to become a thing."At t...