Imaginando Lda is a Portuguese company founded in 2014 by Nuno Santos that develops software for music production, sound design, and performance as well as audio reactive visuals. The company's headquarters is located in Braga, Portugal.[1][2][3]
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| Founded | 2014 in Braga, Portugal |
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| Headquarters | , |
Area served | Worldwide |
| Products | TKFX, LK, DRC, DLYM, K7D, FRMS, VS, BAM |
Number of employees | 6 |
| Website | imaginando |
History
editImaginando was founded by Nuno Santos in Braga, Portugal (City of Media Arts of UNESCO), who is the company's current CEO and CTO. The company started as a business initiative with no venture funding.[4][5][6] As a solo entrepreneur, he looked for a solution for maintaining a single code base for multiple target devices, thus Qt Framework was adopted.[7]
In 2015 he joined forces with his long time friend Rui Antunes, an analog electronics expert and synthesizer repairer, to create Imaginando’s first synthesizer. Rui developed an analog modeled synthesizer in Pure Data, which served as a base for the development of the DRC (Digital Resistor Capacitor) synthesizer.[8][4][9][10]
During DRC development and stemming from a new media art open call from GNRation, they created a project called “Harpa Laser”. The project consisted in a 2 meter tall iron structure that incorporated 8 lasers in parallel and with a DRC engine running on a Raspberry Pi. This new media art installation debuted in the 2015 Noite Branca, in the streets of Braga.[11][12]
In 2017, Imaginando ventured on another open call by GNRation, this time turning a piece of antique furniture into a gigantic digital music box.[13]
Products
editIn 2014, Imaginando released TKFX, a Native Instruments Traktor Dj Controller.[14]
In 2015, Imaginando releases LK, an Ableton Live & MIDI Controller.[15]
In 2016, Imaginando released DRC, a polyphonic synthesizer.[16]
In 2018, Imaginando released DLYM, a chorus and flanger effect.[17][18]
In 2019, Imaginando released K7D, a tape delay audio effect.[19]
In 2020, Imaginando released FRMS, a granular synthesizer that combines granular, subtractive, and FM synthesis.[20]
In 2021, Imaginando released VS, a visual synthesizer that can turn musical compositions into graphical effects (based on GLSL shaders, images and videos), in real time, by taking advantage of incoming audio and MIDI information.[21][22]
In 2023, Imaginando released BAM - Beat Maker & Music Maker, a groovebox style application that can also host plugins.[23][24]
References
edit- ^ "Imaginando. Dar música aos estrangeiros com tecnologia portuguesa". Dinheiro Vivo. Retrieved 2024-06-06.
- ^ "#17: Nuno Santos Imaginando Founder, Co-Creator of DRC Virtual Analog Synth". Brian Funk. 2017-04-24. Retrieved 2024-06-06.
- ^ "IMAGINANDO'S MOST POWERFUL STRENGTH: FORWARD-THINKING SYNTHS AND TOOLS FOR MUSIC PRODUCTION". magneticmag.com. Retrieved 2023-01-31.
- ^ a b P3 (2016-07-04). "Imaginando: controlar a música electrónica a partir dos "gadgets"". PÚBLICO. Retrieved 2024-02-13.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Faria, Inês (2016-12-04). "Imaginando: making Portugal stand out in the electronic music scene". Portugal Startups. Retrieved 2024-02-13.
- ^ "Imaginando. Dar música aos estrangeiros com tecnologia portuguesa". Dinheiro Vivo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-02-13.
- ^ QtWS17 - One developer, Three products, Three platforms, Nuno Filipe Magalhães Santos, Imaginando, retrieved 2024-02-07
- ^ "Imaginando DRC". www.soundonsound.com. Retrieved 2024-06-17.
- ^ ECO (2016-12-17). "E se pudesse tocar uma harpa laser? Já pode". ECO (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-06-06.
- ^ "Visão | DRC: o primeiro sintetizador português já está disponível para download". Visão (in European Portuguese). 2016-04-18. Retrieved 2024-06-06.
- ^ ECO (2016-12-17). "E se pudesse tocar uma harpa laser? Já pode". ECO (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-02-13.
- ^ "Já se cruzou com a Harpa Laser da Imaginando? – Marketeer" (in European Portuguese). 2016-12-02. Retrieved 2024-02-13.
- ^ "A giant-sized music box, made with digital tech and antique furniture". CDM Create Digital Music. 2017-09-27. Retrieved 2024-02-07.
- ^ "Imaginando - TKFX · Tech Review ⟋ RA". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 2024-03-06.
- ^ "LK Gives Your iPad or Android Tablet Easy Control of Ableton Live [Gallery, Hands on]". CDM Create Digital Music. 2015-03-09. Retrieved 2024-03-06.
- ^ "Visão | DRC: o primeiro sintetizador português já está disponível para download". Visão (in European Portuguese). 2016-04-18. Retrieved 2024-03-06.
- ^ "Free DLYM Delay Modulator VST/AU Plugin Released By Imaginando". Bedroom Producers Blog. 2018-03-07. Retrieved 2024-03-06.
- ^ Ben Rogerson (2018-03-09). "DLYM puts chorus, phaser and flanger effects into a free VST/AU plugin". MusicRadar. Retrieved 2024-06-17.
- ^ Fab (2019-05-14). "K7D Review - A Great Sounding Yet Ultra Affordable Tape Delay For Desktop and iOS". AudioNewsRoom - ANR. Retrieved 2024-03-06.
- ^ Goldschmitz, Thilo (2020-05-23). "Test: Imaginando FRMS, granulares FM-Synth-Plugin". AMAZONA.de (in German). Retrieved 2024-02-07.
- ^ "Imaginando VS". www.soundonsound.com. Retrieved 2024-02-07.
- ^ "VS Visual Synthesizer responds to your music, with shader and layer powers (Mac, Windows, iOS)". CDM Create Digital Music. 2021-06-21. Retrieved 2024-06-17.
- ^ "Why are so many producers praising Imaginando BAM?". MusicTech. Retrieved 2024-02-07.
- ^ Schroeder, Markus (2023-12-06). "Test: Imaginando BAM, Groovebox, iOS, Mac, Windows, VST". AMAZONA.de (in German). Retrieved 2024-02-07.