Tuesday, January 24, 2012
NAMM: Snazzy FX Ardcore Programmable Eurorack Module
YouTube Uploaded by snazelle on Jan 24, 2012
Saw these at NAMM. They are open source and fully programmable. These modules can basically turn into whatever you want. Very impressive. I should have a NAMM floor vid coming up in a few days.
"Jupiter Blues" Roland Jupiter 4 + Boss DR3
YouTube Uploaded by synthartist69 on Jan 24, 2012
"Synth Trombone" Roland Jupiter 4 Analog Synth
Uploaded by synthartist69 on Jan 24, 2012
NAMM Pics via Noisebug
Picutred here:
Moon Modular & Vemona
Arturia MinBrute
Studiologic Sledge
Absolute Extremes Ninstrument
"Custom built with any number of vintage game systems built in. This prototype contains two original Gameboys and the original NES. Video coming soon in a few weeks."
"A Ninstrument is a custom built rack mountable sound module that can accommodate any number of vintage gaming systems to produce unique era centric sounds. We us only ORIGINAL HARDWARE in our systems. We don’t use emulators or knock-off type products."
NAMM: ProAudioStar NAMM 2012: Electrix Tweaker
YouTube Uploaded by proaudiostar on Jan 24, 2012
"The Tweaker is a performance controller for Abelton users, Traktor users, and music producers and performers of all genres.
At the heart of Tweaker lies a grid of 32 rubber pads backlit by RGB LEDs, and 8 velocity sensitive drum pads. There is a channel strip on each side of the grid, and a crossfader centered underneath. Each channel trips is comprised of a fader, three backlit rubber pads, an analog knob, and three push encoders with red LED rings. The navigation section at the top of the unit has a large browsing encoder and a four-way selection push grid (left, right, up, down).
Tweaker is fully USB bus powered and also has MIDI In and Out ports."
NAMM: Waldorf Music NAMM 2012 Impressions
YouTube Uploaded by WaldorfMusicVideos on Jan 21, 2012
"Impressions of Waldorf Music @ Winter NAMM 2012. Come visit us at Booth A6624! Thank you to the musicians who played the Zarenbourg and let us use their footage. All music made using Waldorf keys, synths and plugins. Background music and video by Erik Heirman. Shot using a GoPro HD Hero 2"
etasonix TM-3 Gas-Tube Dual Voltage-Controled Oscillator
"(taken from Modular Square)
The METASONIX TM-3 is the only voltage-controlled oscillator on the market with an all-tube signal path. It consists of two thyratron tube sawtooth oscillators, which are wired in parallel but may be offset with their individual front-panel tuning controls. Furthermore, soft sync is available, to force oscillator 2 to track with oscillator 1.The waveform produced by the 2D21/5727 thyratrons is unique and distinctive--a very imperfect sawtooth. It's the kind of sound that screams VINTAGE, because the only other instruments that produce it are vintage ones--the Mixtur-Trautonium, the Univox, and some 1950s electronic organs. Furthermore, there is a suboctave circuit, which adds a square wave one octave below oscillator 2. It includes short pulses an octave above, for a distinctive sound. And you can mess with the STABILITY control to get unique effects--because the suboctave divider is made of two neon lamps, and NOT a transistor flip-flop. Except for the CV driver, the TM-3 is all tubes. And unlike most other synthesizer VCOs, the TM-3 is so sensitive that it is easily used for FM sound effects--simply by driving either CV input with a line-level audio signal. Both inputs are DC coupled and highly sensitive. The result is a unique and very extreme form of signal distortion. The TM-3 is a Hz/V VCO, meaning it follows a linear characteristic. Each successive octave requires doubling the control voltage. As shipped, the first octave is swept from 0 volts to 0.25 volts, the next from 0.25 to 0.75 volts, etc. Although not standard to the present modular-synth industry, this scheme simplifies the TM-3's use as a signal processor and avoids the use of an exponential converter circuit, which can drift with temperature or cause other problems. TM-3's CV control is compatible with vintage Korg MS series and Yamaha CS series synthesizers. 
tech specs Output signal max approx 10 v p-p. Capable of approximately three octave range with CV control, 66 Hz to 526 Hz. Center pitch setting with tuning knobs and 0.0v input gives approx. low C (66 Hz). Actual range obtained depends upon individual thyratron tubes installed--about 2 1/2 octaves is typical. May be controlled from any MIDI-CV converter having Hz/V capability, including the Synhouse MIDIJACK II, Philip Rees Little MCV, Kenton Pro-Solo and Pro-2000, and Encore Expressionist. Inputs: two 1/4"" phone jacks for CV or audio (they mix linearly). Output: 1/4"" phone jack, audio, mono, 50k ohm impedance. Power input 10v AC to 12v AC, 50/60 Hz, 1 amp max at idle"
The Genuinely Humble Nature Of My Genius
The Genuinely Humble Nature Of My Genius by Michael Dykehouse
via the Rhodes Chroma list: "Used only the Rhodes Chroma and Set/Split 38 for endless patch randomization, edited it down into this in Ableton Live (used some spring reverb and Max 4 Live panning weirdness as well). The Chroma RULES:) Sometimes feel like I should sell my euro set up and just use the Chroma."
via the Rhodes Chroma list: "Used only the Rhodes Chroma and Set/Split 38 for endless patch randomization, edited it down into this in Ableton Live (used some spring reverb and Max 4 Live panning weirdness as well). The Chroma RULES:) Sometimes feel like I should sell my euro set up and just use the Chroma."
Stylophone MIDI Conversion (with tilt sensor)
YouTube Uploaded by hotchk155 on Jan 24, 2012
"This is a MIDI conversion of the "reissue" stylophone. The stylophone still works and plays as normal, but it also sends MIDI... in the case is an Arduino Nano board, KXPS5 accelerometer chip, and three 74hc165 shift registers to scan the Stylophone keypad. A row of 4 tactile switches on the back is used to control it. The accelerometer sends pitch bend and mod wheel messages.
More info on construction and Arduino code to follow at http://hotchk155.blogspot.com/"
Folktek Impressionist Drum Scape
"Here's the one of kind, hand made Drum Scape.
Built by Folktek mastermind, Arius...
It's a synth... and drum machine.
You can play by hand... or use the trigger in jacks
to sequence each oscillator.
It can scream... It can be drone heaven...
It can be a melodic keyboard..
It can be soft & fuzzy... or have razor sharp teeth.
Extremely unique... A work of art.
Built into an antique box.
Learn everything about it - on their site"
Patch no. 27
YouTube Uploaded by shaft9000 on Jan 24, 2012
"featuring the Modcan Touch Sequencer
modcan DVDO 62a & VCDO 58a are sound sources.
thru the modcan 48 dB LPF 67a, quadVCA 31a, and DDL 59a
quadEG 60a does single envelope into filter and VCA
no external fx/processing.
direct into Allen&Heath R16 console D/A conversion"
Ethero 2 first demo
YouTube Uploaded by glidepro1984 on Jan 24, 2012
"A demo of the second version of Ethero.
The app is very much in development at the moment, however it's already pretty usable!
Ethero experiments with using a light source to control sound. Whereas the first version used light to modify the pitch of a wobbly sine wave (damn it was fun!), the new version will transmit that pitch as a MIDI message to any equipment that's lucky enough to be listening!
The video shows my old (but reliable) iPhone 3GS face down on the table with its camera facing up - this is the device that runs the app. The iPad is running Moog Animoog and the iPod Touch 4G is running Tempo Rubato's NLog Midi Synth. Ethero 2 is controlling both apps via MIDI over Wifi.
As my hand gets closer to covering up the 3GS camera lens, the pitch of the notes is lowered, and vice versa. The pitches are constrained to a major scale, however I'm planning to add a few more in due course!
The interface of the app is pretty minimal at the moment (nothing to show really) - however as the app is supposed to be used with the screen face down, the UI seems secondary to getting the camera stuff 'just so'
Even though I'm the developer, I can't wait to see where this goes!"
iTunes:
ethero - glidepro
NLogSynth PRO - tempo rubato
Animoog - Moog Music Inc.
iPads on eBay
iPod Touch on eBay
Animoog - Moog Music Inc.
NAMM: Novation Music Demo - Launchpad, Novation UltraNova, Ableton Live
YouTube Uploaded by HarmonyCentral on Jan 24, 2012
"This music-only dance music demo uses the Launchpad, Novation UltraNova, and Ableton Live."
NAMM 2012 John Bowen Solaris synth
YouTube Uploaded by SoundsAndGear on Jan 24, 2012
"http://namm.soundsandgear.com checking out the monster digital modular synth from John Bowen called Solaris"
Synth Spotting in Brian Comnes Studio
"Oberheim Matrix1000
Novation Bass Station Rack
Evolver with rack unit for 5 total voices
Kawai k5000r
Novation Drum Station
MAM Warp 9 filter
EHX Bi-filter
Next (MAM) Res-30 resonant fillter
16 stereo port submixer (2 ranes SM82s)
BiAmp SR240 stereo spring reverb (killer)
Mopho
xoxBox (#150)
APC40 ans Ableton LiveSequential Circuits TOM
OTO Buscuit
Audible Disease Infection 2
Korg ER1
Alesis AirFX
Flight of Harmony Quad Plaque Bearer
Moog MP201 CV/MIDI pedal
several Moogerfoogers
a GI20 MIDI guitar interface fed by a RogerLinn Adrenalinn III
not in the pic are my Metasonix and Frostwave toys
The monitors are Genelecs. the subwoofer is some cheap thing and the monitor on the wall is the recording PC"
Review: Grain Science
YouTube Uploaded by Discchord on Jan 24, 2012
"Wooji Juice brings us the most elegant granular synth on the iPad yet; as if they set out to prove that granular synthesis can sound pretty too!
It is available now on iTunes: http://goo.gl/Cu4aL (If you use my link I get a cut. Thanks!)
I am available now on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/#!/discchord"
iPads on eBay
skinnerbox - buchla goes acid
YouTube Uploaded by iftahbox on Jan 24, 2012
"during iftah´s residency at ems."
Dr.Drumset Analog Drum Machine
"Handmade Analog Drum box by Mr.AcidMachine!!
USB-Controlled (only triggering). Knobs are hand-controlled!
6 individual output jacks (1/4-inch) plus a Main Mix Output.
7 Analog Drum Sounds:
1. BassDrum(TR-808-style)
2. SnareDrum(TR-808-style)
3. HandClap(808/909/HC-2 style)
4. RimShot(DR-55 style)
5. Cowbell(TR-808 style)
6+7. Open and Closed HiHat(TR-606 style)
It is plug-n-play, no additional software needed!
I have tested it with Ableton Live and the sequencing fun is endless.The drums correspond to notes C3 to F#3 (MIDI Notes 48-54).
Triggering is velocity-sensitive.
The Tune Knob changes the pitch of both the CowBell and HiHat."
Triggertestdrive (with OverDrive) by mracidmachine
Testing USB to Trigger Box with analog drums by mracidmachine
Dr.Drumset CowBell Tunes by mracidmachine
Dr.Drumset De-tuned CowBell Beat by mracidmachine
BUGBRAND BOARDWEEVIL
"BugBrand BoardWeevil. A portable, battery powered synth/noise machine unlike anything else.. Control is through dials, light sensors and touch-pads which allow for live circuit re-routing. This thing is capable of a massive range of crazy noises from clicky hi frequency electronica down to gut churning basses.
These things are handmade in small batches and tend not to be repeated - this version sold out over a year ago..
Manufacturers spec below:
Within the BoardWeevil are three oscillators and two (quasi)ringmods. Like previous Weevils, each oscillator has a wide-ranging Pitch Dial plus a Range Switch for selection of low-freq clickety or audio-rate drone tones.
Oscs 2 & 3 can be Syncronized to Osc1 with individual switches. The effect is most audible at audio rates where you get wonderful harmonic tones - Osc1 sets the base pitch and then the rates of Osc2 / 3 set the harmonic overtones.
Osc1 also has an LDR Light Sensor that can be switched in to affect the pitch - the more light falls on the sensor, the faster things run.
Osc1 and Osc2 are combined through the first ringmod (RM1) and then the output of this is combined with Osc3 in RM2. The Balance control is used to crossfade between the two ringmod sections.
Bend Features - it is these extras that bring the Weevil to life! Turning the Starve Dial strangles the power supply to the Osc/RM section sending things into areas where the oscillators fight between each other in chaotic ways. In a similar setup to Osc1, there is another switchable light sensor to control the power starvation.
The Stable/Instable mode switch provides some smoothing to operation - in Stable mode the Starvation appears something like an overall pitch-range-shift, while the Instable mode results in far great levels of cross-modulationary-fighting.
Fourteen Body Contact points hook you straight into the circuit - touching of different combinations allows signals to flow in unexpected manners. This becomes an extremely reactive and interesting means of control.
Output Section - a simple treble-cut Tone Control provides some signal shaping before the final Output Level master volume control.
1/4" Jack // Mini-Amp - the Weevil output is on a standard 1/4" mono jack socket or, if no plug is inserted, the sound passes to a mini amp and speaker for go-anywhere oscillation noises."
Expert Sleepers ES-3 Lightpipe/CV Interface
The outputs can be used as control voltages (CVs), for example with software such as Expert Sleepers Silent Way, and can also be used as audio outputs at high, modular synth-compatible levels.
With the ES-3, a single optical cable is all that is need to bring direct CV control from your DAW right into the heart of a modular system..."
Full details on Expert Sleepers
Previous posts:
Modular audio processing with Expert Sleepers Silent Way and ES-3
Modular patching with Expert Sleepers Silent Way and ES-3
Korg MS-20 + Machinedrum = Tweak & Jam
YouTube Uploaded by n3bsvid on Jan 24, 2012
"A little random improv/tweak/jam.
Hardware:
Elektron Machinedrum UW+ MK2
Korg MS-20"
NAMM 2012 QuNeo booth
YouTube Uploaded by SoundsAndGear on Jan 24, 2012
"http://namm.soundsandgear.com checking out the QuNeo controller booth at winter namm 2012"
NAMM 2012: Casio XW P1
YouTube Uploaded by baxshopnl on Jan 24, 2012
"Bax TV | Bax-shop.nl doet verslag van de NAMM 2012 in Anaheim, Californië. Casio presenteerde de XW-P1 en vertegenwoordiger Daniel Fisher vertelde ons meer over deze nieuwe performance synthesizer."
NAMM 2012: Arturia MiniBrute
YouTube Uploaded by baxshopnl on Jan 24, 2012
"Bax TV | Bax-shop.nl doet verslag van de NAMM 2012 in Anaheim, Californië. Arturia presenteerde de MiniBrute, een analoge synthesizer. Romain Dejoie van Arturia demonstreerde wat er allemaal mogelijk is met deze compacte synthesizer."
Improv: Yamaha Motif-6 strings
YouTube Uploaded by TheSynthFreq on Jan 24, 2012
"Strings improvisation by Danielle. Yamaha Motif-6 'Mourning" string patch used.
Roland A-90 is used to control the Motif-6 through midi, allowing for use of weighted keys
Please enjoy!
:) TSF."
"Awaken" by Danielle
Uploaded by TheSynthFreq on Jan 24, 2012
"This is a composition I wrote for piano, written in 2004. I also added a little improvisation throughout the song for variation and interest.
Piano: Yamaha Motif-6
88-key midi controller: Roland A-90
Roland A-90 is THE best 88-weighted key midi controller. :) Please enjoy
:) TSF"
Levels _ Avicii (Tim Berg)
YouTube Uploaded by DJjondent on Jan 24, 2012
"Levels _ Avicii (Tim Berg).
Remixed by DJ Jondent
Sequencer: Abelton
Synths: Novation Bass station, Doepfer Dark Energy, FutureRetro XS.
Drums:Vermona DRM1 (MRK III).
Everyone Loves Avicii.:-)"
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