chris randall - ripspace

Published on Mar 8, 2013 Cranda11·44 videos

"Some evening fun with the new Richard Divine soundpack for the Elektron Analog Four [see this post]. As you can see, I also used a MeeBlip, a small modular, and the Maschine. All sequencing done on the Maschine and Analog Four."

The Latest Music on MATRIXSYNTH-C & Site Updates

In case you missed it, the following are the top five music posts on MATRIXSYNTH-C:

Raoul Juke Unchained

Jordan Passmore - His Love (Official Music Video)

The Shadow Influence, Written and Produced by Alek Stark

Diapositive - Nightwalk EP

The Klirrfaktor 'Free Pussy Riot!' Full Set & Release

Be sure to see all of C for more.  This is the music directly from the readers and supporters of this site.

Moving forward I'll be putting up a post here on M for the top five posts on C every day a new post comes in.

On a side note, MATRIXSYNTH-P is going on hiatus, and the site menu above has been udpated.  The Featured label can be accessed via any post that has it moving forward. You can also bookmark it in your browser.  Also, the post guidelines for what goes up have been streamlined. You can find them here.

Buchla Groovy Freq-Out

Published on Mar 8, 2013 djangosfire·99 videos

"A little groovy sequencer improv - featuring a 'retro 158', DIY 245 style sequencer and Buchla 285e Frequency Shifter.

Switch-shifting fun !!"

Arius Blaze at Play Live With The Impossible Box 1 Million Dollar Synth

Arius Blaze (folktek) at play live with the Impossible Box (video by Big Pauper)

Published on Mar 8, 2013 Sir Folktek·61 videos

"Straight recording with Big Pauper at the video controls. To hear the complete track (9 minutes) go to Mr Blaze's soundcloud; https://soundcloud.com/arius-blaze/cr... [embed below]
More info on the impossible box here; http://folktek.com/instruments/electr..."



http://m.matrixsynth.com/2012/08/folktek-arts-one-million-dollar-synth.html

Folktek on eBay

Rheyne - 3/8/13 - Live Jam #72 (live looping with Ableton Live)

Published on Mar 8, 2013 RheyneMusic·99 videos

"Download or stream the audio at SoundCloud: http://snd.sc/XYQBIK

A live looping improv jam with analog keyboards, USB controllers, iOS devices, and Ableton Live. Nothing was pre-recorded.

Equipment:

DJ TechTools MIDI Fighter 3D in MF3D Launcher mode
KMI QuNeo
DSI MoPho Keyboard
Akai APC20
Novation Launchpad
Fender Rhodes w/ MXR Wylde Overdrive
2x iPads running Lemur
iPad running PPG WaveGenerator
iTouch running Lemur
PreSonus 1818VSL connected to a Macbook Pro

Lighting:
5x Chauvet Slim Par 56 LED
2x American DJ Mega 50 RGB
American DJ H2O LED"

KORG MicroPreset M500 SN 781482

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ENTRAILLES - extraits - excerpts

ENTRAILLES - extraits - excerpts from APRÈS LA GUERRE on Vimeo.

"ENTRAILLES
An audienceless performance by Franck Vigroux at the Saint-Étienne coal mine museum, France.

Directed by Gregory Robin

Co produced by Hibou Production / Vosges Télévision / Compagnie d'Autres Cordes / Après la Guerre.
© 2013 - Hibou Production / Vosges Télévision"

Synth spotting including Moog Voyager RME & OTO Bisquit after the three minute mark, but do watch from the beginning.  

MMTA Spring SYNTHFEST: Detachment 3 Archangel & Atomic Shadow Update

Another reason to make it to the MMTA Spring SYNTHFEST next Saturday if you are in the area. Atomic Shadow will be bringing two Detachment 3 Archangel sequencers, one 1/4" and one 3.5mm. If you want to see one in the flesh and are in the area, be sure to drop by.  Look for lots of knobs and the red strip.  See the Detachment 3 label below for additional posts of the Archangel including video.

Update: Unfortunately Atomic Shadow and the Archangel won't be making it this year due to unforeseen circumstances.

Bartok String Quartet Number 2 Realized on the MFOS Modular

Published on Mar 8, 2013 Ray Wilson·50 videos
Update: "BETTER VIDEO" video Re-Published on Mar 10, 2013

"I'm working on a new CD of classical and original synth work. Since Bartok is not in the public domain yet I can't put this on the CD. I think this sounds soooo cooool. It's worth listening to the whole thing because there are so many crazy sounding parts. This is Bartok's String Quartet Number 2. Video was produced with CyberLink PowerDirector 11. This piece bears very little resemblance to the string quartet version. It is entirely synth voiced."

New Description: "Bartok's wild string quartet as interpreted through the MFOS modular synthesizer driven via MIDI. Kudos to the designers of the visualization software in Media Player. Produced by Ray Wilson with SONAR X1 and CyberLink PowerDirector 11."

SSF Invoking Frequency Beings

Invoking Frequency Beings from VoltageCtrlR on Vimeo.

"A sonic ritual to invoke a frequency being conducted by VoltageCtrlr. at Akashic Mountain Studio.
Tools of the trade: Steady State Fate Positronic Transient Gate, Mudras, (symbolic hand gesture) and Patch Nagas (Divine Snakes)"

E-mu Emax - Vintage Sampler w/ Analog SSM Filters SN 613

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Roland HS-60 Programmable Polyphonic Synthesizer

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Waldorf Micro Q Keyboard Synthesizer

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"It has the same sound engine as the very expensive Q synthesizer, however, there are less controls on the front panel and polyphony is limited to 25 simultaneous notes. Also functions as a vocoder..."

There are other differences as well including the ability to morph between the two filters settings on the Q while on the microQ you can only switch between them.  Regardless, the microQ is a powerful engine and aside from the differences is essentially the same as the Q.

The following are the differences from this Sound on Sound review:

"HOW THE MICRO Q DIFFERS FROM THE Q

• No Xphorm (morph) function.
• No CV/Pedal inputs.
• No step sequencer.
• No continuous filter routing — serial or parallel switch with no 'in-between' settings.
• The second effects unit is a global effect and is the only effect with delay.

• The maximum delay time is reduced from that available on the Q.
• Dynamic voice structure can yield up to 25 voices.
• Expandable to up to 75 voices (although the hardware option to do this is not yet available).
• In Multitimbral Mode, up to five effects can be used in total, four effects for the first four parts, and one global effect with adjustable mix level in each instrument.
• No digital output."

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Using an A-145 LFO as Swing Generator

Published on Mar 8, 2013 NetPierreTV·39 videos

"Short PatchPierre Tutorial
more info soon at http://patchpierre.blogspot.nl/

In the video the TB-303 is playing, the A-100 is playing the same pattern via the TB-303's CV Output.
The Gate from the TB-303 is fed into the Reset In on the A-145 so each time this module receives a Gate signal, it starts a new cycle.
Slow LFO cycles (Low mode) will result in longer envelopes and faster LFO's will result in interesting (swinging) rhythmical discoveries.

Equipment used: Doepfer A-100 system,A-145 LFO and A-124 WASP filter plus Roland TB-303, Machinedrum
No edits or effects..."

Pepe - KORG M1 Card Set MPC-03/MSC-03 "Drums 1"

Published on Mar 8, 2013 wwwPepeMusicDE·41 videos

"A demonstration of the 50 sound programs of the KORG M1's expansion card MPC-03 with the PCM waveform card MSC-03.

I'm going to make further demo videos of all the other official KORG M1 program and PCM memory cards (MPC/MSC-01 to 016 and MPC-11 to 13).

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Eine Demonstration der 50 Programme der KORG M1-Erweiterungskarte MPC-03 mit der PCM Wellenformen-Karte MSC-03.

Ich werde in Zukunft noch weitere Demovideos von allen anderen offiziellen KORG M1 Programm- und PCM-Speicherkarten (MPC/MSC-01 bis 016 und MPC-11 bis 13) machen.

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MSC-03 PCM-Sounds:

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Elektron A4 sequencing Korg Monotribe using my cable

Published on Mar 8, 2013 darenager·117 videos

"I made a cable for connecting the Monotribe CV and Gate to the A4, the Monotribe is going into the A4 external input for fx processing (reverb and delay) all the other sounds are from the A4 except the bass/acid which is the Monotribe. If you want to buy a cable send me a PM."

monotribes on eBay
Elektron on eBay

Micromac Seq Test

"Quick improv testing the Micromac Module as a bass sequence."

via Paul Lawler on
The MATRIXSYNTH Lounge

Elektron Analog Four Sound Pack: The Richard Devine Collection

Published on Mar 8, 2013 ElektronHQ·32 videos

"Download for free at: http://www.elektron.se/support-and-do...

128 experimental, haunting and outright bizarre Analog Four Sounds. Created by sound designer Richard Devine.

"I wanted to create a collection of abstract sounds that took advantage of the Analog Four's extensive modulation capabilities. I hope these sounds inspire new ideas and offer some interesting starting points for a song." — Richard Devine"

via Richard Devine on The MATRIXSYNTH Lounge

Elektron on eBay

The String Machine project

via Toni Gutiérrez Ortiz on Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/matrixsynth/posts/613436698683476:

"The String Machine project

Now that a ensemble chorus processor like the élkorus v3 is available I can announce the beginning of the 'String Machine project' at the Wutierson site. Since some time I have the idea of collecting basic waveform audio samples of different string machines with chorus turned off, to sample it and obtain a precise emulation using an elkorus.

http://www.wutierson.com/en/news/101-string-machine-project

More sounds will be available very soon! Stay connected!"

Currently you'll find samples of the Logan String Melody, Roland VP330, and Solina String Ensemble.

The elkorus is by Synthoma. See the label below for previous posts.

LZX and Make Noise Pressure Points

LZX and Make Noise Pressure Points from Raul Pena - Modular Wild/RWOS on Vimeo.

"this video is a little demonstration of how the Make Noise Pressure Points Eurorack Module can be used as a CV source to control the behavior of the LZX Color VIdeo Encoder. in addition it can send out different sets of voltages from different outputs to allow multiple modulation destinations. This example is specific to a basic use with an LZX Video Synthesis system. Sound and Video by Raul Pena."

Demo Version of Sequera Now Available

Details and download at http://ju-x.com/sequera/

Mutable Instruments Shuthi 4 pole mission XT

Published on Mar 8, 2013 heodesalciphron·87 videos

Salsifi Approved, works !
Frank Daniels Design

The Birth of the Prophet VS

via LordFrito's Corner of the Web where you'll find the full post.

"The Birth of the Prophet VS
By Chris Meyer, ex-employee of Sequential Circuits
originally printed in the VS WaveWrangler User Guide, (c)1991 Interval Music Systems
updated 7/99 and 6/01 by the original author

The Idea

It all started some time in 1985. We were still working on the Prophet 2000 sampler, and as resident historian (in other words, I had the biggest archive of synth magazines and manuals), another engineer asked me to explain how various instruments performed waveform crossfades.

I had finished discussing the Fairlight, and had moved on the PPG - explaining its wavetables, and the ability for it to scan a group of waves first in one direction and then back again. While I was scrawling this back and forth motion in my notebook, suddenly a little twinge went off in the back of my head, and my hand drew the next line arcing down the page...and the concept of crossfading between waves in two dimensions, not just one, was born.

Trying to imagine what it would sound like to wander around a space with different waves in each corner was a little beyond most people's grasp at the time. So, I decided to patch it up at home on my rag-tag modular synthesizer..."

Paul Bley's Arp 2500

flickr set By Switched On Austin
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"Switched On is honored to deal with the Arp 2500 owned by free jazz pioneer and pianist Paul Bley.

Here are detailed photos of all of the individual modules in their un-restored state.

All serial numbers on the modules are extremely early production. The sequencer is the first ever made!"

http://switchedonaustin.com/

Waldorf Rocket Synthesizer Now Available for €219 / $286.50

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There's one more here for slightly more.

Googlish: The logical structure of the user interface as well as the selection of the available control and switching elements are evidence of the wealth of experience, Waldorf under construction displays exceptional sound generator has. So are all the functions that affect a synthesizer sound significantly, Direct access. Rocket is the perfect fun machine, because of its very attractive price appeals to every sound interested. It works in stand-alone mode as well as in any music production environment. Here his sound is beyond any doubt, a real Waldorf Synthesizer just - powerful, directly and with great attention to detail.

Rocket is 100% Made in Germany

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Moog Source

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Anyone ID the band in this shot?

Update: answer in the comments.

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Vintage 1980's YAMAHA DD-3 & DD-6 Digital Drum Synthesizer

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Oberheim OB8 Synthesizer

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1979 German KORG Ad - Die Neue Synthi-Generation

via Sven Steglich Blog

Update: what's wrong with the image?  Answer in the comments.

single cycle wave forms

Published on Mar 7, 2013

"How to use single cycle waveforms using Caustic 2 and Sunvox for Android"

https://play.google.com/store/search?q=sunvox

iTunes:
SunVox - Alexander Zolotov
iOS Devices on eBay - Daily Tech Deals

99 sounds (patches) for PPG WaveGenerator

Published on Mar 8, 2013

"To download the patches, click here: http://tinyurl.com/a62k3s2
This video contains some of the 99 sounds (patches) made by Alba Ecstasy for PPG WaveGenerator, one of the most powerful synthesizers for iPad. What you hear in this video is the pure sound of the WaveGenerator.
The PPG WaveGenerator is controlled by a Virus Ti2 via iRig MIDI.

Sound design by Alba Ecstasy."

iTunes:
WaveGenerator - Wolfgang Palm
iOS Devices on eBay - Daily Tech Deals

Bliss Pad

Published on Mar 8, 2013 Apps4idevicesMusic·412 videos

iTunes:
Bliss Pad - David Covey
iOS Devices on eBay - Daily Tech Deals


"Bliss Pad is a fun and simple three voice synthesizer with an easy to navigate, colorful interface. Customize your sounds with the tone editor then play and loop them. Bliss pad is designed to be satisfying no matter your level of musical knowhow.

At a glance:
- Quirky retro sound and graphics
- Autochord makes playing a breeze
- Reverb, pitch delay, wobble effects
- Arpeggiator with randomizer
- Super simple loop bank lets you layer your sounds
- 12 old school drum samples"

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The Magnetic Cello: Two Demos and an Explanation

Published on Mar 7, 2013

http://www.Magnetovore.com

"Two short demos and then an explanation of the Magnetic Cello.
After four years of development, the instrument is finally finished and something I'd be proud to sell. There are currently only three full version Magnetic Cellos, and a few lucky musicians will be able to buy the instruments soon.

Check out Michael's other cello videos at http://www.youtube.com/vgcellomusic"


"The instrument is, of course, still experimental, and there are around 5 or 6 thousand little things I would change in how I built these instruments. But it is no longer a 'prototype'. I’m finally confident that this is an instrument an adventurous musician could pick up and play. And I’m confident that he could play both old classical pieces (in a somewhat different way) and wacky new sounds not possible on other instruments..."

Some of you might remember The Magnetic Cello from this post back in April of 2012.