MATRIXSYNTH: Saturday, June 18, 2016

Saturday, June 18, 2016

Spy Film ? BEMI Buchla Music Easel

Published on Jun 18, 2016 100 Things I Do

"Short and simple noodle using the drum to trigger the Easel's envelope detector. Then the envelope detector driving the Low Pass Gate for the bass (Modulation Oscillator). Recovering from the flu this week so its a little more raw (and slightly distorted) than normal but I liked the sound so here it is :D"

MIDI Designer Pro 2 for iOS Released

iTunes: MIDI Designer Pro 2 - Confusion Studios LLC

"WHAT'S NEW IN MDP2?
● Completely-redesigned look: Glow. More beautiful, practical and functional with a new Home screen
● IAP with new control types: Image Panels, Pickers and Meters (free DAW plugin from musicIO)
● Preset Packs: share global presets with users of the same layout
● Browse and upload within MDP2 to interact seamlessly with the Community
● Hundreds of smaller new features, bug fixes and under-the-hood improvements for greater flexibility, stability and speed"

"MDP2 (MIDI Designer Pro 2) is the next generation of MIDI Designer Pro, which took the music-making world by storm when it lauched in 2012. This is the full, professional version for iPad and iPhone/iPod touch.

Dream, create and play your perfect MIDI controller with MIDI Designer Pro 2:
● Reviewed and loved by DJ Tech Tools, Recording Magazine, Sound on Sound and Keyboard Magazine
● Winner of Sonic Touch Gold Award for Best App
● Trusted on stage by veteran touring acts like Todd Rundgren and newer projects like POSTYR and Groove Boston
● A studio cornerstone for music producers like Shadow Child and Oliver for tweaking tons of vintage gear
● Used by musicians, VJs and DJs all around the world
● The platform of choice for community- and professionally-sourced layouts for top-flight gear (e.g., Korg, Roland, Moog, Eventide, Yamaha)

If you can dream it, you can create it in MIDI Designer.

● Control all MIDI-enabled hardware and software: synths, effects, DAWs, plug-ins, DJ, VJ & lighting rigs, other iOS apps, robots, cruise ships, rail guns, particle accelerators
● Near-zero latency connections via Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Lightning Cable (with musicIO) or any class-compliant MIDI hardw are
● Design your perfect controller using customizable knobs, sliders, XY pads, labels, panels and more
● Use supercontrols and subcontrols for advanced functionality with no scripting, ever
● Choose background color, texture and LED color for up to 8 banks of 6 pages each
● Save, load and share your layouts and pages
● Send/receive all MIDI message types (e.g., sysex, NRPN and 14-bit CC)
● Use MDP2 as a heads-up display for external hardware via the "Pedalboards Feature"
● Explore presets and other features at mididesigner.com/manual: discover a mature, reliable platform for your controller design and performance

MDP2 is easy to use, infinitely flexible and customizable, and battle-tested in performance. It's the most-respected MIDI controller for iOS

* * * * * dream | create | play * * * * *"

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EURORACK MODATRON AND SKITTLES

Published on Jun 18, 2016 PLUCKA,S SHED

"EURORACK SHOCK ELECTRONICS VERSION OF THE KORG MODULATOR"

Mune - Sneak Peek #2

Published on Jun 18, 2016 Mune

"We decided to put the Mune in melody mode, controlling synths from Ableton Live. Bass provided by the Moog Voyager.

Kickstarter coming soon.
munemusic.com"

Alesis Andromeda A6 Analog Synth Red

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Sonicstate Live Broadcast From Cymru Beats 2016

Sonicstate Live Broadcast Episode 451

Started streaming less than 1 hour ago
performers: John Biddulph 6.pm
Eden Grey 6.45
Mute Groups 7.30
Nick Batt 8.15
VCOADSR 9pm
Thighpaulsandra 10pm

Unboxing the Model 41: a striking moment of humility & appreciation

Published on Jun 18, 2016 Peter Grenader

"Completely, utterly blown away at the response this post has received on social media (FB). For those of you who know the backstory involved, this was a very big day for me.

The same thing happened to my dad's career. At 62, when most hang up their cleats he started a second career not knowing as I didn't if this one would take. It did,and he worked at it until he was well over 93 years old. The family always knew he could it. I wasn't sure if I could however. Just found out I did and listening to it now I don't even recognize the voice in this video. I had no idea i had grown up so much. And looking back everything that happened EVERYTHING was compulsory for that to occur

Social media makes you lonely. It has enabled friendships for all of us we would never have before, but with that it has changed the definition of what a friendship is. It's no longer people as much as it is images. It's not phone calls, it's emojis. Who would have thunk that there were actual beating hearts on the other end who know when to care and do so... because you are friends.

Today, I do.

To all of you and especially to those who supported me even when it wasn't fashionable to do so - thank you."

New Eera for iPad Synth Released

Eera 1.0-beta - Presets tour

Published on May 19, 2016 Ales Tsurko

iTunes: Eera - Aliaksandr Tsurko

"Eera is a monophonic synth, designed for everyday in-studio and on-the-stage situations, when you need space effects, rich and deep basses and unusual or classical leads.

Thanks to X/Y control at the heart and the X/Y bindings, people compare expressiveness of Eera with singing.
While it has modulations for each of the key parameters, it's simple to use. In fact, for getting different timbre characteristics there is only one slider! Which in turn possible thanks to the unusual parabolic oscillator with width modulation.

And you can be sure that Eera does not prevent you to get your own, your personal sounds.
Eera was created with professional production in mind. The synth has the high quality tube amplifier on the out and supports sample rate up to 96 kHz.

Features:
- no need for external MIDI controllers – Eera is an expressive instrument out of the box;
- unusual parabolic oscillator with width modulation; 
- vintage reverb; 
- tube-saturated amplifier (with overdrive possibility);
- state-variable filter;
- chorus;
- LFO modulations as well as parameters dependence on keyboard's X/Y; 
- sample rate up to 96 kHz;
- factory presets designed for your inspiration;
- Audiobus and Inter-App Audio ready.

Eera is equally good for a wide range of musical genres: from techno, IDM and house to rock, classical, microtonal and experimental music."

Ambient Explorations by Fading Canvas

Published on Aug 22, 2015 Fading Canvas

Playlist:
Ambient Exploration 001 - Ableton Operator with some MiniBrute
Ambient Exploration 002 - Live Streichfett & Beatstep performance
Ambient Exploration 003 - Sunday live jam
Ambient Exploration 004 - Analog drone, MiniBrute Perfourmer DRM1
Ambient Exploration 005 - Perfourmer PPG wave
Ambient Exploration 006 - Clouds Frames Streichfett wavetable
Ambient Exploration 007 - Grainy Clouds soundscape
Ambient Exploration 008 - Erbe Verb experiment

Modular Tracks by Responder Music

Published on Jun 26, 2015 Responder Music

Playlist:
Mutable Instruments Elements, Intellijel Metropolis & NI Maschine
Oldschool Chord Stabs with Make Noise Telharmonic
Dinky`s Taiko in full Effect!
Responder - Inside the Lab
Responder - Inside the Lab #2
Mutable Instruments - Elements - First Patch
A 100 Late Night Patch

Future Retro 512 touch keyboard Layering MIDI and CV synths

Published on Jun 18, 2016 FutureRetroSynths

"The 512 allows you to play MIDI and CV/Gate synthesizers simultaneously. In this video we show some of the possibilities."

DSP Synthesizers Releases 4HP CZ-VCO Module

via DSP Synthesizers

"The 4HP CZ-VCO module is a phase distorsion oscillator in a 4HP module.

It replicates the famous PD waveform and can make resonant sweeps without a filter.

Based on the CZ-1 chip (http://www.dspsynth.eu) it features a 1V/Octave pitch input with a 5 octave range and a modulation index CV input with a range of 0.125x – 16x. Both inputs have an attenuator knob doubling as a parameter dial when the CV’s are not plugged in.

It also has a simple Gate VCA input that enables it to be used as a complete synth if you don’t have any EG and VCA modules, i.e with an analog sequencer it will perform as an acid box.

Available as pre built and DIY kit modules.

http://janostman.wordpress.com"

You can find a demo of the CZ-1 chip previously posted here.

Live Hardware Synthesizer House Jam.

Published on Jun 18, 2016 Reuben Jones

"A live house jam featuring a Novation Supernova 2, Korg MS10, Sequential Circuits Pro~One and a VST Roland CR78.

Featuring Ben Harker on lead Korg MS10."

Novation Circuit - Dark Chilled Hip Hop

Published on Jun 18, 2016 KlaatuNinja

"Dark chilled beat"

Roland TR-606 Drumatix vs. AIRA TR-8(7X7 TR-606 Kit)

Published on Jun 18, 2016 Masaki Takada

"which is better...?"

Korg Mini Pops 35, Automatic Rhythm Instrument, Drum Machine

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New Old Stock Korg PolySix SN 466509 with Original Box

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"This is a new old stock Korg PolySix analog synthesizer. I purchased this from Bearsville Studios when they were going out of business about fifteen years ago. The studio apparently purchased this as a backup to their original PolySix and another early polyphonic synth that I can't remember but it was never even opened. I actually had a PolySix and a Prophet-5 in my private studio at the time, but because this was brand new, I couldn't pass it up. When my original PolySix went haywire on me a few years later thanks to the notorious battery leakage, I intended to start using this one and had it completely serviced in late 2006 but I was just finalizing the conversion of my studio to digital at the time and this was basically left behind. After getting it back from the tech it went straight into storage, where it's been for close to ten years now. Comes with the original manual, sound charts, sales receipt (it was purchased at the old Sam Ash on 48th St. in Manhattan for $700 in 1984), and shipping box. It's very much a time capsule piece and you'd be hard-pressed to find a better PolySix."

Hopefully the tech replaced the original battery which are known to leak over time. If you ever pick up a Polysix be sure the original battery has been replaced, and that there is no damage to the circuit board.

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Rephazer Ft. Hope - Lighthouse (vPed, Octatrack, Analog Four)

Published on Jun 18, 2016 Rephazer

"Hi Folks! Here is a little jam I did featuring vocals from Hope and her song Lighthouse.. As usual this track is totally different compared to the original, but that's just what I like to do.

The video is quite boring and I am sorry for the head and leg shaking, but it's about the music, right? :)

All credits regarding the vocals go to Hope and her beautiful voice.
Make sure to check her stuff out: https://soundcloud.com/theartisthope

Some gear info:

Octatrack: Beats, Manually triggered Vocals and Horns, Sampled Bassline from the vPed.
Analog Four: Some live atmospheric synth stuff.
vPed: Piano, Rhodes and atmospheric synth stuff."