Confusion Studios Announces Dedicated MIDI Controllers for the Yamaha Reface DX for iPad

"Two new, standalone iPad editions of the award-winning professional MIDI controller platform bring MIDI control to the Reface DX

New York, NY – February 14, 2017 – Confusion Studios announced two new MIDI controller apps for iPad, both of which will be available for download from the Apple App Store on Wednesday, March 1, 2017: MDDX1 and MDDX2.

Both of the new apps are MIDI controllers for the Yamaha Reface DX. Yamaha released the Reface DX – a portable, FM-synthesis-based keyboard – in 2015 to critical acclaim. Each of the new apps is based on a user-created layout for MIDI Designer Pro 2; each has a unique approach to controlling the Reface DX.

The Editor: MDDX1 by Helfried

MDDX1: Voice Editor for Reface DX by Helfried highlights this users-author’s eye for design, a deep attention to detail, and a desire to push the underlying platform – MIDI Designer Pro 2 – to do new things. It allows for control of every parameter on the Reface DX and provides surprising new control vistas. The App extends the reface DX’s interface, providing a much-needed algorithms display, Master Tune, Transpose, Randomize and other new sections.

MDDX1 will run on any iPad with iOS 9.3 or better, and will be available on March 1, 2017 for download for $9.99. The app purchase may be applied towards a bundle purchase including MIDI Designer Pro 2.

Performance Tool: MDDX2 by Ibo Kai

MDDX2: Performance Tool for Reface DX by Ibo Kai is an additional, performance- focused interface for the Reface DX. As the author of the layout puts it, 'This layout is pretty simple, just one page shows all the available functions. It is mainly what you find in the 'FM' keypad of the synth: frequencies, levels and feedback settings separately per operator plus the algorithm select.' In addition, Ibo Kai added an Amp Mode section. This auxiliary controller for the Reface DX is intended for live and studio performance, where a full-blown editor is not practical.

MDDX2 will run on any iPad with iOS 9.3 or better, and will be available on March 1, 2017 for download for $3.99. The app purchase may be applied towards a bundle purchase including MIDI Designer Pro 2.


Two New Standalone, Dedicated Apps

MIDI Designer Author and Confusion Studios CEO Dan Rosenstark notes, 'Both editors show the layout authors – Helfried and Ibo Kai – flexing design muscle and pushing the MIDI Designer platform to work in new ways. Each is a dedicated tool for working with the Reface DX and each provides a surprising and useful new interface for this small keyboard. Additionally, both provide new users with an entry point into the MIDI Designer platform at a low price.'

MDDX1 and MDDX2 join the four existing standalone MIDI Designer apps for dedicated control: MIDI Designer XW: Casio XW Solo Synth Controller, MD77: Voice Editor for Yamaha SY77/TG77 by Ibo Kai, MDClav: Clavinova Controller by Craig Knudsen and MDXG: XG Sound Set Controller by Craig Knudsen."

Visit midiDesigner.com for further details.

Oberheim OB-X live sound demo 2017

Published on Jan 7, 2017 Ian o'Brien

"This is a very early 1979 model OB-X fully restored, doesn't even have the oberheim logo on it.
Here's a little improv to show you how it sounds.
Just a simple mono delay for FX, everything else flat.
This is, in my opinion, the best of the early analog polysynths.
But you be the judge! Comments please :)

if you wanna hear more - www.ianobrien.bandcamp.com"

Poly Evolver polychain 8voice drone

Published on Feb 13, 2017 Hitoshi Koizumi

"Poly Evolver Keyboard + Rack
fx: Strymon BigSky, TimeLine, Mobius"

E8 Buchla Easel Basics 2

Published on Feb 13, 2017 7thDanSound

"Second part of getting to grips with the Buchla Music Easel. Pulser, Sequencer and Random"

Part 1 here.

An Exploration of the SynthiMuse - Features & Demos

Just a heads up, a few videos and a link to some demos have just been added to the earlier SynthiMuse post from today here. Don't miss them. The SynthiMuse is a very interesting piece of new gear, imo.

Shine on session

Published on Jul 11, 2016 heckenschreck

"A session with some of my vintage analog Synths. By name: SCI Prophet T-8, ARP Odyssey MK.I, ARP Quadra, Oberheim OB-X along with E-MU E-Synth and Korg Monotribe. I really love the sound of these classics..."

I had to do a double take on that Prophet, until I realized it was a Prophet '08 desktop on top of the T-8.

BOC Kaini Industries Tutorial

Published on Feb 13, 2017 Digiphex Electronics

"BOC probably used the internal sequencer of the SH-101 but I did it the easy way!"

Get Ready For This stab and The Loop of '88

Published on Feb 13, 2017 SynthMania

"2 Unlimited 'Get Ready For This' stab, and 'The Loop of '88' (Lyn Collins 'Think (About It)'"

You are welcome.

VolcaFM, Minilogue, Keystep, Space, TR-8: Last Sunday Down at Jareds

Published on Feb 13, 2017 Fantastic Beats and Where to Find Them

"Getting together with JC and some party lights for a 5 minute jam, Sam!"

Random Rubi

Published on Feb 13, 2017 Dudadius

"A quick patch with the Intellijel Rubicon."

Tiptop Audio Officially Introduces “ONE” Sample Playback Eurorack Module

Tiptop Audio "ONE" from Tiptop Audio on Vimeo.

"ONE brings organic sound and super low latency sample playback to the modular. It differs from other sample players in that it handles the digital audio bits as a continuously manipulated electrical flow, a feature inspired by our analog knowhow. This unique core makes ONE truly integral within the Tiptop percussive modular ecosystem thanks to a lightweight and responsive digital circuit with a very analog feel.

ONE brings a world of colors to the modular right out of the package. We have invited some of the best sound designers in the Industry to create professional sound libraries with content tailored to the unique sonic framework of the modular synthesizer and that fully takes advantage of ONE’s unique qualities. To start with, ONE comes with a SD card loaded with a free set of 60 sounds designed by Glitchmachines. More cards are available to purchase separately each containing carefully selected material with up to 256 sound files. Using your own sample libraries or recordings is easy too, just copy 16 or 24bit mono WAV files onto the SD card, pop the card into ONE and go.

ONE offers several modes of operation, with the primary being the super low latency Trigger mode that retrieves audio data off the SD card adding no artificial processing such as click removal, crossfading, eq or gain normalization. In this mode, it’s a highly transparent player up to 24 bit 96kHz with no interpolation of the audio data: what you put in is what you get out. With a delay as low as 0.25ms from the moment the trigger hits, ONE offers harmonically dense, clear and detailed audio with a great rhythmic feel.

ONE handles external CV through a user selectable multifunction jack. Pitch is the main control with two modes available: Free pitch allows for fine tuning of the playback rate, great for adding subtle vibrato or wild tape speed effects; Quantized pitch maps CV to the standard 12 tone system over 3.5 octaves and is ideal for melodic content. CV can also be used to sequence through files off the SD card allowing far more varied sounds from a single source; almost like an entire percussion section behind the slim panel.

Although originally designed to play tightly with our analog drums and envelopes, ONE’s rich sound quality encouraged us to make it work in a variety of other applications that are less demanding of sub millisecond timing response. The extra headroom at the core level allows features such as Gated playback, Looping, and Triggering with fades in and out to accommodate different types of sound sources from drum loops to polysynth chords to noise sources and other yet unimagined uses.

ONE offers another useful dimension since it can play CV signals too. Drop in a card with LFO signals, random CV, slopes and envelopes for a whole set of new control and modulation possibilities.

ONE is as simple to use as it is affordable and plays extremely well with it’s analog cousins - our vision for bringing samples into the modular world.

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VCTRS: Lets Get Started

Type: One Shot

Character: Mixed material

ONE includes a card called VCTRS featuring 60 carefully chosen sounds from the 5 sound banks developed by Glitchmachines. We have included some of the most compelling material from each bank in order to showcase ONE’s strengths and demonstrate the broad range of sounds available on the PERC, SBSTRT, KERNL, HYBRD and BENT cards which are available separately from Eurorack retailers.

VCTRS and the other Glitchmachines cards include the entire sound set sampled at 48kHz, 64 kHz and 96kHz. The 48k rate allows for easy pitching up of one octave, 64k offers some pitch upward while maintaining much of the fidelity of the 96k source and full 96k offers the purity of the source as well as the lowest latency possible for great performance.

Forthcoming cards from a wide array of sound designers, artists and producers will expand the range to include poly and mono synth tones, field recordings and even CV source material."

Update: cards added below:

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59 Min. Techno with Elektron / DSI Pro2 / Moog / Yamaha machines

Published on Feb 13, 2017 Martin Stürtzer

"Recorded live using
Elektron Analog Rytm, Dave Smith Instruments Pro2, Access Virus TI, Yamaha DX21, Moog Moogerfooger LP Filter & Ringmodulator, UAD Apollo, Ableton Live.

Audio version on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/martinstuertze...

#### ROUTING ####
Ableton was master clock. Analog Rytm and DSI Pro2 were sequenced internally, Virus TI and DX21 got their midi signals from Ableton through a MOTU Midi Express 128. The Pro2 was connected via CV to the Moog pedals so that I could switch between the original Curtis multimode filter that is built into the Pro2 and a Moog ladder filter. Same game for the Ringmodulator.

All Outputs were put into the UAD Apollo and mixed with Ableton Live´s mixer. I used the Lexicon 224 and Vertigo VCS2 Plugins on all channels. I recorded the stereo output with Audio Hijack Pro and Nikolaos Rondelis did a good mastering job for me (thank you very much!!!)."

Abstrakt Instruments Avalon Bassline Synth

Published on Feb 13, 2017 Perfect Circuit Audio

"The Avalon bassline synthesizer, from Abstrakt Instruments, is a high quality analog synth with a built in sequencer. Here we have it paired with the Elektron RYTM drum machine. The circuit is based off of the revered TB-303 bassline synthesizer, but with updated and improved digital control for extreme precision. For a quick timbre shift, the Avalon has an innovative filter cartridge mechanism that allows one to swap filter styles with just a circuit card. As accessories, there are SEM, Ladder, JP, Wasp, and 4075 style filters. Also available in Black!"

MATRIXSYNTH members get a %10 discount at Perfect Circuit Audio! See the membership page for details.

Abstrakt Instruments Avalon Bassline, Elektron Analog Drive & Analog RYTM

Published on Feb 13, 2017 Perfect Circuit Audio

"The Elektron Analog Drive distortion pedal. Here we have it paired with the Elektron RYTM drum machine and the Avalon bassline synthesizer, from Abstrakt Instruments. Analog Drive gives you eight analog distortion types in one box. It is the ideal pedal for guitarists who want to wreak havoc to signals and tones in the most diverse and characterful way possible. All processed sounds from the Interactive Drive Demo have been recorded straight from an actual Analog Drive unit. Select a source sound, play around with the controls and hear how the Analog Drive affects the signal."

Batchas presents: Ciat Lonbarde Plumbutter 1 - Patch 014

Published on Feb 13, 2017 batchas

"All sounds Plumbutter 1.
One take.
Effect from Eventide H9."

Custom Black Minimoog Model D

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"Fully restored all black Mini Moog Model D.

Black keys collected from other keyboards and combo organs for 3 years.

Custom Cabinet.

3 month warranty."

Curious how it would look with black or grey rocker switches.

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Korg Mono/Poly

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Roland Sh-1000 & Boss Sp-202

Published on Feb 13, 2017 lookapi

"Roland Sh-1000 analog synthesizer + Korg Ax300g hyperformance toneworks effects & Boss Sp-202 sampler soundcheck by noheadchicken live @ Petit Rigolo Records 2013"

Plant Music #6 – (MIDI Sprout + Piano + Organ)

Published on Feb 13, 2017 Smokey Quartz

"In this plant music experiment I try to see if the plants song changes from night to day. Using the MIDI Sprout, a Colocasia plant plays the piano and Arturia B-3 organ at midnight and then again the next morning. Can you hear a difference? I can but it’s subtle."

Update: one more just added:

Plant Music #7 – (MIDI Sprout + mallets + organ)

Published on Feb 13, 2017 Smokey Quartz

"This plant music experiment has a Euphorbia Trigona play a euphoric song with distorted mallets and Arturia B-3 organ with the aid of the Data Garden MIDI Sprout."

"STAR WARP"

Published on Feb 13, 2017 Bob I. Gomez

Roland TB-3 - Tertiary

Published on Feb 13, 2017 Krog360

"The TB-3, Rhythm Wolf & Circuit all playing nicely !
Once again, another stock pattern on the TB-3 with a mirrored sequence on the Circuit providing backing and additional percussion."

Moog Music Named In Fast Company's Top 10 Innovative Music Companies For 2017

This is pretty cool. I believe Moog Music is the only company to make one of Fast Company's Top 10 Innovative Companies list. You can see them in the top 10 Music Category, along with other familiar companies including Spotify and BandCamp.

via Moog Music:

"Today we are excited to announce that for the very first time, Fast Company has named Moog Music Inc as one of the Ten Most Innovative Companies in Music. This honor recognizes the innovative spirit and steadfast commitment of the team here in Asheville and the larger Moog Music community made up of individuals like you.

To celebrate, we're taking 50% off all Moog Music apps starting now until Tuesday, February 14 at 11:59pm EST. This includes Animoog, Model 15, and Filtatron. Additionally, GA and VIP tickets to Moogfest 2017 are discounted at $50 off for the same amount of time.

Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies issue (March 2017) is available online at www.fastcompany.com/MIC as well as in app form via iTunes. Physical copies arrive at newsstands beginning February 21."

Oscillate: Pittsburgh 2017 Featuring Evaton Technologies, Division 6, and Pittsburgh Modular

"Oscillate: Pittsburgh is coming, March 18 at the Western Pennsylvania Center For The Arts, 300 James Street, Verona, PA 15147 from 2-8PM.

Oscillate is a meet-up & performance event for electronic music and modular synthesizer enthusiasts, featuring manufacturer demos, live performances, hands-on wiggling, and more!

Admission is free, however donations to the The Western Pennsylvania Center for the Performing Arts Academy (a non-profit organization) will be gladly accepted.

This year we have a huge lineup of performers"

See http://oscillatepgh.com for the list and full details on this year's event.

The SynthiMuse - MIDI Composer/Re-Composer

Target price ~ £300 / $400.

Expected to be ready mid to late March 2017.

via SynthiMuse

"The SynthiMuse is random music composer/re-composer that creates MIDI notes.
It can do a number of different things:

1. It can create endless random sequences of MIDI notes derived from the genuine random internal noise generator that is the same circuit as that used in the analog synthesizers of the 1970’s

The notes created are truly random. Any note sequence it generates has never been heard before, and if you don’t save it to a loop, it’ll never be heard again.

Sequences are generated by setting the parameters on the controls that can influence the notes. You can set the Key and the Scale and the generated notes, velocities and lengths can be affected by LFO, Noise, and Audio.

2. It can ‘re-compose’ notes passed to it from the MIDI input.

You can play any note melody in to it ( or no melody at all, just a repeating single note ) and, using the setups on the SynthiMuse panel, it will create new melodies.

3. It can trigger off audio picked up from the internal microphone or an external audio source.

You can sing or speak in to the SynthiMuse and it can either be influenced by the audio or actually triggered by it.

The SynthiMuse is sensitive to the pitch of the audio so singing/playing high and low notes can influence the pitch of the MIDI notes created.

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Ambient Karplus-Strong Modular Jam

Published on Feb 12, 2017 Miles Briand

"Mutable Instruments Ears, Rings, Clouds, Ripples, Blue Lantern ADSR. I use the Ears' resonant mic as a sound source, and have a looping ADSR envelope control modulating the resonance to create an additional overtone. The Ripples' resonance and ears are getting some additional resonation through Rings, and finally Clouds adding for the granular delay/reverb. You can hear some completed pieces of mine here https://soundcloud.com/you/tracks"

Midnight synth Jam - Moog Mother 32 / TR-09 / Minilogue

Published on Feb 13, 2017 ann annie music

"Another acid jam with the Moog, accompanied by the Roland TR-09 and Korg Minilogue and Korg SQ-1, reverb from a JHS alpine."

synthesis technology e580 resampling mini delaye demo

Published on Feb 13, 2017 FunkyjunkItaly

"Simple patch using Basimilus iteritas alter as a sound source into the E350, all sequenced by Zularic Repetitor"

EDP Wasp Deluxe Synthesizer

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"Here we have the very beautiful and increasingly scarce Wasp Deluxe... Obviously they're now very hard to find and I'm pleased to say this one is in fantastic working condition

As you can see from the photos it's in wonderful condition and fitted with a 240v mains (note: the yellow top on the power/volume knob is missing, which can be easily replaced.) I've tested and had a play on it and it's fully working, all keys work fine and lots of wonderful and wacky noises made."

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Happy Nerding PanMix review by LinLog

Published on Feb 11, 2017 Happy Nerding

"This is a quick tutorial how to use the PanMix."

DEEPMIND 12 RELAXING MUSIC SYNTH DEMO ~ Classic Vintage Analog Synth Vibes

Published on Feb 13, 2017 once upon a synth

"Channeling vintage analog vibes with the modern Behringer Deepmind 12 synth. This video features 25 minutes of non-stop arpeggiators and live tweaking and improvising. It's very much inspired from vintage synth music like Tangerine Dream. There's of course a little bit of modern touch due to the tone of the Deepmind 12 and the effects definitely help set the mood. Hope you guys enjoy listening to this as much as I did making it!"

Barton Musical Circuits - Decaying Analog Noise - DIY Eurorack Module - MVM #62

Published on Feb 13, 2017 MIDI-VERSE TV

"What's up everybody? Today we're going to look at a DIY synthesizer module from Barton Musical Circuits that we recently finished building, the BMC023 Decaying Analog Noise.

We'll quickly talk about the layout, and show some examples of how it works within a modular synthesizer system."

Roland Jupiter 8 SN 060332 with MIDI MD-8 SN 442742

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"This is a rare opportunity to own a Roland Jupiter 8 in excellent condition. A few surface marks which can be seen in the pictures. No introduction needed to those that know about this, Roland's first pro synth."

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Novation BassStation SN 0006388

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Tom Oberheim Sem Pro SN 0932

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Roland Juno-60 with MD-8 MIDI DCB Interface

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"The both are great condition.
They work together.
You need MD-8 if you want to use your JUNO-60 as one of your MIDI keyboards.
The only way of sending MIDI info from the JUNO-60 is the Roland MD-8.
Comes with power cables and DCB cable."

MD-8 SN 783069

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Simmons SDS-8 + Roland Juno-60 "Bäng"

"(c)2017 vintage synthesizer track by RetroSound

drums played by hand: Simmons SDS-8 (1984)
synthesizer sounds: Roland Juno-60 (1982)
recording: multi-track"

Elastic Drums V 2.0 update

Published on Feb 13, 2017 Oliver Greschke

"Among other improvements and bugfixes I am very happy and proud to announce that Elastic Drums will bring an Ableton Live Set Export with Vers. 2.0. Also check out a more detailed video about the record process for Ableton Live Set Export: [below]

With Vers. 2.0 there will be also another sample kit available, made by DJ Elephan Power, which underlines that now you can do even more crazy sounds with Elastic Drums, with the use of the new sampler module."

Elastic Drums update V 2.0 now with Ableton Live Set Export

Uploaded on Feb 1, 2017

"This Video showcases the reworked audio recording options of Elastic Drums V 2.0 featuring the new Ableton Live Set Export option."

iTunes: Elastic Drums - O-G-SUS

"What's New in Version 2.0
- New Ableton Live Set Export option
- Reworked audio record section with more share possibilities
- Audiobus 3 ready
- Improved design of all preset tables (User, Factory, ...)
- Top navigation on iPad shows preset name now
- Debugged sending of Midi notes
- Debugged note/pitch behavior in velocity mode
- Improved velocity note/pitch screen on iPad -> checkout “_demo - chromatic-pitch“
- You can now also send zip files to ED - via Email, etc. So you can import a bunch of samples, when you zip and send them to ED
- New IAP sample kit by DJ Elephant Power"

Error Instruments Ecto Plasma Eurorack Module

Video 319 Published on Feb 13, 2017 paul tas

"ECTO PLASM noir

is a 4 x freaky function module
use as a

1. noisy delay effect
2.preamp .Mikrophonie .inc echo
3.tigger other modues.
4. mad. distortion and delay on drums

inc guitar picks.

inc .and 3x springs to self install
if you want .

10 hp eurorack 3u 12+"

precious kindred vs. novation circuit 12/29/16

Published on Dec 29, 2016 Jim Dewitt

precious kindred vs. novation circuit, volume two

Published on Jan 15, 2017 Jim Dewitt

"circuit + ms20 + modstep + AUM"

Sonic LAB Roland System-8 Poly Synth

Published on Feb 13, 2017 sonicstate

"We take a look at Roland's flagship AIRA System-8 the DSP based analog modeled 8 voice poly."

SN ZOH1616

Update:

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Wild Rain: Extreme processing with the Intellijel Rainmaker

Published on Feb 13, 2017 rupertlally

"The Intellijel/Cylonix Rainmaker is an incredibly powerful, creative fx processor. However, most of the videos about it have focused on using it as a basic tap delay, or to create Karplus Strong synthesis. I wanted to showcase how you can take something very simple and turn it into something completely different using the Rainmaker. All the presets used in this video are my own."

Korg MS20 & Moog MF Delay

Published on Feb 13, 2017 3rdStoreyChemist

"Original mk1 MS20 - MF Delay

No further processing used except for normalisation."

Volca Circuit Tera Synth Thor Chill Session 1

Published on Feb 13, 2017 014london70

"Circuit is sequencing Tera Synth on channel 1 and Thor on channel 2. It's also sending tempo to the Volca Keys which syncs to the other Volcas. Modstep is playing the vocal sample. Recorded to iPhone via a Behringer Xenyx mixer and mastered in Final Touch."

Testing CV control of Protosynth V1 pitch

Published on Feb 13, 2017 Konstantin T

"Some testing on the controlling of my Protosynth V1 synthesizer pitch with control voltage coming from Arturia Beatstep Pro CV sequencer. Additionally some parameters are controlled from a handmade MIDI controller."

Kick.S Live / X1066 (ACID TRANCE)

Published on Feb 13, 2017 Kick.S

Download : https://kicks1.bandcamp.com/track/x1066
/// Equipment ////
Korg electribe EX
xOxbOx
TR 9090
EHX Cathedral
EHX Memory boy
Mackie VLZ3

Dub Techno Dawless Jam015 - Pyramid, Analog Four, murmux, Rytm, Modular System

Published on Feb 12, 2017 Rickinger B.

"If you like this or my other videos, please subscribe to my channel.
And i will be happy if you give a like and leave a comment. Thanks!

Used Equipment:
Squarp Pyramid (Sequencer)
Modular System (Bass)
Nord A1R (Strings)
Moog SubPhatty (Lead)
Dreadbox murmux v2 (Noise)
Analog Four (Chords and Arp)
Analog Rytm (Drums and Voicesample)
Logic Pro X (Mixing and 2-Track Recorder)"