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Showing posts with label Modulus. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Modulus. Show all posts

Sunday, January 25, 2015

Modal Electronics Modulus 002 sounds NAMM 2015


Published on Jan 25, 2015 keyboardmag1

NOTE: This is the last post with the Modulus channel label.  See the Modal Electronics channel for newer posts.

Modulus 002 sounds NAMM 2015

Modal 002 features NAMM 2015

Saturday, January 24, 2015

NAMM 2015 - Modal Electronics Modulus 002 - SoundsAndGear.com


Published on Jan 24, 2015 SoundsAndGear.com

The Modulus 002 constantly records what you are playing including all knob movements. They estimate it records about eight hours worth of heaving playing and none of it is lost when you turn it off. You can recall any point of time to see what you were playing at that time. The 002 also allows you to save patches to the cloud.

"http://SoundsAndGear.com: Checking out the Modulus 002 from Modal Electronics, this thing is CRAZY! Hybrid synth with digital waveforms and analog filter, tons of control and a very awesome interface. This is the second video I did, the first only has my camera audio but I will be uploading it as well

Street price: $5200"

NAMM 2015 - Modal Electronics Modulus 002 part 2 - SoundsAndGear.com

Published on Jan 24, 2015

"http://SoundsAndGear.com: This is another video I did with Paul from Modal Electronics on the Modulus 002. The direct audio recording was't captured for this one, but it's still a great video covering different aspects of this powerful synth. Very dope instrument."

Note I will be switching from the Modulus to the Modal Electonics label with this post. If you get to this post going through the Modal Electronics channel label, be sure to click on the Modulus channel label below for previous posts.

Friday, January 23, 2015

[NAMM] Modal Electronics Modulus 002


Published on Jan 23, 2015 Audiofanzine

Internet patch sharing directly via the Modulus 002 at 6:20.

"Here's a demo and presentation of the Modal Electronics Modulus 002 at the NAMM Show 2015."

Friday, January 16, 2015

MODULUS 002 Synthesizer Sound Demo & Workshop Videos


Published on Jan 16, 2015 MusicStoreTV

MODULUS 002s on eBay

MODULUS 002 Synthesizer Workshop @ Music Store

Friday, October 31, 2014

Presentation: Modulus 002 12 Voice Poly Progress


Published on Oct 31, 2014 sonicstate

"We catch up with the Modulus Music team after the new 12 voice polysynth has had a new soundset from Access Virus whiz Ben Crossland, plus the sequencer, animator and arpeggiator are now implemented"

Additional details on Sonicstate

Tuesday, October 28, 2014

Tallis BC - Modulus 002 Demo

Two demos, one without reverb, one with.



Monday, September 15, 2014

modulus.002 Patch Demos



"This playlist contains 24 tracks, total time: 16:13"

Wednesday, August 27, 2014

Arpeggi8r - New Modulus 002 Audio Demo



"Drew Neumann (www.drewneumann.com/DN_Bio.php) took 002’s arpegiator out for a trip, and ended up producing this wonderful seven and a half minute demo! In Drew’s words, 'This was just messing around with the 002 in real time to a Sound Devices 702T, then reassembled in 4 tracks in Digital Performer. A light dusting of FX here and there, but it's JUST 002.' Enjoy.

(c) 2014 Drew Neumann /Droomusic ASCAP"

Saturday, August 23, 2014

Modulus 002 Demo


Published on Aug 23, 2014 punkdiscoUK

"Simple mono arpeggiator. Playing with LFO modulation of waveforms plus filter morphing."

Tuesday, August 19, 2014

First Things First & Sparkles - Modulus 002 Demos



Sunday, August 17, 2014

Nine And Ninety Lovers - Featuring new Modulus 002


Published on Aug 17, 2014 punkdiscoUK

"Quick demo of the wonderful Modulus 002 British made poly synth.

Synth is solo'd @ 0:55 so you can hear it in isolation.

Recorded live, no compression/EQ/effects on the synth. Drums are Korg KR55 (compressed)."

Saturday, August 16, 2014

New Modulus 002 Demos by Barry Neilsen - Slater Street & Witch is Dead



Wednesday, August 13, 2014

Modulus CS80 Inspired Soundscape



"A little improvisation done with our new Modulus 002. One pass, no overdubs, just a bit of delay. Very much a CS80-inspired sound, programmed by Richard Lacy and Sarah MacDonald."

Thursday, August 07, 2014

New Modulus 002 Video by From A Window


Published on Aug 7, 2014 FromAWindowUK

"Here's Sarah showing you our new Modulus! (A more in-depth video to follow soon!)"

And a few other videos from the FromAWindowUK YouTube channel:



Playlist:
Korg PS-3200 soundscaping.
Moog minitaur twiddling
From A Window - Don't Let Me Down OFFICIAL VIDEO

via @RichardLacy

Thursday, July 24, 2014

Modulus Synths In The Flesh


With their makers, via Modulus Music on Facebook

"Here's a pic showing two happy chaps with the first units from the first modulus.002 production run. Please contact us on sales@modulusmusic.co.uk to get your hands on one..."

Thursday, July 10, 2014

modulus.002 Hi-Res Press Pics & Specs



See the update in this post for additional pics & specs.

First Look at the New Modulus Synthesizer Keyboard - Video, Press Release & Price


video upload by sonicstate

And the press release:

"Breakthrough modulus.002 takes British synth power polyphonically to world stage

BRISTOL, UK: breakthrough British electronic musical instruments manufacturer Modulus is proud to announce availability of modulus.002 — the first analogue/digital hybrid polysynth to have been designed, developed, and manufactured in the UK for four decades — as of July 10...

Even though the technology for mass-market synthesisers was patently pioneered in the UK in the leafy London suburb of Putney at the tail end of the Swinging Sixties, the last time that a polyphonic/multitimbral analogue synthesiser was designed, developed, and manufactured in the UK — actually within Wales — was way back in the late Eighties. It is with utmost pride, therefore, that Bristol-based Modulus has not only succeeded in bringing back that pioneering spirit to Blighty with the mighty modulus.002 but has admirably succeeded in doing so by creating an amazing modern-day musical instrument that truly represents one giant leap for ‘synthkind’ with a sizeable number of notable new features to its innovative name. No easy task in climatically cynical conditions during an era of increasingly shortened attention spans, synth-wise or otherwise. Been there, done that, bought the (Moog) T-shirt, some might cynically say!

Yet surely soothsaying is a better bet in this case? Why? Well, modulus.002 even sports some world firsts! So what makes modulus.002 tick, then, and what, exactly, is it that makes it so special in comparison to today’s commercial and ‘boutique’ offerings from other manufacturers, both bigger and smaller? Let’s look at some straightforward facts for starters...

As an analogue/digital hybrid keyboard synthesiser (using an aftertouch-enabled premium Fatar semi-weighted, five-octave key mechanism), modulus.002 provides 12 discrete voices of polyphony with full multitimbrality if so desired. As such, it features two NCOs (Numerically-Controlled Oscillators) per voice for exceedingly high resolution and stability with wide-reaching waveform selections, together with two sub-oscillators, individually (and uniquely) switchable from a traditional square wave to having the same waveform as the main NCO to effectively produce four oscillators per voice; a Modulus-designed 24dB/octave four- pole transistor ladder filter featuring some very unusual morphing or ‘polesweeping’ effects, enabling ear-opening transitions from 24dB/octave four-pole to 6dB/ octave one-pole filtering and anywhere in between; one LFO per voice as well as a global LFO; wide-ranging modulation options, all accessible directly via the front panel — no navigating convoluted and confusing menus; a pure analogue signal path from the oscillators right the way through to the combined XLR/TRS balanced/unbalanced outputs (with all 12 voices individually available for external processing via a dedicated D-Sub connector); two audio inputs enabling internal audio processing from the VCF onwards... and that’s only scratching the surface. Not literally, of course!

While all voice control parameters are accessible via a well-thought-through front panel that is both attractive and intuitive in use thanks to sticking to traditional synthesiser workflow, what lies beneath is really remarkable. Radically departing from the norm, modulus.002 is blessed with an unrivalled user interface based around a high-quality 4.3-inch screen with wide viewing angle. It is context sensitive, whereby the control parameter of any control knob touched by the user is immediately displayed onscreen. Synthesiser savants and audio aficionados will surely unite in their appreciation of the sonic depths that this well-specified speedy dream machine can deeply dive into!

Forget about an analogue renaissance here, however; let’s talk truly revolutionary design features for a moment. modulus.002 represents a unique approach to synthesiser design, taking traditional analogue circuitry combined with modern, reliable digital developments and marrying it all to a completely new control platform. Phenomenally, modulus.002 brings cloud functionality to a synthesiser for the first time! The Ethernet port means modulus.002 can be connected to a network to enable updates via the Internet — no more MIDI SysEx dumps to get you down in the dumps — and access to the modulus.cloud means user profile settings, sound patches, sequences, and other content can be easily replicated to a cloud-based server platform to enable rapid resynchronisation to another modulus.002, regardless of whether it is owned by the same user or a collaborator at a remote location. Let’s be honest here. We’re well into the 21st Century now, so why not provide modulus.002 users with data management features that are expected as the ‘norm’ in modern consumer technology devices, yet have hitherto eluded the electronic musician? Makes sound sense to the Modulus team, that’s for sure! And we’re sure it will make sound sense to modulus.002 users, too.

So what other notable modulus.002 features are worth making a song and dance about? An inbuilt MIDI-sync-able 16-track, 12-row, 32-step sequencer with 16 front panel-positioned step-time editing controls can give any hardware rivals already out there a serious run for their money. For sequences can not only be transposed dynamically while running but sophisticated so-called ‘mini arpeggiator sequences’ created using the arpeggiator’s Hold mode can be speedily saved as sequences for latter recall and editing using the sequencer. Moreover, modulus.002’s Animator allows any control to be sequenced, enabling complex filter transitions, waveform changes, and modulation matrix changes to be sequenced. Lest we forget, 12 ‘quick recall banks’ are accessible directly from dedicated front panel buttons. Build up set lists of presets, sequences, and animations, making modulus.002 a live performance partner par excellence.

Plain and simple? Far from it, it seems! So who better qualified, then, to explain the whys and wherefores of taking a truly thrilling synthesiser design from the drawing board to an equally enthralling production-ready product launch like this in under a year than company co-founder and principal designer Paul Maddox, a top-tier talent with proven production pedigree, best known within the synthesiser industry for his well-received MonoWave, a limited-run, 19-inch rack-mountable, MIDI- controllable monosynth inspired by Germany’s legendary PPG Wave series — arguably amongst the most coveted high-end synthesisers of the early Eighties — featuring two digital oscillators with 256 samples per waveshape and an analogue 24dB transistor ladder filter, as well as his more recently-released VacoLoco range of ‘pocket synth’ designs. Do tell. Why now? Why the big step up to the brave new world of modulus.002? Muses Maddox: “This came about because I’ve had a long-held dream to build a polysynth since I was knee high. I’ve nearly got there several times, but it was a golden opportunity in July last year when my business partner, Philip Taysom, and myself sat together and said, ‘Now is a good time to do it.’ Both Philip and myself are passionate about synthesisers, and we feel that the synthesiser market has been neglected for a long time in terms of high-end, pro — in quality and feel — instruments. I quite often equate this to a PRS guitar. There is nowhere in the synthesiser industry that I’m aware of where you can go and buy the equivalent of a PRS. That’s what we’re aiming at — top quality, top to bottom.”

So there you have it, folks. With top-quality components sourced and designed throughout its robust, road-ready construction coupled with upmarket design flourishes like leather-bound end cheeks — quite possibly another world first, modulus.002 is a fighting force to be musically reckoned with. British synth power is alive and kicking, and Modulus has just fired its impressive opening synth salvo that more than lives up to its Machines for Musicians tagline. It’s aim is true, so watch this space...

modulus.002 is available to purchase for £2,995.00 GBP (plus VAT). EU pricing — correct at time of writing — is €3,795.00 EUR (plus VAT). US pricing — correct at time of writing — is $5,200.00 USD (plus local sales tax). Contact California-based agent Geoff Farr (geoff@modulusmusic.co.uk) for all United States sales enquiries. All other enquiries relating to the rest of the world should contact info@modulusmusic.co.uk.
Feel free to visit www.modulus.me for more detailed modulus.002 information"

Update: Full specs & press pics:

modulus.002 provides twelve discrete voices of polyphony with full multi-timbrality if desired
Two oscillators per voice with two sub oscillators, which can be switched from being either traditional square wave to having the same waveform as the main oscillator – in effect making four oscillators per voice

Analogue / digital hybrid architecture uses NCOs for very high resolution, and very stable oscillators. Over 50 different waveforms, ranging from classic analogue sounds to more unique digital shapes
modulus designed 24db per octave four pole transistor ladder filter, with some very unusual morphing characteristics or ‘polesweeping’, enabling transition from four pole through bandpass to one pole 6db per octave, or anywhere in between

Two LFO’s, one per voice and one global

Extensive modulation options, all accessed directly from the front panel – no menu options!
modulus.002 features a range of sequencing options – a built in 16 Track, 12 row, 32 step sequencer with 16 dedicated step time editing knobs on the front panel and MIDI sync capabilities. Sequences can also be transposed dynamically while running

A very highly featured arpeggiator with a wide range of different modes, including modulus ‘hold’ mode, enabling arpeggiator-based sequences to be created

The modulus Animator, which enables any control parameter on the modulus.002 to be sequenced, enabling very complex filter transisitions, wave form changes and modulation matrix changes to be sequenced

Superb UI, a great departure from the norm of synthesisers, featuring a very high quality 4.3″ screen with wide viewing angle, display is context sensitive where the control parameters of any control knob that is touched by the user, is immediately displayed

Twelve ‘quick recall banks’ are accessible directly from the front panel, enabling performing musicians to get rid of their set sheets and build set lists of presets, sequences and animations, all quickly accessible from dedicated front panel buttons. Up to ten banks of quick recalls can be created, making live performance a doddle
VCF and VCA envelope generators

Four Key Modes – Poyphonic, Monophonic, Unison and Stack

Very high quality construction, uses a premium FATAR semi-weighted five octave key mechanism with aftertouch
All voice control parameters are accessible from a well designed and intuitive front panel, that follows a traditional synthesiser work flow

Pure analogue signal path with combined XLR/TRS sockets for balance / unbalanced outputs. Further, each of the twelve outputs can be brought out individually via a dedicated dsub socket

Two audio inputs enabling audio processing from the VCF onwards plus external MIDI in and out

XY joystick and Sustain and Expression pedal inputs for performance controls – any control parameter can be assigned to any joystick axis (X+, X-, Y+, Y-) by pressing the dedicated front panel selector button

Ethernet port to connect your modulus.002 to your network and enable updates via the internet (no more midi sysex dumps) and access to the Modulus cloud features

Friday, July 04, 2014

New Modulus Poly Keyboard Synth Pics & Demos


Two new pics giving us a clearer glimpse of the new hardware synthesizer from Modulus.

"We've released a new sound demo at www.modulus.me that sums up how we're all feeling here in the UK this week. Hope everyone has a great weekend. — in Bristol, United Kingdom."

Thursday, June 26, 2014

New Hardware Keyboard Synthesizer Coming from Modulus



Teaser pic via modulusmusic.me where you'll find a couple of audio demos. Just look at it. Reminds me of a John Bowen Solaris, meets Synton Syrinx with a touch of Oberheim OB-12. Modulus is from Paul Maddox who brought us the Monowave. See the Modulus and Monowave channels for previous posts. We knew something was coming. This is the first glimpse. Some things you can clearly see from the pic: 5 octave keyboard, tons of knobs and sliders including two rows of knobs on the lower right that can be indicative of an onboard sequencer, and a display with what looks to be a larger data knob to the lower right.  Unless the PWM demo has been multi-tracked, this will be polyphonic.

Modulus will be at this year's SDIY UK event.

Update: I forgot to mention, Paul Maddox is also the man behind VacoLoco.  It looks like vacoloco.net now redirects to the new modulus website, but you can get in the back door here, and of course a bit of VacoLoco synth history is archived here on MATRIXSYNTH.  See the VacoLoco channel below.

New Gear Coming to Synth DIY UK 2014 Set for August

"New Products On Show At Synth DIY UK 2014

At the Synth DIY 2014 Convention, Robinson College, Cambridge, UK, new products from leading UK and European synthesizer manufacturers will be on show for the first time.

Liivatera (www.liivatera.com) will be releasing two new modules. First, a through­zero voltage­controlled oscillator with complex sync, half and double­frequency outputs, LFO mode, PWM and multiple waveforms.

Capabilities will be demonstrated, and available immediately. A second 'mystery' module, together with several prototype modules, will be demonstrated, showing what to expect from Liivatera through the second half of this year.

Abstract Data (www.abstractdata.biz), the London­based Eurorack company, will be demoing their range of modules including the recently released ADE­30 Wave Boss CV utility module and the ADE­31 Logic Boss logic and triggering module. Abstract Data currently has a number of new products in development with announcements planned towards the end of 2014.

CESYG (www.cesyg.com) will be demonstrating their LEVIN Eurorack module, a 21­element LED voltmeter with multiple inputs, switchable ranges, and covering the DC to audio range. CESYG Founder Dr. Neil Johnson said 'LEVIN illuminates the signals in your synthesizer. You might know what A, D, S and R sound like, now you can see what they look like.'

There will also be representatives and demonstrations from Modulus Music, Sequentix Music Systems, Future Sound Systems, Krisp1 Modular Construction, and more.

For more information please visit www.diy.synth.net/uk"
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