DIY Modular Synth by The Electronic Slob

Published on Oct 30, 2016 The Electronic Slob

AI003 Looping Envelope Generator DIY Synth Module

Published on Nov 13, 2016 AI Synthesis

"A product demo of the aisynthesis.com AI003 Looping Envelope Generator DIY Synthesizer Module"

"The AI003 Looping ADSR Envelope Generator DIY Kit is a looping ADSR Envelope Generator. It can be manually triggered via Momentary Push Button, Gated via the Gate Signal, Triggered or re-triggered by a Trigger input, or set into a loop mode via a toggle switch. An LED shows the status of the output.

This Looping ADSR Envelope Generator DIY Kit circuit was derived (with permission) from the great and simple circuit (only 2 ICs!) from Nicolas on the Electromusic.com forums. With some help from the great Dave Brown, the circuit was updated to provide additional voltage protection, more uniform looping and gate behavior, more precise LED monitoring, and some nice user experience updates.

In Gate or Trigger mode, the envelope can be used as a traditional ADSR envelope generator. In loop mode, the output sends a variable exponential waveshape between Ramp, Triangle, and Sawtooth LFO with control over the attack and decay of the LFO shape.

The modes are dependent on whether or not the gate jack is inserted, and for triggers, the Sustain level – see the chart below. We will be releasing a more traditional ADSR with 'normal' gating functions shortly (but with twice the part count and no AD loop)."

ElectroMusic 2015 Montage Video

Published on Sep 14, 2015 Pierre Fontaine

"The Electro Music Festival is a small festival of like-minded people who create experimental music and soundscapes using all sorts of electronic devices. Performances and workshops happen on each of the three days. I was only able to attend Saturday afternoon but was blown away by the incredible sounds coming from each room and the support for everyone who performed or gave a seminar."

http://event.electro-music.com

electro-music.com Spring Equinox 2015 Live Streaming Event

"electro-music.com Spring Equinox 2015 Live Streaming Event

Call for Musician Signups

electro-music.com is proud to announce its annual Spring Equinox Live Streaming Event will be held on March 21, starting at 15:00 GMT. The event offers electronic musicians a chance to perform for a live audience that listens to the stream from around the globe. All genres of electronic and electro-acoustic music are welcome.

Artists are encouraged to signup by visiting the forum and leaving the required details in this thread.

Get your music heard around the world. Gain valuable experience performing in a live event without having to carry any gear. Signup now!

How to Stream
The radio stream uses a SHOUTcast server. There are several streaming applications available for both PC and Mac. Connection details and settings for common applications can be found here.

Be sure to check your connection before the event. Join the chatroom if you need someone to help test.

About electro-music.com
electro-music.com is an online community for electronic and electro-acoustic musicians. It is a multifaceted site with a streaming radio station, chatroom and forums. The forums include sections for music, specific instruments and manufacturers, as well as an extensive DIY section. electro-music.com also hosts several annual events where electronic musicians gather for seminars and performances."

electro-music 2014 festival - Sept 5-7, Huguenot NY

"The electro-music festival, known as the "Woodstock of electronic music," is the world's premiere event for experimental electronic music. Now in it's tenth year, this year's gathering features three mind-bending days of innovative electronic music concerts, seminars, workshops, demonstrations, jam sessions, video art, a laptop battle, and a swap-meet. Action starts at 1pm on Friday, September 5 and runs until midnight on September 7. Musical activities will be running continuously throughout the three days of the festival.

electro-music 2014 takes place at the Greenkill Retreat Center in Huguenot, New York. On-site lodging and meals are available. Tickets range from $40 for a single day to $339 for a 3-day pass including meals and lodging.

More information, including a complete schedule of events can be found on the web site at:
http://event.electro-music.com/
You may also contact us at
event@electro-music.com

A wide variety of instruments and musical styles will be represented, ranging from theremin to analog modular synthesizers to home made devices, from classic space music and ambient to abstract electronica, glitch, electro-pop and beat-oriented music.

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Haken Continuum Presentation - Sally Sparks at the Asheville Electro-Music Festival 2014

Published on May 25, 2014 experimentalsynth·106 videos

"A look at the sounds and expressive capabilities of the Haken Continuum Fingerboard by Sally Sparks, with special guest Kevin Spears."

Asheville electro-music.com Event Set for May 16 - 17

"Asheville electro-music festival
May 16-17, 2014
at The Masonic Temple
80 Broadway, Asheville, North Carolina 28801

The Asheville electro-music festival brings some of the world's finest electronic, experimental; and ambient musicians to Asheville, North Carolina. They will be joined by local artists for two days of concerts, workshops, demonstrations and collaborations. Musical styles cover a broad spectrum, guaranteed to be creative and original. Live video art will accompany the concerts, for an immersive multi-media experience. The musicians employ a wide variety of electronic and acoustic instruments, from synthesizers and theremins to found objects and custom controllers. Afternoons will feature hands-on workshops and interactive performances, starting from 1pm. Evening concerts start at 7pm.
tickets $20 per day ($10 afternoon, $15 evening)
advance tickets $16 per day at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/595162

For more information:
info@emavl.com
or visit the web site:
http://emavl.com/

music
Airsculpture __berlin school
Mark Mosher __expressive controllerism + invader cam
Paul Vnuk Jr __tribal ambient
Joo Won Park __music with found objects
Twyndyllyngs __electronic chamber music
dRachEmUsiK and onewayness __glitch-groove ambient beats
Project Ruori __art-automation coalescence
Gerber and Gerber __ambient space music
Dreamphonic __space music
Kevin Spears __kalimba and electronics
Klimchak __electro-acoustic multi-instrumentalist
Sound As Music __xenharmonic guitar
Michael Peck __progressive dark ambient
Stereospread __dreamy electropop
Blackwood __ambient
Yonder __cinematic
Waveformation __organic electronic

visuals
Project Ruori
Michael O'Bannon
Azimuth Visuals
VJ Hylantown

workshops and demonstrations
Acoustic Synthesis __Paul Vo
Kalimba Workshop __Kevin Spears
Ambiophonic Sound __Howard Moscovitz
Tuning Systems and the Aural Experience __Michael Vick
Systems of Memory (performance) __Christian Birk and Derek Reed
Performance Workshop__Mark Mahoney
Haken Continuum Fingerboard __Sally Sparks"

Eigenharp Trio Improvisation at Electro-Music 2013

Published on Oct 2, 2013 Geert Bevin·197 videos

"This is an unprepared improvisation done by three Eigenharp players: Randy Brown (left), Geert Bevin (middle) and Paul Harriman (right) at the Electro-Music 2013 event in Huguenot, New-York.

Audio can be listened to and downloaded from Soundcloud:


More information about the artists:
Paul Harriman: http://electro-music.com/forum/index....
Geert Bevin: http://gbevin.com
Randy Brown: https://plus.google.com/1109339111396..."

Rob Hordijk Modular at electro-music 2013

via Bill Fox on The MATRIXSYNTH Lounge

"Rob Hordijk brought his modular to electro-music 2013 festival."

The festival was yesterday September 6. You can find the event Facebook page here.

Announcing electro-music 2013

via Greg Waltzer: "The electro-music festival is the world's premiere event for experimental electronic music. Known as the "Woodstock of electronic music," it features three full days of concerts, seminars, demonstrations, workshops, jam sessions, collaborations, video art, a laptop battle and swap-meet. Electro-music 2013 will be held at the Greenkill Retreat Center in Huguenot, New York, September 6 - 8, 2013. Now in it's ninth year, we expect this to be the biggest and best electro-music event ever!

The scope of this festival is very broad, covering all aspects of electro-music: experimental electronic music, ambient, space music, circuit bending, computer music, electro-jazz, modular synthesis, musique concrete, improvisation, algorithmic composition, multi-media, visual art and much more. The focus will be on participant involvement, sharing, community development, audience education, and great music.

You can actively participate in electro-music 2013 by performing music or visuals, giving a seminar, workshop, or demonstration, joining the jam sessions, or by volunteering to help with various tasks. Please visit the web site for instructions on how to participate:

http://event.electro-music.com/

The deadline for application is May 31.

Everyone who attends the festival will need to purchase tickets, including performing artists and volunteers. We regret that we cannot provide compensation for artists, or pay for travel expenses. We strongly encourage full participation: plan to attend for all three days to support your fellow artists and to contribute to the sense of community. This makes the event more enjoyable for everyone. Highest priority for performance spots will go to artists who are fully involved. Ticket prices range from $40 for a single day to $333 for a three-day pass that includes meals and lodging."

Thomas Henry Mega Percussion Synthesizer

flickr By sduck409
(click for more)

"This is my version of the Thomas Henry - Electro-Music.com Mega Percussion Synthesizer."

Mark Mosher with Percussa AudioCubes at Electro-Music 2012

via the Percussa Audio blog where you'll find more pics and the write-up.

Pics by Jeremy dePrisco, visuals by Michael O’Bannon

Also see:
Postyr Project, Danish electronic vocal group, features AudioCubes and The Percussa blog for more.

AudioCubes Featured at Electro-Music Festival 2012 in New York

"The Electro-music festival 2012 has been confirmed, with acts from several electronic musicians from all over the US and Europe, such as Mark Mosher, Lux Seeker, Shivasongster, and many others.

The festival organized by electro-music.com takes place in Huguenot, New York at the Greenkill Retreat Center. Last year over 60 artists performed live at the festival, and this year's edition is expected to be even greater. The event will span 3 days in September (7-9), and alongside the musical performances, workshops, jam sessions, laptop battles will take place.

The Electro-Music festival is also called “the Woodstock of electronic music” by the Philadelphia Inquirer. It is an annual event festival organized by electro-music.com, a “cooperative community where artists and enthusiasts participate and benefit together” as they describe on electro-music.com.

One of the highlights of this event will be the live performances with Percussa AudioCubes. Electronic musicians Mark Mosher, Jeremy dePrisco aka Shivasongster, and John Morley aka Lux Seeker, will bring their AudioCubes to the festival to perform live with the cubes. In addition, Jeremy will demonstrate the AudioCubes during a workshop he's organizing about Reason 6.

More information about the performances and the schedule can be found here.

About AudioCubes and Percussa

AudioCubes by Percussa are smart light-emitting cubes that can detect each other's location and orientation in a network, as well as sense distances. The AudioCubes can be used for sound design, music composition, live performance, as well as many other uses, because of the several software applications Percussa created for the AudioCubes. More information about Percussa and the AudioCubes: http://www.percussa.com

Interesting Links
Music Mark Mosher: http://markmoshermusic.com
Music Shivasongster: http://shivasongster.com
Music Lux Seeker: http://soundcloud.com/lux_seeker"

electro-music 2012

"The electro-music festival, known as the "Woodstock of electronic music," is the world's premiere event for experimental electronic music. Now in it's eighth year, this year's gathering features three mind-bending days of innovative electronic music concerts, seminars, workshops, demonstrations, jam sessions, video art, a laptop battle, and a swap-meet. Action starts at 1pm on Friday, September 7 and runs until midnight on September 9. Musical activities will be running continuously throughout the three days of the festival.

electro-music 2012 takes place at the Greenkill Retreat Center in Huguenot, New York. On-site lodging and meals are available. Tickets range from $35 for a single day to $385 for a 3-day pass including meals and lodging.

More information, including a complete schedule of events can be found on the web site at: http://event.electro-music.com/ You may also contact us at event@electro-music.com

A wide variety of instruments and musical styles will be represented, ranging from theremin to analog modular synthesizers to home made devices, from classic space music and ambient to abstract electronica, glitch, electro-pop and beat-oriented music.

The following artists will be performing:

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KLEE SEQUENCER ELECTROMUSIC.COM

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via this auction

"Nice Klee in custom build, only 2.5" behind panel. 1/4" MOTM format.

Bridechamber panel. Works great. Cool sequencer, I am building my second one in a slightly different format.

A good bit of time and effort goes into building one of these.

Sold AS IS, as seen, no returns. I am not a music store."

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electro-music.com Kansas City Gathering

via Damon Mar of Marsynth
on The MATRIXSYNTH Lounge

"Official event poster for this weekend's electro-music.com regional kansas city gathering: done! If you are in the area and are able to make it, come out and enjoy a fun weekend of electronic sights and sounds."

Click the pic for details.

Update: You can find the daily schedule here.

NEW Electro-Music Klee Analog Sequencer

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via this auction

Pics of the guts below. More pics at the auction.

"Brand new. Highest quality parts available - no compromises. Artfully hand wired in the 5U MOTM / MOOG Format.

scratches the surface of what the Klee is capable of

Modifications:

Custom LED Colors: This Klee been modified with Bi-Color LEDs so Stage LEDs 9-6 are green when the sequencer is in 2X8 mode. Blue LEDs on Random and Bus 2 Status. Yellow LEDs on Rate and Bus 1 Status. Green LED on Bus 3 Status. Red LED on Main Bus Status.
Logical CV Output Routing: Stage 1-8 CV Output on Output A (stock assembly routes it to Output B). Stage 9-16 CV Output on Output B (stock assembly routes it to Output A).

For those that don't know, the Klee is the most feature packed, crazy, beautifully insane sequencer out there. Every option is implemented in this layout. Once you get one the Klee in your rack, you'll wonder how you managed without it. It can function like any other 16 step sequencer out there, or it can function like it has a brain of it's own. Easily programmed with your own ideas, or flip the Random Switch and find out what "it" has in mind. An endless source of inspiration.

This is one BIG build. Save yourself the time, hassle, and inevitable troubleshooting by purchasing this Klee fully and professionally assembled by Free State FX.

The Klee, pronounced Clay, is a shift register based sequencer. What makes the Klee different from most sequencers is that more than one Stage/Step can be active at any given time. Most sequencers have one active Stage, the CV for that Stage is programmed via the pot, and the CV is then sent to the CV Out. With the Klee, one or more stages can be active at one time, the CV programmed by the active Stages is added together, and is then sent to the CV Out. This function just

I could not possibly list all the functions of the Klee here. More inormation about how to use the Klee can be found here:

Know the Klee

Klee Operating Tips

Assembled with:

42 Toggle Switches with Black Rubber Switch Covers
22 Alpha Pots
23 Mini Alco Clone Knobs
Rotary Switch
21 LEDs with Bi-Color LED Mod
2 Large Red Pushbutton Switches
Large Bridechamber Panel - 7 units wide
19 Switchcraft Jacks
Polyester Film Capacitors
Metal Film Resistors
Double Plated PCBs with Soldermask
MOTM Power Connector
Runs on +/- 15 Volts

THIS MODULE IS FOR EXPERIENCED SYNTHESIZER ENTHUSIASTS ONLY! If you don't know how to use this module, please don't bid. Most synthesizers I sell do not have User Manuals because they are custom instruments. I will of course be available to answer any questions and help in any which way I can."

AudioCube Jam with 9 Box Casual Musical Instrument at Electro-Music 2011 Festival in NY

YouTube Uploaded by newechoproductions on Feb 22, 2012

"http://9box.modulatethis.com

There was an AudioCube jam at the 2011 Electro-Music Festival in NY (http://event.electro-music.com/), I brought 6 AudoiCubes (http://www.Percussa.com) and setup my casual musical instrument templates called the 9 Box. This same system is the basis for multiple music labs in schools.

The system fits in a backpack, is intended for 1-4 players. It only takes a few minutes to setup the system and about 1 minute to learn to play the 9 Box. "9 Box" refers to a 3x3 matrix of 9 clips - hence the "9 Box". Why 9 clips? After much research I've concluded that 9 is a perfect number of clips for mapping to a single AudioCube and a small enough number of clips that it's easy to keep track of the different musical or sound phrases.

Watch for annotations in video for more details.

Mark Mosher
http://9box.modulatethis.com
http://www.MarkMosherMusic.com"

European Electro Music Event 2012

YouTube Uploaded by ubikac on Jan 15, 2012

"First night. Warming up. Dennis & Joker at the meeting room."

electro-music 2011 conference and music festival

via Greg Waltzer on Facebook

Friday, September 9 at 12:00pm - September 11 at 12:00am
Greenkill Retreat Center
Huguenot, NY

"The electro-music festival, known as the "Woodstock of electronic music," is the world's premiere event for experimental electronic music. This year's gathering features three mind-bending days of innovative electronic music concerts, seminars, workshops, demonstrations, jam sessions, video art, a laptop battle, and a swap-meet. Action starts at 12 noon on Friday, September 9 and runs until after midnight on September 11. Musical activities will be running continuously throughout the three days of the festival. More information can be found on the web site at:
http://event.electro-music.com/
You may also contact us at
event@electro-music.com

You can apply to give a musical performance or presentation at electro-music 2011 by following the instructions here:
http://event.electro-music.com/HowToParticipate.php"