Arturia DrumBrute Impact first sound impression

Published on Jul 18, 2018 AudioCentralMagazine

"A pretty stooopid rhythm program on the brand new Arturia DrumBrute Impact, just for testing one instrument after another, with panel parameters and additional Color parameters."

Update: you can find details and additional videos on the DrumBute Impact here.

GRP R-24 Sequencer Videos by AudioCentralMagazine

Published on May 10, 2018 AudioCentralMagazine

Playlist:

1. Grp R 24 Sequencer w 2 9 Row Pot Lock

Grp R-24 Step Sequencer w. Rev 2.9 can protect step values with locking mode for Row A, B and C. With Pot Lock, you can avoid accidental pitch variations during playback. Pot Locking can be set on the fly with SHIFT+ASSIGN. No musical efforts on this video.

2. Grp R 24 Sequencer w V Hz Rev 2 9

Grp R-24 Step Sequencer w. Rev 2.9 can drive old synthesizers from Korg and Yamaha following V/Hz standard. You can choose this format indipendently on each Row A, B and C. You can choose Gate normal (V/Oct) or reversed (V/Hz) as you like on each row.

3. Grp R24 Seq Rev 2 9 Separate Advance Mode

Grp R-24 Step Sequencer w. Rev 2.9 has indipendent Advance Mode for each Row A, B or C. You can choose every advance mode but Alternate in separate fashion on every row. Selection is active in realtime during playback and stop, no difference. No musical efforts on this video.

4. Grp R24 V2 9 Multiple End Step

Grp R-24 Sequencer w. Rev 2.9 can enable TWO End Step on each Sequence, allowing travel between "initial and final" end step on the fly. No music efforts on this video.

Frap Tools Sapèl

Published on Aug 26, 2017 AudioCentralMagazine

"Frap Tools Sapèl is connected to Doepfer A100 Basys System. 2^n out (blue cable) goes to osc pitch; n-1 out (black cable) goes to filter freq; fluctuating out (red cable) goes to filter freq in smoothed mode; s&h out (green cable) goes to exp fm amount. Absolutely NO MUSIC on this trivial configuration."

Expressive Touché on Modular Synthesizer

Published on Aug 23, 2017 AudioCentralMagazine

"Expressive Touché is controlling a Synthesizers.com modular. While a very simple sequence is running, Touché controls cutoff frequency (front sensor), ratchet on filter modulation (rear sensor), panpot left-right (axial motion left-right)."

Moog Subsequent 37 CV Step Sequencer

Published on Aug 18, 2017 AudioCentralMagazine

"Main functions of Subsequent 37 CV internal Step Sequencer: Step On/Off, First/Last Step, Duo Mode, Glide on Legato, Ratcheting."

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Grp Sample & Hold Euro Rack

AudioCentralMagazine
Published on Aug 15, 2017

"Grp Sample & Hold is controlling: VCF Cutoff, VCO Frequency (w. e w.o. hard sync), sh clock rate, smooth/stepped."

All parts here.

New GRP Eurorack Demos by AudioCentralMagazine

Five new videos have been added to the main playlist here, starting with the Grp 12 dB State Variable Filter.

Grp Synthesizer 24 dB Low Pass Filter

AudioCentralMagazine
Published on Aug 13, 2017

"The Grp Synthesizer 24 dB Low Pass Filter Euro Rack. 00.31 = Cutoff & Resonance 01.02 pole select 02.34 distortion 03.09 envelope & lfo modulation 04.41 resonance cv modulation with lfo 06.07 audio rate frequency modulation from vco sine wave."

GRP Eurorack Videos by AudioCentralMagazine

AudioCentralMagazine
Published on Aug 13, 2017

Playlist:

1. Grp VCO Euro Rack
"The Grp VCO Euro Rack. 00.00 = Octave 01.10 second VCO 01.26 waveforms 02.20 two oscillators 03.20 hard sync 04.36 fm lin & exp 06.38 three oscillators 07.36 sub oscillator"

2. Grp Synthesizer 24 dB Low Pass Filter
"The Grp Synthesizer 24 dB Low Pass Filter Euro Rack. 00.31 = Cutoff & Resonance 01.02 pole select 02.34 distortion 03.09 envelope & lfo modulation 04.41 resonance cv modulation with lfo 06.07 audio rate frequency modulation from vco sine wave."

3. Grp 12 dB State Variable Filter
"Grp Synthesizer 12 db State Variable Filter Euro Rack. 00.17 Cutoff, Resonance & Env Amount 01.34 Input overdrive 02.00 mode selection w. lfo mod 03.18 resonance enveloped 04.09 distortion & resonance 05.50 add sub oscillator 07.19 short envelope 08.18 auto oscillation 09.57 notch."

4. Grp Voltage Controlled Amplifier Euro Rack
"Grp Synthesizer Voltage Controlled Amplifier in Euro Rack Format. On this video: changing linear & exponential response, audio rate AM, initial gain."

5. Grp Envelope Follower Euro Rack
"Acidlab MIAMI goes into Grp Envelope Follower Euro Rack. Gate out fires an ADSR for lowpass filtering MIAMI sound; Env Foll out goes to SVF BandPass Filter for emphasizing snare & hats."

6. Grp Fixed Filter Bank Euro Rack
"Fixed Filter Bank is receiving three sligthy detuned saw oscillators."

7. Grp Stereo Out Module
"Grp Stereo Out Module is receiving a kick (LP full resonance enveloped) on CH 1, a snare (noise highpassed plus click) on CH 4, seq 1 saw&sqr on CH 2 and seq 2 sqr wave on CH 3. Ch 2 and 3 are hard panned L-R; ch 1 and 2 have pan pot control. WARNING! on this video, L and R are INVERTE (nice, isn't it? :-D ). Sequences courtesy of Grp R24 Step Sequencer 8x3."

8. Grp Sample & Hold Euro Rack
"Grp Sample & Hold is controlling: VCF Cutoff, VCO Frequency (w. e w.o. hard sync), sh clock rate, smooth/stepped."

9. Grp Synthesizer Low Frequency Oscillator
"Four Grp Low Frequency Oscillators; each one drives VCA Gain amplifying a filtered oscillators. LFO rates are uncorrelated and each LFO can vary its waveform from ramp to triangle and from triangle to saw."

10. Grp Envelope Generator Euro Rack
"From left to right: first eg on PWM, second eg on cutoff frequency, third eg on cutoff frequency (with double ratcheting gate), fourth eg on amplifier."

11. Grp Mixer Euro Rack
"The inverted Oscillator ("-" out of the left mixer) is subtracted (e.g., added with minus sign) to lowpass filter output... instant high pass filter. :-)"

SE 02 Patch Editing

AudioCentralMagazine
Published on Aug 11, 2017

"Some patch editing on the brand new Roland SE-02 Studio Electronics"

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1010 music bitbox - some basic functions

AudioCentralMagazine
Published on Aug 8, 2017

"1010 music bitbox has 16 cells for playing user's recordable samples. you can trigger sample from touch screen, midi or dedicated analog trigger ports"

Arturia MatrixBrute Analog Flanger

Published on May 8, 2017 AudioCentralMagazine

"In the analog fx section of Arturia MatrixBrute, audio (external) signal from DrumBrute acts as excitation for a very very short flanger full or resonance (it works as a resonating delay). With Arpeggio On, some changes in note-on density..."

Novation Peak & Circuit Mono Station

Published on May 2, 2017 AudioCentralMagazine

"Some rough shooting from Novation day in Rome, with Chris Calcutt and Peak Analog Polyphonic Synthesizer and Circuit Mono Station. Rough audio from rough PA into rough camera."

Superbooth 2017 - Sounds from Grp, FrapTools, Ginko, Behringer

Published on Apr 24, 2017 AudioCentralMagazine

"In a very few moments, with our gnarly camera, we have capture some sounds from Superbooth 2017 in Berlin. On this small video, sounds and noises from FrappTools spectral processor, Ginko Modular, Grp EuroRack Modules & A2 Synthesizer. Sadly, too little spare time to crawl into Superbooth..."

Analog Synthesis Gate & Pitch from Audio

Published on Mar 26, 2017 AudioCentralMagazine

"On this video, sound from Acidlab MIAMI drum machine is used for extracting gate and envelope follower to drive filters and envelopes in Grp A4 Analog synthesizer. Later on, a simple monophonic sequence from A4 is used AS AUDIO SIGNAL for extracting pitch into ESP Section of KORG MS-20 Kit Synthesizer."

Minimoog Model D Old vs New

Published on Mar 19, 2017 AudioCentralMagazine

Playlist:

Minimoog Model D old vs new - Part 1
"The first part of a direct - and probably useless - comparison between our beaten and worn Model D SN 1845E from the Seventies and a brand new Model D SN 007 2016. In this part: tuning and beating... How to reach nearly zero beating on the old machine, how to reach slow beating on the new machine. As usual, tweaking with parameters, you'll obtain same result. As usual, two analog machines will NEVER play exactly the same; small differences as in the real life."

Moog Minimoog D old vs new - Part 2
"In this video, a direct comparison between old and new Model D. Filter Sweep slow with and without resonance, manually opened and under envelope control. Some waveform switching for square waves."

Minimoog Model D old vs new - Part 3
"Part 3 of comparison between old and new Model D. Some patch programming with matching (and not-so-matching) of parameters. As usual, in analog machines, physical position of front panel controls doesn't means nothing - it all depends on internal trimming points."

Moog Minimoog Model D old vs new Part 4
"On this video, Grp R24 Step Sequencer is driving Model D vintage (row B) and Model D 2016 (row A) with same sequence of notes (yep!). Row C drives both cutoff frequencies on synthesizers. Some Ratcheting 2x on some steps."

Monolake Interview

Published on Aug 1, 2016 AudioCentralMagazine

"The first part of the interview with Robert Henke-Monolake taken at Acusmatiq XI in Ancona, Italy, on 30th of July 2016. Some disturbs on audio for a lot of background noises, winds and other gremlins inside the Mole Vanvitelliana."

Monolake, aka Robert Henke, is the man behind Ableton's Operator, Sampler, Max4Live devices, and other projects. He is also the man behind the Monodeck. If you are not familiar with him, check out some previous posts here on MATRIXSYNTH dating all the way back to 2006.

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Torino Synth Meeting 2017 Announced

via Torino Synth Meet:

"TORINO SYNTH MEETING 2017

May, 27-28 2017 - Seventh edition

In the name of the Organization we would like to express our heartfelt thanks to everyone who was involved in the sixth edition of the Torino Synth Meeting, which for the fifth consecutive year witnessed an increase in the number of visitors and exhibitors. The success of this event, demonstrated by the efficacious attendance of nearly 2,500 participants, the more than 60 national and international brands which took part, the 16 workshops put on by the companies to present their musical instruments and the artists which performed live, among whom were Projekt Dataline and The Analogue Cops, is confirmed by the innovative technology of the material and the continuous flow of the audience which showed extraordinary interest in the event.

Our heartfelt thanks go as well to the venues and people who took part in the organization of the sixth edition who helped in the positive fulfillment:

BUNKER and the cultural association Variante Bunker for hosting.

Our media partners: AskAudio, AudiocentralMagazine, Freakout Magazine, SeeTorino, Strumenti Musicali and Ultrasonica.

Our technicians and photographers, Pietro Tannoia, Alessandro Comanzo and Francesco Lurgo.

Our official translator, Paul Beauchamp.

Our technical partner Disconet / Mondo musica.

The organizations Funky Klownz Rebel Circus, Analog Factory and
We Play The Music We love.

NEWS

Organizing an event like the Torino Synth Meeting is a complex operation which requires months of work and precious and essential contributions by numerous people in addition to the professionalism of the organizational staff with communication and image offices, press offices, logistic offices, technical offices and much more.For this reason, in order to coordinate in the most efficient way the dense and substantial work which will need to be done in prevision of organizing the next TSM, which will take place on the days of 27 and 28 May 2017, it has been decided to create a cultural association which will manage the brand SYNTH MEETING owned by Francesco Mulassano for the realization of the event (and collateral events) and to coordinate all the various figures and competences whose contribution is necessary for the event to take place.NOISECOLLECTIVE is the name chosen for the Association (www.noisecollective.net) whose activity will consist exactly of the realization of the Torino Synth Meeting main event as well as the organization of other events such as training courses, workshops, single brand showcases, fairs and musical events.

The people who will participate in the aforementioned association are: LUCA MINELLI, FRANCESCO MULASSANO and LUCA TORASSO."

Grp A2 Synthesizer Videos by AudioCentralMagazine

Published on Jul 4, 2016 AudioCentralMagazine

Playlist:
1. Grp A2 Synthesizer Waveforms & Modulations - "A short run with waveforms (single and super saw/triangle) from Grp A2 Analog Synthesizer."

2. Grp A2 Synthesizer Hard Sync - "Hard Sync on Grp A2 Synthesizer. Try to listen with a plain waveform and with a Super Saw/Super Triangle."

3. Grp A2 Synthesizer Filtering and Mod - "State Variable Filter in Grp A2 Synthesizer can act as Low Pass, Band Pass, High Pass, Notch. A special mode DIRECT redirect 12 dB Low and 12 db High filtering on separate stereo channel outs."

4. Grp A2 Synthesizer Audio Mod, Ring Mod & SH - "Audio Rate Mod from VCO 2 (simple wave and SuperSaw/Super Triangle); Ring Modulation as audio product and as modulation source; good old Sample & Hold. Courtesy of brand new Grp A2 Synthesizer."

5. Grp A2 Synthesizer Arpeggio - "In Grp A2 Synthesizer, you can modulate the Cutoff Frequency with a wealth of audio rate signals (VCO 1, VCO 2, Ring Mod Out). If the modulating oscillator is producing a "simple" waveform, no problem. But if the modulation is, in audio rate, from a Super Saw or a Super Triangle..."

6. Grp A2 Synthesizer Sequencing - "Grp A2 Synthesizer is under control of 960 Sequential Controller. Row 1 goes to Pitch (VCO 1+VCO2), Row 2 goes to Filter Cutoff, Row 3 Goes to VCO 2 Frequency. After a first impression of out-of-tune, the separate sequenced values for VCO2 are fine for Ring Modulation between VCO1 and VCO2. Don't forget the Ring Modulation with the 9 SuperSaw and SuperTriangle."

ARREL AUDIO ER 100

Published on Jun 20, 2016 AudioCentralMagazine

"The crystal clear ER-100 8 Channel Audio Mixer from Arrel Audio is the first Euro Rack module entirely conceived by Livio Argentini (guru of professional analog consolles) and Marco Re (from University Tor Vergata in Rome). Eight channel of transparent audio connected to separate outs of TR-808, Dark Energy under Dark Time Control. Stereo Insert is connected to TC Electronic Flashback Delay. No musical value on this video, just channel level over channel level over channel level."

Product description in Googlish via ARREL.

"The ARREL Eurorack Audio Stereo Summing Mixer is an adder by the high quality of sound that responds to many of the needs of modern users of modules and synth Eurorack. The ER-100 circuits are designed deriving them from the professional audio Kingdom of ARREL Audio ensure the highest sonic performance.

L 'ER-100 uses the line transformer output enabling an output level of about 10 dB higher than that of traditional Eurorack modules. The innuscita Use of line transformers also means a more reliable connection in terms of the possibility of imbalance and elimination of ground loops problems. L 'ER-100 has 8 channels of input and a stereo output bus.

Each channel has a pan pot control, volume, and the button only in place, pressing more buttons for only those channels will be added simultaneously output. L 'unit has a stereo insert selectable on the output bus. Its monitor section, has volume control L / R, and is also an auxiliary input provided to monitor the output of a DAC or CD. The level of the stereo output and displayed on a VU meter LED."