MYSTIC CIRCUITS PSYCHADELIC PRESENTATION 🌻 3DVCA #Knobcon 2023

video upload by Vulture Culture

"Put on your 3D glasses and get ready to go on a journey 👁️ Thank you to Eli for showing us 3DVCA, a Quad monophonic crossfader, Dual stereo crossfader, Stereo balancer, Stereo VCA, Mono to stereo panner, Unity mixer with up to eight inputs, Quadraphonic panner and so much more!"

entanglement space

video upload by kirkis

"Entanglement space is a quad 32bit operation DSP effects processor featuring 64 algorithms focused on highly experimental topologies.
for a full array of algorithms, their brief descriptions and cv/pot parameters www.destiny-plus.com"

Entanglement space is a quad 32bit operation DSP effects processor featuring 64 algorithms focused on highly experimental topologies. Each processor core stores 16 algorithms that can be entangled with other core programs to create your own complex algorithms / spectral palettes for the stereo field or quadraphonic space. Accompanying the 64 algorithms are 12 modulators with time complicating attenuation for use of control voltage over 6 differential parameters of each of the 64 algorithms, 4 voltage controlled gates and a 4 input - pan directional mixer with stereo out. Each processor core has individual in and out via banana and quarter inch formats, allowing complex routing for introducing feedback and multi instruments to be routed through entanglement. Entanglement space algorithms interpolate between pitch shifting and warping, amplitude modulating, spectral reverbs, ring mod delays, feedback delay network phasers and through zero reverb flanging time based effects.

Live Quadraphonic Mixing in Bitwig Studio

video upload by nbor

"Download the Grid device here! https://bitwiggers.com/presets/684872...

Recently, I've been lucky to perform live sets in Quadraphonic audio. I developed some tools in Bitwig Studio to create animated soundscapes for four speakers. Using modulators and the FX Grid, I can create a huge variety of spatial audio patterns. However, Bitwig isn't really designed for this, so there's a few things you need to do to work around its stereo "bias." Despite the few hacks, it works really well, and sounds amazing. This video gives an overview of how to make everything work."

Lost Analog by Barry Schrader

You might remember the announcment for Lost Analog by Barry Schrader posted back in September. Not mentioned was some of the unique history and significance of this particular release featuring the Buchla 200 in the liner notes, including possibly the first quadraphonic electronic music score for a commercial film.

The liner notes for the release follow:

I’ve chosen to call this album Lost Analog not only with reference to my previous release, Lost Atlantis, but also because all of the works are analog electronic music, and parts of them are, indeed, lost. All of this music was created from 1972 through 1983, using the Buchla 200 analog modular synthesizer, also known as “The Electronic Music Box.” The music contained in this Lost Analog album was originally created in 4 channels, sometimes referred to as quadraphonic sound. In mixing and remastering these pieces as stereo files, some of the original aural intent has unavoidably been lost, another reason for calling this release Lost Analog. As I write this, realizing that some of this music hasn’t been heard in public for almost fifty years, I’m taken back to much earlier days in my life and career, which, although remembered, are also lost, as are all of our pasts.

Death of the Red Planet Suite” (1973) is made from parts of a score for the film “Death of the Red Planet." The 20-minute film was the first to be created from images made with lasers, and it toured theatres along with “Yessongs,” a concert film of the band Yes. It is, I think, the first quadraphonic electronic music score for a commercial film. This suite of the music from the score is all that I have of the original soundtrack. Whether or not the film still exists in its original theatrical format, I have no idea. More information on this film may be found here.

“Bestiary" (1972-74) is a five-movement work drawing on mythological creatures from medieval bestiaries, treatises about real and fictitious animals. Originally, I had planned seven movements, but ended up composing only five. The first and last movements are imaginings of mythological beasts convening and dispersing (the latter in an increasingly disorderly way), while the interior three sections focus, respectively, on sea serpents, a unicorn, and basilisks, the latter being venomous winged reptiles that supposedly lived in caves or deep wells. “Bestiary” is the first work of mine to fully incorporate what has become one of my main compositional concerns: the creation of new and transformational timbres.

After composing “Lost Atlantis”, I wanted to do something very different, and so I wrote "Classical Studies" (1977). These three short pieces use abstractions of old musical forms: canon, chorale, and perpetuum mobile. The timbres are almost always changing with each successive event in these works, very quickly so in “Perpetuum Mobile."

The”Moon-Whales Suite” presents three sections of a larger work, “Moon-Whales and Other Moon Songs" (1982-83). This is a seven-movement work for soprano and electronics. The even-numbered movements are for soprano accompanied by electronics, and the odd-numbered movements are for soprano solo followed by an electronic music section without voice. The three movements presented here, are the 2nd, 4th, and 6th sections of the work, without the soprano introductions. The work is based on poems by Ted Hughes, the British Poet Laureate from 1984 to 1998, taken from his collection “Moon-Whales and Other Moon Poems." The three poems referenced are also the titles of the pieces in this suite: “The Moon-Oak,” “The Moon-Bull,” and "Moon-Wings". Reading the poems will help to uncover the inspirations and ideas behind these works, but I think they also stand on their own as musical compositions. While the master tapes for the electronics of these pieces still exist, they are unplayable due to tape deterioration, yet another reason for this album to be called “Lost Analog."

You can find the release on Bandcamp: https://barryschrader.bandcamp.com/album/lost-analog and other platforms: https://barryschrader.hearnow.com

You can find additional posts featuring Barry Schrader here. Don't miss my interview with Barry from 2015.

Suzanne Ciani & Metropole Orkest - Seashore (Live at Melkweg ADE)

video upload by JP

This one is in via Stefan who had the following to say about it:

"Yesterday evening 19th october, i was lucky enough to see and hear Suzanne Ciani performing live with her Buchla system in quadraphonic, together with an orchestra.

It was an amazing concert. On the site of Metropole Orkest there is more in depth info and interviews with Suzanne Ciani and Simon Dobson and the arrangers. Someone uploaded a short video [above].

Afterwards there was a standing ovation :"

Suzanne Ciani + Metropole Orkest standing ovation. ADE 2022
video upload by osixoone sevenone

"suzanne ciani and metropole orkest #live #buchla and #orchestra amazing quadraphonic concert. More info here: https://www.mo.nl/program-ade2022?utm..."

Resonant Space Performance Snippet | Knobcon X | Afternoon Abstract | 2022

video upload by Poorness Studios

"This was one of my favorite performances from Knobcon X this past weekend. Resonant Space performed as part of the Afternoon Abstract on Saturday September 10. This entire show was composed and performed with quadraphonic sound. Unfortunately, the camera cannot capture it in the same way it sounded live."

See the Knobcon label below for more.

Knas Ekdahl Quad Massager Quadraphonic Panner

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New Buchla Format Kilpatrick Audio & A Yellow Sine Sextuple Quadraphonic Spatial Director

video upload by KilpatrickAudio

"The Sextuple Quadraphonic Spatial Director or SQSD is a six-channel quadraphonic mixer and joystick controller designed for the Buchla format with full analog design and flexible CV control."

Some details via Kilpatrick Audio:

"The SQSD combines six joysticks capable of generating control voltage with a six-input equal-power panning mixer, allowing for intuitive and fun direction of spatial sound in both stereo and quadraphonic speaker configurations. It's the ultimate next-level mixer for electronic musicians looking to take their performances to the next level.

The SQSD is made possible with a collaboration between Kilpatrick Audio and A Yellow Sine.

The team consists of:

Patrick McMaster - Composer, performer and electronic music wizard of A Yellow Sine

Andrew Kilpatrick - Conductor of Electricity and founder of Kilpatrick Audio

Joystick Controller

Each of the six joysticks generate two control voltage signals: one for each axis of motion. These CV outputs can modulate parameters on compatible voltage-controlled electronic music equipment. Using the joysticks to control the location of a sound source is intuitive and fun, and the SQSD makes this easy by incorporating six channels of quadraphonic panning.

Quadraphonic Panning

Quadraphonic sound involves the use of four speakers to create an immersive listening experience in which sounds can move around the listener. It’s the most accessible form of what’s called spatial or surround sound since it only requires four speakers.

Two dedicated location control inputs are available for each of the six channels. You can connect control voltage signals from a sequencer, envelope or LFO to these inputs, but the joysticks make quad panning quick and easy. The twelve joystick CV outputs and location control inputs are grouped together, and can be easily patched with shorting bars. Convenient DIP switches on the back of the unit normalize these connections without the need for any patching.

Mixer

Up to six channels of sound can become part of the quadraphonic or stereo spatial direction, with each channel having its own dedicated level control and LED indicator light. There’s a main mix output control as well with LEDs for each of the four outputs."

You can find additional details at Kilpatrick Audio's website here.

Allinaire Live: Monome Norns/Fates + ARC. Granular Synthesis. New Atlantis

video by Allinaire

"Monome Norns / Fates controlled by ARC and Faderbank. Live performance at 'New Atlantis, Artists Edition' at the Io Myer Theatre at the University of New South Wales in Sydney. Recorded 6th March 2021.
Testing the Quadraphonic sound stage at the theatre, this event featured several NSW modular and sound artists.
Huge thanks to Adam Hulbert of UNSW and New Sound Waves for organising and facilitating the event.
Video Synthesis and projection mapping onto the 4 screen panels by Adam Hulbert and Simon Trevaks (with Luke S Dearnley operating Vidiot during my set).
Quadraphonc sound in the Theatre but only stereo on this video - still some good sound panning and movement best heard on quality headphones or speakers.
Norns / Fates features several reels of material including field recordings of underwater audio from the Great Barrier reef off Carins QLD, percussion extracts from my Asalt studio piece & various Norns apps pieces and percussion.
Using Norns App ASH/ ANGL the ARC controls the pitch and speed in a high precision granular manner and Faderbank adjusts various other parameters.
4 Granular 'tape heads' are available concurrently and I swap out 'sound reels' during the performance.
The performance is basically made 'on the fly', by ear, by granularising the sounds into tiny pieces and adjusting parametaers to mix, smear, pan and resize & overlap grains.
Picked up some radio interference towards the end as well!
Thanks for watching."

Shakmat Aeolus Seeds — Demo

video by Shakmat

"Aeolus Seeds manipulate the dynamics of a fully analog signal path through four VCAs driven by a handy multi channel modulation source.

As well as an obvious tool for quadraphonic spatialisation, Aeolus Seeds is also a useful device for vector synthesis, thanks to its Sum output.

The CV output also pushes the exploration further by providing signals to other modules, enabling you to breathe more life into the sound spatialisation of a quad environment."

Shakmat Aeolus Mixer — Demo


"Aeolus Mixer is a 6HP quadraphonic unity mixer. Three quadraphonic inputs and two stereo outputs are mixed to provide a quadraphonic output with 5.1 compatibility."

See this post for initial details on each.

Erica Synths Liquid Sky Dada Noise System II & Quadraphonic Surround Panner

liquid sky artistcollective · ATD & Dr W - Erica Synths - Dada Noise vII Demo 1

Update: demo added above.

"one of the highlights of the system is the fact that each single module - even the recordable (!) joysticks - can be used as soundgenerator. so the possibilities are endless."

Two new systems by Erica Synths.

Liquid Sky Dada Noise System II

Erica Synths in cooperation with the Liquid Sky artist collective presents the new Dada Noise System II - a modular synth-lab which is dedicated to create all kind of abstract organic analog noise / ambient soundscapes / industrial noise / bad ass bass / spheric atmospheres / experimental unheard drones / sonic glitches and of course all kind of thrilling horror- and scifi-sounds for the professionals. Every single module of the system is already a sound source of its own, therefore the possibilities for sound-, noise- and atmo-experiments are endless.
Features
Fusion VCO2
Fusion VCF3
Fusion Modulator
Black Stereo Delay
Black Joystick2 - one of the main elements of the Dada Noise System II which allow automations in sound and effects, positioning in the quadraphonic room, or can function as experimental sequencer and sound source.
Black VC Clock
Black Modulator
Black Dual VCF
Black Quad VCA
Black Spring Reverb
Black Output
25 patch cables
Comes with vertical side panels and an external PSU

RRP: 3320 (VAT excl.)

The Quadraphonic Surround Panner is expander row of modules for the Dada Noise System II.

Features
2 x Black Joystick2
2 x Black Mixer/Splitter
2 x Black VCA2
2 x Black Stereo Delay
Comes with side panels and an external PSU
Quadraphonic Surround Panner integrated with Dada Noise System II makes it the perfect tool for film postproduction, installation works, game-sound design or quadraphonic performances.

To integrate both systems in one, please, order angled side panels that host both Dada Noise System II and Quadraphonic Surround Panner.

RRP: 1820 (VAT excl.)

SOUNDMIT 2020 - Intervista Esclusiva a Suzanne Ciani con Johann Merrich e Giorgio Li Calzi

SOUNDMIT

"Abbiamo intervistato Suzanne Ciani!

La sua vita con il Buchla, dalla fabbrica sulla West Coast al suo ruolo di compositrice e di donna nel mondo della musica elettronica degli ultimi 50 anni.

Suzanne is a five-time Grammy award-nominated composer, electronic music pioneer, and neo-classical recording artist who has released over 20 solo albums including "Seven Waves," and "The Velocity of Love," along with a landmark quad LP “LIVE Quadraphonic,” which restarted her Buchla modular performances. Her work has been featured in films, games, and countless commercials as well.

She was inducted into the first class of Keyboard Magazine's Hall of Fame alongside other synth luminaries, including Bob Moog, Don Buchla and Dave Smith and received the Moog Innovation Award. Most recently, she is the recipient of the Independent Icon Award from A2IM.

Suzanne has provided the voice and sounds for Bally's groundbreaking "Xenon" pinball machine, created Coca-Cola’s pop-and-pour sound, designed logos for Fortune 500 companies, and carved out a niche as one of the most creatively successful female composers in the world. A Life in Waves, a documentary about Ciani’s life and work, debuted at SXSW in 2017 and is available to watch on all digital platforms.

Ciani is a graduate of Wellesley College and holds a Masters in Music Composition from the University of California, Berkeley."

You can find addtional posts mentioning and/or featuring Suzanne Ciani here.

u-he CVilization Mode IV: Quadraphonic Panner

u-he

"Mode IV offers a 4-input to 4-output mixer with dynamic panning i.e. crossfading. Ideal for distributing audio between 4 loudspeakers, Mode IV is also great for other tasks. Signals at the 2 CV inputs can modulate positions with varying amounts and polarities per channel. Mode IV also features 'Auto-Pan' and 'Auto-Hop', so you don’t even need an external modulation source to move signals around. Mode IV can process Audio or CV signals, making it a highly creative and versatile tool for any Eurorack system.

00:00 - Intro
00:07 - Mode IV Key Features
01:05 - Performance Page / Input Channels
01:20 - Adjusting Input Levels & Panorama
01:31 - Quadraphonic Panorama Positioning
01:53 - Focus View
02:04 - Program Pages
02:18 - Stereophonic Patch
02:36 - Setting up Audio Signals
03:04 - Setting up CV-A & CV-B
03:23 - Program Pages
03:39 - Auto-Pan / Setup
04:36 - External Pan Modulation (CV-A)
05:04 - Inverting Modulation
05:14 - External Pan Modulation (CV-B)
05:29 - Audio-Range Pan Modulation
05:56 - Auto-Hop / Percussive Patch
06:42 - Feedback Patch
07:18 - Program Pages
07:51 - CV Patch / Setup
08:22 - Adding Auto-Pan
08:33 - Blending 4 CV Sources into One
09:15 - Closing Remarks"

u-he CVilization Mode posts

Shakmat Releases Aeolus Seeds & Aeolus Mixer Quadraphonic Oriented Modules

See the dealers on the right for availibility. The Aeolus Seeds & Aeolus Mixer were announced at Superbooth 19.

via Shakmat:

"This 7th of december, Shakmat releases the Aeolus Seeds and Aeolus Mixer. Both modules are dedicated to quadraphonic spatialization but are also suited to a wide range of applications.

The Aeolus Seeds

The modulator!

Aeolus Seeds is crafted to produce movements in a quadraphonic space. With it's fully analog signal path, the module architecture is based on four VCAs driven by a handy multi-modulation source : quadrature sine, randomness, envelops, granulizer...

The CV output provides several handful parameters, bringing more life into your quadraphonic patches! Aeolus Seeds is a perfect tool for quadraphonic setups but has many other applications such as vector synthesis, audio morphing or stereo duties, all in 10HP!"

The Aeolus Mixer

The merger!
Aeolus Mixer is a 6HP quadraphonic unity mixer. Three quadraphonic inputs and two stereo outputs are mixed to provide a quadraphonic output with 5.1 compatibility.
Both modules will be available
as DIY kits and assembled units.

Assembled units

Aeolus Seeds: 259 €/$
Aeolus Mixer: 159 €/$
DIY Kits

Aeolus Seeds: 189 €/$
Aeolus Mixer: 119 €/$

CVilization Mode I: 4 x 4 Matrix Mixer – Basic Operation

u-he

"Mode I offers you a 4 x 4 Matrix Mixer with Quantizer, Sample & Hold and Glide.
It can also act as a Quad Attenuverter, Precision Adder, Quadraphonic Mixer or Stereo Mixer with 2 Aux Sends and much more.
You can use it for audio and CV signals, making it a versatile tool for your modular system!
More videos for Modes II, III and IV coming up, along with tutorials with more advanced tricks and practical examples.

00:00 - Intro
00:15 - Key Features
00:54 - Input Program Page (Mix & Invert)
01:53 - Output Program Page (Mix & Invert)
02:47 - Performance Page (Mute & Unmute)
03:12 - Configuration Pages
03:24 - Quantization
04:03 - Sample & Hold / Clock & Trigger Source
04:33 - Clock Division
04:53 - Glide / Portamento
05:10 - CV-B Function
05:37 - Static Offsets Page
05:50 - Octave Switching
06:10 - In-Scale Shifting
06:31 - Semitone Shifting
06:45 - Fine-Tuning
06:55 - Closing Remarks"

CVilization: Introduction

u-he

"u-he proudly presents CVilization, a unique multi-mode utility module for your Eurorack system. This first video offers you a general overview of what it’s all about. The 4 modes, which we will explain in further videos, are:
Mode I: 4 x 4 Matrix Mixer
Mode II: 4 x 4 Sequential Switch
Mode III: Quad Mucorder
Mode IV: Quadraphonic Panner
More videos coming soon!"

Additional posts featuring CVilization

Joranalogue Introduces Two New Eurorack Modules: Morph 4 and Fold 6

via Joranalogue

Straight from the Dutch Modular Fest Stream Day 2020: presenting not one, but two new additions to the Joranalogue Eurorack module series!

Both modules will enter production soon, with worldwide releases planned within the next few months. Read on below to learn all about them!

Designed as a fully-featured modulation hub for Eurorack synthesisers, Morph 4 takes the basic concept of the multi-VCA module to the next level.

Four linear amplitude modulators are controlled by a master ‘morph’ parameter. The response of each modulator to this parameter is completely variable, both manually and under voltage control, and can be overridden if desired. Each response is triangular, with the ‘position’ parameter setting the maximum point along the morph axis, while ‘span’ determines the width of the triangle’s base.

The combination of master control, fully flexible modulators and multiple combined outputs creates a module truly embodying the spirit of ‘patch programmable’ modular synthesis. Use Morph 4 as a voltage controlled mixer, dual crossfader, dual panner, interpolating scanner, interpolating distributor, quad VCA, quadraphonic controller, slope modifier, rectifier, complex waveshaper or something in between any of those—the choice is yours.

For the first time, Fold 6 puts forward a 6-stage hybrid series/parallel topology, yielding a greater sonic palette than ever in just 4 HP. Having both main (series) and alternate (parallel) outputs means a single module now gives access to just about all wavefolding tones imaginable.

To take things even further, an integrated symmetrical soft clipper limits the output signals to approximately 10 Vpp, keeping the amplitude within typical Eurorack levels and making it easier to create overdriven sounds at high fold ratios. This clipping stage can be driven continuously using the shape parameter, smoothly transforming the folded waveforms into pulse waves for even more harmonic content.

Moving beyond simple signal processing, Fold 6 also lends itself perfectly for feedback patching, CV folding or frequency multiplication; its modest size belies the sonic capabilities within.

REmindER Review // Stereo and Quadraphonic Rhythmic Delay by Enjoy Electronics // Full tutorial

loopop

TIMELINE:
0:00 Intro
1:10 Overview
2:10 Connectivity
3:15 Power delay
5:15 Double pulse
6:55 “VU” meter
7:35 The Filters
10:30 Working modes
11:25 Normal/Add
12:55 Change
13:40 Trig threshold
15:50 Talkover
16:30 Fractional add
17:20 Reverb
18:55 LFO
20:45 Quad options
22:00 Quad swirl
24:25 Misc options 2
5:15 Functional set
25:50 Pros & cons
29:35 Outro jam

See the Enjoy Electronics label below for more.

Oscilaciones de la Naturaleza Live Cinema 2020 ch A performance

Premiered May 22, 2020 PositronMusic

Oscilaciones de la Naturaleza live cinema 2020 B visuals

Premiered May 22, 2020 PositronMusic

"The Social Distancing Festival

Oscilaciones de la Naturaleza
Live Cinema 2020

To achieve the maximum potential of this piece it's better to play both channels simultaneously where you can receive the complete online experience.

I strongly advise to use a good sound system to hear every signal.

In that way you will enjoy the surround quadraphonic sound of this act.

Nevertheless, due the transmedia nature of this work, if you hear and watch every channel separately you still will have a very good experience."

Enjoy Electronics Reminder - MULTI FX for synths EXPLAINED @ SOUNDMIT

Published on Nov 2, 2019 BoBeats

"Reminder is a multi-fx unit which is surprisingly fun!

Check out Enjoy Electronics: https://www.enjoy-lab.com/
Check out Soundmit: http://www.soundmit.com

If you want to support my work check out http://www.patreon.com/bobeats

#FX #Delay #Bobeats"

Note this is the first Enjoy Electronics post on the site. The following are some videos and details from Enjoy Electronics.



Playlist:
RemindeЯ in Action
Double Pulse Delay in action!
Enjoy Electronics @ Bridge 48 - RemindeЯ
REmindEЯ - Working Modes
REmindEЯ - The magic wood of sound effects (Official spot)
REmindEЯ in action!
REmindEЯ in Action on MOOG DFAM

Details:

Multi-effect audio Processor

Comprehensive, all in one solution for intricate rhythms Echo space and width.

Direct and immediate access to all the parameters with dedicated knobs.

True-stereo indipendent delay allowing you to create complex rhythmic patterns.

Reverbs with Size and Resonance High-Pass filter - knob.

Double (Chamberlin) Filter with 12 dB/octave roll-off, adjustable resonance

4 Waveform Sync-able LFO

A full, four-channel (quadraphonic) system will reproduce the Left Front, Left Back, Right Front, and Right Back audio signals in each of four separate speakers.

Assignable Foot Switch

Tap Tempo

Intuitive OLED Display

Low latency USB Audio

USB or 5-pin MIDI interface