MATRIXSYNTH: Friday, April 13, 2012

Friday, April 13, 2012

Starry Serge by Bakis

via Bakis of Parallel Worlds

"Parallel Worlds are currently finishing their collab album with David Bessell (of NODE), due for release until end of 2012."

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Cacophonator 2

flickr By Meng Qi

"Circuit By Arthur Harrison+Others

Effect/Synth Pedal

mengqimusic.com"

via Hollow Sun

"Our intrepid explorers have uncovered yet another relic from yesteryear... some military equipment they have salvaged from a bygone age which we have taken apart and modified to create a(nother) unique and unusual synthesiser.

We've managed to modify this old kit to give seven mixable oscillators, each one individually tunable using thumbwheel controls and a DETUNE control to add depth. With FM and AM and a LO-FI control that reduces sample rate and bit-depth, 130p is capable of a wide range of sounds from the abstract to the extreme and as capable of prog leads, basses and soft pads to bizzare, retro noises, machine drones and effects that wouldn't be out of place in an old British sci-fi movie and a perfect complement for the other MLMs."

Available now for £8 - via Steve Howell on The MATRIXSYNTH LOUNGE

Moog Minimoog MODEL D

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1981 Sequential Circuits Pro One SN 3234

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Sequential Circuits Prophet 10

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Roland GR-700 Guitar Synthesizer with RC-1324-VR Parker PM-10

YouTube Published on Apr 13, 2012 by WayneJoness

"http://www.joness.com/gr300 this is a short performance piece using the Roland GR-700. RMX Stylus provides the beats, and the tones come from the GR-700. A Parker PM-10 is used as a controller, with the RC-1324-VR converting the 13-pin output to 24-pin format. The tune is "James" by Pat Metheny and Lyle Mays, from the PMG album Offramp"

Amen Break iphone App VERSION 3

YouTube Published on Apr 13, 2012 by alkexinstruments

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13/8 Orgy

YouTube Published on Apr 13, 2012 by Ebotronix

"4ms Peg to 292e
Analogue Systems RS 100 RS 110 RS 360
Buchla System #1
Doepfer A 160 for 261e freq divide
A 143-9 A 134 pan by Moog MP 201
Flame Chord Machine Talking Synth Modul
Make Noise Brains PP Maths Moddemix Optomix QMMG Wogglebug
Malekko 4x Uncle 4x Anti O
Moog B Murf & Phaser
Oberheim Sem
Roland EF 303 (225e) & System 104 Sequencer( Flame CM)
SSL Modulation Orgy
Toppobrillo Sportmodulator
Master Clock Logic via Kenton Pro 2000II and 2x 4ms RCD.
Drum Logic Ultrabeat 13/8"

Up in the sky (Plogue Bidule + Audacity)

YouTube Published on Apr 13, 2012 by GruithuisenCityMan

"Hello ! My name is Frederic Gerchambeau. I have made this movie and this music. The music has been made with Plogue Bidule and Audacity. Enjoy !"

Alesis Andromeda into CC300 chorus pedal

Alesis Andromeda into CC300 chorus pedal by CoolColJ
"The humble Behringer CC300 chorus pedal gives the A6 some of that Juno vibe :)

First part uses the first button - lowest effect. 2nd and 3rd part uses first 2 buttons pressed at the same time, for a richer effect"

Roland JUPITER-6

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YAMAHA CS-10 Analog Synthesizer 1977 | HQ DEMO

YouTube Published on Apr 13, 2012 by AnalogAudio1

"The YAMAHA CS-10 came out 1977. It is a monophonic synthesizer equipped with 1 VCO, 1 multimode resonant filter (highpass, lowpass, bandpass, but self oscillating of the filter is not possible - why?), 1 LFO, 1 noise generator, 2 envelopes. It also has an external signal input. This is great for processing signals - a bit like Korg MS-20 (I did this with a Roland TR-606 in the video). The LFO is very fast. It has CV and trigger inputs/outputs.

A nice little synth with some nice sounds!

I played the CS-10 along with a Roland DEP-5 (delay) and a Lexicon MPX-500 (reverb)."

Filter Magic v2

YouTube Published on Apr 13, 2012 by traffkin

"I couldn't resist to the temptation of making another version of my last Musikstuck :)"

Buchla and C64. iPad controls the C64.

This is not my House Acid mix

YouTube Published on Apr 13, 2012 by NetPierreTV

"NetPierre live and unscripted acid doodle
visit http://PatchPierre.blogspot.com for info on the modular.."

I'm curious what's producing the deep bass.
Update: Korg EA1 according to Pierre in the comments.

rows of rhythm

YouTube Published on Apr 13, 2012 by PongFuTube

"Microkorg XL + reason kong rhythm = human creatures on rhythms"

Kid Kasio in studio 4 - Paranoia

YouTube Published on Apr 13, 2012 by KidKasio1

"Kid Kasio Performing Paranoia live in the studio. using Korg RK-1, Roland Sh101, Roland Juno 60. and filmed using the JVC GR-C1 VHS Movie camera .
Paranoia is available on the album Kasiotone out now http://www.kidkasio.com/"

manmademadman Moog Minitaur Contest

via manmademadman

"Happy Friday the 13th--
In honour of this glorious holiday, we would like to announce something special for you.

From our batsh!t crazy HQ comes a remix contest with a twist--- this one being that you actually WIN SOMETHING YOU ACTUALLY WANT.

The prize is a Moog Minitaur

Remix the manmademadman song DEAF, and this prize (a $599 value!) could be yours.
Contest rules and details can be found here: http://manmademadman.com/contest.htm"

[trailer] DORIS NORTON "RAPTUS" 2011 album reissue (30th Ann.Ed.) official

YouTube Uploaded by arkeopterex on Sep 21, 2011
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DORIS NORTON ELECTRONICULT 1981-2011

Additional details on YouTube

You might remember Doris Norton from these previous posts:
Doris Norton
Doris Norton - Doris Norton Lab

I spotted the video above making the playlist below after reading this post on Computer Music Guide featuring her work for Apple. I featured the images in my previous post, but the music was not yet online, so I thought I'd put up a new post. via Computer Music Guide: "Long before U2 sold iPods, Apple’s first music “endorsement” was what you might have expected from a young computer company started by a couple of hackers: Doris Norton, an Italian-born musician-turned-producer whose pioneering compositions in avant-garde and progressive music were abetted by synthesizers like the Roland System 700, Roland system 100M and the Minimoog."

Playlist:

Doris Norton - Norton Apple Software
Doris Norton "A.D.A. Converter" 1984
Doris Norton "Personal Computer" 1984
Doris Norton - Computerized Anderson
Doris Norton - Don't Shoot At Animals (1983)

Din Sync DDB PCBs and Front Panels Are In

www.dinsync.info

via Paul Barker on The MATRIXSYNTH Lounge

Loop Twister for iOS

YouTube Published on Apr 2, 2012 by WaveformsApps

"Loop Twister is the most advanced and intuitive beat-remixing app.

It turns your iPad and iPhone into a creative and powerful machine designed for playing and realtime processing of musical loops.

Easy to use, loaded with 64 fresh sounding loops and quality DSP effects gives you endless possibilities of new making sounds for using in your own beats or just for playing and having fun.

Enjoy a range of cutting-edge studio loops made by Marcin Cichy, co-founder of "Skalpel" music act that released several Eps and albums on famous Ninja Tune label. Marcin currently works as music producer and mastering engineer at PlugAudioMastering.

KEY FEATURES

☯ Simple, easy to use and intuitive interface. It looks exactly the same on both iPhone and iPad.

☯ 8 high-quality DSP effects including LP & stereo HP filters, pitch bender, foldback distortion and bass booster/ring modulator, LO-FI resampler and more.

☯ 2 banks of factory loops ( 32 loops each) -great source of samples for electro house, dubstep, grime and hip hop tracks including drums, percussions baselines and chiptune sounds.

☯ 16-step programmable sequencer for adding effects to loops with optional randomization.

☯ Pattern manager for saving and loading sequencer settings.

☯ Built-in wav rendered that allows to record your own loops and export them for using in other music apps on your iPhone, iPad or a computer. Loop Twister supports Audio Pasteboard and iTunes file sharing.

☯ Import of custom loops for playing, processing and mixing with factory sounds.

☯ Fast and accurate crossfader.

☯ Tempo range : 60 - 240 BPM.

☯ Built-In help and a comprehensive user manual (available online).

☯ Universal app."

Demo via dischord where you'll find a mini review of Loop Twister.

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Baby Plays Music on iPad

YouTube Uploaded by k9atlas1 on Feb 22, 2012

"This cute little baby has fun playing with dads IPad"

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ECHO-1 RARE VINTAGE SOVIET TAPE DELAY REVERB

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mechanical animals

"ECHO-1 is a vintage Soviet analog tape-delay retro effects unit.
ECHO-1 were produces in 1960s in USSR.

Tape delay has 5 independent channels.
You can use for any from 5 delay times simultaneous.
To adjust the character of delay - on/off, level, play/record amount, "reverberation" on/off.
On the back panel there are 4 standard 5-DIN plugs - two inputs, one output and one for the Remote control.
All Input/Output sockets are on standard 5-DIN connectors
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DIN_connector
(Original cable is included with this auction)
You may use XLR if You re-solder cables or will use an adapter.

Reverberator uses the circular tape (installed).
I will also include some tape for free.
You can switch the motor on/off, so the tape is preserved.
Power supply 127V(110)/220V(240) (fuse has switch modes)
Weight with case: 15 kg (33.06 lbs)"

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YAMAHA CS01

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Casio CZ-1000 with Original Box & EZ-CZ Cart

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Limited Edition Minimoog Voyager Signature Series

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"There were only 600 Signature models made."

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Limited Edition Black Waldorf Blofeld with Original Box

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"This is the very rare limited edition black edition I think there was only 500 made like this."

MINI MOOG MODEL D SN 1548

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Moog

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Shruthi-1 4-pole Mission Filter Board - One Board to Rule Them All

via Mutable Instruments

"One board to rule them all… This filter board is probably the most advanced 4-pole core for the Shruthi-system! It uses the same “Pole-mixing” technique introduced in the Oberheim Xpander to provide a cornucopia of filter responses. It also provides 4 different settings controlling the “flavour” of the resonance, clean and liquid, MS-20 style, wobbly/chaotic, and a combination of the MS20 and wobbly modes.

The filter core is based on a SSM2164, for a very low-distortion and pure sound. A LM13700 is used as a global VCA and for resonance control, with loudness compensation.
Using this filter board

Please make sure that both the analog (CV1 to +5V) and digital (RX to +5V) ports of the filter and control boards are connected.

Beware! Only the Shruthi-1 firmware v0.96 (or above) generates the digital signals required to control the mode selection and routing matrix. In addition, it is not possible to use simultaneously the 4-Pole Mission filter board and the Programmer since they will be both accessing at the same time the digital extension port. To activate the 4-Pole Mission filter board, select 4pm in the system settings page. If you don’t do so, it is likely that it will emit glitchy filtered sounds everytime you navigate through the pages.

When pressing the S2 switch (Filter page) a second time, a new page is displayed allowing you to configure the filter routing.

Cut res mod fla
100 33 lp4 liq

The parameters are the following:
cut (cutoff): Cutoff frequency, conveniently repeated on this page.
res (resonance): Resonance level, conveniently repeated on this page.
mod (mode): Filter mode. See below.
fla (flavour): Resonance flavour. See below.

The following 15 filter modes are available:
lp4: 4-pole low-pass.
lp3: 3-pole low-pass.
lp2: 2-pole low-pass.
lp1: 1-pole low-pass.
hp1: 1-pole high-pass.
hp2: 2-pole high-pass.
hp3: 3-pole high-pass.
bp2: 2-pole band-pass.
bp4: 4-pole band-pass.
notch: notch filter.
phaser: phaser.
h2lp: 2-pole high-pass and 1-pole low-pass (band-passlike).
h3lp: 3-pole high-pass and 1-pole low-pass (band-passlike).
n+lp: notch and 1-pole low-pass.
p+lp: allpass and 1-pole low-pass.

The 4 resonance flavours are:
liquid: standard, close to the CEM or Roland designs (no loudness drop).
ms: Korg-35 style soft limiting is introduced in the signal chain.
wobbly: The 1-pole output is fed back to the filter cutoff frequency for a rubbery chaotic and modulated resonance.
whacky: A combination of the ms and wobbly modes."

Full details on Mutable Instruments here.

We now know what the recent SoundCloud demos were for.

previously posted

Using Percussa's AudioCubes for Semi-Stochastic Compositions

Melody 04-05-2012 for Semi-Stochastic Composition in Percussa Improvisor

YouTube Published on Apr 5, 2012 by Percussa

"A screencast of a melody composed for a semi-stochastic composition using
Percussa Improvisor.

--
Mark A. Galang
http://chromaticism.webs.com"

You'll find full details including additional videos on Percussa here.

"As a composer, there are times when you are experiencing that creative “dryness”. It may either be difficulty completing an idea or even coming up with one at all. It is a good thing that Improvisor, music composition application created by Percussa for the AudioCubes, can actually stimulate your creativity. By playing around with it, you can get ideas for your next masterpiece. In this piece, we will learn how to use Improvisor as a tool for what I would call semi-stochastic, polyphonic and symphonic composition."

Using Percussa's AudioCubes & Improvisor to Create Glitch Effects

Feral Glitch walkthrough video

YouTube Published on Apr 9, 2012 by Percussa

Full details on Percussa here.

Using Percussa's AudioCubes with Arduino

via Percussa

"If you’ve been living under a rock, and haven’t heard about the Arduino yet, it’s described as an 'open-source electronics prototyping platform based on flexible, easy-to-use hardware and software.' One of the key features of the Arduino platform is the way it can serve as the 'glue' in a system – reading inputs from physical sensors and transmitting those values to a computer. The Arduino can also be used to generate analog voltages from a computer, and that’s exactly what we need here. An analog synthesizer will often use what’s called 'control voltage' to modulate parameters like oscillator frequency, filter cutoff, or an amplitude envelope. We’re going to connect the Evolvor software to an Arduino so that we can control a synthesizer." Full details here.

Mick Jagger with Moog Modular in Performance

You might remember Mick Jagger in Performance from the video below posted back on March 24, 2011. The Alternative Shipping Forecast has a post up with additional details on the Moog system used. Click through for the full post.

"In Analog Days: The invention and impact of the Moog synthesizer [on Amazon], Trevor Pinch and Frank Trocco tell the story of Jon Weiss, the Man from Moog, who traveled to London in the summer of 1968 with a series of black carrying cases that contained the component parts of the Moog Series III modular synthesizer. His students in London were to be the Rolling Stones, whose manager, Allan Klein, had managed to convince Robert Moog that, for promotional purposes, the Stones would receive a Moog synthesizer and a week’s free tuition...

The Stones’ electronic experiments come to the fore not on any of their studio albums, but on the tracks they recorded for Performance, the Donald Cammell/Nicolas Roeg film that was in production at exactly that moment. Mick was so taken with the device that it became a prop in the film itself, its aura of technological futurity fitting well with the film’s experimentalism and surrealism."

YouTube Uploaded by Performance786 on Apr 18, 2009 - (previously posted here)

via f*mass

Previous posts mentioning Mick Jagger:
1970 Mick Jagger on a Moog Modular (video above)
Flight of the Conchords Ep 6 Bowie's In Space
Moog - Early Days in Rock
Speak & Math Circuit Bent Glitch Synthesizer

MINISYNTHS.mp4

YouTube Published on Apr 13, 2012 by taskent99

"Having fun with small synths: Live impro with BoardWeelil 2012, Nebulophone, Monotribe & Mute Synth. Effects: Monotron delay, Vox Amplug & Valhalla Room."

TRAKTOR KONTROL F1 - Controllerism with Moldover

YouTube Published on Apr 13, 2012 by NativeInstruments

"We gave two new TRAKTOR KONTROL F1 units to controllerism pioneer Moldover for a weekend test drive. Combining the F1s with his TRAKTOR KONTROL S4, he unlocked the full potential of TRAKTOR's new Remix Decks™."

See the Moldover label below for some of his own controllers.

6U BLUE LANTERN MODULAR SYSTEM

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That's one colorful system. It does not appear to include the controversial ZTVCO.

via the listing: "The case was Pro made by a Plastics Manufacturer. I installed (2) Pairs of Black Tip Top Z rails myself. I designed the Linear Power Supply myself. It is more then enough power for a 6U system. The beefy heat sinks don't get hot at all. There is a 2.1mm Jack where you can plug in a 5v Slim wall adapter if you needed to supply the 5v rail on the Doepfer Power scheme. The modules that I design don't use the 5v rail so I don't include the 5V wall adapter. You can buy one on ebay for about $10.00 (Center tip Positive). You only need the 5v Wall adapter if you ever buy Modules that require use of the 5v Rail.

SO THIS AUCTION IS FOR THE COMPLETED 100% WORKING MODULAR SYNTH AND THE DETACHABLE POWER CORD.

The buss boards follow the Euro Format standard and are compatible with all the Euro Manufactures out there.

SPECS OF THE LINEAR POWER SUPPLY
*TRANSFORMER-3AMPS WITH FUSE (110v AC USA)
*AC TO DC LINEAR CONVERTER HAS (1) 3A PTC RESETTABLE FUSES. THE POWER SUPPLY ITSELF IS RATED AT 1200mA FOR EACH RAIL (+/-)

SPECS OF THE CASE:
FLORESCENT GREEN AND CLEAR 1/4" THICK ACRYLIC CASE PRO GLUED TOGETHER TO MAKE IT ONE PIECE.
IT HAS RUBBER FEET ON THE BOTTOM.
The case outer dimensions are 18" x 12" x 6"

THERE IS 6HP REMAINING ON THE TOP ROW
THERE IS 43HP REMAINING ON THE BOTTOM ROW.

EVERYTHING IS NEW AND WAS BUILT THIS WEEK OF APRIL. I BUILT EACH MODULE MYSELF.
THIS JUST ABOUT CONTAINS ALL THE CURRENT MODULES I SELL.

LIST OF BLUE LANTERN MODULES
*(2) RED VCO'S
*(1) THE BASICS MODULE (MIXER VCA, ADSR, ADSR, DUO LFO, MIDI CV, ATTENUATOR) THE LAST ONE!

*(1) LM4250 VCF
*(1) DIODE VCF
*(1) SPACEMOTH VCF
*(1) PRO FM JOYSTICK
*(1) DUO NJM VCA
*(1) 6 CH MIXER
*(1) NOISE GENERATOR, WAVEFOLDER, GATE TO TRIG CONVERTER
*(1) 3 CH ATTENUATOR

THE MODULES RETAIL WOULD COST YOU $1540.00 IF BOUGHT INDIVIDUALLY.
THE CASE COSTED ME OVER $300.00 TO MAKE. SO THE MODULAR WOULD COST AROUND $1800.00 IF YOU TRIED TO MAKE ONE YOURSELF."

Roland JSQ-60 Digital Keyboard Recorder/Sequencer for JUNO-60 & JUPITER 8

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The Most Annoying Synth Spotting Post Ever

Let me know if I missed any labels. :)

via FFFFOUND! via GOLDENWOLF

MTribe Monotribe Editor

YouTube Published on Apr 12, 2012 by june74tube

"Editor and Control Surface for the Korg Monotribe.
MTribe is available at: http://www.fabriziopoce.com/MTribe.html

Requires a MIDI mod (suc as http://amazingmachines.com.br/store.html)

MTribe feature list:

- MIDI IN/OUT integration for all Monotribe MIDI supported features
- Adds LFO as second oscillator (auto tuning)
- Adds key tracking (modulating LFO intensity based on incoming pitch)
- XY Pad for controlling two parameters at once (reset and spring mode)
- Glide mode emulation
- Preset load/save for storing and recalling presets
- Editing capabilities (copy, paste, name preset)
- Preset Randomizers (VCA, LFO, modulation, glide)
- Additional MIDI control interface for dynamic GUI mapping (standalone)
- Max for Live version supports Ableton Live's GUI mapping and clip envelopes"

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FlexibeatzII Pattern Based Music Making Application

YouTube Uploaded by sawsquaresine on Apr 10, 2011

"Please visit http://flexibeatz.weebly.com

FlexibeatzII has a default grid of 16 checkboxes (or steps), each step being 1/16th of a measure, although you do have the option of changing resolution to 1/32nd of a measure if you desire. You then chain these patterns of notes together to form longer compositions. You can use any .wav sound samples of your choice, or sounds you synthesize with the application itself from scratch, in each of the application's 10 channels. You can even combine samples with sounds you have created yourself, such as frequency modulating one with the other. Besides extensive sample editing and synthesis options, you also have a multitude of effects and 3-band parametric EQ per channel available. You can vary the pan, pitch and level of each sound in each channel, mute and solo sounds, specify which sounds can cut-off which other sounds, vary each sound's start and end point, and accent and swing notes, all while the sequence is playing. Tools are also provided to automatically chop up drum loops into individual hits, lock tempo of sounds in channels to master tempo, and auto-generate arpeggiator patterns. Once your composition is complete, you can record it to a .wav and .mp3 file. The application can be operated as a standalone application working off its own internal timer, or you can slave playback via midi-sync to another DAW or external sequencer."

Playlist:
FlexibeatzII Tutorial #1: Changing the sound of your sample - "This video is the first in a forthcoming series exploring interesting/unusual aspects of the free FlexibeatzII pattern based music making application. The current video focuses on some sample editing functions and effects which can transform the sound of your sample to practically a different instrument or sound effect."

FlexibeatzII Tutorial #2: Synthesizing sounds from scratch, and vocoding - "This video is the second in an ongoing series exploring interesting/unusual aspects of the free FlexibeatzII pattern based music making application. The current video focuses on how to use FlexibeatzII to synthesize every instrument sound from scratch (drums, bass, lead, sound effects and all) in a pattern for an Electro track, including vocoding of the vocal sample used in the track."

FlexibeatzII Tutorial #3: Chopping a drum loop sample into its individual sounds - "This video is the third in an ongoing series exploring interesting/unusual aspects of the free FlexibeatzII pattern based music making application. The current video focuses on how to use FlexibeatzII to automatically chop up any percussion loop wav file you may have into its individual 'hits' and then sequence the 'hits' into an entirely new pattern."

FlexibeatzII Tutorial #4: Syncing to a DAW or Hardware Sequencer - "This video is the fourth in an ongoing series exploring interesting/unusual aspects of the free FlexibeatzII pattern based music making application. The current video demonstrates how to sync FlexibeatzII to both a DAW and an external hardware sequencer. All applications in this video: FlexibeatzII, Reaper, Audacity and LoopBe, are freely downloadable and not time/feature crippled in any way."

FlexibeatzII Tutorial #5: Making a complete track from loops - "This video is the fifth in an ongoing series exploring interesting/unusual aspects of the free FlexibeatzII pattern based music making application. The current video demonstrates the creation of a complete track around a couple of drum loops freely downloaded from the 'net, and shows how the finished song needn't sound anything like the original loops."

Paint2Sound Image to Sound Converter

YouTube Published on Apr 9, 2012 by sawsquaresine

"Paint2Sound is a neat little free application for converting any .jpg or .bmp image or any picture you care to draw/paint, into a soundscape. Each pixel row represents a frequency band. The application synthesizes sine waves for each pixel row with an instantaneous amplitude determined by the brightness of each pixel in the pixel row, and then sums together all the sine waves. There is user control over various parameters like sample rate, sound duration, how frequencies are distributed across the pixel rows and the overall level in the mix of each sine wave. Can never have enough wacky sound sources I say..."

http://flexibeatz.weebly.com/paint2sound.html

ESX-4CV CV Expander

via Expert Sleepers

"The ESX-4CV is an expansion module for the ES-4 or ES-5, adding four CV outputs from one expansion header.

In order to squeeze four 12 bit channels through one 8 bit connection, the channels are time-multiplexed and so effectively run at one-eighth of the audio sample rate. For example, if the audio interface/DAW is running at 48kHz, the ESX-4CV's outputs are running at 6kHz. This is still plenty fast enough for most CV purposes, except for audio-rate modulation and the very fastest envelopes. Because the outputs are still derived from the audio stream, they retain the advantages of the ES-3/4 over traditional MIDI-based interfaces, that is, rock solid timing and absence of jitter.

The outputs are hardware calibrated and so do not require the use of e.g. Silent Way's software calibration when used with standard V/octave synths/oscillators. That said, the ESX-4CV's 12 bit resolution is adequate to perform software calibration if required (e.g. to cater for misbehaving oscillators that don't track well to a standard calibration), or to support oscillators with a Hz/V response.

Coming April/May 2012. See here for some info.
Specifications
The ESX-4CV's specifications are as follows:

Panel width: 4HP
Module depth: 26mm
Digital input: connection from ES-4 or ES-5 module
Analogue outputs: 4x 3.5mm jacks, DC-coupled
Output voltages: ±5.33V, hardware calibrated
D/A conversion: 12 bit, using high precision Analog Devices DACs
Indicators: 2 LEDs per channel (+ve and -ve voltages)
Current draw: TBC"

More info at Expert Sleepers here.

森俊之 x HATA（Dachambo）Special Session @ azurite Lab.

YouTube Published on Apr 13, 2012 by KORGINC
KORG Kronos & KAOSS jam via KORG.

"森俊之／HATA(Dachambo)両氏へのインタビュー後に行われたセッションの模様を収録したムービー。全く打ち合わせもナシながら、お互いの出す音に反応して幾つもの違った風景を描いて行くところなど、百戦錬磨のプロ・ミュージシャンならではの素晴らしいものでした。

音声は諸事情により簡易レコーダー（Airマイク）で録ったため、定位が若干ふらつきますが、その旨ご了承ください。

インタビュー：
http://www.korg.co.jp/SoundMakeup/SoundBytes/"

Googlish:
"While without any consultation at all movies. Was recorded the pattern of the session was conducted after the interview with Messrs. (Dachambo) / HATA Toshiyuki Mori ", such as where someone is going to draw a landscape different things some in response to the sound of each other, was a wonderful unique hard-bitten professional musicians.

Because recorded some voice in the (Air Mike) Simple recorder, but a slight wobble localization due to circumstances, please understand that effect.

Interview:
http://www.korg.co.jp/SoundMakeup/SoundBytes/"

Livid Instruments XPC Controller

YouTube Published on Apr 13, 2012 by lividTV

"Our XPC expansion controllers for the CNTRL:R and OhmRGB. Expand your control with these hand held devices."

Gaia + Jupiter 8 + JP6 + SR18 "Supersaw Highway"

YouTube Published on Apr 12, 2012 by synthartist69

"Here is my brief take on the Roland Gaia SH-01.

Pros: It has some really good sounds, particularly bass and leads. It has a great arpeggiator.

Cons" Only 37 Keys!!! Why why why???? The layout is horrible. It's a royal pain to navigate in real time! It's a pain to sync to a drum machine.

Overall: Roland is onto something here. If the next Gaia had a cooler name, 61 Keys, and a layout similar to the Jupiter 8 or the Jupiter 6 then this could be a really great synth. I not only love the sound of the early Jupiters, I love the simple layout as well. They are so easy to quickly navigate. Will Roland listen to what I am saying....probably not :("

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