MATRIXSYNTH: Friday, December 19, 2014

Friday, December 19, 2014

Listen to your heart... Music made with Stethee

Published on Dec 19, 2014 Stethee

"SUPPORT OUR KICKSTARTER: http://kck.st/1wygGSo
In many cultures, music is used to heal and provide therapy. We all have music inside us. The heart is like a beat machine.

The most famous of beat machines is the legendary TR-808 Computer Controlled Rhythm Composer. Watch us use a heartbeat from Stethee to trigger the bass kick of the TR-808.

This is the first in our 3 part series to show the hidden power that lies within Stethee. Be creative. Listen, See and Feel."

Stethee is much more than just a trigger device:

"Smart wireless stethoscope: Lets you easily track & monitor your heart & body sounds at home. Understand & manage your health better!

Health professionals check heart and lung sounds during every visit to a clinic because they are the most important markers of our overall health. Until now, there hasn't been a way to easily monitor and track this information in the comfort of our homes.

Stethee is an elegant and powerful health device that allows us to easily capture and understand these sounds. It can empower us all to lead healthier lives.

Every once in a while, a revolutionary product comes along that changes everything.

Stethee is the first device in the world, that allows you to Listen, See & Feel a heartbeat.

Stethee delivers a deep, rich clarity of sound with active filtering and equalisation direct to your bluetooth paired headset.

In combination these 3 levels of feedback, offers a deeply immersive and personal health experience unlike anything before. It makes it so easy to understand your heart and body sounds..."

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/834955165/stethee-listen-see-and-feel-a-heartbeat-in-your-ha

The Heavy Metal Kid ( Modular Only! Make Noise/Mutable/Malekko/4ms/Doepfer ...)

Published on Dec 19, 2014 TheBuchlaMongo

"Spontaneous Patch based on a Sample from William S. Burroughs - Uranian Willy - Towers Open Fire. Modular Only except for some Eventide/Lexicon/Vermona/KP3 FX."

Sub37, Pro2, BS II, Leipzig-S, TR8 & TB3 - live acid jazz Session

Published on Dec 19, 2014 Trooper Starship

"live friday night acid jazz Session
Cubase running in a 8 part loop, just to play some notes and record and loop the vocals - the Sub37 can sound fantastic like a 303..."

Pucktronix Tabula Rasa Digital Wavetable Oscillator

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"The tabulaRasa is a digital wavetable oscillator with voltage control of frequency, waveform selection, and the amount of interpolation between waveforms. The tabulaRasa consists of two components: a hardware synthesis module which can integrate into a modular synth system, and a software application which allows the user to create their own custom waveforms. These waveforms are then transferred from the computer to the tabulaRasa module through a standard SD card slot."

Oberheim OB-8 SN C30609

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Serenading a Nord Lead

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chrimbus crescendo

Published on Dec 19, 2014 donaldjasoncrunk

"just a simple sequence with an even simpler patch. sorry for my recent lack of modular videos, space money and time is at a premium. merry christmas or whatever it is you do!"

SNAZZY FX: Tidal wave # 4... FEEDBACK

Published on Dec 19, 2014 snazelle

"In this video we look at the feedback modes... The feedback switch can select wave folder fed back into itself OR can select the output of the Vcf as the source to feedback into the folder. Both modest are more than simple feedback however as there is a high gain transistor saturation stage and filtering ...the end result is a nice , dirty sound which can even result in howls more akin to a guitar feeding back than a tame synthesizer....when combined with the extensive routing , mixing, filtering and envelope shaping that this module provides, it goes a long way toward creating truly unique tones and synth lines. remember, this module can be used as a vco in self osc mode , so when using it that way, the feedback can add just one more kind of "acid" squelch !"

Verbos Electronics Composition System patch "Autacoid"

Published on Dec 19, 2014 SGE

"This patch is using only the Verbos Electronics Composition system (no additional modules). Reverb is Eventide Space. The name of the patch is 'Autacoid.'"

Roland AIRA 7X7-TR8 Drum Machine Expansion jam session

Published on Dec 19, 2014 Calle Nilsson

"The Roland Aira 7X7-TR8 Drum Machine Expansion.
The sounds from the Roland TR 707 and TR 727 and also new 808 sounds. Added the TB3 bassline.
www.facebook.com/nerwrak"

Roland Airas on eBay

Modular Jam #19 - Pamela's Euclidean Workout

Published on Dec 19, 2014 DivKidMusic

"First time playing around with the "Euclidean 'Toy' Firmware" for the ALM Busy Circuits Pamela's Workout clock module. Full patch notes below."

A Documentary on The Subharchord

Biosphere and The Pitch - The Subharchord concert (excerpt), at CTM February 2nd 2013 from Atelier Nord on Vimeo.

Biosphere plays on the Subharchord from Ina Pillat on Vimeo.

"During the 'Only connect' Festival in Oslo, june 2013, the Norwegian musician Biosphere played on the Subharchord. Before it had to be restored with the help of Bjørn Roar Svensson, who was responsible for the Norwegian instrument from 1970 until 1991.

produced by Ny Musikk / Norsk Teknisk Museum

Photography: Ina Pillat
Sound: Biosphere, Archive material"

Two videos from an upcoming documentary on The Subharchord sent my way via Atomic Shadow. There's a Facebook Page on the documentary here, which links to an Atelier Nord site here. The following is from the site in Googlish:

"Research, project development and filming for documentaries and pilot

Ina Pillat (2010-2013).

In the early 60s there was built an instrument in East Berlin that was far ahead of its time. Subharchord was an electronic sound generator, constructed by the foremost audio experts in the country. Today there are only a few who know the instrument history.

The protagonist of the film is Gerhard Steinke, an energetic, curious and spirited 85-year-old. Steinke was 1956 head of "Labor für Musikalisch-akustische Grenzprobleme" in East Berlin - where Subharchord was developed and built.

Early in 1968, three employees from the Norwegian Broadcasting on visits to East Berlin. Shortly later became a Subharchord secretly sent to Oslo. Since this meeting, Gerhard Steinke not know anything about what happened to the instrument.

Of the six instruments that were built in the former GDR, there exists today only three - one in Vienna, one in Berlin and one in Trondheim. The documentary makes a deep dive in Subharchord story based on the copy was purchased by NRK and uncovers a story that has parallels to the Cold War, Norwegian experimental music and culture.

Director Ina Pillat is originally from East Germany, but is now living in Oslo.

She was educated at Burg Giebichenstein in Halle and Academy of Media Arts Cologne. Pillat has directed and produced several documentaries and has worked at several German TV stations."

Starring: Gerhard Steinke, Klaus Bechstein, Georg Geike, Bjørn Roar Svensson, Biosphere

Genre: Documentary

Directed By: Ina Pillat

http://ateliernord.no/prosjektarkiv/subharchord/

ANGLE - Tetra02

ANGLE - Tetra02 Official Teaser from Angle on Vimeo.

"Web Site: http://angleproject.net/
Official Page: facebook.com/project.angle
Contact: angle.tetra@gmail.com

ANGLE is a duo based in Florence - Italy.

ANGLE is an audiovisual project that applies videomapping techniques to their live sets. All their songs, synchronised to the video images, are composed and produced by ANGLE. The Techno and Electronic grooves, are made with modular synthesizers systems, thank to a collaboration with TipTop Audio, in Los Angeles. These grooves' broken rhythm patterns lend themselves well to visual representation: this juxtaposition of sounds and images all blend to create an original and engrossing experience.

ANGLE’s first step was TETRA 01, with a 3D mapping on a self-supporting, isostatic, modular structure that is made up of triangles with junctions at their vertices.

TETRA 02 is the title of ANGLE’s new live set: the structure has been equipped with LED lights, animated live through Arduino."

KORG Polysix Analog Synthesizer "4 Pole"

Published on Dec 19, 2014 RetroSound

"(c) 2014 vintage synthesizer demo track by RetroSound
supported by UVI: http://bit.ly/retrosound-uvi

all synthesizer sounds: KORG Polysix Analog Synthesizer (1982)
drums: KORG KR-55B (1982)
recording: multi-tracking without midi
fx: reverb and delay"

Buchla 2-5-7 Play by Todd Barton

"A brief and playful exploration of a recent Buchla 100 patch which triggers 3 sequences of 2, 5 and 7 pulses over which there is a little melodic improv. All done as a single pass in real time. . . ."

Clavia Nord Keyboards NAMM Show Teaser Video

We are ready for NAMM Show 2015... Published on Dec 19, 2014 NordKeyboards

Grendel RA-9 Grenadier - Acid

Published on Dec 19, 2014 EA78751

"Listening to TLR and Doppler mixes all day made me want to demo the new Grendel Grenadier. Its a new CV-Gate monosynth from Rare Waves. First batch is almost ready (Dec 2014)."

Mountains in Dusk 暮岑

Published on Dec 19, 2014

Camera - Xiin

Patch : http://www.modulargrid.net/e/patches/...

mengqimusic.com

KDJ-ONE Adds Stretch Goal on Kickstarter & New Video Demo

Playing with the STEPPER Published on Dec 19, 2014 KDJ ONE

"Here is a little video showing you how the STEPPER works.
Check out our Kickstarter page for more information! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/..."

"Portable Audio Workstation KDJ-ONE Funded on Kickstarter for Release Next Summer

~XY Pad added as $150,000 stretch goal~

CyberStep, Inc. (based in Tokyo, Japan) is proud to announce that its portable music creation & live performance device, the KDJ-ONE, was successfully funded on Kickstarter. The KDJ-ONE will go into production and ship to backers in 2015.

KDJ-ONE on Kickstarter

From Production to Performance, the KDJ-ONE has it covered

The KDJ-ONE comes loaded with all of the basic tools you need to get started making music. To start, the Synthesizer allows you to create virtually any sound you can think of. Plotting these sounds on the Sequencer’s intuitive piano roll interface will let you start putting your song together, note by note. External audio interfaces can be linked to the device via USB connection and the Line IN port can be hooked up to a microphone or an iPhone’s mic app. Trimming and balancing is easily done once recording has been completed. Finished tracks may be put together for a live set using the KDJ-ONE’s Song mode, in which a number of effects can be applied.
It comes loaded with various patterns by top artists such as Sid Wilson from the world acclaimed metal band Slipknot, as well as leading composers from the game industry such as Yasunori Mitsuda, Hiroki Kikuta, and also Takeshi Yokemura from the chip-tune band YMCK. The KDJ-ONE will also feature not only patterns but preset sounds created by leading sound designers such as Davide Carbone and Josh Abrahams, both who were involved in projects with Carl Cox and Kylie Minogue, and Katsunori Ujiie who worked on sound design for many of the Yamaha synthesizers.

XY Pad added as $150,000 stretch goal!

With the Kickstarter campaign still going strong, CyberStep has added a $150,000 stretch goal to secure additional funding. If reached, the KDJ-ONE will be released with XY Pad functionality, enabling yet

another level of control over the sound produced with the device. While the XY Pad is primarily oriented towards live performances, it also presents an intuitive control method for beginners to easily visualize how to use the functions such as the modulator or synthesizer."

Rob Papen edges EDM community closer to the cutting edge by releasing RAW soft synth

Published on Dec 19, 2014 Rob Papen

"ECHT, THE NETHERLANDS: virtual instrument and effects plug-in developer Rob Papen Soundware is proud to announce availability of RAW — an easy-to-use, all-new Mac (32- and 64-bit, AAX, AU, and VST for Mac OS X 10.6 or higher) and PC (32- and 64-bit, AAX and VST for Windows Vista, 7, and 8) compatible soft synth specialising in ‘distorted’ sounds specifically suited to electronic dance music production (and beyond) — as of December 19...

When namesake company founder and sought-after sound designer Rob Papen attended the Dutch Dancefair earlier this year on his home turf to demonstrate his sought-after (soft)wares, little did he know that he would come away with an almost fully-formed idea for an all-new soft synth. So how, exactly, did that happen? Haphazardly, as it happened. Here producers Sebastian Hoff and Freek Vergoossen (a.k.a. DJ Promo and DJ Free-K, respectively) made an approach to propose a synthesizer that focused more on ‘distorted’ sounds with an easy-to-use layout. Always open to the idea of delivering fresh, cutting-edge, and — moreover — musical plug-ins for producers, whatever their musical leanings, Rob responded favourably by inviting the two DJs to his well-stocked studio for a brainstorming session. Said session resulted in a list of ‘must-have’ features and tools, sowing the seeds for RAW.

Reason has it that might just as easily not have happened, had Rob Papen not had the foresight and wherewithal to see the curious concept through to its cutting-edge completion. “While I’m always seeking new directions, I noticed that I also have roadblocks to my way of thinking,” he states in a moment of refreshingly raw honesty. “Maybe this is because of my long-lasting association with classic analogue hardware synthesizers like the Minimoog and Roland Jupiter-8 that don’t have onboard effects or EQ. I can clearly remember the first synthesizers that came complete with EQ, which was weird. ‘EQ is for mixing desks,’ I thought! On the other hand, I enjoyed effects like chorus, phaser, delays, and so on when they started showing up on synths. So the moment that DJ Promo and DJ Free-K discussed this idea of synthesizers having more ‘distortion’ and EQ, my immediate thought was, ‘EQ in a synth? Mmm...’ Then I said to myself, ‘Rob, you must get past this roadblock and look into this with an open mind.”

Mindful of those ideas, the Rob Papen development team truly thought outside of the box and now — within a matter of months of that fateful first meeting — RAW is here for all to see and hear. How does it differ from other developers’ soft synth offerings — as well as those musical must-haves from Rob Papen, of course — currently out there, then? Its co-creator comes clean about its inherent idiosyncrasies: “RAW has a focus on ‘distorted’ sounds, so this means that it has a different signal setup, synthesizer-wise. We have two oscillators and a FILTER, but what is new when compared to our other synthesizers is that you have an EQ that can be pre- or post-distortion. After that, there is also a WAVESHAPER and dedicated DISTORTION module with several types of distortion, as well as a LOW FI control. This is new to this synthesizer, and it’s part of the concept that the distortions are on the voice level, so it’s not just a case of a total signal going into the distortions, but rather each voice has its own WAVESHAPER, DISTORTION, and LOW FI — plenty of options to shape the sound here!”

However, in typical Rob Papen style, that’s not all. Far from it, in fact. In addition to the flexible X/Y fields found in the feature-packed OSC 1 and OSC 2 sections (which will already be familiar to refined Rob Papen Predator and BLUE-II soft synth users), RAW users can effectively draw their own ‘waveforms’ to be used as LFO waveforms, enabling the creation of unique ‘wobble’ sound movements — perfect for dubstep and other EDM styles. Other effects such as CHORUS, FLANGER, PHASER, and STEREO DELAY — not forgetting Rob Papen’s proprietary high-quality REVERB — all add to the superlative sound sculpting possibilities on offer, as does the super-cool step sequencer/ arpeggiator, and many more fanciful features above and beyond. But mindful of that original easy-to-use layout request, a self- explanatory Easypage makes things even easier to understand and use — grab and go, so-to-speak!

Speaking of which, user presets are arguably always where it’s at when it comes to true originality, of course, but by enlisting the tuned-in talents of world-class DJs and producers — such as Deathmachine, DJ Hidden, DJ Promo, DJ Thera, D-Passion, Ophidian, Mad Dog, Rob Fabrie, N-Vitral, The Playah, The Viper, Warface, and many more besides — to create crowd-pleasing presets galore for RAW alongside the numerous creative contributions from Rob Papen himself instant inspiration is truly guaranteed. Just add tunes, turn up the distortion, and mix to taste... you’ll soon be sounding really RAW! All in the best possible taste, of course.

RAW can be purchased as a boxed version from authorised Rob Papen dealers worldwide or downloaded directly from Rob Papen for an attractive introductory price of €119.00 EUR (including VAT/tax)/$143.00 USD until the end of 2014 — thereafter rising to €149.00 EUR (including VAT/tax)/$179.00 USD — from here: http://www.robpapen.com/buy-raw.html

Note that eXplorer-III, Rob Papen’s all-encompassing software bundle, now includes RAW as standard, bringing its total product count to 13; competitively priced at €585.00 EUR (including VAT/tax)/$699.00 USD, this represents a significant cost saving of around 50% when compared to separately purchasing each and every Rob Papen virtual instrument and effects plug-in included!

For more in-depth information, please visit the dedicated RAW product webpage here: http://www.robpapen.com/raw.html

Watch Rob Papen’s riveting RAW promo video here: http://youtu.be/jbu9JkTZ4lM

Several awe-inspiring audio demos showcasing RAW from the likes of Noisia can be heard here: http://www.robpapen.com/raw-mp3.html"

Low Register Sound pack for Analog Keys / Four

Published on Dec 19, 2014 Elektron

"Biologik has created 160 fat bass patches which are 100% royalty free Sounds for Analog Four/Keys.

Download from http://www.elektron.se/support-and-do..."

YAMAHA CS-15 Vintage Analog Monophonic Synth w/ Hard Case SN 3519

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ROLAND RS-09 Organ/Strings Vintage Analog Synthesizer w/ Orig Bag SN 750233

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Roland SH-2 Vintage Analog Synthesizer w/ Disneyland Hard Case SN 065088

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Immortal Waves Sound pack for Monomachine SFX60+

Published on Dec 19, 2014 Elektron

"The Immortal Waves Sound pack for the Monomachine contains 64 user waveforms
derived from a Minimoog Model D, plus 16 patters and 16 kits demonstrating the power of the
Monomachine sound engine. User waveforms assembled by Radek Rudnicki (http://radek-rudnicki.net/)

Get both Sound packs in the Elektron Support & Downloads section.
http://www.elektron.se/support-and-do..."

Rheyne - Live Jam #110 (live looping with Ableton Live)

Published on Dec 18, 2014 Rheyne

"Live looping with Ableton Live. Recorded in one take with no pre-recorded loops or samples.

Equipment:
Roland AIRA (all 4)
DSI MoPho Keyboard
Fender Rhodes w/ MXR Wylde Overdrive
2x Novation Launchpads
iPad running Lemur
iConnectMIDI Legacy
QuNexus (triggering Roland TB-3)
DJ TechTools MIDI Fighter 3D, and Twister
PreSonus 1818VSL
Macbook Pro running Ableton Live and Max for Live

Lighting:
Enttec DMXIS
5x Chauvet Slim Par 56 LED
2x American DJ Mega Bar 50 RGB"

Softube Mutronics Mutator

Published on Dec 17, 2014 SoftubeStudios

"Mutronics Mutator creates mind boggling filter sweep effects on any sound source—guitars, vocals, keyboards, drums, etc. The Mutator can clearly be heard on records by artists such as Radiohead, Beck, Daft Punk, The Chemical Brothers, Nine Inch Nails, Massive Attack and many more. It is now available as a plug-in for VST, AAX and Audio Units, both on Mac and Windows platforms. More info: www.softube.com"

"Mutronics Mutator was an instant success when it came out in the early 1990's, and had an enormous impact of the sound from that decade. The Mutator can clearly be heard on records by artists such as Radiohead, Beck, Daft Punk, The Chemical Brothers, Nine Inch Nails, Massive Attack and many more.

But the Mutator was short lived. Production ceased abruptly when a vital component was discontinued by the component manufacturer. The original has since then only been available at auction sites, often at prices much higher than the original purchase price. Softube has worked closely with Mutronics to ensure that the plug-in captures every delicate detail of the original hardware.

What is the Mutator?
Mutator has an analog voltage controlled filter (VCF) for each of its two channels, which can create synth-like filter sweeps on any sound source that is fed into the unit. The filter can be controlled from a number of sources, for example the envelope follower, which sweeps the filter in proportion to the amplitude of the sound source. In Gate mode, the filter is either on or off, and the filter can also be controlled by the on-board LFOs. These have four waveforms, which create filter sweeps in our out of time with the music.

Another very cool option is to use the external sidechain input, to have an external sound source control the filter movements. For example, insert the Mutator on a pad track and have the filter move in sync with a drum loop. You can also link or unlink the two channels for trippy stereo effects, use the Width control to extend the stereo field and use the Mix knob to blend in the original sound source with the mutated sound.

To further understand what the Mutator does, we recommend that you check out the product video!

In Short

Mind boggling filter effects
Control filter sweeps by the sound source's amplitude, from the LFOs or from an external sound source
Used on many seminal records from the 1990s
Based on technology developed for analog synthesis from the 1960s
Each and every component carefully modeled
Extremely analog behavior of frequencies, phase, distortion, etc"

See the Mutronics channel below for more.

Milestones Yamaha DX7 Ad

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Saarang Electronic Tanpura Indian Synthesizer - Deluxe Raj Musical TBR8 by Diaperwolf

Published on Dec 18, 2014 DiaperWolf

"This rare Indian synthesizer was purchased from a thrift store.
It was in very good condition, though the power chord seems to be worn some and exposed where it splits under the back panel.
Little information is known of it other than what's listed on a few scarce websites.
This is a demo of some of the sounds from this TBR8 deluxe oscillator."

waves' | waves²

Published on Dec 19, 2014 Ebotronix

4ms Peg, QCD /Expander² ,QPLFO,RCD
Analogue Systems RS110²²,RS 100²,RS 360²
Doepfer R2m, A118, A134²²A143-1,2,9, A175²²,
A185-2, A 138abc,A 192 -1
Flame 4 Vox,Chord Machine²,Talking Synth Module²
flight of harmony choices
Grendel Formant Filter²
Make Noise Brains, Pressure Points², Maths²,Moddemix²²
Optomix, QMMG,René,Wogglebug²
Malekko Anti ²² (Bass),Uncle²² (Lead) ,Jag
Moog MP 201
Rocktron Rack Interface
Roland SVC -350 Vocoder
Tip Top Audio Z8000
Toppobrillo Sportmodulator, Quantimator²,TWF²
Logic master-clock to Kenton Pro 2000
FX :Alesis 3630, Aphex Model 104,BossVF1,BSS DPR 402,
Line 6 Echo Pro,TC M3000, M one XL
Red Federation BPM FX Pro,TC M 3000
mackie the mixer³
morse key Vocoder / Talking Synth's switch
Ultrabeat kick & rim bpm 140
vid # 1207

Arp Tweaking 8: Moog Micromoog

Published on Dec 19, 2014 DreamsOfWires

"Moog Micromoog - Nothing serious, as usual, just a simple arp from the Muteable Instruments Midipal's arpeggiator in random mode. The Eventide Space reverb is brought in and out of the mix. I created the 2 patches in Samplr on the iPad by sampling the Micromoog and my voice, both of which were then re-recorded through the Micromoog's filter using modulation and manual tweaking respectively."