Another reason to make it to the MMTA Spring SYNTHFEST next Saturday if you are in the area. Atomic Shadow will be bringing two Detachment 3 Archangel sequencers, one 1/4" and one 3.5mm. If you want to see one in the flesh and are in the area, be sure to drop by. Look for lots of knobs and the red strip. See the Detachment 3 label below for additional posts of the Archangel including video.
Update: Unfortunately Atomic Shadow and the Archangel won't be making it this year due to unforeseen circumstances.
"This photo nearly got me arrested by the '911 police.' They pulled up in a truck that said '911' on it and then yelled '911' at me and felt me up and threatened to arrest me. then they were distracted by an actual crime about 10 minutes into the interrogation about my dastardly plan to take photos of public transit for my sister's children to look at.
I pointed out to them that railroad photography was the number one most popular subject of amateur photographers in the world. they just yelled '911' at me and told me the 'FBI' was going to visit me. i'm probably on a no-fly list over this bullshit, which is fine because i never fucking fly anyway.
Oh about the music. This is my obligatory tribute to TD. (Completely unlike the rest of my catalogue which is a voluntary tribute to TD.)
Both tracks were recorded as one contiguous take in the studio direct to 2 track and no editing was engaged. No processing other than compression was employed in the computer.
credits released 21 February 2013"
"Yes, it's the Archangel Demo. The newest version I've had the pleasure to test. STG worked on the patch on my synth. Some ratcheting effect involved. So I hope this helps to satisfy some curiosity with the Muffulites."
http://www.moogmusic.com
A quick performance demo of the Moog Sub Phatty by Amos Gaynes. Let this one evolve. I think Amos was trying to put me in a trance and it worked. I could have kept listening forever. The Sub Phatty sounds great - substantial, massive and raw, and of course Amos rocks. Below you'll find a ton of pics including the 50th Anniversary Gold Voyager and the Aluminum Voyager. They both looked pretty incredible in person. I definitely like the gold one more in person than pics, fingerprints and all. The white Moogs look very sharp in person as well. If you scroll down you'll find a little non-Moog surprise. I asked Amos about it and he said it was from his friend who makes it. I thought that was pretty cool.
Published on Nov 20, 2012 by suitandtieguy
"In this video i demonstrate a couple of keyboard control modes available on the Archangel which we added in the final hardware revision. These allow you to transpose and scale shift the Archangel's sequencer.
I neglected to mention in the video that the bass sound here was a couple of sawtooth waves with a suboctave from the Pulse Matrix, filtered by the Sea Devils Filter.
Overview via Detachment 3 where you'll find additional info & media:
"Performance. Control. Expression.
These words describe the driving factors behind the design of the Archangel sequencer. When we started developing Archangel, we wanted to make something that is extremely functional yet acts as a catalyst for your creativity. The result? An analog sequencer streamlined for performance and interactivity in the modern electronic studio.
Performance
Archangel at its core is a 4-row 16-step analog sequencer with integrated 16-pad touchplate controller. The layout of the sequencer allows for instant access to every function available. Archangel can be its own timing master as well as slave to MIDI, DIN sync or an external clock pulse. The sequence length can be set from 1 to 16 stages, and step size can be adjusted from 1/32nd note to two bars. To speed composition and improvisation Archangel has an integrated multi-scale quantizer.
Control
The sequencer has five direction modes and three integrated sequential switches. There are two 2:1 switches on the top and bottom pair of rows as well as a single 4:1 switch for all 4 rows. Altering the step size and number of steps per row does not take effect until the start of the next pattern. The Archangel sequencer can free-run or operate in one-shot mode, which will stop when the pattern reaches the last step. The pattern can be restarted with the start/stop button, the external stage 1 gate, or via the touchplate keyboard.
Expression
As well as operating as a standard sequencer, Archangel can be played with the touchplate keyboard. Each sequencer stage will be activated when the corresponding key is touched. Each touchplate key is both pressure and position sensitive, giving 2D control of any parameter in your synthesizer system. Finally, there is an external CV addressing input that allows Archangel to be used as either a CV-controlled sequencer or a low-frequency step-based waveshaper."
You might remember the eurorack system with Roland CR-8000 on top from this previous post.
See the Detacment 3 Engineering label below for more.
"Quick teaser of Archangel prototype "Sacrificial Lamb" (#1) using 1.0 firmware. Quick bit of trivia: We use names for all of our prototypes instead of numbers, and the first prototype of any product we develop is called "Sacrificial Lamb".
http://www.det3.net/ Their first product is the Archangel analog sequencer and touchplate controller which has been featured in previous posts (see the Detachment 3 Engineering label below). The following is a brief description of the Archangel which is currently listed at $1795 for Late Summer. Be sure to see det3.net for more including media.
"Archangel at its core is a 4-row 16-step analog sequencer with integrated 16-pad touchplate controller. The layout of the sequencer allows for instant access to every function available. Archangel can be its own timing master as well as slave to MIDI, DIN sync or an external clock pulse. The sequence length can be set from 1 to 16 stages, and step size can be adjusted from 1/32nd note to two bars. To speed composition and improvisation Archangel has an integrated multi-scale quantizer."
YouTube via suitandtieguy — May 11, 2010 — "Here's a quick jam on the Det3 Archangel controlling a Moog Micromoog and my own modular synthesizer, with a CR-8000 lounge machine added for good measure.
I feel the sound on U-Toob is substandard. if you would like to download a 192kbps MP3, it's at:
the Archangel's sequencer is running at 8th notes, the clock output driving the V-trig input of the Micromoog. the A row of the Archangel is controlling the pitch of the Micromoog, the C and D rows are used to control the filter cutoff of the Micromoog via the "CD" output, which alternates between the C and D rows creating a filter pattern twice as long as whatever the current pitch pattern is. the filter pattern is sent through an attenuator so it can be brought in partway through the recording. sequence lengths of 2 to 8 stages are used at various points.
the touchplate keyboard of the Archangel is controlling my modular synthesiser. the gate and pitch outputs are controlling pitch and gate on the modular. the pressure output is controlling vibrato amount and the vertical position is controlling filter cutoff.
voice and vibrato oscillators are Synthesizers.com Q106, mixer is homebrew using a hacked STG Soundlabs Wave Folder PCB as a gain stage, filter is an MOTM-490, output and vibrato VCA is an STG Soundlabs Signal Amplifiers module. ADSRs are based on MFoS PCBs.
clock master is a x0xb0x through the STG Soundlabs Time Buffer, driving the Archangel and the CR-8000. Micromoog delay is a Boss DD-20, CR-8000 reverb is a PCM-80, and the modular goes through the Eventide H3000. everything tracked individually with effects printed to an Alesis HD24 and mixed in Digital Performer.
no spirytus rektyfikowany was harmed or consumed in the making of this video, but apparently someone in the studio while i was making it drank more of it than he should of the previous night."
YouTube via donaldjasoncrunk. via Mr. Array: "new Archangel sequencer/controller video by way of STG Soundlabs" Update/Clarification via donaldcrunk in the comments: "matrix: this is _not_ an STG soundlabs product, it is a Detachment 3 engineering product. we're just testing it and seeing what we can break, so the end user doesnt have to" I'll keep the label for the association, but note this is Detachment 3 Engineering. I also created a new label for Detachment.
video description: "a little noise riot with the Archangel prototype and a micromoog (aka maternitymoog). the touchplate keyboard is more than suitable for this kind of sonic terror, and combined with the integrated sequencer it will tear off your ears and eat them on a triscuit. save your coins, you're going to want one. watch for this product soon from Detachment 3 Engineering, or go fuck yourself. your choice."
See this post for an overview and link to more info.
YouTube via det3synth. via Mr. Array, via Muff's. "The first public acknowledgment and disclosure of the formerly clandestine Detachment3 Archangel Project"
