Fred's Lab Töörö 6-Voice Hybrid Synthesizer

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"A six-voice, four-part hybrid desktop synthesizer, the Töörö from Fred's Lab packs huge sound and customizability into a compact package. At its core are a pair of 12-bit wavetable oscillators that can be shaped with through-zero FM synthesis, ring modulation and auto-sync giving you the ability to create rich lows and icy highs. The character is further shaped by 'virtual operators' in the FM and sync architecture, as well the MS-10-inspired, FL A847 12dB/oct resonant analog filter. All parameters are accessible from the intuitive layout and can also be controlled via MIDI, and the internal memory can store 100 presents."

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#jamuary2024 | Fredslab Buzzy & Zekit | 🍌rave🍌aves New Year Jam without Craves 😱

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"I don't know if I can record and upload a jam every day, but I don't care. In any case, I will use this year's Jamuary to make classic 2-3 min jams with all kinds of machines and without much thought. My two treasures of Fredslab (Zekit and Buzzy) make the start today with a bit of support from Miniloguexd and the black box. Whenever I lack inspiration, the two are my reliable friends. I wish you all a successful new year."

Fred’s Lab Tooro Poly Synth w/ Case

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Short Manatee Demo

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"Short Improvised Demo / Extracted from the 17/08/23 live stream. [posted here]

Manatee is the latest 4 part 10/16 voice digital synthesizer from Fred's Lab.
It produces a wide variety of classy sounds based on a unique take on Spectral Synthesis, 2 OP Linear FM and several modern Virtual Analog algorithms. Per part delays & equalizers in addition to a global master reverberation unit are also included in the sonic package."

Fred's Lab Manatee - A little tour + Q&A

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"Let's play around with Manatee prototype and answer your questions about the instrument."

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Fred's Lab Manatee Multitimbral MPE Synthesizer - Kickstarter

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"Kickstarter presentation for the Manatee Synthesizer from Fred's Lab.

Manatee is a 16-voice 4-part desktop synthesizer based on a unique Spectral Synthesis engine and various Virtual Analog algorithms. It offers a wide range of characterful digital sounds in compact and sturdy steel case.

Link to crowdfunding campaign:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/...

For more information:
https://fredslab.net/en/manatee-modul..."

Additional Fred's Lab Manatee posts w/ demos

Fred's Lab "Synthesizer sind Liebe" 🧡 - SequencerTalk 159 - with New Manatee Digital Synthesizer

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"Wir haben wieder einen Entwickler zu Gast und mit Frédéric wird es garantiert nicht Langweilig, schließlich hat er schon für einige namenhafte Synthesizer Hersteller Produkte erschaffen. Aber mit Fred's Lab hat Frédéric wohl ein paar der sympathischsten kleinen Synths der letzten Jahre geschaffen.

Wir sind gespannt was er uns über den neuen polyphonen Digital-Sythesizer 'Manatee' erzählen kann!"

Googlish:

"We have another developer as our guest and with Frédéric it is guaranteed not to be boring, after all he has already created products for a number of well-known synthesizer manufacturers. But with Fred's Lab, Frédéric has created some of the most likeable little synths of recent years.
We are curious what he can tell us about the new polyphonic digital synthesizer 'Manatee'!"

You can find additional posts featuring the Manatee here.

Fred's Lab ZeKit Paraphonic Synthesizer w/ Original Box

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Use this code on checkout for $30 off orders of $100 or more from now until December 31: MATRIX30

You can find demos of the ZeKit in previous posts here.

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Oxi One, Töörö, Bluebox, MS70 - Sequenced Ambient

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"This sequenced ambient jam features the OXI ONE sequencer, the Töörö wavetable synth, the Bluebox and three MS-70CDRs. It is inspired by @s1gns0fl1fe's Space Ambient Tutorial, but using a hardware synth, effects and a sequencer instead of software synths, software effects and a DAW.

The audio is recorded to SD card on a Bluebox recorder/mixer and normalized in Audacity. Video is recorded on a Canon EOS M50 mk2 with the included EF-M 15-45mm lens. Audio and video is synchronized in DaVinci Resolve 17.

Audio connections:
- Töörö - Output 1 - Zoom MS-70CDR - Bluebox
- Töörö - Output 2 - Zoom MS-70CDR - Bluebox
- Töörö - Output 3 - Bluebox
- Töörö - Main Output Right - Zoom MS-70CDR - Bluebox

MIDI Connections:
- OXI ONE - Töörö"

THE DISC (excerpt 5) featuring Fred's Lab Töörö

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"THE DISC (excerpt) feat. Fred's Lab Töörö

Thanks to Ar No for the Rhodes.

the concept:"

THE DISC [NEW ALBUM] : the concept


"Découvrez le concept de mon nouvel album : THE DISC.

https://fabienlabonde.bandcamp.com/al..."

Berlin School / Ambient jam with Bassline, Töörö, OXI ONE and friends

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"Here's a live Ambient Berlin School jam with Bassline from Erica Synths, the Töörö synth from Fred's Lab, the OXI ONE sequencer, Source Audio Collider and Zoom MS-70CDR effects, and the Bluebox mixer/recorder.

The Bassline starts off with a very basic sawtooth-based bassline, which gets dirtier during the jam. The Töörö joins in with two melodic themes, a secondary bass pattern and a pad with lots of delay and reverb from the Collider and the Bluebox (clouds reverb algorithm).

The audio is recorded to SD card on 1010music's Bluebox mixer/recorder and normalized in Audacity. Video is recorded on a Canon EOS M50 mk2 with the included EF-M 15-45mm lens. Audio and video is synchronized in DaVinci Resolve 17."

Töörö multitimbral synth, with OXI ONE and Bluebox

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"The Töörö is a four-part multitimbral hybrid analog/digital synth with a small footprint. In this jam/tutorial, I demonstrate how you can set up the Töörö to get separate audio outputs for each of the four parts, sequence the four parts individually with the OXI ONE sequencer and mix the parts individually with the Bluebox mixer. The configuration is explained as text overlays in the video.

My music on Bandcamp: http://waveformer42.bandcamp.com/

The audio is recorded to SD card on 1010music's Bluebox mixer/recorder and normalized in Audacity. Video is recorded on a Canon EOS M50 mk2 with the included EF-M 15-45mm lens. Audio and video is synchronized in DaVinci Resolve 17.

Gear used:
- Töörö from Fred's lab
- OXI ONE from OXI Instruments
- 1010music Bluebox audio mixer and recorder

Audio connections:
- Töörö - Bluebox, using both the two stereo line outs and the main stereo out

MIDI connections:
- OXI ONE - Töörö"

SUPERBOOTH 2022 Freds Lab Manatee

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"Fred is considered to be one of the nicest people in Eurorack, though to be honest pretty much everyone is cool. He was showing his new Manatee synthesizer - a 3-part 9-voice multi-timbral Synthesizer that uses a Spectral Engine powered by DSP.

The new engine is inspired by digital classic instruments but is still in development and will be crowd-sourced as soon as possible with a target price of €600

https://fredslab.net/"

[SUPERBOOTH22] FRED'S LAB MANATEE / synthétiseur spectral (proto)

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"Fred's Lab présente le nouveau prototype de synthétiseur spectral Manatee."

Googlish:

"Fred's Lab introduces the new Manatee spectral synthesizer prototype."

Fred's Lab Introduces the Manatee - Digital Desktop Synthesizer w/ Spectral Engine Synthesis

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BERLIN. 12.05.22

At Superbooth 2022, Fred’s Lab announce working on its new machine: the Manatee

The Manatee is an ode to the golden era of digital machines with personality, together with modern twists and a crystal clear sound quality. With reminiscences of electric organ tones and out-of-this-world but beautifully contained harshness, the Manatee unveils new sound exploration paths.

Loosely inspired by digital classics, the Manatee excels at producing dark & moody pads, snappy or round bell like tones and behaves very well in known VA (virtual analog) territory. At the frontier between the beloved wavetable and the unconventional additive synthesis, by fusing a complex procedural spectral source with a top notch realtime re-sampler, the Manatee allows any musician to efficiently alter their sound timbre as they discover.

Besides the spectral generator, a versatile sub-oscillator (including FM features) and a filtered noise source (with variable sample rate) are on the menu. The sound get further refined thanks to the great sounding filter, and an extra tuned resonator followed by the overdrive module. A per-part stereo delay is also there.

Built like a tank, using only industrial grade pots, switches and connectors, the Manatee is a professional piece of gear and there to last. Would it need repairs, like with all Fred’s Lab products, service instructions including complete schematics are part of the user manual. Latest firmware can be downloaded from our website.

TECHNOLOGY
• Dual core 16 bit fixed-point DSP
• Hand crafted assembly engine
• TI (originally Burr Brown) DACs
• DIN MIDI IN & OUT (with smart THRU)
• Synchronization by ext. clock or MIDI clock
• High contrast / backlit 16x2 LCD display
• 16x aluminum potentiometers
• 25x long lasting illuminated switchs

PRELIMINARY SPECS *
• 3 part 9 voice multitimbral spectral engine
• Extensive MIDI 1.0 with MPE or multimode

PER VOICE
• 1x
• 1x
• 2x
• 1x
PER PART
• 2x
• 1x
• 1x
• 3x
• 1x

GLOBAL
• 1x
superb self-resonant filter model
overdrive module
dedicated loopable envelopes (ENV. F & ENV. A) dedicated filter LFO
spectral modulators (MOD. B - for body & MOD. F for formant) resonator module
long and modulated stereo delay
audio buses mixer (Main, Aux & Reverb)
simple arpeggiator reverb module

• Various Main and Aux buses master EQs

* These specifications will evolve during project development

PROJECT STATE

IMPORTANT: SB22 machines are technological demo units – not final instruments

Changes may include:
• form factor
• audio engine feature list
• enclosure design style
• pricing (around 600E, VAT included)

Although product research and development is self-founded, Fred’s Lab needs additional finances to make this machine production ready (to cover lab testing, procurement costs, tooling, production line rental & associated setup costs...).

Fred’s Lab will eventually run a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter (no date to be announced) to produce a limited first run of 150 machines.

The two machines presented @ Superbooth 2022 (so-called “Superbooth Edition”) will be sold on auction, also to help financing the project development. Auctions will take place on Ebay, on the 14/06/2022.

more information @ https://fredslab.net



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Taking our MIDI gear offgrid: Stolperbeats and Digitone

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"Finished a chilled weekend with a nice Sunday evening jam! Stolperbeats is heard here MIDI sequencing Elektron's Digitone 4 voice FM synth, a secret Making Sound Machines Eurorack prototype called Percussive Maintenance as well as Fred's Lab's cheeky little paraphonic voice called Zekit. If you haven't already, go check out the DIY workshops at Superbooth 2022 - where you can actually build a Zekit yourself!

Stolperbeats, roughly translating to 'beats tripping over themselves', is a drum trigger sequencer designed to create shuffled beats influenced by artists like Flying Lotus, Hiatus Kaiyote and J Dilla. We've always been fascinated by taking our beats offgrid to give them more fluidity and life. This module allows you to easily dial in and seamlessly switch between all the shuffle, feeling and groove we would, in the past, painstakingly nudge together in a DAW.

Stolperbeats' timing is set to Clave, a special mode where the accents in a 3:3:2 rhythm are fixed "on time" and the rest of the notes shuffle around that. The idea came when we chopped up some Modeselektor beats and started to add swing to them.

The Elektron Digitone acts as a sound module here, receiving Stolperbeats' triggers as MIDI notes - channel, pitch, velocity and note length can be adjusted per track to map to any MIDI capable drum machine or synth. The MIDI is split using the incredibly handy Meeblip cubit to target an extra bass voice on Fred's Lab Zekit. Of course, you can still patch the triggers into Eurorack at the same time, so we whipped out our Percussive Maintenance drum voice to add a kick and some hihats.

While Digitone's internal sequencer is not running in this sketch, Stolperbeats still sends a MIDI clock signal so the tempo synchronizes across the two machines. Enrica uses the built-in keys to live-transpose one of the tracks and play a shuffled melody on top of the sketch. We're very excited about Elektron 's new Syntakt by the way, that looks like a perfect match for Stolperbeats."

Fred’s Lab Buzzzy! 4 part multimbral 16 Voice desktop MIDI synthesizer SN 00074

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"Buzzzy! is an advanced 16 voice digital polysynth capable of a broad and beautiful range of tones. It is fast and immediate, ideal for use onstage and for instant music production.

The instrument is 4 part multitimbral and features 4 distinctive sound engines (Pulse, FM, Waves & Noise), 9 quality FX (reverbs, delays and filters) and an arpeggiator per part. USB provides both power and MIDI. A fullsize MIDI IN DIN5 socket is also included."

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Fred’s Lab Töörö 12-bit Poly Synthesizer w/ Analog Filters & Original Box

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First session with ZeKit from Fred's Lab. Sequenced by Torso T-1. FX by Fairfield Shallow Water.

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"This is an amazing little synths. And a very affordable one with only 209€ for the assembled version or only 139€ for the DIY kit. In this session I sequenced it with the Torso T-1 and used Fairfield Circuitry Shallow Water for non cyclical vibrato, chorus, flanger-type effects with old tape flavours."

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Fred's Lab TÖÖRÖ Polysynth w/ Carry Case

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"Fred's Lab TÖÖRÖ 6-voice, 4-part polysynth. Tiny, but lots of features for the size. It's basically 12-bit, so somewhat lo-fi, 90s sounding.

Completely like-new condition, and comes with the custom carrying case. Original owner (bought direct from the maker during their kickstarter)."

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