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

video upload by Waveformer

"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

video upload by Waveformer

"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

video upload by sonicstate

"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)

video upload by Les Sondiers

"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

via Fred's Lab

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

video upload by Making Sound Machines

"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.

video upload by Thoow

"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."

https://fredslab.net/

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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Fred's Lab Zekit synthesizer Assembly and review

video upload by Gearjunkies

"The Zekit is a small analog-digital hybrid synthesizer, and it is available readymade or as a kit. In this video, we'll show you how to build this analog synthesizer, and you'll get an in-depth review.

Thanks to: https://fredslab.net/en/zekit-module.php"

Superbooth 21 Fred's Lab ZeKit 4 voice polyphonic synthesizer

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"At Superbooth 2021 in Berlin, Frédéric from Fred's Lab shows you his latest 4 voice polyphonic synthesizer, the ZeKit"

Fred's Lab ZeKit posts

Fred's Lab ZeKit 4 Voice Paraphonic Microsynth Coming to SUPERBOOTH21

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"For SuperBooth 2021, Fred's Lab drops ZeKit: a new 4 voice paraphonic microsynth, featuring a simple step sequencer, digital waveforms, an analog VCF, VCA & 2x AR envelopes. The instrument can be controlled using MIDI (notes & clock) and has both a sync and audio inputs. External audio sources can be mixed in or be processed through the VCF / VCA.

This synth is available in two versions:

- the DIY KIT version (requires soldering)
- the fully assembled version

Electronic music roots in building one’s own gear and this is what ZeKit is about.

This synth has been engineered to be an uncomplicated kit, from its schematics to its user operation, while providing great and powerful vintage & modern sounds, straight at its output. Compared to many kits, ZeKit isn’t a toy! You'll end up with an instrument that generates serious tones, gracefully synchronizes, and will nicely integrate your studio setup or follows you on tour, thanks to its compact size.

Being accessible to DIY beginners, ZeKit offers a lot to learn about analog and digital electronics for music gear, from building it and later playing it. A comprehensive and well illustrated, 30+ pages assembly guide (pdf) will assist you at each building step, from start to finish. This guide also includes ZeKit complete schematics and bill of materials, as well as a detailed explanation of the inner working of all circuit blocks.

Last but not least, most ZeKit design files are provided under Creative Commons and Open Source licences, allowing you to get inspired, modify, improve and distribute your creations, within the limitation of non-commercial use.

ZeKit is an adventure, it's yours! Build it and succeed!

PRICING & AVAILABILITY

• 129 EUR w/ VAT – DIY Kit Version
Includes: PCB, all components, housing, printed quickstart

• 179 EUR w/ VAT – Already Assembled Version
Includes: Assembled ZeKit, printed quickstart

• 12 EUR w/ VAT - Universal Power Adapter (optional)
Please reuse any compatible one you own already

• 6 EUR w/ VAT – Battery kit + set of AAA batteries (optional)

From the 01/10/2021, ZeKit will be available to order directly from our website https://fredslab.net


The first batch is a limited run of 100 units which are available immediately.

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SYNTH DEMO #29 Celtic Töörö [Fred's Lab] and Korg MS20

video upload by adnmusic

"Brian Boru (trad, Alan Stivell) played live and arpeggio on Töörö by Fred's Lab, Korg MS-20 and some tracks on Yamaha Motif XF7"

https://fredslab.net/

SYNTH DEMO #28 Unboxing Töörö [Fred's Lab] and Beethoven

video by adnmusic

"Unboxing Töörö by Fred's Lab
Ludwig van Beethoven - Pastoral Symphony
Both are born in Bonn.

No external fx. No external sounds. 100 % Töörö.
Yamaha Motif XF7 used as as keyboard and sequencer."

ESK - Fred's Lab Töörö Sound Demo

video by Metunar

"Sound demo of Fred's Lab Töörö polyphonic digital synth with analog filters.
Direct recording without external effects. All sounds are from the Töröö only.
Sequenced by the Elektron Digitone or played through the Behringer VC340.

http://www.metunar.ch"

Töörö Digilog Synthesizer | A modern Wavetable with Analog Filters, yes! That doesn't cost a house..

video by Espen Kraft

"I've always been very drawn to the 80s digital synths, with analog filters. Prophet VS, PPG, Kawai K3, Korg DW-8000, Ensoniq ESQ1 and the Microwave, to name some.
This brand new Töörö from Fred's Lab captures the essence of all these, in various ways.

The Töörö is not a copy of any of them of course, but I've owned and used all those mentioned classics and it really has a lot of all of them inside this tiny casing. Not bad.

I highly recommend setting up a dedicated MIDI CC controller for this as it makes it so much more easy and fun to make your own patches, but the interface on it's own is quite easy to work once you get to grips with the grid/row/column thinking.

Check out the Töörö here:
https://fredslab.net/en/tooro-module.php​
The history and back story about the synth here:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/...​

The demo track can be downloaded here:
https://espenkraft.bandcamp.com/track...​

I was asked to make preset bank for the Töörö and this demo track uses only sounds from that bank, about 15-16 of them and I made the demo track to showcase both the analog sounding warmth and powerful nature of the synths as well as the cold clinical digital side of it.

Support this channel on Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/espenkraft"

Töörö [Fred's Lab] Om Zanka - KA III (Magma cover)

video by adnmusic

"Köhntarkösz Anteria III or Om Zanka, as you like it :)
New explorations of Töörö [Fred's Lab] : envelops, tracking, LFO, ring modulation, sync, aftertouch, multi-fx...
A theme composed by Christian Vander and played by Magma.
100 % Töörö : no presets, no external fx, no external sounds.
Yamaha Motif XF7 as keyboard and sequencer
Tascam Portastudio 464 for the tape recording and the faders."

Töörö [Fred's Lab] - Africa Tötö Cover 2021

video by adnmusic

"Toto's Africa played live on Töörö Synth by Fred's Lab.

https://fredslab.net/en/tooro-module.php

100 % Töörö sounds, no external fx.
Midi live playing and recording audio directly.
Drums are Töörö 's too, recorded sound by sound and sequenced afterwards.

Early Protoype : the box and main display of the synth are different now.

Thanks to Coyote14 and Fred's Lab."

I spy my with my little eye... Bernie!