Last call for Particles on Kickstarter

via IOLabs

"We have had an amazing campaign and can't wait to start production!

There are around 12 hours left to support Particles on Kickstarter!

Thanks to all of the backers and we look forward to sharing the manufacturing process with you!"

IOLabs Particles: New Features - Group Editor, Collision Resets & Screen Limits

video upload by IOLabs

"An overview of some new features intended to make rhythm programming easy:

Group Editor: Edit a range of particles at once with scaling values
Collision Resets: Generate a reset each time a selected particle collides x no of times
Screen Limits: Set an XY limit for each particle.

00:00 Screen Limits Per Particle
00:54 Group Editor
02:42 Collision Resets
03:40 Rhythm Demos"

Introducing IOLabs Particles - Touchscreen Physics Simulator for Eurorack

video uploads by IOLabs

A new module from the makers of Flux. IOLabs Particles is currently live on Kickstarter here.

Video Playlist:
IOLabs Particles: Touchscreen Physics Simulator for Eurorack!
IOLabs Particles: Centered Gravity Quantize Demo
IOLabs Particles: Collision Physics Demo

"Live on Kickstarter from Jan 31st 2024!

Our new module offers the possibility to create music using our creative physics engine. Add particles, animated surfaces, portals, black holes and generate gates on collisions, CV output voltages & quantized melodies!

Each particle can have entirely unique physics parameters including acceleration, velocity, mass & gravity! All interact in your simulation to create collisions and XY positional data that can be mapped to generate musically useful gates, voltages & notes. Collisions for some particles may even be switched off so that they move freely around the screen without colliding with other simulation elements.

Multiple quantize zone maps can be used simultaneously to create chords and multiple particles may be mapped to the same output to allow transposition of melodies. CV outputs can be set to send a transposed voltage from another output for easy chord generation.

One particle can control all outputs or all particles (up to 50) can control one output, and anything in between. As with Flux, we have aimed to keep the module as flexible as possible. All simulations can be drawn from scratch using the touchscreen or simulations can also be crafted in fine detail by inputting exact values in the UI.

Multiple external and internal timed resets can be used simultaneously per particle to sync to external equipment or create repetition and complex rhythms as explored in the demo video.

Endless rhythmic and melodic possibilities await!

Please note - the module's hardware itself obeys the real world laws of physics as is in no danger of floating away from your case should you experiment with gravity values. It should however be held in place by mounting screws (just in case)."

CLICK FOR MORE »

Flux Update V1.08: Interface Overview

video upload by IOLabs

"A video explaining the new 1.08 Self Gen Interface. Also covers Modular Presets, CV MIDI note outputs & Scales, all of which are also new in 1.08.

Firmware updates are available to download from:
www.iolabs.co.uk"

Flux V1.08 Self Gen Update Example Patches

video upload by IOLabs

"Some patches showcasing basic use of the new generative features offered in the Flux 1.08 Self Gen update."

FIRMWARE UPDATE: V1.07 BRINGS BOOLEAN LOGIC TO FLUX!

via IOLabs

"Open Beta V1.07 is now available for download!

The highlight feature of the new update is an extensive expansion of the auxiliary output modes including Boolean logic, clock utilities and CV threshold modes. In 1.07, Aux modes can also now be selected per step!

Other highlights include a new parameter LOOP enabling the selection of the start and end points for your sequence, copy/paste functionality, auto-load preset on startup and an extensive overhaul of the external clock modes. Full patch notes are included in the firmware zip!

We are extremely excited to share this update and hope it arrives just in time for some holiday season patching.

V1.07 is downloadable now from the IOLabs website: https://www.iolabs.co.uk/firmware"

Music Generated by IOLabs Flux for Sequential Prophet 10

video upload by Friendly Noise

"Flux is an incredible rhythm generating machine, but it can also make repetitive or evolving melodies. All melodies in the video are generated in real time by Flux. I used the Befaco VCMC voltage to midi converter to translate the analog triggers and voltages generated by Flux into midi messages that the Prophet 10 can understand.

On Mordax Data’s display you can follow the note triggering, with lower notes in the upper lane and progressively higher notes showing in the other three lanes.

Some delay and reverb were added in the DAW after recording."

Manipulating Melodies With IOLabs Flux - A Dark Christmas: Variations On The Jingle Bells Tune

video upload by Friendly Noise

"Flux is an incredible rhythm generating machine, but how good is Flux at making melodies? I have tried to answer this question in two videos. In this second part I’ll show how to manipulate melodies with Flux. Flux it not your traditional one note per step sequencer, but melodies are definitively programmable and more than just 'programmable'.

Everything you hear in the video is based on the notes of the first 4 bars of Jingle Bells.

Used in the video: Soma Pulsar 23, IOLabs Flux, 4ms Ensemble Oscillator, Spherical Sound Society Vortex Generator, Joranalogue Morph 4, and Strymon Nightsky.
Some EQ and compression were added in the DAW after recording.

Here is the first part: Making Melodies With IOLabs Flux - Is That Possible?"

Making Melodies With IOLabs Flux - Is That Possible?

video upload by Friendly Noise

"Flux is an incredible rhythm generating machine, but how good it is at making melodies? I have tried to answer this question in two videos. In this first part I explain how to program melodies with Flux. Flux it not your traditional one note per step sequencer, but melodies are definitively programmable and, as we will see in the second video, even more than just 'programmable'."

TEST SERIES 4ms Stereo Triggered Sampler Dual Looping Delay Tapographic IOLabs Flux Polyend Preset

video upload by Outsider Sound Design

4ms Stereo Triggered Sampler
4ms Dual Looping Delay
4ms Tapographic Delay
Polyend Preset
IOLabs Flux

Please consider supporting this channel by purchasing a sample pack or music download from www.outsidersounddesign.com

Microtonal Roland SH-101 Landscape with Flux, Beads and Nightsky

video upload by Friendly Noise

"Sound from SH-101, triggers and notes from Flux, delay and pitch shifting from Beads, and reverb from Nightsky.

IOLabs Flux generates the 24 quarter notes used in the clip. Flux is also controlling the delay time changes with different AUX values per step. Triggers are set from 90% probability at the beginning and at the end of the clip, to 55% in the main part. This allows for constant changes in the note density.

Live recording. A little limiting and a second layer of reverb added in the DAW."

TEST SERIES 4ms Stereo Triggered Sampler Dual Looping Delay Tapographic IOLabs Flux Polyend Preset

video upload by Outsider Sound Design

IOLabs Flux
Polyend Preset
4ms Stereo Triggered Sampler
4ms Dual Looping Delay
4ms Tapographic Delay

"Please consider supporting this channel by purchasing a sample pack or music download from www.outsidersounddesign.com"

Modular Driven Pad With The Roland Paraphonic RS-505 String Synthesizer

video upload by Friendly Noise

"A modular controlled pad with a midi retrofitted Roland Paraphonic RS-505 String Synthesizer."

Party Ready Patterns With Bass Lines - A Happy Gathering of Flux, Metropolix and Pulsar 23

video upload by Friendly Noise

"The fourth collaboration between IOLabs Flux, the best trigger sequencer, and the Soma Pulsar 23 , arguably the most amazing if not the best drum machine ever made. The combination of sound quality, easy of use, open design, interconnectivity and interactivity makes the Soma a fantastic piece of musical gear, and which is more important, a real instrument to play with. The amount of control and flexibility that Flux puts in your hands can lead you to totally unexpected sonic landscapes, like you can see and heat in that video.
Barry at IOLabs and Vlad at Soma Instruments are real geniuses of our time.

Patch details are included in the video."

The most awaited video for the Pulsar 23!!! Normal Drum Sounds With IOLabs Flux!!!

video upload by Friendly Noise

"The second collaboration between IOLabs Flux, the best trigger sequencer, and the Soma Pulsar 23 , arguably the most amazing if not the best drum machine ever made. The combination of sound quality, easy of use, open design, interconnectivity and interactivity makes the Soma a fantastic piece of musical gear, and which is more important, a real instrument to play with. The amount of control and flexibility that Flux puts in your hands can lead you to totally unexpected sonic landscapes, like you can see and heat in that video.
Barry at IOLabs and Vlad at Soma Instruments are real geniuses of our time.

Video sections:
00:06 Pattern 01
01:39 Pattern 02
05:29 Pattern 03
11:12 Pattern 04"

TEST SERIES ErrorInstruments IOLabs Flux Hologram Electronics Microcosm Eurorack Sound Design Glitch

video upload by Outsider Sound Design

"ErrorInstruments System, IOLabs Flux, Hologram Electronics Microcosm.

The purpose of 'TEST SERIES' is to focus on the sound design possibilities of various gear combinations. This series is not musical nor does it serve as an instructional video. It is all about sound potential.

Please consider supporting this channel by purchasing a sample pack or music download from www.outsidersounddesign.com"

“Flux meets Jupiter-4 19 - That Pad…” by Friendly Noise

video upload by Friendly Noise

Roland Jupiter 4 and IO Labs Flux.

"The Jupiter 4 is recorded in mono, which makes the internal chorus very subtle. Reverb is added in Cubase to make the sound wider. There is no clipping in the recording chain. If you hear anything close to distortion, it’s all in the sound coming out of the Jupiter 4.

The Roland Jupiter 4 has been rediscovered and established as the most full of character among the Roland polyphonic synths. Although limited in number of voices and straight forward sound architecture, it shines with an unique sonic print which no other synth can emulate. There are lots of great video demos and information on the web, so that no detailed description will be provided here. But it’s important to mention some unique features which will be showed extensively in this video series:

- The Jupiter 4 filter goes into self oscillation. Big guys like Yamaha CS-80, Jupiter 8 or Oberheim OBX-a can’t.
- The LFO is fast enough to get into audio range.
- There is a very noticeable internal saturation when the VCA slider is raised.

Don’t expect nice bass sounds and classic analog leads. The Jupiter 4 is perfect for that, but this has already been done before in many records and internet demos. What you are about to hear is the extreme side of the sound. Be prepared for drones, massive low frequencies, cracking saturation, ultra fast notes and unusual scales. Many sounds will remind you of modular synthesizers, but they were all created by direct recording of the Jupiter 4. :-)

In fact, the VCO is switched off and you will be hearing only the self oscillating filter in almost 80% of the video series. Only in the last videos you will hear the VCO. That means that 80% of the sounds you will hear couldn’t be made with other classic polyphonic synths, unless the filter self oscillates.

Luckily this Jupiter 4 was modded with CV and gate inputs and outputs per voice (and then some). Using this level of control per voice you can use the Jupiter 4 as a vintage monophonic synth, or drive individual voices differently. For example, applying vibrato or slide per voice. In this video series, only three voices were used.o

The amazing sound of this Jupiter 4 can break the traditional boundaries specially when driven by the Temporal Modulation Synthesis sequencer Flux, made by IOLabs: https://www.tmsynthesis.com/
Flux is the most advanced tool for rhythm creation ever made. Ever. Trying to explain Flux is few words is not possible. Please look for information on the web."

IOLabs Flux firmware V1.07 preview

video upload by Friendly Noise

"This is a preview of the next firmware for Flux. Actual firmware release may be different."

“Flux 40 - Merry Modular Cristmas!!!!!” by Friendly Noise

video upload by Friendly Noise

"Modules: Befaco Noise Plethora, IOLabs Flux, Intellijel Quadrax, SSF Vortices, Qu-bit Data Bender No eurorack gear: Strymon Nightsky reverb, EQ and reverb in the DAW

This is a modular winter landscape for wishing you Merry Cristmas and a Happy New Year!!!!

In the video notes I forgot to mention that one channel of Noise Plethora goes through Data Bender for some additional noises in the background."

“Noise Plethora 10 - Noisy Christmas” by Friendly Noise

video upload by Friendly Noise

"A Christmas mood. Patch details included in the video.

Modules: Befaco Noise Plethora, IOLabs Flux, Intellijel Quadrax, SSF Vortices
+
Strymon Nightsky reverb"

“IOLabs Flux 27 - electronic and jazzy” by Friendly Noise

video upload by Friendly Noise

"Modules:
IO Labs Flux, Roland System 500, Strymon Magneto, Noise Engineering Basimilus Iteritas Alter, Native Instruments Plaits, SSF Vortices, ALM Akemie’s Taiko, North Coast Synthesis MKS 007 Leapfrog filter, Mutable Instruments Branches, Intellijel Plonk, WMD Crucible.

Patch notes included in the video. 

Flux is an incredible tool for the creation and manipulation of rhythms. It is made by IO Labs and uses a new method of control named TMS (Temporal Modulation Synthesis)."