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Tuesday, February 13, 2024

Isla Instruments Caladan - Dual OPL3 card test..


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"SPEAKER WARNING:
A VERY rough demo just messing with the onboard filters and synthesis of our OPL3 caladan card."

OPL3

Saturday, September 30, 2023

Isla Instruments Caladan Overview/Follow up


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"Following on from yesterday's brilliant long form show with the good guys over at @ProSynthNetwork [posted here], I wanted to follow up with a shorter, more concise overview of what the synth is all about.

Hopefully this answers many of the questions I have been fielding over the past 24hrs.

The coupon code 'prosynth' has been extended until Monday. My apologies for not considering people not having the time to watch the stream and place their order in time. That said, the code WILL expire on Monday morning.

to place your pre-order for the Caladan synthesizer, and see the specs, audio demos etc, head over to https://www.islainstruments.com/produ...

Thanks to all who have already placed an order, it's you guys that are enabling us to put this into production. We're extremely grateful.

Big Love
Brad"

Friday, September 29, 2023

Pro Synth Network LIVE! - Episode 182: With Special Guest, Brad Holland of Isla Instruments


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Update: follow-up video here.

"This week we are joined by the owner and founder of Isla Instruments, Brad Holland. Brad burst onto the scene with the innovative KordBot and then followed it up with the utterly amazing S2400, an instrument that took its core inspiration from the classic E-MU SP1200 and rocketed it into the 21st Century!

Now, on the cusp of the next Isla Instruments release, the hugely exciting Caladan synthesizer, Brad joins us from his Florida base to tell us all about it and give us an insight into its development and the team behind it."

Thursday, September 28, 2023

Isla Instruments Caladan first audio tests…


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See addtional posts on Isla Instruemnts Caladan for more info on their upcoming synth.

Thursday, August 17, 2023

ISLA S2400 + RE-201 + SP-1X + CR1604 + RMX-500 : hardminimal jam #HMSF2023


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Saturday, August 12, 2023

The Caladan first prototype (and signs of life)


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Caladan first prototype build stream


"This will be extremely boring to most, but to some, maybe not.
There might be bad language, burnt fingers, tears and breaking things.
If you like watching paint dry, you're gonna love this."

Thursday, June 29, 2023

Isla Instruments Teases new Caladan Synthesizer



via Isla Instruments

"From now on, I shall be known as...
Muad'Dib

Well, today is a milestone, everything is ready and has been sent off to fabrication to make the first hardware prototypes.

Caladan is (will be) an 8-part multi-timbral polyphonic analog / digital hybrid synthesizer.

We are carrying on the legacy of a fantastic, groundbreaking synthesizer called the 'Parva' by FutureSonus. Building on its DNA, we are putting our own twist on it to make it the perfect partner to the S2400.

Same form factor, same aesthetic (yes, same wood sides if you want)

It will bring polyphonic playback of multi-sampled instruments (SF2, SFZ, +) out of the box.
But the special sauce is the 8x expansion slots inside the case which will allow me to go completely fucking nuts with add-in voicecards.

OPL3, SID, SEM, SH-101, MiniMoog, Pro-1, etc etc... all these flavours can be realised on expansion cards and all accessed by a common UI.

Voicecards can of course be analog OR digital. The intention is to open this side of the synth up to allow 3rd party developers to create cards also.

I'm literally creating MY 'Dream Synth' and I want to take you along for the ride.

First hardware should be here in a few weeks!!

Here's a couple of renders of what the prototype will look like.

FUCKIN YES!!!!!"

Thursday, June 22, 2023

A Unique Vintage FX Box


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"A look at the unique MXR M-129 Pitch Transposer from 1979.

Thanks to Tom for the loan!

Patreon for the music from my videos, the stems of the music from my videos, sample packs and monthly Q&As: https://www.patreon.com/AlexBallMusic

One thing I neglected to mention was the MXR brand was later aquired by Jim Dunlop who have kept it going since the late 80s.
https://www.jimdunlop.com/products/el...

Tony Gambacurta's perspective on inventing the M-129 Pitch Transposer: http://digitonylab.com/Documents/The-...

Big Country discuss their use of it: http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/cou...

0:00 Intro Jam
0:48 Quick History
2:22 Demo 1: Foxxy Music
3:17 What is the MXR M-129?
6:11 Demo 2: Large Nation
7:16 What else?
7:55 Demo 3: Syn-Pitch
8:46 Famous Users
10:19 Possessor of a friendless ticker
11:07 What became of MXR?
12:25 Outro"

Saturday, April 29, 2023

Ambient diaries 013 [S2400, SYNTRX II, Voyager, Polybrute, CXM 1978, Zen Delay, Empress Reverb]


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"This is the 13th video of my electronica series called "Ambient diaries". The song contains the mighty Beat Machine Isla Instruments S2400. My Erica Synths SYNTRX II synthesizer adds some playing nice melody with modulation action. Moog Voyager is playing bass going through a Bettermaker Stereo Passive Equalizer and Arturia Polybrute is in pad mode routed through a Mäag EQ4M in M/S mode. Reverbs, delays with CXM 1978, Empress Reverb and Zen Delay."

Friday, March 10, 2023

S2400 Firmware Update March 2023


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"Go Get it:
https://forum.islainstruments.com/t/s..."

S2400 Round Robin Slice playback demo


"A new feature in the latest (March 2023) S2400 FW update is Round Robin mode.
Take a watch...
In this video Rory has loaded the Amen break, and cycles through some of the Round Robin modes as it plays back.....
HOWWWZAAAAAA"

Alex Ball videos here

Friday, March 03, 2023

ISLA Instruments S2400 Video User Manual V2.0



Note parts 1 - 4 were previously posted. Parts 5-7 are new. You can use the player controls to skip around.

Playlist:
Isla Instruments S2400 User Manual v2.0 - Introduction
Pt.1 - Loading Sounds, Rearranging Sounds & Saving Kits - Isla Instruments S2400 Video Manual
Pt.2 - Filters, Level, Pitch etc - Isla Instruments S2400 Video Manual
Pt.3 - Multimode - Isla Instruments S2400 Video Manual
Pt.4 - Programming Patterns - Isla Instruments S2400 Video Manual
Pt.5 - Step Program & TR-(x0x) Mode - Isla Instruments S2400 Video Manual
Pt.6 - Song Mode - Isla Instruments S2400 Video Manual
Pt.7 - MIDI SYNC USB - Isla Instruments S2400 Video Manual

Tuesday, January 17, 2023

Off White Isla Instruments 2400


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Wednesday, January 11, 2023

Part IX - Input Monitoring & Sampling - Isla Instruments S2400 Video Manual


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Isla Instruments S2400 Video Manual posts

Monday, January 09, 2023

Part VII - MIDI SYNC USB - Isla Instruments S2400 Video Manual


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Part VIII - MIDI ONLY TRACKS - Isla Instruments S2400 Video Manual

Isla Instruments S2400 Video Manual posts

Monday, November 14, 2022

Part VI - Song Mode - Isla Instruments S2400 Video Manual


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"Sit back, relax and learn all about the S2400 song mode!"

Isla Instruments S2400 Video Manual posts

Monday, October 31, 2022

Part V - Step Program & TR-(x0x) Mode - Isla Instruments S2400 Video Manual


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Isla Instruments S2400 Video Manual posts

Wednesday, October 12, 2022

Part IV - Programming Patterns - Isla Instruments S2400 Video Manual


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0:00 Intro
0:51 Setting up the parameters
3:32 Playing in on the pads
7:00 Time Stretch & Pitch Stretch
10:05 Copying Patterns
10:56 Parameter Record Overwrite
12:21 Parameter Playback Override
13:34 The End Result

Isla Instruments S2400 Video Manual posts

Saturday, October 01, 2022

ISLA S2400 + Roland T-8


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Friday, September 30, 2022

Pt.3 - Multimode - Isla Instruments S2400 Video Manual


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0:00 Intro
0:25 Multi Mode
4:12 Multi Mode Sync
7:48 Outro Jam

Isla Instruments S2400 Video Manual

Thursday, September 22, 2022

Pt.2 - Filters, Level, Pitch etc - Isla Instruments S2400 Video Manual


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0:00 Intro
0:37 Filters and Mixer Mode
1:22 Level & Faders
2:52 Pitch
4:22 Envelope
8:26 Loop/Slice
11:27 Outro Jam

Isla Instruments S2400 Video Manual
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