Game Boy + VL-Tone + Modular

Game Boy + VL-Tone + Modular from Icebreaker Audio on Vimeo.

A mid-mourning experiment, connecting a Nintendo Game Boy (running Nanoloop) and a Casio VL-Tone to an analogue modular system. Digital+Analogue Joy.

The recording is 100% live, with some basic mastering.

Playing around to get some ideas for the Save Icebreaker Audio Campaign: http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/save-icebreaker-audio

Full technical spec:
Recorded and Mastered in Sonar via Audio Kontrol 1
Game Boy bought at Berlin flea market running Nanoloop
Game Boy stereo signal split and routed into Diode Filter+Waveshaper, and a Spring Reverb.
Casio VL-Tone mixed into the VCA, VCF, and external input of the A-111-5 (Dark Energy Module)

Icebreaker Audio: Akebono - Koto Synthesizer Demo

Akebono - Koto Synthesizer Demo from Icebreaker Audio on Vimeo.

"Save Icebreaker Audio campaign update:

If the Indiegogo campaign is a success, first thing I will do is create a Kontakt instrument based on this unique suitcase instrument.

It's from Japan (all panel text is Japanese) and from the 80s. It was designed for Koto practice and has a few cool features.

I try to demo a few different sounds, and give a feel for the instrument.

Check out the campaign here: http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/save-icebreaker-audio
A free Battery Kit containing the percussion sounds is available here: http://www.icebreaker-audio.com/free-stuff/battery-kits/"

Follow-up to this post.

Save Icebreaker Audio on Indiegogo

Back Icebreaker Audio on Indiegogo.

"Through Icebreaker Audio I release content for music making products (also called soundware). My products mainly focus on the Kontakt and Reaktor platforms by Native Instruments.

Unfortunately, Icebreaker Audio's product sales do not bring in enough money to cover its own expenses, and so I rely on freelance commissions to survive. This creates a catch-22 situation:

on the one hand, this work is needed in order to fund my own creations;
on the other hand, my own work time is compromised, and thus so too is the quality and scope of Icebreaker Audio.
And so, in order to keep Icebreaker Audio alive I have turned to crowd funding and a different business model: If enough people pre-pay for the year, so that I can cover my costs, I can substancially reduce my freelance work and focus on amazing new creations, which backers will be able to download for free.

If this project is funded, not only will Icebreaker Audio be able to continue producing boutique instruments and effects, it will also be able to expand, and even venture into new territory..."

Full details on Indiegogo here.