Koma Komplex sequencer

Koma Komplex sequencer - I like it! video upload by David Morley

"I decided to change my analogue sequencer from a Fenix III to a Koma Komplex. After 11 years with the Fenix, I think it was time to travel new paths.

It's a seriously great sequencer. I'll try and do a series of videos on this. Each showing a sequence with some feature being profiled.

Koma Komplex
Roland SH-2 via Midi
Fenix I modular via CV Gate"

KOMA Elektronik - Dual Discrete VCA - Overview

video upload by KOMA Elektronik

"A short introduction into the functions and interface of the KOMA Elektronik Dual Discrete VCA.

The Dual Discrete VCA offers two independent high-quality VCA channels, both built up out of discrete transistor cells with low CV and audio bleed, very low noise and distortion. It features two audio inputs per channel and can be used as a four input mixer.

The VCA’s feature set also enables you to experiment with the linear/exponential response curve of the cores, changing the dynamics of your sound.

Additionally, all four inputs offer a soft-clipping stage, so you can get your crunchy going!"

See this post for additional details.

Modular Gang Becomes a Module

Press Release follows:

Modular Gang teams up with KOMA Elektronik to bring you a limited edition Dual Discrete VCA module. Modular Gang Founder Rachel Lyn was inspired by the aesthetics of vintage appliances and early electronic test equipment like the old control room tucked away in Berlin's Kraftwerk building. There is something nostalgic, electric and timeless about analog circuit design and murky pea mint. Big dials, old control room feel and lines to function played a major part in Rachel's inspiration.

For the final touch, Rachel adds a flower LED which will be an individual colour for each module. The flower represents her connection to nature and is a porthole to influence your music making. The flower does not only capture this concept but also that of Flower Power. The belief that war is wrong and that people should love and care for one another. A symbol to promote peace and love as a means of changing the world.

GIVEAWAY via Modular Gang's KOMA’s website...

EVENT on October 6th / KOMA Elektronik X Modular Gang (HQ Tour, Live + Workshop). More info here

FIELD KIT FX ACTION - ROLL-O-DECKS SEQUENCER & DIGITAL DELAY

video upload by KOMA Elektronik

"Isabella runs through the different features of the KOMA Elektronik Field Kit FX, this time around the Roll-O-Decks Sequencer and Digital Delay! The Field Kit FX will be shipping later this month to all Kickstarter backers and soon also to all people who pre-ordered!

Make your tracks less boring with this powerhouse of modular effects! The Field Kit FX boasts a Spring Reverb, Digital Delay, 4ch VCA Mixer with Tone control, Frequency Shifter, Looper, Bit Crusher, ADSR and Mini Sequencer! All under CV control! Hell yeah!"

Making techno with an LED strip

video upload by KOMA Elektronik

"This is a KOMA Elektronik Field Kit with a light sensor and an LED strip attached. The LED strip is powered via the DC interface and the light is turned into sound with the sensor interface. The LED strip is played via a 4-step sequence on the Field Kit FX and there is also a heavy spring reverb added from the Field Kit FX."

Koma Elektronik Komplex Sequencer

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"This is hands down the most versatile, feature rich and deep sequencer one could ever dream of. Always complex, never complicated. The FULLY modular structure offers tantalising ways of seamless integration to your workflow and especially to your already existing gear setups. Offering both CV and MIDI (In and Out) the Komplex is truly the machine that bridges the gap between plethora of machines.

This unparalleled feature set of sequencing options will take you to places you’d have never otherwise found. The dynamic set of features allow the user to use the sequencer easily ’as is’ and gain the advantage of the more komplex sequencing options when they so decide. The Komplex can be rack mounted if desired.

The Koma Komplex operates completely without screens and submenus of any kind. This tactile nature of the sequencing beast is what makes working with it deeply enticing time and time again.

This unit is in perfect MINT condition and you are hard pressed to see a single scratch on it (please see pictures). It is sold by the original owner and has always been kept in a well maintained, smoke and pet free studio. The sale comes complete with the original packaging and a personalised note from the Koma manufacturing team. This is a wonderful opportunity for people who have been trying to find the out of production Komplex in sale for a long while. These are obviously well loved by their user-base and usually sell fast.

The feature list and the possible applications are FAR beyond the scope of what I can tell you here. Rarely is the overused saying ‘The sky truly is the limit’ as on point as it is with this particular sequencer. Please check the manuals below for inspirational dive into the machines capabilities."

The Sands of Time | Hallucinogen

video upload by CAMPVS MARTIVS

"Imagine being out in the middle of the desert near the ancient city of UR in Mesopotamia back 5,000 years ago. That's what the theme of this piece is all about. Recorded on 4 tracks using the LA67 Mort's Barge a Electro-Harmonix 45000 and the beautiful echoes of the Meris Polymoon and some reverb."



"A visual study of the Moche Culture of northern Peru. Created in one take using Mort's Barge System by LA67 and a dash of the KOMA Elektronik Field Kit FX. It is a known fact that the Moche culture like many others used hallucinogens to aid in their rituals and religious rites. This is the central theme of this electronic piece."

Koma Elektronik Komplex Sequencer

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Koma Elektronik Komplex Sequencer

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"Wonderful sequencer, pretty rare. Perfectly working. Near mint aesthetic condition (see pictures). Sold with power supply, manual poster and a "little black blanket to put on top when you're not using it".

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Building the KOMA Elektronik Field Kit

The Galaxy Electric

"After building this DIY Field Kit from Koma Elektronik, we used it on our new album. You can support our Kickstarter to release this space age fantasy album here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/...

Music in this video by The Galaxy Electric

Find more of our music at our website: www.thegalaxyelectric.com"

Patching the Koma Komplex

Martin Doudoroff

"A 20 minute demo building a two voice patch with the Koma Komplex.

Note: the focus drifted on me while I recording—so frustrating!—so it gets a bit soft, but I think it’s probably still watchable."

Cxaxukluth Drone Synth - Demo //01 (drone, ambient, NTS-1, MSG II)

Lowering Skies

"Just to add a bit more of context here. I'm making a Drone synth for iOS and this is its demo. It's a pretty simplistic soundscapes exploration tool primarily targeted to live sets and recordings. Cxaxukluth consists of two Morphing wavetable oscillators, one sub-oscillator and one additive oscillator to smooth rough edges when you need it. There's also a bit reduction algorithm, a cascade of effects, two LFOs and a number of organic unparalleled logic to mix it all together. That's the main part I'm currently testing and working on.

The video also features Moffenzeef MSG II Synthesizer which I love and my new Korg NTS-1.

It's currently in Round 1 Alpha testing and you can try Cxaxukluth right now via TestFlight.

Follow the link https://testflight.apple.com/join/WfG... from an iPad and have TestFlight installed. I would love to hear what do you think about it!"

Koma Electronic Field Kit for the mixing.

Cxaxukluth (Drone Synth) // tech demo 02 (Tetrax, Field/FX Kit, Moffenzeef MSG II)


"Another tech demo of the upcoming iPad drone synth Cxaxukluth. This time with Ciat-Lonbarde Tetrax and Koma's FX/Field Kits. Exploring sub-octave and more clicky side of Cxaxukluth this time. Two main oscillators are detuned and are using different waveshapes and it creates a rhythm pattern as a result."

Experimental music hardware starter setup on a budget

HAINBACH

"In which I advise on a starter hardware setup for experimental electronic music as I would choose it right now. YMMV, but I think this is an inspiring and limitless setup that can last you through the years. Something you won't have to sell but rather expand on, or use on your travels."

Koma Electronic Field Kit

#SUPERBOOTH20 Special Reserve Livestream 1

Published on Apr 22, 2020 HAINBACH

"In which Single Malt Synthesis and our friend DivKid welcome boutique manufactures from the world of synthesis to show their wares live on stream. It's like Superbooth, but no one has to wear hard pants. Join in the stream and ask your questions, we will try to answer as many as possible.

TIMELINE
17:30 Patch Point
18:00 Purrtronics
18:30 SDS Digital
19:00. Music Thing Modular
19:30 Koma Elektronik
20:00 Gould Caseworks
20:30 LPZW Modules
21:00 Single Malt Synthesis hangout with special guests"

Sheltering in Place with KOMA Field Kit, Crank Sturgeon Pocket Gamelan, Mr. Grassi, and more

Published on Mar 23, 2020 CatSynth TV

"As we shelter in place we have a bit of fun with the KOMA Field Kit driving the Crank Sturgeon Pocket Gamelan (springs, wires, and contact mics). We also use the Mr. Grassi non-deterministic touch plate module to drive a gong via a speaker and contact mic connected to the Field Kit. Audio is sent through the Strymon Magneto and QuBit Prism modules. The solenoid of the Field Kit is controlled by an FM shaped LFO on the After Later Pique module.

0:17 Field Kit Solenoid + marbles exciting the Pocket Gamelan (audio thru Strymon Magneto)
0:56 Solenoid striking the springs of the Pocket Gamelan
1:45 Using Mr. Grassi to excite a gong via the Koma Field Kit (audio thru Prism & Magneto)"

Jamming Along The Heartbeat

Published on Mar 10, 2020 Perplex On

"Pulsesensor connected to the Fieldkit driving a solenoid which is beating against a piezo. This sound is routed to the iPad loaded with Impaktor to transform it to a pulsing sinewave sound. Added a drone sound with Mononoke synth and projected blood vessels animated in realtime according to the actual pumping signal."

Hacking an Arm Prosthesis to Output CV for Thought Controlled Synthesis

Hacking my arm prosthesis to output CV so that it plugs into my synth: Thought-controlled music!

Published on Feb 13, 2020 Bertolt Meyer

"Together with Chrisi from KOMA Elektronik and my husband Daniel, I am in the process of building a device (the 'SynLimb') that attaches to my arm prosthesis instead of the prosthetic hand. The SynLimb converts the electrode signals that my prosthesis picks up from my residual limb into control voltages (CV) for controlling my modular synthesizer. The SynLimb thus allows me to plug my prosthesis directly into my snythesizer so that I can control its parameters with the signals from my body that normally control the hand. For me, this feels like controlling the synth with my thoughts. I show the prototype(s), explain how we put it together and how it works, and do a little demo.

My Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/bertolt-meyer
Daniel's Art: https://danieltheiler.de

The inspiration to just try this despite not being an engineer came from wonderful Sam aka lookmumnocomputer
The inspiration to venture into modular synthesis in the first place came from the wonderful mylarmelodies"

The Galaxy Electric - Cosmic Tape Music - Improvised Modular Performance - Ancient Alien Forest

Published on Feb 13, 2020 The Galaxy Electric

"Thanks for listening! Come on a musical voyage with us where we'll send you a new song every day, a cosmic story, and a chance to earn space treasure: https://thegalaxyelectric.lpages.co/5...

Today's trip involves a minimal yet sonically rich pairing; Buchla Music Easel, Vocals,Tape Delay and CV Controllable FX

Come with us as we go on a light cosmic rock hop. We loop our Buchla modular synthesizer using the Monome Grid and MLR.The vocal chain consists of two Boss RE-20s going into a Pigtronix Infinity Looper synced via MIDI clock. We explore many of the various aspects of what the Buchla Music Easel has to offer. It is an endless fount of sound creation and manipulation.The Buchla Music Easel is accompanied by a small Eurorack FX chain including a 4MS Dual Looping Delay, Field Kit with CV Radio, and Mutable Instruments Warps for white noise.

We have NO idea what these performances are going to be. We literally turn on our gear and start sound-checking and before we know it, we have traveled to another planet!

Equipment used:
Buchla Music Easel
Roland RE-20 Space Echo Pedal
Onde Magnétique OM-1 Cassette Synthesizer
Pigtronix Infinity Looper
Monome Grid controlling MLR {re:mix Max for Live app}
4MS Dual Looping Delay
KOMA Elektronik - Field Kit with CV Radio
Mutable Instruments Warps for white noise

The Galaxy Electric - https://www.thegalaxyelectric.com"

Patch and Tell - E4 - Onde Magnétique OM-1 Cassette Synthesizer + Drone + Envelope Follower

Published on Jan 21, 2020 The Galaxy Electric

"Thanks for watching! If you are interested in the sound of TAPE you can check out some sound examples of Digital vs. Analog here: https://thegalaxyelectricshop.com/pro...

In this installment of Augustus Green of The Galaxy Electric's Patch and Tell we explore the OM-1 Cassette Synthesizer by Onde Magnétique designed by Scott Campbell out of Louisiana. We are using a prerecorded tape of one of our weekly buchla drone performances. [see here]

I am using the OM-1 for pitch and gate cv control that is being generated from Koma Elektronik's Field Kit's Envelope Follower. The Envelope Follower is a circuit that generates a control voltage envelope from an incoming audio signal. In this case the audio signal is a digital drum loop that was prerecorded onto the cassette using my tape-ify (https://thegalaxyelectricshop.com/pro...) process and played by a Tascam Porta02 mkII. The tape stock used was my low grade Type II CrO2 formula. The pitch and gate of the cv controllable cassette player are informed by the dynamics and feel of the drum loop. I further control the pitch using the buttons on the OM-1 which generate Volt per Octave control voltages that play back the tape at different speeds. The result is a tight groove that allows me to repurpose the drone recording. Lastly, there is a little random cv controlled radio added into the mix for good measure.

The Galaxy Electric - https://www.thegalaxyelectric.com"

Analogue Solutions Generator Step Sequencer & Studio Electronics Boomstar 8106

Published on Aug 21, 2019 Perfect Circuit

"The Analogue Solutions Generator is a combination multi-channel sequencer and touch controller perfect for taking control of your modular or semi-modular synthesizers. Designed for real-time improvisational performance, the Generator allows you to alter the rhythm and generate variations by using the onboard touch plates. In this video, we use the Generator to tie together a setup that includes the Studio Electronics Boomstar 8106 desktop synth, Roland TR-08 drum machine, and a Koma Field Kit FX."

https://www.perfectcircuit.com