Kilpatrick Audio - Phenol Desktop Modular Synth

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Two Radiator Laser Synthesizers

Published on Aug 3, 2019 Neon Captain

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"A short video showing the fun that is two Radiators and two Lasearists."

New Radiator Laser Synthesizer Videos

Published on Aug 2, 2019 Neon Captain

Only five days to go on Kickstarter here. A new laser synth with audio out from Neon Captain including the makers behind Kilpatrick Audio. Funding is currently at $94,164 of the $60,510 goal.

Playlist at the time of this post:

1. Dueling Radiators

What's better than a Radiator Laser Synthesizer? Two Radiator Laser Synthesizers!

2. Object cloning with the Radiator Laser Synthesizer

Here's a brief demonstration of the cloning feature we're implementing on the Radiator Laser Synthesizer.

3. Radiator Laser Synthesizer RGB and HSV Color Modes

A demonstration of working with RGB and HSV color effects with the Radiator Laser Synthesizer.

4. Radiator Laser Synthesizer: Abstracts and Presets

A brief tutorial on how to use the Radiator Laser Synthesizer

5. Radiator Laser Synthesizer Effects

A quick preview of the Radiator Laser Synthesizer and some of the effects it creates

6. Radiator Controls and Abstracts (short)

Showing the process of operating the Radiator Laser Synthesizer

7. Radiator Laser Synthesizer Controls and Abstracts

Showing the process of operating the Radiator Laser Synthesizer

8. Radiator Beams and Abstracts 01

The Radiator Laser Synthesizer driving three laser projectors. One for abstracts, and two for beams.

9. IG Currents VJ (Short)

The Radiator Laser Synthesizer at the Currents New Media Festival in Santa Fe.

10. The Radiator Laser Synthesizer Live Play

Playing the Radiator Laser Synthesizer live with music by The Chemical Brothers

11. Radiator Glow Promo

Radiator Laser Synthesizer with ultraviolet laser projector on zinc sulfide screen.

12. Radiator Laser Synthesizer Can you feel it?

A small overview of some of the effects the Radiator Laser Synthesizer can create.

13. Radiator Laser Synthesizer UV projection.

This is a Radiator Laser Synthesizer projecting through on X-Laser Ghostwriter UV projector onto a screen painted with zinc sulfide glow paint.

14. Radiator Performance at Currents

Live performance with the Radiator Laser Synthesizer at the 2019 Currents New Media Festival in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

15. radiator: the laser synthesizer (Kickstarter Video)

radiator: the laser synthesizer co-created by Andrew Kilpatrick of Kilpatrick Audio

Published on Jul 2, 2019 Neon Captain

Currently on Kickstarter here.

This one was sent my way via Pat. Note although the primary focus of radiator is a laser light synthesizer, it has audio and CV out. I asked Andrew Kilpatrick about the audio out and he had the following to say:

"Normally the outputs would carry the X and Y signals that move the mirrors. I’ve experimented with it quite a bit and generally it sounds like a very stereo drone, but it could be used as a pitched sound source with voltage or MIDI control. The cool part is that you hear what you see, so it’s basically the most true kind of visualization!

We intend to also have modes that modulate the laser to audio or CV inputs, allowing any parameter of the laser patch to be controlled in real-time from another instrument. Radiator is a flexible type of synth with a modules optimized for making vector graphics, but it all works in the audio range so there are many creative possibilities for musicians."

And regarding the CV out:

"The CV outputs let you use the internal LFOs as sources for other synths and effects. Since a laser preset might have some kind of rhythm to it, you could patch this to other gear to have it work in sync."

The following is the official press release for radiator along with some hi-res pics. Click on the them for larger versions:

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Phenol Synth Voices

Published on Apr 26, 2019 Robin Rimbaud-Scanner

"What you are hearing is just the voices of the Kilpatrick Audio Phenol synthesiser, one of my very favourite instruments, self patched, so it's playing itself. No additional effects. What's interesting is that I thought I could hear voices in the music in the opening minute, as if someone were chatting through the walls, but thankfully it was just the synth itself :-)"

Kilpatrick Audio Carbon - 6 track poly MIDI & CV performance sequencer / Arp SN 16082738

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"6 Polyphonic tracks with two assignable outputs per track. Up to 64 steps per track. Polyrhythms!

Polyphonic tracks store chords and CC data (6 events per step)"

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Kilpatrck Auido Redox Reverb On The Phenol Synthesizer

Published on Dec 28, 2018 Perfect Circuit

"Kilpatrick Audio's Redox (https://www.perfectcircuit.com/kilpat...) is a stereo reverb with tons of algorithms, modulations and tweakable settings to get many different sounds. The Redox also has presets and an LCD screen so you can easily see and adjust the settings. The sounds range from vintage to modern and the routing is adjustable with the modulation effects either before or after the reverb. In this video the sound source is the Phenol, Kilpatrick's analog banana patchable synthesizer."

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Kilpatrick Audio K4815 Pattern Generator Back in Buchla & Mini 200e System

Note the K4815 on the left.  The mini system pictured features the K4816, 1979 Dao, and a Buchla 267e via Noisebug.

"In-stock now. Ships immediately.

Introductory Price: $950
(through 12/31/18)
2019 Retail Price: $1099

Building on the success of the K4815 Pattern Generator originally designed for Eurorack, the K4816 offers Buchla users this amazing module with a design optimised for this high-end format. The K4816 Pattern Generator by Kilpatrick Audio packs incredible power into a single space module. The K4816 can produce notes and varying control voltages for a wide range of musical and experimental sound applications. Its unique approach to music creation is sure to have you finding new melodies and rhythms never heard before. Unlike a step sequencer, where the player picks each note in a sequence, the K4816 creates sequences by combining a scale, a visual pattern (as shown on the display) and a sequence playback motion to determine the rhythms and notes that are actually played. Other parameters can adjust the note and sequence length, as well as the transposition, direction of playback, and so on.

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Hands On with Kilpatrick Audio Redox Tabletop Reverb Unit (No Talk)

Published on Dec 16, 2018 Higher Glyphix

"4 hands. I had my pal tweak the REDOX knobs while I worked everything else. Brand new. VERY powerful effects unit. Just a tiny preview of what it's capable of.

Digitakt
Digitone
Minibrute
Cassette
run through
Boum
Redox"

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Side note: this is the first hands-on user video posted on the site.

Introducing: REDOX Stereo Reverb from Kilpatrick Audio

Published on Nov 26, 2018 KilpatrickAudio

"Check out the new REDOX Stereo Reverb unit from Kilpatrick Audio. Designed for electronic music and studio use, this portable unit fits into many synth, mixing and performance situations."

You can find previous posts featuring the REDOX from Kilpatrick Audio here.

New REDBOX Reverb from Kilpatrick Audio Coming November 2018

"#REDOX coming November 2018 #REVERB #Music #electronicmusic #studiogear #kilpatrickaudio ift.tt/2JonhIm"

STM32 Nucleo Boards

Published on Oct 15, 2018 Shiftedphase

"Here's an overview of the NUCLEO boards available from ST for easily using various STM32 chips. I also briefly show the STM32CubeMX software which is very useful for planning the pinout and setting up the peripherals in the chip."

DIY with Andrew Kilpatrick of Kilpatrick Audio.

Hypnotic '70s style with PHENOL

Published on Sep 14, 2018 SynthMania

Synth: Kilpatrick Audio PHENOL
FX: Strymon BigSky
MIDI controller: Korg Monologue

Spotlight: Sid Tangerine

Published on Aug 19, 2018 KilpatrickAudio

"An interview with Toronto-based Sid Tangerine about his music process and how he incorporated Kilpatrick Audio modules into his latest productions."

Kilpatrick Audio Phenol // 048 - Messy Patch

Published on Aug 16, 2018 DiscoverNoise

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I wanted to try a lot of modulation. Here is the result.

Patchsheet: https://c.1und1.de/@52017706996807114...

Side note: this video marks the 3 year anniversary of DiscoverNoise!

Kilpatrick Audio Phenol // 047 - SH101 Experiment

Published on Jul 19, 2018 DiscoverNoise

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Little test of the Roland SH-101 running through the Deluxe Memoryboy into Ext.1 In of the Phenol.

Synth Hypnotica - June 4, 2018

Published on Jun 4, 2018 SynthMania

More synth hypnotica ambient
Gear used:
Bass drone synth: Kilpatrick Audio PHENOL
Mid drone synth: Korg Monologue
Lead synth: Arturia MicroBrute
FX: Strymon BigSky
Sub Mixer: Mackie 1402VLZ4

Ambient exercise #1 with Buchla Music Easel | Naenia (OP-1 + Buchla Music Easel)

Published on Mar 23, 2018 Javier Lara

Playlist:

1. Ambient exercise #1 with Buchla Music Easel

Aquí unas primeras exploraciones sobre la interfaz del Buchla Music Easel.

En resumen: una interfaz increíble, que te permite dentro de un instrumento en apariencia sencillo y pequeño conseguir ruteos y configuraciones complejas que te dan un espectro sonoro inagotable. Estas posibilidades a la vez convierte al Easel en un reto, tanto para mantener un flujo musical como para ser constantemente creativo con las opciones de modulación que ofrece. El sonido es único, y como tal, es necesario familiarizarse con él y explorar todas sus posibilidades. Para este ejercicio usé el oscilador de modulación como un oscilador normal, que en este caso se encarga de todas las melodías tocadas en el teclado, mientas que el Complex Oscillator suena desde el secuenciador.

El ejercicio es más de exploración del instrumento que propiamente musical. Traté de hacer un patch que permitiera tener a la mano distintos colores de los 2 osciladores del instrumento, haciendo interactuar de distintas formas el Pulser con el secuenciador y el envolvente.

Todo lo que suena proviene del Easel, incluidos el reverb y las desafinaciones. :)

Googlish:

Here are some first explorations on the Buchla Music Easel interface.

In short: an incredible interface, which allows you, within an apparently simple and small instrument, to achieve routing and complex configurations that give you an inexhaustible sound spectrum. These possibilities at the same time make the Easel a challenge, both to maintain a musical flow and to be constantly creative with the modulation options it offers. The sound is unique, and as such, you need to become familiar with it and explore all its possibilities. For this exercise I used the modulation oscillator as a normal oscillator, which in this case takes care of all the melodies played on the keyboard, while the Complex Oscillator sounds from the sequencer.

The exercise is more exploration of the instrument than properly musical. I tried to make a patch that would allow different colors of the 2 oscillators of the instrument to be at hand, making the Pulser interact with the sequencer and the envelope in different ways.

Everything that sounds comes from the Easel, including reverb and detuning. :)

2. Naenia (OP-1 + Buchla Music Easel)

C phrygian ambient jam. Buchla Music Easel + Teenage Engineering OP-1.
OP-1 was sequenced by Kilpatrick Carbon sequencer.

Synth Hypnotica, June 3, 2018

Published on Jun 3, 2018 SynthMania

"Slow synth ambient style with Kilpatrick Audio PHENOL, Arturia MicroBrute, and Strymon BigSky"

Modular Synth Meet Fischbach 2018

Published on May 22, 2018 Wein Glas

"A small town in Germany every year becomes the center of the modular synth scene for a few days. And here is a short video that shows what it is all about: Modular synths, friends, fun, barbecue, and a place called the „Blaue Grotte“!

Thanks to Mic, Tommy and all the great people there!

The soundtrack was made there entirely with a Kilpatrick Modular System with no editing, additional FX or multitracking."

Happy Knobbing / Fischbach