Landscape DIY HC-TT: Build & Demo

video upload by Musical Miscellany (Poorness Studios)

Part 2 here

"I decided to build one of the Human Controlled Tape Transport (HC-TT) kits from Landscape. It's exactly what it sounds like, a tape machine powered by you. I fist saw one of these at Knobcon circa 2017 and I've wanted one ever since. I am looking forward to using this in some of my recordings. It's really cool."

Intro - 0:00
Build - 0:56
Clean Demo - 1:40
Demo w/Effects - 3:06
Final Thoughts - 4:19

Sculpting Electricity with Landscape FM Noon

video upload by Sarah Belle Reid

"A deep dive into the Noon passive analog drum synth, designed by Landscape FM and Mystic Circuits. This video provides an in-depth walkthrough of Noon and how it works, along with a number of demos and patch examples of Noon in combination with hardware sequencers / touch controllers, Eurorack modular synths, acoustic instruments, and effects pedals. We’ll also go over what 'passive' means and how a passive synth like Noon works."

You can find additional Landscape Noon demos and pics in previous posts here.

Error Instruments Imaginary Friend Desktop Eurorack Module

Landscape NooN drum synthesizer and imaginary friends video upload by errorinstruments paul tas

Follow-up to this post.

"imaginary Friend is an experimental full modular synthesizer. It cab be rhythmic and droning aggressive or minimalistic and everything in between!

imaginary Friend is an experimental full modular synthesizer. It can be rhythmic and droning aggressive or minimalistic and everything in between! There are three different sound sources that you can mix: wave; with endless different sounds, sub: deep sine oscillator and FX resonator: as resonator FX and self-oscillation sound generator."

Landscape Noon Passive Analog Drum Machine / Synthesizer with CV Cables & Original Box

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You can find demos and details on the Lanscape Noon in previous posts here.

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HC-TT By Landscape is a Hand Controlled Tape PLayer with CV/Gate!

video upload by Patchwerks

https://patchwerks.com/

Landscape Stereo Field

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You can find demos featuring the Landscape Stereo Field in previous posts here. Hit next when you get to the bottom of the page for additional demos.

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Landscape Noon

video upload by Sound On Sound magazine

Superbooth 22: Landscape - Noon

video upload by sonicstate

"Eric Pitra from Landscape introduced us to a very interesting instrument: Noon, a passive, un-powered analogue drum and synthesizer.

Noon utilizes incoming CV and Gate voltages to power each of its 8 analogue circuits. Linked together they can grow, inform and process one another in complex rhythmic ways with lots of lovely organic instability.

Noon availability: August 22 Price: 680 USD"

See this post for full details on Landscape's Noon.

Arturia Microfreak, Landscape HC-TT, Cocoquantus and Strymon Nigthsky

video upload by Luca Longobardi

"A Failure for Civilization: a maditation for retrograde words

I have quite confused ideas about what could be the right behavior in a situation like the one we are living today: one can stop petrified by horror to reason, to try to understand; we can take refuge in unconsciousness and pretend that that same horror is far away, that it does not touch us closely. What is the right thing to do in order not to wobble that glimmer of lightness that was glimpsed on the horizon after these two hard years?
Today I am lost like this."

New Landscape NOON 8 Channel Powerless Instrument

via Landscape (demos on site) Overview✺

WHO❀ Noon

WHAT❈ An 8 channel powerless instrument which is activated and modulated using voltage from external sequencers.

HOW✷ Analog circuits are powered momentarily by incoming gate and control voltage signals causing them to oscillate and breath naturally. When these circuits are linked together they can grow, inform and process one another in complex rhythmic ways.

WHY❃ This technique increases the unstable properties of analog circuits, causing increased organic textures and movement. The simple controls are provided to ensure immediacy and access to rapidly alter sounds and movement without patching.

WHERE✾ The simplicity of the interface was designed with live performance in mind. The number of internal and external variables (control voltage types, linked channel behavior plus external audio input) create lots of room for studio exploration.

WHEN✻ We plan to have pre-orders open by end of January 2022

IN-DEPTH✹

NOON is a passive analog drum/synthesizer. Each of the eight channels uses a unique analog circuit with its own characteristics. No power supply is needed. Each circuit is triggered and powered individually from incoming gates or control voltages provided by voltage sequencers or modular systems. By using this unique method, we can increase instability and magnify organic aspects of traditional analog electronic instruments. The sound of analog, at its core, is the sound of sculpted electricity. By removing the stabilizing elements of a constant power source, we can listen to the sound of electronic circuits loading and unloading, powering up and powering down, and we can increase the natural chaotic movement of electricity. The loading of circuits creates natural ways to access swing and groove or ways to deconstruct a programmed rhythm sequence to make surprisingly new ideas.

Each channel is represented by a tuning fork. Incoming voltage can be thought of as a way to “strike” each fork with momentary voltage. Between every channel there are Link buttons which allow voltage sharing between channels. Linking them provides a wide mix of results depending on incoming voltage, active or inactive channels, slider settings, gate lengths and multichannel linking. The results can be described as cross modulation, growth (creating a larger and more complex circuit), or processing (filtering, distortion). Due to the cycles of voltage and this inherent instability, a definition of what is actually occurring between channels can be hard to pin down. The eight Mod buttons, which are located at the bottom of each tuning fork, change the behavior and sound of each circuit. The eight latching CV buttons along the top allow the “☾” Even and “❍” Odd CV modulation inputs to route to even and odd channels. When incoming CV is unmuted, a channel’s behavior can change drastically and this behavior can change further when channels are linked. These CV inputs are a way to add microtonal pitch changes and/or large textural movement to voices. The Even and Odd CV inputs are summed to their respective channels to provide a rhythmic modulation reference between multiple channels. ⏚

TEST SERIES Landscape Stereo Field Electro Faustus Blackfly Benjolin V2

video upload by Outsider Sound Design

"WARNING!!! This video has fast flashing lights which can cause problems for some viewers.


Sound design experiments with Landscape Stereo Field, Electro Faustus Blackfly, and Benjolin V2.

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"

Landscape Soundwich: What Is It?

video upload by poorness studios

"This is a cool little gadget from Landscape called The Soundwich. I was always curious how it worked, so I bought one just to figure it out. I try to explain what it is and what it does. Hopefully this video is helpful to somebody.

Intro @ 0:00
Overview & Explanation @ 0:57
Using the Internal Sounds @ 2:56
Using as a Microphone @ 4:07
Signal Processing @ 5:02
Sound Clips @ 6:00
Conclusion @ 7:20"

Pics & aditional details via Signal Sounds Reverb

"Soundwich is a device based on the sound of tact switches, hardware and PCB material. In part it’s a compact and sturdy form factor for interaction with piezo experimentation. The piezo disks are directly mounted to the undersides of the top and bottom PCBs creating a direct connection to the sounds of the tact switches. The two 3.5mm jacks can be used as either ins or outs. One is a momentary out and one is always on. The momentary output allows you to hear only the depressed click sound of the tact switches while the always on output allows you to hear both the depress and release of the tact switches amplified by the two piezos. When you shake the Soundwich you will hear the sound of six washers sliding along machine screws and colliding against the two piezo pickups. Using momentary out while shaking will only allow that sound to escape when disks are compressed. Compressing along the edges will provide different filtering amounts depending on where you press [the 7 stacked lines indicate greatest amount of filtering/attenuation with less and less filtering as your travel counterclockwise till there is nearly zero]. Routing audio or CV through provides a fast and tactile handheld momentary on device.

1 a simple passive piezo, tact switch and hardware based sound device which can expel audio or accept it

2 a piezo pickup with a constant output

3 a piezo pickup with a momentary output when disks are depressed in center point

4 a piezo pickup with momentary out through 8 different filter amounts when depressing disks along edges (volume is also attenuated)

5 an exciter for resonators and effects

6 a shaker using internal washers to strike the top and bottom piezos

7 a shaker with momentary out through 8 different RC filter amounts

8 a lo-fi vocal mic when pressed directly against the lips (and/or momentary on when using momentary jack)

9 a very quiet lo-fi speaker

10 a tactile momentary on switch when routing audio through it (in one direction)

11 a momentary on w/ lowpass filtering and volume attenuation when routing audio through (the reverse direction)

12 a momentary on plus attenuation of modular signal when routing through the RC filter

13 a shaker and clicky trigger source for some modular synthesizer modules without needing an extra boost to modular levels

14 When boosted to modular levels, clicks and/or shakes can be used to advance a sequencer for example

15 When placed on a hard surface each side can create different rhythm sounds when tapped

16 Other definitions"

Landscape Stereo Field

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You can find a demo of one here. See the Landscape label at the bottom of this post for more.

"Awesome desktop analog modular synth and processor. Great on Guitars and other synths, drums, etc. CV in and CV out. Touch sensitive and expressive. Cross modulation and FM synthesis!"

Teenage Engineering OP-Z, Landscape FM Stereo Field and Strymon BigSky

video upload by Luca Longobardi

"Étude n.331

(better with headphones on)"

FoH Infernal Noise Machine vs Landscape fm Stereofield, by Infradead

flightofharmony

"Great improv noise session from Infradead of the Tacoma Noise Rodeo!

Come check out the INM-E Kickstarter campaign! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/..."

Landscape.fm SOUNDWICH Piezo shaker and Tact Switch Device

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"These are built Soundwiches and not DIY ones - no assembly required!

Soundwich is a device based on the sound of tact switches, hardware and PCB material. In part it’s a compact and sturdy form factor for interaction with piezo experimentation. The piezo disks are directly mounted to the undersides of the top and bottom PCBs creating a direct connection to the sounds of the tact switches. The two 3.5mm jacks can be used as either ins or outs. One is a momentary out and one is always on. The momentary output allows you to hear only the depressed click sound of the tact switches while the always on output allows you to hear both the depress and release of the tact switches amplified by the two piezos. When you shake the Soundwich you will hear the sound of six washers sliding along machine screws and colliding against the two piezo pickups. Using momentary out while shaking will only allow that sound to escape when disks are compressed. Compressing along the edges will provide different filtering amounts depending on where you press [the 7 stacked lines indicate greatest amount of filtering/attenuation with less and less filtering as your travel counterclockwise till there is nearly zero]. Routing audio or CV through provides a fast and tactile handheld momentary on device.

Soundwich can function as:

a simple passive piezo, tact switch and hardware based sound device which can expel audio or accept it

a piezo pickup with a constant output

a piezo pickup with a momentary output when disks are depressed in center point

a piezo pickup with momentary out through 8 different filter amounts when depressing disks along edges (volume is also attenuated)

an exciter for resonators and effects

a shaker using internal washers to strike the top and bottom piezos

a shaker with momentary out through 8 different RC filter amounts

a lo-fi vocal mic when pressed directly against the lips (and/or momentary on when using momentary jack)

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Running the Landscape HC-TT through the Roland VT-4

Published on Apr 1, 2020 Patchwerks Seattle

"In this video Matthew Piecora (aka EZBOT) processes the Landscape HC-TT (human controlled tape transport) with the Roland VT-4 (voice transoformer). The results are a vocalized robot dreamscape.

From Landscape:
The HC-TT is a compact cassette manipulation device which allows you to manually play a cassette with your hands. The resulting sound can be incredibly similar to scratching a vinyl record. Sound will only be produced while your hands are turning either of the large playback knobs. By turning these knobs you are directly rotating the cassette spindles which moves the tape across the internal tape head. The knobs “play” a regular cassette forwards and backwards. There is no motor in this device, so direction and speed is left to the performer. The illuminated touch switch is a momentary mute for both the mono audio output as well as the CV/Gate outputs. The Arches and Moons touch plates allow for feedback and other strange interactions. This device does not record audio but only outputs pre-recorded audio from any cassette tape.

Order Landscape HC-TT here:
https://bit.ly/landscape_hctt

From Roland:
The VT-4 is an effect processor for the instrument inside us all—the human voice. And like the human voice, the VT-4 is easy to use, yet devastatingly effective. Whether you’re a solo electronic artist, DJ, or singer in a band, the VT-4 lets you craft and shape your own unique vocal sounds, from subtle augmentation to radical transformation. Everything is hands on, with no menu diving or programming to get in the way. Jaw-dropping effects like harmonizing, vocoding, pitch shifting, hard tuning, and more are just a push, slide, or turn away. And with its compact size and five-hour battery life, you can use the VT-4 anywhere.

Order Roland VT-4 here:
https://bit.ly/roland_vt4

https://patchwerks.com/
Demo by: Matthew Piecora
https://www.youtube.com/EZBOTMUSIC"

Landscape Stereo Field as drum processor

Published on Feb 2, 2020 MIDERA

"Using the Landscape Stereo Field as a processor for drums from the Machinedrum. Unfortunately, my second camera decided not to actually record any footage.

Used the Machinedrum and Analog Keys. Eventide Blackhole for reverb."

MIDERA: The landscape of war

Published on Feb 2, 2020 MIDERA

"I traded a delay pedal for this Landscape Stereo Field device... I'm not sure about it yet. My apologies as I test it out for a while. Unfortunately I've stolen the drums from another one of my tracks to do this one. Oh well.

Landscape FM Stereo Field
Elektron Analog Keys (pads)
Elektron Machinedrum (routed to the Stereo field)
Elektron Monomachine (keys)
Eventide Blackhole vst"

Landscape Stereo Field

Published on Nov 5, 2019 CatSynth TV

"We explore the Stereo Field, a unique instrument by Landscape that acts as a stereo/quad processor, synthesizer or chaotic CV controller.

0:00 Introduction
0:17 Basic elements
0:34 Using the Stereo Field as a signal processor
2:00 Using the Stereo Field with no input as a synthesizer
3:18 Introducing the patch points
4:05 CV control of an external instrument (Arturia MiniBrute 2)
5:38 External CV input
6:09 Catching a radio station by touch the patch-point plates
6:49 Conclusion

www.catsynth.com

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STEREO FIELD is one instrument with three uses. It is simultaneously a stereo/quad modular touch plate feedback atonal synthesizer, a stereo/quad audio processor and a pressure sensitive chaotic CV "controller". All three uses are available separately as well as simultaneously and in conversation with each other. The Stereo Field allows its user to manipulate and patch two analog stereo preamp circuits via touch plates. By utilizing skin conductivity as new paths for current to follow you are creating "new circuits" and new sounds in relation to where your fingers are patching. The individual touch plates are directly connected to nearly every connection point of every component in its circuitry (located directly under each corresponding touch plate). When touched with multiple fingers it will create atonal analog feedback with either of the two mirrored circuits represented by interlocking touch-plate circles. The resulting feedback can go beyond the abilities of human hearing (Take caution!) and down to the very slow clicks of a saw waveform and both can often be happening simultaneously."