Harvestman - Voltage Apparitions

Harvestman - Voltage Apparitions from Richard Devine on Vimeo.

"I recently borrowed Scott Jaeger's 6U harvestman case after our last trash audio synth meet. This patch is an experiment using some of his latest modules, Tyme Safari mark II, Zorlon Cannon Mark II, Hertz Donut Mark II, Piston Honda Mark II, Stillson Hammer, Bionic Lester, Double Andore and Polivoks VCF. The only other modules used where the MakeNoise Pressure Points, stg soundlabs .mix and Synthwerks FSR-4 Quad force sensing resistor module. The idea was to try and create a patch that utilized all of the modules in one performance. No sequencing of any kind just a play on textures and timbres using my hands. The only external effects used in this patch where the Eventide space and Strymon blue sky pedal. The Zorlon Cannon provided fluttering gates into the Double Andore trigger inputs. Top mix output on the Zorlon Cannon ran into the "B" input on the Bionic lester. For the low to high low bit bursts of noise filtered in band pass mode, with moderate gain input setting. Multiple sputtering gate outputs from the "A" outs section running into the "A Sound of Thunder" input sections triggering on and off the bend and format effects at different intervals to create complex digital clustering. Then taking the output of the "Tyme Sefari mark II" into the "A" input on the Bionic lester, creating the repeating glitching stutters scattered through out the performance. The Hertz Donut output is running into left side on the Double Andore, then CV controlled by the left side envelope output. Right side output from Double Andore going into the Piston Honda CV input then running both signals out the summed output. Combination CV outputs going into the Double Andore from the synthwerks top outputs. Drone pitches created via the pressure points tuned voyaged output top row yellow cable. There is also some gate and pressure outputs running into piston honda and time safari CV input. Double Andore right side output into the the Polivoks filter, filtering the wavemorphing of the Piston Honda. All inputs running into an STG soundlbabs .mix. Entire mix running through a Eventide space "custom preset". Hertz Donut output running into the Strymon "bluesky" reverb pedal in shimmer mode then back into channel 1 on the sty sound labs .mix.

http://www.theharvestman.org/"

via Richard Devine on The MATRIXSYNTH Lounge

Synthwerks Rig at the MMTA SYNTHFEST

Via James Husted of Synthwerks on The MATRIXSYNTH Lounge

Steve Turnidge to Present Modular Synthesis at AES Seattle This Thursday

via Steve Turnidge on Facebook:

"I'll be exploring modular synthesis - in and out of the box at Thursday evening's AES meeting... http://ow.ly/q4WBB"

Also "Lance Hayes will show us his use of Reason to make game soundtracks: http://www.djdm.com/"

Steve is a founding member of the Mostly Modular Trade Association as well as Synthwerks.

Steve and Synthwerks of course will also be at the MMTA SYNTHFEST at Shoreline Community College north of Seattle Washington, this Saturday. Details in this post and Facebook here.

Mini Eurorack Modular System

via this auction

"On offer is the complete EURORACK Modular System. If you have ever wanted to get into the Modular World but don't know where to start, then this one is for you. This system is for some serious straight forward action.

This is an ideal choice for the ACID and Noize Heads!

It comes with the following:

1 ELBY 42HP POWERED CASE (CASE/ELBY BUS BOARD/ELBY POWER PANEL/WIRING)
2 15V DC PSA
3 AD INFINTUM CABLES
4 ATOMOSYNTH KOE
5 ATOMOSYNTH KONEKO
6 ELBY 5V CONVERTER
7 DIVISION 6 FILTARE
8 EMW DIGITAL NOISE
9 FOH INFERNAL NOISE MACHINE
10 SYNTHWERKS FSR1T
11 M-AUDIO OXYGEN 25-KEY
12 MIDI CABLE

The hard work is done, all you need to do is plug in, get wired and go go go!"

Steve Turnidge "Beyond Mastering: A Conceptual Guide" Released

Not a synth book, however there is a synth connection that warrants a post here on MATRIXSYNTH. Steve Turnidge  is one of the men behind the eurorack modular synth manufacturer Synthwerks.  He is also one of the founders of the MMTA (Mostly Modular Trade Association).  This is a look at what one of the makers and influentials in the modular synthesizer community is passionate about.

Beyond Mastering: A Conceptual Guide on Amazon

"In his first book, Desktop Mastering, Steve Turnidge unveiled his unique approach to mastering in the box, all the while providing glimpses of his mind-set and resulting workflow. Now, in Beyond Mastering, Turnidge pulls back the veil to give a tour of the physics and philosophy driving the mastering engineer, and the internal state required for happiness and success.By definition, universal truths can be expressed in any medium. In this book, these truths are revealed through the art of mastering, building on the step-by-step methods explained in Desktop Mastering, related in well-developed metaphor and analogy. Beyond Mastering is full of guiding principles gained from Turnidges more than 25 years at the forefront of art and technology."

MMTA FALL SYNTHFEST Coming to Seattle on October 26!

Update: It was an awesome event as always! You'll find pics and videos of the event as they go up on the MMTA SYNTHFEST 2013 channel.  Some are already up and mine are yet to follow.  New posts of course will go up on the front page.  You can get to the channel via the link at the bottom of each post.  Note there was an earlier event this year so this post will mark the bottom of the last event.  Posts beneath that are from the prior event.

Heads up everyone! The MMTA SYNTHFEST is currently scheduled at Shoreline Community College in the Music Building (800) Saturday, October 26.  The event is Free!  Full details will follow in future posts. Until then mark your calendar and make arrangements as needed. This is not an event you will want to miss!

This year's previous Spring SYNTHFEST included the Synth Petting Zoo for people to check out and play with gear, a Tradeshow Room with local vendors & manufactures, a Presentation Room with lectures & performances, and a Jam Session room.  Last year we had a rare look into the history of Yamaha from Dave Bristow.  Mark Vail, author of Vintage Synthesizers, along with John Bowen and the Solaris, were also in attendance. For a full list of manufactures from that event, see this post.

Click here for all posts on last Spring's event including pics and video coverage.
Click here for coverage on 2012's event.

MMTA Fall SYNTHFEST Facebook Page
Check out the MMTA on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mostlymodular
MMTA website & forum: http://www.mostlymodular.com
Book a table here

Update: some confirmed for the event via the table booking link on the MMTA forum above:

JohnLRice
infradead
Vsyevolod (stephen)
barto
danngreen (4ms)
synthwerks (james husted)
mattson mini modular
circuit abbey
sythrotek / antimatter
computer controlled
carbon111
lorne in canada
Malekko

Map: http://goo.gl/maps/LZDn4 - parking might be $3.

Bending the Transients

Published on Sep 17, 2013 kuxaan sum·157 videos

"Testing out the Steady State Fate Positronic Transient Gates & Propagate modules along with DaveJones O'Tool module and brand-used Cwejman DMF-2.

Other modules used: WMD PDO MKii & Digital VCA, SynthTech E350, Mutable Instruments Grids, Cwejman DMF-2 & CTG-VC, MakeNoise Maths & Optomix, PM ViLFO, DaveJones O'Tool, Synthwerks LAMP, SSL Modulation Orgy & Kilpatrick K4815

Kilpatrick K4815 in X/Y mode to E350&PDO 1V/Oct inputs
Grids servers as master clock to K4815. Grids and Propagate hit filters/LPG and PTG.
PTG modulates E350/CTG-VC/DMF-2/Maths/DVCA
PTG modulated by Maths/CTG-VC/Modulation Orgy"

Modded Synthwerks MG-1 Pushbutton Module

via Synthwerks on Facebook

"Just finished testing this custom Mod of a MG-1 for a user in Japan (Shout-out to Reppiks on Tokyo!). The mod replaces the multiple jacks with 2 independent manual CV sources. This allows some neat things when patched into the rest of the MG-1. This one tested out fine so I will start on the second one next (he wanted two of them)."

http://synthwerks.com

Tangled Wires, Vol. 2

Published on Jul 29, 2013 Clarke Robinson·6 videos

"Self-running patch on a Eurorack modular synthesizer."

QuNexus powered by Eurorack Synthwerks Lamp 1

Published on Jun 25, 2013

"Showing the new QuNexus being powered by the lamp-1/2 modules by Synthwerks. Make noise DPO to MMG to moddemix to echophon to output mixer. Moddemix controlled via function."

benjolin, meet Rene

Published on Jun 19, 2013 Epoch Modular·3 videos

"This a little ditty I threw together for Ross and his buddies over at Vicmod, who were inquiring about the use of cvs from the benjolin, i.e. the pulse outs, triangle outs, XOR, PMW and Rungler outs. In the video I am using two benjolins. The runglers from each are being used to clock the x and y axes of the Rene, while the X and Y CV outs from the Rene are plugged into oscillators A and B on the benjolin on the left, whose Low Pass output we are hearing. The cut off of this filter is also being undulated by cwejman complex transient generator whose decay, hold and release cv parameters are being controlled by two triangle A outputs from the benjolins and the rungler out from the one the left. There is also a brief part at the end where I use the Synthwerks Force Sensing Resistor module on the right to experiment with the rungler loop cvs on the benjolins."

More benjolin here.

bungee

Published on Jun 11, 2013 donaldjasoncrunk·27 videos

"live composition for eurorack modular, Korg Monotribe, akai headrush + DD5 and vocals. sequence provided from the iPad. wall 'o noise."

Love the aesthetics of the white cables. It almost sounds like metallic guitar tweaks throughout.

via Jason Degelman on The MATRIXSYNTH Lounge

Synthwerks FSR-4 Quad Force Sensing Resistor Eurorack

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via this auction
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LOVEBOT MUSIK Synth Videos - MacBeth, Synthwerks, Manhattan & More

Published on May 1, 2013

"Future retro teaser for the upcoming LOVEBOT debut album, slated for late 2013"

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James Husted of Synthwerks at PNW AES

"James Husted of Synthwerks took the PNW AES Section through the history of Synthesis, with particular emphasis on Modular Synthesis. Today's modulars are related to early patchcord synthesizers such as the Moog 900-series, Buchla, and Arp instruments. It took instruments like the MiniMoog or the Arp Odessy to bring synthsesizer sounds to the performance stage, but these instruments, since their capabilities are predefined by the manufacturer, play a minor role in today's modular scene."  Read the full post at AES here.

MMTA Spring SYNTHFEST 2013 Pics by Computer Controlled

Full set on Facebook here.

Pictured:

Division 6
Synthwerks

Synthwerks Skiff with Division 6 / Mattson SQ816

via James Husted of Synthwerks on Facebook

Note this will be at the MMTA SYNTHFEST on Saturday.

"My Division 6/Mattson SQ816 came over and went in my new Sequencer Skiff - very fun. The SQ816 is a very cool device with lots of features. I have to refer to the manual and the little Cheater card that comes with it. It came with a little Division6 Jacklight too which is really sweet. It will be at the MMTA Synthfest..."

Synthwerks FSR-1T Quick Overview

Synthwerks FSR-1T Quick Overview from Equinoxoz music solutions on Vimeo.

"This is just a quick overview of the FSR-1T, I was using it to control some TipTop Drum modules so you can get an idea for how the various gate outs and modes work."

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Jamming at Equinoxoz HQ with the CLOQ, Logoi, Stoicheia, TTA Drum modules, Rubicon and more!

Jamming at Equinoxoz HQ with the CLOQ, Logoi, Stoicheia, TTA Drum modules, Rubicon and more! from Equinoxoz music solutions on Vimeo.

http://equinoxoz.com/

"Just a quick and dirty jam I did with the new Promodular CLOQ module, the Rebel Tech Logoi and Stoichiea, TTA Drum modules and the Rubicon.

The CLOQ is controlling the whole patch and I am using it along with a Ustep and the two rebel tech modules to get the basic drum pattern of the track, the interplay between the two Hi-Hats was something that I really enjoyed in this jam.

The Rubicon was set up in a non FM patch, just using the Zig Zag out into a Sawtooth animator, the Sub out at 1octave down and running both of those into a Dual Index VCA/Mixer then Pittsburgh Filter, also using the Pittsburgh ADSR.

The WHOOOSH sound is just some white noise coming from the Quantum Rainbow noise module into a Manhattan MA35 filter in Highpass mode, there is a Synthwerks button module setup to turn on one channel of the Quadra to open the MA35's filter and on board VCA.

Summed it all to a Mutamix so I could mess around with the button settings, there was also a PressurePoints module set up to transpose the Rubicons sequence (which was a Synthwerks PGM4x4 into a Quantimator)

good fun :)"

Update:

Promodular CLOQ jam take 2

Promodular CLOQ jam take 2 from Equinoxoz music solutions on Vimeo.

"This is a variation on the jam I previously uploaded, same basic patch but just using the pressure points to transpose the bassline instead of an entire sequence, changed up the Logoi and Stoicheia settings and was really getting into the interplay between the two TipTop Hats as well as the Clap that they were controlling.

also patched up a basic kick from the self oscillating Dr Octature which was being whacked with an envelope from the Quadra for some "Uns Uns Uns Uns" action.

Just a casual jam for fun :) enjoy."

Synthwerks FSR-1T Now Shipping

"Synthwerks is proud to announce the latest in our growing line of pressure sensing controllers - the Synthwerks FSR-1T Force Sensing Resistor Module with Toggle Switch/Gate is now shipping to dealers.

The FSR-1T is the child of the unholy union of the MG-1 Manual Gate Pushbutton module, and a FSR-1N Force Sensing Resistor module. It will provide the fastest manual gate you will ever probably find and on top of that you also get a pressure CV out. This would be the perfect module to accompany any drum modules (Tiptop Audio Drum modules for instance - pressure pressure CV to the accent inputs). The Gate out from the FSR section also has a threshold control that can be used to set the pressure out CV level where the gate will turn on. This allows events to be triggered in the middle of filter sweeps or other pressure controlled events for example.

Along with the FSR section is an electronic bi-directional switch. This switch is controlled by the gate out of the FSR section and can be connected (via an internal jumper) to respond to the gate before or after the threshold control. A front panel toggle switch select whether the electronic switch works in a Momentary (only on when the sensor is pressed) or a Toggle action (switching from A to B at each press). The switch is normalized to the +V so it can provide a second gate signal that follows the toggle/momentary action.

The module is very skiff friendly in that it is less than a inch deep.

Shipments are being assembled for Foxtone, Analogue Haven, MeMe Antenna, Equinox OZ, Rhythm Active and more. If you do finger drumming, or just want a big button to turn things on with - the Synthwerks FSR-1T is the module for you."

via Synthwerks on Facebook

http://www.synthwerks.com/