Launching GLITCH STORM 2025. Bytebeats Morphing and Genetic Algorithms

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"\\GLITCH STORM 2025//

It features synthesis morphing and brand new genetic algoridthms that covers totally new sonic territories

There´s a GLITCH STORM 2025 demo downloable for current Glitch Storm MKII users and sound hackers.

Explore its capabilities for 3 minutes before it falls silent. You can reset it to play another 3 minutes all the times that you desire.

The new firmware and the coming ones are and will ever be free for GLITCH STORM 2025 users

Full synth available in the stores and as updatable kit for MKII customers

https://linktr.ee/sphericalsoundsociety"

GLITCH STORM 2025 Audio Demo. Bytebeats Morphing and Genetic Algorithms

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"We are also raffling 2 Glitch Storm Synths.

We're giving away 2 GLITCH STORMS 2025

In this giveaway, we're picking two winners: one randomly and another
for the most original and viral video.

The draw starts now and ends Monday 25 March at 12:00 (Spanish time).
We'll announce the winners that day

To join the Raffle Category, do these:

1. Follow @spherical_sound_society.
2. Like this post.
3. Share it in your stories

For the VIRAL VIDEO category, just:

1. Follow @spherical_sound_society.
2. Like this post.
3. Share an original video tagging us

You can participate on the following platforms: Instagram / Facebook /
Tiktok. You can participate in both categories. For each
participation, you will earn one raffle ticket. The more platforms you
use, the more chances you'll have to win the prizes"

Links here: https://linktr.ee/sphericalsoundsociety

GLITCH STORM 2025 // New Synthesis Modes // Hardware redesign //

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"Jamming with the GS 2025. Direct audio, no FX added. I did it yesterday in just two takes and no edition apart of the cut. I hope you like it!

You can get one here:
https://www.tindie.com/stores/jc2046/"

Glitch Storm 2025 Preview // New Synthesis Modes // Hardware redesign

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"New hardware revision with long orange legs and blue knobs. A new firmware revision is coming

Exclusivaly available at Tindie:

www.tindie.com/products/18919/"

Originally titled: Glitch Storm MK 2.5

Katty jamming with her Fluorine

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"Fluorine is portable synthesizer that is powered via USB C type cable and therefore can be powered via a Power Bank. It´s a high definition modern take on a classic 8 bit synthesis called Bytebeat and discovered in 2011 by the encomiable Viznut but brought to the future with a lot of new features.

It runs it in various selectable Bitdepths, not just the classic 8 bits. The higher the Bitdepth, the softer, rounder and higher definition the sound becomes it.

Fluorine also features 2 new ways to calculate the the classic mono Bytebeat synthesis in native stereo that sounds rich, wide and tridimensional.

The sound engine currently has 2 modes. LIQUID and SOLID. It affetcs the character of the output.

Another bit that it adds to the classic bytebeat synthesis is the addition of modular and stackable algorithms that process the mathematics under the hood and a recursive Mode that cycles between this algorithms and that turns it all into a new whole synthesis technique, now called "Recursive HD Bytebeats", that altogeher with the stereo modes and Bitdepth features turns this machine, the Fluorine, in probably most advanced way to explore Bytebeat synthesis as in november of 2023.

Fluorine comes in 3 flavors:

-As a fully assembled unit

-As a full kit that the user has to build

-As a PCB + Programmed microcontroller for advanced builders. The user has to source the rest of the components and build the synth.

There´s a user guide that explains every function, knob and button that you can download here. https://github.com/spherical-sound-so...

And there´s also a build guide for the builders here. https://github.com/spherical-sound-so...

You can order one here: https://www.tindie.com/products/jc204..."

ONO-SENDAI prototype vs PO-32. Preorders ready

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"ONO-SENDAI. Generative Groove box. [Preorder 15% discount]

Get it here:
https://www.etsy.com/es/listing/16498...

[This is a preorder offer with 15% discount over final price. Units will ship at 7-15 of feb 2024. Final look could be slighly different from the photo but quite, quite similar, changing the silkscreens and some details]

The Ono-Sendai is a synthesizer that takes the concept of the MicroFreak but utilizes the 54 modes from Braids instead of Plaits modes. This allows you to play it chromatically with a MIDI keyboard.

It transforms into a customizable drum machine that can be played in real-time using the Braids oscillators. Additionally, We have incorporated a sequencer, 2 LFOs and 2 Envelopes, significantly expanding the capabilities beyond what Braids could achieve, turning it into a complete drum machine/groove box and synthesizer all in one.

We have migrated the code from the original STM32 microcontroller to the more powerful RP2040, providing ample RAM and CPU resources to implement various features. Now, it includes an OLED screen and numerous extras. The firmware is in an 1.0 state and will keep offering free updates from the users.

ONO-SENDAI is portable synthesizer that is powered via USB C type cable and therefore can be powered via a Power Bank.

It comes comes in 3 flavors:

-As a fully assembled unit
-As a full kit that the user has to build
-As a prepolulated PCB + Programmed microcontroller for advanced builders.
The user has to source the rest of the components and build the synth.

There´s a user guide that explains every function, knob and button that you will download here. And there´s also will be a build guide for the builders here. Both are being written now"

ONO-SENDAI Preview

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"Soon available here:

https://www.etsy.com/es/listing/16013..."

OPERA ROTAS LONG DEMO

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"A long, unedited demo.

You can get one OPERA ROTAS here:

https://www.etsy.com/es/listing/82935...

https://www.tindie.com/products/20551/"

Fluorine - a Bytebeat synthesizer

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"#fluorine (https://www.tindie.com/stores/jc2046/) is a #bytebeat #synthesizer that takes the concept to the next level by adding more bitdepths, stereo support, recursion and more. Table of contents:

00:00 intro
03:16 introduction: what are Bytebeats?
06:09 hardware overview
08:20 call for papers ;)
08:42 sound example 1: "Bassist's hangover"
09:28 sound example 2: "Otorhinolaryngologist techno"
10:15 sound example 3: "Princess is trippin' in another castle"
11:00 sound example 4: "Sapheopipo found a friend"
11:47 sound example 5: "Starlight transmission"
12:25 sound example 6: "There's something in my lemonade"
13:10 sound example 7: "Fraction of the journey" (syncing to other synths)
14:17 conclusion"

HÄLP ZIS CHANNEL
https://www.patreon.com/floyd_steinberg
https://floydsteinberg.gumroad.com/
https://floydsteinberg.bandcamp.com/"

Wet Techno. Volca Drum VS Fluorine #drummachines #generative #generativemusic

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"Reuploaded with sound.

A jam done sunday morning after party. Volca Drum VS Fluorine.

Fluorine is an handheld synthesizer designed for creating futuristic rhythms and textures, akin to sculpting sonic landscapes.

It employs a novel synthesis technique known as Recursive Bytebeats. It´s based on the classic Bytebeats but using higher and changing bitdepths, not the static 8 bits and applying new algoridtms to the time management, turning the native mono in native stereo and applying some recursive/fractal cornucopia to the code to expand what the classical bytebeat can achive.

To use it, you simply explore its capabilities by adjusting the knobs, similar to tuning an alien radio station. There´s some knobs and an OLED screen too for good measures.

There´s also a DIY option for builders.

You can order Fluorine in my stores:

https://www.tindie.com/stores/jc2046/
https://www.etsy.com/es/shop/Spherica..."

Fluorine Recursive Beat Generator. Audio demos and presets

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"Fluorine is an innovative handheld synthesizer designed for creating otherworldly rhythms and textures, akin to sculpting sonic landscapes.

It employs a novel synthesis technique known as Recursive Bytebeats. To use it, you simply explore its capabilities by adjusting the knobs, similar to tuning an alien radio station.

If you're interested, you can purchase one here. Your cat will love it:

https://www.etsy.com/es/listing/16013...
https://www.tindie.com/products/jc204..."

FLUORINE - GENERATIVE RECURSIVE BYTEBEATS - Preview

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FLUORINE UNEDITED PERCUSSIVE JAM DEMO




"Fluorine is portable synthesizer that is powered via USB C type cable and therefore can be powered via a Power Bank. It´s a high definition modern take on a classic 8 bit synthesis called Bytebeat and discovered in 2011 by the encomiable Viznut but brought to the future with a lot of new features.

It runs it in various selectable Bitdepths, not just the classic 8 bits. The higher the Bitdepth, the softer, rounder and higher definition the sound becomes it.

Fluorine also features 2 new ways to calculate the the classic mono Bytebeat synthesis in native stereo that sounds rich, wide and tridimensional.

The sound engine currently has 2 modes. LIQUID and SOLID. It affetcs the character of the output.

Another bit that it adds to the classic bytebeat synthesis is the addition of modular and stackable algorithms that process the mathematics under the hood and a recursive Mode that cycles between this algorithms and that turns it all into a new whole synthesis technique, now called "Recursive HD Bytebeats", that altogeher with the stereo modes and Bitdepth features turns this machine, the Fluorine, in probably most advanced way to explore Bytebeat synthesis as in november of 2023.

Fluorine comes in 3 flavors:

-As a fully assembled unit

-As a full kit that the user has to build

-As a PCB + Programmed microcontroller for advanced builders. The user has to source the rest of the components and build the synth.

There´s a user guide that explains every function, knob and button that you can download here.

https://github.com/spherical-sound-so...

You can order it in my etsy store

https://www.etsy.com/es/listing/16013..."

Generative Drum Machine sneak preview

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"So I was trying to check if I could port BRAIDS to the PI PICO. It took me near 3 months of studing and tweaking and adapt the code and finally I got it running

PICO is like 6 times more capable than the original stm32f103 of braids so it left me with a ton of power to experiement and tweak. The first logical step was to replace the 7 segments screen with a 128x64 pixels OLED screen.

Then I added a generative sequencer. And a second envelope. And an LFO. BOOM, it starts to look like a generative drum machine. I fucking love generative drum machines and most of my projects ends looking like one, but they all came from a totally different perspective, sounds totally different and has a unique archhitecture tailored to that system

Currently this one has parameter locks, per step saving and I will be adding probability probabily too :D

Another branch of the project would be to add MIDI (currently working on it) and turn it into a polysynth. Kind of Microfreak, but with the braids oscillators. But that one if ever, will be quite in the future yet.

The Drum machine, is near ready to lauch, and maybe ready to appear as build units, kits and PCBs in my Tindie and Etsy stores, as always

https://www.tindie.com/stores/jc2046/
https://www.etsy.com/es/shop/Spherica..."

ARCANE 1.2 Major firmware update

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"The update is free for all the ARCANE owners. You just download the .hex and flash it into a brand new Arduino nano and you are ready to rock it

If you dont know how to flash arduinos or dont have time for it, I have preflashed ones in my Etsy and Tindie stores

Whats new:
-Base Reg pot doesnt have a glitchy zone. You can pretty much dial now in the whole travel and get nice sounds -Intensity pot now goes way more intense and dramatic that before
-Sequence is totally new. It dampens parts of the operators. At max it does not damp nothing. From minimu to 12AM it centers in sub basses zones, from 12 to max, it enhances percussions instruments

Dispersion, tempo and Combination keep working the same

Left button toggles on/off drum parts
Right button toggles on/off high piched instruments

In general, all the ranges have been ampliated, the results are more musical/percussive and pretty much every pot does something good sounding, most of the time!

Threat this update as a beta, as I have still ideas to implement and maybe Im updating it again in a few days, so better just update if you have an arduino at hand and know how to flash it"

Angry Bot early prototype. Happy new year edition

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SOS arcane

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Spherical Sound Society ARCANE (first posted here), and Oxi Instruments One seqeuncer.

Some pics and additional info on ARCANE:


via Tindie

"ARCANE is a generative synth that lies somewhere between a synth, a sequencer and a drum machine, depending on how you interact with it.

It is based on an authentic Yamaha YM2413 FM chip; the one used in some arcade coin ops, MSX and in the japanese version of the Sega Master System.

To control it it has 6 potentiometers and 3 buttons. The pots are:

-TEMPO. It controls the tempo/speed

-BASE REGISTER. It determines if the machine is more musical or glichy. Better left it around 3 o'clock position for more musical results. Turning it to the center and left side produces more noisy/glitchy and chaotic outputs. You have been prevented!

-INTENSITY. The higher this pot, the more amount of notes and percusions sounding. This is a very playable way of alter the generative composition by transitioning between the simple and complex sound patterns

-SEQUENCE. It let you browse between sequences. Turn it to select random patterns

-DISPERSION. the higher this pot, the most registers that we are writing on the chip, so the sequences get more complex and chaotic. This and intensity are a very playable pair and both are related. Once you tuned something that you like, try to do variations playing this pot and INTENSITY one

-COMBINATION. It multiplex, demultiplex and recombines sequences, keeping the output related but always fresh and different. At minimun it produces a 16 step sequence. At maximun it produces a 8 steps sequence. Between is where the magic happens, and it recombines and produce generative patterns via bitshifting and logic operations of the sequences.

It has 3 buttons, Left, Right and Reset. Reset is located in the arduino and is self explanatory. If you have been playing in the BASE REG pot center/left side and it has turned too chaotic or noisy, just put BASE REG pot around 3 o'clock and press reset. It will come back to more musical landscapes.

Left and Right buttons are to be determined as the firmware is still in development.

It has Clock In and Clock Out so you can synch it with external gear. To accept external clock set TEMPO pot at minimun.

It comes fully assembled and ready to play or as as full kit or basic kit for you to build it"

opera rotas

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ARCANE New Firmware 1.1 Demos

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"So Im updating the ARCANE firmware. Now the buttons do some byte operations directly to the registers of the Yamaha chip, making the thing way more playable in a logical or musical way.

I have also tweak the ranges of the pots and added a totally new feature to the "sequence" pot that I will document when its ready

The firmware update will be free for existing ARCANE users and new units will ship with it.

/*/*/*/*/*

ARCANE is a generative synth that lies somewhere between a synth, a sequencer and a drum machine, depending on how you interact with it.

It is based on an authentic Yamaha YM2413 FM chip; the one used in some arcade coin ops, MSX and in the japanese version of the Sega Master System.

To control it it has 6 potentiometers and 3 buttons. The pots are:

-Tempo. It controls the tempo/speed

-Base Register. It determines if the machine is more musical or glichy

-Intensity. The higher this pot, the more amount of notes and percusions sounding. This is a veru playable way of alter the generative composition by transitioning between the simple and complex sound explorations

-Sequence. It let you browse between sequences.

-Dispersion. the higher this pot, the most registers that we are writing on the chip, so the sequences get more complex and chaotic

-Combination. It multiplex, demultiplex and recombines sequences, keeping the output related but always fresh and different

It has 3 buttons, Left, Right and Reset. Reset is located in the arduino and is self explanatory. Left and Right buttons are to be determined as the firmware is still in development.

It has Clock In and Clock Out so you can synch it with external gear

It comes fully assembled and ready to play."

Angry Robot 1.0 DEMO. Recursive Bytebeat Synthesis. Available in Stores.

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"[Please note that the only source of audio is the Angry Robot, but it has been slighly processed in the modular to give stereo effect and a bit of filtering]

Angry Robot: Recursive Bytebeat Synthesis

Angry Robot is a new firmware for the Glitch Storm MK2. It expands on the concept of bytebeats with a whole new buch of technics that reach new sounds altogether, ranging from drones, to rhythms, polyrhythms, robot bablings, malfunctions and all kind of gliches that remind of primitive game consoles but somehow sounding totally new and futuristic.

Angry robot at the moment is closed source and you can get it as an arduino preprogramed microcontroller, to expand your previous Glitch Storm MK2 hardware or with a brand new Glitch Storm MK2.

Its available here:
https://www.tindie.com/products/jc204...
https://www.tindie.com/products/jc204...

And soon in Etsy too
https://www.etsy.com/es/listing/77309..."

Angry Robot Preview. Recursive bytebeats synthesis

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Arcane Firmware Update - 3 Jams Snippets

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"So Im updating the ARCANE firmware. Now the buttons do some byte operations directly to the registers of the Yamaha chip, making the thing way more playable in a logical or musical way. I have also tweak the ranges of the pots and added a totally new feature to the 'sequence' pot that I will document when its ready

Here I have some audio jams recorded in better quality in soundcloud:

Spherical Sound Society · Arcane new firmware audio jams

The firmware update will be free for existing ARCANE users and new units will ship with it.

/*/*/*/*/*

ARCANE is a generative synth that lies somewhere between a synth, a sequencer and a drum machine, depending on how you interact with it.

It is based on an authentic Yamaha YM2413 FM chip; the one used in some arcade coin ops, MSX and in the japanese version of the Sega Master System.

To control it it has 6 potentiometers and 3 buttons. The pots are:

-Tempo. It controls the tempo/speed

-Base Register. It determines if the machine is more musical or glichy

-Intensity. The higher this pot, the more amount of notes and percusions sounding. This is a veru playable way of alter the generative composition by transitioning between the simple and complex sound explorations

-Sequence. It let you browse between sequences.

-Dispersion. the higher this pot, the most registers that we are writing on the chip, so the sequences get more complex and chaotic

-Combination. It multiplex, demultiplex and recombines sequences, keeping the output related but always fresh and different

It has 3 buttons, Left, Right and Reset. Reset is located in the arduino and is self explanatory. Left and Right buttons are to be determined as the firmware is still in development.

It has Clock In and Clock Out so you can synch it with external gear

It comes fully assembled and ready to play.

You can get assembled units, kits and PCBs at:
synth/">https://www.tindie.com/products/jc204...
https://www.etsy.com/es/listing/94101..."