MATRIXSYNTH

NEW audiophile circuits league (acl) - sinfonion

"acl is announcing the release of the Sinfonion, the most complex and versatile harmonic CV prozessor in Eurorack format created by Mathias Kettner.

Featuring three independent quantizers, a four-voice chord generator, an arpeggiator and a complex chord progression sequencer in one!

Thanks to the 76 control elements it puts an amazing tool under your fingertips, enabling you to play your modular system in a very musical way.

With Sinfonion, you will take the place of the conductor, and your modular system will follow your movements sounding like an orchestra!

42 TE

Release date: Early 2019
Price: 960,00 €"

Squarp Instruments introduces pyraOS 3.0 firmware update for Pyramid Polyrhythmic Sequencer

You can find some videos of the update in previous posts here. The official press release follows.

"PARIS, FRANCE: following five months of beta-testing, avant-garde musical machines developer Squarp Instruments is proud to announce availability of pyraOS 3.0 — a free, major update of the radical realtime processing system firmware for its innovative Pyramid Polyrhythmic Sequencer, an advanced 64-track desktop design with MIDI, MIDI USB, CV/Gate, and (Sync48- and Sync24-configurable) DIN Sync connectivity, creatively adding all the most requested features from its supportive user base alongside innovative ideas from its design team to total over 30 additions — as of September 3…

Polyrhythm is defined as a rhythm which makes use of two or more rhythms simultaneously, so Squarp Instruments’ Pyramid Polyrhythmic Sequencer certainly takes some beating as an advanced 64-track desktop design with MIDI, MIDI USB, CV/Gate, and (Sync48- and Sync24-configurable) DIN Sync connectivity (‘re-released’ last year as a more robust MKII version, thanks to the machined aluminium housing and a sturdy screen protecting its graphical display); different and unusual time signatures can creatively be set to work on each of those tracks to shape shifted-beat sequences, sowing the seeds for freshly-flavoured musical productions. Perfectly designed from the ground up as a modern, easy-to-use, and versatile hardware sequencer, the Pyramid Polyrhythmic Sequencer deftly delivers a radical workflow and almost unlimited possibilities... powerful sequencing, looping, rhythm generation, real-time effect processing, MIDI control, and input+output interfacing are far from beyond the realms of possibility. Put it this way: Pyramid Polyrhythmic Sequencer is perfectly positioned to take centre stage in any musical setup — spanning studio to stage.

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Monday Rain (TX Wiggles 34)

Published on Sep 3, 2018 poorness studios

"I woke Labor Day morning to a rainy gloomy Monday. I opened a window to listen to the rain and got an idea. I put a microphone on the window sill to record the rain, and then did a jam. I mixed the rain track separately to get the levels right. This is a first take (well, technically a second take because I forgot to hit record and then noticed a minute or so later).

I used a simple 1 osc patch on the modular, a Korg Volca Beats, my Minibrute, and a DSI Mopho. It came out pretty cool, but the good thing is, it stopped raining less than a hour later so I'm glad I recorded it while I could."

Mathew Jonson Presents His Synthesizer Favourites: Roland JX-3P (EB.TV)

Published on Sep 3, 2018 Telekom Electronic Beats

"Resident synth expert Mathew Jonson is back for his next exploration of his favourite synthesizers for Telekom Electronic Beats TV, with an underrated Roland up next for a closer look. Considered somewhat of a hidden synth treasure, the JX-3P was Roland’s first midi-equipped unit and boasts an onboard 128-step sequencer."