"one of the highlights of the system is the fact that each single module -
even the recordable (!) joysticks - can be used as soundgenerator.
so the possibilities are endless."
Erica Synths in cooperation with the Liquid Sky artist collective presents the new Dada Noise System II - a modular synth-lab which is dedicated to create all kind of abstract organic analog noise / ambient soundscapes / industrial noise / bad ass bass / spheric atmospheres / experimental unheard drones / sonic glitches and of course all kind of thrilling horror- and scifi-sounds for the professionals. Every single module of the system is already a sound source of its own, therefore the possibilities for sound-, noise- and atmo-experiments are endless. Features Fusion VCO2 Fusion VCF3 Fusion Modulator Black Stereo Delay Black Joystick2 - one of the main elements of the Dada Noise System II which allow automations in sound and effects, positioning in the quadraphonic room, or can function as experimental sequencer and sound source. Black VC Clock Black Modulator Black Dual VCF Black Quad VCA Black Spring Reverb Black Output 25 patch cables Comes with vertical side panels and an external PSU
RRP: 3320 (VAT excl.)
The Quadraphonic Surround Panner is expander row of modules for the Dada Noise System II.
Features 2 x Black Joystick2 2 x Black Mixer/Splitter 2 x Black VCA2 2 x Black Stereo Delay Comes with side panels and an external PSU Quadraphonic Surround Panner integrated with Dada Noise System II makes it the perfect tool for film postproduction, installation works, game-sound design or quadraphonic performances.
To integrate both systems in one, please, order angled side panels that host both Dada Noise System II and Quadraphonic Surround Panner.
"Erica Synths have prepared a lot of new products to present at this years Superbooth in Berlin. 13 new modules and... a new system! You read it right.
And this isn't even all that we have planned to release in the rest of 2019
Reminding that you can find us at the first floor lobby, booth E245.
Just look for all black everything!
"Custom Akai MPC 2000XL | Caramel Phenolic & Walnut Bezel, MC-2000XL Card Reader
Black Vinyl Wrap, 32MB RAM, 8 Output / Digital I/O Board, v.2 LCD Screen, Fat Pads
Just released October 2019, the 1st unit sold in 4 days. We are now making these units per individual order. Place your order for this custom MPC-2000XL unit by Big Noise MPC. Built to order; we can build your unit to your specifications, colors and desired extras. Price may very depending upon options and part/s availability. Custom builds are delivered within 30 business days.
Los Angeles, CA and Berlin, Germany — Boutique modular synthesizer company Noise Engineering announced Roucha Legio, a stereo resonant multimode filter with wavefolding, 1V/octave tracking, and gateable bypass, at Superbooth. The Eurorack module is available May 11.
Roucha Legio is a 12dB/octave state-variable stereo multimode filter. It is the fourth module in the Legio series of many that the Noise Engineering team has said they are working on.
“We argued for so long about the core of this firmware. We started with something completely different but we just couldn’t quite agree on the finer points. So we took a step back and decided that we should probably work on a filter, since people have been asking for one for years,” said Kris Kaiser, Doer of Many Things at Noise Engineering. “The next firmware Stephen dropped for us to test was so much fun that our team Slack workspace went silent while we all started patching. We knew this was the one.”
Roucha Legio features lowpass, bandpass, and highpass filter settings. The filter frequency is adjustable via the dedicated encoder or the one-volt-per-octave CV input. Roucha Legio is designed not to self-oscillate without an input signal, but once a signal is added, the Resonance control can offer anything from clean to the squelch of an acid house bassline. Resonance is also CV-able, which means filter sweeps are easy to achieve.
Noise Engineering has a love for wavefolders, so of course there is a Fold knob, with a switch that configures the placement of fold in the signal chain before, after, or both before and after the filter.
Roucha Legio also features a bypass control. Tap the encoder to bypass the DSP, and tap again to re-enable it. The dedicated Bypass gate input also works to bypass the filter while the input is high.
Roucha Legio is part of the Noise Engineering Legio DSP/oscillator platform. Users can change the firmware on any Legio module, completely free, to any other firmware in the Legio series via USB. Current offerings include the Virt Iter Legio oscillator (based on the same algorithms that Noise Engineering contributed to the Arturia MicroFreak and MiniFreak), Tymp Legio drum voice, and Librae Legio dynamics processor.
To help keep the panel controls straight with all the different firmwares available, Noise Engineering also offers laser-etched, impact-acrylic panel overlays that fit right over the existing panel. Overlays are available in silver with black text or black with white text, and as individual panels or in discounted multipacks.
Roucha Legio ($310 USD) and Legio panel overlays ($16 each or $48 for the 4-panel multipack) are available now at https://noiseengineering.us and at retailers globally. Current Legio owners can try Roucha for free by heading to the Noise Engineering Customer Portal (https://portal.noiseengineering.us) to swap the firmware.
Notable features ● 6 HP ● CV-able inputs ● Bypassable filter ● 1v/8va tracking ● Self-calibrating frequency CV ● Part of Legio ecosystem: buy one module, get them all ● Hotswappable panel overlays sold separately
Availability and pricing: Roucha Legio: In stock in black and silver. Shipping from Noise Engineering and retailers starting May 11, 2023; MSRP US$310
Overlays: In stock in in silver with black text or black with white text, and as individual panels or in discounted multipacks
Jam Jam - 4-channel multimode trigger and gate processor from Noise Engineering
"Preorders are open now for the Jam Jam. This module starts shipping on Thursday, January 26: https://bit.ly/403qB2D
Jam Jam is a versatile and fun trigger-and-gate processor with four individually controlled and CV-able outputs. The three modes pack incredible functionality into the tiny 6hp package.
Random mode turns the outputs into four individually adjustable probability processors, great for adding variety to a patch. In Clock Phase mode, the module tracks and phase adjusts incoming clocks based on clock period. Use this to adjust sequencer timing or to create sequences that drift out of sync and then back in with CV. Use Gate Delay mode as a simple trigger delay for latency compensation or for creative patching: dial in the timing of events in your patch from sub-millisecond adjustments to huge delays of over 15 seconds.
Jam Jam is a musical and fun utility sure to find a use in every patch"
Quantus Trajecta - 4-channel poly envelope generator in 10HP from Noise Engineering
"Preorders are open now for the Quantus Trajecta. This module starts shipping on Thursday, January 26: https://bit.ly/403qB2D
Quantus Trajecta is a quad envelope designed with polyphony in mind. It takes its envelope structure from our beloved Loquelic and Cursus Iteritas Percido modules and adds even more control and mode options with Tremolo and ADSR settings. The gate inputs normal, and each control universally adjusts all four envelopes for easy polyphonic tracking. And since it’s an NE module, each parameter is CV controllable.
Quantus Trajecta is imminently performable, incredibly musical, and most of all, fun."
And the press release:
"Noise Engineering announces Jam Jam and Quantus Trajecta, two new hardware modules plus overlays for Versio and Legio platforms
Los Angeles, CA — Noise Engineering is excited to announce two new modules: a gate/trigger delay and 4-channel envelope. They are also releasing panel overlays for their popular platform modules, Legio and Versio. Both modules and overlays will begin shipping January 26, 2023.
Jam Jam is a versatile and fun trigger-and-gate processor with four individually adjustable and CV-able channels. The three modes pack incredible functionality into the tiny 6HP package:
• Random mode turns the module into four individually adjustable probability processors, great for adding variety to a patch.
• In Clock Phase mode, the module adjusts incoming clock phase based on clock period. Use this to adjust sequencer timing or to create sequences that drift out of sync and then back in with CV.
• Use Gate Delay mode as a simple trigger delay to help keep things in sync in your patch or for creative patching: dial in shifts in the timing of events from sub-millisecond adjustments to huge delays of over 15 seconds.
Jam Jam is a musical and fun utility sure to find a use in every patch.
Availability and pricing: Preorders open now. In stock in black and silver. Shipping from Noise Engineering and retailers starting January 26, 2023; MSRP US$240
Notable features: Jam Jam
● 6 HP ● CV-able inputs ● Clock phasing ● Trigger delay for utility or creative use ● Great size for any system
Quantus Trajecta is a quad envelope designed with polyphony in mind. Quantus Trajecta’s envelope structure takes the functionality from Noise Engineering’s beloved Loquelic and Cursus Iteritas Percido modules, and adds even more control and mode options like ADSR and Tremolo, which adds an LFO with Rate and Wub controls. Each parameter is CV controllable, and each control universally adjusts all four envelopes for easy polyphonic tracking. Quantus Trajecta is performable, musical, and most importantly, fun.
Availability and pricing: Preorders open now. In stock in black and silver. Shipping from Noise Engineering and retailers starting January 26, 2023; MSRP US$280
Notable features: Quantus Trajecta
● 10HP ● Universal controls make polyphonic envelopes a cinch ● Multiple envelope shapes ● Wub wub wub ● CV-able parameters ● Hold control freezes envelope in place
Panel Overlays
The popular Versio and Legio platforms allow users to freely swap between a growing number of firmwares for each module, but changing a panel can be laborious. Enter the new panel overlays: they fit right over the existing panel, no need to remove knobs! Hot swap to your heart’s content with these impact acrylic, laser-etched panels, available in silver with black text or black with white text.
Individual panels are available at the Noise Engineering website, and discounted multipacks (one of each panel) are also available.
Availability and pricing: Preorders open now. In stock in black and silver. Shipping from Noise Engineering and retailers starting January 26, 2023; MSRP varies
"Helllo Guys !!!
today I have a small movie using the Black Modulator LFO module from Eric Synths.
In addition to this, the Black Modulator is an LFO module, it is also a source of noise, offering three noises. White Noise, Pink Noise and Crushed Noise, I made sounds from each of them for this video and used them as sounds of Drums.
Of course, this is a full synthesis of the same noise so I also used modules such as Pico VCF, Pico EG, Black Quad VCA and Black VC EG.
As you can see, shortening the hat with the Black VC EG module first linearly later on the Logarytmic and gave me some fun and add kick from Pico DRUMS!
But mainly I wanted to pay attention to the fact that black Modulator is not only LFO module. Buying it you get three potential sources of noise, you can also patch them yourself with LFO because they work independently"
"Demo movie showing how to use white noise from the module Erica Synths-Black Modulator with other modules from the series Black as Black VC EG, Black Quad VCA, Black Dual VCF, Black Stereo Mixer and Black Hole DSP.
Erica Synths Black Modulator is a fully analogue modulation and noise source.
This module has LFO/audio frequency oscillator with three simultaneous waveform outputs, Zener diode-based noise generator with three noise flavours and clockable S&H circuit."
"The Shared System re-made in Black and Gold w/ the Erbe-Verb, Morphagene, TEMPI, and CV Bus added in a steel case with the Make Noise logo. The personal favorite system of Make Noise founder Tony Rolando, this collection of modules is utilized by all artists for the Make Noise Records Shared System Series. It was also utilized by both Alessandro Cortini and Richard Devine for their performances at the 2012 Make Noise Opening party. The Shared System is the deepest and most complex of our systems bringing together all of our synthesis techniques into one system. From analog FM to voltage controlled granularization, the Shared System will go to more sound destinations than most folks have time to travel to in a single lifetime.
The CV Bus was originally designed for Alessandro Cortini's personal Make Noise system. It provides visual indication of level, rate and polarity for up to 4 control signals that will be shared throughout a patch. These 4 control signals are color coded and distributed across the center of the system allowing for quick, clean and intuitive patching. The distribution method is unlike the typical multiple since the control signals will appear beneath their possible destinations allowing for the use of shorter patch cables. The color coding and visual indication makes navigating complex patches easier and more intuitive. Typically, the CV Bus would be used to share the most important control signals in a patch such as your Master Clock.
The CV Bus also has the tools needed for integrating the Make Noise system with the outside world. A 1/4" Mono input with plenty of gain allows for bringing external signals into the system. The optimal 10Vpp signal level is visually indicated. A high quality Stereo Line Driver converts powerful modular synthesizer signal levels to the commonly used Line Level. There is mini-jack inputs for Left and Right, a single Master Volume control, and a TRS Stereo 1/4" output jack. This output is capable of driving long cable out to a PA System or a set of Headphones. It has AC coupling and a built-in limiting circuit (with visual indication) that prevents damage to ears and PA system when the patching gets experimental.
The powder coated steel Case is 2 lbs. lighter than our wood Shared System case without compromising mechanical durability. The sleek matte black finish was selected to match our line of Black and Gold modules. This finish will show the story of your modular synth's travels over the years. If you do not want that story to be told you will want to request your system to be built using our wood 7U case with scratch resistant black urethane coating."
"Erica Synths Liquid Sky Dada Noise System is an experimental sound-lab for Musique Concrete / ambient noise / abstract sounds and sound design. Created in cooperation with the liquid sky artistcollective Berlin & Portugal. Great for processing field recordings, pads, experimental vocals, extra terrestrial atmospheres and for generating mad noise patterns and pads.
Features
Black Octasource
Pico VCO
2 Black Code Sources
Code Source Expander
Black Modulator
Multimode VCF
Black Dual EG/LFO
Black Quad VCA
Pico Drums
Black Joystick
Fusion Ringmodulator
Black Mixer
Mixer/Splitter
Fusion Delay
Black Hole DSP + expansion ROM
Black Output Module
2x84HP skiff case with integr. PSU
20 patch cables
"The Shared System re-made in Black & Gold w/ the Erbe-Verb, Morphagene, TEMPI, and CV Bus added in a steel case with the Make Noise logo. The personal favorite system of Make Noise founder Tony Rolando, this collection of modules is utilized by all artists for the Make Noise Records Shared System Series. It was also utilized by both Alessandro Cortini and Richard Devine for their performances at the 2012 Make Noise Opening party. The Shared System is the deepest and most complex of our systems bringing together all of our synthesis techniques into one system. From analog FM to voltage controlled granularization, the Shared System will go to more sound destinations than most folks have time to travel to in a single lifetime.
The CV Bus was originally designed for Alessandro Cortini's personal Make Noise system. It provides visual indication of level, rate and polarity for up to 4 control signals that will be shared throughout a patch. These 4 control signals are color coded and distributed across the center of the system allowing for quick, clean and intuitive patching. The distribution method is unlike the typical multiple since the control signals will appear beneath their possible destinations allowing for the use of shorter patch cables. The color coding and visual indication makes navigating complex patches easier and more intuitive. Typically, the CV Bus would be used to share the most important control signals in a patch such as your Master Clock.
The CV Bus also has the tools needed for integrating the Make Noise system with the outside world. A 1/4" Mono input with plenty of gain allows for bringing external signals into the system. The optimal 10Vpp signal level is visually indicated. A high quality Stereo Line Driver converts powerful modular synthesizer signal levels to the commonly used Line Level. There is mini-jack inputs for Left and Right, a single Master Volume control, and a TRS Stereo 1/4" output jack. This output is capable of driving long cable out to a PA System or a set of Headphones. It has AC coupling and a built-in limiting circuit (with visual indication) that prevents damage to ears and PA system when the patching gets experimental.
The powder coated steel Case is 2 lbs. lighter than our wood Shared System case without compromising mechanical durability. The sleek matte black finish was selected to match our line of Black & Gold modules. This finish will show the story of your modular synth's travels over the years. If you do not want that story to be told you will want to request your system to be built using our wood 7U case with scratch resistant black urethane coating.
Polyphonic Time Shifting: TEMPI
New School Sequencing: René
Human/ Expression Control: Pressure Points
Dual Analog Oscillator: DPO
Voltage Controlled Pitch Shifting and Echo: ECHOPHON
Dual Analog Control Voltage generator: MATHS
Complex Random Voltage Generator: Wogglebug
Dual Low Pass Gate: Optomix
Balanced Modulation: modDemix
Voltage Controlled Tape and Microsound: Morphagene
Modeless, continuously variable voltage controlled reverb: Erbe-Verb
Horizontal Control Signal Distribution and Indication: CV Bus
7U case w/ power supply and AC Adapter, Ready to Play
Ships with 30 Ad Infinitum patch cables
Free blanking panels as appropriate
Comes with Lid, Highly portable, Meets requirements for carry-on luggage
Size: 7U
Total HP: 208
Utilized HP: 196
Expansion HP: 12
Dimensions:
22.25 x 14 x 7.25 (inches w/ lid)
Weight: 17 lbs."
David Vorhaus Analogue Electronic Music 1979 Published on Sep 13, 2009 JeffreyPlaide
Update: Festival info further below. Thought I would start with a couple of videos featuring David Vorhaus.
"In this historical video excerpt, David Vorhaus talks about two of his analogue inventions - the MANIAC analogue sequencer, and the Kaleidophon from 1979.
The MANIAC (Multiphasic Analog Inter-Active Chromataphonic (sequencer)) was an analogue sequencer having variable step lengths, and the ability to split sequences into several smaller groupings giving considerable sonic potentiality. Addition and subtraction of events was possible, as well as the possibility to chromatically correct the output during performance. David could program his MANIAC sequencer to play a background rhythm or combination of musical events, to then improvise over the top with another instrument or synthesizer.
The Kaleidophon was a double-bass-like instrument using four velocity-sensitive ribbon controllers instead of strings. The instrument is played entirely using the left hand, leaving the right hand free to manipulate the sound via a number of controllers and a joystick.
David speaks about the processes of making electronic music, and the developments that such possibilities can provide for the imaginative electronic musician. This excerpt is taken from the BBC 1979 documentary entitled "The New Sound of Music" hosted by Michael Rodd."
WHITE NOISE Electric Storm in Hell [not quite Full Album]
Published on Mar 9, 2013 musick2138
"The Seventh Wave presents
White Noise - a Fifty Years Celebration of An Electric Storm & Other Sonic Adventures
Voyd - live set / White Noise - live set / White Noise - talk and q&a
Friday 14 June 2019 Doors 6.30 pm.
Curfew 10.00 pm.
The Blue Orange Theatre, 118 Great Hampton Street, Jewellery Quarter, Birmingham B18 6AD.
White Noise - An Electric Storm - Review
When White Noise's debut album, An Electric Storm, landed on Island Records in 1969, it must have sounded like nothing else. Packaged in a striking black and white sleeve that pictured a spark of lightning streaking across a black sky, this was an album that - quite rightly as it turned out - resembled as much a scientific experiment as any conventional musical document.
White Noise came into being when David Vorhaus, an American electronics student with a passion for experimental sound and classical music attended a lecture by Delia Derbyshire, a sound scientist at the BBC's Radiophonic Workshop whose claim to fame was writing the original Doctor Who theme tune. With the help of fellow Radiophonic Workshop composer Brian Hodgeson, Vorhaus and Derbyshire hunkered down at Kaleidophon Studios in Camden to pen an album that reconciled pop music with the experimental avant-garde. The result is a set of eerie, delightful songs that, for all their surface simplicity, shimmer with vestigial synthesiser swells, strange echoes, disembodied voices, and distant music-box trills.
Outside of a few equally adventurous '60s releases - the debut album from US psychedelic pioneers The United States Of America, for instance - this is pretty much uncharted territory, particularly for a major label release. On ''My Game Of Loving'', a dozen multi-tracked voices built to a panting orgasm, while the closing ''Black Mass An Electric Storm In Hell'' ushers the record to a freeform close in a clatter of freeform drums, cavernous echo and chilling, animalistic screams. Perhaps unsurprisingly, An Electric Storm would struggle to find an audience on its release, and in the following years, great leaps in synthesiser technology somewhat diminished White Noise's experimental achievements. One thing that would remain timeless, however, were the songs themselves. An Electric Storm would later become a key inspiration on bands like Add (N) To X and Broadcast, synthesiser explorers who picked through these primitive, vestigial sound experiments, took careful notes, and eventually, set out to craft their own futuristic pop lullabies.
Banco de Gaia (Toby Marks) - he will once again be accompanied by Patrick Dunn on visuals (Patrick produces visual content for Tangerine Dream!!!).
The Black Dog is a British electronic music group, founded by Ken Downie along with Ed Handley and Andy Turner. The group are considered pioneers who, along with acts like Autechre, Aphex Twin, LFO et al came to define the UK techno movement in the early 1990's.
For further information email theseventhwave@btinternet.com
"The Make Noise ‘Shared System’ is re-made in Black and Gold with the Erbe-Verb and CV Bus added. The personal favorite system of Make Noise founder Tony Rolando, this collection of modules is utilized by all artists for the Make Noise Records Shared System Series. It was also utilized by both Alessandro Cortini and Richard Devine for their performances at the 2012 Make Noise Opening party. The Shared System is the deepest and most complex of the Make Noise systems bringing together all of their synthesis techniques into one system. From analog FM to voltage controlled granularization, the Shared System will go to more sound destinations than most folks have time to travel to in a single lifetime.
The CV Bus was originally designed for Alessandro Cortini's personal Make Noise system. It provides visual indication of level, rate and polarity for up to 4 control signals that will be shared throughout a patch. These 4 control signals are color coded and distributed across the center of the system allowing for quick, clean and intuitive patching. The distribution method is unlike the typical multiple since the control signals will appear beneath their possible destinations allowing for the use of shorter patch cables. The color coding and visual indication makes navigating complex patches easier and more intuitive. Typically, the CV Bus would be used to share the most important control signals in a patch such as Master Clock.
The CV Bus also has the tools needed for integrating the Make Noise system with the outside world. A 1/4" Mono input with plenty of gain allows for bringing external signals into the system. The optimal 10Vpp signal level is visually indicated. A high quality Stereo Line Driver converts powerful modular synthesizer signal levels to the commonly used Line Level. There are mini-jack inputs for Left and Right, a single Master Volume control, and a TRS Stereo 1/4" output jack. This output is capable of driving a long cable out to a PA System or a set of Headphones. It has AC coupling and a built-in limiting circuit (with visual indication) that prevents damage to ears and PA system when the patching gets experimental.
"Hey there! Here is an intro of how to use the Cosmos, a pretty crazy eurorack module, a patch programming interface or platform, as I like to call it, from Black Noise Modular. It does so many things that I'm just going to show you a few that enjoyed the most.
It is a very deep and complex module but that encourage experimention by trial and error in a very nice way, there's two input and a lot of outputs to choose from.
Have fun!"
Cosmos : Universes at your fingertips
video upload by BLACK NOISE
"Cosmos is a new kind of module that will help you to creating complex modulation, sounds, patterns with ease and will lead you to new sounds territories.
Inspired by early analog computers, Cosmos is a unique, innovative, very flexible and fully analog module allowing it to be used as: VCO, LFO, Ring Mod, Polarizer, “VCA”, “LPG”, Phase Lock Loop, Cross-Modulation, Minimum, Maximum, Logic Gates, Waveshaper, Complex gate generator, Fuzz, Distorsion, Gate extractor, Trig extractor, Gate generator, Voltage generator, Trig Generator, comparator, window comparator, complex comparator, Half-Rectifier, Full-Rectifier, Inverter, Buffered Multiples, Mixer, Difference, Compressor, Sidechain, compressor, VC Clipper, VC Switch, Clock doubler, Envelope follower, and more.
With its wide fields of application Cosmos can replace many modules but it will also bring new colors to your palette thanks to its unique character. This makes Cosmos the ideal module whether you have a small case or a big system. 100% analog and with an intuitive interface Cosmos is also very easy to use, no menu and button combo problems.
Inspired by the past and crafted for the future, 100% analog Cosmos was not only thought to be the center of any system but also to blend perfectly with the rest of your case to form a consistent and coherent system.
Cosmos was designed not only to be a swiss army knife module but also to push you to explore and you help create new sounds and explore sonic territories that were previously unattainable."
via this auction
Pics of the inside below.
"The Mega Percussive Synth uses three subcircuits (Shell, Impact, and Noise) to create one big/nasty/tasty drum tone. Send and Return jacks at each subcircuit for even more sound shaping possibilites. A State Variable VCF, Ring Modulation, and Passive Mixer are just a few functions of the Mega Percussive Synth. This five unit wide module is PACKED with features/controls to create a vast array of analog drum tones.
Here is a comprehensive list of controls...
Pots
RM Balance
RM VCO Depth
RM VCO Pitch
Trigger Sensitivity
Shell Env Gen Decay
Shell Sweep
Shell Pitch
Shell Pitch CV
Impact Env Gen Decay
Impact Sweep
Impact Pitch
Noise Filter CV *
Noise Filter Env Gen Decay
Noise Filter Env Gen Sweep
Noise Filter Freq
Noise Filter Res
Shell Mix Impact Mix
Noise Mix
Line Volume
Trigger In
Shell CV In
Shell Send
Shell Return
Impact Send
Impact Return
Noise Filter CV In * Noise Send
Noise Return
Synth Out
Line Level Out
LED Indicators
Trigger Level
* Due to the internal limitations of the Filter IC used in the Noise circuit, external CV's can not be used to manipulate the Noise Filter (Nosie Filter CV Knob and associated Jack have no effect on the sound). Not to worry there are still 19 other parameters you can tweak to get that lush analog vibe you're lusting for :-)
Assembled with:
Super Shallow Module - 2" Panel Depth
11 Switchcraft Jacks
20 Alpha Pots - 24mm Size
20 Alco Clone Knobs 3 Toggle Switches with Black Rubber Switch Covers
Red LED
Large Bridechamber Panel - 5 Units wide
Polyester Film Capacitors
Xicon Metal Film Resistors
Double Plated PCBs with Soldermask
MOTM Power Connector
Runs on +/- 15 Volts
Please note that there is a light scratch on the faceplate between the "Impact Pitch" and "Shell Pitch CV" knobs. The scratch is not through the paint and only visible at certain angles..."
"The Black BBD is one of a kind analogue delay module - it features two BBD lines - short 1024 stage, and long 4096 stage that work simultaneously and you can smoothly fade between those two thus creating distinct multi-tap effect. Furthermore, an advanced BBD clock noise cancellation circuit is implemented that reduces unwanted BBD noise without filtering higher frequencies of the audio signal.
Timeline:
00:00 Patch 1 "HATS" Pico Drum 2 hi-hat algorithm through BBD in short mode
01:02 Patch 2 "SNARES" Pico Drum 2 snare algorithm through BBD in long mode
02:51 Patch 3 "MULTI-TAP BEAT" Pico Drum through BBD in mixed tap mode
03:36 Patch 4 "FM RADIO 1" ADDAC FM radio through BBD
05:03 Patch 6 "STEREO DRUMMER" Pico Drums 2 with randomly selected algorithms send through two hard panned BBD's and modulated with Black Octasource
06:13 Patch 7 "EASY PADS" Sample Drum playing a pad sound through BBD in long mode
07:14 Patch 8 "DRUMBREAK" Sample Drum playing a breakbeat sample through BBD in short mode
09:02 Patch 9 "STEREO SYNTH" Pico Voice Fold algorithm sent through two hard panned BBD's
10:02 Patch 10 "FM RADIO 2" ADDAC FM radio through BBD
10:51 Patch 11 "LPG BLASTER" Black LPG in self oscillating setting sent through BBD which WET out is sent back into the BBD. everything is modulated by the Octasource in random mode
12:17 Patch 12 "FEEDBACKER" BBD pinged with pulsewave from the Black VCO 2"
"The Black BBD is one of a kind analogue delay module - it features two BBD lines - short 1024 stage, and long 4096 stage that work simultaneously and you can smoothly fade between those two thus creating distinct multi-tap effect. Furthermore, an advanced BBD clock noise cancellation circuit is implemented that reduces unwanted BBD noise without filtering higher frequencies of the audio signal. Most of parameters are voltage controlled, which allows to integrate the module in complex modular setups.
FEATURES: Full analogue design Two BBD lines (1024 and 4096 stages) Smooth crossfade between BBD lines Built in LFO CV control over Time, Feedback and Dry/Wet mix
Tony Talks Shared System | Make Noise video upload by MAKEN0ISE
"As we begin to ship the final production run of the Black & Gold Shared System Plus, Tony sits down to reminisce on its origins and history, and also to answer your Shared System questions from our various social media channels!
Three of the five Shared System Series artists host the records digitally on their Bandcamp pages:
Press release follows, including a pic of the original Shared System followed by the black and gold.
"After more than a decade of production, the Shared System is being retired, with its final run currently shipping to dealers worldwide.
The Shared System was originally designed in 2012 as a self-contained instrument which was mailed to artists to create music for the Shared System series of 7” records on Make Noise Records. The Shared System was then officially released after the records later in 2012, updated in 2015 as the Black & Gold Shared System and again in 2017 as the Black & Gold Shared System Plus.
The Shared System is the deepest and most complex of our systems, bringing together many of our synthesis techniques into one system. From analog FM to voltage controlled granularization, the Shared System goes to more sound destinations than most folks have time to travel to in a single lifetime.
While this marks the end for the Shared System’s production, the instrument will provide an endless source of inspiration for years to come. As always, we cannot wait to hear what you create with yours!
To commemorate the Shared System’s retirement, we have posted a new video to our YouTube channel ('Tony Talks Shared System'), in which Make Noise founder Tony Rolando sits down to reminisce on the origins and history of the Shared System.
While the original Shared System records are long out of print, three of the five Shared System Series artists currently host their Make Noise Records releases digitally on their Bandcamp pages and can be heard via the links below:
Los Angeles, CA — Noise Engineering is excited to announce two new modules: Tymp Legio for the 6hp Legio platform and Polydactyl Versio for the 10hp Versio platform.
Tymp Legio
Tymp Legio is inspired by the Noise Engineering team's love of all types of bang/ crash/ kick/ boom sounds. This is not your normal drum-kit module with samples or simple emulations, though. Instead, they took the challenge of a small percussion module as an opportunity to fit the drums they wanted quick access to in 6hp. “We really wanted the module to showcase our sense of playfulness. We don’t take ourselves very seriously here and we had so much fun designing this module. We wanted the panel to reflect this,” said Markus Cancilla, Chief of Destruction. Tymp Legio has three modes—labeled Boot, Cat, Boing—each an onomatopoetic reference to the sounds it makes. The Tang switch offers variations within a mode. If you want to duck other signals in your patch to your percussion, run your audio into the stereo Quack input. Tymp Legio’s simple interface puts a massive tonal and textural range
under your control.
Availability and pricing: Preorders open now. In stock in black and silver. Shipping from Noise Engineering and retailers starting August 25, 2022; MSRP US$279
Notable features: Tymp Legio
● 6 HP
● Stereo percussion
● That’s not a kick but it’s kickin’ my butt
● Release the quack in: Stereo ducking
● Intuitive controls but powerful sound
● Platform: many modules for the price of one!
Polydactyl Versio
Polydactyl Versio is Noise Engineering's take on a stereo multiband dynamics processor. Equally at home on single-instrument timbral processing and on end-of-chain gloss and mix cohesion, Polydactyl Versio is sure to be love-at-first-patch for anyone looking to zest up their mix. Polydactyl applies a unique and transparent algorithm across three adjustable bands for maximal dynamic impact. If transparent doesn’t suit your needs, add in some multiband saturation. Polydactyl also features a noise gate and limiting capabilities; this is a processor that gives ultimate control of color and dynamics in just 10hp.
Availability and pricing: Preorders open now. In stock in black and silver. Shipping from Noise Engineering and retailers starting August 25, 2022; MSRP US$355.
Notable features: Polydactyl Versio
● 10HP
● Three-band stereo dynamics processing
● Optional saturation
● Limiting
● Noise gating
● Platform: many modules for the price of one!
Platforms
Both modules are part of Noise Engineering’s platform concept: Tymp on the 6hp Legio platform and Polydactyl on the 10hp Versio platform. Owners of a platform module can swap between firmwares, completely free, at the Noise Engineering Customer Portal. The new firmwares will be available when the modules are shipping on August 25, 2022 so current platform owners will get to try them out at the same time. Both platforms are also built on the ElectroSmith Seed and open-source support is available through LibDaisy for customers interested in creating their own firmwares.
"Release party June 23 at (le) Poisson Rouge. Out July 22.
Noise Patterns digs into the primitive particles of digital 1-bit audio that has become Perich's signature sound. As with his previous circuit albums, Noise Patterns is not released as a CD or record. Noise Patterns comes as a minimalist matte-black circuit board with a headphone jack in the side. Plug in and switch it on to listen to Perich's music unfold.
The 6-track album explores how digital noise can be shaped and stressed, from glittering static into the mesmerizing electronic thump of a nightclub. On a technical level, the sonic raw material in Noise Patterns is digital 1-bit noise: a probabilistic density of random oscillations that Perich sequences into rhythmic patterns and layers into textures, pulses, rumbles and beats. These sounds are Perich's very own, programmed by the artist and synthesized in real-time as the circuit plays. The physical format of Noise Patterns reveals how Perich engages music at all levels, from sound all the way down to the binary instructions of the hardware.
Release Party Performance: June 23 at (le) Poisson Rouge
6pm doors / 7:30pm show, 158 Bleecker St, NYC
TRISTAN PERICH: NOISE PATTERNS LIVE
ROBERT HENKE: 8032_TEST_COMPOSITION_01
KARL LARSON: ALVIN LUCIER'S MUSIC FOR PIANO WITH SLOW SWEEP PURE WAVE OSCILLATOR
+ Perich: Remixed after-party by Ricardo Romaneiro & Leo Leite with live visuals by Christian Hannon
