Quand un flanger modulé par un signal à front raide se prend pour un Karplus-Strong

When a flanger modulated by a steep-edge signal thinks it's a Karplus-Strong

video upload by Laurent Baloran

"Les joies du développement 😉 Le Flanger avec une modulation carré ou S&H devient un quasi excitateur Karplus-Strong. Inattendu et réjouissant 😉"

"The joys of development 😉 The Flanger, with square-wave or S&H modulation, turns into a sort of Karplus-Strong exciter. Unexpected and delightful 😉"

Quand The River II s'intéresse aux langues étrangères - When The River II turns its attention to foreign languages

video upload by Laurent Baloran

"Le DSP maison héberge un outil pour 'voyelliser' le son. Le bruit blanc réagit merveilleusement avec ces filtres formantiques."

"The custom DSP hosts a tool for 'vowelizing' the sound. White noise interacts wonderfully with these formant filters."

Baloran The 3FX

video upload by Laurent Baloran

"The three-voice analog effects synthesizer by Baloran.

The 3FX offers three independent effect voices, advanced modulation, analog filtering, series/parallel routing, creative feedback, MIDI control, and above all, an instrumental approach to sound processing.

It brings together a complete set of creative tools within a coherent instrument, designed as a vast playground for sound exploration.

(Video by Laurent Depla)"

Additional 3FX posts

New Baloran Super Synth "The Pool" to be Available In Two Versions and Will be Open Source

Présentation du Concept de The Pool video by Laurent Baloran

"Quelques lumières sur le concept de The Pool ;)"

Googlish:

"Some light on the concept of The Pool;)"

Quick disclaimer, the video is in French, but you can enable captions by clicking on CC followed by the gear icon, and your language. The following is based on what I read. I'm not sure how much pertains to the development of the product vs. final product. That said, it looks like Laurent will be producing two versions of "The Pool" - one with a full control panel, and one minus the controls, plus and external software editor, similar to the Nord Modular Rack in concept. The reason? The cost of the full control version looks like it will be roughly 3500 to 4000 Euros. As that is not in everyone's price range, he plans to release a version minus the hardware controls priced around 1000 to 1200 Euros. Note the software editor is already developed. What's interesting is it sounds like he will allow you to trade-up if you decide you want the full control panel, but I'm not sure if that only applies to those jumping in early to help test and develope the synth. The platform will be open to developers to create new features. Not sure if this only pertains to development as well. The plan is to have it ready for purchase for the public sometime in 2022, and the name of it, currently refered to as "The Pool," is not set.

See the Baloran label below for additional posts featuring the development of "The Pool."

Il y avait .. à vent...

Laurent Baloran

Baloran controlled by Aodyo Sylphyo wind instrument. Googlish translation below.

"Laurent, un camarade nordiste et son équipe ont conçu le Sylphyo, un instrument à vent autonome et midi via le lynk. Bien sûr, j'ai voulu m’intéresser au midi et sa liaison avec The River. J'ai profité de la version 2.0 de l'OS de The River pour adapter l'information de souffle CC11 au fonctionnement de The River : lissage du flux, modification du cycle de l'enveloppe (le decay 'disparait' et le sustain est 'remplacé' par le souffle...),
Tout ce que vous entendez sort du River, une prise, effets inclus (le nouveau Shim). Voilà, vous constaterez avec effroi que je n'ai pas beaucoup bossé la flûte à l'école ;)"

Googlish:

"Laurent, a northern comrade and his team designed the Sylphyo, an autonomous and midi wind instrument via the lynk. Of course, I wanted to take an interest in Midi and its connection with The River. I took advantage of version 2.0 of The River OS to adapt the CC11 breath information to the operation of The River: smoothing the flow, modifying the envelope cycle (the decay 'disappears' and the sustain is 'replaced' by breath ...),
Everything you hear comes out of the River, one plug, effects included (the new Shim). Here, you will note with fright that I did not work a lot the flute at school;)"

New Baloran Synth In The Works - Coming to SynthFest 2021

Un peu de son du nouveau projet

Laurent Baloran

"Retour du bac à sable dans le studio pour valider quelques options et une bonne occasion de vous présentez un peu de son ;)"

Googlish:

"Back from the sandbox to the studio to validate some options and a good opportunity to introduce yourself to some sound;)"

From the comments: "That’s definitely not a soft synth. Sounds „oberheimisch“ with highpass filter, also wave table and FM ?? Interesting!!" to which Laurent replied: "Thanks, I love your words ;)" He later states: "Thanks, I can't dwell on tech too much but it's not strictly speaking a wavefolder;)" and "No more precise information before SynthFest 2021, you will have to be there;) And thank you very much for your words."

Curious if that circuit board to the left is it.

Update on the board from Laurent: "Thank you, yes, it's horror in the foreground. It's not a prototype, but rather a sandbox to test/validate my ideas and schematics. How it works, it's half a voice card. I should go to V2, a real voice card prototype, pretty quickly now. The control panel is virtual, developed under JUCE, but very similar to what the physical panel will be. This allowed me to validate the ergonomic ideas."

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This one was spotted and sent in via Soviet Space Child.

Baloran The 3FX

video upload by Laurent Baloran

"Après avoir sculpté le son dans l’espace avec The 3B, The 3FX explore la création d’espaces sonores capables de transcender tous vos instruments.

After sculpting sound in space with The 3B, The 3FX explores the creation of sound spaces capable of transcending all your instruments."

Also see New VST3 Plugin - The 3FX by Baloran In the Works

via Baloran:

"The psychedelic The 3FX

After sculpting sound in space with The 3B, The 3FX explores the creation of sound spaces capable of transcending all your instruments.

ARCHITECTURE

The heart of The 3FX is built around three fully independent effect voices, each based on a coherent 8-module architecture:

Two delays per voice, usable in series or in parallel
An advanced, progressive feedback path up to controlled self-oscillation
An analog 12 dB/octave multimode VCF (BP, LP, HP) to optionally process the audio spectrum, both on the delay lines and on the dry signal
Independent levels for the dry signal and each delay line
A panorama control to position the voice within the stereo field.
The stereo input signal is distributed across the three voices: left / left + right / right. A mono signal is distributed across all three voices.
Each voice can be used alone, stacked or combined with the others to create textures impossible to achieve with a conventional delay.

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Baloran The Machin progresse ;)

Laurent Baloran

"Le panneau de contrôle communique avec la carte voix ;)"

"The control panel communicates with the voice card;)"

Also see: New Baloran Synth In The Works - Coming to SynthFest 2021

The Pool Modulation v1.0 on Baloran's Upcoming Synth

video by Laurent Baloran

"Cette vidéo présente le concept unique de la gestion des modulations créé pour The Pool."

Googlish:

"This video presents the unique concept of modulation management created for The Pool."

See the Baloran label below for more.

The River by Baloran - Demos by Laurent Lecatelier

Published on Oct 30, 2018 Laurent Lecatelier

Playlist:
1. The River Playing Demo

This is a demo of the 8 voice analog polysynth The River, made by Baloran.

This synth is full multitimbral, 8 voices with real discrete analog VCO/VCF/Envelopes & Tri-Chorus. Driven by the Riverkey, the River is designed to be the masterpiece of your home studio, controlling its internal sound engine as well as external gear (CV/Gate, MIDI, USB).

2. The River

The River by Baloran,
Polyphonic 8 voices multitimbral analog synth.
All Sounds from the RIver.

3. The River, déclinaisons

Déclinaison des flancs et teintes de The River

The River au SynthFest 2018

Démonstration de The River au SynthFest 2018, à Nantes.
Laurent et Stéphane ont préparé une démonstration que j'ai découverte en même temps que tout le monde. Quel moment ;) Merci à eux et à toute l'équipe du SynthFest.

New Baloran Demo: Exploration des saturations des VCA mélangeurs et quelques écrans ;)

video by Laurent Baloran

"J'en dévoile un peu plus à chaque fois ;)
J'explore ici les saturations des VCAs mélangeur. Quand j'interviens sur un encodeur à droite du panneau, il change le gain des VCAs. Je trouve cette saturation très musicale, elle ne fait que déformer les ondes, j'adore. Sinon, je m'amuse un peu aussi avec le Tap LFO et les différentes synthèses : analogique, numériques ou mixte (CAN et traitement numérique).
Au tout début, vous entendez un module de synthèse numérique qui séquence via des divisions eucliennnes 4 oscillateurs + enveloppe individuelle."

Googlish:

"I reveal a little more each time;)
Here I explore the saturations of mixer VCAs. When I intervene on an encoder on the right of the panel, it changes the gain of the VCAs. I find this saturation very musical, it only distorts the waves, I love it. Otherwise, I also have a little fun with the Tap LFO and the different syntheses: analog, digital or mixed (ADC and digital processing).
At the very beginning, you hear a digital synthesis module which sequences via euclean divisions 4 oscillators + individual envelope."

See the Baloran label below for more.

BALORAN THE RIVER. 8 voices analog synth monster... at home!

Published on Dec 18, 2018

"I was lucky enough to welcome Laurent Baloran, creator of the analog synthesizer "The River", who brought a unit home.

We had a great time with Laurent and other friends. 'The River' is an exceptional synth and I am very grateful to have been able to try it at home! It pairs very well with the Waldorf Quantum by the way :) Analog warmth with Digital coldness = instant pleasure!"

Baloran Introduces TheBumBleBee (aka The 3B)

video upload by Laurent Baloran

"A zen moment at the helm of The 3B.
more informations on https://baloran.com/store/index.php?r..."



Available in desktop and eurorack formats.

Google translated:

The 3B is delivered assembled in its external case: 2mm folded aluminum, 4mm machined aluminum front, epoxy paint, DC/DC converters and Meanwell power supply, the whole demonstrates a hardware quality that lives up to the pleasure that The 3B brings.

On the left (yellow adjustable support) is a 3D Laser/IR, without any danger for fingers and eyes, it is a specific technology called TOF (Time Of Flight). This sensor transmits an image of your hand or any other object that enters its cone of vision, as well as the precise distance between the object and the sensor. The image allows, by analysis, to determine the X and Y position of the hand or the object. The Z height is transmitted directly by the sensor with millimeter precision.

A second identical sensor, placed on the right (blue swivel support), transmits the X2, Y2, Z2 coordinates as well as a GATE G2, allowing completely independent two-handed play.

In the center, two buttons A and B are very sensitive pressure sensors. They transform pressure into voltage available on the A/X2 and B/Y2 sockets. They can operate as two independent sources or as a single source controlled by the two buttons: in this case, button A decrements the value, B increments it and both can act simultaneously to allow excellent control finesse.


Management of height information (Z1 and Z2)

The height of the hand, another part of the body, or an object in relation to the sensor is fundamental playing information and The 3B offers you several ways to manage it.


LIKE THEREMIN mode

When the hand enters the cone of visibility of the sensor, the GATE is activated. The voltage available on Z will correspond to the height of your hand. By default, The3B offers 120mm per octave. With its sensitivity, in broad daylight and without gloves, you cover three octaves minimum. You can change this 120mm reference per octave (possible values ​​72, 96, 120, 180, 240 and 360 mm)


SELECTED SEMITONE mode

Each 10 mm of movement (with 120 mm/octave setting) corresponds to a semitone. The GATE in this mode is generated for each note played. You can activate/deactivate certain semitones to limit the range to a specific key or notes.

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New Baloran The Pool USB Host et Morphing avec l'Enhancia Neova

video by Laurent Baloran

"Aucun effet externe, les deux claviers et le Neova Rig sont connectés sur un Hub lui même connecté à la prise USB Host de The Pool."

Googlish:

"No external effects, the two keyboards and the Neova Rig are connected to a Hub which is itself connected to The Pool's USB Host socket."

An Update on Baloran's The Pool, microtonalité and Scala files

video upload by Laurent Baloran

"Sorry, in French. You can use subtitles ;)"

Avancement du panneau de The ... Machin

video by Laurent Baloran

"Globalement, toutes les fonctions sont actives, pas toujours arfaitement fignolées ni finalisées, mais elles sont là et fonctionnent. Je suis très satisfait de l'ergonomie que j'ai créé pour cet engin particulièrement ... généreux. Avec une seule carte voix, c'est déjà un terrain de jeu remarquable..."

"Overall, all the functions are active, not always perfectly refined or finalized, but they are there and work. I am very satisfied with the ergonomics that I created for this particularly ... generous machine. With a single voice card. , it is already a remarkable playground ... "

See the Baloran label below for more.

The Pool, exploration de la partie numérique

video by Laurent Baloran

"Cette vidéo présente la partie numérique de The Pool ainsi qu'un peu de Sound Design.
A la fin (vers 23'30), un peu de gros sons en réinjectant un groupe de deux filtres sur l'autre groupe."

Googlish:

"Cette vidéo présente la partie numérique de The Pool ainsi qu'un peu de Sound Design.
A la fin (vers 23'30), un peu de gros sons en réinjectant un groupe de deux filtres sur l'autre groupe."

See the Baloran label below for more.

Baloran The Pool: First tests with integrated effects

video by Laurent Baloran

"First tests with the integrated effects. For the moment it's the same The Triko as The River, but it's possible that it will change ;)"

New VST3 Plugin - The 3FX by Baloran In the Works

video upload by Laurent Baloran

"Petite présentation rapide du plugin VST3 de The 3FX ;)"

"A quick introduction to The 3FX VST3 plugin ;)"

Baloran The River Multi-Timbral Polyphonic Analog Synthesizer | Superbooth 2019 | SYNTH ANATOMY

Published on May 24, 2019 SYNTH ANATOMY

"At Superbooth 19, I talked with Laurent & Laurent from Baloran about The River, an 8-voice multi-timbral polyphonic analog Synthesizer. The story, highlights and sound demos in one video.

Join the Patreon page to get access to free sound content (sample & preset libraries, free plugins... & participate on exclusive giveaways) https://www.patreon.com/synthanatomy"

Laurent Baloran | SynthFest 2020

Published on May 14, 2020 SynthFest France