Tangible Instruments Arpeggio Website Goes Live - New Audio Demos

This is a follow-up to this post. The Tangible Instruments Arpeggio website is now live at http://www.tangibleinstruments.com

Note: moving forward the label for these will be Tangible Instruments rather than Arpeggio.
See the Tangible Instruments channel below for all posts.

Happy Holidays from Tangible Instruments

Happy Holidays from Tangible Instruments from Tangible Instruments on Vimeo.

"Happy Holidays from everyone at Tangible Instruments!

www.tangibleinstruments.com"

New Arpeggio Hardware Arpeggiator, Sequencer, and Synthesizer Details & Vids

First revealed back in June of 2013, we now have some additional details on the upcoming Arpeggio. Further below are three making-of videos featuring audio from the Arpeggio's built-in AVR synth engine.

Details:

"Introducing arpeggio. A new kind of electronic instrument with an interface so simple you can let your intuition take over. A design focused on seamless composition and performance which gives you the precise control to make any melody you want. Every detail of your sequence at your fingertips. No screens or menus. Arpeggio takes the notes you select and instantly plays them in a looping sequence. Tweak and save note sequences. These form the building blocks of melodic improvisation. String them together to create complex melodies. It’s a blank sketchpad for musical notes. There are no presets. You are the composer.

• Create, play, and save sequences instantly with live arpeggio sequencer.
• Up, up-down, down, down-up, sequence, & random arpeggiator modes.
• Access and chain together up to 512 user created arpeggio patterns.
• Internal 2-oscillator virtual analog monosynth.
• Note division sequencer (1/16th, 1/8th, 1/4 notes etc ).
• USB, 1/4” & 1/8” audio out, MIDI in, MIDI out, CV trigger out.
• MIDI & CV clock sync for syncing to external drum machines (master or slave)
• Control external hardware and software synths.
• High quality internal speaker.
• Takes batteries or power from an AC adapter. Make melodies anywhere!"


Arpeggio Machining Teaser 1 from Tangible Instruments on Vimeo.

"Here is a Video teaser of machining for our prototype, accompanied by Arpeggio's AVR Synth Engine demo."


Arpeggio Machining Teaser 2 from Tangible Instruments on Vimeo.

"Here is the 2nd Video teaser of machining for our prototype, accompanied by Arpeggio's AVR Synth Engine demo. We're cutting a block of aluminum for our button moulds."


Arpeggio 3D Printing from Tangible Instruments on Vimeo.

"Here we're 3D printing our prototype for Arpeggio. An arpeggiator, sequencer, and synthesizer in one portable instrument. 3D printing has really helped us to perfect the look and feel of the case."

Tangible Instruments Arpeggio Coming to NAMM

via Tangible Instruments

"We are very proud to announce that Tangible Instruments will be at NAMM 2016 this year. Booth 4801 Hall C. Jan 21st - 24th.

We hope to see you there!"

New Tangible Instruments Arpeggio Demos

Published on Oct 21, 2019 Tangible Instruments

"In this video we are cycling through some bass synth patches and sending MIDI clock to the Volca Sample. Audio was recorded directly into Logic Pro with a Focusrite Scarlett interface and no effects (EQ, compression, etc) have been added."

Arpeggio is expected to ship next year.

Arpeggio gate automation, portamento, swing & more

Published on Oct 21, 2019 Tangible Instruments

"In this video you can see and hear features including per-note gate automation, portamento, swing, shape(filter cutoff), & adding octaves to the sequence. Gate data is saved with sequence data on the SD Card. Audio was recorded directly into Logic Pro with a Focusrite Scarlett interface and no effects (EQ, compression, etc) have been added.

http://tangibleinstruments.com"

MEFF Modular Synthesizer Exhibition Fair Set for April 6th & 7th 2019

Tiptop Audio, Lattexplus & Synth Café present MEFF Modular Synthesizer Exhibition Fair

April 6th & 7th 2019 Impact Hub Florence, Italy

Featuring:

ARTURIA - BASTL INSTRUMENTS - BEHRINGER - CLANK - DIY SYNTH ITALIA - ERICA SYNTHS - ERROR INSTRUMENTS - EXAGONAL - FRAP TOOLS - GARRET LABS - GINKO SYNTHESE - GRP SYNTHESIZER - JOLIN LAB - L-1 - LIVESTOCK ELECTRONICS - MARTIN PAS - MIDIWARE - MILK AUDIO STORE - MODAL ELECTRONICS - MODULAR AUDIO DEVICES - MOOG - NOVATION - PURRTRONICS - QOSMO MODULAR - ROLAND - RTFM - SOMA - TANGIBLE WAVES - TEENAGE ENGINEERING - TIPTOP AUDIO -  WALDORF - YAMAHA

Modular synthesizer fair, workshops and performances with the best manufacturers and artists in the industry.

The press release:

March 2019, Italy - Tiptop Audio, the Californian modular synthesizer brand, in partnership with Lattexplus leading event organisation in Florence since 2010 and Synth Café the Italian synth web community are proud to announce the third edition of MEFF at the Impact Hub Florence and BUH! Circolo culturale urbano on the 6th and 7th of April 2019. The fair will involve more than 30 International synthesizer brands and distributors with workshops and performances in an event free to the public.

MEFF returns to Impact Hub coworking in Florence and BUH! Circolo culturale urbano to set up its event, which will include an Exhibitor area where attendees can explore, learn, interact, demo and purchase instruments. The Performance area, called the Auditorium, part of BUH! Circolo culturale urbano is a room acoustically designed by the sound designer and engineer Donato Masci. In the evenings, the location will host workshop and performances including a soldering workshop by Brno brand BASTL Instruments.

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ROTOR - Tangible Modular Music Synth From the Creators of Reactable Now Available

iTunes:
ROTOR - Tangible Modular Music Synth - Reactable Systems SL

Preview video posted here.

"(50% OFF Launch price - Regular price: $19.99)

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Tangible Instruments Arpeggio Site Update and Availability

Tangible Instruments wrote in to let us know they have a new revamped website, and that Arpeggio is currently in stock at Perfect Circuit.

Click through for details.

"Arpeggio lets you easily compose, save, and perform melodies. It's an arpeggiator, sequencer, and synthesizer in one portable instrument. Designed to give you the freedom to make melodies with nuance and distinction. Save hundreds of melodies and create millions of arpeggiator styles. Control your gear wirelessly with MIDI over bluetooth or go old school with control voltage and gate.

Key Features:

• Arpeggiator, sequencer, & synthesizer

all in one portable instrument

• Create, adjust, transpose, switch, &

save melodies seamlessly during play

• SD-Card can store up to 512 melodies

• Melodies can be up to 128 notes long

• Adjust note lengths and add rests

• Mix and modify note orders to create

millions of custom arpeggiator styles

• 2-oscillator virtual analog mono synth

• High quality internal speaker

• USB or battery powered"

Tangible Instruments Arpeggio Feature Overviews - Set to Ship This Summer

Arpeggio is set to ship this summer. You can find additional details and picks at the Tangible Instruments website.

"Eight short videos demonstrating many of Arpeggio's main features."

Playlist:
Arpeggio Features 1: Keyboard and Arpeggiator
Arpeggio Features 2: Sequence Parameters
Arpeggio Features 3: Sequence Banks
Arpeggio Features 4: Synthesizer Parameters
Arpeggio Features 5: Transpose
Arpeggio Features 6: Octave + Repeats
Arpeggio Features 7: Time Multiplier
Arpeggio Features 8: Sequence Shortening

Tangible Instruments Arpeggio Now Shipping

You might remember Tangible Instruments Arpeggio from back in 2020. After a few delays, Arpeggio is now shipping! Details follow:

"Arpeggio is a portable, wireless, battery powered arpeggiator, sequencer, and synth with a built-in speaker that lets you easily compose, save, and perform melodies. It creates a looping sequence of the notes you select in real time. It’s a new musical instrument designed to give you the freedom to make melodies with nuance and distinction. Save hundreds of melodies and create millions of arpeggiator styles and rhythms. Control your gear wirelessly with MIDI over bluetooth or go old school with control voltage and gate. Arpeggio retails for $379 USD. We are now taking orders on our website (https://tangibleinstruments.com/). Limited quantities shipping January 2025"

Below you'll find images of the arpeggiator, sequencer, and synthesizer overlays from the user guide. These are included with Arpeggio.

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5 Second Interviews at Knobcon 2023

video upload by Gerbil Hamster Records

"Shits too long sometimes
Love ya!

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Buchla
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After Later Audio
https://afterlateraudio.com/

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AE Modular-Tangible Waves & Microgranny 2.0-Bastl Instruments

Published on Mar 8, 2018 Dziam Bass

"AE Modular-Tangible Waves & Microgranny 2.0-Bastl Instruments
AE Modular is a modular system from Tangible Waves in combination with Microgranna 2.0 - a granular sampler from Bastl Instruments. At the beginning of some sounds, noise with a little crunchy but about a minute added bass with Ae Modular used analogue sequencer 16SEQ with AE Modular."

Free L.A. Synth Expo Returns to Echo Park with Increased Modular presence

RSVP Here "After the 2018 launch, which brought over 1,000 musicians to a warehouse in Echo Park, the free Los Angeles Synth & Pedal Expo will return on September 28-29, 2019 in the same space on West Temple Street, in collaboration with local stores Analogue Haven, Noisebug and Truetone Music.

The involvement of Modular specialists Analog Haven and Noisebug (selling most products at a discount for the occasion) boosted the presence of Eurorack builders: this year there will be an entire room dedicated to the format.

A larger space will host the large format synth companies (see floorplan), where many established builders will have the opportunity to showcase their latest products.

There's a lot of curiosity, in particular, for the new ASM Hydrasynth and the EarthQuaker Devices Eurorack version of their Afterneath Reverb. Their presence at the show will represent some sort of West Coast debut. Tangible Instrument will also showcase the soon to be in production prototype of the company's new synth.

As usual, the show will feature a rich presence of pedal manufacturers. The stompbox format in recent years has developed in creative ways that have attracted the attention of the more creative synth players, with devices by companies like EarthQuaker Devices, Red Panda, Meris and Chase Bliss Audio (among others), whose effects will be represented at the LA show.

Like all the other Synth & Pedal Expos, there's no charge at the door. Here's the list of confirmed manufacturers

SYNTH BUILDERS

1010 Music
Analog Cases
Arturia
ASM
Elektron
Eventide
IK Multimedia
LA Circuits
MOOG
Mystic Circuits
Novation
Roland
Rosen Audio
Ruach Music
Sensel
Steady State Fate
Strange Electronic
Tangible Instruments
WMD
Yamaha

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Arpeggio Improvisational Jam with the Sequencer Overlay

video upload by Tangible Instruments

"The Sequencer Overlay lets you dive deeper into your saved sequences and change the pitch or octave of any note, add slide notes where you want, adjust swing, and note probability. In the beginning of the video I'm adjusting the 'Sequence Frequency Pattern' which is like a step sequencer for the entire sequence. Sometimes you don’t want a melody to play constantly in order to leave space for the other instruments in your composition. A Sequence Frequency Pattern of up to 16 steps is saved with each sequence. Each step can either play the sequence or wait silently for the length of the sequence. Later, I'm using live note input to change notes in the sequence as it's playing. @KorgOfficial @jhspedals"

Happy New Year From MATRIXSYNTH! - A Look Back at 2015

Happy New Year everyone!  I want to thank you all for a great 2015 and I wish you all the best in 2016!

The following is my yearly round up for the year.  Feel free to dig into this post as much you like, or skip it and leave a comment at the bottom of the post. I'd be curious to hear what stood out for you in 2015. Do you like the direction the synthesizer world is headed in, or would you rather see more or less of any type of product?

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Arpeggio NAMM 2020 Demo 1: Arpeggiator Mode

Published on Feb 3, 2020 Tangible Instruments

"Shot live at NAMM 2020, this video demonstrates features arpeggiator mode, and MIDI connectivity including MIDI over Bluetooth LE."

Arpeggio - the Arpeggiator Overlay Guide

video upload by Tangible Instruments

"This video explains in detail how to use Arpeggio's Arpeggiator Overlay. The Arpeggiator Overlay gives you an insane amount of control over custom arp styles. Start by mixing and matching any two of the base note orders (or just pick one): Up, Down, Sequence, Reverse, and Random. Then apply and combine separate modifiers to each like Inside Out, Skip Forward, Alternating First, Zig Zag, and more. Each arp style can also have an Arpeggiator Rhythm of up to 16-steps."

Sections:

Activating the Overlay 0:43
Navigating the Pages 0:56
Arp Styles Overview 1:31
Base Note Orders 2:28
Mixing Note Orders 3:46
Modifiers Part I 3:59
Modifiers Part II 7:13
Really Long Arp Styles 10:23
Playing Around 11:51
Arpeggiator Rhythms 13:04
Parameter Sorting 14:39
Arp Bank Pages 16:07
Black Buttons 17:17

Arpeggio Overview - 9 Days Left for Funding on Kickstarter

Arpeggio Overview from Tangible Instruments on Vimeo.

Arpeggio on Kickstarter

Accordo - Suzuki Omnichord Inspired Chord Machine for iOS from The Maker of Arpeggio

iTunes: Accordo - Charlie Lesoine

A new Suzuki Omnichord Inspired Chord Machine for iOS from Charlie Lesoine, who brought us The Arpeggio from Tangible Instruments.

"Accordo is a retro inspired chord machine in the vein of the Suzuki Omnichord. Select the root note from the keyboard and choose from 8 different chords, then use the strum strip to play the chord just like an autoharp. Includes a built in rhythm machine and adjustable effects like wah and reverb.

Features & Adjustable Settings:

• Use the strum strip to strum chords or use chord buttons for full chords
• Built in rhythm machine with 10 drum patterns
• Combine chords. For example, hold down the "min" and "7th" buttons for a minor 7th chord.
• Separate tone shaping for chord buttons and strum strip.
• Volume balance between chord buttons and strum strip
• Sustain length for strum strip.
• Reverb for both chords and rhythm machine.
• Master volume
• Rhythm volume
• Tempo for rhythm machine
• Swing for rhythm machine"

Arpeggio Improvisation #1

Arpeggio Improvisation #1 from Tangible Instruments on Vimeo.

"Arpeggio prototype controlling a Juno-106

Arpeggio on Kickstarter: http://kck.st/1MWWq4n"