808 Electro Live Jam for 8.08 day by Honeysmack

Honeysmack

"A little live Elelctro feel improv with the TR-808 and friends for 8.08 day. Celebrating the 40th anniversary of one of the most influential drum machines of our time (yes yes, not forgetting the TR-909 either - but lets leave that for another time). This jam was originally recorded for Instagram Live as a single take, totally unrehearsed.

Gear in use:
Roland TR-808
Roland SH-101
Play Differently - Model 1
Elektron Analog RYTM
Elektron Analog Four
Eventide Space
TC Electronic Flashback
(Roland TB-303 and TR-09 pictured but not in use)

No software or computer were harmed during this recording."

http://www.facebook.com/Honeysmack303/

Dub Techno Jam with Roland System 500, TR-8, TB-03 and SH-01a

Honeysmack

"Improvised live Dub Techno jam, all done in a single take with no post production.

Gear in used:
Roland System 500
Roland TR-8
Roland SH-01a
Roland TB-03
Boss RE-20 Space Echo pedal

Master clock is the TR-8, whilst the TB-03 and SH-01a sequence the System 500 via CV and gate."

http://www.instagram.com/_honeysmack_

Acid Dub: real-time composition for ACMC2020

Honeysmack

"This piece was composed for the Australasian Computer Music Conference 2020, online event July 3-11 2020:
https://acmc2020.com/

This performance extends the stylistic parameters of the genre of Acid through a Dub Music approach by slowing the tempo down and making use of spatial audio effects such as delays and reverbs to create further density. The performance makes use of 3x 303, consisting of an original TB-303, a modified TB-303 (Devilfish) and a recent clone the TB-03. The iconic TR-808 drum machine provides the minimal drum pattern. This performance was recorded in a single take with no predetermined arrangement or form, all composed in real-time with no post production.

http://www.instagram.com/_honeysmack_"

Improv Live Acid Techno with 2x Moog DFAMS, Mother 32 and modular synth

Published on May 19, 2020 Honeysmack

"Improvised, live and unrehearsed Acid Techno performance.

Gear in use:
Moog DFAM (x2)
Moog Mother 32
Roland TR-09
Modular synth - focused modules include: Loquelic Iteritas Percido, Mutable Instruments Plaits and Clouds, Audio Damage Neuron, Basimilus Iteritas Alter, SSF Entity, Make Noise Erbe Verb, 4MS Dual Looping Delay, Malekko Varigate, Cwejman BLD2, SY0.5, Akemie's Taiko"

Honeysmack Live set @ Awesome Soundwave | Beatport Live

Published on Apr 25, 2020 Honeysmack

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"All the money raised will go to the Crisis Kitchen Bali, to support those in need due to the current COVID-19 crisis, and also to our artists, to provide them with support during these challenging times in the music & events space.

Honeysmack direct from Australia as we go LIVE for Awesome Soundwave on Beatport Live.

Coming Up:

Saytek, The Oolluu, Hannes Bieger, Christopher Coe, Marc Romboy, Carl Cox

#Honeysmack #AwesomeSoundwave #Beatport"

Acid Dub Improvisation with DFAM + TB03 + TR08 + Octatrack and modular effects

Published on Apr 21, 2020 Honeysmack

"Improvised, live and unrehearsed Acid Dub performance.

Gear in use:
Roland TB-03
Roland TR-08
Moog DFAM
Elektron Octatrack
Elektron Analog Heat
Eurorack gear:
Mutable Instruments Clouds
Intellijel Rainmaker"

TR-808 + Sherman Filterbank + Analog Heat

Published on Apr 15, 2020 Honeysmack

"Getting nasty with the sound of a pure TR-808 into the Sherman Filterbank and Elektron Analog Heat MkI. All improvised and unrehearsed jam, no other audio processing. Includes some Korg Volca Keys for little extra something!"

Acid Crash - Live improvised Acid Techno

Published on Apr 13, 2020 Honeysmack

"Totally improvised and unrehearsed live Acid Techno. This was a recording of a live stream on Instagram, all recorded in one take. Dedicated to Larry Sherman from Trax Records who recently passed away, RIP.

Gear in use:
Roland TR-707
Roland TB-03
Elektron Octatrack
Elektron Analog Heat
Modular synth: https://www.modulargrid.net/e/racks/v...
No other processing or post production."

Acidy Techno with MC-202, TR-909 and modular synth

Published on Mar 21, 2020 Honeysmack

"Little improv jam with the Roland MC-202 driving everything. Heavily features Make Noise Echophon, Noise Engineering Loquelic Iteritas Percido and Basimilus Iteritas Alter. Some support from Audio Damage Neuron. All done as a single take improv, no edits, no post.

My new album Post Acid is out now through Awesome Soundwave: https://www.awesomesoundwave.com/

http://www.honeysmack.info"

Acid Techno jam with TR-909, TB-303 Devilfish and Moog DFAM

Published on Mar 7, 2020 Honeysmack

"Live unrehearsed improvised jam with TR-909, Devilfish modded TB-303 and Moog DFAM. Effects from Eventide Space pedal.

My new album Post Acid is out now through Awesome Soundwave: https://www.awesomesoundwave.com/"

http://www.instagram.com/_honeysmack_
http://www.honeysmack.info

Happy 3.03 Day - Acid Dub

Published on Mar 2, 2020 Honeysmack

"A very happy 3.03 day to all my family and friends around the world. It is my hope in the not too distant future, people will celebrate 3.03 day as a high holiday across the world. In the meantime, here's my experimental acid dub jam to celebrate this day with 2x Roland TB-303 (one Devilfish), Elektron Octatrack live sampling the 303s and providing most of the effects. The Elektron Analog RYTM provide the drum sounds, with a little additional reverb from an Ensoniq DP/2 off camera.

Totally unrehearsed and improvised jam. No computer or DAW were hurt during the making of this video.

My new album Post Acid is out now through Awesome Soundwave: https://www.awesomesoundwave.com/

http://www.instagram.com/_honeysmack_
http://www.honeysmack.info"

Acid Techno improv and live sampling with Octatrack, Avalon Bassline and modular synth

Published on Jan 21, 2020 Honeysmack

Gear in use:
Elektron Octatrack
Avalon Bassline
Roland TR-09

Eurorack modules:
Intellijel: Metropolis, Atlantis, Mixup, Quadra
Cwejman: BLD2
Noise Engineering: Loquelic Iteritas Percido, Basimilus Iteritas Alter
Busy Circuits: Pamela's New Workout
Antimatter: Launch Codes
Make Noise: Optomix

Totally unrehearsed and improvised jam. No computer or DAW were hurt during this jam.

http://www.honeysmack.info

First jam with the Korg Wavestate

Published on Jan 7, 2020 Honeysmack

"Quick first jam with the Korg Wavestate.

Additional drum sounds from Roland TR-09 and bass from the Avalon Bassline"

http://www.honeysmack.info

New Korg Wavestate Wave Sequencing Synthesizer Revealed

Published on Jan 6, 2020 Korg

Update: Details are in... Playlist with the first user videos added below.

"Legendary synthesis, radically re-imagined. Organic, inspirational, and mind-blowingly powerful.

KORG’s legendary Wavestation introduced the world to Wave Sequencing, transforming raw samples into sounds that no-one had ever heard before. The flagship OASYS and KRONOS keyboards developed Wave Sequencing even further, expanding on its unique palette of lush, evolving pads and driving rhythms.

Now, KORG is proud to announce the next step in digital synthesis: the wavestate. Featuring the radically re-imagined Wave Sequencing 2.0, the wavestate delivers astonishing, ever-changing sounds with extensive hands-on control.

Far from a nostalgic reissue, the wavestate is designed from the ground up for a new generation of musicians, producers, and composers, taking cues from sources as diverse as modular synths, groove boxes, and algorithmic composition. The compact form-factor, with 37 full-size keys, transports easily and fits neatly into any stage, studio, or desktop setup."

Korg Wavestate User Videos

New Korg Wavestate Vector & Wave Sequencing Synthesizer - Perfect Circuit
Korg Wavestate - All Playing, No Talking! - Kraft Music
Korg Wavestate - Overview with Nick Kwas - Kraft Music
Korg Wavestate - New Keyboard! - sonicstate
KORG WAVESTATE FIRST IMPRESSIONS - BoBeats
Korg WAVESTATE // Review and full tutorial // Wave sequencing and Vector synthesis explained - loopop
Korg Wavestate Wave Sequencing Synthesizer | Reverb Demo
First Look: Korg Wavestate Synthesiser with Wave Sequencing 2.0 - Noisegate
First jam with the Korg Wavestate - Honeysmack
Korg Wavestate - Sound Design Tutorial 1 - True Cuckoo



Highlights:

"With the Wavestation, each step of a Wave Sequence had a duration, a sample, and a pitch. This created ear-catching patterns–but the patterns repeated the same way, over and over. What if they could evolve in organic, unexpected ways, instead of just repeating?

Wave Sequencing 2.0 splits apart the timing, the sequence of samples, and the melody, so that each can be manipulated independently. Also added are new characteristics including shapes, gate times, and step sequencer values. Each of these is a “Lane,” and each Lane can have a different number of steps and its own start, end, and loop points.

Every time the sequence moves forward, the individual Lanes are combined to create the output. For instance, a sample may be matched with a different duration, pitch, shape, gate length, and step sequence value every time that it plays. You can modulate each Lane’s start, end, and loop points separately for every note, using velocity, LFOs, envelopes, Mod Knobs, or other controllers. Each note in a chord can be playing something different!

Lanes can also randomize the step order every time they play, with realtime control over the range of included steps. Finally, individual steps can be randomly skipped, with a modulatable probability from 0 to 100%. The result is organic, ever-changing sounds that respond to your control. The four onboard arpeggiators can interact with Wave Sequences for even more possibilities."

"KORG R&D created the original Wavestation, co-created the OASYS and Kronos, and has developed fundamental technologies behind many other KORG instruments. The wavestate reflects their unique aesthetic, delivering stunning sound and deep flexibility via cutting-edge technologies.

Three of the key sound designers from the original Wavestation, John Bowen [of John Bowen Synth Design & the Solaris], John “Skippy” Lehmkuhl (Plugin Guru), and Peter “Ski” Schwartz, joined Belgian artist Airwave and the renowned KORG voicing team to create the incredible wavestate sound library."

"Bursting with knobs and controllers, the wavestate invites you to explore. All of the basics–filter, envelopes, LFOs, effects–are at your fingertips with dedicated front-panel controls. Eight programmable Mod Knobs are customized to bring out the most in every sound, often taking them in entirely new directions. Use the knobs in realtime performance, and also save the results as new sounds. Add in the Pitch Bend and Modulation Wheels and the unique Vector Joystick, and you’ll always have multiple dimensions of realtime expression.

Want to dig deeper? Almost all front-panel knobs, and most on-screen parameters, can be modulated. You can even modulate settings for individual Wave Sequence Steps! Mod Processors let you transform modulation signals using quantization, smoothing, curvature, and more."

"Randomization that inspires.

Looking for even more inspiration? A dedicated front-panel button, marked by a “dice” icon, generates new sounds via intelligent randomization. Randomize the entire sound or just a part of it, such as the filter, the Sample Lane, or the effects. Use the results directly, or as a jumping-off point for your own creations.
An arsenal of effects.

The wavestate’s superb effects deliver production-ready sounds. Each Layer has three dedicated effects; additionally, the Performance has a master reverb and parametric EQ. Along with standards such as compressors, EQs, choruses, flangers, phasers, and stereo delays, you’ll find distinctive processors such as the Wave Shaper, Talking Modulator, Reverse Delay, Multiband Mod Delay, and Overb (from the OASYS), plus modeled effects including VOX guitar amps, VOX wah, multi-head tape echo, and a collection of classic guitar pedals."

"Choose your filter.

Add vintage character to your sounds with the aggressive MS-20 Lowpass or Highpass filters, or the strong, sweet Polysix Lowpass. Shape and refine with a full collection of resonant 2-pole and 4-pole Lowpass, Highpass, Bandpass, and Band Reject filters. Or, step outside the box with KORG’s unique Multi Filter, which creates modulatable blends of multiple modes simultaneously.
Ample samples. 64 stereo voices.

Totaling in the gigabytes, the wavestate’s sample library is more than a thousand times larger than that of the original Wavestation. That’s a lot of great-sounding raw material for Wave Sequences. There’s a bank of samples from Plugin Guru, brand-new samples from KORG, and a selection from the Kronos and Krome libraries. Of course, KORG also provides all of the Wavestation’s samples (including all options), plus a huge library of Wavestation Wave Sequences. Play up to 64 stereo voices with pristine clarity, using KORG’s proprietary anti-aliasing sample playback technology."

"Multiply by four.

With all of that synthesis power, you might think the wavestate would play only one sound at a time. Not a chance. For even more rich and complex results, layer up to four Programs together in a Performance–each with their own effects and arpeggiator. The Vector Envelope and Joystick mix the individual voices of the four Layers, and can also modulate any other parameters."

"Set Lists and Smooth Sound Transitions.

Set Lists offer effortless organization of your wavestate Performances, and deliver instant access at the gig or in rehearsal. Smooth Sound Transitions allow previously-played voices and effects to continue to ring out naturally, even once a new sound has been selected.
Plays well with others.

Balanced stereo outputs connect to any recording or monitoring system, and a stereo headphone output is provided for private playing or onstage cueing. Din-style MIDI jacks ensure connection to other MIDI-equipped instruments and audio gear. The wavestate supports class-compliant USB MIDI connections to Windows and Mac computers, and the wavestate librarian program is available as free download from KORG."

via https://www.korg.com/us/products/synthesizers/wavestate/

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Acid Improv Jam for The Monthly Acid Pattern Group with 2x 303s

Published on Jan 2, 2020 Honeysmack

"Acid Improv for The Monthly Acid Pattern Group, each month a pattern goes up and members make their own renditions - just for fun and of course the acid. Check out the group and the January pattern I created here.

This totally unrehearsed and improvised jam has 2x 303s being sampled in real-time by the Octatrack. All drum and percussion sounds via the TR-909 and MachineDrum.

No computer or DAW were hurt during this jam.

http://www.honeysmack.info"

202 + 303 + 606 + 909 = 2020

Published on Jan 1, 2020 Honeysmack

"More acid techno arithmetic to bring in the new year!"

http://www.honeysmack.info

Follow-up to 303 + 808 + 909 = 2020

303 + 808 + 909 = 2020 w/ Honeysmack

Published on Dec 31, 2019 Honeysmack

One from Honeysmack. Also check out Masaki Takada

http://www.honeysmack.info

#303
#808
#909
#acid
#techno

Modular Acid Techno Improv with System 500, Avalon Bassline, DFAM and TR8

Published on Dec 24, 2019 Honeysmack

http://www.honeysmack.info

Honeysmack Live Acid Techno Improvisation 40min jam

Published on Dec 1, 2019 Honeysmack

"All hardware, live acid techno improvisation set with modular rack, TR-09, TB-03, Octatrack and TB-303 Devilfish. All effects from Octatrack and Pico DSP, no other processing or editing – completely improvised in a single take.

List of modules in use:
Cwejman BLD-2
Moog DFAM
Noise Engineering Loquelic Iteritas Percido
Michigan Synth Works SY0.5
Erica Synths Pico Voice
Erica Synths DSP
Malekko Varigate 4+
Xaoc Devices Batumi
ALM Busy Circuits Pamela’s New Workout

New album available on Awesome Soundwave in early 2020, more details very soon.

http://www.instagram.com/_honeysmack_
http://www.honeysmack.info"

Modular Techno Improv with DFAM and Akemie's Taiko

Published on Nov 26, 2019 Honeysmack

"Modular techno improv, exploring a new rack configuration. Everything is sequenced from the Varigate 4+ and DFAM. Additional drum sounds from Roland TR-09 (off camera). All recorded in a single take, no editing or post. List of modules used include:

Moog DFAM
Malekko Varigate 4+
Busy Circuits Akemie's Taiko
Michigan Synth Works SY0.5
Mutable Instruments Plaits
Erica Synths Pico Voice
Erica Synths Pico DSP
Busy Circuits Pamela's New Workout
Make Noise Rosie
Make Noise Function
Xoac Devices Batumi
WMD Overseer
Intellijel uMIDI
Intellijel Noise Tools
Intelljel Performance Case 7U, 84hp

No computer was harmed recording this video.

http://www.instagram.com/_honeysmack_

http://www.honeysmack.info"