Superbooth 2019 Ableton CV Tools

Published on May 10, 2019 sonicstate

"Ableton were showing their new CV Tools a set of 10 devices (made in MAX For Live) that gives you access (if you have a DC coupled audio interface) to CV, garte and clock functions in both directions within Ableton Live.

Now in Public Beta (you should be able to download from your account) if you have a valid Live 10 license."

Anyone remember MOTU Volta CV tools?

Spektro Audio CV Toolkit Goes Standalone - Lemur Integration

CV Toolkit (Standalone Version) - Tutorial

Published on Jan 4, 2014

"This video demonstrates how you can use CV Toolkit and a Eurorack modular synthesizer to create a basic sequence / melody.

CV Toolkit is a standalone application that can be used to control modular synthesizers by sending CV signals through any DC-coupled audio interface or Expert Sleeper's module.

The 1.0 version ships with 13 virtual modules that offer different modulation options such as LFO, sequencer, envelope generators, etc.

You can route the output of any of any module to analog outputs, analyzers (LED / Oscilloscope) or even to the input of certain modules (S&H / Biased Switcher / Slew).

Read more about CV Toolkit (Standalone Version) at spektroaudio.com/cv-toolkit-standalone/"

CV Toolkit (Standalone Version) - Lemur Integration

Published on Jan 4, 2014

"This video demonstrates the CV Toolkit + Lemur integration.

After setting it up (takes less than 2 minutes), you can put your iPad next to your modular synth, fire up the Lemur app and play around with CV Toolkit without having to reach for your mouse or keyboard.

The Lemur integration is based on OpenSoundControl aka OSC which means that, unlike MIDI, you can control every parameter with full resolution without having to manually map them.
Read more about CV Toolkit (Standalone Version) at spektroaudio.com/cv-toolkit-standalone/"

iTunes: Lemur - Liine

Update via Icaro Ferre on The MATRIXSYNTH Lounge

"Hey everybody! I've just released the standalone version (for both Mac and PC) of the Spektro Audio CV Toolkit software

It ships with 13 virtual modules, 8 analog outputs, routing matrix, native Lemur integration (via OSC), MIDI Clock sync, ScanGraph, Biased Switcher and many other features.

If you haven't heard about it yet, CV Toolkit can be used to control analog synths by sending CV signals through any DC-coupled audio interface or Expert Sleeper's module.

The main idea for CV Toolkit was to make something that could be used together with already existing solutions such as the Expert Sleepers' Silent Way and Motu Volta.

It's available for U$14,99 (introductory price) over at http://spektroaudio.com/cv-toolkit-standalone

Hope you guys have fun this"

Spektro CV Devices - CV Toolkit Pro & Voltage Pads MaxforLive Devices

Spektro CV Devices - Demo from Spektro Audio on Vimeo.

"Demo of the new CV Toolkit Pro and Voltage Pads MaxforLive devices that are part of the Spektro CV Devices bundle (http://spektroaudio.com/cvdevices).
These devices were made to control analog / modular synths in many different ways.

In this demo, the Voltage Pads (controlled by the iPad via Lemur / OSC) is sending pitch to the VCO and triggering the other CV Toolkit Pro devices.
The CV signals are being outputted to the modular synth via an Expert Sleepers ES-3 module."

Via the creator, Icaro Ferre, on The MATRIXSYNTH Lounge

"Hey guys, I've just release a new collection of MaxforLive devices that can be used to control analog / modular synths in many different ways, it's called Spektro CV Devices. They work similarly to Motu's Volta and Expert Sleepers' Silent Way plugins but offer different functionalities.

The collection comes with 5 devices: CV Toolkit Pro, Voltage Pads, Biased Switcher, CV Crossfader and CV Splitter. Check out the link for full description of each of the devices.
The Voltage Pads (device inspired by MakeNoise's Pressure Points module) also comes with Lemur templates that you can use to control the device via OSC (no need to MIDI map anything).

Available for U$15,00 at http://spektroaudio.com/cvdevices

ES-3 / ES-4 owners should definitely give this a try. I believe you'll have a lot of fun with these devices!"

Note this is the first Spektro Audio post.

Roland SBF-325 Stereo Flanger / Chorus with CV

Note: links to listings are affiliate links for which the site may be compensated. Published on Mar 22, 2013 ymarcc·24 videos

"This is a short video demo of the Roland SBF-323 Stereo Flanger (and chorus) that I'm currently selling on eBay:"


via this auction

"Roland SBF-325 Stereo Flanger & Chorus - it is a rare vintage analog effects unit that was part of the company's 1970s Roland Studio System (RSS) line.

What sets this model apart is the ability to control the unit via CV. As such it can be incorporated into analog modular synthesizer systems, or with more modern sequencers via a MIDI to CV or MOTU Volta. Thus, it works well with applications such as Propellerhead Reason, Ableton Live, Apple Logic 9, etc."

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Eigenharp Control Voltage setup with Workbench, EigenD 2 and Silent Way

YouTube Published on Jul 24, 2012 by Geert Bevin

"http://eigenzone.org : this tutorial creates an Eigenharp Pico configuration from scratch in Workbench so that you can play your analog synthesizer over Control Voltage. This requires EigenD 2 and a DC-coupled audio interface or a similar solution like the Expert Sleepers ES-3.

I'm using the Expert Sleepers Silent Way plugin to generate calibrated pitch voltages, but all the principles should apply to MOTU Volta also.

The Pro version of EigenD 2 is required to use Workbench, but it's possible to achieve CV control by modify an existing factory setup using Belcanto and the non Pro version of EigenD."

Yamaha TX7 (DX7 rack version) with editor/librarian

YouTube Published on Jul 30, 2012 by jerrydibella

"This one I made for a friend who asked me about using Yamaha TX7 module in conjunction with editor/librarian for computer. In my set up it runs through a Motu 828 mkII audio and midi interface, and the master keyboard used is a Korg R3, so MIDI In & OUT of Korg R3 are connected with IN & OUT of my audio interface, from Korg R3 Midi THRU I connected a midi cable into the TX7 module Midi IN. Then you just have to open the editor windows and start a new patch. I use DX7 LIBRARIAN for Macintosh, it's a freeware, and you can control every parameter in real time. It's awesome!"

If you have an iPad iDX7 - iControlMIDI should work with it as well.
Yamaha TX7s on eBay
iPads on eBay

"Questo filmatino è per un mio amico che mi ha chiesto informazioni sull'expander della DX7, il Yamaha TX7! ci si chiedeva come funzionava assieme all'editor, per programmare le proprie patch. Ebbene, collegato all'editor in mio possesso, il comodo DX7 LIBRARIAN per macintosh, tutto quanto funzia alla perfezione, e ogni volta che cambi un parametro sull'editor, la TX7 lo legge in tempo reale. Nel set up del video ho utilizzato una Korg R3 come master, la R3 è collegata alla Motu 828 mk2 che uso come interfaccia audio/midi attraverso i cavi MIDI IN E MIDI OUT. Dal MIDI THRU della Korg R3 entro poi nel MIDI IN della YAMAHA TX7, e voilà, tutto funzia!"

MOTU Volta with 8 patch cables

via this auction

"MOTU Volta, virtual instrument plug-in that turns an audio interface with DC-coupled outputs into a voltage control interface.

MOTU audio interfaces are balanced and what you want is an unbalanced CV signal.
To be safe, it is recommended that you use TRS->TS cables.

The patch cables are 1.5 meter long.

The iLok USB-Dongle is still unregistered.
After the auction I will transfer the license to your iLok account.

✔ Control external modular synths or other CV-equipped gear from your computer
✔ 24 control outputs per plug-in instance
✔ Converts MIDI track data to control voltages
✔ Sample-accurate MIDI playback with supporting host software
✔ Provides one-click pitch and octave calibration per oscillator
✔ Arpeggiators and other clock destinations with independent PPQ resolution for each device
✔ for MAC OSX (10.4 or higher)
✔ AU/MAS Plugin Format
✔ incl. iLok"

Summer Chill - doctorvague ft. Peter D.B.

YouTube Uploaded by doctorvague on Aug 15, 2011

"This was a lot of fun! It was patched up very quickly and improvised in one take. My good friend Peter Dahl-Bredine is triggering samples in NI's Battery which I'm then filtering with a Megaohm Delta filter and a Rob Hordijk Dual Phaser. Everything: loops, samples, Korg Monopoly etc were all routed into and through the modular and mixed in real time to stereo track. Loops came from Stylus RMX and and were mixed at the modular with a custom MIDI controller I built (middle row far left with the 6 red buttons). Sync pulses were sent from MOTU's Volta and divided by a Moon Modular trigger sequencer. As usual, echo is from Modcan's fabulous stereo digital delay. Hope you all enjoy this. We want to do a lot more collaborating with real hand drums, guitar and... well, we have a lot of ideas.
© 2011 Phil Brown & Peter Dahl-Bredine."

Hinton Instruments Custom DAW Interface for Volta

via Hinton Instruments

"Hinton Instruments has supplied an active multichannel interface for use with a MotU 2408 and Volta, or Expert Sleepers’ Silent Way, that overcomes the inherent limited range problems and the inability to trigger older synthesizers requiring high gate and trigger voltages.

Two of our Quad Line Input eurocards were used to provide balanced to unbalanced conversion, ±10dB (÷3 to x3) level trim with LED indicators and dedicated high level V-trig and Moog type S-trig outputs. Although this particular system was intended for CV outputs the cards may also be used for DAW Output or Input level matching and may be switched between DC coupling and AC coupling with DC servoing.

The Quad Line Input may also be supplied as a Eurocard module or bare pcb to be built into other systems allowing a variety of interfacing functions between DAWs and unbalanced systems to be easily configured."

TransArpitude-live analog synth arp-jam

YouTube via doctorvague | November 04, 2010

"An arpeggiated real time improv, no edits, with drums added later. Korg Monopoly, Juno 60, Moon Modular Trigger sequencer as master, slaved to Volta, Synthesizers.com, MOTM, Modcan, MegaOhm, Suit and Tie Guy, Encore Electronics, MOTU Volta and a ho-made switcher."

Am To Be Part 4 - modular synth improv

YouTube via doctorvague — April 16, 2010 — "A little noisier one this time. I left the dynamics in so low parts are actually quieter and loud notes are louder. It's this new thing I just figured out. Using an Akai APC40 below camera firing Numerology presets created previously to a MOTM 650 Midi2CV converter for pitch. For triggers MOTU Volta to a DIY switcher upper right supplying different division rhythmic triggers to a Moon Modular trigger sequencer and a Modcan Digital delay. MegaOhm Delta Filter, Synthesizers.com State Variable Filter and MOTM 440 filter. Encore Electronics UEG, Synthesizers.com oscillators, envelope generators, mixer, VCA etc. Lots of partial cross-mod and partial soft-sync between the oscillators to get it to balance between notes and noise. Synthesizers.com excel at that stuff, especially the soft sync on the oscillator aid."

MOTU Volta on the B-Roll

"Volta is a pretty great invention in the world of modular synths. While it makes the visceral experience of patching something from raw into a slower more logistical experience, it makes the composing of music with the modular a much easier task. Plus there’s nothing better than being able to bring that modular perfectly in sync with Ableton Live and testing out different drum loops over the sound."

You can find the full post on the B-Roll. Some nice pics and audio there as well.

Percy Hammersledge - modular synth improv

YouTube via doctorvague
"This was a fun one- I hope you enjoy it. The modular is a live stereo mix unedited. I jammed to a Bossa Nova drum loop and then mixed and mashed some loops after the fact to make it a bit more interesting. Used SynthesizersDOTcom, Modcan, Suit and Tie Guy, Moon Modular, MOTM, MOTU Volta and a DIY switcher in the upper right. I'm sending various rhythmic trigger pulse streams, including off-beats from Volta and switching them at the matrix switcher. The bottom row controls the delay time for example. I managed to hit the right combination of switches a couple of times and got lucky with some cool syncopations like at 2:29. This is the last section of a much longer jam."

AHNE 2010

Analogue Heaven Northeast 2009 from stretta on Vimeo.

Full details on AHNE 2010 here.
"Once a year, analog synth enthusiasts gather to socialize and play rare and unusual musical instruments. I captured the May 2009 gathering with a Canon 5DmkII and a 50mm f/1.4 lens. I simply sat the Camera on a tripod, frame the shot as I would a photo, focused and captured.

The music was produced using a Euro-format analog modular, controlled by Volta. Aside from the drums (MOTU BPM), everything was analog."

Numerology and Volta

Numerology and Volta from Five12 on Vimeo.

"A step-by-step tutorial on setting up and using MOTU's Volta AU plugin with Numerology and an analog modular synthesizer. For more details, visit http://five12.com/t-volta.html"

Beatalogue Demo Movie

Uploaded on Feb 24, 2010 theianboddy's channel

"Beatalogue drum loop sample library by Ian Boddy
www.ianboddywaveforms.com"

Details via Bakis:
"Beatalogue

WFBA004

Release date Wednesday 3rd March

Format: Download

RRP £24.99 inc VAT

Beatalogue is the fourth title in Ian Boddy's Waveforms series of sample libraries. As a follow up to Drumalogue this one takes as it's starting material a selection of electronic drum patterns and loops which are then fed through Boddy's massive modular synth system. These are then filtered, mangled and generally messed up using a huge number of modules all in the analogue domain. All the loops have between 3 and 5 variations and sonically range from sweet filtering all the way through to completely crunched and twisted mayhem. The quality of the distortion and overdrive achieved using these techniques gives the loops a gorgeous organic feel which is further heightened by the sound of the modular itself with it's fuzzy warmness and tripping envelopes.

The sounds are also provided in Rex2 and Apple Loops format enabling them to be used at various tempos and dissected by the end user for their own purposes.

Technical Data

300 mono samples at 44.1Khz, 24 bit in WAV format .

All samples also provided in Rex2 & Apple Loops format.

Drum loops sourced from Logic Ultrabeat, NI Reaktor & Kontakt, Sonic Charge Micro Tonic.

Drum Loops filtered, mangled & messed up via the following analogue synthesisers:
Roland System 100-M
Analogue Systems
Doepfer A-100 modular system
Analogue Solutions
Livewire AFG, Vulcan & Dalek Modulators
Metasonix TM-2 Tube BP filter & R-53 Tube Waveshaper/Ring Mod
Flight of Harmony Plague Bearer
The Harvestman Malgorithm
WMD Geiger Counter
Make Noise QMMG
Minimoog
VCS3


Master tempo & auxillary voltage control provided by MOTU Volta via MOTU 828 interface.

Recorded via TLAudio Ebony A2 tube stereo processor into Apple Mac using RME Fireface 400 audio interface.
Samples edited in Bias Peak Pro 5.
Rex2 files edited in RecycleV2
Apple loops edited in Apple Loops UtilityV3

Recorded & produced by Ian Boddy January 2010 - February 2010.
www.ianboddywaveforms.com"

Audio used as CV into FreqBox

YouTube via soundxplorer. I want that on this.
"Audio from the PC is being used to modulate the frequency of the MF-107's oscillator. Arturia's 2600v is great for this because its oscillators go well into LFO range. Delay and Ring Mod are applied to the CV signal at times. The last clip uses speech as the audio source. No audio is heard from the 2600v, only the FreqBox. My audio interface is not DC-coupled (the M-Audio Delta 44) so it would not work properly with software like MOTU's Volta for envelopes and pitch output, but LFOs seem to work fine."

Merry Synthmas!

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays everyone! As far as "Synthmas" gifts go, under my tree is a MOTU UltraLite mk3 and MOTU's Volta, purchased from Novamusik, as well as a signed Bob Moog Foundation calendar. Coming in the mail are two Monoroket Mission6's. Thank you to Novamusik for the extra T-Shirt and Coffee Cup (to the right of the Volta box)! :) I wasn't expecting either.

Hmm... Something else synth related is coming from my wife that I had no idea about until composing this post... I wonder what it is... Apparently it is under the tree. I'll post back when I find out.

Update: It's a Zoundz!!!!


YouTube via matrixsynth

Five12 Numerology 2.2 with Speech Synthesis

"Numerology 2.2 Released
Posted 11/10/2009
New in Numerology 2.2, the MonoNote sequencing module now has a Pitch Glide feature that makes it super-easy to create anything from trippy acid basslines, to swirly synthesizer leads, or extreme glissando. The AudioSample module now has access to the OS X speech synthesizer. And with custom support for MOTU's Volta and ExpertSleepers' Silent Way, Numerology is now the most powerful, most flexible way to sequence analog equipment. There are also lots and lots of tweaks and updates. For all the details, read the press release or just go directly for the download."

TipTop Audio Z2040

TipTop Audio Z2040 from GM on Vimeo.

Don't miss 4:56 on for polyphony - 5:20 on with a breath controller is stunning.
http://tiptopaudio.com MOTU Volta
"A brief introduction. This is my attempt to capture what it is like to feel and use the Z2040 filter. For most of us, it isn't possible to visit a nearby store and hear these things, so you have to sort of buy euro modules on faith. Hopefully you'll find this video helpful."