DR-2 jam - using a polyclock on the BD

video upload by Modor Music

"A little jam on the Modor DR-2, using a 10:16 polyrhythmic clock on the kick and claps.
The kicks fall in most patterns on the 1st, 3rd and 4th step of a 5 step-pattern compressed into the time of 4 beats. The bottle ticking on top works as a regular 4/4 'metronome'.
Models used: String Bassdrum, Filter Claps, Hihat, Marching Snare, Bottle and Crash Cymbal.
The Marching Snare gets some random extra hits on top of the programmed pattern, for a constant little variation in the pattern."

Rattling String BDs with the DR-2

video upload by Modor Music

"Some 'rattling' breakbeats using the String BD.
More detail on the String BD synthesis model can be found here: https://modormusic.com/dr2os005.html
The other models used are the Basic SN, Filter Claps, Filter HH, Ride and Crash Cymbal."

Modor DR-2 Sine Synth & Rumble jam

video upload by Modor Music

"A little jam using ao the Sine Synth model and the Rumble BD!"

Happy summer chords on the NF-1!

video upload by Modor Music

"Some happy summer chords on the Modor NF-1 😎
With parameter build up starting from in Init sawtooth patch, in case you need some happy summer vibe in your studio too!"

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14:16 Polyrhythmic clock, 1-min jam

video upload by Modor Music

"A 1-min Modor DR-2 jam using a 14:16 polyrhythmic clock on the Electro Snare."

0:00 Setting up the polyclock
0:07 Polyclock principle
0:14 Jam!

1-min Modor DR-2 Jam

video upload by Modor Music

"Modor DR-2 1 minute jam using following synthesis models:
Saw Synth
Claps
Ride Cymbal(*)
Noise BD
Basic SN

(*) indicated 'Hihat' in the video, but it is the Ride Cymbal model. Apologies! :-)"

1-min Modor DR-2 Jam

video upload by Modor Music

"Modor DR-2 1 minute jam using following synthesis models:
Rumble BD
Analog SN
Rimshot
Saw Synth
Filter Hihats"

1-min Modor DR-2 Jam

video upload by Modor Music

"1-min jam on the Modor DR-2.
Used models: String BD, Filter Claps, Basic SN, Filter HH and Tenordum
Uses a 14/16 polyclock on the Tenordrum."

Modor Music DR2 OS013 - Basslines! No-talking 1min overview

video upload by Modor Music

"1 minute no-talking overview of the OS013 firmware upgrade for the Modor DR-2, introducing bassline synth models."

DR2 OS013 - Basslines for the DR-2!

video upload by Modor Music

"Firmware upgrade OS013 for the Modor DR-2, introducing bassline synth models! https://www.modormusic.com/dr2os013.html"

0:00 Hi!
0:20 Enable/Disable tracks by Midi CC or Notes
1:46 Global Accent
2:46 Longer bar lengths
4:05 Basslines
5:47 Music!

Modor DR2 - a little jam with the new OS12 models

video upload by Modor Music

"A little jam on the Modor DR-2, with (a.o) the new OS12 kick, claps and hihat models"

0:02 Kickdrum with reverb rumble
0:21 Adjusting claps
0:34 Playing around with hihats
1:00 Adding rimshot
1:10 Random extra rimshot hits
1:25 Play along with crash cymbal

Modor DR-2 OS012 Firmware Upgrade

video upload by Modor Music

"Rumble Kicks and steeply filtered Hats & Claps + a new parametric equalisation stage: overview of the new OS012 firmware upgrade for the Modor DR-2 drum machine."

0:00 Hello!
0:17 Rumble Kick
1:36 Filter Claps
2:27 Filter Hihats
3:29 Parametric Equalisation Stage

DR2 OS12 Firmware Upgrade - 1min overview

video upload by Modor Music

"New Firmware Upgrade OS012 for Modor DR-2, a short 1min, no talking overview.
http://www.modormusic.com/dr2os012.html"

Modor NF-1/NF-1m OS017 Firmware upgrade

video upload by Modor Music

"Short look at the new Filter Type Mixing in OS017"

Modor DR2 OS007 Firmware Upgrade - Parameter Locks!

video upload by Modor Music

"New firmware upgrade OS007 for the Modor DR-2, introducing parameter locking. https://modormusic.com/dr2os007.html

0:00 Introduction
0:31 Parameter locks
1:05 Remove parameter locks
1:16 Tonal bassdrums, basslines
2:23 Why is there a new bootloader?
3:30 Installing firmware upgrade
5:26 Installing bootloader upgrade
6:30 Thanks for watching!"

"There is only one single new feature, but it's not an unimportant one: parameter locks! What's that?

A parameter lock sets a value for a certain parameter on a certain drum hit in the sequencer. They are used to program variations of synthesis parameters inside a drum pattern. Programming (or recording) a parameter lock is very simple: keep a step button pressed in the sequencer (1...16) and turn a knob. Now the drum hit on this sequencer step has that altered parameter, while the next drum hit returns to normal.

Note that a parameter lock doesn't necessarily have to be at the beginning of a drum hit. You can also put one on a grid step somewhere halfway a drum hit to alter the sound at that moment.

Also note that you aren't limited to one parameter. You can program parameter locks for different parameters, even on a single sequencer step.

Want to remove a parameter lock? Keep the step button down while pressing NO(/EXIT)."

Modor DR-2 Drum Machine with Mixing Desk in Studio

video upload by Dziam Bass

"In this movie is some fun from hands with Modor DR-2 Drum machine.
I love work with DR-2 because with Studio desk and some processing this sound is AWESOME for me !!!

working with machines is an important element for me as the basis of music based on rhythm ... I especially love to add color in the studio and improvise during sessions .. but sometimes I just program

small drums improvisation but of course this is incredible machine for programming up to 128 step .

First of all: although it's digital, the DR-2 is not about sampling. It's a drum synthesizer, like a classic analog drum machine, but it uses digital sound synthesis algorithms instead of analog circuitry. There are no samples in the DR-2, and there's no sample memory.

Just like the Modor NF-1, the DR-2 is not build to recreate the classics of the past. The DR-2 uses digital sound synthesis to innovate drum sounds and rhythms. Many sounds will be recognizable. It is possible to make classic sounding bass drums, snares and rimshots. It's not difficult to program classic floorfillers with the DR-2. But with 12 synthesis parameters per drum, you'll easily find yourself creating your own individual sound."

Reminder: SoundMiT in Turin on 12/13 November 2022 (English)

video upload by SOUNDMIT

"The largest event in southern Europe for synthesizers and new music technologies. 2 days full of activities with international brands, workshops, talks and concerts.

SOUNDMIT 2022
November 12/13, at: Toolbox, via Montefeltro 2, Torino.
BUY TICKETS ONLINE: http://sndmt.link/tickets

CONFIRMED EXHIBITORS:
ARDUINO - ARTINOISE - AS29 STUDIO MONITOR - ATVOPROJECT - AUDIO DJ - AUDIOFACTORY - AUDIO MODELING – X AUDIO SYSTEMS - CLATTERS MACHINES - GMLAB - DREADBOX - ELECTRA ONE - ERICA SYNTHS - EUTERPE SYNTHESIZER LABORATORIES - FASELUNARE - FC PRO AUDIO - FINEGEAR - HERBS & STONES - JOMOX - JORANALOGUE - MIDI ASSOCIATION - MODOR MUSIC - MRG SYNTHESIZERS - MUSE OVATIONS - MUSEO DEL SINTETIZZATORE MARCHIGIANO E ITALIANO - MUSICLAB - OFFICINA DEL MALISTA - ONDOMO -PULSAR AUDIO - ROBKOO - SCHMIDTH SYNTHESIZERS - SOUND MACHINES - SYNTHFEST FRANCE - SYNTH PANELS DESIGNER - SYNTHR - TEKNOSIGN - THERESYN - VECTOR SYNTH - VERMONA - XODES - ZIRANTE ...and more to be confirmed!"

Modor Music NF-1 | 8 Voice Polyphonic Synthesizer, our first encounter

video upload by Synthesizer New Zealand

"Our first encounter with the NF-1, the 8 voice polyphonic synthesizer of Modor Music. Take a #trip & #follow us into the sonic landscape we have created with this machine, deep #space #exploration👨‍🚀👩‍🚀"

Soundmit 2022 - Exhibit FOR FREE at the next Synthfest France

via SoundMiT

SOUNDMIT and SYNTHFEST FRANCE togheter under the sign of EMEA!

Today we have a news to share with all exhibitors and future exhibitors of SOUNDMIT 2022!

For some years now, SOUNDMIT has been twinned with SYNTHFEST FRANCE, the Nante's synth event which, like ours, is held every year.

In 2018 we created EMEA - Electronic Music Event Association. A consortium created to guarantee quality events to the public and companies.

At the same time, EMEA allows the sharing of experiences and knowledge between events and promote mutual support.

Thanks to this collaboration, Soundmit can offers to ALL THE COMPANIES present at Soundmit 2022 that never take part in the SFF, the opportunity to participate FREE OF CHARGE in the next edition of SYNTHFEST FRANCE in June 2023.

SYNTFEST FRANCE staff will be present at SOUNDMIT 2022 in the legendary VINTAGE KITCHEN with a selection of collectible synthesizers including: PPG Wave 2.3, Ensoniq SD1, MFB Dominion 1, OSCar and Pro One.

CONFIRMED EXHIBITORS @ SOUNDMIT 2022

AUDIO DJ - AUDIOMODELING - CLATTERS MACHINES - GMLAB - DREADBOX - ELECTRA ONE - ERICA SYNTH - FASELUNARE - FC AUDIO - HERBS & STONES - JOMOX - JORANALOGUE - MODOR MUSIC - OFFICINA DEL MALISTA - SCHMIDT SYNTHESIZERS - TEKNOSIGN - VECTOR SYNTH - VERMONA - WAVELICKER - X-AUDIO SYSTEM - XODES ... and many on the way!

If you'd like to exhibit, email helpdesk@soundmit.com.

This Was SUPERBOOTH21 - a Look Back From the Organizers & Plans for SUPERBOOTH22

The following is a press releas from the organizers of SUPERBOOTH. You can find all SUPERBOOTH21 posts here (currently 167 including this one).

Berlin, October 2021
This was SUPERBOOTH21

We all had to wait a long time for SUPERBOOTH21, now the event is over and it was a complete success. The circumstances that forced the organizers to completely rethink have made this year‘s SUPERBOOTH21 better. The exhibitors have used the last months to develop many exciting novelties. The spacious area, the airier rooms and the resulting much more relaxed atmosphere, gave the exhibitors and visitors more opportunity to engage in conversation and to test and experience the exhibited instruments in a meaningful way.

Many participants reported that the quality of the discussions among each
other was once again better than in previous years. This was made possible by the 126 exhibitors present this year, whom the organizers would like to thank once again. Another important element in this year‘s concept was the coopera- tion with the Miller-Zillmer Foundation, to whom the organizers would also like to express their sincere thanks. The Miller-Zillmer Foundation made it possible
to bring the wonderful artists Yann Tiersen, hackedepicciotto, JakoJako, Pole
and the Modular Synthesizer Ensemble to the stage.

Andre Kaufmann: „Our little adventure trip is over for this year - 4 days with quite a few moments of joy, passion and excitement. We hope everyone had a great time meeting colleagues, friends and making many new contacts. It was a very memorable event, maybe the special circumstances made us even more connected.“

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The start was perhaps a bit bumpy, with decent rain from Wednesday afternoon, but this was compensated for in the following days by the mild late summer with some sunshine hours and pleasant temperatures. The bungalow village had a wonderful homely atmosphere, in the evenings the Tresorbühne spread festival and club feeling and the famous Japanese pancakes and vegan gyros were again the right basis for long days and short nights.

The success of the newly designed event prompted Andreas Schneider to announce in his closing words after the last concert on the seaside stage on Saturday evening that he intends to keep this concept for SUPERBOOTH22. So you can look forward to another Superbooth that manages to be exciting and relaxed at the same time. One of the best news remains with regards to the first September edition of Superbooth that SUPERBOOTH22 is only 8 months away!

The preparations for SUPERBOOTH22 are already about to begin. The next edition of Superbooth will then take place at FEZ-Berlin from May 12-14, 2022, this time in conjunction with sooperGRAIL, which is dedicated to the art of guitar building.

For the perfect review of concerts and interviews with guests like Jean-Michel Jarre and T.Raumschmiere, talk concerts with Metasonix, Modor, UDO Audio, Joranalogue, Erica Synths, Meng-Qi and many more, there are plenty of videos on the official Superbooth Vimeo and YouTube accounts, as well as on the Superbooth homepage.

--- See the SUPERBOOTH21 label for posts featured here on MATRIXSYNTH.

New Superbooth Berlin 2021 Presentation Videos

You can use the controls on the bottom left or upper right of the player to skip around.

Playlist:
1. Joranalogue - SUPERBOOTH21 Gesprächskonzert (lecture concert)

The Belgium Eurorack synth maker Joranalogue presented not one, but three new modules at SUPERBOOTH21: Orbit 3, Enhance 2 and Step 8.

During their Gesprächskonzert at Fuchsbau they not only talked about these new modules, but Alter Fritz also performed a live session with a Joranalogue based Eurorack system.

Driven by an unrelenting passion for analogue circuits, Joranalogue Audio Design offers an expanding series of high-quality Eurorack music synthesizer modules. They're continually introducing new approaches and techniques to the Eurorack platform, making waves in the waters of analogue synthesis. All products are designed and made in Belgium, guided by experiences in both modern hardware engineering and vintage synthesizer servicing.

This year, the Joranalogue crew finally returns to Berlin to present its latest developments. Join designer Joran van Gremberghe and artist Frits Jacobs (Alter Fritz) for a whirlwind ride through the exciting world of these black and silver modules!

2. u-he Wiretap - SUPERBOOTH21 Gesprächskonzert (lecture concert) @SUPERBOOTH21

For this Gesprächskonzert Urs Heckmann, founder of Berlin based company u-he, teamed up with Sebastian Hübert for their performance and presentation at Fuchsbau during SUPERBOOTH21. The former one-man show u-he is now a tightly knit team of employees, active associates and 3rd-party contractors – with ambitious plans.

Famous for very accurate and widely appreciated software synthesizers and effects, u-he showed their first eurorack module at a previous edition of Superbooth – the CVilisation. At SUPERBOOTH21 it was time for another announcement. They took the chance to present their latest development with a Gesprächskonzert, of which you can find the video documentation below.
The module is named Wiretap and it played a major role in creating rhythm during their performance.

Wiretap is a double gate extractor for v/oct signals. It will generate a gate when the voltage goes high, when it goes low, when it's steady, when it moves, when it's higher than the other one and when it's lower. And you can set the gate length and get additional envelope outputs.

3. Bitwig - SUPERBOOTH21 Gesprächskonzert (lecture concert)

Berlin based DAW-makers Bitwig played a Gesprächskonzert on Thursday of SUPERBOOTH21. With the idea of - Less is More - Dave Linnebank showcased Bitwig and its possibilities, concentrating on simple ideas and how to creatively make them more complex. In other words: In this performance Dave starts with some short phrases, and then uses Bitwig Studio to extend them into musical passages. These will then become performance-ready clips by adding Bitwig's Operators for some fuzzy logic, getting the computer to make compositional choices while Dave is busy playing new lines on top.

Dave Linnenbank is a musician, technologist, and teacher. Over the past 20 years, he has crafted musical tools for pop and jazz artists, Broadway musicals, and desktop electronic musicians everywhere. Dave is part of Team Bitwig in Berlin, regularly making YouTube tutorials and more.

4. Verbos Electronics Complete Systems – SUPERBOOTH21 Gesprächskonzert (lecture concert)

During his Gesprächskonzert at SUPERBOOTH21 Mark Verbos is introducing the audience to the newly designed Verbos Electronics System Configurations: Designer Configuration, Performer Configuration, Producer Configuration.

Mark Verbos explains the intended use of each configuration as well as the philosophy behind not only the module selection but also module arrangement. He also plays some examples with all three system to give a musical reference to the explanation of the ideas behind each system. This Gesprächskonzert is a great opportunity to watch and hear all three configurations right next to each other – where else would that be possible? Enjoy the video!

5. Modor DR-2 - SUPERBOOTH21 Gesprächskonzert (lecture concert)

Modor introduced its powerful DR-2 drum machine at SUPERBOOTH21 with a short explanation by Marcel from Modor Music about its most deviant possibilities. This six-channel drum machine is completely digital – a discipline that Modor shines in. The DR- drum synthesizer features a sequencer with 128 steps and a very tidy user interface.

It positively surprised many people when it was introduced, because it is unusual and brings something new to the table. Luckily the DR-2 is not a copy of a classic, but uses modern digital synthesis to create drum sounds. A drum model can be assigned to each of the six channels. You can also assign the same model to several or all channels. The models include: Three bass drum models, three snare models, three cymbal models, claps, two tom models and miscellaneous, the latter divided into three subcategories: rimshot, rattle and cowbell.

This Gesprächskonzert was a very welcome opportunity to hear this rare drum machine in action. Enjoy the video!

6. Polyend Tracker - SUPERBOOTH21 Gesprächskonzert (lecture concert)

Sobutane presents his upcoming album Future Cake using two Trackers and one Medusa durng this Gesprächskonzert at SUPERBOOTH21.

After working with the Yamaha RM1x sequencer for 13 years Sobutane discovered the Tracker by Polyend. Originally bought just for drum parts, it revealed itself to be a great live-oriented tool, making him compose music outside his trusty RM1x for the first time in his life. Although the idea of a tracker is not particularly new, the Tracker still feels fresh and inspirational to many musicians. The Tracker brought Sobutane ideas and a new approach to composing his music, so he bought a second one and a Medusa, also made by Polyend. That was the starting point for the creation of the music you hear in his Gesprächskonzert for Polyend. Enjoy!

7. Ploytec Boom Kick - SUPERBOOTH21 Gesprächskonzert (lecture concert)

This Gesprächskonzert was unusually opened with a steel-guitar performance by DobBroMan, showing the Ploytec Boom Kick (Guitar Pedal).

Ploytec always valued the opportunity of Gesprächskonzerte at Superbooth and so they took the chance to do another one in 2021 this time for a rather unusual product – a guitar pedal that generates a kick drum in sync with the tapped in tempo. Additionally it sends a MIDI clock to other gear. This is useful for simple backing of what the guitarist is playing. The addition of a bass drum completes the otherwise solo guitar and with the MIDI tempo output, other instruments can play in sync – whether these are additional drum machines or synthesizers or whatever.

And there is one special thing to note about the bass drum sound – there are no samples saved to this machine. The drum sound is generated through synthesis and it has a huge range of possible sounds, suitable for pretty much all music genres.

And if you haven’t heard the Superbooth blues yet, watch until the end!

8. LPZW & Tubbutec - SUPERBOOTH21 Gesprächskonzert (lecture concert)

Kai and Tobi (aka LPZW & Tubbutec) probably could have sold every second SUPERBOOTH21 guest a 6mod6, that's how well their first joint product was received. At Fuchsbau the Berlin based manufacturers presented the result of their collaboration: a highly modified homage to the 606.

They were accompanied by an opening performance from Cem Oral a.k.a. Jammin’ Unit in which he used the new module intensively, giving a good idea about what the module sounds like in a musical context.

After the performance Kai and Tobi walked the audience through every sound engine of the module and showed their modifications of the original 606 circuits. Not only with the Gesprächskonzert, they convinced a lot of people that they created a great sounding and very versatile 606 inspired drum module.

Now the wait begins, the first batch of the 6mod6 still has to be built. Let's hope that the chip shortage does not delay the production too much.

9. Erica Synths PĒRKONS - SUPERBOOTH21 Gesprächskonzert (lecture concert)

Erica Synths team of engineers and musicians have been working hard to bring surprise us all with a new instrument that no one expected and everyone wanted. Erica Synths had their booth completely dedicated to their latest product the PĒRKONS HD-01 drum machine.

PĒRKONS features four sonically versatile hybrid voices (digital sound engine + analogue multimode filter with overdrive) and a sequencer with simultaneous control over all four percussion tracks, an internal analogue BBD FX send, parameter automation and much more. This is a modern drum machine with a serious vintage look.

For their Gesprächskonzert they brought not one, but two of these machines and finally explained it and showed what it is capable of. For everyone’s surprise, the demo started with a drone set – yes, it can also do drones. And for the final concert part of this presentation, no other than Kodek entered the stage. Sounds fun? Enjoy the video!

10. Nonlinear Labs C15 – SUPERBOOTH21 Gesprächskonzert (lecture concert)

Stephan Schmitt, the founder of Nonlinear Labs, plays some improvisations on the C15 and shows the enormous tonal possibilities of this instrument and its ability to be played very expressively – with up to four expression pedals and the two large ribbon controllers. The C15 is a puristic and distinct digital synthesizer. Its sounds are generated by elementary algorithms and feedback structures. This opens up new fields for sound design and gives musicians an expressively playable and dynamical behavior, similar to acoustic instruments. The C15 is an instrument that has to be played by hand to unfold its full potential. After the performance Stephan explains what features are new and which special features of the C15 he used.

This isn’t the first Gesprächskonzert by Nonlinear Labs, so be sure to check out the previous editions for more information about this unique instrument.

11. Haken Audio & La Voix du Luthier – SUPERBOOTH21 Gesprächskonzert (lecture concert)

Haken Audio and La Voix du Luthier have been presenting together at Superbooth for several years now, showing how well these two companies and their products fit together. This Gesprächskonzert features a Haken Continuum, the all-new Continuum Eurorack Module and the large Pyramid Resonator.
Watch Edmund Eagan passionately talk about his products and enjoy the demonstration and performance of the Continuum Fingerboard by Rob Schwimmer.

The almighty synthesis engine behind all these sounds is the Eagan Matrix, that now is also featured in the Eurorack module. This is a huge opportunity for sound designers and artists to expand their sound palette with very expressive and unique sounds.

12. UDO Audio Super 6 Desktop - SUPERBOOTH21 Gesprächskonzert (lecture concert)

UDO Audio brought the world one of the most interesting poly-synths of the recent years. Very rarely a company achieves such a success with their first ever product – but the Super 6 made it. Now UDO Audio showed the desktop version of this incredible synth. Great looks, ergonomics and the sound of the original Super 6 make this machine a very interesting option for many musicians and studios on the hunt for a capable poly-synth.

In this video George gives a little insight into the development of the company in general and his view on the past two years, since he presented the Super 6 to the world at SUPERBOOTH19.