Landscape Noon 1 Year Review

video upload by Bata

"It's been a little over a year of using the Landscape Fm Noon so I figured I would do a review video. There ends up being not that much reviewing done. I just show how I've been using it lately. It's very hard to remember what does what on this thing. Overall I rate the Noon at like a 1/10 or 8/10 depending on what type of synthesist you are. If the parameters for each channel were able to be CV controlled I would rate it a 9/10. It's very fun but challenging and frustrating at times. I view it as equal parts puzzle, game, and instrument. The passive nature of the machine means that you either need to use a lot of mixer/audio interface channels for the separate outs or deal with the signal robbing and channel bleed that comes with the passive mixing to main outs on the unit. As for the price of the unit I think it's somewhat overpriced as you end up needing a lot of other gear to fully use the thing. You can use it with just a 9V battery or basic CV sequencer but it really shines when used with a considerable amount of other equipment. I wouldn't recommend this to synth beginners or people who are sensitive to abrasive sounds but someone with an open mind for electronic experimentation might find it very fulfilling. Thanks for reading/watching!

Other gear used -

Akai MPC X
Cre8audio East Beast
Cre8audio West Pest
Landscape AllFlesh touch pads
Make Noise 0-Ctrl
Various eurorack modules"

♫ Jamming With a Bunch of Synths ♫ ----- (138)

video upload by Bata

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5U Modular (Synthesizers.com, STG Soundlabs, Synthetic Sound Labs)
Akai MPC X
Behringer 2600 (ARP 2600 clone)
Behringer Kobol Expander (RSF Kobol Expander clone)
Behringer Model D (Minimoog 2016 reissue clone)
Behringer Pro-1 (Sequential Circuits Pro One clone)
Behringer RD-6 (Roland TR-606 clone)
Behringer TD-3-MO (Devilfish modded Roland TB-303 clone)
Casio CSM-1
Clavia Nord Wave
cre8audio East Beast
cre8audio West Pest
Erica Synths Syntrx II
Elta PF-3 Stereo Multimode Filter (Formanta Polivoks chips)
Eurorack Modular (2HP, Behringer, Expert Sleepers, Intellijel)
Korg Delta
Korg Mono/Poly (x2)
Korg SQ-1 (analog style sequencer)
Ladyada Xoxbox (Roland TB-303 clone)
Landscape Noon
Make Noise 0-CTRL (analog sequencer/touch keyboard)
Moog Source
Roland CM-300 Sound Canvas
Roland P-330 Piano Module
Simmons SDS-V
Studio Electronics Boomstar 5089 mk1
Yamaha CS-15

Richard Nicol - Together Ever Since Film From The Album Structured Waves

video upload by Pittsburgh Modular Synthesizers

"Together Ever Since Music and Film by Richard Nicol. The song is taken from the 2024 album Structured Waves. Structured Waves is available on Richard's Bandcamp.
https://richardnicol.bandcamp.com

Richard Nicol is an electronic musician and founder of Pittsburgh Modular Synthesizers. The Voltage Lab 2, Taiga Keyboard, Cre8audio East Beast, and an unannounced drum machine were used in the recording of this track."

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♫ Jamming With a Bunch of Synths ♫ ----- (79)

video upload by Bata

"This jam is a little weird. My phone was on low battery which made the video slightly glitchy. I was a bit distracted during this recording so it's maybe a bit more boring than usual. There is also a couple mysterious audio drop outs near the end of the video. I didn't notice these prior to uploading so it's possible something went wrong when combining the audio and video files or something.

5U Modular (Synthesizers.com, STG Soundlabs, Synthetic Sound Labs)
Akai MPC X
Behringer Pro-1 (Sequential Circuits Pro One clone)
Clavia Nord Wave
Cherry Audio Voltage Modular (software modular)
cre8audio East Beast
Elta Music PF-3 Stereo Multimode Filter (Formanta Polivoks chips)
Erica Synths Syntrx II
Landscape Noon
Korg Delta
Korg Mono/Poly (x2)
Make Noise 0-ctrl (analog sequencer/touch keyboard)
Moog Source
Roland TR-55
Simmons SDS-V
Studio Electronics Boomstar 5089 mk11
Yamaha CS-15 (with UAD Bermuda Triangle distortion plugin)"

East Beast Patching Tip (Filter Pinging)

video upload by Bata

"Showing how you can get some nice plucky sounds out of the cre8audio East Beast. The unit crashes on me later in the video and I'm unsure what caused/causes this bug (possibly something to do with changing the clock source while the sequencer is running). I will probably link this video to cre8audio as this isn't the first time this kind of settings lock up has happened to me."

East Beast Patching Tip #2

video upload by Bata

"Showing how you can get a different flavor of modulation on the cre8audio East Beast by filtering the pitch CV and modulating the filter with an LFO. I also show at the end of the video how to lock up the mode settings on the East Beast with the external clock in."

Sentinel Waves by Richard Nicol

video upload by Pittsburgh Modular Synthesizers

"A new song written for a live performance at the Sculpture Center Queens, NY. This track was inspired by the art installation Too good to be OK by Julian Abraham 'Togar'.
https://www.sculpture-center.org/exhi...

Song available on Bandcamp https://richardnicol.bandcamp.com/alb...

Instruments used: Pittsburgh Modular Taiga (leads and blips), Cre8audio East Beast (bass), and Pittsburgh Modular Safari eurorack drum modules (drums) are heavily featured along with a Juno 60 (sweep)."

modular meets vibraphone

video upload by murratti 127

"In this setting I only used the following modules:
vibraphone • vancore
black sequencer, sample drum • erica synths
alan, enigma, resonate, pixie • after later audio
øchd, scion • instruo
boundary • schlappi engineering
melotus versio, tymp legio • noise engineering
switch 4 • joranalogue audio design
mimeophone, maths, XPO, QPAS, 0-ctrl • make noise
alter 2 • folktek
euclidian rythm generator, twin peak resonator • klangbau köln
akemie´s taiko • alm
258t, 281t, 266t • buchla tiptop audio
east beast • cre8audio
airat8 • roland"

Stylophone Beat, East Beast, Kawai K1m Jam

video upload by ChrisLody

"Full Disclosure: I occasionally take on freelance work at Dubreq (they make Stylophones) on an hourly rate producing video content. This video wasn't paid for directly but as a result of my work with Dubreq it is marked as Paid Promotion

Right time for a weird jam! I've been ridiculously busy recently with my day job and music related work so can barely justify taking time off to make this (this is product endorsement which is about as close as I can get to time off at the moment 😅), but I risk my channel turning into wall to wall Sonicware news (more of that to come) so I'm trying to find time for a bit of silliness like this!

Dubreq sent me the Stylophone Beat a few weeks back and I've been having some fun with it. For such an inexpensive machine it has surprisingly features. It can play 4 different kits, 4 different bass sound, 4x 32 step patterns, has some realtime playback effects like a filter sweep and pattern length (think stutter mode), patterns can be copied, elements muted etc, the stock sounds are well chosen, really quite good. There are limitations of course, the volume of each sound is fixed, there's no sync capability (although technically the LED flashes at 1ppq so it could be hacked) and the memory is wiped when it's powered down so make sure you record you work. One saving grace in that regard is that it goes into standby quite quickly so this Beat was left on all night with my rhythm programmed in so was still there the next day for me to continue work on. One small caveat is that the drum sequencer supports 16th note resolution but it seems the bass sequencer doesn't, you'll get 8th note recordings. It does support glide though as you may be able to tell from what I've made here. So all in all a fun little machine!

I also bought a Cre8audio East Beast recently and haven't had the chance to use it, so here it is used in the laziest way imaginable with the Stylophone Gen X-1 as a delay effect. It's a very capable little semi modular but I'm not using those features here. I also bought a Kawai K1 which used to belong to former Sonicware staff member Evan Sirchuk, so here's that too playing one of it's presets. That's a really bright sounding bit of kit and I wasn't sure what to use it for at first but it fits in nicely here. I don't even think I've used that Korg NanoKEY2 for anything yet either and I've had that for years!

Anyway, I don't know how I ended making such an odd sounding jam 😁"

Patching East Beast/West Pest with Commentary

video uploads by Bata

"Talking a bit as I patch something up on the cre8audio East Beast and West Pest."

Bad Gear - cre8audio West Pest

video upload by AudioPilz

"Welcome to Bad Gear, the show about the world's most hated audio tools. Today we are going to talk about the cre8audio West Pest. Is this affordable semi modular analog synthesizer and hommage to Don Buchla 's West Coast synthesis The Pest? Can it keep up with competitors like the Korg Volca Modular, is it worth it without adding even more Eurorack modules and can it create the strange sounds of the antithesis to Bob Moog 's East Coast synthesis? Should I get the cre8audio East Beast instead?"

Chapters:
00:00 Intro tune
00:52 Overview cre8audio West Pest
01:36 Oscillator
01:53 FM
02:03 Wave Folder
02:23 Dynamics Controller (Buchla Low Pass Gate)
02:48 LFO
03:02 Arpeggiator, Sequencer, Midi
04:00 UI Quirks and Limitations, Multi-Function Modulation Generator
04:25 4 Bit "Display"
04:35 What else??? Pricing, Thanks
05:02 Hate
05:27 Jam 1 (Techno)
06:16 Jam 2 (More Techno)
07:18 Finale (Drum'n'Bass)
07:50 Verdict

♫ Jamming With a Bunch of Synths ♫ ----- (19)

video upload by

5U Modular (Synthesizers.com/STG Soundlabs/Synthetic Sound Labs)
Akai MPC X
Behringer 2600 (ARP 2600 clone)
Behringer Pro-1 (Sequential Circuits Pro One clone)
Behringer TD-3-MO (Devilfish modded Roland TB-303 clone)
Boss HC-2 Hand Clapper
Clavia Nord Wave
cre8audio East Beast
cre8audio West Pest
Frostwave Fat Controller (Sequencer)
Ladyada Xoxbox (Roland TB-303 clone)
Korg Delta
Korg Mono/Poly
Korg SQ-1 (Sequencer)
Moog Source
Simmons SDS-V
Studio Electronics Boomstar 5089 mk1
Yamaha CS-15
Yamaha TX-802 (rackmount DX-7ii)

Strymon Cloudburst Meets the East Beast and West Pest // Sampler Mania

video upload by Patchwerks

"In this live stream we take the Cre8audio West Peest and East Beast and process them with the NEW Strymon Cloudburst Ambient Reverb. Special gues the Elektron Octatrack to care of our mixing and sampling needs.

Learn more about the Strymon Cloudburst here: https://bit.ly/cloudburstpedal
Learn more about the Elektron Octatrack here: https://bit.ly/octatrack_mk2_blk
Learn more about the East Beast here: https://bit.ly/east_beast
Learn more about the West Pest here: https://bit.ly/west_pest

https://www.patchwerks.com
Video by: Matthew Piecora (aka @EZBOT_ )"

Cre8audio East Beast Overlays by OVERSYNTH

"Whitephase" & "Blackphase" overlays for the Cre8Audio EastBeast.

Via OVERSYNTH

"This is an aftermarket overlay that you place over the front panel faceplate of your Cre8audio East Beast synthesizer.

The overlay's artwork uses high contrast graphics and large fonts for easy viewing in low light.

To install the overlay, simply remove all the front panel knobs from your synthesizer, then remove the backing from the included adhesive tabs on the underside of the overlay. Place the overlay over your synthesizer and press down to make sure the adhesive is holding. The adhesive is low-tack to allow for easy removel. Next, re-install all of the knobs.

The overlay is printed on a highly durable, waterproof, and 100% recyclable polyester sheet (not vinyl, fiber, or plant-based). The matte finish is designed to minimize reflections from ambient light for maximum readability.

If the overlay becomes dirty, we recommend gently wiping it down with a soft cloth that is dry or slightly moistened with water. We do not recommend cleaning the overlay with isopropyl alcohol as this may damage the artwork. Based on our testing, the following substances will severely damage the artwork if left on the surface for an extended period of time: tea tree oil, acetone, nail polish remover, bleach, household cleaners, and hand sanitizer.

Our products are custom manufactured in small batches based on customer demand.

This product is made in the USA and ships from Portland, Oregon. International customers are responsible for paying all import duty and custom clearance fees for their country.

This is an aftermarket product. The product includes the overlay only and does not include a Cre8audio East Beast synthesizer. Oversynth is in no way affiliated with Cre8audio."

cre8audio East Beast Sound Demo (no talking) with dba Rooms

video upload by Limbic Bits

0:00 Cre8tor lead
1:24 Sine Bass
2:03 PWM lead variations
3:05 Cheesy spooky lead
4:09 FM adventures
5:31 Acidliner
7:26 PWM Octaver
8:20 PWM Ducker
9:06 Reso Bass
9:43 Saw & Pulse Lead
10:24 Bandpasser
11:03 Endgame

Cre8audio East Beast and West Pest Synth voices - Sonic LAB Review

video upload by sonicstate

"We're looking at a pair of desktop synths (also mountable in Eurorack) from Cre8Audio - as in previous releases, these are made in collaboration with Richard Nicol from Pittsburgh Modular - he knows how to make great sounding Oscillators, Filters and Wave folders, in fact the core technology of the East Beast (subtractive single VCO synth voice) comes from the VCO, VCF and VCA of the SV-1 Blackbox - which we think sounds pretty fine. The West Pest however has the VCO, Wavefolder and Dynamics from the highly prized Voltage Research Laboratory System - with a rich Wavefolder and resonant Low Pass Gate for a more West Coast sound."

Cre8audio East Beast vs West Pest // There's only one way to sort it.... FIGHT!!!

video upload by Starsky Carr

"What's the difference between the Cre8audio East Beast and West Pest? One uses subtractive synthesis like pretty much everything else and the other uses Buchla style wave folding and low pass gate inspired circuits... and what does that all mean. Watch and find out :)

These are 2 very different sounding units, one is a bug juicy analog mono synth, the other is plucky, percussive and can be incredibly dirty.

And most fun of all... get both and you've got a mini monster!!"

0:00 Two Tribes!
2:03 Quick Look - WEST PEST
3:51 Quick Look - EAST BEAST
5:52 Common Functions
7:23 Then Interface PART A
9:20 What's the Difference?
10:50 The Interface PART B
13:00 Self-gen Random Sequence
13:39 Midi to CV Converter
15:14 East Beast DEEP DIVE
19:53 West Pest DEEP DIVE
22:52 Wavefolder vs Filter
26:38 Low Pass Gate
30:13 Sustain distortion
31:13 Which Should I Choose?
31:55 LFO FM
34:10 Together As One - a Mini Monster
34:50 Tuned FM
36:17 Final Thoughts

Hello Cre8Audio East Beast and West Pest - Sonic LAB Preview

video upload by sonicstate

"We have the @Cre8audio East Beast and West Pest in for review, here's a taster, if you have any questions, leave them in the comments and we'll try and answer them either in the review or in the https://Patreon.com/sonicstate extra."

Cre8audio East Beast Vs West Pest + String Quartet | Fraternal Twins

video upload by the machine in the botanical garden

"Composition for Cre8audio East Beast and West Pest synthesizer +String Quartet. Short review of the two synthesizers.
East Beast and West Pest are two small semi-modular synthesizers created by cre8audio in association with the Pittsburgh Modular team.
I have written the score with the Staffpad score player and editor. The library used for the winds sounds is Berlin strings First Chairs from Orchestral tools (Staffpad version).

The composition is titled: Fraternal Twins 1"

East Beast Demo and Thoughts

video upload by Patchwerks

"In this video Oliver of Patchwerks shares an overview, demo and his thoughts on the Cre8audio East Beast, a semi-modular synthesizer.

Learn more about the East Beast here: https://bit.ly/east_beast

East Beast’s oscillator, designed in partnership with the too serious for words people from Pittsburgh Modular Synthesizers, is a part of their 5th generation of analog oscillators stemming from a super-serious 10 years of continued research into analog oscillator development.

Cre8audio’s super serious friends at Pittsbugh Modular Synthesizers are just as serious about filters as they are about oscillators. East Beast’s filter is a multi-mode filter, meaning it can be used as a low pass filter, high pass filter, bandpass filter, or a combination of the three for an even wider sonic palate.

https://patchwerks.com/
Demo by: Oliver Bacon
Video by: Matthew Piecora ( EZBOT), Steven Ly (Project 32), and Oliver Bacon (Looma)
https://www.ezbot.live"