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Monday, August 18, 2008

acidlab bombass 2

YouTube via glumc

"another Jam-Session: Acidlab Bombass gated from a Acidlab Bassline and some 808"

YouTube via Enducre
"The latest addition to my studio, and what a fun gadget it is! Sorry the visual quality isn't fabulous, the webcam had a hard time focusing on the 4" screen. There's also a "hum" that comes and goes - I really need a new mixer :-/ There's a bunch of features I didn't have time to mention - there's an 8-track mixer where you can set the levels of each of the parts, their pan position, and their sends to the two effects busses. There's inbuilt chorus/flanger and reverb/delay. You can mute channels, so you can drop parts in/out as needed. And there's probably more features I haven't discovered yet :) I was going to record the inbuilt demo songs, but I'm not sure of the copyright implications of that, so I won't. However, they're every bit as cheesy as you'd expect demo songs to be! And yes, I know I said 808/809 drums, instead of 808/909 drums - I was rushing to get everything into 10 minutes, give me a break!"

3 Scans via Matias

Echoplex Drum Simulator

Echoplex Drum Simulator from Mike L on Vimeo.
"Demo of my soon to come Nine Inch Nails inspired Echoplex Drum Simulator! Sorry for the quality death, but this isn't a standard resolution video, so please click to download the AVI at the bottom-right of your screen to see the video in better quality. My other works: bipolardesign.tk/"

See this post for the NIN step sequencer.

Blip Festival Reformat the Planet: Chapter 01

"It started with sequencing 8-bit chipsets on Nintendo Game Boys, but the Chiptune scene has now expanded well beyond game systems. Directed by Paul Owens, Reformat the Planet is the essential introduction to this awesome new genre, and proves it's more than just a blip. [Courtesy of 2 Player Productions]" Now Playing // One Week Only

Sunday, August 17, 2008

The Moog, all whirly-like

flickr by rach_thegoat

full size

spot the moog.

Buchla 700 Preservation Page

The page includes newly added source code for the Buchla 700: "Source code for the Buchla 700, courtesy Lynx Crowe. This code is provided as-is with no guarantees of completeness or correctness; it's a compilation of various bits of relevant code that Lynx found going through his archives. If you want to delve into this, you are "on your own." Development was done with an Alcyon C compiler on an Atari 1040ST, although it should be feasible to find a modern compiler that will handle this code. Knowledgeable people with time on their hands could potentially do all sorts of neat things with this, such as (a) create some sort of hardware/software upgrade to the 700 that would allow users to bypass the trouble-prone and difficult-to-find video chip, (b) add features to and fix bugs in the software, and (c) create a softsynth rendition of the 700. It's also a fantastic chance to look at the design of a synth OS by one of the pioneers in the field. Please give Lynx proper acknowledgement on anything you do this this. If you have any commercial aspirations, i.e. you plan to actually sell anything based on this, you should contact Lynx to talk about some sort of licensing arrangement."

click here and scroll to see prior posts on the Buchla 700 including video.