Korg Wavestation SR StereoVocoder1 Demo #1

YouTube via hoeppc
"Hello,
this is a Wavestation SR playing the StereoVocoder1 effect on its own without sequencer and external FX.

I use four rhytmic wavesequences as modulator beeing x-faded via vector-synthesis ('joystick-ac'-midi-cc-slider), a choir-waveseq as carrier (chord).

Internal clock (100 bpm) is used to sync the waveseqs to. I'm also having a Midi-Switch to send a Note (A-0) triggering the beat-loop (tune-slope = 0). So I am able to play live with both hands. The Filters are controlled via MIDI-1- and MIDI-2-cc (sliders).

Btw. I used the small two-line display for all editing work which, in my opinion, is a faster way to achive results than SoundDiver or MidiQuest."

Day 277#

flickr by TyeBoi

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KORG DS-10 Synthesizer - Four Units

YouTube via XSEEDgames. "Four Units Nintendo DS Wireless Communications"

my 1st Session with doepfer

YouTube via eicheph
"Rhythm Track is from Ableton Live.
Synth sound is from Doepfer.

A100BS/2 without Multimode Filter Module.
and I installed Analogue Systems RS-120 COMB FLITER module.
I'm a big fun of Comb Filter and got to do this."

Sequential Circuits Studio 440

YouTube via WISSJE. "coming soon...."

NPC tutorial #1

NPC tutorial #1 from peterflat on Vimeo.
"this is the first in a series of videos that attempt to explain some software i wrote called npc. npc is loosely based on the akai mpc and uses any of the hardware available at monome.org. npc is also short for non-player character in advanced dungeons and dragons."
via The Stretta Procedure where you will find a couple of screen shots of NPC.

DEPECHE MODE KEYBOARDS AND OTHER TECH STUFF

Aleksandar wrote in with this link to a website that lists the synths Depeche Mode used throughout the year.

Excerpt:
"Concerts during 1981:
1 Moog Source synth
1 PPG Wave 2.0 synth
1 TEAC A3440 Tape Machine (w/ D.B.Y. Unit)
1 REVOX A77 Tape Machine
+ some other stuff

Some shows in the beginning of 1982 (See You Tour):
Martin: PPG Wave 2.0 and a Yamaha CS-5.
Fletch: Moog Source
Alan: Roland Promars ( it's a monophonic JP-4, without the arp. and less keys. It also has CV/gate in and outs.)

In the article named "The New Sythesizer Rock" (Keyboard Magazine 1982) the following equipments were listed: ARP2600, Moog Source, Roland Promars, Roland SH-1, Roland MC-4(early digital sequencer), Korg KR55 ( preset drum machine) Roland TR808 (programmable drum machine)

A Broken Frame Tour:
Alan: Roland Jupiter 8
Martin: PPG Wave 2.0)+ a small keyboard thing (! Martin's small keyboard had "Fairlite" (compared to the 100.000 USD Fairlight CMI sampler) written on the back of it:)). The small keyboard could actually have been Yamaha thing (Yamaha 5), which guys used when they started playing synths.
Fletch: Moog source"

Audiocubes arpeggio in Ableton Live by Fractal

YouTube via jeremjerem. via the Percussa blog.
"A very quick example(all improvisation...) of new features of the lovely cubes!
Note control(here in Ableton Live with Plasticz ,arpeggio and Effectrix)"

Audiocubes arpeggio "Simpler" in Ableton Live by Fractal

" A quick improvisation...
1 funky sample ,the arpeggio of Live and : The Cubes !(ok and a little bit of me ;) )
Poor video but i have put all my money on my cubes lol

If you want, my myspace:
http://www.myspace.com/fractaldeath

Art beside cubes :
http://www.famouswhendead.com

Audiocubes Percussa :
http://blog.percussa.com/
http://www.percussa.com/

Bye ;)"

blofeld SOUND DESIGNER

http://jemap.ifrance.com/
Googlish:
"blofeld Sound Design is an editor for the synthesizer blofeld of Waldorf.

L'éditeur est un fichier exécutable autonome sous Windows. The editor is an executable file in Windows. La version actuelle est 0.79. The current version is 0.79.

Il ne s'agit pas d'une émulation du synthétiseur, mais d'un éditeur qui échange des messages midi avec le synthétiseur. This is not an emulation of synthesizer, but a publisher who exchange messages with the synthesizer.

L'éditeur permet de contrôler et afficher de très nombreux paramètres à chaque écran. The editor can control and display many parameters to each screen.

La version 1.04 du système d'exploitation actuel du blofeld n'autorise pas le contrôle par midi de certaines fonctions du menu Utility (Store, Compare, Recall, Init, Randomize), ni l'accès individuel aux paramètres du menu Global. Version 1.04 of current operating system does not blofeld of control by noon on certain menu functions Utility (Store, Compare, Recall, Init, Randomize), or individual access to Global Settings menu.

Pour être conservé, un son édité depuis le blofeld SOUND DESIGNER doit être sauvegardé directement sur le synthétiseur via la fonction Store du menu Utility. To be retained, a sound edited since blofeld SOUND DESIGNER must be saved directly onto the synthesizer via the Store menu Utility.

Les développements futurs envisagés sont: Future developments are planned:

* sauvegarde / chargement des configurations multi sur ordinateur ; saving / loading configurations on multiple computers;
* accès aux paramètres du menu Global ; Access to Global Settings menu;
* clavier et pads contrôlables par souris ; keyboard and mouse pads controllable;
* import / export de fichiers sysex Waldorf ; import / export files sysex Waldorf;
* version vst ; vst version;
* aide française et anglaise intégrée ; using French and English integrated;
* traduction anglaise du présent site ; English translation of this site;
* liste des sons avec différents tris (banque, catégorie ...) ; list of sounds with different sorts (bank, category ...);
* émulation de la fonction aléatoire Randomize, avec sélection de tout ou partie des paramètres et choix de l'amplitude des modifications aléatoires ; emulation function Randomize random, with selection of all or part of the parameters and choice of random amplitude changes;

Cette liste n'est pas exhaustive. This list is not exhaustive. Les développements ne suivront pas forcément l'ordre de la liste. The developments do not necessarily follow the order of the list.

Certains développements n'aboutiront peut-être pas. Some developments will come maybe not. D'autres nécessiteront peut-être des applications séparées. Others may require separate applications."

Different Skies 2008 Daily Media Log

images of this years' event are currently up here. There is a video section, so hopefully some will come.

via Dr. Tomorrow who pointed out this shot of an iPhone running through a Mini. Hopefully no one called during the event. :) Hmm.. Actually that might have made for a pretty interesting performance. Have members of the audience dial in.