Doepfer Unplugged

Doepfer Unplugged from Isotope Of Me on Vimeo.
http://www.isotopeofme.com
"Here's a short noisy one for all of you Modular purists out there. These are a couple of cuts from some time playing with a few ideas on the Doepfer. Essentially VCO 1 is frequency Modulating VCO 2 through the linear input. The signal being fed into VCO 2's FM input is being gated/enveloped via VCA and EG 1 so that it only modulates the attack, leaving the sine output unchanged during the decay phase of the sound.

LFOs 1 and 2 are driving the S&H unit, which in turn is feeding the VC input of LFO 3 which is in turn triggering the EGs.

Cubase is feeding in a 4 note sequence for a bit of tonal change in addition to the rhythmic element to the patch.

The final output is coming from the VCF bandpass output, which is also being modulated by EG1."

tranqui // kp3 basic sampling demo

YouTube via abfahrtranqui
NOTE: I'm thinking of picking up a KP3. I'm actually looking for a decent hardware looper and I'm pretty sure I'm down to the KP3 or the Electro Harmonix 2880. If you have an opinion of either, feel free to comment. The one thing I like about the 2880 is the volume faders for each loop, so you can adjust the volume of four loops in real time. Can you do this with the KP3? Update: I just checked the manual online and once the sample is recorded you can adjust the level via the touch pad, so the answer is yes. I also read that the sample time at a tempo of 140 is 16 beats or roughly 7 seconds. It then states that at 73 it goes down to 8, 39 goes down to 4 and so on. Does that mean 7 seconds is the max per loop? The 2880 with the included 1G card can do 31 minutes per track.

Video description:
"this is a short vid recorded upon request to demonstrate the very basic sampling functions of korg's kp3.

sorry for the audio quality, I have a shitty camera (11 kHz audio / 3 minutes max time for video recording) and didn't take the time to prepare any decent sounds or record the audio separately. also, instead of making explanatory subtitles and stills, I wrote this text 'cause I'm a lazy bastard.

but enough with the apologies, I think most people should get the idea; this is not supposed to be an in-depth tutorial, but merely a short demo on how to sample and resample on the kp3. nothing fancy - just the tip of the iceberg...

all 3 fx units are set to 130 bpm. actions are as follows:
- activate poser mode and show off kp3 text scroll function
- launch a loop on kp2 (prog 63)
- record the loop into the efx-1000
- destroy the loop a bit using the feedback loop trick on the efx-1000 (credits to james zabiela or whoever discovered this easteregg)
- record the loop into the kp3 (sampling button), pad A
- record a loop generated by the kp3 (prog drm.4) by resampling (shift button + sampling button, then sample pad), pad B
- sync the beats (shift + sample pad + program knob), switching between pads to verify sync
- layer white noise synth (prog syn.9) over pad B and record it to pad C by resampling
- layer bass synth (prog syn.1) over pad A and record it to pad D by resampling
- overwrite pad A by sampling random bleeps from kp2 (prog 75)
- cacophonia

like I said, this is NOT supposed to be a "look what I can do" vid because the sounds obviously suck. it's a "look what the kp3 can do" vid.

I might do a show-off vid sometime, but not today ;) this vid is for those among you who are curious about basic sampling and resampling on the kp3, nothing more. I hope you enjoy it nonetheless.

cheers to all fellow fx bendin' knob tweakin' bastards out there!

http://www.tranqui.net (now relaunched!)
http://myspace.com/tranqui"

lp kp md live looping

YouTube via vcovcfvca
"Machinedrum MD UW MKII as master clock to a Korg Kaoss Pad KP3. Also starring a Moog Little Phatty Stage II and Nord Electro 2.

Basically I start with a simple MD beat. I then lay down a few loops from the Electro into the KP3. The mixing board (Mackie 802-VLZ3) has Alt3/4 going to the KP3 so when the switch is engaged there is no noticeable volume change but the KP3 can sample/effect whatever particular channels are Alt3/4.

I then sample (with a mistake due to forgetting to Alt3/4 the board!) the LP into the KP3. By 3 minutes in I get all the tracks in place :-)

Finish it off with a little KP3 and MD tweaking and we're done. The nice thing about this setup also (not shown here) is that by simply enabling Alt3/4 on the MD channel I can use the KP3 effects on it as well.

A very powerful little live looping setup that I've been having fun with lately."

MonoMiK Demo 1 Part 1

YouTube via MusicMiK
Welcome to a more complete demonstration of my current DIY synthesizer project, the MonoMiK. I needed a bit more to carefully test the latest module, which consists of the waveform selectors and the sub oscillators for the VCOs. The setup uses one VCO module (2 VCOs), the new VCO mixer module (waveform mixer and sub oscillator per VCO), the ladder filter module (only transistor ladder used in the video) and the envelope modules.

MonoMiK Demo 1 Part 2

click here and scroll for more videos by MonoMiK previously posted here on MATRIXSYNTH.

EXS Minimoog

YouTube via twelvebits
"I just discovered the sampled minimoog in EXS24 in my logic express 8 - here I use the lead synth sound. It sounds so nice that now I have to get a real moog!"

E-mu SP 1200 - Roland Alpha Juno 1 - Oberheim Matrix-6R

YouTube via twelvebits
"Beats: SP
Chord: Juno
Bass: Matrix
String arpeggio: Matrix
Audio interface: Echo Audiofire 12

Beats are sequenced with the SP to get that nice swing. The SP is synced to Logic 8 which controls the synths, records the audio and adds some delay effects. This tune is just something I'm still working on."

E-mu - Oberheim - Korg

"SP 1200, Matrix-6R and Wavestation sequenced with Logic 8. Synths are without external efx."

"Slaps", E-mu SP 1200

YouTube via twelvebits. "SP vehemence."

Dirty house beats with the E-mu SP 1200

"Live mix. Raw, as I prefer. Sorry about the overcompressed sound."

DSI Evolver + Jomox MBase 01

YouTube via twelvebits
"Got these new toys today. Synths are completely unprocessed (no EQ, efx, compression etc.). The delay effect is from the Evolver itself. Hi-hat noise comes from the Yamaha DX7."

Waldorf Blofeld

via this auction
"Most important features
Unbeatable price tag
sturdy Metal Enclosure
7 endless stainless steel Dials
Graphic Display 128 x 64 pixels, b/w, white background LED
more than 1000 Sounds
3 Oscillators per voice
Frequency Modulation between the Oscillators
All Q Oscillator Models
All Microwave II/XT/XTk Wavetables
2 independent Multi Mode Filters per voice
Filter FM
2 Drive stages per voice with selectable Drive Curves
3 fast LFOs per voice
4 fast Envelopes per voice
powerful Arpeggiator
freely programmable Arpeggiator Pattern with up to 16 Steps per Sound"

DSI End of '08 Update - LinnDrum Update and New MoPho OS

via Dave Smith Instruments:
"December 24 , 2008—Those of you who are paying attention (and we know there are at least a few of you…) may have noticed a relationship between how often the site gets updated and how busy we are. In fact, you might even be able to speculate when we’re getting ready to release a new product by the general lack of activity here. The absence of recent updates can mainly be attributed to the annual distraction of preparation for the NAMM show. We won’t be showing or announcing any new products this year (unless you count Mopho, which continues to fly out the door and is still backordered), but it takes a lot of work to get ready anyway. If you’re coming to the show, please stop by booth 6948 and say hello.

And, since we’re talking about NAMM and new products, you might ask, “What’s happening with the LinnDrum II?” Dave and Roger have been hard at work on the new design of LinnDrum II and now have a better idea of the ship date, which we currently estimate to be during the third quarter of 2009. We wish we could ship sooner but there's still a lot of work to do and it's important to us that we get it right. As a result, we don’t anticipate showing it—in any form—at the NAMM show. Thanks so much for your patience. We think it will be worth the wait.

In Mopho news, there is a new version of the OS that squashes a few annoying bugs. Go to the Current OS page for details. Also, the Mopho Pro editor is now available. Additional features include patch librarian functionality, program genetics, phantom banks, and automation for the sequencer section. We are also pleased to announce that Soundtower is working on VST and AU support with a projected release sometime in Q1 of 2009.

2008 has been action-packed, but fun. The Prophet ’08 received numerous honors and that is extremely gratifying. Mopho has already racked up a couple, as well (though only one we can talk about right now…). And Future Music has had the Prophet as the #1 recommended hardware synth on their gear chart for several months running. (Mopho just appeared in the latest issue at #4!)

Last, but not least, the ranks of DSI employees have swelled by an astonishing 33% in 2008. That’s right: there are four of us now. Chris Hector (AKA “the new guy” and “the young guy”) has joined us as Audio Engineer. Chris has already proved his worth by filling some significant “knowledge gaps” at DSI. Welcome, Chris!

Thanks to all the faithful for your continued support and to all of you who have more recently taken the DSI plunge. We literally couldn’t do it without you. We hope you have as much fun with our instruments as we have making them. All of us at Dave Smith Instruments wish you a happy, healthy, and peaceful 2009."