Sunday, May 03, 2009
Patching a Naked Sequencer
YouTube via mooguphonic
"Overview of Modular Synthesizer sequencer and how patch it, using the Synthesizers.com Q119 sequencer. It's not exhaustive, but gives some idea how to set up a sequence on a modular synth."
tr-606 clocking Serge with audio
YouTube via b3nsf
"I'm using audio from the headphone out to generate a clock on the Serge.. Fun times!"
Happy 25th Anniversary To My Roland SVC-350 Vocoder!!!!
YouTube via VoiceEncoder
"An interview with my Roland SVC-350 Vocoder, for our 25th Anniversary together."
AHNE by alt_mode
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miniMusic Pianofly
Pianofly Intro
YouTube via LintLabs
"miniMusic releases the innovative Pianofly for iPhone and iPod Touch
San Francisco, Calif., May 4th, 2009 - miniMusic has released Pianofly, a music synthesizer and piano keyboard for Apple's iPhone platform. Pianofly includes never before seen features like a scrolling, multi-touch keyboard. Sound is generated by an powerful FM synthesizer, with an elegant interface allowing anyone to create and edit instrument sounds easily. Make quick adjustments while performing, altering sounds on the fly!
The first feature you notice in Pianofly is the keyboard. Other piano applications for the iPhone generally show just one octave of keys, then use tiny arrow buttons to shift up or down an octave. Hogwash. That's the kind of piano you'd use with a mouse! The keyboard in Pianofly moves with you, scrolling as you play; let your fingers fly up and down the full 88 key piano! This is how on-screen pianos always wanted to work, but didn't know how.
Then you notice the sounds. Eight pages full of customizable instrument icons. Just tap one and start playing. Want to design your own instrument timbre? Of course you do; double tap on an icon and the editor is revealed. You actually see the waves and adjust their lengths to set frequencies and change waveforms. Rewire the nodes for modulation. Double tap on a node and edit its ADSR envelope for smooth amplitude changes: give it a hard, fast attack or fade it in slowly, rising gently on the breeze. Don't forget to use any photo or image to make the perfect icon for your new instrument.
Pianofly can make a huge variety of sounds. You can play them alone, or jam with a song from your music library. A great way for DJs to add cool effects over their playlist or for students to practice. Come out of your musical cocoon; make music anywhere with Pianofly in your pocket.
Planned improvements include multi-track recording and additional wave types and effects like reverb or flange to design even more elaborate sounds. The sky is the limit for Pianofly (are you getting all of these puns?).
COST AND AVAILABILITY
Pianofly is available now from the App Store at an introductory price of only $1.99 USD. After the introductory period, the normal price will be $2.99 or higher as additional features are added.
ABOUT MINIMUSIC
Pianofly is the first iPhone product from miniMusic, which has been developing award winning, mobile music software for the Palm OS since 1999. Over the years miniMusic built an entire suite of music tools for the Palm platform including: notation and pattern sequencing, MIDI playback and mixing, sound design, MIDI control surfaces, wave sampling and editing, and educational titles for sight reading and ear training.
miniMusic is already working on several new titles building on the Pianofly foundation; their second product for iPhone will be available this summer, with several more titles by the end of the year. Lint Labs has also been launched as the non-music wing of miniMusic, currently offering an innovative drawing program for the iPhone called "No.2" (like a No.2 pencil... that's "HB pencil" in some countries). We used No.2 to draw some of the sound icons in Pianofly!
Visit www.miniMusic.com for more information, video demonstrations, and documentation."
You can find Pianofly on iTunes here:
Pianofly Teaser
YouTube via LintLabs
"miniMusic releases the innovative Pianofly for iPhone and iPod TouchSan Francisco, Calif., May 4th, 2009 - miniMusic has released Pianofly, a music synthesizer and piano keyboard for Apple's iPhone platform. Pianofly includes never before seen features like a scrolling, multi-touch keyboard. Sound is generated by an powerful FM synthesizer, with an elegant interface allowing anyone to create and edit instrument sounds easily. Make quick adjustments while performing, altering sounds on the fly!
The first feature you notice in Pianofly is the keyboard. Other piano applications for the iPhone generally show just one octave of keys, then use tiny arrow buttons to shift up or down an octave. Hogwash. That's the kind of piano you'd use with a mouse! The keyboard in Pianofly moves with you, scrolling as you play; let your fingers fly up and down the full 88 key piano! This is how on-screen pianos always wanted to work, but didn't know how.
Then you notice the sounds. Eight pages full of customizable instrument icons. Just tap one and start playing. Want to design your own instrument timbre? Of course you do; double tap on an icon and the editor is revealed. You actually see the waves and adjust their lengths to set frequencies and change waveforms. Rewire the nodes for modulation. Double tap on a node and edit its ADSR envelope for smooth amplitude changes: give it a hard, fast attack or fade it in slowly, rising gently on the breeze. Don't forget to use any photo or image to make the perfect icon for your new instrument.
Pianofly can make a huge variety of sounds. You can play them alone, or jam with a song from your music library. A great way for DJs to add cool effects over their playlist or for students to practice. Come out of your musical cocoon; make music anywhere with Pianofly in your pocket.
Planned improvements include multi-track recording and additional wave types and effects like reverb or flange to design even more elaborate sounds. The sky is the limit for Pianofly (are you getting all of these puns?).
COST AND AVAILABILITY
Pianofly is available now from the App Store at an introductory price of only $1.99 USD. After the introductory period, the normal price will be $2.99 or higher as additional features are added.
ABOUT MINIMUSIC
Pianofly is the first iPhone product from miniMusic, which has been developing award winning, mobile music software for the Palm OS since 1999. Over the years miniMusic built an entire suite of music tools for the Palm platform including: notation and pattern sequencing, MIDI playback and mixing, sound design, MIDI control surfaces, wave sampling and editing, and educational titles for sight reading and ear training.
miniMusic is already working on several new titles building on the Pianofly foundation; their second product for iPhone will be available this summer, with several more titles by the end of the year. Lint Labs has also been launched as the non-music wing of miniMusic, currently offering an innovative drawing program for the iPhone called "No.2" (like a No.2 pencil... that's "HB pencil" in some countries). We used No.2 to draw some of the sound icons in Pianofly!
Visit www.miniMusic.com for more information, video demonstrations, and documentation."
You can find Pianofly on iTunes here:
Pianofly Teaser
Sound Master SR-88 vintage drum machine
via this auction"For more information check this link. Please see my other auctions for other items you might be interested in."
Yamaha MR10 vintage analogue drum machine
via this auction"Vintage analogue drum machine. Plays a series of presets of you can play the individual drums using the five pads. You can adjust tempo, tuning, bass drum volume and cymbal volume. Item is in good condition besides some residual sticker damage on the bottom of the unit and a small mark on the cymbal volume pot. Runs on batteries or the included (non original) 230V power supply. Please see my other auctions for similar items you might be interested in."
Throbbing Gristle unique Gristleizer clone
via this auction
"here's the original description from the creator. "ONE OF A KIND handmade and modified TUBEGRISTLEIZER. The gristleizer was an effect made famous by throbbing gristle which was played by everyone in TG and can be heard on many throbbing gristle recordings, live performances and is still on their solo recordings. The circuit itself is a fairly loud tremelo(VCA)/squelchy filter(VCF) under control of an lfo. The VCA gives you that dark brooding pulsing sound from a slow steady blast to helicopter fast chopping action. with guitar it can sound bassy or razor sharp and rather piercing, with synths it gives movement and can alter harmonic content. the VCF can scream when in self oscillation mode and turns any boring synth or feedback loop tone into a nice sounding near modular beast! The LFO on the original gristleizer was slightly different, using a switch to change waveshape, the LFO on this circuit uses a pot to alter wave shape from ultra chopy to sloped triangle.saw shapes. This is the signature sound of industrial music! HEAVY pulsing and throbbing beats or lighting fast chop chop! In addition to the gristle circuit, the effect also has a HI VOLTAGE (200v+) tube preamp/distortion for completely destroying the sound. the circuit was lo fi at first but now its plain garbage! By turning up the gain for the preamp the sound ranges from light harmonic clipping to a blown speaker blasting away. I take no responsibility for damage to amplifiers or recording equipment. SPECS: * tremelo/filter switch * self oscillation switch * tube power switch * LFO shape Control * LFO speed Control * LFO Depth * Oscillation Frequency Knob * Tube Gain * Tube Input Level * 1/4" Mono Input and output * powered by dual 9v and 120vac Here's a link to a video http://matrixsynth.blogspot.com/2007/04/gristleizer.html Please be aware that the original came with some sort of glass bulb contained in the circular housing visible on the front of the unit. This was broken in transit when I bought it, all the glass was cleared from the unit and this does not effect the sound. If purchased in the UK I will provide a 230V adaptor at no extra charge. Please see my other auctions for similar items you might be interested in."
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