electro-music 2010 festival

via Greg Waltzer on Facebook.

"Anyone can participate in electro-music 2010 by joining the jam sessions, giving a demonstration, or volunteering to help with various tasks.

The electro-music festival provides a unique opportunity for musicians and electronic artists to present or perform their material for an enthusiastic and supportive audience. To give a musical or visual performance, presentation, seminar, or workshop follow the instructions below. The deadline for submissions is May 31. Submissions received after that time will be added to the waiting list. If there are any cancellations, artists may be selected from the waiting list.

Everyone who attends the festival will need to purchase tickets, including performing artists and volunteers. We regret that we cannot provide compensation for artists, or pay for travel expenses. Ticket packages with food and lodging are available. We strongly encourage full participation: plan to attend for all three days to support your fellow artists and to contribute to the sense of community. This makes the event more enjoyable for everyone. Highest priority for performance spots will go to artists who are fully involved.

1. Send an email here notifying us of your desire to participate in electro-music 2010 (don't erase the subject - that's how we know that you have read this page.)
2. Let us know the artist name under which you will perform. If you are part of a group, include the number and names of the other members who will be attending.
3. If you wish to perform a musical set, please send us an example of your music, or a link to a sample that we can download or listen to. (If you played at a previous electro-music festival, you can skip this step, unless you have new material that you would like us to hear.)
4. If you want to give a presentation, demo etc. give us a short description of your topic.
5. Let us know if you have any special requirements for equipment, staging, or setup time. (There will be a PA system, microphone, and projector in each room.)
6. We cannot promise specific time slots, but if you have schedule restrictions we will try to accommodate them. Please realize that if your availability is too restrictive, you may reduce your chance of being selected.
7. If you have physical materials for us to review (CDs, DVDs, press kit) send to the following address:

electro-music 2010
Attention: H. Moscovitz
944 Flexer Ave.
Allentown, PA 18103
USA

8. Please tell us the number of days you plan to attend.
9. We will notify everyone about their status by June 15 (accepted, waiting list, or not accepted.)
10. After being accepted, you must confirm that you will be attending."

Blacet Mini Wave Available in "board level only" Kit Form

via the Blacet newsletter:

"I've been getting a lot of requests for the Mini Wave from folks who want to make their own front panel to match a DIY or different format.

I've added two "board level only" options: one without the front panel, jacks, pots, knobs and one with the pots and knobs included.

All other parts and manual are included as with the complete kit.

Note that we can do repair work only on complete kits, so these partial kits are for serious and technically competent builders.

http://www.blacet.com/store2.html"

iPhone directly generates CVs

Note this is from the iPhone to the modular direct with nothing in between the two.
Direct control of your modular via the iPhone or iPad.

YouTube via expertsleepers — May 06, 2010 — "Proof-of-concept of an iPhone directly controlling a modular synth, using the Expert Sleepers Silent Way AC Encoder technique as described here:

http://www.expert-sleepers.co.uk/siwa...

The original idea of this was to allow non-DC-coupled audio interfaces to be used with CV generation software such as Silent Way. Taken to its logical conclusion though, it provides a method to get CVs out of any audio device.

Silent Way is a suite of VST & AU plug-ins for controlling analogue synths directly from a DAW. See http://www.expert-sleepers.co.uk/sile... for more details."

Octave Plateau Voyetra 8 Synthesizer

via this auction

myVST Demo: Felix

myVST Demo: Felix from myVST on Vimeo.

More VST on: myvst.com
Felix the Octave Cat

Arturia Interview on Makingsound

This is a great interview. Don't miss it. You can find the interview in French here and Googlish here.

Pictured here:
- Vanessa Giraudet packing software.
- Vanessa Giraudet
- Richard Phan
- Philip Wicker at work on the keyboard version of Origin
- Bruno Pillet - Embedded System Engineer
- Frédéric Brun, President of Arturia
- The Prophet VS, Jupiter 8 and CS-80 originals, which have served as models
- A prototype of Origin

"Vanessa Arturia comes now in its eleventh year. I personally am arrival in September 2003, at the time of development of CS-80 and the Minimoog. Initially the team consisted of six or seven people, now it is twenty. And we will be required to expand the ranks, because there are staff planned for this year.

Vanessa's story begins with Arturia Storm, but it is truly our replica of the Moog Modular, which propelled the company. At the time, Bob Moog himself said he could not tell the difference between our software and its own synthesizer, which has contributed to our knowledge on the international stage. Encouraged by the positive feedback we have gradually expanded the range of "V", whose aim is to offer replicas of popular vintage synthesizers."

AKAI Pro SynthStation Sneak Peek

YouTube via AkaiProVideo — May 06, 2010 — "Here is a special advance look at SynthStation, Akai Pro's new synthesizer for iPhone and iPod Touch. Although it is an iPhone app, SynthStation works on the iPad too, which is shown in this video.

For more information visit: http://www.akaipro.com/synthstation"

Update:

AKAI SynthStation sneak peek 2

"AkaiProVideo — May 06, 2010 — One sneak peek wasn't enough so here's a second. This is the SynthStation app for iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad. Although this runs on the iPad it is designed for iPhone/iPod Touch. The app is coming soon from Akai Professional."

AKAI SynthStation Sneak Peek 3

YouTube via AkaiProVideo — May 07, 2010 — "This shows the FX engine, sequence switching and the virtual MPC pads in SynthStation. SynthStation is a full synthesizer for iPhone and iPod Touch. Although it works on iPad (shown in the video), it is designed for iPhone.

For more information, visit http://www.akaipro.com/synthstation"

KORG KO-PRO Video

YouTube via KorgUSAVideos — May 06, 2010 — "This is a fantastic video starring the Korg Kaossilator Pro. This video was originally posted by Korg Inc. with Japanese titles. Now you can enjoy the English version!"

audioscan MILANO

audioscan MILANO - Noise transformed into ambient music from Tobor Experiment on Vimeo.

www.audioscan.it
YouTube via toborexperiment — May 06, 2010 — "audioscan is a multimedia interactive installation and a live performance combining music and video. Both are based on the sound mapping of Milano.
At the basis of audioscan there are 1.580 recordings and phonometric surveys gathered within the perimeter contained in the main ring road of Milano. audioscan puts itself up as a chance to reflect on the features of the sound surrounding us and the spaces we act in. A process of meeting and exchange between contemporary art, music and environmental themes, a meditation on soundscape and the auditive dimension of human experience, both on an aesthetic and a social perspective.
An ambitious cataloguing work and an environmental awakening project through the transformation of a waste product of technological society noise into an artwork.

Concept and art direction
Giorgio Sancristoforo

Music
Giorgio Sancristoforo and Giuseppe Cordaro (tobor experiment + con_cetta)

Video
Quayola

Production
AGON
Basemental

Organizational
Danilo Cardillo

Tech consultant
Massimo Marchi

Field recording
Diego Del Sarto
Alessandro Roggero
Luca DAloia
Eliana Varlaro
Dario Persi
Daniele Filaretti

Software & sound design
Giorgio Sancristoforo

Assistant sound designers
Diego Del Sarto
Alessandro Roggero

Touchscreen software
Daniele Pagliero

Catalog
Postmediabooks.it

Production assistants
Cecilia Vanoletti
Walter DAversa

Thanks to
Dalila Sena
Pietro Pirelli
Vittoria Broggini
Silvia Sartorio
Len Sasso
Simone Tosoni
Marco Fringuellino
Massimo Gardella
Olindo Genovese

further infos: www.audioscan.it"

Roland TR 808

via this auction

"original Roland TR 808

What has been done ?

★ power supply caps changed
★ all old Alps switches changed
★ cleaned and factory adjusted

Have a look at the pictures below to see what has been done.

If you want to have the 808 with Midi upgrade we can offer a CHD for EUR 149,- incl. work.

All original old caps and switches which were replaced will be included."

inside a Roland TR-808