MATRIXSYNTH

52 Reason / Record Tips - Week 45: Subtractor Filters and Envelopes

YouTube via PropellerheadSW | January 26, 2011 |

"In the second installment of my "Synth School" series I'll be staying on the Subtractor synth but looking at the Filter sections, Amp Envelope, Filter Envelope, and Mod Envelope sections. The masters of synth production are masters of these tools. Something as simple as a Low Pass filter when paired with the right chord progression can lift the entire club crowd into a frenzy. The proper Amp Envelope can bring out the vibe in your song. These are powerful tools to conveying and even evoking strong emotion from what sometimes are rather sterile starting melodies or chords.

As always, I encourage you to play around with them on your own to get a feel for how they behave and interact with each other but today I'll walk you through each slider and button and show you a little of my own experimentation."

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YouTube via drmoonstien | January 26, 2011
drmoonstien on eBAy

Backline MIDI for iOS

"Backline MIDI is a utility designed for fast, accurate MIDI troubleshooting in any setting. Created by the minds at Audiofile Engineering, it's an ideal tool for traveling techs and live engineers who need a convenient way to monitor or send MIDI information on the go. Create a master clock for tempo and time-sync functions, monitor incoming MIDI messages across channels with detailed info, and much more, all with an intuitive, easy-to-read interface.

MONITORS
- Status Board for monitoring MIDI messages including:

* Note On
* Note Off
* Aftertouch
* Controller
* Program Change
* Pitch Wheel
* Channel Pressure
* Clock
* Start
* Timecode
* Continue
* Tick
* Stop
* Song Position
* System Exclusive
* Song Select
* Active Sensing
* Tune Request

- List (see message details such as channel and velocity)
- Clock display
- Timecode display

GENERATORS
- Click (send specified note on assigned channel at a given tempo)
- Transport (send start/stop/continue messages)
- Clock (send tempo)
- Timecode (send timecode)"

iPad prices on eBay
iPod Touch on eBay

iMinimoogV for iPad Video

See the update in this post.

NAMM: gmtx 3VCDCO

Spotted this one at 5:25 in the TRASH_AUDIO NAMM video here. Pic via fdiskc. This appears to be the work of Phil Gallo and is the second coming of the PlanB model30 triple DCO he designed. See this post for reference including video. Rumor has it he is working with Malekko on this module.

Trash_Audio NAMM 2011

YouTube via thedeepelement | January 25, 2011 |

"http://trashaudio.com/2011/01/namm-2011/
Justin, Richard and Surachai pillage the worst convention on earth: NAMM."

Slim Phatty/ Little Phatty Interaction

YouTube via experimentalsynth | January 26, 2011 | 0 likes, 0 dislikes

"experimentalsynth.com data sample #387 - explores the use of the Pitch CV output of a Little Phatty (with CV Output Mod) to control the Filter Cutoff Frequency of a Slim Phatty.

Data capture method: Android phone

www.experimentalsynth.com is the laboratory of Chris Stack. His musical and technological endeavors have involved activities as varied as Marketing Manager for Moog Music, Belly Dance Musician, Printed Circuit Designer for Bob Moog and industrial computer applications (including a Space Shuttle experiment) and ambient piano creations."