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Work-in-Progress Android App (Generative Music)

YouTube Uploaded by metabog on Aug 29, 2011

"My generative music app, Orbits, in alpha version.

Created by Bogdan Vera."

Update via Metabog in the comments: "Thanks for posting this video, the app is now ready and on the market with multitouch support!"

OB-12 screamming test

YouTube Uploaded by theHackerOfMayhem on Aug 29, 2011

"Just a test*"

Roland Fantom XR Demo Test Thingie

YouTube Uploaded by FatSynthDude on Aug 29, 2011

"Got one of these and some expansions to replace my trusty old E-Mu XL-7 for my rompling needs and thought I'd throw this quick little demo kinda thingie together to kind of get a feel of the overall character of the thing/how easy it is to throw performance setups together/how easy it is to tweak presets and build patches from scratch. Some of the patches are presets, some of them are presets that have been slightly edited, and the pad was cobbled together from scratch.

I mostly got this thing as my realistic orchestral/drum machine, but the Orchestral and Dynamic Drums expansions haven't arrived in the mail yet, so that aspect of it hasn't been tested yet. That aside, I have to admit I'm more impressed with this synth than I thought I'd be. I'm more of a hands-on analog guy, so the computer editing is a little slow for my liking, but I think the results are worth the effort. I'm in love with the overall sound of this box and fully expanded, it's really a monster of a synth."

Teensy MIDI Sync Over USB - Super Basic Example

YouTube Uploaded by littlescale on Aug 29, 2011

"Teensy MIDI Sync Over USB - Super Basic Example

More information: http://little-scale.blogspot.com/2011/08/how-to-deal-with-real-time-midi-beat...

http://little-scale.blogspot.com"

getting that yellow tube scream NIN! #1

YouTube Uploaded by capougello on Aug 29, 2011

"messing around with some modules to get that metasonix signature sound.
two AFGs into top half of the moddemod. then into the bottom half in vca mode, maths taking care of needed AD envelope. from moddemod to R51 in pure tube-degradation thn into A122 filter being modulated with wogglebug's bottom section, senonance in quasi-self-oscillation. wogglebug also provide clock ad modulate MATHs fall parameter. RENE' plotting stored notes in scale mode. channel one of maths in lfo mode toggle glide on RENE'"

getting that yellow tube scream NIN! #2

Uploaded by capougello on Aug 29, 2011

"almost the same patch of previous video:
two AFGs into top half of the moddemod. then into the bottom half in vca mode, maths taking care of needed AD envelope. from moddemod to A122 filter being modulated with wogglebug's bottom section, senonance in quasi-self-oscillation. then into R51 again in pure sonic destruction tube-degradation, here distortion modulated by AFG triangle. again wogglebug also provide clock but for both RENE' axis and modulate MATHs fall parameter. RENE' plotting stored notes in scale mode. channel one of maths in lfo mode toggle glide on RENE'"

The Speakquencer [2nd prototype]

YouTube Uploaded by BogusNoise on Aug 29, 2011

"2nd prototype video, almost ready to build the completed unit now!
Since the last video, have now got an improved clock circuit, an AND circuit for individual envelope triggers on each step, glide for each channel, and 2 separate envelope and VCA circuits - for controlling 2 devices separately. Will be doing minor tweaking to the envelope and putting Coarse and Fine speed controls on the clock, and mounting it inside a box. The finished device will also have input/output sockets where appropriate, as I intend the architecture to be open enough that this could be used within a modular synthesiser system."

Bananalogue LPFA on Kickstarter

via Works, Ltd on Kickstarter where you can support the project for as little as $1. $50 gets you a pcb and instructions. $325 or more gets you a custom built LPFA. Click through for additional details. For the archives:

"Works, Ltd. is a small manufactory located in Austin, TX. We are dedicated to the small scale production of high quality goods. We have been building synthesizers under the "Bananalogue" name for 10 years."

"What is the Bananalogue LPFA? It is an analog low pass filter for use in the Frac rack system of modular synthesizers. The design is based on the original Arp 4075 filter submodule. The 4075 was the building block of many Arp electronic music instruments such as the Odyssey III, Axxe, Omni and Avatar.

About the PCB

The PCB for this module was designed by Rob Keeble of the Emulator Archive. The PCB is very high quality with blue solder mask, double sided layout with through hole plating. The PCB is manufactured in the USA.

The board uses 15V and the dimensions were designed to fit within the Frac rack system, but could be adapted for use into any of the other 15V synthesizer systems such as MOTM, dotcom, Modcan etc etc. Pledges for the bare PCB will also include a 9 page .pdf construction manual.

About the Module
The filter has a very smooth and musical quality. It was originally designed by Arp in response to the threatened Moog lawsuit, so as you can imagine it has its own unique character.

The LPFA is thermally compensated on the 1v/oct input so it can track decently over several octaves for use as a sine wave oscillator. The module also has three attenuated inputs for use as a utility mixer if the cutoff is thrown fully open.

The front panel of the module is made of aircraft aluminum, laser engraved with yellow paint filled legends. The faceplates are manufactured in the USA. The module is designed to integrate fully into a Frac Rack system modular synthesizer system. The Frac Rack aka Fractional Rack aka FracRak is a system popularized and supported by PAIA, Blacet, Wiard, MOTM, Metal Box and Bananalogue. There are a wealth of interesting modules available at a good value in this format and we hope the successful funding of this project will allow us to continue supporting this format and the SDIY community.

The cost of parts and metal has sky rocketed over the last few years since we last undertook the manufacturing of the LPFA module. In turn this has prohibitively raised the start up cost for producing a module of this quality. The purpose of this project is to provide the module to the niche market that can utilize it, while simultaneously defraying the initial production costs. We hope you will enjoy your module!"

Connor Daltron on the Vestax Pad One

Connor Daltron on the Vestax Pad One from Vestax Australia on Vimeo.

"Vestax Australia catches up with Connor Daltron in Melbourne to take a look at how he uses the Vestax Pad One to extend his pad banks on his MPC."

AKAI MINIAK Demo Track.wmv

YouTube Uploaded by alexnova85 on Aug 28, 2011

"This is just a demo of AKAI MINIAK Synth. All sounds came from Miniak except drums. The track was sequenced in Cubase 5. For drum samples i used Groove Agent that comes with Cubase 5. Final mix was processed with UAD SSL 4K Channel Strip. L3 Ultra Maximizer. This is just a demo to show the sounds of the Miniak. Enjoy."

The MINIAK has the same synth engine as the Alesis Micron and ION.