MATRIXSYNTH

RECO-SYNTH ::: The Drumolina :::

YouTube Uploaded by RecoHead on Mar 20, 2012

Rack Extensions for Reason Interview with the CEO of Propellerheads

YouTube Uploaded by musotalk on Mar 20, 2012

"Rack Extensions for Reason Interview with the CEO of Propellerheads"

The interview is in English. Reason opens up to developer plug-ins for Reason.

The other big news from Propellerhead is a $1 iOS app based on Reason called Figure.

SYNTHESIZER MAGAZIN Sets up for Musikmesse 2012

You'll find a few more pics on sequencer.de. The write-up is in German, but you can find a Goglish version here.

Four synth-centric booths are called out. The EMC booth including gear from Moog, Schmidt, Radikal Technologies, and John Bowen Synth Design with the Solaris. You might remember the EMC booth showcasing The Schmidt at NAMM 2012 in my uber post here. Radikal had their own booth at NAMM. Buchla 200e is at the SM Pro booth in Hall 5.1, and Ghielmetti (Airbourne / Martin Hollinger) with his AVS04 is in in Hall. BTW, if you haven't seen the AVS04, it's pretty incredible. Click on the Airbourne label below and check out previous posts (don't miss these pics). It's a custom modular by Martin Hollinger of the Synthorama synth museum in Switzerland.

Zynaptiq Pitchmap Musikmesse 2012

YouTube Uploaded by musotalk on Mar 20, 2012

"weitere Videos auf http://www.musotalk.de - Auf dem Stand von Zynayptiq konnte ich mir das neue Plugin Pitchmap zeigen lassen."

Note his MIDI controller. It's a Hartmann Neuron. He uses it to play and pitch shift Michael Jackson's Beat It at 7:20.

Waldorf Blofeld as Drum Synth with Vermona Performker MK 2 & Doepfer

"Spring" - Vermona Perfourmer MK 2 Doepfer Dark Energy Dark Time A-100 Waldorf Blofeld live jam

YouTube Uploaded by Tiefengrund on Mar 20, 2012

"Live Jam with:
Mick von Tiefengrund: Synthesizer
Silvie von Tiefengrund: Drumset (Blofeld Desktop as Drum synthesizer)

Another live performance with my synthesizers and my wife Silvie on the e-drumset.
The recording and mixing is absolutly live, on one track . No overdubs!

The other setup:

Vermona Perfourmer MK 2

Doepfer Dark Energy

Waldorf Blofeld Keyboard

Waldorf Blofeld Desktop used as drum-synthesizer.

My A-1oo Case:

Upper row
left to right :
A-111-5 Sythesizer Voice (Dark Energy Modul)

2x A-110 VCO
A-138 Mixer
A-106-5 SEM Type Filter 12 dB
A-120 Moog Type Filter

ADSR-Envelope generator
VCA

Lower row:
A-155 Analog/ Trigger Sequenzer
A-151 Quad Sequential Switch
Clock Devider
A-118 Noise / Random
A-148 Dual Sample&Hold / Track&Hold
A-145 LFO

For solo I use the "real" dark energy , pitch and modulation wheel i have mounted in a wooden board.

Sequencer:
Doepfer Dark Time
Doepfer A-155

No software midi sequenzer is used!

The computer is only used for the single-track recording!"

Loomeer - Arp-Ego 1 - Arpeggiator and One Pattern (Reupload)

YouTube Uploaded by Loomeer305 on Mar 20, 2012

"Originally uploaded 29.09.2009 to my old yt channel.
Just a little improvisation ... created without computer, only on Roland JX-305. Internal sequencer plays one 32-bar custom pattern with bass, drums and strings. You can watch Arp-Ego 2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZ9OBQjxbiI [posted here]. Whole album is downloadable from http://www.jamendo.com/en/album/104508"

Cascadr 2.04 Demo

YouTube Uploaded by glidepro1984 on Mar 20, 2012

"This video shows off the new feature of Cascadr which is the ability to save sequences to one of eight slots. It's possible to switch slots and tweak 'on the fly' while Cascadr is playing music. This now means it's pretty easy to make a simple song with Cascadr now, albeit with some live dodging about!
I'll be exploring this slot idea further for sure!"

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"Cascadr experiments with the idea of playing a sequence of notes and a number of speeds - simultaneously. Rather than the sequences being played in time with each other (for example, 30bpm, 60bpm, 120bpm...) they are played at intervals of 1bpm - which generates an interesting cascading effect.

There are eight notes in this sequence, and each note’s pitch can be chosen over a range of 2 octaves (on a chromatic scale) starting from A4 (or 440Hz). It’s also possible to alter the volume of each note, so emphasis can be placed on specific notes. Simply touch the column that represents the value you wish to change and drag up or down. When you change a note or note volume, the change will be heard straight away.

Perhaps most importantly, you can choose the speed of the sequences. As the idea of this application is to play sequences with this cascading effect, you can only choose the speed of the first sequence. So, if you choose a speed of 10bpm, the next sequence will be played at 11bpm, the next at 12bpm and so on.

Along with functions for starting and stopping the sequence, there is a ‘re-sync’ function that allows you to restart the sequence from the beginning, meaning that all of the sequences will be put back in sync again.

While there may be some ‘shock-horror’ at the lack of syncopation, Cascadr can produce some really ambient melodies and rhythms - along with some interesting chords as the sequences slide in and out of time. Just set your sequence, speed, play and listen.

I’ve got plans to add more features for customising the sequence further, and providing the ability to choose different sounds so stick around!

Have fun with it!"

Also see Cascadr UI & Sound Demo