Spooky Sequencer

YouTube Published on Jun 12, 2012 by hotchk155

"I'm experimenting with different sequencer approaches on the Launchpad. The code is running on a DIY microcontroller board, turning the Launchpad into a standalone MIDI hardware sequencer.

In this clip the top 6 rows of the Launchpad grid are mapped to MIDI notes (counting along and upwards from note C3). When the step counter in the lower 2 rows hits a green square it plays the next green note selected in the grid, same goes for red notes.

A yellow square in the step counter plays next red and green notes together. A yellow note in the grid behaves like both a red and green. The result is two cycling note lines that fall in and out of synch with each other depending on how many notes are selected of each colour. It comes out kind of hypnotic and spooky - not really what I was originally going for, but I ran with it anyway.

The hardware is an FTDI VNC2 chip on a DIY board. I am fighting with the buggy IDE and compiler to try to get a useful standalone hard sequencer/control surface from the Launchpad."

Gershon Kingsley - Shabbat For The Seventies - cover

flickr By m.gross196

Synthesizers.com Modular & Brian's Debut Electronica Album

Pic in via Brian McNett who has a Kickstarter project up for his debut electronica album. You'll find some audio demos and pics of the synths featured.

"Here's what I'm doing: Eighteen tracks, mostly my own compositions, with some late 19th and early 20th century classical works thrown in, all performed on my synths, everything from Moogs, to DSI Prophet 08, to a big 5U modular, to my iPhone and iPad. It's going to be a tad eclectic and not for everyone, I admit."

The Azimuth Generator - soundtrack synth from Tronsonic

YouTube Published on Jun 12, 2012 by tronsonics

"coming soon..."

Related:
Azimuth Generator synth from Tronsonic
Tronsonic Sound no.1

The Packrat: April - July 2012

via David C Lovelace on Facebook

You can find all episodes of The Packrat here. You'll also find The Packrat on Facebook.

Note May and June are combined. Top down: April, May-June, July.

And of course, check out all of Dave's work on http://umop.com/

On the right of MATRIXSYNTH, Check out The MATRIX Packrat made by Dave for the site back in 2006! And just in case you were wondering, the site, name and green came before the movies.

I Dream of Smoke

via Sandro Ambrosi on Facebook

"...biu-biiuuu...swoosh...bumm-bang — with Tom J Carpenter [Analogue Solutions] and leploop."

More ADDAC Synth Art by Pedro Lourenco

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"today on creative review"

http://www.addacsystem.com/

Play Moog Synths at the Moog Factory

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"Want to play? Come by The Moog Store in the Moog Factory for some fun. M-F 10am-6pm. http://instagr.am/p/LthrPdEYwM/"

AtomoSynth KRAKKEN V1.1

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"AtomoSynth KRAKKEN
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Update: some info and pics just went up on the AtomoSynth blog.

"Krakken Compact analog synthesizer keyboard MIDI controlled. This machine gives you the great powerfull analog sound of AtomoSynth now with a build in keyboard and also it is MIDI controlable !!!. Play it directly, it features a 2 octaves keyboard (tactile button keys ), with octave up and down shift buttons. Conect it to a MIDI keyboard and play!!! Control it from a MIDI sequencer, MIDI controller or computer and set it to any of the 16 Midi channels. Control other analog gear with the built in MIDI to CV converter. Create weird analog sounds, brilliant leads, acid basslines or make noise, change the sound in real time by tweeking the knobs on stage or in studio. Connect it directly to mains, no wall wart, it has a switcher to select 110Volt or 220Volt AC so you can use it anywhere in the world! Specifications Keyboard: 25-key (tactile button keys). Octave Shift up/down buttons (5 octave range). VCO1 and VCO2: This synth features two analog square and saw waveform VCO (voltage controled oscillator) with a huge pitch range, from subsonic to ultrasonic sound. Glide: effect control with a wide range that allows radical effects. White noise generator. LFO: One square and triangle waveform LFO (low frequency oscillator), that modulates the VCO for the vibrato effect creating old school arcade Atari-like sounds. Also it modulates the VCF (voltage controled filter) creating a tremolo effect. It has a led that shows the LFO rate. VCF: One High pass and Low pass VCF (voltage controlled filter) with cut off and ressonance controls that can be modulated by the LFO and the VCO depth, It also features a dedicated envelope generator with decay and depth control. EG: envelope generator with attack and release control. MIDI to CV converter: The Krakken features an accurate 12bits MIDI to control voltage converter with a range of 5 octaves, it can be set to any midi channel from 1 to 16. You can control any external analog synthesizer with the CV and Gate Outputs (1Volt/octave). Also you can connect many Krakken synthesizers in chain with its midi thru output to a computer or midi sequencer and each one will play a different midi channel. The instrument is is housed in a clear, laser cut, acrilic case that shows the analog circuitry. It is powered directly from mains, it features a switcher to select 110V or 220V AC. Dimensions: 280mm(W), 240 mm(D), 85mm(H. incuded rubber feet and knobs)"

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Micro Phasemonger - Sawtooth and digital noise demo

YouTube Published on Jun 12, 2012 by synthmonger

"The micro Phasemonger is a 4 stage Phaser. The stages are controlled by a high frequency VCO. Underclocking the VCO causes an aliasing effect similar to that of bit crushing. I haven't seen any other manufacturer do this with their phaser designs so I'm claiming mine as a world first. ;)

It is completely analog. No DSP.

Recorded directly to soundcard."