Friday, September 28, 2012
Real Life Cat Synth
Published on Sep 28, 2012 by Aaron Apter
"My cat Vincent is actually a synthesizer. A fluffy, orange synthesizer. I'm using Impaktor, which captures Vince's acoustic impulses and uses them to excite various sound modules. With the aid of my iPad, Vinny and I kick out some jams."
iTunes:
Impaktor - The drum synthesizer - BeepStreet
iPads on eBay
iPod Touch on eBay
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Camel Audio announces availability of Alchemy v1.5
Alchemy v1.5 - Powerful New Browser
Published on Sep 24, 2012 by CamelAudio
"EDINBURGH, UK: professional audio plug-ins developer Camel Audio is proud to announce availability of Alchemy v1.5, a major update to its popular sample manipulation synthesiser, as of September 24...
Alchemy v1.5 is designed to keep inspiration flowing with a fully-featured preset browser, over 1,000 presets, faster loading times, improved remote control from the Alchemy iOS app, and many more enhancements. Camel Audio has also announced even better value bundles with additional presets.
POWERFUL NEW BROWSER
The new browser is probably the most fully-featured sound browser available anywhere, allowing users to find all their slow attack strings, glitchy dubstep basses, tempo-synched warm pads, or whatever they need in a matter of seconds. Over 4,000 previously-released Camel Audio presets have been carefully tagged by category, subcategory, genre, sound library, sound designer, articulation, and timbre. Finding favourites is a breeze — simply rate presets with a single click and then sort by rating. Users can add tags to make it easy to call up presets associated with a particular project or live set, and can also add comments to presets with playing tips or other notes. Track down the perfect sound in a host of different ways with this powerful browser.
DEDICATED iOS REMOTE
Alchemy v1.5 with the latest update to Alchemy on iOS offers even smoother and more expressive remote control. Change preset, move the remix pad, and access performance controls — all without leaving the comfort of your controller keyboard. Previously the domain of multi-thousand dollar devices, polyphonic pitch bend is new to this update, and offers an amazingly expressive way of playing instruments — especially when combined with polyphonic aftertouch. Also users can now save desktop presets and all referenced WAVs in a single .CamelSounds file, making it easier to move sounds to the mobile version, or another PC.
BIGGER AND BETTER BUNDLES
Alchemy Complete comprises Alchemy with all 24 sound libraries installed, including the newly-released Shlomo Beatbox. It now features over 14GB of samples and 4,000-plus presets, including 32,000 hand-crafted variations, all fully tagged for the new browser. Whether writing soundtracks, electronica, or dance music, users now have all the sounds they need at their fingertips for a newly-reduced price of $785.00 USD/€649.00 EURO/£529.00 GBP — a 50% saving on buying the products separately. The Alchemy Atmospheric and Electronic bundles have also been generously increased in size, each now offering 1,900 presets and over 6GB of samples for $399.00 USD/€329.00 EURO/£269.00 GBP.
Alchemy itself is now bundled with 1,000 presets, including a free sound library of choice, and now totals a massive 5GB of exclusive samples. The v1.5 update is free to all existing users and remains a modest $249.00 USD/€199.00 EURO/£179.00 GBP for new ones.
Visit the Camel Audio website (www.camelaudio.com) for more information on Alchemy v1.5 or to check out the new bundles!"
Published on Sep 24, 2012 by CamelAudio
Alchemy v1.5 is designed to keep inspiration flowing with a fully-featured preset browser, over 1,000 presets, faster loading times, improved remote control from the Alchemy iOS app, and many more enhancements. Camel Audio has also announced even better value bundles with additional presets.
POWERFUL NEW BROWSER
The new browser is probably the most fully-featured sound browser available anywhere, allowing users to find all their slow attack strings, glitchy dubstep basses, tempo-synched warm pads, or whatever they need in a matter of seconds. Over 4,000 previously-released Camel Audio presets have been carefully tagged by category, subcategory, genre, sound library, sound designer, articulation, and timbre. Finding favourites is a breeze — simply rate presets with a single click and then sort by rating. Users can add tags to make it easy to call up presets associated with a particular project or live set, and can also add comments to presets with playing tips or other notes. Track down the perfect sound in a host of different ways with this powerful browser.
DEDICATED iOS REMOTE
Alchemy v1.5 with the latest update to Alchemy on iOS offers even smoother and more expressive remote control. Change preset, move the remix pad, and access performance controls — all without leaving the comfort of your controller keyboard. Previously the domain of multi-thousand dollar devices, polyphonic pitch bend is new to this update, and offers an amazingly expressive way of playing instruments — especially when combined with polyphonic aftertouch. Also users can now save desktop presets and all referenced WAVs in a single .CamelSounds file, making it easier to move sounds to the mobile version, or another PC.
BIGGER AND BETTER BUNDLES
Alchemy Complete comprises Alchemy with all 24 sound libraries installed, including the newly-released Shlomo Beatbox. It now features over 14GB of samples and 4,000-plus presets, including 32,000 hand-crafted variations, all fully tagged for the new browser. Whether writing soundtracks, electronica, or dance music, users now have all the sounds they need at their fingertips for a newly-reduced price of $785.00 USD/€649.00 EURO/£529.00 GBP — a 50% saving on buying the products separately. The Alchemy Atmospheric and Electronic bundles have also been generously increased in size, each now offering 1,900 presets and over 6GB of samples for $399.00 USD/€329.00 EURO/£269.00 GBP.
Alchemy itself is now bundled with 1,000 presets, including a free sound library of choice, and now totals a massive 5GB of exclusive samples. The v1.5 update is free to all existing users and remains a modest $249.00 USD/€199.00 EURO/£179.00 GBP for new ones.
Visit the Camel Audio website (www.camelaudio.com) for more information on Alchemy v1.5 or to check out the new bundles!"
Carbon Based Lifeforms - MOS 6581 (Drivkraft Remix)
"Please note: This is a cover/remix.
Original song written and produced by Carbon Based Lifeforms (Johannes Hedberg and Daniel Segerstad.) Released by Ultimae Records in 2003.
All rights reserved.
Uploaded with kind permission.
For more Carbon Based Lifeforms please visit https://www.facebook.com/carbonbasedlifeforms
All drum and synth sounds made with The Realistic Concertmate MG-1. (Yes, it's a Moog)
http://www.vintagesynth.com/moog/mg1.php
No MIDI, no sync. Recorded from mono output to line in on laptop.
All audio sequensed and processed in Cubase 5.
Additional filter - FabFilter
Delay - FabFilter
Reverb - D16 Group
EQ and dynamics - Waves
Voice sample - Sir Patrick Stewart as Jean Luc Picard in Star Trek The Next Generation.
If someone, company or person should have any objection against this usage please contact me and I'll have the audio removed."
via Anders Olofsson on The MATRIXSYNTH Lounge
Cyndustries FOUR TRANSIENTS MODCAN FORMAT
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Moog Memorymoog Chassis
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CASIO DG-20 Digital electric midi guitar
Cyndustries FOUR TRANSIENTS Dotcom FORMAT
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Cyndustries FOUR TRANSIENTS MOTM FORMAT
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"Brand New FOUR TRANSIENTS All-Analog Synthesizer Module in MOTM Format!
Fastest Envelope Generator available in MOTM Format Includes mounting screws and Standard MOTM 4-Pin Power Connector.
The Cynthia® brand, Four Transients Envelope Generator and Sound Processing Module may appear very simple on the surface, but it's simple appearance belies its versatility. Face it, one thing you always come up short on is envelopes. You try using square or triangle waves from LFOs and gates when you need more, but that doesn't really cut it. It would be great if one little module could be the last word in filling this gap.
Four Transients (4T) gives you four simple, independent envelopes that can each be either the AD or AR type. In AR mode, there is an attack phase up to 5v which holds as long as the gate input is held high. The release phase returns the output to 0v when the gate falls. All very familiar, and this is probably the most general and widely used envelope type. You get four of these puppies!
However, the AD mode is something not usually seen. In a conventional ADSR unit, if the gate falls before the attack & decay phases have completed, the unit enters the release phase. This means if you have a slow attack and a brief gate, the envelope might not ever even get off the ground. This is fine if that's what you want. However, Four Transients does something different. The AD transient is self-completing. In response to the rising edge of the GATE input, the envelope goes through the entire attack and decay phases from 0v to +5v and back to 0v, no matter how long that takes. This makes it perfect for those self running, automated patches we all love to create. In AD mode, the attack cannot be re-triggered during its own phase, but is available for re-triggering during the decay phase. You get four of these!
Ins Outs and Knobs
The A knob controls the attack time in the usual way. If you pull it, all times will stretch by about 100 times for those ssssslllllllooooooowwwww events.
The D knob controls the decay time in the usual way. If you pull it, the section changes from AD to AR operation, and the knob controls the release time instead.
The GATE jack inputs any waveform and derives a gate signal from it. If it crosses above +2.5v, it's a gate.
The TIME jack accepts a control voltage that makes all times (for that section) longer or shorter. Higher voltages make things faster (just like a VCO).
The OUT jack, well, you know.
The button is for manual firing and the brightness of the LED in the button tracks the transient.
The UP Output jack, presents a logic high signal during the attack phase of the transient. The behavior is the same in AD and AR modes. This UP PULSE will drop after the attack phase and not hold even though the GATE is still high.
Remember how we said that its simplicity is deceiving? Here's what else this baby can do. In addition to AD and AR modes, you can create ADSR behavior by mixing two transients together. Set one section to AD mode, the other to AR mode. Panning between the two outputs (with a simple mix or pan) varies the sustain level. Set the A's equal. When you do this, you will have simultaneous AD, ADSR, and AR signals available. You can make two ADSRs with this module!
You can create AHD envelopes as well. Patch the PULSE output of one section into the GATE of another. The A knob gives you your Hold time. The second section is set for AR operation and the knobs there will give you your A and D times. You can make two AHD generators with this module! Remember, the AHD will self-complete...
You can create a gate delay with two sections as well. Do the following: Set both transients to AR mode. The A knob on the first will be your delay (set R to zero). Patch the output of this transient to the GATE input of the second. Set A and R to zero to create instantaneous edges. This is what happens; when the input GATE appears, the first transient rises slowly from zero. When it reaches 2.5v, the second transient will fire and stay on creating a delayed gate signal. When the input GATE falls, both transients instantly fall. You can make two gate delays with this module!
Since you get Four Transients, you have enough to create a DADSR or DAHD envelope and still have one section left over!
You can extend the principle outlined above by patching more than 2 sections in series or even in loops. You can get the transients to self-perpetuate in a pseudo quadrature sort of way. Play with staggering the times and modulating the TIME jacks. Swinging rhythms await...
The UP output acts as a one-shot. You can use this to time events. A quick flick of the GATE, and the UP PULSE output remains high for a pre-determined time, controlled by the A knob, and then falls. You could plug that into something...
You can make radical, ultra snappy, hyper-sloped envelopes by feeding an OUTput back into its own TIME jack. When output values are high, the slopes will be steeper and vice versa. This is like self-modulating a VCO. The TIME jack has a huge range and responds exponentially.
How about audio uses. The transients can be made to run so fast that you can use them to process audio. Wha? Yeah, turn any signal into a stream of shaped transient pulses. Run a VCO square wave in and get a constant-time transient pulse per cycle out. Get tracking with the TIME jack if you want it. Changing A and/or D changes the timbre of the pulse, and modulating the TIME jack creates VCF-like effects. Crazy mixed waveforms in, equals crazy, confused transients out. We bet you're not used to listening directly to your envelope generators! (I guess you just broke another rule :)"
via this auction
"Brand New FOUR TRANSIENTS All-Analog Synthesizer Module in MOTM Format!
Fastest Envelope Generator available in MOTM Format Includes mounting screws and Standard MOTM 4-Pin Power Connector.
The Cynthia® brand, Four Transients Envelope Generator and Sound Processing Module may appear very simple on the surface, but it's simple appearance belies its versatility. Face it, one thing you always come up short on is envelopes. You try using square or triangle waves from LFOs and gates when you need more, but that doesn't really cut it. It would be great if one little module could be the last word in filling this gap.
Four Transients (4T) gives you four simple, independent envelopes that can each be either the AD or AR type. In AR mode, there is an attack phase up to 5v which holds as long as the gate input is held high. The release phase returns the output to 0v when the gate falls. All very familiar, and this is probably the most general and widely used envelope type. You get four of these puppies!
However, the AD mode is something not usually seen. In a conventional ADSR unit, if the gate falls before the attack & decay phases have completed, the unit enters the release phase. This means if you have a slow attack and a brief gate, the envelope might not ever even get off the ground. This is fine if that's what you want. However, Four Transients does something different. The AD transient is self-completing. In response to the rising edge of the GATE input, the envelope goes through the entire attack and decay phases from 0v to +5v and back to 0v, no matter how long that takes. This makes it perfect for those self running, automated patches we all love to create. In AD mode, the attack cannot be re-triggered during its own phase, but is available for re-triggering during the decay phase. You get four of these!
Ins Outs and Knobs
The A knob controls the attack time in the usual way. If you pull it, all times will stretch by about 100 times for those ssssslllllllooooooowwwww events.
The D knob controls the decay time in the usual way. If you pull it, the section changes from AD to AR operation, and the knob controls the release time instead.
The GATE jack inputs any waveform and derives a gate signal from it. If it crosses above +2.5v, it's a gate.
The TIME jack accepts a control voltage that makes all times (for that section) longer or shorter. Higher voltages make things faster (just like a VCO).
The OUT jack, well, you know.
The button is for manual firing and the brightness of the LED in the button tracks the transient.
The UP Output jack, presents a logic high signal during the attack phase of the transient. The behavior is the same in AD and AR modes. This UP PULSE will drop after the attack phase and not hold even though the GATE is still high.
Remember how we said that its simplicity is deceiving? Here's what else this baby can do. In addition to AD and AR modes, you can create ADSR behavior by mixing two transients together. Set one section to AD mode, the other to AR mode. Panning between the two outputs (with a simple mix or pan) varies the sustain level. Set the A's equal. When you do this, you will have simultaneous AD, ADSR, and AR signals available. You can make two ADSRs with this module!
You can create AHD envelopes as well. Patch the PULSE output of one section into the GATE of another. The A knob gives you your Hold time. The second section is set for AR operation and the knobs there will give you your A and D times. You can make two AHD generators with this module! Remember, the AHD will self-complete...
You can create a gate delay with two sections as well. Do the following: Set both transients to AR mode. The A knob on the first will be your delay (set R to zero). Patch the output of this transient to the GATE input of the second. Set A and R to zero to create instantaneous edges. This is what happens; when the input GATE appears, the first transient rises slowly from zero. When it reaches 2.5v, the second transient will fire and stay on creating a delayed gate signal. When the input GATE falls, both transients instantly fall. You can make two gate delays with this module!
Since you get Four Transients, you have enough to create a DADSR or DAHD envelope and still have one section left over!
You can extend the principle outlined above by patching more than 2 sections in series or even in loops. You can get the transients to self-perpetuate in a pseudo quadrature sort of way. Play with staggering the times and modulating the TIME jacks. Swinging rhythms await...
The UP output acts as a one-shot. You can use this to time events. A quick flick of the GATE, and the UP PULSE output remains high for a pre-determined time, controlled by the A knob, and then falls. You could plug that into something...
You can make radical, ultra snappy, hyper-sloped envelopes by feeding an OUTput back into its own TIME jack. When output values are high, the slopes will be steeper and vice versa. This is like self-modulating a VCO. The TIME jack has a huge range and responds exponentially.
How about audio uses. The transients can be made to run so fast that you can use them to process audio. Wha? Yeah, turn any signal into a stream of shaped transient pulses. Run a VCO square wave in and get a constant-time transient pulse per cycle out. Get tracking with the TIME jack if you want it. Changing A and/or D changes the timbre of the pulse, and modulating the TIME jack creates VCF-like effects. Crazy mixed waveforms in, equals crazy, confused transients out. We bet you're not used to listening directly to your envelope generators! (I guess you just broke another rule :)"
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