SoundMachine - Lego Based Drum Machine

SoundMachine: a LEGO beat sequencer

Published on Sep 12, 2012 by markclego

"SoundMachine is a 4 track 8-step drum sequencer that uses the LEGO Mindstorms NXT to scan a set of drum "notes" which are then played using Ableton Live. The NXT uses four colour sensors to detect the colour of 2x2 LEGO bricks as the plate is scanned in. A controller written in Processing interprets the colour pattern and sequences MIDI note messages to send to Ableton Live, which in turn plays the sounds you hear.

The music on the video was created by SoundMachine itself - music you can build!"

SoundMachine Building Music using multiple tracks

Published on Sep 17, 2012 by markclego

More video of SoundMachine in operation, this time showing how the plate is scanned and converted into notes in the GUI, which in turn sends MIDI commands to Ableton Live to play the music

Moogfest 2012 Pics by Chris Stack

A few pics in via Chris Stack of experimentalsynth.com. You'll find more at his Facebook gallery here.

Top pic is Michelle Moog-Koussa of The Bob Moog Foundation.

Renversement d'Azur

Published on Oct 29, 2012 by RADIOKLOW

"Renversement d'Azur/Inversion of Azure. Composition for Keyboard Virus TI, Little Phatty, Wiener Philarmonik percussions, Omnisphere tenor and soprano, and with also the voice of Medhi de Montard, a 10 years old boy, my nephew, chanting and saying a poem I wrote. All photographs and paintings by Marc-Henri Arfeux"

0:00-0:38 : Virus alone (voices created on this instrument)
0:39-1:32 : On the Virus a few notes by the Little Phatty, easy to identify
6:44-7:44 : Wiener Philarmonik percussions on the Virus
12:21-13:15 : Little Phatty (a few notes) with Virus
13:33-14:17 : Little Phatty alone
14:18-16:00 : My Nephew's voice with the Little Phatty.
16:00-16:24 : My Nephew's voice with the Virus
16:24-17:27 : My Nephew's voice with Virus and a few notes by the Little Phatty
17:27-18:00 My Nephew's voice treated by GRM Tools with the Virus
19:49-20:30 My Nephew's voice with the Virus and the Little Phatty playing some notes.
20-31-21:10 : My Nephew's voice and the Virus ( few Little Phatty notes at 20:57-21:10
22:11-22/30 : Omnisphere soprano with voices created on the Virus
22:30-24:15 Voices created on the Virus
24:15-26:25 : Voices created with the Virus with Omnisphere tenor and soprano
26:25-end : Voice created on the Virus

"My aim there was to create something having links with contemporary lyrical music."

moudre les gens

moudre les gens by fedaden
"oberheim Xpander provides almost all sounds except for the percussive, drums and piano and harpsichord. in short all synths parts are Obie."

Some interesting textures in this one.

Luftrum 9 - Soundbank for DIVA

Published on Oct 29, 2012 by Luftrum1

"Luftrum 9 is a soundbank for DIVA set to release in start November. The soundbank contains cinematic pads, gentle arpeggios and synth emulations inspired by Tangerine Dream, Vangelis, Royksopp, Kraftwerk, Jean Michel Jarre, William Orbit etc. but also a few soundscapes, sound effects and strings found their way to the soundbank. 2/3 of the soundbank are pads and arpeggios - so it's pad arp haven. Since DIVA doesn't contain an arpeggiator yet, all arpeggios in the YouTube audio demo were made with the Kirnu Arpeggiator - which is free to download."

dr moonstien modular noise machine minis

Published on Oct 29, 2012 by drmoonstien

"modular loop station to sequence tape machines diy lofi samplers /circuit bent goodnesscircuit bent i carly keyboard and game boy for the 2012 circuit bending challenge from moog"


Update:

dr moonstien modular noise machine

Published on Oct 29, 2012 by drmoonstien

RHYTHM MULTIPHAZE by S-CAT (Circuit Bent).

Published on Oct 29, 2012 by PHONICPOTION

"Percussion Multi-Effects Filter. A Circuit bent phaser effect unit that works with drum machines and Rhythms only, not suitable for guitars. Being demonstrated with a Roland R-8, Roland TR-606 and a Roland TR-909 Drum machine, Phonic Potion, Space Cat Audio Technologies."

S-CAT on eBay (RSS)

Synth1 Coming to iOS

This one in via ICON

"Synth1 is most famous software synthesizer that made in Japan. Mr. daichi, Synth1's developer says "Synth1 for iOS is coming next spring" at his blog."

For those not familiar with Synth1, it is one of the most highly regarded software synths available.  This is great news.  You can find previous posts on Synth1 including video and demos here.

SCUMEARTH Live Setup at SONIKAS X Fest

"Here is the last live setup from SCUMEARTH's at Sonikas X Fest in Vallecas - Madrid - Spain the last saturday. The setup this time consist in: twin Crowphonics CR-01, exclusive handmade analog synths and semimodular synth (thanks! Tetsuji) customized x10 tone oscillators, Trogotronic 666, original unit of DroneLab, BugBrand, Malekko analog delay, DOD distortion pedals FX, various Boss FX, Audible Disease audio signal switcher ASS-1 and mixer.

It sounds like a trip in a spaceship engine from outerspace! check the pictures and links! thanks!"

http://www.scumearth.com

http://www.ccapitalia.net/crc/sonikas10/index.htm

Click the pics for the full size shots. They make for good Halloween wallpaper.

Happy Halloween 2012 from organfairy

Published on Oct 29, 2012 by organfairy

"At last years Halloween I played the opening melody from "the Abominable dr Phibes". This year I play the theme from another great Vincent Price movie: "Theatre of Blood" while showing some pictures I took in Legoland during their Halloween week.

The melody is recorded as a MIDI file and plays on the computer sound card as well as controlling the Yamaha HE-8 organ."

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