MATRIXSYNTH

Livid CNTRL:R and Dave Smith Instruments Tempest - The Meeting

Published on Oct 30, 2012 by lividTV

"Check out this preview of Peter Nyboer (Livid) and Carson Day (DSI) in a "best of both worlds" throw-down. With an unholy union of gear from the Livid and Dave Smith shelves, Carson and Peter conjure up a mad mix of clips, synths, plug-ins, and step sequencers, in a seamless combination of analog and digital sounds.
Livid and Dave Smith Instruments at first glance seem like two opposites in the music tech world: Livid's controllers are geared toward trends of portability, flexibility, and all-digital, real-time production. Dave Smith's Tempest is gloriously rooted in traditions of analog audio and all-in one electronic instrumentation. However, both companies are simply fans of electronic music, and wanted to find a way to cross-pollinate these ideas. Keep your eye on your inbox, twitter feed, facebook page, or your tickertape for the upcoming tutorials and downloads that show how to bring these amazing pieces of gear together!
Stay in touch:
Livid Newsletter: http://bit.ly/TUKmW0
Learn more:
Tempest Drum Machine and Mopho at http://bit.ly/TlSJDE
CNTRL:R http://bit.ly/QT13wW"

Ohm RGB Step Sequencers Overview.

Published on Oct 30, 2012 by lividTV

"The OhmModes Remote Script now has the ability to run Livid Steppers. Here's an overview of using the Drum Stepper, Synth Stepper, and StemBot with the OhmRGB in Ableton Live. The OhmModes Remote Script already gives you multiple ways of controlling Live, with the Mix, DJ, and Play modes. With this new addition, a quick press of the Livid button drops you into the Mods where you can get deep into the Stepprs.
With the OhmRGB, Sequencing, DJ'ing, Playing, and Mixing are all at your hands in full color and total control."

App Sound: Tutorial BeatMaker 2 - Parameter Control

Published on Oct 30, 2012 by appsounds

"Tip for BeatMaker 2: Use Parameter Control of Drum Machine for Beat Programming. A short tutorial with some examples. All samples are taken from "Electronic Beat". http://www.app-sound.com/BeatMaker2"

iTunes:
BeatMaker 2 - INTUA
iPads on eBay, on Amazon

The Deathlehem Machine portable edition

Published on Oct 30, 2012 by Richarius Molindarius

"This is a very short video to give you a rough idea of what my latest noise machine can do! :D This one's a little different though! Not only is he PORTABLE and will be running on a pair of 9V batteries, but he also has STEREO speakers built into him and will have 2 stereo outputs as well! :D
This is the prototype of my idea that I originally had for my 4th Deathlehem Machine that I built in the mid 90's. This guy though blows that one away, as this one is operating on 4 x Voltage Controlled Low Frequency Oscillators! :D (2 of them USED to be 1V/oct. VCOs in my modular. The other 2 x VCLFOs were taken from the same place.)
The 2 x former VCOs can play then entire audio range as well as drop down to almost pausing speed VCLFOs with the triangle waveform. They can also modulate the other VCLFOs with squarewaves
The 2 x VCLFOs can operate from almost pausing speed up the midrange of audio with either triangle or squarewaves.

Operationally:
Each of the 4 x VCLFOs have the following controls:
- Coarse tuning
- Fine tuning
- Control Voltage #1 amount
- Control Voltage #2 amount
- Triangle or Squarewave
- a speed LED
- a volume control

Each of the 4 x VCLFO's can modulate 2 others. The connections are:

VCLFO #1 is hardwired to modulate VCLFO #2 and VCLFO #3
VCLFO #2 is hardwired to modulate VCLFO #3 and VCLFO #4
VCLFO #3 is hardwired to modulate VCLFO #4 and VCLFO #1
VCLFO #4 is hardwired to modulate VCLFO #1 and VCLFO #2

There be some huge amounts of modulation potential in this guy as well as audio screaming that'll scare not one but BOTH of your grandmas! :D Lol.

I'm seriously debating putting this prototype up for sale on e-Bay once he's completed. I only have a couple of small things to do now to finish it up in a nice carry-around portable package.

Lemme know what you think he would be worth to anyone out there he gets a kick out of making sounds that you wont find everyday in your nearest CD store! :D

Thanks for any input! :)

Bye buy boys and girl! ;)
Unkle Ryk"

White Vostok Modular Synthesizer by Analogue Solutions

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via this auction

REACTABLE: IN THE END performance - Killed with The Knife (table)

ed on Oct 30, 2012 by VictorPercus

"A new video with improvisation I did on Reactable, using loops of my newest table "Killed with The Knife".

For this occasion, I introduced synthesizers live from the iPod to the iPad.

Improvisation = Soul free!

Enjoy!

Please visit my Reactable Community channel and download my Reactable tables for your Reactable mobile app, (only for iOS or Android gadgets).

Víctor Sánchez
@victordrums
((°J°))"

iTunes:
Reactable mobile - Reactable Systems SL
iPads on eBay, on Amazon

MacBeth Tape Delay Synthesizer

via Ken MacBeth on Facebook

"...that thing is it's a dual tape delay synthesizer that I've been working on! Some that's going to be an output stage for a complimentary synth to the micromac series!"

These three together though are giving me a mind blowing sound/performance! Video shortly!" [video posted here]

Earlier video posted here.

Jordan Rudess and Morphwiz on the [Giant] Lenovo A720 with Windows 8

Published on Oct 30, 2012 by Pete Brown

"Jordan wowing us in his piano room at his home in NY. I just set up the PC (Jordan's first PC) and installed the apps before Jordan sat down to play. The PC is a Lenovo A720 running Windows 8 RTM, with 10 point multi-touch at 1920x1080. The app is MorphWiz by Wizdom Music."

Todd Barton Live with Buchla - Saturday, Nov. 3 Ashland, OR

one oscillator improv from todd barton on Vimeo.

"Dear Friends,

This Saturday, Nov. 3 at 8 p.m. at the DanceSpace 280 East Hersey Street in Ashland, Oregon I will be performing a solo analog synthesizer concert on a Buchla Electric Music Box.

I’ll be creating sounds from various tone generating modules then folding, unfolding, sculpting, twisting, caressing and distorting them into one long, free-wheeling improvisation.

And my pal, digital artist Bruce Bayard will be unfolding a collage of video images gathered from this past week. Hope you can join us.

Another way of looking at this sonic experience is that I will be creating an new electronic musical instrument which I will listen to and quickly learn its charaterictics/personality in order to learn to play it. I will then perform this new instrument and record it onto a track of my looper pedal at which point I will connect different modules together to create yet another new instrument, learn it, perform it, loop it . . . and so the process continues. . .

Like folding a square piece of paper into unusual and surprising shapes, think of this evening as sonic origami. Hope to see you there! All best wishes, Todd

Here’s a very rough sample of this process [embed above]

Here's more information:
First Saturday Concert Series

TBA stands for Time-Based Art, or To Be Announced. With the first series complete, Todd and I are now moving into the next phase of monthly concert presentations. These performances will consist of various experiments in the audio and visual world. The next First Saturday concert is November 3, 8pm at the DanceSpace in Ashland. Todd Barton will compose an electronic score in the moment, using the Buchla synthesizer with a setting (patch) that creates a wonderfully expressive sound. I am putting together some video clips that I hope will find some resonant synchronization with Todd's music.

Tickets are $5 at the door.

http://www.toddbarton.com
http://vimeo.com/user2359061
http://soundcloud.com/user7621213"

Update: embed for the performance here.