Thursday, November 01, 2012
M-Z3R0 - diy midi controlled drum machine progress II.. (with pss30 drone synth)
Published on Nov 1, 2012 by manufacturedZ3R0
"Midi retrofit on a yamaha dd8 running through one of my circuit bent yamaha pss30 digital/analogue drone synths.
Made a fair bit of progress on the midi circuit. Added a hex inverter to get the note on messages to trigger the drums as opposed to the note off of the first try (a side effect of the dd8's own circuitry which meant having to use 64ths and shift everything back by 1/64 to sync it perfectly to the bpm click). Ironed out misfire/machinegun trigger flaws with dc blocking caps and tidied the whole thing up a bit. I'm moving surprisingly fast on this new path and so far the learning curve and progress made have been relatively painless."
M-Z3R0 on eBay (RSS)
Roland MC-505 / MC-303 Promo Video
Published on Nov 1, 2012 by Jordan Passmore
"Here is a video I created using segments of a Roland promo video they released sometime in the late 90's."
You might need some acid or extacy for this one...
MC-505 for pot, MC-303 for acid & extacy.
COTK C958 Dual Quantizer Settings
Published on Nov 1, 2012 by AudioCentralMagazine
"While using the same board developed by Dieter Doepfer for his Euro Rack Dual Quantizer, the COTK C958 is a nice addition to 5U modular format. On this video, a slow ramp LFO wave is quantized with the different quantizing options available in the module; gating of the envelope is on the quantized event, so the chromatic (all) quantizing is "fastest" than the more simple I - V quantization."
How to destroy angels: Keep it together
How to destroy angels: Keep it together from How To Destroy Angels on Vimeo.
"From An Omen EP_ out November 13th.
Directed/edited by How to destroy angels_
http://howtodestroyangels.com"
Synth spotting: Oberheim Xpander, DSI PEK, EMS VCS3 "The Putney", Serge modular, Buchla, Make Noise, Doepfer, Analogue Systems French Connection, Knas Ekdahl Moisturizer, ARP Oddyssey with CMS Lumina Upgrade, Native Instruments Maschine, Moog Voyager, Tom Oberheim SEM? & more.
Moog Minitaur Goes Up to C5, Not C4
If you recall from my Moog Minitaur review (now updated), I stated that the Minitaur could play up to middle C, or note 72 / C4. This is also noted in the Minitaur manual. Well, it turns out MIDI note 72 is actually C5, an octave higher than middle C4 which is note 60.
John Bowen of John Bowen Synth Design and the Solaris caught this.
"I was reading your review of the Minitaur, and wanted to comment about the statement that Middle C (C4) is note #72. I've always used 60 as the value for C4.
If you check the info here: http://home.roadrunner.com/~
There are 128 possible notes on a MIDI device, numbered 0 to 127 (where Middle C is note number 60)."
He did find the following in the Logic Pro 9 user manual site regarding differences between Yamaha and Roland:
"Display Middle C As pop-up menu: This pop-up menu affects the description of notes in the editors. The bottom C on a five-octave keyboard (note # 36) is labeled C1, and middle C (note # 60) is labeled C3. According to this standard, the lowest MIDI note (note # 0) is called C–2. This is the official standard used by most manufacturers. Use of the C3 (Yamaha) setting will set Logic Pro to this standard mode. If you select the C4 (Roland) setting, the bottom C on a five-octave keyboard is labeled C2, and middle C is labeled as C4. In this standard, the lowest MIDI note is C–1."
So in this case Yamaha sees middle C as C3 and Roland sees middle C as C4, but both see C4 as MIDI note 60. If the Minitaur goes up to MIDI note 72, then that would be C5 and not C4.
John checked with Amos Gaynes of Moog Music and he verified it was his understanding that Middle C is note 60 and is C4, making MIDI Note 72 C5.
So there you have it. The Minitaur actually goes up to C5, one octave past middle C.
John Bowen of John Bowen Synth Design and the Solaris caught this.
"I was reading your review of the Minitaur, and wanted to comment about the statement that Middle C (C4) is note #72. I've always used 60 as the value for C4.
If you check the info here: http://home.roadrunner.com/~
There are 128 possible notes on a MIDI device, numbered 0 to 127 (where Middle C is note number 60)."
He did find the following in the Logic Pro 9 user manual site regarding differences between Yamaha and Roland:
"Display Middle C As pop-up menu: This pop-up menu affects the description of notes in the editors. The bottom C on a five-octave keyboard (note # 36) is labeled C1, and middle C (note # 60) is labeled C3. According to this standard, the lowest MIDI note (note # 0) is called C–2. This is the official standard used by most manufacturers. Use of the C3 (Yamaha) setting will set Logic Pro to this standard mode. If you select the C4 (Roland) setting, the bottom C on a five-octave keyboard is labeled C2, and middle C is labeled as C4. In this standard, the lowest MIDI note is C–1."
So in this case Yamaha sees middle C as C3 and Roland sees middle C as C4, but both see C4 as MIDI note 60. If the Minitaur goes up to MIDI note 72, then that would be C5 and not C4.
John checked with Amos Gaynes of Moog Music and he verified it was his understanding that Middle C is note 60 and is C4, making MIDI Note 72 C5.
So there you have it. The Minitaur actually goes up to C5, one octave past middle C.
1980 Yamaha CS-15 Analog Monophonic Synthesizer SN 3348
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