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Thursday, December 13, 2012

Using FunkBox with Audiobus

Using FunkBox with Audiobus. Part 1: Recording and effects

Published on Dec 12, 2012 by syntheticbits

"This is a demonstration of how to use the Audiobus iOS app to send FunkBox audio to other music apps. First we demonstrate how to record a FunkBox beat into the Multitrack DAW app. Next we jam those retro beats into some JamUp Pro effects, including our new friend the flanger, and then record all of that into MultiTrack too."

Using FunkBox with Audiobus. Part 2: MIDI synced loops

Published on Dec 14, 2012 by syntheticbits

"This is a demonstration of how to use the Audiobus iOS app to record perfectly synced loops of FunkBox beats into the Loopy HD app. First we demonstrate how to record a FunkBox beat into Loopy using MIDI sync. Next we add some MIDI-synced effects courtesy of the NLog Synth app, and record another loop through that. Finally we record some really unfunky melodies using the Sir Sampleton app and FunkBox's MIDI bass sequencer."

iTunes:
FunkBox Drum Machine - Synthetic Bits, LLC
Audiobus - A Tasty Pixel
MultiTrack DAW - Harmonicdog
JamUp Pro XT - Positive Grid LLC
Loopy HD - A Tasty Pixel
sir Sampleton - Paul Slocum
NLogSynth PRO - tempo rubato

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Wednesday, December 12, 2012

The Joyous Sounds Of Christmas - Johnny Largo at the Optigan

Published on Dec 12, 2012

"Original promotional recordings made for Sears to promote the Optigan during the 1971 holiday season. Johnny Largo shreds at the Optigan! You can buy this album on CD here: http://optigan.com/shoptigan/music-cds/the-joyous-sounds-of-christmas-johnny-..."

Mattson / Divsion 6 SQ816 Sequencer Power Up

Published on Dec 12, 2012 by mmmodsynth

"First of a series of videos to focus on the functions of the Mattson/ Division 6 SQ816 sequencer. In this video, I just show the power up routine and show how to get it sequencing. There's no audio. Subsequent videos will be short demonstrations of specific functions."

http://mattsonminimodular.com
http://www.division-6.com

REWORK_ App (Philip Glass Remixed)

Published on Dec 12, 2012 by ssnibbe

"REWORK_ (Philip Glass Remixed) is an interactive tour through the amazing new REWORK_ album that remixes Philip Glass' music. The app includes eleven interactive visualizations for the remixed songs, along with an interactive "Glass Machine" that lets people create their own music inspired by Philip Glass' early music.

The idea for the REWORK_ album came together during a conversation between Philip Glass and his friend and new collaborator Beck. The pair recruited producer Hector Castillo (David Bowie, Björk, Lou Reed) to help assemble a collection of remixes of Glass' works by a list of critically acclaimed artists including Beck himself, Tyondai Braxton, Amon Tobin, Cornelius, Dan Deacon, Johann Johannsson, Nosaj Thing, Memory Tapes, Silver Alert, Pantha du Prince, My Great Ghost and Peter Broderick.

To complement the album, app developer Snibbe Studio (creator of Björk's Biophilia app) created the REWORK_ app to give fans an interactive musical experience."

iTunes:
REWORK_ (Philip Glass Remixed) - Scott Snibbe Studio, Inc.

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Larry Fine on Helping Bob Moog with his Yamaha MTS Keyboard

The Bob Moog Foundation has an interesting post up on the personal account of Larry Fine being called up by Bob Moog to work on his Yamaha CP-80 electric grand.

Pictured: "Moog and Fine with completed Yamaha MTS keyboard. Photo credit: Bob Moog Foundation"

"From 1986 to 1988, I worked with electronic-music pioneer Robert Moog (rhymes with vogue), custom-building experimental keyboard instruments. In 1993, I wrote this account of our work together, and an abbreviated version was published around that time in Piano & Keyboard magazine, no longer in business. This is the first publication of the unabridged version. A Postscript with updated information about Moog and his family follows the article.—L.F."

"Had I known then how complicated the job would be, and that it would last not three months but two-and-a-half years’ worth of Saturdays (and sometimes Sundays, plus three months of full-time work), I never would have signed on. It’s a good thing I didn’t know, because it turned out to be one of the most fascinating and enjoyable jobs I’ve ever had."

You'll find the full story at The Bob Moog Foundation here.

Arturia MiniBrute & MIAMI & Dark Time

Published on Dec 12, 2012 by AudioCentralMagazine

"A dirty test for Arturia MiniBrute under CV/Gate and MIDI Control: (analog) notes from Doepfer Dark Time Step Sequencer are firing the synthesizer, who's arpeggiating - under MIDI Clock - the sequencer's notes thru the internal arpeggio pattern. An Acidlab.de MIAMI Analog Drum Machine is filterer thru MiniBrute and MIDI synched to Dark Time."