XAOC Devices Moskwa Un-Boxing

XAOC Devices Moskwa Un-Boxing from VoltageCtrlR on Vimeo.

"This is the un boxing video for the XAOC Devices Moskwa Roto Sequencer available at fine retailers worldwide.
Stay tuned for my Moskwa audio sketchbook coming out soon.

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1st Module to Win EM Editor's Choice Award Correction

In this post I stated the Make Noise Echophon was the first module to win an Electronic Musician Editor's Choice Award. It turns out that honor may have went to Cynthia for the Zeroscillator back in 2007. That would make the Echophon the first Euro module to receive the award. If you know of others, feel free to comment or shoot me an email.

Buchla Music Easel at NAMM 2013

Published on Jan 28, 2013 keyboardmag1·235 videos

"Synth design mad scientist Don Buchla is back, and this re-issue of his Music Easel is a virtually identical copy of the original from the mid-'70s. Esoteric synth expert Gino Robair goes hands-on."

Audulus Tutorial - Using Sub Patches

Published on Jan 28, 2013 afta8films·6 videos

"I have built up a collection of sub patches in Audulus and in this video I show you how these can be used to quickly put together complex synths and effects. You can download my sub-patch toolkit here: http://forum.audulus.com/discussion/download/133/afta8.Sub_Patch_Toolkit.audulus"

Click the Audulus label below for more in the series.

NAMM 2013: Stevie Wonder at the Bob Moog Foundation Booth

via The Bob Moog Foundation on Facebook

"Michelle Moog-Koussa catches up with Stevie Wonder at NAMM. Stevie is especially interested in our educational program, Dr. Bob's SoundSchool, and in the ways that we are beginning to adapt it for children with special needs."

http://moogfoundation.org

Moog Receives Outstanding Technical Achievement Awards for Minitaur and Animoog During TEC Foundation Ceremony at 2013 NAMM

You saw the nomination here, and the Minitaur award here. The following is the official press release:

"ANAHEIM, CA – January 28, 2012 - Moog Music has announced that it has won two Outstanding Technical Achievement awards from the TEC (Technical Excellence & Creativity) Foundation in recognition of its Minitaur analog bass synthesizer and Animoog polyphonic software synth, both launched in 2012. Mike Adams, CEO/President; Cyril Lance, Chief Engineer, Amos Gaynes, Product Development Specialist and Trent Thompson, Product Marketing Manager of Moog Music were all on hand to accept the award during a special recognition ceremony held at the 2013 NAMM in Anaheim, CA on Friday evening.

"The TEC Foundation Award recognizes the music industry's most outstanding products. We are honored to bring home two TEC Awards this year,” commented Mike Adams. “Our development of the Minitaur and the Animoog was a tremendous team effort led by our engineers and the direct result of carefully listening by our marketing department to the needs of our customers who use these tools each day."

Minitaur: Analog Bass Synthesizer
The Moog Minitaur, which won the "Musical Instrument Technology" category, is a powerful, compact analog bass synthesizer that features a classic one knob per function design. It is the first instrument in Moog's Taurus family that does not have foot pedals. At only 8.5" x 5.25" and less than 3lbs, the Minitaur puts legendary analog Moog bass into a package designed to fit seamlessly into today's performance and production environments.

Animoog: Expressive, Captivating and Sonically Immersive
Animoog, which captured a TEC Award in the new "Audio Apps for Smartphones & Tablets" category, is powered by Moog’s new Anisotropic Synth Engine (ASE) and is the first professional polyphonic synthesizer designed for the IOS. Animoog captures the vast sonic vocabulary of Moog synthesizers and applies it to the modern touch surface paradigm, enabling a user to quickly sculpt fluid and dynamic sounds that live, breathe, and evolve. Visually captivating and sonically immersive, Animoog brings IOS music production to the next level.

For more information about Minitaur or Animoog, visit http://www.moogmusic.com.
For more information about the TEC Foundation, visit http://www.tecfoundation.com.

Photo caption:
Moog Music’s Minitaur and Animoog.

About Moog Music:
Moog Music synthesizers and other electronic musical instruments are designed and lovingly handcrafted in the Moog factory in downtown Asheville, N.C. Moog Music and its customers carry on the legacy of Dr. Robert Moog, inventor of the Moog synthesizer and Founder of Moog Music Inc."

Richard Devine NAMM Make Noise Performance Friday January 25

Richard Devine NAMM Make Noise Performance Friday January 25 from combat_silence on Vimeo.

"This is the last 10 minutes of Richard Devine's NAMM performance using a Make Noise system. I might upload the rest if I get comments requesting."

Firmware update to Plan B Model 28 demonstration - external sync

video upload by Peter Grenader

Published on Jan 28, 2013 Peter Grenader·13 videos

"The following is a (rather shaky camera rendering - sorry!) video outlining improvements authored by Phil Gallo to the functionality of the external syncing of the Plan Model 28 Tap Clock in 2010. This video is in response to another video uploaded to youtube (search Model 28 Slop Clock) which highlighted the deficiencies in the initial firmware release.

A comparison was made on that initial video which successfully highlights the Model 28's syncing issues, although it did this through a comparison to a module with completely different functionality - the Analogue Solutions MC01. The MC01 is a Master Clock which divides a signal to attain musical intervals of time from that. The Model 28 however is an upscaler - it takes two input signals, determines the length of time between those two events, replicates that frequency (quarter notes) and as well calculates twice that frequency (eight notes) and three times that frequency (eight note triplets). The technicalities of these two approaches are vastly different. This is not to say that the Model 28 didn't have issues initially with syncing nor to say the MC01 is any lesser for what it does - they just do completely different things. It does point to the fact that the MC01 is not adequate to the purpose of the comparison. In all fairness to the individual who posted this first video, no module has attempted what the M28 does, before or since.

In 2010, after receiving comments that both Phil Gallo (firmware) and I (hardware) were in complete agreement with, Phil Gallo undertook the rather daunting task of effecting improvement, which he did remarkably. After extensive beta testing by Tim Stichcombe and Don Kim, the result of Phil's recoding was the firmware upgrade, which is free and can be acquired by writing me at petergrenader@gmail.com.

Over 300 M28's were produced, 40-50 of which had this upgraded firmware.

The enhancement require that the external input be inverted so it becomes low active as opposed to high active. This can be done by a multiple of options - many manufacturers produce inverters of one type of another. In short, the input signal to be synced must be inverted 180 degrees out of phase. This slight inconvenience is essential for the M28 to sync properly. The net result is not spot on perfect and outputs a very slight flam from the original signal, yet still a vast improvement over the initial release. Without going into the technicalities involved which run deep, I will say there are few people outside of Phil Gallo currently involved in the design of analog/digital modular gear who could have successfully accomplished what he did. It's remarkable.

But you be the judge, please - watch the video, contact me for the free upgrade... and have a great day."

First sequence with Doepfer Basic System

Published on Jan 28, 2013 GruithuisenCityMan·411 videos

"Hello ! My name is Frederic Gerchambeau. I have made this movie and this drone. The drone has been made using a Doepfer Basic System BS2-P. Enjoy !"

little solosynth and a virtual funky disaster band

Published on Jan 28, 2013 pianoloft·176 videos

"the little synth is handbuilt by drmoonstien ( http://www.youtube.com/user/drmoonstien ) - really nice sound and noise creature, also answering to optical signals. the tracks of the "band" are realised with ableton live, useing effects like kt granulator, effectrix by sugarbytes, dfx transverb, replicant, and big sequenzer by audio damage to get some nasty variations."

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