PPG WaveMapper Automation Video

Published on Feb 5, 2013 Apps4idevicesMusic·359 videos
Automation starts around :45.

http://apps4idevices.com/read/wavemapper
"The PPG WaveMapper is very powerful 3 oscillator synth that uses a very unique method for combining and manipulating all of the synths parameters. It uses a Sound Map to control 8 sets of parameters by simply moving them to different places on the map, which makes it easy to experiment with new sound combinations with just the swipe of a finger. The WaveMapper also offers a new synthesis system that maps the waveforms of samples to a new type of wavetable, preserving the characteristics of the original sound across the full range of the keyboard. You can import your own samples using the iTunes file sharing system, and audio paste will be added in the next v 1.01 update. It does come with a great range of samples, including all of the wavetables found in the WaveGenerator app, and you can also convert any sample into a wavetable as well. It comes with AudioBus support for directly recording into other apps, as well as recording within the app and audio copy to the general pasteboard, which is recommended for greater performance. The WaveMapper includes full MIDI support, including the parameter morphing that occurs when the icons are moved around the wave map. The video below shows how you can even record the parameter changes into a sequencer app, then play the synth with the automated changes. You can also get good results using the built-in Arpeggiator, which gives you the freedom to concentrate on parameter manipulation using the icons on the mapper or directly in the parameter sections of the synth. I'm really amazed at how powerful the mapping surface is, allowing for very unique sound combinations, most of which are impossible with any other synth, but on this one it's done so easily. You also just have to tap and hold on any icon to get direct access to the relevant parameters, which makes deeper sound design very easy and accessible. Best of all, the WaveMapper makes complex synthesis totally accessible to all levels of synth enthusiasts, which is just another reason why it is ... a Killer App!
Review by Nick Trass"

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Dr. One

Published on Feb 5, 2013

"Dr.One or Drone.... My new moniker..."

Harvestman Piston Honda, 4ms Pingable Envelope, Flight of Harmony Plague Bearer & Analogue Solutions Vostok.

Ade Fenton (Gary Numan producer) loves the Analogue Solutions Vostok

Ade Fenton (Gary Numan producer) loves the Analogue Solutions Vostok synthesiser
Published on Feb 5, 2013

"Ade Fenton (Gary Numan producer) loves the Analogue Solutions Vostok synthesiser.
Loves the true analogue sound.
Here's the full vid of the synth" :

Analogue Solutions VOSTOK MATRIXSYNTH v2 - Modular Suitcase Synth Demo (Extended)

Uploaded on Jan 22, 2012 rezfilter·39 videos

While you're waiting for moments that never come

Buchla 200/200e

via Lyonel Bauchet on The MATRIXSYNTH Lounge

DarkSideoftheTune Operator on Minibrute

"All sounds created with the Arturia Minibrute synthesizer."


Minibrutes on eBay

MATRIXSYNTH NAMM 2013 PICS

This post officially wraps up the MATRIXSYNTH specific coverage for NAMM 2013.  As promised, you'll find the super size pics from all previous posts on Flickr here.  You can check out the individual booth sets here.  The majority of pics have been featured already, however, you'll find the original gigantic pics on Flickr.  Feel free to use and share them, and if you do please mention the site.

I was going to embed a slide show here, but every time I do my mouse disappears, so I'm not going to do that to you.  You can launch the slideshow on Flickr if you like.

Note, that although this is the final MATRIXSYNTH NAMM post, other NAMM posts will continue to go up if they come in.  This year, I took a total of 232 pics and 17 videos (11.26 G of uploading - twice for the pics).  You can find the individual posts here via the MNAMM13 label.  They are in the reverse order each booth was visited, so if you want to get a sense of what it's like walking through NAMM in a single day, scroll down to the first post and move up the list. You'll find my notes on each booth in the individual posts.

The best part of NAMM?  The people.
The worst part of NAMM? There's never enough time.

MATRIXSYNTH NAMM 2013: REON Booth Pics & DRIFT BOX Modular Video

Published on Feb 4, 2013 matrixsynth·266 videos

Three videos and pics of the REON DRIFT BOX modular system. Lots of blinky lights. :) The third video and the bottom pics are the best. When I arrived at the booth NAMM was shutting down and Reon was packing up. Fortunately they turned on their systems and gave me a few demos.  Note the infrared controller in the first video.  If you look closely you will see the red sensors between all the lights.  Note the location of the patch bays in each system - one is on the left and one is on the right.  Also note each "module" is essentially an individual DRIFT BOX.  It appears they are mounted in each system with the patch points on the side.  You can find REON's website in Japanese here or Googlish here.  I believe I saw the beatnic.jp Mountain synth at the booth as well, but I missed getting a pic of it.  See the beatnic.jp label below for a couple of videos of it.

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MATRIXSYNTH NAMM 2013: eowave Booth Pics & Orage Magnetique Video

Published on Feb 4, 2013 matrixsynth·263 videos

Demo of the new Orage Magnetique modular synthesizer by eowave. If you look closely you will see that the individual modules are on one large panel.  The system is compatible with eurorack and other modular systems that support the 1 volt per octave standard.  This is another example of an easy way to get into the modular world by picking up a synth that happens to also be a modular.  eowave said the inspiration for the synth were lunar landscapes and the exploration of sound.

Also featured at the booth were the eowave DOMINO desktop mono synth, eurorack modules and new infrared & touch interfaces.  See the pics below for the individual modules.  In the last image you will see the eowave ribbon controller sitting on top of what looks like a gong.  That's actually a speaker.  Someone apparently mistook it for a gong during the show and hit it displacing the speaker!  Not me BTW.  :)

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MATRIXSYNTH NAMM 2013: Arturia Booth Pics

Some pics of the Arturia booth. The MiniBrute is still looking good.  Arturia let me know that they have finally passed their production constraints and are now producing them full boar.  There's a pic of the Nocho Perc patch overlay below.  I don't think I noticed the name of it before now. The Origin made an appearance as well as their new SPARKLE and MINILAB.  See the NAMM and Arturia labels below as well as their website linked above for more on each.

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MATRIXSYNTH NAMM 2013: Waldorf Music Booth

Two pics from the Waldorf booth at this year's NAMM. That was it folks. No sign of the new Pulse 2 which is currently slated for Spring of 2013, or the Waldorf / TempoRubato iPad app. Hopefully we'll see some news at the Musikmesse.