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Wednesday, May 22, 2013

KOUSHION Sequencer Promo Codes Video Promotion

Hi everyone! KOUSHION and MATRIXSYNTH are running a promotion for their KOUSHION sequencing iPad app. If you want to feature KOUSHION in one of your videos, contact inquiries@kudzucreativegroup.com for a promo code and additional details. Selected compositions made with KOUSHION will be featured here on MATRIXSYNTH and other social media channels.

You can find previous posts featuring KOUSHION including videos here.

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Latest app details via iTunes:
"Koushion is a MIDI step sequencer that allows you to easily program drum patterns and melodies using your existing drum machine, hardware synthesizers, or soft synths and samples in your DAW.

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**NOTE: Koushion is a MIDI controller, not a synthesizer, and therefore does not generate audio by itself. Koushion will work with your DAW, MIDI hardware, and background audio apps (via virtual MIDI).

**Windows Users: A third party has developed a CoreMIDI network driver for Windows called rtpMIDI, which will allow you to use Koushion wirelessly with your PC. You can download rtpMIDI here: http://www.tobias-erichsen.de/rtpMIDI.html

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Features:
* 16 steps per scene (up to 128 steps in chain mode)
* 8 scenes with independent midi channel per scene
* 8 scene layers with independent key, quantization, and playback mode

* 4 playback modes: single, simultaneous, chain, rebound
* Key switching between any major, minor, or pentatonic scale
* Adjustable quantization (1, 1/2, 1/4, 1/8, 1/16 and 1/32)
* Quantized scene switching
* MIDI clock send/receive
* Tap to set tempo (great for syncing with a live band)
* Velocity control
* Monophonic drawing mode (only allows one note per step; great for programming leads)
* Wireless connectivity via CoreMIDI Network Sessions
* Automatic integration with other apps via CoreMIDI virtual ports. Open up a synth in the background and Koushion will trigger the notes!
* Dark theme to reduce eye strain when working in low-light environments

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Connectivity:
Koushion connects to your existing MIDI hardware via the Apple iPad Camera Connection Kit or the iRig MIDI from IK Multimedia. It also connects wirelessly to your DAW via a connector application (for Windows) or CoreMIDI (for OS X)."

iTunes:
Koushion MIDI Step Sequencer - Kudzu Creative Group
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Reactable improvisation - "Reggae at War" performance

Published on May 22, 2013 VictorPercus·80 videos

iTunes:
Reactable mobile - Reactable Systems SL
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A Musical Analysis of Oxygene 2

Playlist:

♪♫ ♯♩♪♫♬ ► A musical analysis of Oxygene 2 - JM Jarre - Part 0/4 : Rythmics
Published on Nov 25, 2010 tlnet37

"Here I will show you that you can break that song down into its instrument tracks , and perform an acoustic analysis of each and every sound.

I will show you that it is possible to reproduce that with a cheap minimal equipment, just by ear and instinct, with no scores, no MIDI file, no computer. All is hand played except for rythmics part ... this is real music recorded with my "old school" method !

In this first part, I try to reproduce the rythm played in the original JMJ's Oxygene, with the Korg MiniPops 7 ; here, I used a standalone free application called Rythmus by ElektroStudio. In that software, you can adjust the volume of each sounds, the pan, the tune, the volume and the global tempo ; 2 presets are used simultaneously : Beguin and Slow Rock for Oxygene 2.

The next part I will show you how to make all noises (ocean, wind, storm, randomized short sequences) with Roland SH-101, Electro-Harmonix Memory Boy (tape delay), Small Stone Phase Shifter (phaser)."

♪♫ ♯♩♪♫♬ ► A musical analysis of Oxygene 2 - JMJ - Part 1/4 : check-up equipment
Published on Jan 12, 2011

"this is a basic test : I will show you that it's possible to play Oxygene 2 with minimal equipment : 2 synths, 2 effects, one VSTi ... here 4 tracks are tested : phased wind (sh-101 + small stone) ; sequence 1 : internal sequencer of the sh-101 + memory boy ; rythmus by elektrostudio ; mellotron tape choir and bass (Alesis Fusion 8hd)"

♪♫ ♯♩♪♫♬ ► A musical analysis of Oxygene 2 - JMJ - Part 2/4 : "light cover"
Published on Apr 8, 2011

"How to make a soft version of Oxygene 2 with minimal equipment : only 2 synths !
All is hand and by ear played .This is a very "light" cover ! I recorded 10 audio tracks with Presonus Studio One, but without automation and I have to add 2 tracks for noises with the Roland SH-101.
I only use Rythmus (by ElektroStudio), Alesis Fusion 8 HD, Roland SH-101, Electro-Harmonix Small Stone (Phaser) and Memory Boy (Tape Delay).
I'm beginner, and not a musician, so ... sorry for bad hand playing and tempo not respected sometimes !
a link to download the mp3 : http://tinyurl.com/5t4b96z"

♪♫ ♯♩♪♫♬ ► A musical analysis of Oxygene 2 - JMJ - Part 3/4 : Final Cover
Published on Apr 10, 2011

"One Alesis Fusion 8 HD + one Roland SH-101 + one Electro-Harmonix Small Stone + one Electro-Harmonix Memory Boy + software Rythmus by ElektroStudio, one USB AudioBox Presonus + Studio One + very much time to analyze = one cover of Oxygene 2 - Jean Michel Jarre, by a non musician, newbie in music, but working by ear and all hand played with errors on tempo and fingers position, ... so SORRY for mistakes !
thierry"

♪♫ ♯♩♪♫♬ ► A musical analysis of Oxygene 2 - JMJ - Part 4bis/4
Published on Apr 11, 2011

"Main Samples, sounds, keys and chords used with the Alesis Fusion 8 HD to make my Final Cover of Oxygene 2 - Jean Michel Jarre"

Doepfer Eurorack Filter & Waveshaper Modules

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via the following auctions:

Doepfer A-108 6/12/24/48dB Low Pass Filter
Doepfer A-105 24dB SSM Low Pass Filter
Doepfer A-121 Multimode Filter (VCF 2)
Doepfer A-136 Distortion / Waveshaper
Doepfer A-127 VC Triple Resonance Filter

♪♫ ♯♩♪♫♬ ► Crossing the Rubycon with Fusion, SH101, EHx Phaser, Flanger & Delay

Published on Aug 23, 2012 tlnet37·74 videos

This one is currently featured on the Electro Harmonix site. tlnet37 has been featured a number of times here on MATRIXSYNTH primarily for his Alesis Fusion videos.

"Hello ! another try with minimal equipment, just an experiment and a work on the sound and effects of that style of music from seventies. I used 3 analog pedals effects from Electro-Harmonix :Memory Boy, Small Stone Phase Shifter, Deluxe Electric Mistress ; 4 audio tracks with SH101 (internal sequencer for bass sequence and noises) and 2 audio tracks with the Alesis Fusion 8 hd with Tape Choir (mellotron choir) and Tape Mix Strings (mellotron-like too) ; all re-recorded in live in Presonus Studio One Artist v1.6.5 with audiobox usb interface."

via Thierry Lebon on The MATRIXSYNTH lounge

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

WMD Synchrodyne and expander

Published on May 21, 2013 cray56·161 videos

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Roland Juno 106

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via this auction
Perfect Circuit Audio (RSS)

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Different Shades of the Future Retro Revolution Synthesizer

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via these auctions from Future Retro. The different versions / skins / faces of the Future Retro Revolution. All auctions are "for (1) new-old-stock Revolution synthesizer from our private collection. This item was boxed up at the time of production and has never been used."

Which do you like best?

In the order pictured:

one

"This is a Revision 2 with the latest V2.0 OS, has the battery holder and a brand new battery installed. This was the last Rev2 unit ever made, another unique thing about this unit is that the tuning is 1 octave lower than most other Revolution units (although the last 100 units were all tuned this way)."

two
"This is a Revision 2 with the latest V2.0 OS, has the battery holder and a brand new battery installed. Serial# 1200, notice the unique button color scheme, and is the only Rev2 unit to have wood end panels."

three
"This is a Revision 1 with the latest V2.0 OS, has the battery holder and a brand new battery installed. Serial# 666, notice the unusual color scheme of the buttons."

four

"This is a Revision 1 with the latest V2.0 OS, has the battery holder and a brand new battery installed. This unit has the black alluminum end panels, with a unique black/red color combination of buttons."

five.

"This is a Revision 1 with the latest V2.0 OS, has the battery holder and a brand new battery installed. This unit has the black alluminum end panels, and notice the unusual all white color scheme of the buttons."

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White Crumar Bit MZ 00135

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via this auction

"The Bit 99 is one of the first synthesizers from which traditional knobs and sliders have been banned. The edit method is easy to understand. The Bit 99 can produce a wide variety of sounds but bass sounds are the best. With a polyphony of three notes, instead of six normally, you can have two sounds layered! Possibilities are almost unlimited and if the 99 patches are not enough you can save the data to tape and load it when you want! This synth was used by 808 State but the synth sounds a lot like Orbital's "In-sides" album. A rackmount version was also released, called the Bit-01..."

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