QuNeo "Enhanced Note Mode" Performance Video

Published on Jun 12, 2013

"QuNeo Enhanced Note Mode Software lets you play in tune whenever you play QuNeo. Download the Max For Live Device and Standalone Version here:
http://www.keithmcmillen.com/QuNeo/do..."

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"Limitless Fun with QuNeo's Enhanced Note Mode!
Now available as a free standalone app or Max for Live device

BERKELEY, California – June 13, 2013 – Keith McMillen Instruments, developer of the most expressive instruments for making music with computers, announced today its Enhanced Note Mode for QuNeo 3D Multi-touch Pad Controller.

Take your QuNeo performance to the next level
QuNeo's new Enhanced Note Mode maps QuNeo's pads to the notes of nine musical scales, while setting the tonic to any of 12 notes. Players can select any of the scales and then jam away without worrying about hitting a wrong note. The scales included in Enhanced Note Mode are Ionian, Dorian, Phrygian, Lydian, Mixolydian, Aeolian, and Locrian, as well as Major Pentatonic and Minor Pentatonic.

Harmonizer
Enhanced Note Mode includes a powerful harmonizer that can add complimentary pitches to each note being played. The timing of the additional harmonizer pitches can be offset to create a rhythmically compelling cascade of notes.

Adding Pitches: QuNeo's far left vertical slider controls the number of additional pitches added to a note. As the value of the slider increases, pitches are layered upon the original note–one octave below, one fifth above, one octave above, and two octaves above.

Offset: QuNeo's second vertical slider offsets the additional harmonizing pitches in time. As the value of the slider increases, the offset time grows from simultaneous to as much as a quarter note.

Pitch Bend
In Enhanced Note Mode, each pad can produce independent vibrato or deep pitch bends at the touch of a finger. Pitch bend sensitivity can be adjusted to suit the player's preference.

LED Feedback
QuNeo's multi-colored LEDs give players guidance in navigating the notes of the different scales. Keys that are illuminated in green are the root notes of the scale. Keys illuminated in orange correspond to the 2nd, 4th, and 6th notes of the scale. Keys illuminated in red are the 3rd, 5th, and 7th notes of the scale.

Octave Switching
QuNeo's arrow buttons in the lower right corner can shift the register up or down within a nine octave range.

Enhanced Note Mode can be downloaded for free as a Max for Live* device, an editable Max patch, or as a standalone application for Mac OS and Windows. Use it in series with any synthesizer or DAW application.

*To use the Max for Live version of Enhanced Note Mode, you must have either Ableton Live 8 Suite or Ableton Live 9 Suite installed on your computer. Additionally, you must have a version of Cycling '74's Max 5 (Suite 8) or Max 6.1.2 (Suite 9).

About Keith McMillen Instruments
Keith McMillen Instruments develops innovative hardware and software technologies that allow musicians to interface with computers in exciting new ways. Based in Berkeley, California, KMI's products provide today's modern musician with the tools needed to bring new dimensions of expression and control to their performances. We believe when a computer is played as a musical instrument it should feel and respond like one, with all the nuance and sensitivity that makes an instrument musical."

New Waldorf Nave Videos & Official Press Release - Available Now!

Nave Sound Demo Published on Jun 12, 2013 WaldorfMusicChannel·3 videos

iTunes link: Nave - Waldorf Music

"Pure Nave sounds, no external FX, no external processing!
All sound examples were directly recorded in Nave´s 4 track recorder."

Programming a Nave Sound in 120 seconds
Published on Jun 12, 2013

"This tutorial shows how to program a wavetable sound within a short amount of time."

"Waldorf advances wavetable synthesis to iPad with Nave

'Nave is wonderful — by far the most impressive iOS synthesizer I have laid my hands on to date.'

- Richard Devine, 2013 (electronic musician and sound designer)


BAD NEUENAHR, GERMANY: high-quality synthesizer developer Waldorf is proud to announce availability of Nave, its first synthesizer app for Apple’s all-conquering iPad, as of June 13...

Jointly created by Stefan Stenzel (audio algorithms), Rolf Wöhrmann (iOS development), and Axel Hartmann (graphic design), Nave transforms any iPad into an advanced wavetable synthesizer fit for truly mobile 21st Century composition, performance, and sound design!

Speaking of which, Nave comes complete with over 500 presets from highly acclaimed sound designers like Richard Devine, Sacha Dikiciyan (of Sonic Mayhem fame), Laurence Rapaccioli (Arksun), David Boldini (7 Skies), and Fletcher Kaufman (Sunsine Audio), amongst many others. All seriously showcase the depth and diversity of this impressive and inspirational iOS synthesizer — so much so, in fact, that Richard Devine was suitably moved to create no fewer than 95 presets alone, all of which are included for free!

For the benefit of those who want to indulge in some serious sound design of their own making, Nave does not disappoint. Its powerful sound engine includes two trailblazing wavetable-based oscillators, leaving all previous attempts at wavetable synthesis severely wanting. While the sound spectrum can cleverly be transposed independently of pitch, the waves can be rendered from perfectly periodic to very noisy and anywhere in between.

Nave’s clear-cut GUI invites both beginners and advanced users alike to experiment both sonically and musically while the hosting iPad’s generous display helps make wavetable creation and editing a blast! Besides integrated speech synthesis, wavetables can also be formed from analysing audio files. Furthermore, stretching, rotating, and shifting in the spectral domain allows wavetables to be refined or distorted in the fullscreen Wavetable Edit Mode. Here users can edit and fine-tune the wavetables using several 3D views that are as easy on the eye as they are to use. And in a reverential nod to Waldorf’s illustrious past and present, factory wavetables from the breakthrough Microwave, mighty Wave, and price barrier-breaking Blofeld synthesizers are all present and accounted for, complemented by an abundance of tasty new ones that make extensive use of those enhanced possibilities!

And if that’s not enough to get your creative juices flowing then Nave additionally includes a classic oscillator with an ultra useful selection of basic waveforms, plus a super-fat-sounding Überwave function for beefing up sounds by up to eight individually detuned oscillators a la Waldorf’s recently released Rocket synthesizer. Nave is, indeed, truly a sound designer’s dream machine!

But, Waldorf being Waldorf, that’s not all: Nave’s flexible Filter section delivers that high-quality synthesizer sound recognisable right away by anyone at all familiar with Waldorf’s noteworthy name, and, as such, features LP (low-pass), BP (band-pass), and HP (high-pass) filter types with either 12 dB or 24 dB slope settings. Its neighbouring Drive section offers contrasting characteristics by being positioned Pre Filter or Post Filter or as a summing overdrive Pre EQ or Post EQ — perfect for those who prefer harsh and screaming sounds rather than delicate wavetable sweeps.

An extended modulation matrix and diverse realtime control functionality also awaits anyone wishing to animate any Nave sound in any desired direction. In addition to the classic virtual chromatic keyboard, Nave can be played with the Blades that allow for dynamic triggering of polyphonic modulation by simply sliding fingers in X and/or Y direction.

Yet more flexible fun is to be had on the FX & Arp page with pro-quality ModFX (Phaser, Flanger, Chorus), Delay, Reverb, parametric Equalizer, and a highly effective Compressor all adding to Nave’s sound and performance possibilities, as does a full-featured Arpeggiator. And last, but by no means least, the Tape & System page plays hosts to an old school, four-track recorder — replete with virtual tape spools. Use it to record complete compositions or simply sketch some musical ideas inspired by the superlative sounds of Nave!

So how does Nave naturally sound, then? Totally in a class by itself. Just like Waldorf! After all, the well-known Waldorf name has been synonymous with high-quality synthesizers for nigh on 25 years; indeed, its innovative position in the musical instrument marketplace dates back to 1989 with the release of the wavetable-based Microwave, an extraordinary reincarnation of the legendary PPG Wave series — arguably amongst the most coveted high-end synthesizers of the early Eighties. Time and technology stand still for no one, of course, and today Nave takes those heady heavyweight hardware developments of yesteryear — and a whole lot more besides — and serves them up to thankful iPad-adoptees at a fraction of the cost of its forebears.

Any adventurous musical iPad owners out there intrigued by the creative possibilities of wavetable synthesis surely owe it to themselves to check out Nave, the advanced wavetable synthesizer from Waldorf. Going for a song on Apple’s App Store, right here, right now!

iPad owners can purchase Nave directly from Apple’s App Store for a five-day special introductory price of €10.99 EUR/$11.99 USD. (Thereafter it will rise to €17.99 EUR/$19.99 USD.)"

iTunes:
Nave - Waldorf Music

X1L3 - circuit bent - Yamaha DD12 - (DE-CAT)

Published on Jun 12, 2013 manufacturedZ3R0·95 videos
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"A yamaha DD12 i stumbled upon at a car boot sale that had previously been circuit bent by (i'll let you guess who by the title of the video)

Not exactly ambitious. Just a selection of toggle switch rom shorts and a couple of pots wired to the amp pcb in the back of the machine to over drive the output. Strangely there was a signed sticker inside the machine with a copyright notice on it? Was the sticker copyright? The two vinyl stickers on the shell or the rom glitches?..... Maybe they had put a copyright on where they drilled the holes in the case? Beware fledgling circuit benders.. You walk on thin ice every time you dare to pick up your soldering irons :-|

Who knows? Who cares?..............

I removed the lot anyway as i wouldn't want to breach these mysterious rights reserved on such innovation.

Lazy:
Two rom pins per switch and not even on a matrix. It was basically a nice easy project that someone getting into bending could have taken on as a first project. No holy grail of fiercely guarded secrets, forbidden fruits and dark art here. Just a shorted out rom....

All evidence of the (i'll let you guess who from the title of the video)'s work was removed but i kept the sticker inside as it made me laugh.

The machine is now fitted with a synthacon filter, psu/noise suppressor, pt2399 'death industrial' delay circuit, rat distortion clone - pretty much a carbon copy in performance the the rat stomp box i own, ltc1799 pitch over ride and a 3 x 15 glitch matrix (and yes it's now one pin per glitch)

It adheres to my familiar filter, delay, distortion formula and sounds pretty good for the make over too. Very 'organic' in feel now as opposed to black or white on/off rom glitching which gets old really fast when you build these things and play about with them.

I fitted blue leds into the holes where (i'll let you guess who from the title of the video) had fitted toggle switches to tidy it up a bit. Turns out it now looks great in a dark place. Seemed a shame to put all that labour and time that had gone into drilling the holes to waste.

As is so often when i see (i'll let you guess who from the titlee of the video)'s work on machines i couldn't help but think to myself "where is the art?" when i picked this machine up.

20 minutes of abstract analogue/digital glitched percussion as it should be..............."

Roland TR-909

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Moog Synthesizer Parts

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Anyone ID the parts?

Norlin Industries Moog based on the bags.

Update via Otherunicorn in the comments: "Moog used to do contract work too. This may be a non-synth board."

Update via Colin f in the comments: "The larger board is a 'The Source' voice card."

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ANALOGUE SYSTEMS Ultimate 32 Box System

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"ANALOGUE SYSTEMS

Bespoke BRITISH handbuilt SYNTHESISER System

stunning and unique 32 box design hardwood case 3 racks, 32 modules, full analogue, controller keyboard tons of patch leads included

CHOSEN and COMMISIONED because of the awesome tone and complete flexability...this system is of the finest quality !!!!

costing over £7k+ when commissioned...

the system consists of: studio logik 88 note controller keyboard bespoke hardwood case as pictured a good sized 'tub of patch cables' and the following modules: RS-220, RS-50, RS-170, RS-150, RS-360, RS-120, RS-390, RS-370, RS-376, RS-510E, RS-500E, RS-180, RS-70, RS-35, RS-95E, RS-100, RS-60, RS-130, RS-200, RS-210, RS-380, RS-110, RS-170, RS-160, RS-60, RS-180, RS-140, RS-95, RS-20, RS-95, RS65, RS-165 http://www.analoguesystems.co.uk/modules.htm"

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Koma Elektronik SVF-201

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"The KOMA Elektronik SVF-201 is a state variable filter for the Eurorack modular synthesizer system. Its filter circuit is built up with optical parts (Vactrols) therefor delivering excellent studio audio quality and an unique warm analogue sound. The module uses parallel mounted PCBs so it can be used in skiffs as well as in big cases, the total depth is less than 4 cm. The unit comprises 4 audio outputs that can be used independently of each other at the same time, a High Pass, Band Pass, Low Pass and the unique first ever CV’able Mix Out. The Mix Out out let’s you sweep continuously through the other three outputs by means of a knob and control voltage.

The SVF-201 offers an amazing sounding filter together with a well designed user friendly surface; a professional feeling inviting you to play it real good.

Features

4 Audio outputs: low pass, band pass, high pass and mix
3 CV inputs for cutoff, resonance and mix"

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Roland MC-808 and Korg EMX demo by Midera: The genomic failure

Published on Jun 12, 2013 acemonvw·32 videos

"Just put together a piece using the MC-808 and the Korg EMX."

100 Whooshes in 2 minutes with PS3 controller

100 Whooshes in 2 minutes with PS3 controller from AntonAudio on Vimeo.

"Since I modified my Open Sound Control Max patch to work with a PS3 controller, I had to go ahead and port it as a MIDI controller as well:) I haven't made a MIDI version of a game controller, i'm glad I did as its proven very useful. I like MIDI and have a number of dedicated MIDI controllers I use but the many simultaneous inputs a game controller provides is unmatched by any traditional music controller. You only have two hands so generally its only controlling 2 knobs at the same time, or one XY pad and one knob etc. My Max patch is still a work in progress as i'd like to still add some LFO, envelope and sequencer functionality, but in the meantime I was inspired by Charles Deenen's whoosh design template ( http://designingsound.org/2010/02/charles-deenen-special-100-whooshes-in-2-minutes/ )and thought it would be fun to make something work along those lines, borrowing some of the ideas but using my game MIDI controller to control it.
I'm a huge fan of Charles' designs and have worked with him in the past so this was a fun experiment for me.
Instead of setting it up in a linear way with many tracks in ProTools I chose to use 2 samplers that can randomly load different content on only 2 tracks with select processing. Many, many ways to set something up like this, experimentation is important, and a lot of fun. Anyone need some whooshes?
http://antonaudio.com"

Dtronics Teaser SID6

Published on Jun 12, 2013 Dtronicsmusic·9 videos

Cool Polysix style Polysid logo on the circuit board. I'm guessing this is a six voice SID from Dtronics, makers of various MIDI devices and the DT200 PG-200 clone. See the Dtronics label below for more.