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A Stupid Song for the Casio VL-5

Published on Aug 12, 2013 stexe·79 videos

"Da-Da-Dumb. A stupid song for a stupid instrument, the Casio VL-5.

It has a great rhythm section, and four-note polyphony. But there's a selection of only ten toylike patches. Selecting the patches and rhythm patterns is a convoluted process involving pushbuttons and a two-way toggle switch. There are no indicator lights, just a faint LCD display no larger than a watch face, so it's easily left on, expending the batteries. The chiclet keyboard is nearly unplayable. And despite its tiny size, I weighed it in at six pounds, seven ounces. That's with batteries, but without the pen.

Yes, the optical Scanner Pen, technological wonder of the 80's, destined to change musical creativity forever after. The keyboard includes a "songbook" (pictured), with a handful of tunes you can load into the VL's sequencer by scanning about 20 lines of code (ten each for pitch and note interval). I still can't get it to import an entire song successfully, and why should I bother? Technically it's RAM, but it's no more than a few unmodifiable, auto playing sequences. For this reason above all others, I declare the Casio VL-5 to be the Mostest Stupidest Keyboard that Ever Smelled.

Trio did Use a Casio VL rhythm in "Da Da Da", but it was the VL-1. Same sound, slightly different pattern."

EGDR808 HD TR-808 Style Drum Machine for iOS

iTunes:
EGDR808 HD - Elliott Garage

"EGDR808 v2.0 is finally here, and we've added many features requested by users.

ElliottGarage presents EGDR808, a drum machine that emulates the vintage hardware from the 80's.

Its realistic and clear interface recalls the analog machine from the past, for all the vintage fanatics.
You can play with the rythm presets included or you can create your own pattern.

"Love That Classic '808 Drum Machine? EMULATE the '808 w/ EGDR808" - iOSsociety

"...attention to detail in recreating the vintage look is uncanny, and faithfully emulated. More importantly the sound is spot on. Elliott Garage really put some love into this going for the same functionalities and feel of the old machine. It's love you can hear, and music lovers as well as vintage enthusiasts should agree this is one of the best 808s on iOS. " - SmiteMatter.com

Features:
- Interface like the real drum machine from the 80's
- 16 steps sequencer
- 12 programmable rythm patterns and 4 fills patterns
- Auto fill in every 2, 4, 8, 12 or 16 pattern
- Save the pattern you've created and play your songs
- Manual Play, Pattern Write and Pattern Clear mode
- Drumkit pieces parameters control (tuning, decay and snappy)
- Song Mode page (swipe to left to open)
- Swing and tap tempo
- Export with iTunes, mail or MAPI Audio Copy
- Korg Wist sync

Check the videos on http://www.youtube.com/ElliottGarage [previously posted here]

support: info@elliottgarage.com"

Note the free version has been out for a while: EGDR808 free - Elliott Garage

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Tone2 FireBird 2 Now Available for Free

This one in via FSK1138. Via Tone2:

"After seven years of faithful service, the time has come to set the bird free. Firebird itself has become vintage and even though it's no longer profitable to remain a commercial product, we feel that more people should deserve an opportunity to enjoy this sometimes heavily underestimated synthesizer.
Which is why we decided to release one last update and turn the product into freeware (previuosly $79). We want to say a big THANK YOU to all customers who supported the development of Firebird and other Tone2 products, by purchasing our software.

Unique & innovative

Firebird is not just another subtractive synthesizer, it uses a unique synthesis architecture to deliver next-generation sounds. Its innovative user interface provides you with the tools to create impressive sounds with a minimal amount of effort. Featuring an impressive selection of 437 build-in sounds, representing both highly sought-after VA sounds, as well as sounds more specific to Firebird and characterized by its Harmonic Content Morphing synthesis, breathing both life and dynamics into the sounds.

Harmonic Content Morphing (HCM) synthesis

Harmonic Content Morphing synthesis is based on a large, expandable repertoire of standard waves, like saw, pulse, as well as more complex wave material, like multi-waves, trumpets, organs, pads, pianos and voice samples.
These waves are modified in real-time, by for example transposing the wave by one or two octaves and adding it to the original wave, altering its harmonic structure, syncing, compressing or even expanding the frequency domain of the spectrum. Making the wave for example sound more fat using only one oscillator, transforming each wave into a hyper-wave or selecting some cycles of a sample and moving through them over time (comparable to wavetable synthesis).
Any modification of a wave can be modulated producing lively shimmery sounds (remember: using only one oscillator!) With a total of more than 18,000 different spectra available for combination and modulation, Firebird+ gives an almost unlimited amount of timbres to experiment with.

Features

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benge serge drums

Published on Aug 12, 2013 zack dagoba·237 videos

"The Serge Modular makes a stupendous drum machine. Here I am triggering the patterns from MIDI and overdubbing new sounds on top of each other. This is the clap pass. see http://myblogitsfullofstars.blogspot.... for more info"

Serge - Patch 16

Serge - Patch 16 from batchas on Vimeo.

"Ever heard about the Serge's magic?

By the way: "Kaputt" is written with one P and two T"

Slope114 - 'FeetTowardsMyDreams'

Published on Aug 11, 2013 Dmitri SFC·100 videos

"100% music made with CGS Serge Modular Synthesizer"

via Dmitri Sfc on The MATRIXSYNTH Lounge

Stylophone S2 Cuckoo Review + OP1 Jam

Published on Aug 12, 2013 cuckoomusic·96 videos

"A sort of emotional review and walkthrough of the new synthisizer the Stylophone S2.
It rocks! And of course, I couldn't miss out the chance of hooking it up to the OP-1 for a short jam :)"

Sonic Architecture Lab V1 // Eurorack // LZX Monolith // Divider Sequencer // Modular Synth Jam

Published on Aug 12, 2013

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4ms Shuffling Clock Multiplier Breakout v1.1

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"Version 1.1 - not from kit, prebuilt version. excellent condition!!

expands the features of the scm:
cv shuffle jack and knob selects which beats are slipped by cv slip (default=every other beat)
cv pulse width jack and knob controls width of output pulses (default=50%)
cv skip jack and knob omits certain beats in a pattern (default=no skip)
re-sync trigger input
additional cv rotate and cv slip jacks add to main scm's rotate and slip jacks
4x fast cv gate jack and switch speeds up multiply-by amounts
mute cv gate jack and switch stops any more beats from starting"