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Studio 1111 - 303 + 808

Published on Sep 10, 2013 Apps4idevicesMusic·597 videos

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Studio 1111 - 303 + 808 - alexander smith

Laurentide Synthworks MFOS Soundlab Mini-Synth MKII 2-Voice Poly Synth

via Laurentide Synthworks:

"The past couple of months I have slowly been designing a 2-Voice Poly Synth. At it's core, it is 2 MFOS Soundlab Mini-Synth MKII's. I've spent a lot of time tweaking ideas on how to implement everything. Pretty much all of the parts are there, I just need to put it together. Easier said than done.

It starts at a Mutable Instruments MIDIpal. Eventually I will try to tweak the MIDIpal code so it only has some of the apps, like Dispatcher (of course), arp, seq and maybe some others. Keep it simple. The MIDIpal will be connected internally to 2 chained midimplant's (MIDI to CV) which will be wired to each Soundlab. This is how the polyphony will be achieved. I will have MIDI IN & THRU jacks mounted on the rear of the case.

The front panel will have both Soundlabs mounted side by side. There will be a 3rd panel to the left of the 1st Soundlab that will be home to the MIDIpal as well as some other cool stuff..."

Click through above for additional details.

Mixtape Alpha Crowdfuning for Re-Release

"Mixtape Alpha is currently crowdfunding on Portland, Ore. based Crowd Supply (www.crowdsupply.com). Mixtape Alpha is a re-release of our pocket-sized 8-bit synth. Complete with four voices, four effects, five-note polyphony, record, playback, and more!

http://www.crowdsupply.com/open-music-labs/mixtape-alpha (click through for additional details & video)

Mixtape Alpha has:

· a stylophone style input for continuous tone generation

· six buttons for discrete notes

· four voices

· four effects

· five-note polyphony

Loop. Play. Record.

You are able to loop a pattern and play a second part on top. But, the best of all, you can record the songs you make. Trade Mixtapes with your friends! Each Mixtape Alpha will come in its own cassette case, with instructions.

Open Source Design

If you want to dig into the guts of this 8-bit synth, check out the wiki page. You will find all the schematics and code, and we even have a Pure Data patch for making your own wavetables.

The project is based on the same processor used in the Arduino (the ATmega328p), and all of the source code is online, so it can be hacked to make even crazier sounds than we came up with.

Thank you for considering posting this project!

Cheers,

Phil Gentile"

Par - El Futuro EPK - A Tribute and Homage to the Hardware Synthesizer

Par - El Futuro EPK (HD) - english subtitles
Published on Aug 28, 2013 Nacho Adda·12 videos

Some good synth spotting including clips from the days of musique concrete & tape.
Lots of KORG EMX in this one.

http://biatchcorp.com/album/el-futuro
"EPK de la grabacion de El Futuro, primer LP de Par.
Produce: COBRA & TWIN PEAKS
Cámara: Andrés Levy, Lucía Cossani, Nacho Adda
Edición: Mathías Chumino, Nacho Adda

https://www.facebook.com/musicapar"

via Par Uy on The MATRIXSYNTH Lounge:

"Acclaimed New York techno label Biatch Corp turns to the emerging Montevideo artist Par for one of the most ambitious electronic music full lengths in years. El Futuro could be described as an exciting combination of genre-blurring music, cutting edge sound design, and South American dance music sophistication. But in reality the record is hard much to pigeonhole with easy labels and trite definition. On the first pass, the album is nebulous and ephemeral touching on the distant, the emotional, and the hear-and-now without ever revealing its inspirations or influences like a Dada vision hiding in an opaque cloud of dense mystery. Repeat listenings reveal subtle layers with intense shades of gray nuance coloring the smallest of details like a cultured piece of fine art.

Buy the album - http://biatchcorp.com/album/el-futuro"

Richard Devine's Drum Command Center

via Richard Devine on The MATRIXSYNTH Lounge

DIY Roland System100m (Frequency Central ) sequence

Published on Sep 10, 2013 xtal·14 videos

"Having fun tweaking a sequence with my diy modular synth.
VCO is a Harvestman Hertz Donut , VCF, Envs and VCA are Roland system100m clone done with Frequency central pcbs.
A145 lfo drives the Analog Solutions SQ8 sequencer.
Have fun!!"

Mutable Instruments at Modular Square with a Few Surprises

Pics and audio of last Saturday's Modular Square event with Mutable Instruments Olivier Gillet (posted here) are in!

Olivier shared some secrets about his next batch of modules and some surprises.

You will find the full set of pictures here.

Directly below you will find a recording of the talk in French, given by Olivier Gillet and a synth battle between Mooko and Modular Strike Force. Modular Strike Force is Cyril of Modular Square's side project.

The highlights of the talk and the surprises follow further below. The list is translated from French to Googlish. You can find the original French on Modular Squares' post here.

"New modules (release expected in december 2013 Could change)
SHADES :

- Utility Module mixing / mitigation / voltage shift (offset) .
- 3 channels is adjustable attenuator in either polarizer (' atténuverteur ') .
- Standardized +5 V or +10 V constant voltage generation (offset ) Hall.
- Outputs strung together in other to use blender.
- High accuracy and transparency Amplifiers .
- 6HP

PEAKS :
- Utility Multifunction Module generating CV or audio signals from triggers: envelope , LFO generator 808 percussion type, all on two channels.
- Two trigger inputs , two outputs.
- Two editing modes : coupled (both channels share the same parameters, but are triggered independently ) or separated ( one control two parameters for each channel ) .
- 8HP

features :
ADSR envelope * / AD
* LFO with sinus shape / square / triangle / slots / with random variations ( duty cycle , slope)
* LFO with tempo setting .
* Generator BD and SD TR- 808, after modeling the original circuits.

YARNS :

- Interface MIDI manager up to 4 channels : either 1, 2 , 3, 4 sections
independent ( each with its own MIDI channel ) is a section
polyphonic 2 or 4 channels .
- Each section has its own arpeggiator and step sequencer
( 64 steps ) , inspired MIDIpal .
- Each CV output may be replaced by a digital oscillator
Simple ( waveform 5 ) assigned to a section .
- 12 HP

The module is equipped with a MIDI output allows controlling
instruments with external sequencer / internal arpeggiator , or
to " spill over" notes exceeding the polyphony to a second
interface or a MIDI synthesizer.

TIDES :
- Function Generator can be used as AD / AR envelope , LFO , or oscillator.
- 3 frequency ranges , the module containing in all 0.001 Hz to 15kHz .
Operating cycle (LFO / oscillator ) in single pass (AD ) or single pass with steady ( AR) . Calibrated V / Oct to be "played" on musical scales .
- Adjust the ratio of rise time and fall ; waveshaper
with various forms of curves uphill and downhill , and wavefolder filter to smooth the curve or dent - all controllable CV .
- CV controlling the output level (and therefore requires no external VCA ) .
- CLOCK input to (in addition to a conventional sync with division / multiplication of frequency) to "learn" the module output in a rhythmic pattern sequencer . The CLOCK input operates as a PLL for audio frequencies.
- Gate -end attack / decay outputs for chaining multiple
shell segments .
- Outputs "unipolar" and "bipolar" - with a positive bump in the attack phase , and a negative bump during the decay phase or loosening .
- At audio frequencies , the module behaves as a synthetic route
digital to very special stamp .
- 14 HP

FRAMES :
- Module morphing . Used in blender, generator CV or router / signal distributor 4 channels (or even combinations mixing these functions). The module allows you to store multiple (up to 64 ) different configurations gains of each of its four channels (or output CV for unconnected inputs ) , and then allows
to interpolate from one to the other - the movement being controlled by the
middle button or a CV.
- 20 HP

Surprises !

Braids Easter Egg : write " 49" in the text editing to ear a morse code. It's an extract of the book Thomas Pynchon's "The Crying of Lot 49"

Braids update ( in 10 days) Will add :
* Adjusted wave tables in memory to minimize
phase difference / amplitude between shapes and textures generate
more uniform.
* New WLIN mode to scan all the forms
wave of wavetable mode on a single dimension using the button
STAMP . The COLOR button selects different modes of interpolation /
resolution.
* New fashion DRUM generating a metal percussion deaf can
be " held " in drone.

CVpal : USB- > CV / Gate dual channel kit - easy to
DIY beginners ! Eurorackable or small independent housing. iPad
/ OS X / Linux.

Shruthi XT version of " one knob per function" of Shruthi , size
compact on a single PCB .

And to finish ... there is more to find easter egg ... will you find 'em ? Olivier Will reveal em When He will come back for the 2nd Release Party ! "

Roland TR606 Eurorack Video Demo

Video added to the main post here.

ALM003 - SID GUTS

ALM003 - SID GUTS from ALM on Vimeo.

"Basic feature demo of ALM003 - 'SID GUTS': A Eurorack synth module based around the C64 audio chip aka the 'SID'.

This demo features a 6581."

via ALM

"The MOS Technology 6581/8580 ‘Sound Interface Device’ chip, aka the ‘SID’, was the sound generator chip used in the Commodore 64 home computer – the greatest selling home computer of all time. The SID, by the means of 3 wavetable oscillators, a real analogue multi mode filter, an ADSR and various cross modulation options, provided the soundtrack to a generations gaming and perhaps many peoples first exposure to real sound synthesis. The SID’s unique musical aesthetic has lasted well beyond the lifetime of the C64 re-imagined in standalone products such as the SID Station and with in the computer via sophisticated software emulation.

The SID GUTS now takes the legendary SID chip and tailors it into the eurorack modular environment. By use of a real SID chip the classic sound is taken in a new direction with the levels of direct and voltage control only a modular system can offer.

The SID GUTS provides a single ‘SID Voice’ to your modular. The charm and authenticity of the original sound is preserved with no attempt to ‘clean’ or reduce noise in the SID audio output.

The SID GUTS supports to following SID chip features via modular control;

1volt per octave control of a ‘core’ SID oscillator 0-5v input (with tunable offset)
Direct and voltage control of oscillator wave shape selection (Pulse, Triangle, Square, Saw).
Filter switchable between 4 modes - 12dB/Octave HP , LP , BP & Notch (HP+LP).
Direct and Voltage control (with offset) of Filter cutoff and Resonance.
1 volt per octave control of second SID ‘modulation’ oscillator.
Direct and voltage control of modulation oscillator ‘type’; ring modulation, sync or none.
Direct and voltage control of pulse wave pulse width.
External audio input.
The SID GUTS does not support the following SID features;

Remaining 3rd oscillator
ADSR
Other features include;

Support for ALL SID chips (6851/8580) & SwinSID chips.
All settings non volatile.
Audio output and input at modular levels.
Designed and built in England."