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Tabletop Inter App Audio demo

Published on Sep 20, 2013 retronyms·50 videos

"A quick look at some of the iOS 7 inter app audio (IAA) features coming to Tabletop!"

iTunes: Tabletop - Retronyms

MIDI-O-DROME light test -- Sagittronics

Published on Sep 20, 2013 Charlie Slick·86 videos

https://www.etsy.com/listing/16122054...
http://www.charlieslick.blogspot.com
http://www.facebook.com/sagittronics

"just a quick little demo of the version of my midi light controller."

Published on Sep 20, 2013 Lackan110f·4 videos

"A sound demo just tweaking the OB1. No extra FX used, recorded straight from the synth in to the camera. Unfortunately the louder parts has some camera dist to it, but I hope you can hear beyond that and hear the real sound.

The OB1 is especially great for fat basses since it has one sub-osc to each oscillator, and both 2-pole and 4-pole filter. But it can also produce some weird sync- or ring modulated sounds. A very good bread'n'butter mono synth.

I have tried to cover most of the features, but I am sure I have missed out some things. But this will at least cover the basics I think."

RD4 - Groovebox

Published on Sep 20, 2013 Apps4idevicesMusic·621 videos

http://apps4idevices.com/read/rd4-groovebox

iTunes: RD4 - Groovebox - mikrosonic

"RD4 is a little workstation. 4 Tracks. It comes with 1 Synthesizer, called Analog: 3 oscillators, 1 AASR and 1 Filter section. The Analog has it's own grid editor. Very minimal: you can only set the keys and the length of the notes. A Baseline (r): 4 waveforms to chose from, a filter section and its step by step editor. The Bassline is certainly the module that I like the least in this App... To finish, 1 Drum Machine. Its only "shaping" parameter available for an instrument is a Punch button.
As I said, RD4 is a 4 track workstation. The thing really cool is that you can use any of this instrument in any track...
You can use it with 4 Drum Machine, or 3 Bassline and 1 analog...
As you like!
You also have a Mixer, 4 Effects (Distortion, Phaser, Delay and Reverb). one Send for each track but 4 send 4 each Drum instruments.
A Pattern Mode also allows you to play a pattern for each track (8 patterns can be saved for each instrument) from 1 to 2, to 3, and so on. 2 random modes are also available.

To conclude, the App is very well done but...
The Analog Synthesizer is really cool. It is the module I prefer in this App. You have enough parameters to shape your sound as you like.
The Bassline, as I said, is the one I love the least... Not fat enough, for me...
The 2 Drum Machines are cool, but it would be nice to be able to create a custom kit...
The live record mode is really cool, but more sharing features. At this moment, we only have: iTunes File Sharing,SoundCloud and Dropbox. Ok, it's cool, but I really need to have the AudioCopy / Paste at very least.
Hard to rate it, ...
Because RD4 is very well done, very simple to understand, but I want more! :-)
At the same time, it is only version 1 of this App...
I'm sure that it has the potential to be a Killer App..."

Circuit Bent Winnie the Pooh Piano by freeform delusion

Published on Sep 20, 2013 freeform delusion·120 videos

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"Winnie the Pooh Keyboard - it has a very noisy output!

Switched mono mini jack output
Pitch Up/Down Control
Feedback Control
Distortion Switch
Noize Switch

.fd. online
Facebook - freeform delusion
Twitter - https://twitter.com/freeformd
eBay - Search for - Circuit Bent
My older Circuit Bending channel - http://youtube.com/eecouk"

Waldorf Announces Availability of Pulse 2 Analog Synthesizer

"BAD NEUENAHR, GERMANY: high-quality synthesizer developer Waldorf is proud to announce availability of its eagerly-awaited Pulse 2 Analog Synthesizer, a cutting-edge reincarnation of the company’s peerless Pulse series, as of Sept 20...

Waldorf’s Pulse 2 Analog Synthesizer is proof positive that good things can come to those that wait. For ever since this high-quality synthesizer developer discontinued its original rack-mountable Pulse and Pulse+ programmable analogue monosynths boasting ballsy bass tones and legendary leads beyond compare, those Nineties electronic music- dominating sounds have been severely sought after by those in the know. Which was exactly what drove Waldorf into development overdrive to produce an all-new Pulse fit for the 21st Century. Meine Damen und Herren, thank you for being patient; please welcome... Pulse 2!

As an all-new, all-analogue synthesizer design, Pulse 2 flawlessly delivers exactly what synth connoisseurs around the world have been truly craving for quite some time — three analogue oscillators living in perfect harmony with a VCF (Voltage- Controlled Filter), yet Waldorf did not stop there: the fresh filter circuits in the Pulse 2 now offer 12dB Highpass and Bandpass modes in addition to 24dB/12dB Lowpass for strengthened sound-sculpting flexibility, while Waldorf has helpfully added analogue Filter FM, two Overdrive circuits, and Ring Modulation from OSC 3, together with Paraphonic and Unison modes allowing up to eight-voice chords — a fantastic feature found on Waldorf’s recently-released Rocket Synthesizer.

Like Waldorf’s well-received Blofeld before it, Pulse 2 is housed in a sturdy metal desktop casing. Alongside its generous 128x64-character backlit LCD, eight eye-catching stainless steel knobs are available to nimbly navigate through the parameter matrix — logically laid out across the front panel for all to see at all times, set the master Volume, and easily edit display-accessible parameters.

Connectivity comes well catered for courtesy of USB, MIDI In, MIDI Out, Ext In (external analogue signal input), line OUT, and headphone output — not forgetting, of course, CV Out (supporting both the V/octave and Hz/V standards) and Gate Out (V-Trigger- and S-Trigger-compatible), allowing a myriad of suitably equipped older (or newer) synths to be connected to the Pulse 2 to mirror whatever MIDI ‘note’ information is being played by the Pulse 2, including the output of its powerful ARP (arpeggiator). And if that’s not enough to be getting on with, the CV Out can even be modulated in the eight-slot modulation Matrix, making for even more tantalising tone colours and performance possibilities!

Alongside analogue must-haves like a noise generator, Pulsewidth modulation, and hard Sync, other notable features include an Alternating Pulsewidth Modulation mode new to the Pulse 2 (offering a dense PWM sound without affecting perceived loudness), and an XOR Osc mode (that is a binary XOR combination of two PWM oscillators with two distinct output levels — high and low only — capable of producing inharmonic spectra unlike anything associated with any analogue synthesizer other than Waldorf’s original Pulse) — all of which, of course, contribute to kickstarting those still sought- after sounds right here, right now in the 21st Century. Speaking of which, 500 onboard sound programs should be more than enough to keep the most diehard synthesist smiling! What’s more, all are backwards-compatible with the original Pulse series, so original Pulse owners can quickly transfer their favourite sounds to their new Pulse 2 via MIDI (dump).

Thanks, then, to the timely arrival of the Pulse 2 Analog Synthesizer, readily reincarnated ballsy bass tones and legendary leads beyond compare can all be yours with much more besides in a truly 21st Century compact and bijou performance package priced to go!

The Pulse 2 Analog Synthesizer is available to purchase from Waldorf dealers worldwide with an SRP of €461.00 EUR/$610.00 USD (excluding tax)."

Waldorf Pulse 2 Editor

Update via Qwave in the comments: "Here is the latest version for TB MIDI Stuff iPad app with added support of the unison detune and the paraphonic Env A Fade parameter. These parameters depend on the selected OSc 1 waveshape.

http://till-kopper.de/pulse2.html"

iTunes: TB MIDI Stuff - TBStuff

Modcan Dual Delay 73B - Initial Exploration Part 2

Published on Sep 20, 2013 JohnLRice·221 videos

"Second extended session (over 28 minutes!) of messing about with this new delay/echo module. See some brief explanations of sub sections below:

@ 0:00 - drones using the same patch from part 1 but not automatically sequencing notes.

@ 3:22 - modulating the frequency cutoff of the internal VCF with an envelope

@ 4:54 - manually modulating the delay time in resample mode

@ 6:21 - using dual LFO's to modulate the delay time in resample mode

@ 10:30 - at some point, maybe around here? I switched to using a single full range VCO to modulate the delay times in various modes

Modules Used In This Video:
* COTK - Ratchet Sequencer
* Happy Nerding - Fun VCF
* Modcan - 73B and 53B
* Moon - 554, 568, 569
* Oakley - Croglin
* STG - Sea Devils
* Synth Tech - MOTM 190, 300, 380, 800, 820"

Part 1 here.

John Burtell's

via John Burtell:

"I have a recent experimental/noise project for which I have been developing a number of software-based "circuits". One of these in particular I find quite useful and would like to share how it works. I think it also falls in-line with the growing crop of boutique hardware noise synths. Attached is a diagram of circuit's operation.

Description:

A varying signal such as noise is fed into a sample-and-hold module. This module is essentially four separate sample-and-holds that are activated in succession whenever an impulse is received at the trigger input. The rate of succession is determined by a clock signal at the clock input. Each of the sample-and-holds controls the frequency of an oscillator; the frequency range is controlled by the blue knobs. The output of the oscillators are then sent to a comparator object which swithces between two states (+1, -1).

This circuit is quite useful for generating interesting drones and noises. It has served as the basis for the track domains 02 by imhul.

The circuit and corresponding diagram was mocked-up in a nifty modular synthesis program called Analog Box 2. http://code.google.com/p/analog-box/

I have shared it here because I believe it can be easily ported to other modular software programs as well as hardware. Please feel free to use and abuse as you will. Any questions can be sent to imhulsound (at) gmail (dot) com."

70s Stringensemble Trilogy

"(c) 2013 vintage synthesizer demo track by RetroSound.de

0.02 - 1.18 Roland VP-330 Vocoder Plus (1979)
1.19 - 2.27 Crumar Perfomer (1979)
2.28 - 3.48 Logan String Melody II (1979)
bass: Moog Taurus 1 basspedal (1976)
drums: Keio Minipops Junior (1972)
recording: multitrack without midi"

via Marko on The MATRIXSYNTH Lounge