Buchla Modular Sounds 7

Published on Oct 24, 2013 Joris Menten·86 videos

"Some experiment with the K4816, Time Machine and 287e Frequency Shifter"

New MicroBrute Videos by HOOKUPVideo - Side by Side with the MiniBrute

Published on Oct 24, 2013 HOOKUPVideo·138 videos

松武秀樹 x Frederic 対談
HOOKUPVideo·138 videos

Minibrutes on eBay

Update:

松武秀樹サン、MicroBruteでソロパフォーマンス



Also see: Arturia Minibrute Hooked up to a Vintage Moog Modular via HOOKUPVideo.

Arturia Officially Announces MicroBrute - Press Release

"Arturia makes massive analogue splash with miniature MicroBrute

'I really love the sound of the original MiniBrute, and the MicroBrute’s got that character and can be even wilder. You can get all kinds of crazy and musical interactions going on with other analogue gear and drum machines. Combine the two together and you’re rocking!'

- Adrian Utley, 2013 (Portishead)

GRENOBLE, FRANCE: music software and hardware company Arturia is proud to announce availability of the MicroBrute Analog Synthesizer — an amazingly compact and bijou, semi-modular analogue monosynth with inbuilt step sequencer, boasting MIDI, USB, and CV connectivity, together with a whole host of unique features — as of October 25...

Arturia’s award-winning MiniBrute Analog Synthesizer rapidly reset the price/performance ratio benchmark when soaring through the subtractive synthesis sound barrier last year to much critical acclaim and subsequent success. Today it is joined by its equally as big- sounding little brother, the MicroBrute Analog Synthesizer. Putting all the basic building blocks of an analogue synth classic into an even more compact and bijou package that’s pure hand-ons fun at an affordable price, the MicroBrute is guaranteed to bring big smiles to go with those big sounds!

But the MicroBrute Analog Synthesizer is actually anything but basic. For starters, just like its big brother, the OSCILLATOR that beats at its musical heart features SAW, TRIANGLE, and SQUARE waveforms that are all mixable to help shape the resulting sound without the limitations imposed by comparable contemporary and vintage synths alike. Additionally, the new Overtone oscillator generates additional harmonic content, ranging from one octave down to a fifth above the base OSCILLATOR pitch, while the Sub > Fifth control can continuously sweep spectrum. Moreover, Metalizer adds complex harmonics to the TRIANGLE waveform for creating harsh, harmonically-rich sounds, while Ultrasaw adds a lively and bright ensemble effect to the SAWTOOTH waveform — perfect for crafting sounds suited to dance anthems. And let’s not forget the all-important Pulse Width control for creating nasal-thin tones or rich square sounds. Simply speaking, never before has such a small, single-oscillator synth sounded so big!

Of course, filtering helps shape any analogue synth’s sound — be it big or small, and here the MicroBrute does not disappoint. Indeed, its distinctive-sounding Steiner-Parker FILTER plays a big part in helping give the MicroBrute a unique sound — again, just like its big brother. This filter design dates back to the Steiner-Parker Synthacon, an analogue monosynth built by the namesake Salt Lake City-based synth manufacturer between 1975 and 1979. Its HP (high-pass), BP (bandpass), and LP (lowpass) modes make for far more filtering flexibility than that found in synths many times the price! And that’s before factoring Arturia’s acclaimed Brute FactorTM into the equation, adding anything from subtle overdrive to full-blown intermodulation havoc — choose your settings, and let the fun begin!

Speaking of modulation, the easily accessible, front-panel mounted MOD MATRIX is a Volt per Octave-standard patchable system of modulation routing with ENV (envelope) out, LFO (low frequency oscillator) out, Ultrasaw modulator in, PWM (pulse width modulation) in, Metal (Metalizer) in, Overtone/Sub modulator in, Filter cutoff in, and Pitch in — meaning more in-depth, inbuilt sound-sculpting possibilities, as well as allowing Arturia’s own MicroBrute to be easily brought into the interfacing mix, or mixing and matching with third-party modular synth systems for far-out sonic explorations! Dig as deep as you need or dare to go with the MicroBrute!

Similarly, the new eight-Pattern step SEQUENCER is an almost endless source of inspiration and rhythmic creativity — step input notes and rests to create storable sequences that can be played back and switched between on the fly at a variable Rate or synchronised to external MIDI clock. Meanwhile, MIDI, USB, and CV GATE connectivity, of course, combine to ensure that the MicroBrute is ready and willing to talk to the outside electronic musical instrument world wherever it may find itself. It’s even blessed with an external audio Input with Input Level control, so why not use it to process whatever you feel like sticking into its 1/4-inch socket — within reason, of course!

With a space-saving 25-note mini-keyboard and weighing in at only 1.75kg, the MicroBrute Analog Synthesizer is truly compact and bijou, but punches well above its weight with a rip-roaring analogue sound spanning woofer-flapping bass, screaming leads, ear-opening effects, wave-folded growls, punchy drum sounds galore, and much in-between and beyond. Pick one up from an authorised Arturia dealer today!

MicroBrute can be purchased from the Arturia online store (http://www.arturia.com/evolution/en/buy/online-shop.html) or any authorised dealer for €329.00 EUR/$349.00 USD

Watch Arturia’s MicroBrute Official Trailer here: http://arturia.com/k4Lv1n/index.html"

If you are coming to this post directly from the interwebs, don't miss the previous overview video here with a link to the official intro teaser video from Arturia.

Sonic State's Arturia MicroBrute Exclusive Review & a Pic of the Back Jacks

Published on Oct 24, 2013 sonicstate·566 videos

"Arturia's new baby - is 100% analogue with a lot of features for the money - see what we make of it."

Note the CV jack inputs for the oscillator waveshapes not available on the original MiniBrute.  It looks like you can also sync it via CV at 13:30.

Pic of the back via D Baynes, via FSK1138.

Minibrutes on eBay

Also see: Arturia Microbrute Introduction Video

Modular - Grabacion Cosaquitos 2013

Published on Oct 24, 2013 Sebo Synth·8 videos

"Grabando algunos "ruidos" para el disco nuevo de Cosaquitos en Globo (www.cosaquitosenglobo.com.ar).

Recording some "noises" for the new album of Cosaquitos en Globo (www.cosaquitosenglobo.com.ar)."

via Sebastián Cordovés on The MATRIXSYNTH Lounge: "I'm using the [Marc Bareille/Pappareil] Quantix-8 Wavetable module, modulated by a Sample & Hold and changing the tables manually."

Dinsync MODSEQ unboxing 1st tweeks

Published on Oct 24, 2013 FSK1138·200 videos

"here is a detail of the patch :

http://cdn.modulargrid.de/img/patches...

special thanks to Shawn Cleary from analogue haven for getting this to me"

Acidlab's Modular Spin on the 808/303

via I Dream of Wires on Facebook

Turing Machine Ultimate Bundle DIY Kit 30% Off Sale!

via Thonk - click through for full details and additional videos.

"For a limited period we are offering a full DIY kit that includes everything you need to build a fully expanded Turing Machine.

While stocks last this offer saves you 30% off the regular price of buying the kits separately. It’ll never be available at this low price again."


Music Thing Turing Machine Random Looping Sequencer from Tom Whitwell on Vimeo.

"DIY shift register sequencer module for Eurorack modular synth. Full details: http://musicthing.co.uk/modular/?page_id=21"

via Thonk:

"The designer Tom Whitwell describes his innovative approach to random sequencing as such:

'Hopefully the demo video (above) explains what it does – it’s a looping shift register sequencer, inspired by Ken Stone’s Gated Comparator and Grant Richter’s Noise Ring. It can loop for ever or be completely random, with CV control over the random vs loop-iness. You cannot program it to play specific tunes. You cannot save sequences. You can never go back to a sequence that has changed. It’s designed as a sequencer that you can steer roughly in one direction or another. + it makes a crazy wavetable wave shaper when clocked at audio rates.'"

New Din Sync AMNESIA Eurorack Module

via Paul Barker of Din Sync on The MATRIXSYNTH Lounge

"ok you might have guessed, its the trigger equivalent of the ModSeq. What we have here is an 8 step trigger sequencer that puts out around 10ms triggers. It has no tracks or memory hence the name and is aimed at being used for live performances. Works equally well with drums, great with lpgs or any other trigger duties. The clock thru is buffered, so you could use it to multi your clocks, or just buffer any signal. Should be available in about 4-6 weeks."

videos below.


more snotty noses Published on Oct 24, 2013

"damn cold...*sniffle* using Amnesia for pinging lpgs"


NO THATS NOT DARTH VADER, IVE GOT A SNOTTY NOSE :-D Published on Oct 24, 2013 phono1337·117 videos

"i had a cold that day, heres the Amnesia prototypes in action, final versions are alu panels with diffused leds"

Synthesis Fundamentals Workshop with the Bob Moog Foundation

You'll find the full gallery on Facebook here.

"EMErgence:Electronic Music Experience, is an educational event for students in the Asheville area created by LEAF Schools and Streets and the Bob Moog Foundation. The experience is comprised of two days of workshops and music events. EMErgence is funded by a generous grant from the Dan Lucas Foundation. The photos were taken at the Bob Moog Electronic Music Studio at UNC-Asheville and at Echo Mountain Recording Studios."

http://moogfoundation.org