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Phonosynth Workshop - Phonosynth Orchester

Uploaded on Nov 17, 2013 Jens Rosenfeld·82 videos

"Phonosynth Workshop Jam Session

Nachdem Workshop gab es noch eine Jam Session mit den gerade von den Teilnehmern zusammengebauten Phonosynth's"

Follow-up to this post, where you'll find specs and details on the Phonosynth.

PPG Waveterm Loaded and Ready

via Marko Ettlich of Retrosound on Facebook.

Also see:
PPG wave 2.2 + Waveterm A "Melancholic" for an audio demo of the PPG Waveterm
PPG Waveterm A - Original Factory Sample Library (8bit) for video of the PPG Waveterm

Max for Live Ultimate Zen Guide by Julien Bayle

"Become a Max for Live Master and discover a new way of using Ableton Live

mastering all Max for Live concepts
understand and use the Live Object Model
create your own instruments and sound generators
create your own MIDI and audio FX
create your own custom interface with control & feedback
use javascript to handle Live API"

You can find it here.

Haken Introduces the Continuum EaganMatrix Expander (CEE)

VlnVlaCelBass Published on Mar 19, 2013 HakenAudio·28 videos

Video example of the EaganMatrix in action. Official press release further below.

"This video is a demonstration of the VlnVlaCelBass sound on the Continuum Fingerboard, performed by Edmund Eagan. This EaganMatrix string sound has been programmed to take advantage of the Continuum's fast and accurate pressure sensing. Playing this sound with low velocity finger movement will create a smooth gentle start to each note. After the note starts volume and timbre changes can be applied by changing the pressure on the surface.

When played with a harder finger velocity, the sound gets more aggressive in it's attack. This is due to the inclusion of timbre data that represents a real string attack.

The name of the sound includes the four names of the orchestral string family, violin, viola, cello, and double bass, reflecting the combined pitch range of these instruments. The sound is equally convincing and expressive at all pitches, even at the extremes.
Pressing the first foot pedal activates a mono mode which makes it easier to play fast monophonic intervals, such as whole tone or minor third trills.

The overall tonal character of the instrument can be changed by moving the Size barrel. Lower values of Size will create a larger sounding instrument, higher values a smaller one.

The VlnVlaCelBass uses the GrainSilo in the EaganMatrix, with a timbre element called Vla Sustained. The original source for this timbre element came from the first 100 milliseconds of a single note preformed by Rudolf Haken on a Pellegrina 5 string viola. This 100 milliseconds contains essential attack and sustain spectra. Through the power of the EaganMatrix formula structures, control of the timbre elements reference point, fundamental, spectral rolloff, spectral shift, and amplitude is mapped to the playing surface. The three dimensional performance of each finger can translate into exquisite control of this finite piece of data."

Press release:

"Haken Audio’s Continuum EaganMatrix Expander (CEE) provides increased polyphony for EaganMatrix sounds. The EaganMatrix Expander triples the computation power of the Continuum Fingerboard, thereby tripling the polyphony of EaganMatrix sounds. This increased polyphony is most useful for EaganMatrix sounds that require polyphony greater than the number of fingers simultaneously touching the surface, such as percussive sounds with releases that continue to sound after the finger is lifted from the playing surface.

In addition to this increased polyphony, the EaganMatrix Expander also provides balanced analog audio outputs and localized i2c connections to the other Continuum Fingerboard accessory, the Continuum Voltage Converter. The EaganMatrix Expander can be used as a desktop device, or mounted in a standard 19 inch rack using the optional rack ears."

New Firmware version 6.00

New System Presets

Firmware 6.00 includes 23 new EaganMatrix System Presets handcrafted by Edmund Eagan. A video demonstrating some of these new sounds will be online at Haken Audio soon. In addition, the Pluck Tine specialty sound is now available again.

New Mode for EaganMatrix Oscillator: Expose Phase

Expose Phase will output the oscillator’s internal phase value. This is equivalent to a non-bandlimited sawtooth. The oscillator’s phase value is a sum of 7 detuned phase generators. The resulting sound is similar to the layered sound of mutiple detuned saw tooth oscillators.

New Type of Shape Generator: Phase from Amplitude

The existing Single Cycle and Continuous Cycle SGs are Low Frequency Oscillators (LFOs), with Frequency and Trigger input columns in the matrix. In contrast, the new Phase from Amplitude SGs are Low Frequency Waveshapers (LFWs), with a Phase input column in the matrix.

Phase from Amplitude SGs can be used to implement an amplitude follower. Connect the audio-rate signal to be followed to the SG’s P column. Then select this SG in a formula, select a Ramp SG shape, and adjust the formula's persistence and interpolation controls for smooth following.

Extended BiqMode and BiqBank: 48 Resonances

The existing BiqMode and BiqBank modules have 8 resonances. With the new Extended option, these now have 48 resonances; the Extended BiqMode Amplitude Graphs allow you to specify 48 mode amplitudes, and the BiqBank computes 48 biquad bandpass filters.

New Module Names: Spectral Manipulator and SineSpray

The GrainSilo has been renamed Spectral Manipulator, and the MultiGrain module has been renamed SineSpray. Several matrix columns in these modules have also been renamed, to better reflect their functions.

New Capabilities for the Ancillary Formula Mechanism

The Ancillary Formula Mechanism now has a Domain option, so it can affect just one formula component. Also, incoming Midi Clock can be referenced in the Ancillary Formula Mechanism; this can be used to synchronize envelopes, delay times, or adjust timbral parameters according to the performer’s tempo.

Y-Dependent Instant Round Pedals

Two new switch pedals will turn on Instant Round (Round Rate 127) for fingers at low or high Y position:

cc18 on ch 16: instant round for finger y < .5 cc19 on ch 16: instant round for finger y > .5

This pedal functionality is available for the Continuum’s pedal jacks, when InstRnd is selected in the Editor. This functionality was requested by Mark Smart.

ESI MidiMate II

The Editor will automatically detect the ESI MidiMate II, and automatically connect without any configuration required. The MidiMate II is an attractive USB-Midi interface, but it will only work with Continuums running firmware version 6.00 and later.

Additional Editor Improvements

The Overload Protect indicator can be enabled or disabled for overload protection.

The Editor’s System Preset popup now lists the Internal Sound Number for each preset.

The Z Encoding allows you to select Channel Pressure.

In the future, when you update your version 6.00 firmware to a later firmware number, your Continuum will automatically power cycle after Update File 1. This is the last firmware update that requires manual power cycle.

Available now!

Version 6.00 firmware is available for free in the resources section of the Haken Audio site. Before using the new firmware we recommend you check out the newly-revised user guides for the Continuum, EaganMatrix, EaganMatrix Expander, and CVC."

Make Noise Maths V2 (2013) Delay

Make Noise Maths V2 (2013) Delay from joseph fraioli on Vimeo.

"a simple way to use the make noise maths v2 (2013) as a delay.

PATCH:
• shut cycle off on both channels of maths
• mult your trigger source into trigger in of CH1 on maths and strike of optomix CH1
• maths CH1 output to maths CH4 cycle input as well as optomix CH1 control in.
• maths CH4 out to optomix ch2 strike input
• signal into optomix CH1 input
• optomix CH1 output into optomix CH2 input
• optomix CH2 output to mixer

SETTINGS:
>maths CH1 response curve to linear
>maths CH1 attenuvertor all the way up
>maths CH4 output to expo
>maths CH4 attenuvertor all the way up
>optomix - all controls set counter clockwise except for CH1 control atteunator. this is variable depending how much feedback level you want.

FUNCTIONS:
// maths CH1 fall is feedback amount
// maths CH4 fall is delay time
// optomix CH1 control atteunator is feedback level
// optomix CH2 output is the main output

patch on modular grid:
http://www.modulargrid.net/e/patches/view/3172

notes:

• in this particular version of the patch i am using the make noise DPO as the sound source and manually triggering pressure points. i wanted to keep this demo really simple so you could hear the delay trails but you can get all sorts of crazy variations by modulating the delay time etc with external sources.

• the tonal drone is the SSF quantum rainbow through the cwejman MMF-1.

• there is a slight bit of verb coming form the eventide H8000fw.

• yes there is a cat hair properly stuck to the fall knob of maths CH4."

Arturia Microbrute Jam

Published on Nov 18, 2013 LIAPEI·7 videos

"Well the Arturia Microbrute finally arrived at the end of last week. So
I decided to have a bit of a jam with it.

Recorded on Ableton, with a few sequences running on Ableton through
MIDI. Everything else is played live and the sequences are triggered
live.

Apart from the bass drum, all the sounds are from the Microbrute. With a bit of echo from Ableton of course."

MicroBrute's on eBay | Minibrutes on eBay