MATRIXSYNTH

Tuesday, April 22, 2014

Spektro DRG Max for Live Device

Spektro DRG - Promo Video Published on Apr 22, 2014

"This is a promo video for the Spektor DRG Max for Live device.

DRG or Dual Rhythm Generator is a Max for Live device capable of generating clocks and rhythm that can be used with analog synthesizers and drum machines via control voltage. By using a combination of two clock generators and an optional boolean logic operator, DRG can generate anything from simple clock divisions to complex rhythms.
DRG is great for clocking to analog sequencers, triggering envelopes and sequencing drum modules.

If you'd like to know more, visit http://spektroaudio.com/drg"

via Icaro Ferre on The MATRIXSYNTH Lounge

FRACT Synthesizer & Musical Exploration Game Now Available - Video Tutorials

FRACT OSC Launch Trailer: Available Now

Published on Apr 22, 2014 FRACT OSC·37 videos

"FRACT OSC is out for PC/Mac! Get it on Steam, GOG, Humble Store:
STEAM: http://store.steampowered.com/app/243...
GOG: http://www.gog.com/game/fract_osc
HUMBLE STORE: http://www.humblebundle.com/store/p/f...
OUR SITE: http://fractgame.com/buy

GET THE FRACT OST: http://mogigrumbles.bandcamp.com/albu...

FRACT is a musical exploration game for Windows & Mac. You arrive in a forgotten place and explore the vast and unfamiliar landscape to discover the secrets of an abandoned world that was once built on sound. As you start to make sense of this strange new environment, you work to rebuild its machinery by solving puzzles and bring the world back to life by shaping sound and creating music within the game.

FRACT features a beautiful open world to explore and decipher with music-based puzzles, stunning visuals, and an amazing score that evolves as you play. As you progress through the game, you unlock tools to make your own music in the FRACT studio, where you can also export and share your creations with others."

FRACT Tutorials

Published on Apr 22, 2014

"More info at www.FRACTGAME.com

We'll quickly touch on all of the tools you'll be interacting with. And not to worry, we will go into greater detail in other videos.

DISCLAIMER: This video was made with a pre-release version of the game, so if something looks a bit different, you likely have a newer version running. We'll keep the videos updated where necessary, but if the lessons still apply without major changes, you should be good to go!

HAVE FUN!

- The FRACT team"

Playlist:
FRACT Tutorials: Studio Basics
FRACT Tutorials: Core Synth Basics
FRACT Tutorials: Step Sequencer
FRACT Tutorials: Pattern Sequencer
FRACT Tutorials: Composition Basics
FRACT Tutorials: Saving & Sharing

birdStepper Step-Sequenced Music Effects Processor for iPad

iTunes: birdStepper - birdSound L. L. C. - ****50% OFF THIS WEEK ONLY*****

birdStepperDemo

Published on Feb 11, 2014 birdSoundMusic·5 videos

"BirdStepper is a step-sequenced music effects processor for iPad. Here I'm using birdStepper as an Audiobus effect app, with StepPolyArp as input app and Loopy HD as output. This video showcases some of birdStepper's key features, including 7 independently sequenced effects, Midi Sync, and reordering of the effects."

iTunes: birdStepper - birdSound L. L. C.

"****50% OFF THIS WEEK ONLY*****

CHANGE YOUR SOUND

Tired of the same old sounds? Yeah, us too — so we created birdStepper for iPad. birdStepper provides you endless new musical possibilities by making time-synced effect automation fast and simple. Filter sweeps? Check. Dubstep wobbles? Ch-ch-ch-check. Complete annihilation of your sound? Better believe that’s a check.

Whether you’re a guitarist, singer, or synth player, you’ll be amazed at what you can create with birdStepper. birdStepper comes with 8 jaw-dropping effects that you can re-order and automate with a flick of your finger. Better to show than tell. [top video above]

birdStepper is compatible with Audiobus and can be synchronized to an external clock source via Core MIDI. Its simple yet powerful clock allows you to quickly change tempo, time signature, beat divisions and more.

birdStepper was designed with performing musicians in mind, so whether you’re on stage or in the studio, you can count on birdStepper’s sound and stability no matter what you throw at it.

Stop fiddling with the knobs on your pedals. It’s time to change your sound.

FEATURES:

Automatable effects:
Pitch Shift
Fuzz
Ambience
Delay
Wobble
Filter
Spectre
Chorus

Post-processing effects:
Noise gate
Compressor
Output volume

Audiobus compatible (Input + Filter slots)
MIDI clock sync
Flexible clock and tempo controls
Unlimited preset saving

Optimized for iPad 3 or later."

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Eila Packing Up Her 6U Case for Moogfest, and Make Noise This Week.

via Richard Devine on The MATRIXSYNTH Lounge

And her with the Volca beats below from back in December.

Volca Master!

Meeblip Tonight at Control in New York

via Control on Facebook

"Join us April 22nd for a Demo & Discussion featuring the forthcoming Anode MeeBlip. Inventor Peter Kirn will be on hand from Berlin. See you then."

Event page here.

Asheville electro-music.com Event Set for May 16 - 17

"Asheville electro-music festival
May 16-17, 2014
at The Masonic Temple
80 Broadway, Asheville, North Carolina 28801

The Asheville electro-music festival brings some of the world's finest electronic, experimental; and ambient musicians to Asheville, North Carolina. They will be joined by local artists for two days of concerts, workshops, demonstrations and collaborations. Musical styles cover a broad spectrum, guaranteed to be creative and original. Live video art will accompany the concerts, for an immersive multi-media experience. The musicians employ a wide variety of electronic and acoustic instruments, from synthesizers and theremins to found objects and custom controllers. Afternoons will feature hands-on workshops and interactive performances, starting from 1pm. Evening concerts start at 7pm.
tickets $20 per day ($10 afternoon, $15 evening)
advance tickets $16 per day at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/595162

For more information:
info@emavl.com
or visit the web site:
http://emavl.com/

music
Airsculpture __berlin school
Mark Mosher __expressive controllerism + invader cam
Paul Vnuk Jr __tribal ambient
Joo Won Park __music with found objects
Twyndyllyngs __electronic chamber music
dRachEmUsiK and onewayness __glitch-groove ambient beats
Project Ruori __art-automation coalescence
Gerber and Gerber __ambient space music
Dreamphonic __space music
Kevin Spears __kalimba and electronics
Klimchak __electro-acoustic multi-instrumentalist
Sound As Music __xenharmonic guitar
Michael Peck __progressive dark ambient
Stereospread __dreamy electropop
Blackwood __ambient
Yonder __cinematic
Waveformation __organic electronic

visuals
Project Ruori
Michael O'Bannon
Azimuth Visuals
VJ Hylantown

workshops and demonstrations
Acoustic Synthesis __Paul Vo
Kalimba Workshop __Kevin Spears
Ambiophonic Sound __Howard Moscovitz
Tuning Systems and the Aural Experience __Michael Vick
Systems of Memory (performance) __Christian Birk and Derek Reed
Performance Workshop__Mark Mahoney
Haken Continuum Fingerboard __Sally Sparks"

New Torino Synth Meeting Website - Event Set for May 25

http://www.synthmeeting.com

via Francesco Synth Meeting Mulassano on The MATRIXSYNTH Lounge

Glitchy Wavetable Synth Jam (MicroBrute, Eurorack, Tinysizer, Vermona DRM1 mkIII, MPC 1000)

Published on Apr 22, 2014 The Tuesday Night Machines·98 videos

"I'm manually switching through wavetables on the Klangbau VCDO module, while the rest of the modular plays random melodies and noise.

Questions or comments? Go ahead and post them below! :) Thanks for watching!

MORE INFO:

Gear used in this video:
- Eurorack Modular Synthesizer (with Vermona qMi, Malekko Wiard Anti-Oscillator, Klangbau Wavetable VCO, Intellijel, Sound of Shadows, Plague Bearer, Turing Machine, uScale, etc. see: http://www.modulargrid.net/e/racks/vi...)
- Anyware Tinysizer (modular synth, noisy sounds)
- Arturia MicroBrute (analog synthesizer, bass drone through MXR micro flanger guitar effect)
- Vermona DRM-1 mkIII (drum synth)
- Akai MPC 1000 (sequencer)
- Zoom R16 (recording & mastering)

LINKS:

SUBSCRIBE TO MY CHANNEL:
http://www.youtube.com/subscription_c...

GET MY ELECTRONIC MUSIC AT BANDCAMP:
http://nightmachines.bandcamp.com

LET'S TALK ON TWITTER:
http://twitter.com/Flixxx (@Flixxx)

STAY IN TOUCH ON FACEBOOK:
http://www.facebook.com/nightmachines

MY OTHER YOUTUBE CHANNEL:
http://www.youtube.com/flx04part2"

STEREOPING Hardware Controller / Editor Prototype for Waldorf (TM) Microwave 1

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via this auction

"hardware controller/editor for the Waldorf (TM) Microwave 1. It's a protoype of a test series. This is not DIY-crap, the pcb sits rocketsave screwed onto 6 metalbolts. Case and the PCB are professionally manufactured (2-layer, silkscreen, both sided solder stop mask), high quality Alps-pots with metal collar.

What this device does: plug it in between keyboard/sequencers Midi-Out and the Microwaves Midi-In, put a standard 9V DC PSU in the powerjack and dial the Microwaves parameters in realtime. The device converts your pot dials into the appropriate sysex-commands and offers a very efficient way of patch editing. Incoming midi data from keyboard or sequencer are merged with the commands of the controller, you can dial while you play on a keyboard or fire the Microwave with notes from your sequencer. Volume and Cutoff are always available, the other 14 x 3 = 42 (!) parameters are selected by the 3 lighted, quality push buttons in the upper left corner. Press red button -> controller sends the red parameters, press green button ... well ...

Please consider: this is a protoype! The frontpanel consists of ordinary but yet high quality inkjet print, glued on the metalcase and coated multiple times with clear coat. I used this technique on multiple divices which i worked with for years without problems of bleaching or detaching panels. On cutting out the holes i made a little scratch in the front, as you see in the last pic. The Number '1' and '2' for the INstrument Number in Multi mode are a bit behind the big knobs. I can change them to the smaller ones if you like. The PCB is sitting some millimeters to far inside of the case, using unconventionally thick midijacks might be problematic, normal Midijacks work perfect.

Some of the features:

- durable and cute black steelcase, protection diode against wrong polation of the PSU

- Midicontroller-Number to Sysex-Translator: besides each pot you see a small number. It corresponds to the midicontroller number you can use to edit this parameter on your Microwave. E.g. simply send midicontroller 11 into the device to change the cuttoff frequency.

- Multi edit mode: realtime dialing of the midicontrollers 1,2,3 & 7 on the first 4 midi channels. Using a corresponding sound-/multimode-patch you will get a modulation monster.

- Bypass-mode to let all mididata pass through the device without filtering (useful e.g. for dumping soundbanks)

- Letter-Mode: Dial a patchname on the microwave using the 16 pots

- Firmware update via Sysex-Dump

The controller will be delivered without power supply, but every ordinary 9V DC(!) guitar effects wallwart with center pin grounded will do. You also get a detailed manual with 32 pages in english or german. Sold from a private person. I am sure you want to keep the thing once you tried it. I therefore offer 14 days money back, although you will have to pay shipping if you want to send it back. You will also get 3 months of warranty if technical issues will arise. Shipping only to european countries. Pleaso do not bid if you do not live in europe."