Space ship Buchla . Destination Noise

Published on Jun 26, 2014 DrOctave1·282 videos

"Buchla explorations"

plumbutter gonguebass02 & gonguebass03

Published on Jun 26, 2014 koze pz·31 videos

"Just a moment to capture a phatt gonz gongue bass. Sound is purely plumbutter.

Left gongue fm-ed by orange rollz to create the bleepy kick. Q open.
Not the pulse input is defining the tempo, but the rate of fm-ing the gongue with the rollz.

Right gongue in gonz mode, pitch low, Q open and audio into ultrasound to create the phatt bass.
Modulation ultrasound for little variation."

plumbutter gonguebass03

Published on Jun 26, 2014

"audio out gongues into comparator
dust into ultrasound
one gongue percussion
other gongue bass and audio out into ultrsoundpure plumbutter"

New Hardware Keyboard Synthesizer Coming from Modulus

Teaser pic via modulusmusic.me where you'll find a couple of audio demos. Just look at it. Reminds me of a John Bowen Solaris, meets Synton Syrinx with a touch of Oberheim OB-12. Modulus is from Paul Maddox who brought us the Monowave. See the Modulus and Monowave channels for previous posts. We knew something was coming. This is the first glimpse. Some things you can clearly see from the pic: 5 octave keyboard, tons of knobs and sliders including two rows of knobs on the lower right that can be indicative of an onboard sequencer, and a display with what looks to be a larger data knob to the lower right.  Unless the PWM demo has been multi-tracked, this will be polyphonic.

Modulus will be at this year's SDIY UK event.

Update: I forgot to mention, Paul Maddox is also the man behind VacoLoco.  It looks like vacoloco.net now redirects to the new modulus website, but you can get in the back door here, and of course a bit of VacoLoco synth history is archived here on MATRIXSYNTH.  See the VacoLoco channel below.

Music Thing Modular Mikrophonie - Hydrophone Demo

Published on Jun 26, 2014 Steven Grimley-Taylor

"This video is about Hydrophone"

Steven Grimley-Taylor is the man behind Thonk.

Iungo from Entrospec

Published on Jun 20, 2014 Entrospec·1 video

"Iungo is designed to bridge the worlds of modular synthesizers and MIDI controlled instruments.

For further information visit: entrospec.co.uk"

Video: "A short demo that highlights some of the functionality that Iungo provides. Integrating MIDI controlled instruments with modular synthesizers by allowing voltage control of MIDI data.

A little about the patches:

1 - CV and Gate inputs from Make Noise Rene
2 - Gate from Shuffling Clock Multiplier, voltage offset scrolls through the 5 sequences, then random CV input from noise/sample & hold through an offset generator.
3 - Gate from Shuffling Clock Multiplier"

Note this is the first Entrospec post on MATRIXSYNTH.



"Iungo is designed to bridge the worlds of modular synthesizers and MIDI controlled instruments.

It has the following features:

Stored MIDI data accessed via cv and gate inputs.
Banks will store up to 16 notes and rests. Each note can have an independent MIDI channel.
Each bank can also store 1 program change message.
5 memory locations to store patches
“Chord” mode outputs all notes in a bank simultaneously when triggered.
“Seq” mode outputs each note in a bank consecutively upon receiving a gate signal.
“Poly Seq” mode runs all 5 banks in sequencer mode simultaneously.
The length of each bank is independent, allowing for more complex sequences to be produced.
Chords and sequences can be transposed via the MIDI input.
Velocity of MIDI data is determined by the amplitude of the gate signal.
MIDI input and output via 2.5mm stereo jack to 5 pin DIN cables. The same format adopted by iOS devices.
Panel size 6HP
Module depth 41mm
Maximum current consumption 59mA on +12V"

Jasuto v.1.6 Update for iOS and Android

iTunes: Jasuto - Chris Wolfe
Google Play: Jasuto modular synthesizer

[v1.5 screenshots pictured]

"[NEW FEATURES AND UPDATES FOR JASUTO v1.6 iOS] - Waiting for Apple approval (of course)

- MIDI-In & Out support with tempo sync
- Nodes can now be grouped together
- Solo nodes and groups
- New Convolution Module
- New nodes: Abs, Clamp, Delay2, Pan, Group/GRecv/Gsend, MidiNote, MidiCC & Synced
- Sampler node is now in stereo & has higher quality interpolation
- Bands can now edit individual bins while frozen
- Fixed insert bug
- Additional bugs and behind the scene fixes
- Delay 2 node is tempo syncable
- LFO is triggerable, syncable & now has 4 shapes
- New Scenes and Samples added

***Removal of Jasuto Store and In-App Purchases***
- All previous In-App Purchase nodes (Chorus, Detuned, Dirty, Morph & Space) and HI-FI audio are now free & included w/ initial purchase of app.

[FEATURES AND UPDATES INTRODUCED IN v1.6 ANDROID] - Already uploaded, should be soon.

- Updated UI graphics
- Zillions of bugs squashed
- A shiny new manual
- Added background audio support
- Low latency audio (256 samples)
- Sample sharing through SoundCloud
- Dropbox syncing of samples/scenes
- New ADSR2, AP, Brick, EXP, Mix, Power, ZeroX, Tanh, Gain Node Modules
- High Fidelity (HI-FI) audio
- Additional Node Modules: Chorus, Detuned, Dirty, Morph and Space
- MIDI-In & Out support with tempo sync
- Nodes can now be grouped together
- Solo nodes and groups
- New Convolution Module
- New nodes: Abs, Clamp, Delay2, Pan, Group/GRecv/Gsend, MidiNote, MidiCC & Synced
- Sampler node is now in stereo & has higher quality interpolation
- Bands can now edit individual bins while frozen
- Fixed insert bug
- Additional bugs and behind the scene fixes
- Delay 2 node is tempo syncable
- LFO is triggerable, syncable & now has 4 shapes
- New Scenes and Samples added

[NOTE]
We've only been testing version 1.6 on modern Android devices (Arm7 based with or without NEON). If you have an issue with a device, please post in our forum."

New Gear Coming to Synth DIY UK 2014 Set for August

"New Products On Show At Synth DIY UK 2014

At the Synth DIY 2014 Convention, Robinson College, Cambridge, UK, new products from leading UK and European synthesizer manufacturers will be on show for the first time.

Liivatera (www.liivatera.com) will be releasing two new modules. First, a through­zero voltage­controlled oscillator with complex sync, half and double­frequency outputs, LFO mode, PWM and multiple waveforms.

Capabilities will be demonstrated, and available immediately. A second 'mystery' module, together with several prototype modules, will be demonstrated, showing what to expect from Liivatera through the second half of this year.

Abstract Data (www.abstractdata.biz), the London­based Eurorack company, will be demoing their range of modules including the recently released ADE­30 Wave Boss CV utility module and the ADE­31 Logic Boss logic and triggering module. Abstract Data currently has a number of new products in development with announcements planned towards the end of 2014.

CESYG (www.cesyg.com) will be demonstrating their LEVIN Eurorack module, a 21­element LED voltmeter with multiple inputs, switchable ranges, and covering the DC to audio range. CESYG Founder Dr. Neil Johnson said 'LEVIN illuminates the signals in your synthesizer. You might know what A, D, S and R sound like, now you can see what they look like.'

There will also be representatives and demonstrations from Modulus Music, Sequentix Music Systems, Future Sound Systems, Krisp1 Modular Construction, and more.

For more information please visit www.diy.synth.net/uk"

Liivatera Eurorack Modules, IC & Product Design, Prototyping Aids & More

We have a new eurorack modular manufacturer featured on the site. I'm not sure how long Liivatera has been around, but this is the first post to feature them. I found out about them in a press release for the next SDIY UK meet that will go up next. They will be introducing two new modules at the event. You can find their current lineup here. Their Mixer/Attenuverter/Offset and Sample/Track & Hold modules are featured in this post for the archives.

Be sure to check out the rest of their site. They offer IC Design Services, Product Design, Small Volume Assembly, Prototyping Aids and various Utilities.


"Mixer/Attenuverter/Offset
Five Attenuverters.
Each input amplifier can be individually scaled between +1 and -1,

Five Offset Voltages.
With no input signal these can be used as static control voltages, or can offset the input signal. Turn an LFO into an EG instantly. Bi-colour LED's indicate the output voltage, so it's easy to see if a signal crossing zero-volts.

Versatile Mixing.
If a jack isn't plugged into an output socket, the output is automatically summed into the output of the channel below.

Five-Channel Mixer.
The five outputs are summed to produce a sixth output that has a master level control."

"Sample/Track & Hold.
Sample Mode: The Out signal is updated to with the Input signal every time the Clock crosses the Trigger level in a positive direction.

Track Mode: When the clock input signal is less than the trigger level, the In signal passes straight-through to the Out socket. When the clock signal is greater than the trigger level, the Out signal is 'frozen' and no longer track the In signal.

When there no jack in the Clock socket, the LFO is routed internally to the sample & hold.

The Trigger Level range is -5 to +5 Volts, to accommodate both bipolar and unipolar trigger signals. When a ramp signal is used as the clock, adjusting this level changes the timing of the internal trigger signal.

Low Frequency Oscillator.
The LFO frequency can be set manually with the Frequency control, and externally using the two CV inputs. These are both temperature compensated and have a nominal 1volt/Octave characteristic.
Three waveforms can be selected, and the output level set by the Amplitude control. A front-panel LED indicates signal polarity and level."

Laurentide SynthWorks #7

Published on Jun 26, 2014 Laurentide SynthWorks·46 videos

"So, this one doesn't really qualify as part of the LSW series, as I'm not using any DIY modules (other than the 4MS SCM and RCD), but I'm posting it as such anyway.

Modules used:
Mutable Instruments Braids, Frames, Tides & Peaks
4MS: RCM & SCD (both with breakout panels)
Make Noise: Maths, Function, Optomix, Echophon & DPO (as an LFO)"

http://www.laurentidesynthworks.blogspot.com/

Doepfer A199 Processing Demo 3 External Feedback

Published on Jun 26, 2014 Raul's World of Synths·271 videos

"Conclusion of the Doepfer A199 Spring Reverb series. A third processing example with the A199 Spring Reverb. There is also a short example of using the external feedback in and reverb out jacks in a patch. Basic examples adjusting level, feedback, emphasis and mix. Sound and Video by Raul Pena."

All parts here.