Ondes : Expressive Electronic Instrument for iPad Now Available

Published on Sep 3, 2014 Olympia Noise Co.


iTunes: Ondes : Expressive Electronic Instrument - Olympia Noise Co.

"Ondes is an extraordinarily fun and expressive musical instrument for iPad.

Inspired by early electronic instruments such as the Ondes Martenot and the Theremin, Ondes emulates the fluid playing style of those classic instruments with an interface and synthesis engine firmly grounded in the present day.

Whether you’re gliding through melodies & chord changes or creating dense polyphonic sci-fi soundscapes, Ondes is an instrument unlike any you’ve played before.

Recommended for use with headphones or external speakers.

Ondes is the latest music app from Olympia Noise Co., developer of App Store Editor's Choice* Chordion.

◆◆◆◆ Expressive Playing Surface ◆◆◆◆

Slide freely between notes, Ondes doesn’t limit you to the keys on a keyboard.

Adjustable note snapping for ultimate flexibility in playing style and ease of use.

Vertical movements change volume, adding dynamic possibility to your music.

More polyphony than you have fingers!

One and half octave keyboard range moveable from C1 to F#6.

Guidelines in any major or minor key.

◆◆◆◆ Unique Synthesis Engine ◆◆◆◆

Morphing wavetable oscillator with five wavetable sets.

Wavetable modulation sources include y-axis, sine wave, noise, circle, and ADSR envelope.

Resonant low pass filter.

Filter modulation sources include ADSR envelope, sine wave, and y-axis.

Amplifier section with master volume and ADSR envelope.

◆◆◆◆ Effects ◆◆◆◆

Large selection of reverb types with adjustable amount.

Delay effect adjustable level, feedback, time and filter.

◆◆◆◆ Beautiful Design ◆◆◆◆

Visualization of synthesis parameters makes for fun and intuitive editing of parameters.

Clutter free screen lets you focus on making music.

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Built-in Manual

Audiobus and interapp audio included. Record directly to Garageband and other audio apps on your iPad.

Supports Audiobus State-Saving

* Chordion: App Store Editor's Choice in 23 Countries, App Store Best of 2013, Innovative Music Apps, China, Japan, and South Korea."

Music From The Ether (1934) Featuring the Ondes Martenot

Published on Apr 13, 2014

"Full titles read: 'For generations the invention of new music-making instruments has almost stood still. Today we present Professor Maurice Martenot with his new electrical creation.'

M/S's of Martenot playing the new instrument. The invention has a keyboard similar to that of a piano, however it also has a strange wire that lies on top of the keys, which Martenot holds as he plays. Martenot explains that the machine works by electrical devices and opens up the it's top to look inside. He makes several sounds with the device including the sound of a bird and of a double bass, just by pressing a few buttons.

Note: Appears to be a very early form of electrical organ or synthesiser. Ron Saunders says "This Frenchman's accent puts Sellers / Clouseau's to shame".
90,000 historic films, all SEARCHABLE on YouTube at: http://www.youtube.com/britishpathe Join us on Facebook at: http://www.facebook.com/britishpathe Tweet us @britishpathe FILM ID:1094.22"

via Dangerous Minds

Ultravox's Warren Cann Review of the Linn LM-1 Drum Computer

via noyzelab

Tilliander Bank for Nord Drum 2 Released

"Sound demos by Andreas Tilliander using some of the sounds from his new Tilliander Bank for the Nord Drum 2.

The sound demos were made using external sequencing with real-time controller changes and a minimum of external processing."

via Nord

"Andreas Tilliander is a man of many aliases such as his most recent creation TM404, but perhaps you also have heard of Svaag, Skitus, Mokira, Lowfour or Rechord? TM404 made it’s live debut at Berghain, Berlin during the CTM Festival in January 2013. Since then there’s been sweaty gigs in lots of countries and places. Tokyo, Nagano, Taipei, Shanghai, New York City, Bern, Venice have all witnessed TM404 and his analog hardware live sets. Richie Hawtin is a fan and has invited the man behind TM404 twice to his Enter experience at Space, Ibiza. Andreas Tilliander is releasing three new records autumn 2014 as TM404, Mokira and Svaag.

25 brilliant kits with a touch of electronic soul
Tilliander’s Nord Drum 2 bank concentrates on bring out the electronic soul of the machine in 25 amazing kits. The sound demos were made using external sequencing with real-time controller changes and a minimum of external processing. Check out a sounddemo below and head over to the Tilliander Bank to hear more and to download the sounds!"

BLUE-II goes to Hollywood... with composer/producer Paul Haslinger!

"'Rob Papen has made a name and sound for himself in the soft synth world. BLUE-II is a revelation in realtime sound control and depth of programmability, and, as such, is perfectly suited to EDM-specific needs.'

- Paul Haslinger, 2014 (composer/producer)


HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA, USA: virtual instrument and plug-in developer Rob Papen Soundware is proud to announce that Hollywood composer/producer Paul Haslinger has added BLUE-II — an all-new reworking of the Dutch business’ breakthrough BLUE soft synth for Mac (OS X 10.6 or higher) and PC (Windows Vista, 7, and 8) — to his well-stocked, state-of-the-art studio setup...

Self-confessed synth freak and world-renowned sound designer Rob Papen is no stranger to rave reviews with his popular namesake range of virtual instruments and effects plug-ins, a music technology ‘tradition’ that continues unabated to this day with BLUE-II, the latest soft synth to bear his highly-regarded name, one which has been busy making musical waves on both sides of the Atlantic since its eagerly-anticipated springtime release earlier this year. “Rob Papen has made a name and sound for himself in the soft synth world,” pronounces Paul Haslinger, himself held in high regard as an in-demand composer/producer.

Across the Atlantic, Haslinger has been busy making a distinguished name for himself in Hollywood film and television circles, thanks to his unique approach to sound, blending electronic and acoustic elements into his scores with a sizeable body of work ranging from the Emmy- and Golden Globe-nominated TV series Sleeper Cell and historic action movie The Three Musketeers through to the captivating sci-fi thriller Underworld: Awakening and beyond.

In truth, Haslinger himself is no stranger to the wonderful world of synths and sampling with which he first found fame and (good) fortune in the mid-Eighties to early-Nineties as a former pivotal member of Berlin-based German electronic trailblazers Tangerine Dream, extensively touring the world and scoring several significant soundtracks in the process, pioneering the use of computer- based sequencing on stage and in the studio before gravitating towards the Hollywood Hills. Which is exactly why he is arguably better qualified than most to professionally pass judgement on BLUE-II — and at a time when his highflying career sees him tipping his musical hat towards his Eighties electronic roots while scoring engrossing Eighties computer drama Halt And Catch Fire (scheduled to return to TV screens next summer). “BLUE-II is a revelation in realtime sound control and depth of programmability, and, as such, is perfectly suited to EDM-specific needs,” notes the trailblazer-turned-Tinseltown-worker, whose exemplary ears were first attuned to BLUE-II’s blue sky thinking during a personal demonstration at the 2014 NAMM Show in Anaheim, California. Completing the soft synth’s generous sound banks back in Holland ready for release, Papen was moved to name one of its 3,200 phenomenal presets ‘Haslinger’s Move’ so the admiration is evidently mutual!

Basically, BLUE-II excellently embodies Rob Papen’s present-day vision to devise a powerful dream synth by building upon the success of the original BLUE, a bona fide soft synth classic developed in close collaboration with RPCX (Rob Papen ConcreteFX) partner and music software developer Jon Ayres nigh on a decade ago — cleverly combining FM and subtractive synthesis with Phase Distortion and waveshaping synthesis to create ‘Crossfusion Synthesis’ — and skyrocketing its innovations onwards and upwards... quite literally into the blue, too! Taking the useful XY pad features from its popular Blade brethren — a state-of-the-art additive soft synth powerhouse with a helpful human touch — and transplanting them into its own out-of-this-world workflow, together with six oscillators beating powerfully at its musical heart alongside two analogue-style modelled stereo filters with no fewer than 27 different filter types, an astounding array of processing and modulation options, serious sequencer, and an amazing arpeggiator, BLUE-II is perfect for time- based movements and vector-type sounds like no other. Scoring films need never be the same again!

Little wonder, then, that Haslinger has seen (and heard) the (musical) light. Let BLUE-II lend a helping hand to trade new dreams for old, Tangerine-tinted or otherwise. And who knows? Those Hollywood Hills could come calling and a musical move might well be on the cards... if you play them right. Just ask Paul Haslinger!


BLUE-II can be purchased as a boxed version from authorised Rob Papen dealers worldwide for €149.00 EUR (including VAT/tax)/$179.00 USD or downloaded directly from Rob Papen here: http://www.robpapen.com/buy-blue-2.html (BLUE owners can upgrade to BLUE-II for €44.00 EUR/$49.00 USD.)"

Gregory Hynes in the Jungle

via Quincas Moreira on The MATRIXSYNTH Lounge

"New track made with only the MFOS Soundlab MKii. This time all done with a ribbon controller. No keyboard"

the one who is waiting

Published on Sep 4, 2014 millolab

"Headphones highly recomended
An afternoon improvisation.
Gear used: Waldorf Blofeld and MicroQ, Arturia Microbrute, Elektron Machinedrum, Akai mpc500 as main sequencer, Korg Ms2000, Clavia Nord Modular G2 and DSI Tetr4. Hardwire DL7 and RV8 were used on the Tetra."

1985 Ensoniq Mirage German Ad

via synthmuseum.de

Step Time Sequencer for EDP Wasp & Commodore 64

via noyzelab

"Ever wanted to hook up your EDP Wasp to a Commodore 64 sequencer? This article by Jethro Hill is the very thing. Not only is there a little step time sequencer program in Commodore BASIC, there are simple instructions on how to interface to a Wasp synth without the need for any external circuitry or interface! Just a cable! + from what I can tell this is a simple version of the code for one of the Joreth Music Systems programs."

New Pittsburgh Modular COLLAPSE (LIMITED EDITION) Analog Waveform Decimator

via Pittsburgh Modular

"Limited Edition Price - $269

The Collapse is an audio decimator; a voltage controlled, all analog audio crusher. A sonic death ray designed to disintegrate waveforms. The sound of the Collapse module is defined by two parameters, Interval and Contour. Interval assigns the periodic voltage sample rate, breaking down an audio source into ever-larger static chunks. Contour adds wow and flutter to the internal clock source, imprinting unique artifacts and subtle character on the output. The results are heavy.

Collapse wrecks audio without ever sounding harsh or thin. Compared to a digital bit crusher, the analog Collapse sounds full and warm. Taking advantage of unlimited bit and sample rate resolutions, the Collapse avoids lo-fi digital results by smoothly downsampling at infinite resolution."