Mountains in Dusk 暮岑

Published on Dec 19, 2014

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KDJ-ONE Adds Stretch Goal on Kickstarter & New Video Demo

Playing with the STEPPER Published on Dec 19, 2014 KDJ ONE

"Here is a little video showing you how the STEPPER works.
Check out our Kickstarter page for more information! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/..."

"Portable Audio Workstation KDJ-ONE Funded on Kickstarter for Release Next Summer

~XY Pad added as $150,000 stretch goal~

CyberStep, Inc. (based in Tokyo, Japan) is proud to announce that its portable music creation & live performance device, the KDJ-ONE, was successfully funded on Kickstarter. The KDJ-ONE will go into production and ship to backers in 2015.

KDJ-ONE on Kickstarter

From Production to Performance, the KDJ-ONE has it covered

The KDJ-ONE comes loaded with all of the basic tools you need to get started making music. To start, the Synthesizer allows you to create virtually any sound you can think of. Plotting these sounds on the Sequencer’s intuitive piano roll interface will let you start putting your song together, note by note. External audio interfaces can be linked to the device via USB connection and the Line IN port can be hooked up to a microphone or an iPhone’s mic app. Trimming and balancing is easily done once recording has been completed. Finished tracks may be put together for a live set using the KDJ-ONE’s Song mode, in which a number of effects can be applied.
It comes loaded with various patterns by top artists such as Sid Wilson from the world acclaimed metal band Slipknot, as well as leading composers from the game industry such as Yasunori Mitsuda, Hiroki Kikuta, and also Takeshi Yokemura from the chip-tune band YMCK. The KDJ-ONE will also feature not only patterns but preset sounds created by leading sound designers such as Davide Carbone and Josh Abrahams, both who were involved in projects with Carl Cox and Kylie Minogue, and Katsunori Ujiie who worked on sound design for many of the Yamaha synthesizers.

XY Pad added as $150,000 stretch goal!

With the Kickstarter campaign still going strong, CyberStep has added a $150,000 stretch goal to secure additional funding. If reached, the KDJ-ONE will be released with XY Pad functionality, enabling yet

another level of control over the sound produced with the device. While the XY Pad is primarily oriented towards live performances, it also presents an intuitive control method for beginners to easily visualize how to use the functions such as the modulator or synthesizer."

Rob Papen edges EDM community closer to the cutting edge by releasing RAW soft synth

Published on Dec 19, 2014 Rob Papen

"ECHT, THE NETHERLANDS: virtual instrument and effects plug-in developer Rob Papen Soundware is proud to announce availability of RAW — an easy-to-use, all-new Mac (32- and 64-bit, AAX, AU, and VST for Mac OS X 10.6 or higher) and PC (32- and 64-bit, AAX and VST for Windows Vista, 7, and 8) compatible soft synth specialising in ‘distorted’ sounds specifically suited to electronic dance music production (and beyond) — as of December 19...

When namesake company founder and sought-after sound designer Rob Papen attended the Dutch Dancefair earlier this year on his home turf to demonstrate his sought-after (soft)wares, little did he know that he would come away with an almost fully-formed idea for an all-new soft synth. So how, exactly, did that happen? Haphazardly, as it happened. Here producers Sebastian Hoff and Freek Vergoossen (a.k.a. DJ Promo and DJ Free-K, respectively) made an approach to propose a synthesizer that focused more on ‘distorted’ sounds with an easy-to-use layout. Always open to the idea of delivering fresh, cutting-edge, and — moreover — musical plug-ins for producers, whatever their musical leanings, Rob responded favourably by inviting the two DJs to his well-stocked studio for a brainstorming session. Said session resulted in a list of ‘must-have’ features and tools, sowing the seeds for RAW.

Reason has it that might just as easily not have happened, had Rob Papen not had the foresight and wherewithal to see the curious concept through to its cutting-edge completion. “While I’m always seeking new directions, I noticed that I also have roadblocks to my way of thinking,” he states in a moment of refreshingly raw honesty. “Maybe this is because of my long-lasting association with classic analogue hardware synthesizers like the Minimoog and Roland Jupiter-8 that don’t have onboard effects or EQ. I can clearly remember the first synthesizers that came complete with EQ, which was weird. ‘EQ is for mixing desks,’ I thought! On the other hand, I enjoyed effects like chorus, phaser, delays, and so on when they started showing up on synths. So the moment that DJ Promo and DJ Free-K discussed this idea of synthesizers having more ‘distortion’ and EQ, my immediate thought was, ‘EQ in a synth? Mmm...’ Then I said to myself, ‘Rob, you must get past this roadblock and look into this with an open mind.”

Mindful of those ideas, the Rob Papen development team truly thought outside of the box and now — within a matter of months of that fateful first meeting — RAW is here for all to see and hear. How does it differ from other developers’ soft synth offerings — as well as those musical must-haves from Rob Papen, of course — currently out there, then? Its co-creator comes clean about its inherent idiosyncrasies: “RAW has a focus on ‘distorted’ sounds, so this means that it has a different signal setup, synthesizer-wise. We have two oscillators and a FILTER, but what is new when compared to our other synthesizers is that you have an EQ that can be pre- or post-distortion. After that, there is also a WAVESHAPER and dedicated DISTORTION module with several types of distortion, as well as a LOW FI control. This is new to this synthesizer, and it’s part of the concept that the distortions are on the voice level, so it’s not just a case of a total signal going into the distortions, but rather each voice has its own WAVESHAPER, DISTORTION, and LOW FI — plenty of options to shape the sound here!”

However, in typical Rob Papen style, that’s not all. Far from it, in fact. In addition to the flexible X/Y fields found in the feature-packed OSC 1 and OSC 2 sections (which will already be familiar to refined Rob Papen Predator and BLUE-II soft synth users), RAW users can effectively draw their own ‘waveforms’ to be used as LFO waveforms, enabling the creation of unique ‘wobble’ sound movements — perfect for dubstep and other EDM styles. Other effects such as CHORUS, FLANGER, PHASER, and STEREO DELAY — not forgetting Rob Papen’s proprietary high-quality REVERB — all add to the superlative sound sculpting possibilities on offer, as does the super-cool step sequencer/ arpeggiator, and many more fanciful features above and beyond. But mindful of that original easy-to-use layout request, a self- explanatory Easypage makes things even easier to understand and use — grab and go, so-to-speak!

Speaking of which, user presets are arguably always where it’s at when it comes to true originality, of course, but by enlisting the tuned-in talents of world-class DJs and producers — such as Deathmachine, DJ Hidden, DJ Promo, DJ Thera, D-Passion, Ophidian, Mad Dog, Rob Fabrie, N-Vitral, The Playah, The Viper, Warface, and many more besides — to create crowd-pleasing presets galore for RAW alongside the numerous creative contributions from Rob Papen himself instant inspiration is truly guaranteed. Just add tunes, turn up the distortion, and mix to taste... you’ll soon be sounding really RAW! All in the best possible taste, of course.


RAW can be purchased as a boxed version from authorised Rob Papen dealers worldwide or downloaded directly from Rob Papen for an attractive introductory price of €119.00 EUR (including VAT/tax)/$143.00 USD until the end of 2014 — thereafter rising to €149.00 EUR (including VAT/tax)/$179.00 USD — from here: http://www.robpapen.com/buy-raw.html

Note that eXplorer-III, Rob Papen’s all-encompassing software bundle, now includes RAW as standard, bringing its total product count to 13; competitively priced at €585.00 EUR (including VAT/tax)/$699.00 USD, this represents a significant cost saving of around 50% when compared to separately purchasing each and every Rob Papen virtual instrument and effects plug-in included!

For more in-depth information, please visit the dedicated RAW product webpage here: http://www.robpapen.com/raw.html

Watch Rob Papen’s riveting RAW promo video here: http://youtu.be/jbu9JkTZ4lM

Several awe-inspiring audio demos showcasing RAW from the likes of Noisia can be heard here: http://www.robpapen.com/raw-mp3.html"

Low Register Sound pack for Analog Keys / Four

Published on Dec 19, 2014 Elektron

"Biologik has created 160 fat bass patches which are 100% royalty free Sounds for Analog Four/Keys.

Download from http://www.elektron.se/support-and-do..."

YAMAHA CS-15 Vintage Analog Monophonic Synth w/ Hard Case SN 3519

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Immortal Waves Sound pack for Monomachine SFX60+

Published on Dec 19, 2014 Elektron

"The Immortal Waves Sound pack for the Monomachine contains 64 user waveforms
derived from a Minimoog Model D, plus 16 patters and 16 kits demonstrating the power of the
Monomachine sound engine. User waveforms assembled by Radek Rudnicki (http://radek-rudnicki.net/)

Get both Sound packs in the Elektron Support & Downloads section.
http://www.elektron.se/support-and-do..."

Rheyne - Live Jam #110 (live looping with Ableton Live)

Published on Dec 18, 2014 Rheyne

"Live looping with Ableton Live. Recorded in one take with no pre-recorded loops or samples.

Equipment:
Roland AIRA (all 4)
DSI MoPho Keyboard
Fender Rhodes w/ MXR Wylde Overdrive
2x Novation Launchpads
iPad running Lemur
iConnectMIDI Legacy
QuNexus (triggering Roland TB-3)
DJ TechTools MIDI Fighter 3D, and Twister
PreSonus 1818VSL
Macbook Pro running Ableton Live and Max for Live

Lighting:
Enttec DMXIS
5x Chauvet Slim Par 56 LED
2x American DJ Mega Bar 50 RGB"

Softube Mutronics Mutator

Published on Dec 17, 2014 SoftubeStudios

"Mutronics Mutator creates mind boggling filter sweep effects on any sound source—guitars, vocals, keyboards, drums, etc. The Mutator can clearly be heard on records by artists such as Radiohead, Beck, Daft Punk, The Chemical Brothers, Nine Inch Nails, Massive Attack and many more. It is now available as a plug-in for VST, AAX and Audio Units, both on Mac and Windows platforms. More info: www.softube.com"

"Mutronics Mutator was an instant success when it came out in the early 1990's, and had an enormous impact of the sound from that decade. The Mutator can clearly be heard on records by artists such as Radiohead, Beck, Daft Punk, The Chemical Brothers, Nine Inch Nails, Massive Attack and many more.

But the Mutator was short lived. Production ceased abruptly when a vital component was discontinued by the component manufacturer. The original has since then only been available at auction sites, often at prices much higher than the original purchase price. Softube has worked closely with Mutronics to ensure that the plug-in captures every delicate detail of the original hardware.

What is the Mutator?
Mutator has an analog voltage controlled filter (VCF) for each of its two channels, which can create synth-like filter sweeps on any sound source that is fed into the unit. The filter can be controlled from a number of sources, for example the envelope follower, which sweeps the filter in proportion to the amplitude of the sound source. In Gate mode, the filter is either on or off, and the filter can also be controlled by the on-board LFOs. These have four waveforms, which create filter sweeps in our out of time with the music.

Another very cool option is to use the external sidechain input, to have an external sound source control the filter movements. For example, insert the Mutator on a pad track and have the filter move in sync with a drum loop. You can also link or unlink the two channels for trippy stereo effects, use the Width control to extend the stereo field and use the Mix knob to blend in the original sound source with the mutated sound.

To further understand what the Mutator does, we recommend that you check out the product video!

In Short

Mind boggling filter effects
Control filter sweeps by the sound source's amplitude, from the LFOs or from an external sound source
Used on many seminal records from the 1990s
Based on technology developed for analog synthesis from the 1960s
Each and every component carefully modeled
Extremely analog behavior of frequencies, phase, distortion, etc"

See the Mutronics channel below for more.