Rytmik Ultimate for iPad Now Available

The walkthrough video went up on Tuesday. The app is now available. Full details via iTunes:

Rytmik Ultimate - CINEMAX

"Rytmik is a powerful pocket music station allowing you not only to play with samples and musical instruments but also to mix them together, shape them and create music clips or tracks for your Friday night set-list.

Thanks to new features, Rytmik Ultimate takes music creation to a whole new level. Rytmik allows you to share your songs with other users through the Rytmik Cloud and can also serve as a music player for songs uploaded on Rytmik Cloud with it. On top of that, users can exchange their songs and cooperate on their composing.

Another new feature, which is also the most desired one among fans, is exporting and saving music to a local storage. Once your work is complete, you can save it in WAV format.

And that’s not all! Every instrument is now a wavetable synthesizer. With the advanced effect module, you have more power to shape sounds with the ADSR envelope, vibrato, portamento, noise shaper, or digital delay. In addition to that, the drawable waveform synth module allows users to draw and modify their own wave and use it as a sample oscillator – with that you can use Rytmik Ultimate as a sonically unique chiptune synthesizer.

Rytmik Ultimate comes with a sound library of more than 750 instruments containing the libraries of the previous Rytmik series (Rytmik, Retrobits, Hiphop King and World Music) and adding a brand new set of samples ranging from deep dubstep kicks and basses to cutting synth leads and special effects.

Rytmik Ultimate with Rytmik Cloud will of course include more features and additions to the popular series to enrich your experience with playing with sounds and creating music on the go.

Key Features
- Share your songs via Rytmik Cloud
- Export your music in the WAV format
- More than 750 musical instruments
- A drawable waveform synth module
- Advanced effects like the ADSR Envelope, Digital Delay, Noise Shaper, Sample Offset and Loop Definition and more
- Almost every effect parameter can be modulated via the step sequencer
- Drag&drop powerful interface
- Rytmik Ultimate is a powerful pocket music station."

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Synthesized Christmas - Little Drummer Boy

Published on Dec 10, 2015 kvfive .

"Christmas track performed live with analogue & digital synthesizers, sequenced by the Arturia Beatstep Pro controlling the Roland System 1 & the MAM MB33 Retro. Lead synth sounds coming from the Korg iPad app iM1 & Arturia's microbrute."

Remember to see the holidays channel directly below for more!

Superstition - Playing the Clavinet in the left hand and Horns in the right

Published on Dec 10, 2015 Eric Mauro

"I could play this loop all day... Stevie Wonder's Superstition playing the Clavinet in the left hand and Horns in the right hand. Background tracks were recorded my me as well."

That's a lot of sound coming out of that synth, a Roland Fantom X7.

Yamaha FS1R SN DX01460

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via MATRIXSYNTH CLASSIFIEDS

"Rare Yamaha FS1R synthesizer, 100% working and 100% aesthetics, 100% display (no dead pixel or low lamp), no scratches, no stickers.
Last firmware installed, power plug and 4 manuals included.
Item is in Italy, shipping costs are NOT included
Make your offer, i also evaluate exchange with other instruments."

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Novation // Saycet on his live setup.

Published on Dec 10, 2015 NovationTV

"Parisian Pierre Lefeuvre (aka Saycet) has a live rig that delicately balances numerous pieces of hardware with software instruments and effects. 'I have a Bass Station II, a Dave Smith Tetra and a Vermona. I really like using the Bass Station for lead sounds. You can make everything from very romantic sounds, to stuff that's very techno, very acid… I love the fact that it's so versatile.'

Music — 'Ayrton Senna' & 'Cité Radieuse' by Saycet.
Filmed at Capitaine Plouf and around Paris, October 2015."

Introducing Auxy for iPhone

Published on Dec 10, 2015 Auxy

"Auxy brings real music creation to iPhone. By removing unnecessary distractions it lets you focus on your musical ideas and be more creative. Read more and download the app via: https://itunes.apple.com/app/id103434..."

Percussa announces beta version of SYNTHOR: digital modular synthesizer for AudioCubes

"Los Angeles, CA (USA) December 10, 2015 - Percussa announces the launch of the beta version of SYNTHOR, the digital modular synthesizer application for AudioCubes, its successful modular hardware interface for electronic musicians.

Using SYNTHOR, existing AudioCube users are no longer required to use additional software to make sounds with the AudioCubes, and musicians who haven’t discovered AudioCubes yet now no longer have to MIDI-map synthesizers to the AudioCubes to take advantage of their possibilities.

SYNTHOR is the first software digital modular synthesizer in the world with a dedicated hardware interface, allowing users to patch wirelessly by placing AudioCubes next to each other, and to change synthesis parameters simultaneously, while changing distance between AudioCubes.

SYNTHOR lets you create different configurations of synth modules, which can be saved, recalled and shared with other musicians. Imagine being able to switch modular synth configurations for every song you play live, something that is impossible to do with traditional modular synths.

In SYNTHOR, each AudioCube can be assigned to a synthesizer module (such as oscillator, sampler, LFO, step sequencer, etc). When AudioCubes are placed next to each other, connections between modules are automatically made. For example, by placing 4 AudioCubes around a 5th AudioCube, 4 connections can be instantly made. The more cubes are placed next to each other the more connections are made, all without needing real hardware patch cords.

Distance between the cubes is automatically linked to amplitude of modulation signals. By moving cubes closer to each other or further away from each other or by slightly rotating them relative to each other, the amplitude of the modulation signals can be changed. Additionally, it’s possible to sense distance from the cubes to your hands and use that distance information to change sound synthesis parameters in the modules.

Last but not least, the user automatically receives colour feedback from the cubes when assigning modules to the cubes. For example, an oscillator cube can be yellow while a noise generator can be cyan. The signal outputs of all the modules can also be linked to the brightness of the light of each cube for additional feedback, and it’s possible to mix your own colours and override the default colours.

The SYNTHOR beta is available for download in the download section of the Percussa website, and works with the recently released Percussa Wireless AudioCubes PRO as well with the older Percussa Wireless AudioCubes. SYNTHOR runs inside the MIDIBridge application for AudioCubes and requires no drivers to access the AudioCubes hardware interface. SYNTHOR and MIDIBridge are available free of charge for Mac OSX and Windows.

Percussa is working closely together with artists who provide feedback on this beta version of SYNTHOR, continuously adding more modules and rapidly releasing new versions, all in preparation of the release candidate version which is planned to be announced in the first quarter of 2016. Visit https://www.percussa.com/ to download the software and participate in beta testing.

About Percussa

Percussa makes the AudioCubes, a professional electronic musical instrument and modular MIDI sensor system. AudioCubes are smart wireless cubes, capable of sensing each other’s location, orientation and distance, between each other and to your hands and fingers. In addition to its sensing capabilities AudioCubes feature fully mixable 12 bit colours through their built in RGB LEDs. AudioCubes come with freely available and powerful MIDI control, generative sequencing and digital modular synthesis software inside the MIDIBridge host application.

AudioCubes are being used by professional artists and educators all around the world for sound design, composition, live performance, music (STEM) education, interactive installations and other creative projects. More information about Percussa and AudioCubes at https://www.percussa.com"

New UK based Eurorack Case supplier, SynthRacks

"UK based StudioRacks launches subsidiary, SynthRacks, a manufacturer of Eurorack Cases for the DIY Modular Synthesis community.

The recent popularity of Modular Synths and especially the Eurorack format has seen many StudioRacks customers inquire about supplying high-quality Eurorack Cases. The expert knowledge from the team at StudioRacks and demand from their loyal customers has led to the launch of SynthRacks. SynthRacks will focus on supplying quality wooden Eurorack Cases in a variety of sizes and styles to the UK and European market through their website synthracks.co.uk.

John Lancaster SynthRacks Owner - “I have been building recording studio furniture for over ten years and for the first time there has been a real buzz about us building something quite different. It’s an exciting prospect to be working with the DIY Modular Synthesis community as they are so enthusiastic.”

The cases will provide the UK and Europe a hand made readily available option, with dispatch and delivery in 3 working days from placing the order.

If you want to see the initial product line visit synthracks.co.uk and if you want to keep up to date with the latest products follow their Twitter account @synthracks."

New 2015 BugBrand BoardWeevil

The audio demo went up on Tuesday. We now have details on the new BoardWeevil.

via BugBrand:

"Out of production since 2012, one of the BugBrand classics resurfaces afresh for regular production - reconfigured and more powerful than ever, the Board Weevil marries the chaos of the Weevil sonic heart with a powerful Filter to create a truly portable and immersive sonic world.

On the left we have the heart of the Weevil - three lofi Squarewave Oscillators with Pitch dials and 3-way Rate switches. Osc1 can be controlled by an LDR light-sensor, while Oscs 2 & 3 can be synchronised to either of the other oscillators. The Oscs are combined through two quasi Ring-Modulators with blendable Balance control. Power starvation, with LDR control and droopy Stable switch, sends the Weevil core into hedonistic haywires, while a selection of Body Contact points allow tactile play, bridging signals in unexpected battles.

On the right is the State Variable Filter with Resonance up to Self-Oscillation - the Cutoff Frequency can be swept over the full audio range and modulated via the FMod dial from any of the 3 Oscs. The Input Drive can be adjusted down to silence, allowing signals to be jumped over into the Filter Node Body Contact points, while the output can be swept from Low-Pass to High-Pass response.

Sonic output comes either from an transformer-isolated 1/4" Jack socket with Level control, or from an onboard Mini-Speaker with independent Level control - the character of Speaker output is notably different from the line output and allows go-anywhere Weeviling.

The Board Weevil is presented uncased with surface mount circuitry exposed on the underside and measures approx. 5 x 6". Power is from a 9V PP3 Battery (included).

One year parts warranty.

Price: £160 (+ VAT in EU -> £192 inc.) + Shipping"

Roland Boutique demo (JP-08, JU-06, JX-03)

Published on Dec 10, 2015 Hunart©

"Some playing with the new Roland Boutique synthesizers. No external FX or comression. Some limiting added to keep the peaks on their place ;)

Enjoy,

Hunart©"