Improvisation LXVII: DSI Poly Evolver Keyboard

Published on Jun 29, 2016 Sacred Synthesis

"This piece belongs to a previous batch of improvisations. I stumbled across it the other day and thought it might be worth posting after all. Every single note in this music is Evolver, and it shows how well two PEKs work together. The instrument has such a vast sonic range that there need not be any redundancy.

The piece offers a few aural glimpses at the Poly Evolver's digital aliasing. Personally, I try to avoid it as best I can, but most of the Evolver's digital wave shapes are either lightly or heavily coated with it. Nevertheless, once in a while it has a very pretty - if strange - effect on a musical moment, like a soft mysterious hush in the background.

Instrumentation:
DSI Poly Evolver Keyboard (2)
DSI Poly Evolver Rack
DSI Evolver Desktop
Hammond XPK 200L

Effects:
Reverb from Lexicon MX300

Performed live and recorded directly to CD

ALL MUSIC PROPERTY OF SACRED SYNTHESIS"

Novation BassStation 2 Through Effects Pedals

Published on Jun 29, 2016 3rdStoreyChemist

"No further processing used except for normalisation."

Playlist:
Boss XT-2 Xtortion & Synthesiser (Novation Bass Station 2)
MXR Distortion+ & Synthesiser (Novation Bass Station 2)
EHX Deluxe Memory Man (Vintage blue face) & Synthesiser (Novation Bass Station 2)

Aphex Twin at the 2016 Summer NAMM Show

Uploaded on Jun 28, 2016 Synthtopia

"At Summer NAMM, Aphex Twin (Richard D. James) had a booth, to introduce his new album and to display his rare Cheetah MS800 synthesizer.

We talked with Hannah from Warp Records, who gave us a quick booth tour."

You can find details on the release and the Cheetah MS800 previously posted here, and coverage on Synthtopia here.

VCOADSR Live Techno at Cymru Beats 2016

Published on Jun 29, 2016 sonicstate

"VCOADSR performed a live set at the Cymru Beats 2016 show - using only modular gear. We filmed the whole thing"

http://www.cymrubeats.com/

VCOADSR - Interview at Cymru Beats 2016

Published on Jun 29, 2016 sonicstate

"We caught up with Phil (aka VCOADSR) just before he performed his set at Cymru Beats 2016 in Cardiff. He's ditched the Cirklon and approaches it differently now.."

Tiptop Audio RS909 - TR-909 Rim Shot Eurorack Module Nearing Completion

via @AnalogueZone

"@tiptopaudio TR-series is getting close to completion!"

http://analoguezone.com/Tiptop-Audio/tiptop-audio-rs909

"The Tiptop Audio - RS909 is the TR-909 Rimshot analog generator in a Eurorack format; adding yet another low-cost analog drum generator from a legendary drum machine to your modular synthesizer, and expanding your Tiptop Audio modular drum machine even further.

We use an exact reproduction of the original analog circuit for the RS909. Its sound is generated by a clever set of three T-bridge oscillators, each producing a damped sine wave at a different frequency. The mix of those oscillators goes through a VCA whose gain is controlled by an envelope generator providing the well known attack feel of the sound.

In the RS909 we bring out to the front panel frequency control knobs for the the two internal oscillators, OSC1 and OSC2, for adjustment of their pitch, further extending the sounds this circuit is capable of and allowing fine adjustment to the classic sound.

The RS909 includes a high-powered output gain stage capable of producing hot signals. On the inputs, we have designed a pulse-shaper circuit so you can trigger the RS909 with trigger/gate signals from step sequencers, clock dividers, or any other pulse/clock sources. This eliminates the need to shape pulses sent to the module and ensures the same stable sound at peak power, regardless of your pulse source. Based on the architecture of the 909, the Accent input is versatile and able to take in both CV and Gate signals for continuously changing dynamics. All of these unique features make integrating this legendary sound generator into your modular synth easy, unleashing the power of real analog drums."

See the NAMM 2016 videos here and here.

Buttery Goodness - Moog Sub37 & Waldorf Streichfett Demo

Published on Jun 29, 2016 Mike Pensini

"There's nothing quite like the buttery goodness of analog Moog with lashings of Waldorf Streichfett underneath..."

Audio Damage ADM18 Shapes Overview...

Published on Jun 29, 2016 Audio Damage, Inc.

"A quick run-through of the various tables and algorithms in Shapes. Visit http://www.audiodamage.com for more info."

Second Day Tests: Make Noise 0-Coast (in 4 Parts)

Published on Jun 29, 2016 Genshi Media Group

"Second Day Tests: Make Noise 0-Coast (in 4 Parts). Sorry the video quality is so crappy in the first 3 parts, the camera was at a weird angle and I had to zoom in with the editing software. Anyway, video notes below...

PART 1: Self Oscillation - Raw and Experimental (with delay added half-way through using the Strymon El Capistan)

PART 2: Duophonically Sequenced with the Korg SQ-1

PART 3: Arpeggiated via MIDI with the KMI QuNexus

PART 4: With Eurorack - Sequencing via Intellijel Metropolis, Processing via Mutable Instruments Clouds"

WMD - Aperture *FIRST PATCH*

Published on Jun 29, 2016 DivKidVideo

"Here's the first patch with the WMD Aperture filter which is STUNNING! I'm so impressed with it. I used it in a delay feedback right after this for a patch example for 'Modular Podcast' too so watch out for that one."

Tom Richard's Mini-Oramics Machine Based on Daphne Orams

Mini-Oramics Medley from Tom Richards on Vimeo.

"Early experiments with Mini-Oramics from composers Ain Bailey, James Bulley and Jo Thomas"

The video above should give you an idea of what it does. In short it reads what is drawn on the transparent sheet and generates audio through hardware. You can see an image of the hardware further below. The implementation reminds me of the ANS.

I spotted this one on the BBC website which has the following to say:

"An electronic sequencer and synthesizer has been built based on designs produced over 40 years ago by electronic music pioneer Daphne Oram.

Daphne Oram who died in 2003, co-founded the BBC Radiophonic workshop and developed a system of creating sounds and compositions using drawings.

The 'Mini Oramics' machine is thought to have remained unfinished in Daphne Oram's own lifetime, but experts argue that its approach to composition and performance would have been influential.

Tom Richards, the researcher who finally constructed the Mini Oramics, told The World At One it helped answer the question "what if this had come to pass in 1973?"

There has been quite a bit posted on Daphne Oram and Oramics here on MATRIXSYNTH over the years, so click through either link to dig deeper. Now would also be a good time to post a reminder on the Kickstarter Campaign to Republish Daphne Oram's "An Individual Note: of Music, Sound and Electronics".

The following images are from John Lely's website, posted on April 8, 2016.

"First full day working with Tom Richards’ Mini-Oramics machine, a device for drawing sound, based on the work of Daphne Oram. Here is a link to Tom’s videos of construction and early trials."

Note the hardware synth engine that is driven by the optical reader.

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