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XAOC Devices Drezno and Lipsk Compute Lofi and Distorted Drum Loops and Turn LFOs into Sequencers

Published on Jun 14, 2017 Perfect Circuit Audio

"Demonstrating some of the unique features of the XAOC Drezno and Lipsk Eurorack Modules. The Drezno is an 8bit ADC and DAC that can be use for bit reduction or shuffling, or many other things. The internal high frequency clock can be overridden with a slower one for sample rate reduction sounds. The Lipsk expander allows you to invert bits between the ADC and DAC for massive amounts of distortion.

The first part of this video shows the Drezno and Lipsk distorting a drum loop that is playing on a Make Noise Morphagene. The second part shows how these modules can turn an LFO wave from an Intellijel Dixie II+ into a melodic sequence as well as a weird drum sequence, triggering two Erica Synths Pico Drums.

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ELEKTRON DIGITAKT DEMO SAMPLING RANDOM THINGS ~ Bongos, Caxixi, Guitar, FM Radio, etc.

Published on Jun 14, 2017 once upon a synth

"Elektron Digitakt sampling demo. I start off by sampling percussion like bongos, a tambourine, caxixi and other random things like the merlin dulcimer guitar, shot glasses and an FM radio. I then process the sounds, arrange them into kits and begin performing live weird techno music."

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Modal Craft Synth unboxing

Published on Jun 14, 2017 Autodafe Samples & Sounds

Vintage ARP ODYSSEY 2829 + saint-eric modifications

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"Original vintage ARP Odyssey with some great modifications :
LFO, ADSR and AR have each a 3-positions switch: fast, normal or slow speed. 2nd LFO with 2 waveshapes, depth controllable with PPC, speed controllable with added pot, additional triangle waveform for both oscillators combinable with original waveforms at the VCF input. VCF cutoff can be modulated by each oscillator's added sine waveform.

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Pittsburgh Modular Lifeforms Double Helix Oscillator Plucks

Published on Jun 14, 2017 Pittsburgh Modular Synthesizers

"Creating plucky timbres with the Double Helix Oscillator.

Patch Notes: Gate from Keyboard to Impulse In and mod tools multi-function in. Function output to vcr a level (fm depth) and vcr b in (sent to timbre and dynamics cv ins.) Keyboard v/o to vco 1 and 2."

Crumar Bit 01 Rack Expander SN 00453

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"vintage Crumar Bit 01 Rack Expander 6-voice synthesizer. It's the hard to find white version with CEM 3328 filter chips installed and it sounds beautiful!"

Pic of the inside below.

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The Piino Portable Synthesizer by Jack Marple

Note this appears to be more of a design concept vs. an actual product in the works. An upcoming Axel Hartmann?

via Jack Marple's website:

"Jack Marple graduated from Arizona State University in May 2016. He is currently an industrial designer at TEAGUE in the Seattle area."

on the Piino:

"electronic music equipment can be bulky

The goal of PIINO is to create a compact, versatile and intuitive tool for musicians to capture ideas while on the go."

Teenage Engineering's OP-1 immediately comes to mind. Still cool though. New ideas are always interesting.

And via iF World Design Guide:

"Piino is a portable synthesizer that allows electronic musicians to create music on the go. Designers and artist have ways to record thoughts and ideas by sketching it in a sketchbook. Musicians have no such thing. Piino is the solution to this problem; it helps musicians express and compile musical ideas while they are traveling. It is a synthesizer and workstation that includes a 10 key range, customizable effect knobs and sliders, an interactive touch screen, and a trackpad for extra sound manipulation. Piino folds up and becomes a portable device that can go anywhere with you. Piino makes creating music on the go finally possible."

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