Percussa Considers Entering Eurorack with Super Wavetable Oscillator/Sampler & Controller

via Bert of Percussa:

"I'm considering creating a super wavetable oscillator / sampler eurorack module, and would like to see if anyone's interested in having one.

The module comes with a seperate 'controller' module which connects to it via a flatcable (no power necessary for the control module). The main module is called the SWO (super wavetable oscillator) while the "controller" module the SWO-R (super wavetable oscillator remote).

The main SWO module will be based on the quad-core ARM cortex A17 platform I've designed for the Percussa ENGINE synth (see http://www.percussa.com).

This processing platform is one of the fastest ARM platforms available for synthesis. With its 4 cores running at 1.8GHz, it achieves about 28,800 DMIPS of processing power. Common processors in Eurorack modules are the single core Cortex M4 and M7 processors, which at their highest clock frequencies of around 200MHz stay below 500 DMIPS. Less common processors in eurorack modules are the single core Cortex A8 at 1GHz, which offers around 2,000 DMIPS of processing power.

Because of the processing power it offers, this "super oscillator" will actually support running around 64 wavetable oscillators in parallel, and with sample rates up to 192kHz with 32 bit resolution. All processing is done using 32-bit floating point precision with 64-bit precision where necessary.

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Pittsburgh Lifeforms Double Helix Oscillator Demo

Published on Jul 7, 2017 Perfect Circuit Audio

"These 3 patches are a sampling of the Pittsburgh Lifeforms Double Helix Oscillator's broad sound palette. The Double Helix is a dual complex oscillator with features beyond the typical Buchla-style Eurorack VCO. In addition to typical FM and wavefolding capabilities, it adds a voltage controlled CV routing section, a dedicated LFO, and a contour section for low pass gate effects.

In the first patch in this video the Double Helix is used as a complete synth voice with the Frap Tools Sapel's n+1 output used as a quantized pitch source. The second is a drone demonstrating various modulation routings with the switches on the VCR or voltage controlled routing section, which yield a broad range of timbres with simple controls. In the third patch the oscillator is used for more “west coast” style synthesis, creating peculiar sounds / effects utilizing both oscillators, the LFO, and pseudo-lowpass gate.

The Pittsburgh Lifeforms Double Helix Oscillator is a complex dual oscillator for both sound generation and modulation. The Primary Oscillator contains all of the classic waveshapes, with a waveshaper internally normalized to the output of the sine wave. A secondary oscillator provides square, sine and sawtooth waveshapes. Also included is a Contour control, utilizing a Low Pass Gate, able to be "struck" with a gate, or controlled via CV. At the bottom of the Double Helix is a set of voltage controlled Routers, used to send various CV to various destinations. With the Double Helix, a broad range of timbres is quickly accessible.

Available here: https://www.perfectcircuitaudio.com/p..."

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1985 Roland TR-707 "Digital Dynamite" Ad

via Retro Synth Ads, where you'll find the full write-up.

"Roland TR-707 drum machine 'Digital Dynamite' full page colour advertisement from page 50 in the May 1985 issue of Keyboard Magazine."

Superbooth 2017 - Shakmat Time Wizard

Published on Jul 7, 2017 Thonk Synth DIY

"Buy Time Wizard Kit here - https://www.thonk.co.uk/shop/shakmat-..."

SynthScaper - Soundscapes Synthesizer for iPad Now Available

Published on Jul 6, 2017 Igor Vasiliev

"Synthesizer specially designed for creating and experiments with ambient soundscapes in wide range from noises to melodic instruments and everything in between."

iTunes: SynthScaper - Soundscapes synthesizer - iMusicAlbum

"Synthesizer specially designed for creating and experiments with ambient soundscapes in wide range from noises to melodic instruments and everything in between.

You can construct melodic pads or atonal soundscapes from different kind of built-in or downloaded samples by using all power of multi-layered oscillators, chains of filters and effects, envelope generators and low frequency oscillators. Or just use predefined scenes and creating your own scenes from library of oscillators presets.

Very flexible settings of each module give you a great opportunity for creating unique and colorful sounding from usual instruments or natural samples and adding automated changes and spatial effects for an endless variations. Different ways of assigning screen and MIDI keyboards to the oscillators provide very advanced features to control the sound. The on-screen keyboard is adapted to create special effects and varying the continuous textures and drones.

Main features:

● Three independent oscillators.
● Three layers with own samples in each oscillator.
● Six voices in each layer.
● Six envelope generators.
● Six low frequency oscillators.
● Separate arpeggiator for each oscillator.
● General processing of level, balance, LPF, HPF for each layer.
● Three additional slots for filters and effects after each oscillator.
● Set of different kind of filters and effect modules.
● Spatial mixer with two different sound space.
● Screen keyboard adapted for continuous drones and soundscapes.
● Predefined set of keyboard scales and custom scales.
● Full screen, double and split features for screen keyboard.
● Options of screen keyboard for pitch, continuous, modify, velocity.
● Supports for two virtual and two MIDI keyboards at the same time.
● Flexible assigning keyboards and controls to the oscillators.
● Two main effects controls can combine several parameters.
● Uploading samples thru Dropbox, Web access, clipboard.
● Auto and manual tuning of samples with frequency analyzer.
● Set of predefined and ready-to-use scenes and presets.
● Built-in library of samples of instruments, synths, noises, etc.
● Detailed application description.
● Inter-App audio compatible (with transport and BPM controls).
● Supports Audiobus with "State Saving" feature.

### Special price for the first version! ###

SynthScaper will be constantly develop and next version will have even more sounds, effects and features."

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LayR v.1.0.4 for iOS Released

iTunes: LayR - Multi Timbral Synthesizer - Living Memory Software

"What's New in Version 1.0.4

Features & Bug Fixes
Cinematic: A full new bank of wonderfully evocative Performance presets by Brice.
Ableton Link for arpeggiator. Link can be enabled/disabled in settings.
MIDI Output port: Enabled with an option in settings, defaults to off.
MIDI Virtual Destination Chooser: To send MIDI to other apps. Only available when the MIDI out port is enabled.
MIDI Controller Templates: Tap the new MIDI icon at the top of the Layer Editor view.
Sends MIDI controller from assigned dials when MIDI Out is enabled, (on the Instrument channel).
“Pickup” Mode for MIDI controllers. Option in settings.
Channel Pressure added to the list of assignable MIDI controllers.
AudioBus 3: Audio and MIDI.
Settings has an option to stop Master Tempo being set when Performances are loaded.
Manually loading a performance or instrument makes that bank current for MIDI program select.
Group and assign on iPad is now high enough to accommodate 8 rows instead of 7
New Shortcut: Double tapping on a dot in the link/assign view selects or deselects the entire column.
New Shortcut: In Preset Selector Views, long press on bank names to rename banks.

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Bach Preludio IV on Moog sub37

Published on Jun 29, 2017 ninni spina

"Ninni Spina play Bach preludio IV with a Moog Sub 37"

Giant 303 with Gav (Main Ingredient)

Published on Jul 7, 2017 ray interactive

"Giant 303 at Kelburn Garden Party 2017. Featuring Gav from Main Ingredient on his wee Korg. Glad I caught this..."

Field Kit and Tape Works by Hainbach

Published on Apr 3, 2017 Hainbach

"First full piece of music I made using the Koma Electronics Fieldkit. The kit mixes everything, controls the speed of the walkmen tape loop, plays radio, and uses the envelope from the radio as a rhythmic element. Pre-order my new 12": http://www.rubadub.co.uk/records/kilc..."

Playlist:
Nevada in my Dreams | Tapeloop, Fieldkit, OP1
Shivers | Tape, Field Kit, OP1, Marbles, Feedback
David Dreams | Tape, Field Kit, OP1, Phashi
Memory Marks | Tape, SQ1, Field Kit, OP1
The Glowing Wavebands | Mbira, Tape Loop, FX Deformer
Shelter, at Sea | Tape Loops, Field Kit, OP1
Above the Water Level | Omnichord, Field Kit, Tape Loops
More Sky Than Ground | Modular, Tapes, TR606
The Meaning and the Burden | OP1, TR606, Tape Loop
C45 #2 | Lo-fi Ambient Tape Mix
Consistent, Hollow and Sure | OP1, Macumbista Soundboxes, Tocante Phashi

The Folktek Omnichord | A Demonstration

Published on Jul 7, 2017 Hainbach

Bleached Debris | OP1, Folktek Omnichord, Walrus Audio, Strymon

Published on Jul 2, 2017 Hainbach

"Empty beaches, quiet waves.
New release out now: https://gohantapes.bandcamp.com/album..."