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Modal Electronics 002R

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Percussa MIDI MPE Support Details + Module Group #1 List

via the Percussa Kickstarter campaign:

"The past couple of days we worked on a proposal for how the MIDI MPE Support will work in the Percussa SSP. Besides that we also came up with a list of modules for Module Group #1 (= Stretch goal #2). You can find all details below! We're pretty excited about this :-)

We are almost at the first stretch goal, MIDI MPE Support, so please SHARE our update on facebook, twitter, instagram and any other social media channels you use to help us spread the word: EVERYONE wins when more people back the project, because the more stretch goals we reach the more software modules all backers receive. MOAR MODULES!

MIDI MPE IMPLEMENTATION PROPOSAL v1

Quick reminder of how MPE works: an MPE controller (such as a Linnstrument or ROLI Seaboard) sends each note on a seperate MIDI channel. MIDI Channel #1 is a global channel which is used for sending global expression data. So the remaining channels 2-16 are used for notes.

Here is what I suggest for the MIDI MPE Support to be implemented on the Percussa SSP: we make 2 modules, MPE channel and MPE global. You can find the explanation of how the modules work below.

1) The MPE channel module can generate a control (modulation) signal based on the MPE data that is received. The module can be set to only listen to a specific MPE channel (= note).

So if a note is received on channel 5, along with its expression data, the user can use the encoders to “mix” together the data from the note however (s)he wants. If (s)he just wants to use the pitch of the note to generate a pitch signal that can be sent to an LFO, (s)he just turns up the “pitch” encoder to 1.00. If (s)he also wants to use the “glide” data along with pitch, (s)he can turn up the “glide” encoder to 0.50 for example, or whatever value (s)he wants.

Using the +CH and -CH buttons the user can change which channel the MPE channel module is listening to.

When the user is happy with the signal generated it can then be routed to whatever modules the user wants to route to, using the routing system in the synth engine.

The user can create as many of these MPE channel modules as (s)he wants. You can even have multiple modules listening to the same channel, but using the incoming data differently to generate an output (modulation) signal.

This way the MPE data can be used for driving synth voices (traditional use) but it can also be used to control modules in unusual ways.

2) The MPE global module lets you similarly generate modulation signals using incoming MPE data on channel 1. For example, XY data or Slider 1/2/3 or pedal data can be used to generate signals.

The user can have multiple of these modules, potentially using the same data differently to generate different modulation signals which again can be routed to whatever (s)he wants to route to.

MODULE GROUP #1 PROPOSAL v1 (STRETCH GOAL #2)

advanced modules (2)

sampler module with time stretching: allows you to load a WAV file and play it back looped or one shot, with the ability to change the sample’s pitch or length without affecting the other.
granular processor: an advanced granular processer module with support for different kinds of windows, with control over the spread of the grains, grain length, grain speed, grain pitch, offset, etc.
simple modules (3)

simple delay: a simple delay line to delay signals, mostly useful for signals that are used as control (modulation) signals.
bit crusher: a module to reduce the resolution of signals, for example from 32 bit to 8 bit.
physical modeling membrane: allows you to feed a signal trough a membrane implemented using physical modeling."

via the Percussa Kickstarter campaign:

Prophet 12 Choir and Sawtooth Solo Patches

Published on Aug 20, 2017 Sacred Synthesis

"Alas, this is from my last batch of Prophet 12 demonstrations, and who knows when I will have a Prophet 12 again? It has been a musical joy to play this masterpiece for the past month.

The first section of music contains the best choir patch I was able to design. I'm sure others could improve on it, but for now, this is my one mediocre contribution to the synthetic choir type sound.

In the second section, the Poly Evolver Keyboard provides a string accompaniment, while the soaring sawtooth solo is played on the Prophet 12. This is an immensely important sound for me, and I wanted to test the Prophet 12's ability with it. As a result, I spent a full two hours making one improvisation after another.

Note that all the Prophet 12 demonstrations I've made have used the two pair of output jacks as a means of producing a six-voice stereo sound, including the monophonic Sawtooth patch.

In my opinion, the P12 makes a superb sawtooth solo patch, and it even surpasses the Poly Evolver Keyboard's version of the same sound. With that, the Prophet 12 has officially passed its Music Room exam, and I hope and expect to own one some time in the future.

Instrumentation:
DSI Prophet 12
DSI Poly Evolver Keyboard
DSI Poly Evolver Rack

Bass:
DSI Evolver Desktop
Hammond XPK 200L Pedalboard

Effects:
Lexicon MX300

Performed live and recorded directly to a Tascam CD-RW900 Mk II.

ALL MUSIC PROPERTY OF SACRED SYNTHESIS 2017"

Hohner Bass 3 Vintage Synthesizer SN 815506

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Yamaha TG33 Tone Generator Vector Synthesizer

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Modular : Fun with SynthTech E350, E440, and Friends

Published on Aug 20, 2017 Mike Thomas

"Not really a complete musical piece -- more of an experimental romp with a patch I set up with the E350 and E440 as the centerpieces and Qu-Bit Chance and Disting as the "drivers".

Experimenting with a patch such as this is where most of my musical ideas come from. Not sure this one will become anything, but it was sure fun to play with.

Patch Notes
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The E350's XY and Z outputs are mixed, and the resulting mix is split to two different processing routes.

One route goes through Warps, then Streams (into a vactrol channel, over to a limiter/compressor channel), and on to 2hp Delay and Verb, then to final mix.

The other route goes through the E440, and on to Clouds and then final mix. There is no envelope/VCA in this route.

Lots o' modulation provided by Chance. Its various random outputs are used to modulate Warps algorithm and timbre, and to modulate the E350's wave selections, and the E440's frequency cutoff.

Chance's clock drives Disting in Turing Machine mode, which feeds E350's v/oct input.

I provide overarching modulation and just have some fun experimenting."

Dave Smith Prophet Rev2

Published on Aug 20, 2017 Buchla info

Playlist:

1. Vangelian style
2. Thriller patch
3. split patch,arps+seq
4. Angel Pad

Casio CZ Waveforms & CZ 1 v Virtual CZ Comparison Videos

Casio CZ Waveforms

Published on Aug 20, 2017 Paddy C

"Detailed look at the Wave forms & Oscillators on a Casio CZ Phase Distortion Synth. * Basic waves plus 25 Mixed waves available, hear them all."

CZ 1 v Virtual CZ

Published on Aug 3, 2017 Paddy C

"Comparing a Casio CZ1 Phase distortion Synth to the Virtual CZ plugin."

Frap Tools SAPÈL demo

Published on Aug 20, 2017 Learning Modular

"This is a 2-minute demo of running the SAPÈL through its paces to add lots of variation to a simple arpeggio. I use three different sections of it, adding octave jumps to the second VCO, changing which vocal formant is being used, and slowly varying the main filter cutoff. I then use one knob to bias all three together toward low or high voltages, and play with randomly skipped gates to the filter's envelope.

I'm working on a set of more detailed videos on using the SAPÈL on August 31, but I thought this excerpt (the first 2 minutes of the first video) will give you a taste for what the module can do."