Arturia V Collection 6 Tutorial Videos for New Fairlight CMI, Buchla Music Easel, DX7 & Clavinet

Tutorial videos have been added to the announcement post here.

PPG Infinite Pro VST/AU Details

Published on Dec 5, 2017 Cornel Hecht

Key Features

New system which can synthesize harmonic and inharmonic sounds
Morpher - X/Y controller which morphs 5 user selectable sine resources
Noiser - X/Y controller morphing 3 noise resources and performing modulations on the tonal part
Molder - acts as a digital filter with any imaginable filter sweeps
Two detail editor pages for the Sine resources featuring a 3D display *
Analyser with 6 modes for directly converting your own sounds
Noise separation lets you create own resources for the Noiser
Import WTS and TCS files from WaveGenerator and WaveMapper
Import Phonem utterances and use them in the Infinite PRO Molder
Versatile matrix system - allowing 16 sources to control 40 parameters
10 Envelopes, for control of filter sweeps, waveform, noise and many modulations
4 LFOs which can be freely routed via the matrix
Delay/Reverb effect
Overdrive/Distortion effect
Preset browser with new listing filters
Directly accessible context help for each module
Freely configurable schematic keypads, with extremely expressive modulation options
4 MIDI modes: Omni, Poly, Mono, and Voice-Per-Channel (MPE).

"This has always been my dream. A system which can reproduce all kinds of sounds and transform them into a universal set of parameters. Thus all these sounds are completely morphable." - Wolfgang Palm

"At the end of the 70s Wolfgang Palm developed wavetable synthesis. This was very successful and used by many synthesizer companies in the 80s and 90s. But this technology has its limitations. The main reason is that all sounds are harmonic. In nature this does not happen very often. Many sounds like a piano string have small offsets from the harmonic frequencies. This is even stronger in sounds like bells or percussion.

Infinite PRO overcomes this limitation.

The frequencies of the overtones created by Infinite PRO can be totally freely defined. So the sounds it produces are totally free in the frequencies of their overtones. This means that each partial wave can have an arbitrary frequency.

Moreover it is possible to move these overtones independently during the duration of a note.


Another important part of most natural sounds is noise. Be it a flute or when a drumstick hits the drumhead - and this all can be reproduced in Infinite PRO.

Furthermore the noise source can be used to modulate the tonal part which results in very powerful effects.
Besides these new digital features, we still have the typical 24db Lowpass filter, 2 VCA with stereo out and effects. All this is controlled by 10 envelopes, 4 LFOs and a modulation matrix.

Maybe the greatest innovation in Infinite PRO is the Morpher. It is so easy to create new timbres and real-time effects by morphing the gains and frequencies of sounds with the X/Y controller. To get an impression of the morphing possibilities watch this short video.

Infinite PRO comes with more that 300 tonal resources, which can be loaded into the 5 fields inside the Morpher. But it does not stop there. You can edit these in detail on two extra pages and even analyse your own sounds in a sophisticated analyzer.

On the Sine Parameter panel, you edit the sine tracks with a set of parameters for each track. A track is the time sequence of one sine component over the full length of the sound. A 3D display gives a good impression of the whole resource.

Example of a 3D view showing a vocal resource which features strong pitch moves.

On the Sine Structure panel, you edit the fine structure of a track in a bar graph. A FREQ mode lets you do this for the frequency.

The Main Parameter page edits the program parameters like Oscillator Pitch, the VCF (a 24dB lowpass filter), gain envelopes and LFOs. PPG Infinite PRO is equipped with 10 envelopes. Some are fixed to a certain function, others can be freely connected with the matrix.

A sophisticated analyzer offers six modes to capture all kinds of sounds in the best possible way.

* The 3D display does not run on 32bit Mac hosts and not on all Windows PCs. But there is also a 2D mode which features all the functionality of the 3D mode and even more. If you think the 3D is very important for you, please wait for the DEMO version, and test it there before buying."

Trueno Synth - First play around

Published on Dec 5, 2017 afta8

"Playing around with the Trueno Synth for the first time. Trueno is an analogue synth on a USB stick."

See this post for details on Trueno Synth.

OSCILLOPLASM aether machine modular synth wiard 300

Published on Dec 5, 2017 DavidH

"welcome Oscilloplasm :)"

Not to be mixed with VBrazil's Aether System, this appears to be the first post to feature aether machine.

via aether machine

"Two analogue oscillators optimised for use as an FM pair. On the left is a very high purity sine/cosine core, with additional second harmonic (twice frequency) outputs.
The right variable harmonic oscillator is based around a totally unique complex VCO core which allows fluid control of it’s harmonic content, changing the resonant path of a tuned feedback loop, generating a multi frequency output waveform. The most simple analogy for the circuitry is that it is a fully analogue implementation of a wavetable oscillator, where, instead of accessing stored waveshapes from a look up table, they are computed directly in real time. The reason for pursuing this method was primarily sonic curiosity but it yielded several other musical advantages. One is that the possible output waves are not limited to only the settings that someone else has considered to be musically useful. The mathematical equation generating the output is also capable of many inharmonic settings, including those that do not generate a strong or consonant oscillation, or those just outside of consonance where beating, phasing responses are possible. The other big advantage is that the harmonic control can accurately respond to changes according to 1v/oct.

Front panel jacks are TT (bantams), with impedance balanced outputs and inputs. Balanced signalling along with studio practice in harmony with the laws of physics will ensure trouble free integration straight from the module into studio and live environments.

Chassis earth and 0V separated in accordance with AES48.

Price £725"

Expert Sleepers FH-1 - Roli Blocks MPE demo

Published on Dec 5, 2017 Expert Sleepers

"The FH-1 is compatible with MPE (Multidimensional Polyphonic Expression) as produced by the Roli Blocks controllers, amongst others.
Here a Bluetooth LE MIDI dongle (the Widi Bud) is used to connect the Block to the modular synthesiser wirelessly."

Chirp Patches Select

Published on Dec 5, 2017 Konarie Music LLC

"AVAILABLE TO DOWNLOAD SOON

The Konarie Chirp is a sample based Rack Extension synthesizer instrument made exclusively for the Propellerhead Reason rack. It is the first RE synthesizer designed specifically for optional hardware control - the first RE synthesizer you can actually touch.

The layout of the Chirp matches the open source Behringer BCR2000 midi hardware to give the user a true physical
experience. For an authentic experience, you can purchase the sticker kit for the BCR 2000 from the Konarie Etsy store. The Sticker kit is sold separately and the Behringer BCR2000 is available from various retailers and on-line stores. Konarie is not affiliated with Behringer and only leverages the open source hardware as an option. All hardware support is obtained exclusively through the manufacturer and it’s affiliates.

Trademark disclaimer
All trademarks referred to within the Konarie Chirp advertisement are the property of their respective trademark holders. None of these trademarks holders are affiliated with Konarie Music LLC or its products. The referrals to these trademarks do not in any way constitute trademark use.

For more information, please visit www.konarie.com"

Double note, double Sub 37, 64 step sequence.

Published on Dec 5, 2017 Resonant Anvil

"No other audio input. Reverb by Strymon Big Sky."

MFB Tanzmaus, Korg Monologue & DOD FX90 Delay

Published on Dec 5, 2017 3rdStoreyChemist

"Jamming with the Tanzmaus drum machine & a Monologue synthesiser synced together. The FX90 has been placed on an aux send."

Arturia Introduces Virtual Polyphonic Buchla Music Easel, Fairlight CMI, DX7, Clavinet in V Collection 6

Published on Dec 5, 2017 Arturia

Playlist:

Arturia announces V Collection 6
Arturia announces CMI V
Arturia announces DX7 V
Arturia announces Buchla Easel V
Arturia announces Clavinet V

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Quadrantid Swarm meets Make Noise 0 Coast

Published on Dec 5, 2017 eowave

"A demo of the 'Metal' instrument on the Quadrantid Swarms, which is playing the longer resonating sounds. The 0 Coast is the shorter percussive stabs.

The 'Metal' mode features 9 VCO's, 8 as per the other instrument models, and one to modulate them all. The character control then becomes the speed of VCO 9. You can use slower modulation speeds for resonating timbres which sound like bowed metal, as featured in this demo.

The square output of the LFO is triggering the gate input of the 0 coast, so the two are synced in a simple way for a generative type patch.

Our kickstarter campaign has just a couple of days left, join us! http://kck.st/2AgpHD1"