Moogfest Releases Full Schedule & 1st Image of New Moog DIY Subharmonicon Synth

via Moogfest

"Moogfest 2018 is a fully immersive experience with over 150 artists, performances, workshops, keynotes and masterclasses.

The full lineup and schedule for Moogfest 2018 (May 17 - 20) is available now. Ticket holders for this year’s festival in Durham will get to begin reserving their workshop spaces as early as this Friday, so now is the perfect time to purchase your tickets to Moogfest 2018 and begin building your custom experience.

• Engineer and VIP passholders: Workshop sign up begins this Friday, April 20 at 11 a.m. (ET) and ends April 23 at 11:59 p.m. (ET). You will be able to sign up for two workshops per person.

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Moseley Instruments Cosmopolitan Dual VCO (Eurorack modular synth jam)

Published on Apr 18, 2018 DreamsOfWires

"Mosely Instruments 'Cosmopolitan' dual phase distortion oscillator for Eurorack modular. 3 simple live jam/performance recordings, no overdubbing.
Track one Intro is the Radio Music module through a Frequency Central phaser. Each of the two Cosmopolitan oscillators are controlled independently by a MIDI sequencer (Genome on iPad), Triangle Sine and Resonant Triangle wave shapes are modulated, as is the pitch of the latter. No filters are used on the Cosmopolitan, just some reverb. Video footage of San Francisco is part 3 of last year's USA tour video (more to follow).
Track 2 uses the Make Noise Pressure Points to control both oscillators, which are being processed by the AJH Ladder Filter (cutoff only, no resonance) and VCA. The latter two modules are modulated by the WMD/SSF Spectrum (LFO mode), Frequency Central Wave Runner LFO (sample & hold mode), System X envelope, and AJH Dual Contour Generator. Finally, analog delay is added to the output using the Synthrotek DLY.
Track 3 uses just a little bit of filtering from the AJH filter again (75% cutoff only) and the two Cosmopolitan voices are set up like a 2-voice polyphonic synth, with true polyphony of the two oscillators at 11:08 by use of the 2HP dual VCA (hear the overlapping notes). The melody is from my 'Beginnings' album on Bandcamp (see 'Communication').
My music can be purchased here: https://tomorrowthecure.bandcamp.com"

Dr.Strangelove (SynthBlocks) -Analogue Solutions Ring Modulator on Vocal demo

Published on Apr 18, 2018 Dziam Bass

"Hi Guys.!!!
just recorded the Ring modulator - Dr.Strangelove from series SynthBlocks from Analogue Solutions on Vocal, it works great in experimental productions to distort the analog vocal and add to it a built-in echo. It leaves a great effect.😁🙃"

Weinglas playing a Buchla Easel Live at the Todd Barton Workshop Berlin

Published on Apr 18, 2018 Wein Glas

"I had the chance to play with my Buchla Easel at the Todd Barton Workshop at Spektrum, Berlin. This piece was the introduction to a modular synth jam with Todd and some great Modular Synth players from Berlin.

Thanks for having me Todd. It was a pleasure!
Thanks to Darren Wiener for organizing this wonderful event!
And thanks to everyone who came to make music or to listen!"

ESK - Modular Spaghetti with Digitone

Published on Apr 18, 2018 Metunar

"I setup a modular case for synth sounds. It's usable as a 4 timbral monophonic midi synth. For a first test i made a jam with the Digitone.

Instruments used in this jam:
- Elektron Digitone
- Modular with Modules from Doepfer, MFB, Malekko, Vermona, Roland, Cwejman, Intellijel, Division6

Music and Video by Metunar

In the ESK (Experimental Sound Kitchen) Videos i plan to do demos, sound experiments, equipment reviews or other silly things."

Signals 2018 - Patchwerks Seattle Synth Meet Pics by Larry Kleinke aka Computer Controlled

Great set of pics by Larry Kleinke aka Computer Controlled. Mouse over and use the forward and backward arrows to flip through.

See the Patchwerks label below for more.

Blacet Research News: EG3870 Pre Release Ordering

Announced on the 5th, the EG3870 is now available for order.

via the Blacet newsletter:

"We call it a 'Time Event Modulator' because it has a lot of features to cv the envelope stages and three outputs to trigger other modules. Plus a 0 to 10 second Delay. And ..... four Leds (one is PINK, OMG!)

Save $30. (Short wait for front panels). $169 kit.

Check out the specs and front panel cad on our main page. Click the link to order or go direct to online order page."

MOLECULE - Creating Music in a World of Ice

Published on Feb 26, 2018 MOLECULE

"MOLECULE - Behind "-22.7°C"
"-22.7°C" - MOLECULE's new album : http://smarturl.it/Molecule-22
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Directed by Vincent Bonnemazou in collaboration with Jan Kounen & Molécule."

"For his latest albums, Molécule has not only explored the world of sound, but the sound of the world, creating music on the high seas aboard a trawler for "60°43' Nord", and on Greenland’s ice floes for "- 22.7°C"."

via Arturia where you'll find an interview with Molécule:

"TEXTURE AND SOUND WITH BUCHLA EASEL V

THE MOLÉCULAR LEVEL

Meet Molécule, an experimental musician who pushes the boundaries of electronic music with a focus on live performance, and a love of extremes.

Using an original Music Easel in his creative setup, he recently authored the Molécule’s Signature sound bank for the Arturia Buchla Easel V, giving precious insight into this complex synth masterwork.

Hailing from Grenoble in the French Alps, also the home of synth-makers Arturia, Molécule now lives in Paris, where has bases himself between travelling to work on new projects and albums."

Mk1 Synthi A Test

Published on Apr 18, 2018 Shasta Cults

Factory (Poly Evolver)

Published on Apr 18, 2018 Hitoshi Koizumi

Poly Evolver Keyboard
Strymon Bigsky/Timeline/Mobius