Bastl Instruments New Modules, Superbooth, Thyme is Shipping & Further Updates

via Bastl Instruments

"We are really excited to share some news from Superbooth! Come to see us and our booth E240. First we are announcing two new eurorack modules - the ​Timber​ - dual waveshaper and the ​1983​ - MIDI to CV interface from the future with creative voice allocation and automatic tuning capabilities. Peter Edwards a.k.a. Casper Electronics will preview another Bastl collaboration on his ​forthcoming product line​ of Eurorack modules! We are finally shipping ​THYME​ effects processors and we have couple of new music releases at our ​Nona Records​ and the week after Superbooth we are hosting a touring ​festival​ from Prague to Brno.

Timber​ - dual waveform lumberjack is a flexible wave shaping module that can produce rich timbres by adding harmonics to any signal. It has 2 different wave shaping circuits that are controlled by the same parameters. Both shapers are classic Serge inspired designs that have been heavily modified and enhanced with a voltage controlled crossfader. The fader can be used to fade between the two shapers or either one and the clean input signal. Video introduction

1983​ is a polyphonic MIDI to CV interface with creative voice allocation and automatic tuning capabilities. There are 4 channels of CV and GATE outputs that can be configured to various layouts. Each channel is also able to LISTEN to the simple waveform of an oscillator and with a single press of the TUNE button it magically makes everything play in tune. The UPDATE and WINDOW inputs allow creative mangling of the voice allocation and open harmonic content to be animated in modular environment. The TRANSPOSE and GLIDE jacks open up the module for further creativity.

New product line​ of eurorack modules is coming soon from ​Casper Electronics​. At Superbooth Peter Edwards will preview his prototypes which are highly influenced by his signature gestural performances using experimental mixer techniques with loads of feedback and overdrive. Now with everything under complex CV control and fine-tuned for modular environments.

After a long wait we are finally shipping our beloved ​THYME​ - The Robot Operated Digital Tape Machine. This certainly is the most advanced instrument we have ever created and it opens huge sonic possibilities of real-time sound manipulation. We have released a new video.


Pricing and availability:

- Timber - available now at noise.kitchen for 170 EUR excl. tax , currently in production, ships in July 2018

- 1983 - available latest in September 2018 with price around 250 EUR excl. tax

- Bastl & Casper Eurorack modules - available later in 2018

- THYME - available now and shipping for 439 EUR excl. tax, thru Bastl dealers"

Details on TINRS New Edgecutter

You can find previous posts featuring This is Not Rocket Science's new Edgecutter ADSR eurorack module here. Full details are now in:

"Edgecutter is an ADSR envelope that shows you what it is doing. The beauty of this module is the line of LEDs showing you where the envelope is at. Allowing you to connect what you see with what you hear and getting more visible timing input from your system.

We want to modulate all the things. Edgecutter comes with adjustable curvature so you can tweak the shape of your signal. The Attack, Decay, Sustain and Release parameters all have CV inputs and state/trigger outputs. This envelope contains everything – as far as we are concerned.

Edgecutter sends out all its envelopes to you Sealed With A Loving Kiss.

Walking the envelope is easy with the many features on our Edgecutter:

The GATE is the input that starts and stops the envelope
RETRIG restarts the A/D cycle while the GATE is open
VELOCITY is an input to scale the peak of the envelope
TRIGGER is an illuminated button that enables you to manually start/stop the envelope
A D S R all have knobs and input jacks for CV modulation
Along the envelope you have output jacks that can send triggers or gates for each state of the envelope – allowing you to VERY precisely chain events in your system
With the MODE BUTTON you can select between three modes of operation
One-shot mode – a short pulse goes through the entire envelope using the sustain level as an intermediate point
Gate mode – after you open the gate the envelope goes through attack and decay and waits for you at sustain until you lower the gate
Repeat mode – changes the sustain into a repeating A/D cycle
Using the SPEED BUTTON you can select between a fast or a slow envelope. This changes everything by changing the mapping of the A/D/R parameters as a group.
fast envelope
slow envelope
CURVATURE is the place where you can fade between exponential or logarithmic enveloping leading to different curvature or none at all. Turning your knob to the left creates a staggered attack and decay, turning the knob all the way right creates a staggered release.
ENVELOPE OUTPUTS Both outputs send out the envelope but only the curved output passes on the results of your CURVATURE settings and has a signal indicator.
The cutting edge of the envelope – Curve your enthusiasm"

Superbooth 2018 Retrokits Super Nifty MIDI Utillities

Published on May 3, 2018 sonicstate

Update:

Superbooth 2018: U-He CVilization Eurorack Module | SYNTH ANATOMY

Published on May 3, 2018 SYNTH ANATOMY

"At Superbooth 2018, U-He presented their first Eurorack module CVilization."

MJ Thriller Explained: Synthesizers And Pads

For those interested, the next video has been added to the main post on Doctor Mix's MJ Thriller cover here.

Superbooth 2018 SOMA Labs Pipe Vocal Processor

Published on May 3, 2018 sonicstate

"Yes folks, its another completely original instrument from SOMA labs - they made the Lyra 8. The Pipe applies any of 12 mad DSP algorithms to the piezo mic. And off you go.
Around 450 Euros + tax"

You can find additional posts on SOMA Labs Pipe Vocal Processor here.

Superbooth 2018: Endorphin.es Blck_Noir Drum Synth

Published on May 3, 2018 sonicstate

"7 Drum voices based on the sound of the CR78. In built effects buss and more."

Superbooth 2018: 4ms Spherical Wavetable Navigator - More Sounds Demo!

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Superbooth 2018: Behringer VC340 Analog Vocoder Synthesizer First Look

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"Beside the Pro-One Synthesizer, Behringer also presented at SuperBooth 2018 the VC340 Vocoder String Synthesizer"

IK Multimedia UNO Analog Synthesizer @ Superbooth 2018

Published on May 3, 2018 Bedroom Producers Blog

"IK Multimedia presents the UNO monophonic analog synthesizer at the Superbooth 2018 show in Berlin. UNO is the first ever hardware analog synthesizer manufactured by IK Multimedia. It is made in IK Multimedia's own manufacturing facility in Italy."

You can find previous posts featuring IK Multimedia's UNO here.

Mini Holiday Live Jam 3: Patchblocks tek.drum & hub/ Volca Keys/ Kaosspad mini/ text2speech

Published on May 3, 2018 O.S. / Kalkartronic

"¡Hola! Third and last spanish session feat.

Patchblocks minijam tek.drum gets sync signal from Korg Volca Keys, smartphone app text2speech mumbles 'get down to the oscillator' (made me thinking about changing my project name to O.S.Cillator....). All mixed with the Patchblocks minijam hub and send thru a pump delay of the Korg Kaosspad to the Yamaha Pocketrak Recorder.
Background footage filmed in Cádiz, Andalucia."