Wednesday, June 13, 2018
Mark Pigot - (On the Run from my) Dreadbox Abyss (In the style of )
Published on Jun 13, 2018 Mark Pigott
"Just a simple sequence test of the Dreadbox Abyss with my 'sequencer'. May also contain Waldorf 2 Pole, Strymon Deco, HOF Reverb , Monotribe and Kick"
Is it Time to Ban Behringer on the Site?
Last night I received an email from Nan Tang, the founder & CEO of Chinese computer music portal Midifan and co-founder of plugin vendor 2nd Sense Audio. He wrote in to let me know that Behringer apparently sent him a letter threatening legal action for defamation in some posts critical of them. Peter Kirn of Create Digital Music has a write-up on the situation here, and Synthtopia just published a humorous report here.
So, most of us know that there are essentially two camps when it comes to Behringer:
1. Those that love that they are reproducing vintage analog synths and offering them at super affordable prices.
2. Those that perceive them as ripping off others.
Midifan falls into the second category, and Behringer has a problem with how they are communicating that. I have no problem with either of them. What I do have a problem with is when a company threatens legal action to shut someone up.
So... what do we do...
Considerations on my end as a publisher:
1. As a site dedicated to capturing what is happening in the synth community on a daily basis, should I continue to post new Behringer product announcements at a minimum?
2. I don't want to ban content my readers create. If readers submit content featuring Behringer products, I will post them. Not for Behringer, but for my readers.
3. I usually do my best to remain neutral.
That said, I can definitely scale back on Behringer content that doesn't meet 1 and 2 above. I don't want to get sued, and if Behringer threatens publishers that voice their opinions, then why bother supporting them?
If you have an opinion feel free to leave a comment below.
Update: I asked Nan of Midifan what he planned to do regarding Behringer coverage on his site. He replied with the following:
"I will continue reporting all the news and new products from Behringer as usual, give them applause for the good products, give them a shit for the bad products. As an online media, we have to report everything for our reader, whatever someone sued us or not."
Update2: MUSIC GROUP COMMERCIAL BM LTD (Behringer's parent company) sued TONY KARAVIDAS, ET AL, including Dave Smith Instruments, for defamation, and lost. Tony is an engineer for DSI. He is also the man behind Encore Electronics, and he has an extensive history in the synthesizer industry, including work on the original Oberheim OB-Xa. The case is covered in detail by Create Digital Music here.
What surprised me was the following:
"The twist here is that in addition to Dave Smith Instruments, the manufacturer, and employee Anthony Karavidas (an engineer at DSI), the lawsuit added as defendants an additional twenty individuals posting in the same forum thread. Since the identity of those individuals is unknown, they’re named as 'DOES 1-20.' In the words of the lawsuit, 'the true names and capacities, whether individual, corporate, associate or otherwise … are unknown to Plaintiff.'"
Did Behringer go after individuals as well, or were they trying to discover if the 20 individual accounts were actually the same person or persons?
Update3: worth a read: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strategic_lawsuit_against_public_participation
And discussion on reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/synthesizers/comments/8sb3a0/behringer_sues_dave_smith_instruments_and/
You can read the original filing of the lawsuit here, the judgement here.
So, most of us know that there are essentially two camps when it comes to Behringer:
1. Those that love that they are reproducing vintage analog synths and offering them at super affordable prices.
2. Those that perceive them as ripping off others.
Midifan falls into the second category, and Behringer has a problem with how they are communicating that. I have no problem with either of them. What I do have a problem with is when a company threatens legal action to shut someone up.
So... what do we do...
Considerations on my end as a publisher:
1. As a site dedicated to capturing what is happening in the synth community on a daily basis, should I continue to post new Behringer product announcements at a minimum?
2. I don't want to ban content my readers create. If readers submit content featuring Behringer products, I will post them. Not for Behringer, but for my readers.
3. I usually do my best to remain neutral.
That said, I can definitely scale back on Behringer content that doesn't meet 1 and 2 above. I don't want to get sued, and if Behringer threatens publishers that voice their opinions, then why bother supporting them?
If you have an opinion feel free to leave a comment below.
Update: I asked Nan of Midifan what he planned to do regarding Behringer coverage on his site. He replied with the following:
"I will continue reporting all the news and new products from Behringer as usual, give them applause for the good products, give them a shit for the bad products. As an online media, we have to report everything for our reader, whatever someone sued us or not."
Update2: MUSIC GROUP COMMERCIAL BM LTD (Behringer's parent company) sued TONY KARAVIDAS, ET AL, including Dave Smith Instruments, for defamation, and lost. Tony is an engineer for DSI. He is also the man behind Encore Electronics, and he has an extensive history in the synthesizer industry, including work on the original Oberheim OB-Xa. The case is covered in detail by Create Digital Music here.
What surprised me was the following:
"The twist here is that in addition to Dave Smith Instruments, the manufacturer, and employee Anthony Karavidas (an engineer at DSI), the lawsuit added as defendants an additional twenty individuals posting in the same forum thread. Since the identity of those individuals is unknown, they’re named as 'DOES 1-20.' In the words of the lawsuit, 'the true names and capacities, whether individual, corporate, associate or otherwise … are unknown to Plaintiff.'"
Did Behringer go after individuals as well, or were they trying to discover if the 20 individual accounts were actually the same person or persons?
Update3: worth a read: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strategic_lawsuit_against_public_participation
And discussion on reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/synthesizers/comments/8sb3a0/behringer_sues_dave_smith_instruments_and/
You can read the original filing of the lawsuit here, the judgement here.
New PULSAR-23 Organismic Drum Machine and Rhythm Synthesizer From the Makers of Lyra8
PULSAR-23 by SOMA. Laboratory prototype demo.
Published on Jun 13, 2018 Vlad Kreimer
"PULSAR-23 is the upcoming organismic drum machine and rhythm synthesizer that is now in development at SOMA laboratory.
The video shows the laboratory prototype, which does not have the final look, the enclosure or the final panel design. Some minor features may change and some control options will be added. I've done the development of the main sound design and circuitry on it and now, when that part has been finished, I would like to introduce the project to the world.
For more information, how to buy, the price, when and where it will be available, please visit the SOMA site:
You can write to me personally: omhohom@gmail.com
Vlad Kreimer.
SOMA laboratory
June 2018"
Additional details via SOMA
PULSAR-23 is an organismic drum machine that is currently in development at Soma. It has a semi-modular structure and consists of 23 independent modules:
– 4 drum channels: Bass drum, Bass\Percussion, Snare drum, Cymbals\Hi-Hat
– 4 envelope generators with the unique ability to generate a sustain for the drum channels, turning them into noise\drone synthesizers.
– 4 independent loop recorders with the option for individual clocking.
– Clock generator with an array of dividers as a very powerful tool for rhythm synthesis.
– Wide range LFO (0.1 – 5000Hz) with variable waveform.
– Shaos – a unique pseudo-random generator based on shift registers with 4 independent outputs, sample and hold and other cool features.
– FX processor with CV control incl. CV control of the entire DSP’s sample rate.
– Distortion.
– 2 CV-controlled gates.
– 2 CV-controlled VCAs.
– 2 controllable invertors.
Also, it has MIDI control and synchronisation and a lot of smaller modules such as 3 assignable attenuators and 2 dynamic CV sensors for CV generation etc.
The expected net price is 1,200-1,500 Euros. The exact price will be known when the industrial mass production version is ready.
The expected date of release is autumn\winter 2018\19.
The drum machine will be manufactured in Russia and Poland.
If you like the sound and the project you can get on the pre-order waiting list and be among the first ones who will receive PULSAR-23. Just send your request to somasynths@gmail.com with subject “PULSAR-23 pre-order”. In your mail, please mention the country where you want the synth to be delivered to and your phone number (it could be useful if our mails go to spam). No deposit is required."
Published on Jun 13, 2018 Vlad Kreimer
"PULSAR-23 is the upcoming organismic drum machine and rhythm synthesizer that is now in development at SOMA laboratory.
The video shows the laboratory prototype, which does not have the final look, the enclosure or the final panel design. Some minor features may change and some control options will be added. I've done the development of the main sound design and circuitry on it and now, when that part has been finished, I would like to introduce the project to the world.
For more information, how to buy, the price, when and where it will be available, please visit the SOMA site:
You can write to me personally: omhohom@gmail.com
Vlad Kreimer.
SOMA laboratory
June 2018"
Additional details via SOMA
PULSAR-23 is an organismic drum machine that is currently in development at Soma. It has a semi-modular structure and consists of 23 independent modules:
– 4 drum channels: Bass drum, Bass\Percussion, Snare drum, Cymbals\Hi-Hat
– 4 envelope generators with the unique ability to generate a sustain for the drum channels, turning them into noise\drone synthesizers.
– 4 independent loop recorders with the option for individual clocking.
– Clock generator with an array of dividers as a very powerful tool for rhythm synthesis.
– Wide range LFO (0.1 – 5000Hz) with variable waveform.
– Shaos – a unique pseudo-random generator based on shift registers with 4 independent outputs, sample and hold and other cool features.
– FX processor with CV control incl. CV control of the entire DSP’s sample rate.
– Distortion.
– 2 CV-controlled gates.
– 2 CV-controlled VCAs.
– 2 controllable invertors.
Also, it has MIDI control and synchronisation and a lot of smaller modules such as 3 assignable attenuators and 2 dynamic CV sensors for CV generation etc.
The expected net price is 1,200-1,500 Euros. The exact price will be known when the industrial mass production version is ready.
The expected date of release is autumn\winter 2018\19.
The drum machine will be manufactured in Russia and Poland.
If you like the sound and the project you can get on the pre-order waiting list and be among the first ones who will receive PULSAR-23. Just send your request to somasynths@gmail.com with subject “PULSAR-23 pre-order”. In your mail, please mention the country where you want the synth to be delivered to and your phone number (it could be useful if our mails go to spam). No deposit is required."
ArpBud - Open Source MIDI Sequencer & More for iOS
808 theme interface.
Available on iTunes here.
"ArpBud has two main sequencers: the interval sequencer and the pitch sequencer, with unlimited number of steps for both. You can design your arpeggios by interval values in interval sequencer. And you can drive your arpeggios with a pitch sequencer by applying the pitch to each interval value of the interval sequence. Every step of pitch sequencer has its own interval sequencer. So, you are free to work on a single arpeggio as well as multiple arpeggios.
You can set the pitch bend, modulation and portamento MIDI control change values for interval sequencer steps. Also, you can set the rate, volume and loop count for each pitch sequencer step. You can copy/paste steps in between. And you can load other sequencers you have in your other projects.
You can set the layout of your projects and set the behavior of the knobs, or touch control gestures from the settings menu. It works for every screen sizes of iPhones and iPads. If you have an iPad user, you can take advantage of the split view feature and place both ArpBud and your audio MIDI app in one screen for working on them at the same time.
You can drive your favorite audio MIDI apps on your iOS or Mac/PC, like Garageband, Ableton Live, FMPlayer, Model 15 etc. ArpBud also supports Audiobus MIDI, IAA and Ableton Link for fitting into your current workflow. When you are not sequencing, if you have enabled any MIDI input (Audiobus MIDI app, connected hardware or other MIDI sending apps) for ArpBud, it will sequence the currently active interval sequencer for the playing MIDI input data.
Also, ArpBud also offers its core-components open sourced on GitHub. Feel free to fork them, send a pull request to make it better, open an issue to share your ideas or give them a star if you like them.
MusicTheory: https://github.com/cemolcay/MusicTheory
MIDIEventKit: https://github.com/cemolcay/MIDIEventKit
LiveKnob: https://github.com/cemolcay/LiveKnob
ArpBud's MIDI layer powered by free and open-source AudioKit.
https://audiokitpro.com"
Audiokit Synth One Drum Presets Test
Published on Jun 13, 2018 iPadLoops
"What's a synth without drum sounds? I'm a sucker for synth drums. All sounds in this demonstration are from my preset bank in Audiokit Synth One. I used Cubasis to generate a single midi note which triggers the preset with built in sequencer then I froze the track and move it to an audio track to layer all the sounds you hear. After that I just played Synth One over the top of it. Still a bit crude I must admit I'll tweak them a bit more to perfection but in the meantime here is a test."
You can find additional posts on Audiokit Synth One here. Note it is not yet available as of this post.
Yamaha EMT-1 Synthesizer Soundexpander Midi @ Matrix Piano PC-Keyboard
Published on Jun 13, 2018 Digithalis
[Retro preset desktop synth. Curious if you could edit these via MIDI]
0:06 Brass
0:20 Strings
0:40 Violin
0:58 Trumpet
1:16 Horn
1:39 P.Organ
1:51 Sax
2:11 J.Organ
2:32 Piano
2:49 Clarinet
3:13 Oboe
3:32 E. Piano
4:03 Flute
4:22 H.Chord
4:45 Celesia
5:00 Accordion
5:22 Vibes
5:38 Guitar1
5:49 Guitar2
6:04 Guitar3
6:22 Clavi
6:40 Bell
6:57 Sitar
7:17 Bass Upright
7:30 Bass Wah
7:51 Bass Alien
8:16 Bass Elec.
8:30 Bass Slap
8:45 Bass Ice
9:05 Bass Slap
9:18 Bass Synth
9:40 Bass Drums
Sonic Exploration 12f (1981) - Don Muro
Published on Jun 13, 2018 jd wall
"Floating upstream live in a retro style with an Oberheim OB-X, ARP 2600, ARP Odyssey (with aftertouch mod) and a few effects devices (Roland SVC-350 vocoder, Roland SRE-555 Chorus Echo, Oberheim DS-2 sequencer, MXR Phase 100 pedal)."
Analog Filter by TSL Studio Equipment VCF ( With Internal LFO )
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Published on Mar 2, 2017 TSL Studio Equipment
via this auction
"Analog LFO Filter
by
TSL Studio Equipment
Working with LFO & Manual Control Filtering
100% HandMade & Hand Wired
Made in USA Los Angeles
It's Mono Channel full Analog Audo Filter
for:
- Guitar
- Bass
- Synthesizer
- VST Plugins (As Send - Return)
Working with 9Vdc or 12Vdc Power Supply.
No Chinese Parts inside!!!!! No SMD!!!!
Knobs:
- Volume Input Control
- LFO Speed
- Resonance Control
- Frequency Control
Switch's:
- Auto LFO Control Filtering or Manual Control Filtering
- Deep Filtering Sine wave or Smooth Filtering Sine Wave"
Published on Mar 2, 2017 TSL Studio Equipment
via this auction
"Analog LFO Filterby
TSL Studio Equipment
Working with LFO & Manual Control Filtering
100% HandMade & Hand Wired
Made in USA Los Angeles
It's Mono Channel full Analog Audo Filter
for:
- Guitar
- Bass
- Synthesizer
- VST Plugins (As Send - Return)
Working with 9Vdc or 12Vdc Power Supply.
No Chinese Parts inside!!!!! No SMD!!!!
Knobs:
- Volume Input Control
- LFO Speed
- Resonance Control
- Frequency Control
Switch's:
- Auto LFO Control Filtering or Manual Control Filtering
- Deep Filtering Sine wave or Smooth Filtering Sine Wave"
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New in 2018,
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TSL Studio Equipment
Nostra - Limited Edition Audio Filter Effect by TSL Studio Equipment
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Published on Sep 23, 2017 TSL Studio Equipment
Note this is the first TSL Studio Equipment post on the site.
via this auction
"NOSTRA FILTER by TSL Studio Equipment Limited Edition 2018
Full Analog Audio Filter LP & HP with boost freq knob for any filter.
Knobs:
- Bass Freq
- Bass Boost (Resonance)
- Treble Freq
- Treble Boost (Resonance)
Switch:
Extra Filter real Time push button.
100% HandMade & HandWired
Made in USA
Los Angeles"
Published on Sep 23, 2017 TSL Studio Equipment
Note this is the first TSL Studio Equipment post on the site.
via this auction
"NOSTRA FILTER by TSL Studio Equipment Limited Edition 2018
Full Analog Audio Filter LP & HP with boost freq knob for any filter.
Knobs:
- Bass Freq
- Bass Boost (Resonance)
- Treble Freq
- Treble Boost (Resonance)
Switch:
Extra Filter real Time push button.
100% HandMade & HandWired
Made in USA
Los Angeles"
MFOS ECHO ROCKIT by Elettrorama
Published on Jun 13, 2018 Elettrorama
via Elettrorama
"The Echo Rockit makes some of the most unusual I've heard yet and it runs with 9V power supply. Any seasoned electronics musician can play one. The great sound design will give you hours and hours of creative sound making fun. You'll make sounds you'd swear would require a modular and all in the palm of your hand.
Original design by Ray Wilson Elettrorama version & mods
Approved and licensed by Music From Outer Space
Architecture:
Type: Analog
Synthesis: Oscillator(s)
Oscillators
Oscillators: 1
Waveforms: Square
Osc Modulation: LFO
Filters
Filters: 1
Types: 12dB Slope (2-pole), Low Pass, Resonance
Filter Modulation: LFO, Oscillator
LFO
LFO: 1
LFO Parameters: Square, Triangle
Polyphony & Tuning
Polyphony: 1
Tuning: Atonal
Modes: Mono
Effects
Delay & echo
Case
Case: Desktop, Module
Controls: Knobs, Switches
Display Type: LED
Connections
Audio Output Connections: 1/4" Phone Jack, Mono Out
Inputs: 1/4" Mono Input
CV Ports: CV IN
Power: 9V power supply
Year2018
FinishBlack"
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