Sónar+D 2018: Soundcool on its accessible tool for musical collaboration

Published on Jun 16, 2018 FACTmagazine

"Cool sounds from Sónar+D 2018.

You might think that creating music and visuals collaboratively in real time would be the domain of experienced coders and algoravers, but as we found at Sónar+D – the sister event to Sónar's long-running Barcelona music festival – it doesn't have to be that way.

There, Spanish startup Soundcool gave us the lowdown on how its system of modules – controllable via phones, tablets and even Microsoft's Kinect and forthcoming Hololens – could make musical collaboration an accessible reality for the masses."

https://www.matrixsynth.com/search?q=Soundcool

Sonar+D 2018: Google Magenta shows us its machine learning synth

Published on Jun 16, 2018 FACTmagazine

See the Google label below for more.

Korg Volca FM + Chase Bliss Thermae (2018-06-16)

Published on Jun 16, 2018 Slenterende Beer

"I've just received my Thermae! It's a wonderful box, I haven't been able to stop playing since it arrived. I thought this was a good example of how it's so much more than just a delay pedal - it adds a whole new range of musical possibilities to your instruments. Can't wait to try it on... everything! :)

Korg Volca FM
Chase Bliss Thermae
Arturia Keystep
Behringer XENYX UFX1204

Video recorded with iPhone 7. Audio recorded with UFX1204 in 'standalone' mode, recording directly to USB HDD.
This Volca FM patch is by Oscillator Sink"

C.L. // O.M. // T.E. // S.D.

Published on Jun 16, 2018 arnouxindahouse

"Saturday morning noise. Please listen with headphones."

Making a track with only 2 Make Noise Maths (Eurorack module)

Published on Jun 16, 2018 Alastair Wilson

"After spending some time with Maths and realising how powerful it was, I had the idea of making a track using nothing but it. This is the first time I've made and edited a 'music video' like this and I'm happy with how it turned out!

I've added some compression, EQ, delay, and reverb to the recorded parts, as well as a touch of stereo widening. Most parts have also been quantised.

HOW IT WORKS:
- The 'Both' inputs for controlling the rise/fall times of the LFOs can track 1V/Oct, meaning you can play them on a keyboard. The problem is that they only track accurately at low pitches and go flat at higher pitches; to combat this I sent extra keyboard CV to the rise/fall times and tuned them to stay roughly in tune over half an octave or so. I had to then carefully use the pitch wheel on the Microbrute to tune each note I played individually. The highest notes (mainly the 'soft plucks' and 'high texture') had no chance of being playable; I tuned them so that 2 or 3 random notes would be in tune, and then stuck to those. This is why in the video I appear to be playing notes on the keyboard that don't correspond to the pitches.
- By sending pitch CV through one of the Maths channels (1 or 4), you can add glide with the rise/fall times.
- By sending audio through one of the Maths channels (1 or 4), you can get 'filtering' effects and waveshaping.
- By offsetting the audio with channels 2 and 3, and taking the sum output, you can change the timbre of the sound. Using this and the 'filtering' method, you can get various different synth timbres.
- You can offset the audio so much it becomes silent; using an envelope to move between how offset the audio is you can fake a VCA, and get volume changes over time like on a normal synth.

Some of the patches, like the snare, rely on you finding sweet spots so be warned that you might not be able to recreate them accurately."

Casio SK1 into the Inflection Point from Mattoverse Electronics - Part 1

Published on Jun 16, 2018 mattoverse

"Casio SK1 into the Inflection Point from Mattoverse Electronics - Part 1"

Update:

Casio SK1 into the Mattoverse Inflection Point - Part 2

Published on Jul 9, 2018 mattoverse

Kick.S / X1326 (Trance and Acid)

Published on Jun 16, 2018 Kick.S

/// Equipment ////
DD-500
ToneLab
Virus TI2
MIDIMINI
Mixwizard
Electribe SX
EHX Cathedral
Eventide space
Strymon BigSky
FMR Audio RNC1773 (E)
Digitakt (custom painted)


xOxbOx xOxHaert-mod
(http://gizm0x.handmade.jp)

/// Album Title ///
Acid 303億光年

Demoing Symphonic Choirs, Voxos Epic Virtual choirs & Aeris Hybrid Choir Designer

Published on Jun 15, 2018 In The Mix

"Just a short demo for East West Symphonic Choirs, Cinesample Voxos Epic Virtual Choirs and Vir2 Instruments Aeris Hybrid Choir Designer. This demo does not contain any phrase building capabilities but I'll definitely do that in the near future. The last demo is layered with Cinematic Strings."

Trogotronic m/277 Dual Tube VCA Tutorial Videos by Learning Modular

Published on Jun 15, 2018 Learning Modular

"This set of five movies covers the Trogotronic m/277 Stereo High-Voltage Tube VCA / Overdrive / Preamp module. Even if you don't have this specific module, the series covers a lot of useful information on managing signal levels to get different sounds out of a module, stereo and faux stereo processing, and the differences between putting the VCA before or after the VCA.

The first movie is an overview & demo of the module. The remaining movies cover using it as an output overdrive processor, using it as a stereo-izer (panning etc.), how it behaves as a VCA in the “normal” position after the filter, and how that behavior changes if you place it before the VCF.

These movies are also part of my Eurorack Expansion course on LearningModular.com:
https://learningmodular.com/register/learning-modular-syn..."

Playlist:
Trogotronic m/277 Tube VCA 1/5: Overview (LMS EE)
Trogotronic m/277 Tube VCA 2/5: Output Processing (LMS EE)
Trogotronic m/277 Tube VCA 3/5: Stereo Processing (LMS EE)
Trogotronic m/277 Tube VCA 4/5: as a VCA (LMS EE)
Trogotronic m/277 Tube VCA 5/5: VCA before VCF (LMS EE)

NLC Null A2 Semi Modular Eurorack Synth Module (nonlinearcircuits)

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via this auction

"This is a complete semi modular synth packed into 42HP. Fully calibrated and tested.

Details from the NonLinearCircuits website:

2 VCOs
1 state variable VCF
1 ladder VCF
1 VC Delay
3 VCAs
2 LFOs
Mixer
Headphone amp
Sequencer
Clock Divider
Sample & Hold (S&H)
Sloth chaos generator

It does not feature MIDI, micro-processors or any software.

Current draw:
+12V rail - 135mA
-12V rail - 90mA

There are several presets that run between the switches of the jacks. If you insert a patch-cable into either jack the preset is disconnected.

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