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Monday, July 09, 2018
Industry Conventions: Hip Hop Fundamentals (Tutorial)
Published on Jul 9, 2018 Kris Lennox
"Quick tutorial on the conventions of creating a hip-hop beat. To recap the primary points of the tutorial:
1) The slower the tempo, the longer the tail length (this is for the sake of filling the empty space)
2) The kick drum NEVER occurs at the same time as the clap
3) The only kick on the beat is beat 1.
Of course, you'll always find exceptions to the above. These exceptions normally fall into one of two categories:
1) Producers experimenting/trying a different approach
2) Amateur producers/writers unaware of the fundamental principles
Naturally there is far more to creating a good hip-hop beat, but if the aspects covered in this video aren't in place, you could spend a long time looking for the problem when it may well be the most fundamental issue i.e. kick/clap placement.
PS the important part of this video are the principles, not the machine I'm using. I know of commercial tracks that have used far superior - and far inferior - equipment. However, if you're a hip-hop/dance producer, the Drumbrute is a nice wee piece of kit.
I'll maybe do a mini-series on hip-hop. It is a style of music very easy to do badly. And very easy to overdo. Many demos are rejected on the basis that the tracks are just too busy.
Best
Kris"
Arvo Pärt - Spiegel im Spiegel VCV Rack Cover
Published on Jul 5, 2018 Omri Cohen
"This is one of my favorite pieces, written originally for piano and violin, this time made all in VCV Rack...
Here you can download the track for free - https://omricohencomposer.bandcamp.co...
Photo by - drmakete-lab'
Cimmerian Caves V2 - Echo/Chorus/Vibrato + Fuzz DEMO
Published on Jul 9, 2018 Artificial Noise
Cimmerian Caves V2
Echo/Vibrato/Chorus + Fuzz
"Dark, warbly and tape-like. Dense modulating echo's. Thick, woolly tube-like distortion. Definitely NOT one of those sterile clean delays, but warm and full of character.
When the poet Homer talked of Cimmeria, he called it the land of fog and darkness at the edge of Hades. Artificial Noise took those words as inspiration for the original Cimmerian Cave effects unit and now the Cimmerian Caves is back! Streamlined and with subtle but important circuit improvements, the Cimmerian Caves V2 gives you the same warm, warbly echo, chorus, vibrato and fuzz as the original but with a more affordable price and a more compact design.
Consisting of a tape-like Echo unit (approx. 925ms max delay time) which, depending on the setting can also be used as Vibrato or Chorus. Along with the Echo effect there is also a thick and woolly Fuzz/distortion. Highly tweak-able with 8 knobs, Cimmerian Caves is a hybrid of analog and digital circuitry. Utilizing a digital delay to get a nice long echo (nearly one full second), with the remaining circuitry all analog, including the Low-Pass filters, modulations and fuzz to create a strange, otherworldly sounding effect.
Along with the standard line level 1/4" inputs and outputs, the Cimmerian Caves V2 also has 1/8" modular inputs and outputs. These allow for the 'hotter' Eurorack signals to be used with the Cimmerian Caves, lowering the input to avoid distortion and raising the output level back to the hotter modular signal.
Cimmerian Caves works great with synthesizers and drum machines, but it also works perfectly well with guitar and bass!
Ships with 9v power supply (region specific)
Estimated shipping will begin mid to late August, 2018
$249 + Shipping
For more information, visit:
www.artificialnoise.ca"
Pioneer DJ - Toraiz - AS-1 - Exploring the Presets - MVM #117
Published on Jul 9, 2018 Midiverse - TV
"Welcome to Midiverse - TV. On this episode we're going to be taking a look at the Pioneer DJ Toraiz AS-1 Monophonic Synthesizer."
Custom Black ACCESS VIRUS Ti SNOW SYNTHESIZER w/ Original Box & Extras
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CustomSynth black Virus TI Snow previously featured here.
"ACCESS VIRUS Ti SNOW DESKTOP SYNTH MODULE,
ULTRA-RARE CUSTOM BLACK MODEL,
ORIGINAL BOX, MANUAL, LOGSTOFF CARRY BAG, LEADS ETC.!!!
VIRTUAL ANALOGUE FROM THE DARK SIDE!
Was lucky enough to pick this up from UK synth customisation heroes Custom Synth, who had given it a professional black re-paint, just looked fantastic and I fell in love with it. Have since researched it a bit, and back in 2012 there was a rumour that Access were releasing a very limited run of 15 of these black Snows to mark their 15th Anniversary. Not sure if it ever happened, or if this was a prototype or sample job, but anyway, it's a beauty and here it is in all it's glory!
Other than the bespoke professional paint job this is a standard Snow, fully working and with just minor age-related wear & tear. Screen is bright and clear, buttons and dials respond as they should, full to the brim with amazing VA sounds from basses and leads to epic pads and sound effects. Plenty of in depth info online, and hundreds of rave reviews for what is a full-blown Ti synth minus the keyboard."
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CustomSynth black Virus TI Snow previously featured here.
"ACCESS VIRUS Ti SNOW DESKTOP SYNTH MODULE,ULTRA-RARE CUSTOM BLACK MODEL,
ORIGINAL BOX, MANUAL, LOGSTOFF CARRY BAG, LEADS ETC.!!!
VIRTUAL ANALOGUE FROM THE DARK SIDE!
Was lucky enough to pick this up from UK synth customisation heroes Custom Synth, who had given it a professional black re-paint, just looked fantastic and I fell in love with it. Have since researched it a bit, and back in 2012 there was a rumour that Access were releasing a very limited run of 15 of these black Snows to mark their 15th Anniversary. Not sure if it ever happened, or if this was a prototype or sample job, but anyway, it's a beauty and here it is in all it's glory!
Other than the bespoke professional paint job this is a standard Snow, fully working and with just minor age-related wear & tear. Screen is bright and clear, buttons and dials respond as they should, full to the brim with amazing VA sounds from basses and leads to epic pads and sound effects. Plenty of in depth info online, and hundreds of rave reviews for what is a full-blown Ti synth minus the keyboard."
Elka ELKATWIN 61 VINTAGE STRING SYNTH SN 1044
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"Nice project for someone who knows what they're doing, the synth is in beautiful cosmetic condition and as well as being complete in terms of the full stand and case is complete internally, but just hasn't been used of years so needs an overhaul. Very rare early 1980's stringer, came out of the Elka factory in Italy at the same time as the legendary Synthex, and is notable for having a lovely phaser built in. Classic array of string and orchestral sounds, I have a copy of an an old magazine ad (which also features the Synthex on the same page!) describing the Elkatwin as a 'Polyphonic twin oscillator keyboard with manual bass possibilities', so there you go!"
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"Nice project for someone who knows what they're doing, the synth is in beautiful cosmetic condition and as well as being complete in terms of the full stand and case is complete internally, but just hasn't been used of years so needs an overhaul. Very rare early 1980's stringer, came out of the Elka factory in Italy at the same time as the legendary Synthex, and is notable for having a lovely phaser built in. Classic array of string and orchestral sounds, I have a copy of an an old magazine ad (which also features the Synthex on the same page!) describing the Elkatwin as a 'Polyphonic twin oscillator keyboard with manual bass possibilities', so there you go!"
Modded 1979 Yamaha SK-20 Symphonic Ensemble SN 9330
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The listing doesn't state what the mods do. You can see a switch on the right for STH and ORG, clearly referencing the string synth vs. organ sections. On the back of the synth you can see added 1/4" jacks for ORG, STH, and IN. As there are already individual factory outputs for the Poly-Synth and Organ sections, I'm guess these three are all inputs. Curious if the jacks for STH and ORG replace them when plugged in, similar to overriding signals using patch bay.
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The listing doesn't state what the mods do. You can see a switch on the right for STH and ORG, clearly referencing the string synth vs. organ sections. On the back of the synth you can see added 1/4" jacks for ORG, STH, and IN. As there are already individual factory outputs for the Poly-Synth and Organ sections, I'm guess these three are all inputs. Curious if the jacks for STH and ORG replace them when plugged in, similar to overriding signals using patch bay.
Kawai Synthesizer 100P Rare Vintage Analogue Synth S-100P Teisco
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"Based on the ARP Pro-Soloist and identical to the Teisco badged version, this is a very expressive analogue monosynth with some wonderful sounds on-board - the keyboard has aftertouch (with adjustable sensitivity) which can be routed to several functions including the filter and LFO mod depth etc. It has a large variety of preset sounds available on tab switches, plus a variable section with filter, modulation and other controls including a Spring Reverb!, also there is a performance/effects section with some excellent features including an analogue Phaser, pitch attack up/down, variable Glide & Glissando and an envelope repeat function - I can't think of another analogue synth with these features.
This keyboard is in exceptional condition for its almost 40 years and as far as I can tell it is all working correctly - . But, given it age and the fact that this is vintage electronics I can't guarantee that everything is perfect, so please bear that in mind - it goes with the territory.
The synth comes with its original music stand, also a UK mains cable (240V) and also includes copies of the user manual and service notes with schematics.
To hear just how expressive and great sounding this synth is, check out this video [posted here] of the Teisco version (identical synth and sound)"
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"Based on the ARP Pro-Soloist and identical to the Teisco badged version, this is a very expressive analogue monosynth with some wonderful sounds on-board - the keyboard has aftertouch (with adjustable sensitivity) which can be routed to several functions including the filter and LFO mod depth etc. It has a large variety of preset sounds available on tab switches, plus a variable section with filter, modulation and other controls including a Spring Reverb!, also there is a performance/effects section with some excellent features including an analogue Phaser, pitch attack up/down, variable Glide & Glissando and an envelope repeat function - I can't think of another analogue synth with these features.This keyboard is in exceptional condition for its almost 40 years and as far as I can tell it is all working correctly - . But, given it age and the fact that this is vintage electronics I can't guarantee that everything is perfect, so please bear that in mind - it goes with the territory.
The synth comes with its original music stand, also a UK mains cable (240V) and also includes copies of the user manual and service notes with schematics.
To hear just how expressive and great sounding this synth is, check out this video [posted here] of the Teisco version (identical synth and sound)"
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