A Few Updates from Todd Barton - New Releases, Collaborations, & Performances

A few synth related updates from supporting MATRIXSYNTH member, Todd Barton:

Hi Friends,

Things keep being busy around here!

"Pre-order this upcoming cassette release of various composers (including me) exploring and moving beyond
my Krell patch."

My recent solo Buchla Music Easel album with the CD cover artwork by Ursula Barton. Download available now. Pre-order the CD here.

I'm delighted to have a couple of pages in this amazing new book which will be out in October. Check it out. It is unique and full of great information, interview, photos and beautifully opens the re-emerging world of modular synthesis to a wider audience. Patch & Tweak, Exploring Modular Synthesis

All best wishes,
Todd


Also: "Just a brief reminder of two upcoming concerts:

Saturday, September 8 at 7:30 pm at the DanceSpace in Ashland I'll be performing freely improvised electronic music with Bruce Bayard. Bruce's video of abstract figures filmed at SF MOMA is not to be missed. Tickets and more information here.

Friday, September 14 from 7:30-10:30 pm at the Butler Bandshell in Lithia Park
Silent Movement presents The Silent Discovery Series with Control Voltage Therapy:
Todd Barton & Bruce Bayard improvising on Buchla Music Easels with visuals by Michael Maag. You've got to see/hear this!! Opening live looping by Landen Griffith.
$5 donation - all ages.

The audio portion will be broadcast with the technical wizardry of Jordan Rose and Landen Griffith (organizers of The Silent Disco) sending separate and mixed channels of our musical improvisations to special wifi headsets (available at the Park), with video mapping on the bandshell by Michael Maag, resident lighting designer at OSF. You will be able to hear Todd in one channel, Bruce in another, and a mix of both in the third channel, with the ability to switch to any mode at any time and wander around and move! A truly unique concert experience.

Stay tuned for my next Notes from Todd with more album release dates and October tour dates in NYC, Krakow and London!"

ROLAND MSQ-700 SN 584675

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Could be SN 564675 or 534675. Hard to read the second digit. I try to capture them when I can for archival purposes.

"MINT CONDITION ROLAND MSQ-700 DIGITAL KEYBOARD RECORDER! COMPLETE WITH ORIGINAL BOX!"

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LSDJ MC2 MIDI GB CONVERTER CUSTOM GAMEBOY BUNDLE SYNTH NINTENDO MGB-001

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1. Custom modified Gameboy Pocket MGB-001 with blue backlight mod and rechargeable battery
2. LSDJ Cart
3. LSDJ-MC2 MIDI Converter with all documentation.

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Novation // Animistic Beliefs - Circuit Mono Station

Published on Sep 3, 2018 NovationTV

"Animistic Beliefs recently invited us to their Rotterdam studio where we were lucky enough to be able to capture a performance of an exclusive track with them.

Their performance setup included a Eurorack Modular System, Elektron Digitone, Roland TR808 and the Circuit Mono Station, with Mono Station used for the bassline and as the main clock for the other devices.

For more on Circuit Mono Station, visit:
https://novationmusic.com/synths/circ...

Check out Animistic Beliefs here:
Facebook: http://facebook.com/animisticbeliefs
Instagram: http://instagram.com/animisticbeliefs

#WeAreNovation #CircuitMonoStation"

Mattoverse Drone Tone MKII into the Meris Ottobit Jr.

Published on Sep 3, 2018 mattoverse

Decksaver Arturia MatrixBrute Cover on Kickstarter

via Decksaver on Kickstarter

"We've decided on Kickstarter projects to manufacture some of the more niche covers that we get requests for.

In order to produce a new decksaver cover, expensive tooling is needed. This means it's a gamble as often the cover's sales do not recoup the outlay for the tooling and maufacture. For this reason, there are units we can't justify making a cover for as it's too much of a risk.

The idea of these Kickstarter projects is if 200 people pledge this will pay for the design, tooling, production, manufacturing costs and help our customers out by giving them a cover they really need.

The first of these covers will be for the Arturia Matrixbrute and it will feature 'Soft-Fit' inserts to protect the vulnerable wooden elements of the synth from any friction with the cover.

The MatrixBrute's multi-angle front control panel will need to be in the flat position to apply the Decksaver cover. This is so it is compatible with other cases (for those who wish to tour will the synth) and so that the wooden side panels can be protected. We have thought long and hard about this and there is no way to accommodate the control panel in an upright position without compromising the cover.

The cover will be made in the UK from top quality materials, as always.

*Please note that outside of the European Union you will be responsible for paying any customs import charges incurred

Risks and challenges

The MatrixBrute is a physically unorthodox synth, so this will be a challenging cover requiring a lot of design and development.

There will be several points of contact between the synth's laminated wooden parts and cover which need soft fit inserts."

NEW audiophile circuits league (acl) - sinfonion

"acl is announcing the release of the Sinfonion, the most complex and versatile harmonic CV prozessor in Eurorack format created by Mathias Kettner.

Featuring three independent quantizers, a four-voice chord generator, an arpeggiator and a complex chord progression sequencer in one!

Thanks to the 76 control elements it puts an amazing tool under your fingertips, enabling you to play your modular system in a very musical way.

With Sinfonion, you will take the place of the conductor, and your modular system will follow your movements sounding like an orchestra!

42 TE

Release date: Early 2019
Price: 960,00 €"

Squarp Instruments introduces pyraOS 3.0 firmware update for Pyramid Polyrhythmic Sequencer

You can find some videos of the update in previous posts here. The official press release follows.

"PARIS, FRANCE: following five months of beta-testing, avant-garde musical machines developer Squarp Instruments is proud to announce availability of pyraOS 3.0 — a free, major update of the radical realtime processing system firmware for its innovative Pyramid Polyrhythmic Sequencer, an advanced 64-track desktop design with MIDI, MIDI USB, CV/Gate, and (Sync48- and Sync24-configurable) DIN Sync connectivity, creatively adding all the most requested features from its supportive user base alongside innovative ideas from its design team to total over 30 additions — as of September 3…

Polyrhythm is defined as a rhythm which makes use of two or more rhythms simultaneously, so Squarp Instruments’ Pyramid Polyrhythmic Sequencer certainly takes some beating as an advanced 64-track desktop design with MIDI, MIDI USB, CV/Gate, and (Sync48- and Sync24-configurable) DIN Sync connectivity (‘re-released’ last year as a more robust MKII version, thanks to the machined aluminium housing and a sturdy screen protecting its graphical display); different and unusual time signatures can creatively be set to work on each of those tracks to shape shifted-beat sequences, sowing the seeds for freshly-flavoured musical productions. Perfectly designed from the ground up as a modern, easy-to-use, and versatile hardware sequencer, the Pyramid Polyrhythmic Sequencer deftly delivers a radical workflow and almost unlimited possibilities... powerful sequencing, looping, rhythm generation, real-time effect processing, MIDI control, and input+output interfacing are far from beyond the realms of possibility. Put it this way: Pyramid Polyrhythmic Sequencer is perfectly positioned to take centre stage in any musical setup — spanning studio to stage.

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Monday Rain (TX Wiggles 34)

Published on Sep 3, 2018 poorness studios

"I woke Labor Day morning to a rainy gloomy Monday. I opened a window to listen to the rain and got an idea. I put a microphone on the window sill to record the rain, and then did a jam. I mixed the rain track separately to get the levels right. This is a first take (well, technically a second take because I forgot to hit record and then noticed a minute or so later).

I used a simple 1 osc patch on the modular, a Korg Volca Beats, my Minibrute, and a DSI Mopho. It came out pretty cool, but the good thing is, it stopped raining less than a hour later so I'm glad I recorded it while I could."

Mathew Jonson Presents His Synthesizer Favourites: Roland JX-3P (EB.TV)

Published on Sep 3, 2018 Telekom Electronic Beats

"Resident synth expert Mathew Jonson is back for his next exploration of his favourite synthesizers for Telekom Electronic Beats TV, with an underrated Roland up next for a closer look. Considered somewhat of a hidden synth treasure, the JX-3P was Roland’s first midi-equipped unit and boasts an onboard 128-step sequencer."