Jamming with NI Reaktor, Razor, Carbon 2, Kontakt & Guitar Rig

Published on Oct 2, 2018 Synth & Sundry

"Made sounds on Reaktor synthesizer instrument Razor and modified sounds on Carbon 2 and Kontakt. I added Guitar Rig and Driver effects.

I love that the Razor synthesizer runs the whole gamut of components in its engine, from oscillators, through filters and even reverbs and compressors exclusively through its additive model. Yes! Even the reverbs are created by manipulating individual partials. What blows my mind is that you have different oscillator, filter and effects models that you can drop in to your hearts content. The fact that all this is happening within Reaktor is incredible. Razor is to additive synthesis what Diva by uHe is to virtual analog synthesis.

The sound that I made with Razor is done completely from scratch. This is was super fun to program and I was happy with the sound design results I got.

I was able to add some expressiveness, even without a dedicated control surface, by assigning some vowel parameters from the formant oscillator (a big reason why I got this) to aftertouch. Some other settings were also set to velocity, modwheel and pitchbend.

It can be a bit of a drag on CPU for older computers but well worth it for its left-field sounds and ease of use for sound design and production.

Carbon 2 is also a Reaktor instrument but a little bit older. I got through a Reaktor player bundle of some sort. I picked a preset that sounded rather good, modified it a bit and added saturation which worked well with the off-kilter quality of the sound.

Finally, the weakest of the bunch is Kontakt player library sound which I spruced up a little with Guitar Rig to add some heat to what was otherwise some lackluster sampled instrument.

We hope you enjoy this. Random shots of cats and plants occasionally cut through the screen capture of Ableton Live 9, my DAW of choice.

In other news, here's a playlist with finished tracks that sound more polished than what you heard here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gk9F0..."

Jam with TTSH 2600 and Ensoniq SQ80

Published on Oct 2, 2018 therudyrude

"Jamming with a TTSH 2600, Ensoniq Sq80, Analog 4, Prophet X,
Octatrack and Digitakt"

Tiptop Audio Forbidden Planet: Saw and Square Hi-Pass filtering and pinging

Tiptop Audio Forbidden Planet: Saw and Square Hi-Pass filtering and pinging from Station 252 on Vimeo.

Sound source: Tiptop Audio Z3000

No FX were used

http://tiptopaudio.com/forbidden-planet-analog-filter/

FSOL:DIGITANA SX-1 ( 6min LIVE jam ) 2sx + Halia

Published on Oct 2, 2018 STAKKERHUMANOID

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#059 :: MOOG GRANDMOTHER // KORG MONOTRON DUO // ROLAND TR-08 // STRYMON EL CAPISTAN

Published on Oct 2, 2018 hicut cake

Hicut Cake proudly presents:
Recipe #059
For all the connections and more visit: https://hicutcake.live

Ingredients:
– Roland Boutique TR-08
– Korg Monotron Duo
– Moog Grandmother
– Strymon El Capistan

Nodes & Wires Episode 5: In conversation with Roger Linn

Published on Oct 2, 2018 Paul Dither

"In the 5th episode of 'Nodes & Wires,' I'm chatting with Roger Linn about his musical background, instrument design, the LinnStrument, the LinnDrum 2, and more.

Chapters:
1. Intro — 0:00
2. Musical Background and Influences — 2:09
3. Instrument Design — 14:31
4. The LinnStrument: Allowing Expression for Current and Future Technologies — 29:25
5. Roger Linn Design: About the Company — 53:21
6. Work in Progress: LinnDrum 2 — 1:06:41
7. General Topics — 1:10:54"

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Ocean Swift Shruti VSTi - A digital take on the Indian instrument

Published on Oct 2, 2018 Ocean Swift

"Shruti Box VSTi is a small Additive synthesis drone box, a digital rendition of the classic Indian instrument. A very light drone based instrument for quick sonic backgrounds – inspired on the Indian instrument 'Shruti Box"'– Our version comes with a Tremolo Effect, a Chorus Effect and other controls for Core sound such as 'Body' 'Damp' and 'Shimmer'.

A Constant Background Tone
Shruti box VSTi isn't a standard fully equipped synth, nor is it meant to be. This is something different and much more simple, our VSTi follows the same concept as the original instrument – producing constant background drones to be accompanied with other instruments, spoken word, sound effects, additional soundscapes, singing, or whatever comes to mind.

'A shruti box (sruti box or surpeti) is an instrument that traditionally works on a system of bellows. It is similar to a harmonium and is used to provide a drone in a practice session or concert of Indian classical music. It is used as an accompaniment to other instruments and notably the flute. The shruti box is also used in classical singing. In classical singing the shruti box is used to help tune the voice. The use of the shruti box has widened with the cross-cultural influences of world music and new-age music to provide a drone for many other instruments as well as vocalists.'
- wikipedia."

You can find additional details and demos at https://oceanswift.net/shrutiboxvsti/.