Prism of Composition: Introduction to René's Z Axis

Published on Oct 17, 2018 MAKEN0ISE

"This video introduces the third dimension of René programming: the Z Axis.

Please note: This video is deep. If you’re not already pretty familiar with the Program Pages of René, go watch the earlier videos in the René playlist [below], use them to make some music, and come back to this one later. You can have endless fun with three channels of X and Y axes before you move onto the Z Axis."

The path to Patch & Tweak & Eurorack patching in the bushes

Published on Oct 17, 2018 DivKidVideo

"I had a great time meeting Kim Bjørn of Push Turn Move and Patch and Tweak. Unfortunately that chat was on a cold and windy day at the side of the M606 on an industrial estate. Still, we had some fun chatting background, the book, his book tour for Patch and Tweak, the path to Patch and Tweak and I had the chance to do some Eurorack patching in the bushes, or on the bushes, or modular in the leaves (comment with a funny/silly title) with Kim's USB power bank powered skiff. Good fun, nice to speak to Kim, cheers for watching go to Kim's channel and check out more of us having a casual interview and chat."

PATCH & TWEAK's video:

Chat and patch with DivKid

Published on Oct 17, 2018 PATCH & TWEAK

"Co-author of PATCH & TWEAK, Kim Bjørn, met with DivKid outside the M606 motorway north of Sheffield after Synthfest'18 to have a chat about his contribution to the book, his background, getting into modular, and more."

Agar Agar - Against The Clock

Published on Oct 17, 2018 FACTmagazine
Update 10/17/18 9:53PM: video is back.

"All aboard for our first ever Against The Clock on a boat.

French electronic duo Agar Agar are singer Clara Cappagli and synth wizard Armand Bultheel. The duo met in art school four years ago and bonded over a love of music and art, forming Agar Agar despite their contrasting backgrounds in garage rock and club music.

We jumped at the chance to feature the duo on Against The Clock and were happily surprised when they told us we'd be recording on a boat. The duo proved themselves an act to watch in 2018 thanks to Bultheel's electronic shoegaze instrumental and Cappagli's evocative vocals.

Watch the session above and check out Agar Agar's second album The Dog and The Future, which is out now via Cracki Records. Don't miss Agar Agar's upcoming London show next week."

NOIS 439 - Experimental Polyrhythms with Deluge z4

Published on Oct 17, 2018 VJ FRANZ K

"A chaotic 'Dawless Jam' with the Deluge! Original noise 'music'.
Yes, it goes up to 10,000 bpm if you want it to."

KQ MiniSynth 2.0 Demo

Published on Oct 16, 2018 Kira Q Tech

"KQ MiniSynth is a modular synthesizer for iPhone/iPad."

First released in 2016.

This is what an Antarctic Ice Shelf sounds like

Published on Oct 16, 2018 American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Synth sounds in nature. Dude/dudette with a modular in a cave under the ice sheets somewhere.

"Winds blowing across snow dunes on Antarctica’s Ross Ice Shelf cause the massive ice slab’s surface to vibrate, producing a near-constant drumroll of seismic “tones” scientists could potentially use to monitor changes in the ice shelf from afar, according to new research.

The ice shelf’s “song” is too low in frequency to be heard by human ears, but it has been made audible here by geophysicist and mathematician Julien Chaput, who sped up a 2015 recording of the ice shelf’s vibrations about 1,200 times."

Behringer Pro-One Enters Product with $299 Price Tag

And update from Behringer. Note the patch points on top from the prototype video here. The Pro-One logo has been moved to the left.

"We just approved the final pre-production sample of the PRO-1 and are now gearing up for mass production. As you will notice, we have added quite a few more patch points as well as other cool features.

We are quite excited about this synth as it turned out really well 🙂

We’re targeting a MAP price of US$ 299."

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OB6 Oriental/Ethnic Sound Design

Published on Oct 16, 2018 Kris Lennox

"Thought I'd share a short sample of a mid-stage project piece I was working on. The aim was an Oriental sound, but not overtly a single instrument. Therefore, the patch has hints of Koto/Shamisen - even some Indian touches, and Oud etc.

Sometimes the effect of a sound rather than a direct imitation is more effective i.e. a sound can be designed as a 'broad cultural brushstroke' rather than a very specific 'dart' (in which case it is often easier to just record the intended instrument in the first place).

OB6 filter is good for dialing in these kind of sounds quickly.

I don't like to use a label such as 'ethnic' as it can be interpreted negatively, but I'm sure readers understand the intention of the labelling is not derogatory.




As an aside, I was recently interviewed for a German music website - anyone interested can find the piece here - http://movingclassics.tv/classicpeopl...

Lengthy written interview if you have time to spare!

Best
Kris"

Circuit Bent Kawasaki Drum Machine thru Moog MF Delay

Published on Oct 16, 2018 HardtekStudios

"This Circuit Bent Drum Machine is available for purchase on Ebay!

This is a simple bent instrument where I can change the pitch & tempo at once with the large black knob on the right. It also has an audio output for FX processing(like the Moog Minifooger Delay) & recording. Finally there is a switch which will turn off the speaker, but has a side effect of distorting the audio. This video has it ran thru the Moog Minifooger Delay with lots of delay time tweaking in addition to the time tweaking of the bent drum machine. Recorded into Logic with no additional processing."

via this auction

"This Kawasaki Drum Machine has been Circuit Bent to include a pitch/tempo knob that will raise the pitch & tempo of the drum pattern simultaneously. It also includes a 1/8th" audio output. There is a switch that will turn off the internal speaker for studio use, but has a side effect of having a distorted or bit crushed sound to it. There are video demos of the unit on Hardtek Studios Youtube page. Again the Yellow Pads DO NOT work!"

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Therevox

Published on Oct 16, 2018 SynthMania

"New addition to the studio"