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SSF Stereo Dipole Eurorack Filter Multipeak VCF Module

Published on Mar 27, 2019 Perfect Circuit

"The Stereo Dipole from SSF is a filter with four filter cores that can be used in mono and stereo modes. In mono quad peak mode you can get interesting vocal formant sounds by stacking and spreading the filter peaks. Each pair of filters has a spread control to adjust the spacing between the filter peaks.

The Stereo Dipole can self oscillate and be tuned to chords or harmonics with the spread control and it responds to frequency modulation well. The second half of this video shows some sounds of the filter used as a sound generator.

We used the Kilpatrick Carbon sequencer to sequence the first part of the video and the SSF Entity Percussion and Entity Bass modules for the drums.

Stereo Dipole available here: https://www.perfectcircuit.com/ssf-st..."

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Prophet Rev2 First Look #2 | Filter - What is it like?

Published on Mar 27, 2019 Synth & Sundry

"The Dave Smith Instruments Prophet Rev 2, a refreshed modern analog polysynth, has a primary low pass Curtis filter which can be switched between 2 and 4 pole slopes.

Let's see how the filter feels. We try the filter with different settings both for cutoff and resonance. The filter affects the sounds coming from the oscillators and removes frequencies which changes the timbre of the sound.

The 2 pole mode has a 12db/octave slope while the 4 pole mode has the steeper 24db/octave mode that has a more pronounced effect (generally suitable for monophonic synth patches).

The main controls are the Cutoff that frequency at which frequencies start to be removed. This starts with the high frequencies and lends the name low-pass to the main filter for the Prophet Rev2. Cut off works hand in hand with resonance which highlights a narrow area of frequencies at the cut off point (where frequencies are being removed). This brings its own sonic characteristics.

It's worth noting that high resonance values lead to self oscillation when in four pole mode. This means that the filter will generate its own pitch.

Recorded through an RME Fireface UC audio interface without any effects or dynamics processing added."

Prophet Rev2 First Look Synth & Sundry videos

Gemini 6B Performance

Published on Mar 27, 2019 Mickey Delp

"Live performance on Mickey Delp's Gemini 6B interactive light and music installation. Recorded at Hopscotch Light & Sound, March 22, 2019. Performers are Ben Scheffler, Bradford Kinney, Thomas Echols, and Mickey Delp."

Eko K2 Vintage Analogue Synth Bass Pedals

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Vintage Yamaha CS-50 Analog 4 Voice Polyphonic Synth

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DIY sequencer Review & Re-Synthesis Face Plates

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Arturia Minibrute 2S - One Box Techno Jam - Patch Walk-Through

For those interested, a walkthrough for Oscillator Sink's Arturia Minibrute 2S - One Box Techno Jam has been added here.

Rossum Electro-Music Announces Panharmonium Mutating Spectral Resynthesizer

via Rossum Electro-Music

"(Santa Cruz, CA, March 27, 2019)

Rossum Electro-Music has announced that they will be previewing their new Panharmonium Mutating Spectral Resynthesizer Eurorack module at the Synthplex festival in Burbank, CA from March 28th through 31st.

Created by Rossum Electro-Music Software Architect Bob Bliss (who also, as it happens, fathered E-mu’s famed “EOS” Emulator Operating System), Panharmonium is a unique music and sound design tool that analyzes the spectral content of any audio signal and uses that analysis to drive a bank of from 1 to 33 oscillators. Depending on various control settings, Panharmonium can accurately reproduce the input spectrum in real time or modify it in a multitude of wildly creative ways. All with an interface whose immediacy encourages performance and interaction.

Panharmonium input can be anything from a single oscillator to an entire mix (including vocals). From dense, swirling pads and drones that evolve with the input’s changing spectrum, to clock-syncable spectral arpeggiation, to as-yet unnamed harmonic effects, Panharmonium opens up an entirely new world of sonic possibilities.

Additionally, Panharmonium can take a snapshot of an instantaneous spectrum and use that as a complex harmonic oscillator, which can then be modified and modulated by all of Panharmonium’s other controls.

Panharmonium accomplishes its magic though a combination of functional submodules:

Spectral Analyzer

The Spectral Analyzer provides tools for defining the analysis process.

- The Slice parameter sets the rate at which the incoming audio is transformed to spectral data. It can be set by the Slice and Multiplier controls, the Tap button, or by an external clock signal. Very short slice times result in real-time spectral data, while longer times can create rhythmic spectral patterns.

- The Center Freq and Bandwidth controls (and associated CV inputs and attenuverters) control the range of frequencies to be analyzed. The Bandwidth control allows the selection of narrow to wide pass bands on the left side of the pot and narrow to wide notches on the right side of the pot. The ability to sweep the frequency and modify the bandwidth under CV control opens up a wide range of sonic effects.

- The Freeze button lets you freeze the spectral integrator, sustaining the currently analyzed spectrum.

Spectral Modifiers

These controls allow the creative modification the analyzed spectra.

- The Voice parameter controls the number of oscillators (from 1 to 33) used to resynthesize the spectrum.

- The Blur parameter (and associated CV input) is a spectral lag processor that controls how quickly the spectrum can change.

- The Feedback control (and associated CV input) allows one to route the resynthesized audio back into the entire processing chain for subtle or dramatic feedback effects. At its max, the output becomes self-sustaining, even if the input is removed.

Oscillator Bank

The Oscillator Bank resynthesizes the analyzed spectra.

- The Waveform parameter selects the oscillators' waveform. In addition to the usual sine, triangle, sawtooth and pulse waveforms, two special crossfading sine and sawtooth waveforms are included.

- The Freq control tunes the oscillators over a +/-7 semitone range. The frequency is further controlled by the 1V/Oct input and the FM input and attenuverter.

- The Octave control, not surprisingly, shifts the pitch of the output by octaves.

- The Glide parameter sets the amount of polyphonic glide (i.e., each oscillator has its own glide circuit).

- The Mix control (and associated CV input) sets the balance between the original input audio and the resynthesized audio.

Optional Functions

A number of optional functions can be selected by using the Output Mode and Tap buttons.

- Holding the Output Mode button and adjusting the Slice control enables Drums Mode, which optimizes the spectral analysis for drums and other percussive inputs.

- Holding the Output Mode button and adjusting the Center Freq control allows one to instead set the lower frequency of the analysis range.

- Holding the Output Mode button and adjusting the Freq control enables Spectral Warping. In contrast to conventional frequency adjustment, where the harmonic relationships between the spectral elements are preserved, Spectral Warping shifts the harmonic elements individually, producing a variety of clangorous, swarming textures.

- Holding the Tap button and adjusting the Freq control quantizes the resulting frequency adjustments to semitones.

Spectra Memories and Presets

Panharmonium provides 12 user Spectra memories and 12 user Presets (in addition to 12 each factory memories).

- The Spectra memories let you store up to 12 frozen slices. When selected, a spectrum (up to 33 oscillators wide!) replaces any live input and can have its pitch controlled by the 1V/Oct input and FM controls.

- A Preset is a snapshot of all of the module settings, along with the value of any CVs present at the moment the preset is saved.

Panharmonium is 26HP wide and 25mm deep.

Power requirements (max): 140mA +12V, 30mA -12V. Reverse polarity protected.

Panharmonium will be available in early summer from Rossum Electro-Music dealers worldwide at a suggested retail price in the US of $499.00.

More Panharmonium information can be found at the Rossum Electro-Music web site"

Machina Bristronica FESTIVAL OF KNOBS, BUTTONS AND DISCUSSIONS

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"A FESTIVAL OF KNOBS, BUTTONS AND DISCUSSIONS OVER 4 WAREHOUSE ROOMS IN THE HEART OF BRISTOL.

A FULL DAY AND EVENING OF SYNTHESIZER STALLS, PANEL TALKS, LIVE HARDWARE PERFORMANCES, DIY MODULAR WORKSHOPS, ABLETON LIVE WORKSHOPS, MAX FOR LIVE BUILD SESSIONS AND THE ESCHER MUSIC CONNECTION SHOWCASE.

WE WILL HAVE A FULL DAY OF LIVE MODULAR/HARDWARE SETS IN THE "OLD MARBLE FACTORY" AREA, WHILST THE "NEW MARBLE FACTORY" SPACE WILL HOST THE MAIN ARENA TO LOADS OF OUR FAVOURITE SYNTHESIZER COMPANIES. COME AND CHAT TO THE PEOPLE BEHIND THE BUILDING OF THESE MACHINES AND GET "HANDS ON" WITH THEIR NEW BITS OF GEAR.

IN THE BUILD WORKSHOP AREA, BASTL, BUBBLESOUND, ERROR, THONK AND PATCHING PANDA WILL BE HOSTING A SERIES OF DIY MODULAR SESSIONS. THESE WILL BE A SEPARATE PRE-PURCHASED TICKET WHERE BUILD REVENUE WILL GO DIRECT TO THE COMPANY AND YOU WALK AWAY WITH YOUR OWN FULLY BUILT MODULE AT THE END OF THE SESSION. FURTHER DETAILS OF EACH WORKSHOP AND THE SPECIFIC MODULES AVAILABLE SOON.

THERE IS ALSO A DEDICATED ABLETON AREA WHERE YOU CAN BRING YOUR LAPTOP TO THE SESSIONS. ABLETON CERTIFIED TRAINERS WILL BE RUNNING A "BEGINNERS GUIDE TO ABLETON" SESSION EARLY IN THE DAY, FOLLOWED BY A "BUILDING YOUR FIRST MAX FOR LIVE DEVICE" WORKSHOP.

THE ESCHER MUSIC CONNECTION SHOWCASE WILL SEE HODGE PLAYING A 2 HOUR DJ SET OF TUNES MADE BY ESCHER MUSIC CONNECTION GROUP MEMBERS. COME DOWN TO ONE OF OUR MONTHLY IN-STORE ESCHER EVENTS HOSTED AT ELEVATOR SOUND TO SUBMIT YOUR TRACKS. AT THE END OF THE SET ALL ARTISTS WHO HAVE HAD THEIR TRACKS PLAYED WILL BE PART OF A RANDOM PRIZE DRAW TO WIN GOODS BY NOVATION, NATIVE INSTRUMENTS, ALLEN & HEATH AND BLADUD FLIES.

SYNTHS & TALKS 12:00PM - 18:00PM
LIVE SETS 12:00 - 23:00"

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