Lightstorm - World's First Light Eurorack Synthesizer

Published on Mar 21, 2019 Strange Electronic

via Strange Electronic

"The Lightstorm Eurorack Case is a new type of interactive modular synthesizer case that integrates voltage-controlled LED lighting, adding visually stunning effects to live performance and giving inspiration in the studio. The Lightstorm Module brings creative lighting into the synthesizer workflow, going beyond audio-reactive effects. Now any control voltage - LFOs, envelopes, sequencers - can control full-spectrum LED lighting.

Henry Strange, founder and CEO of Strange Electronic, explains “Our company has been involved with professional touring, large fixed installations, and interactive happenings for over 10 years. Lighting is always, at least, HALF the show. We’ve made countless systems that integrate lights, controllers, and laptops. Now, with Lightstorm, we’ve found a fun and creative way to put lighting control directly in musicians eurorack systems.”

Renowned Los Angeles based producer and artist, Daedelus, currently utilizes the Lightstorm while touring around the world. “I’m very performance minded. Modular has opened this whole new vista to create sounds, but as an experience it can be very flat. I’m always looking for ways to embody the sounds and what better way than to create a light experience that is localized at my hands but expressed so much further, deformed by my sounds but inhabiting the actual space of the instrument.”

Using the Lightstorm is similar to other eurorack format modules. With the Lightstorm Module, the same control signals used to make music can be used to make a light show. This makes it easy for musicians to control lights without learning a lighting technology like DMX. The Lightstorm comes with a light strip but the LED output port will connect to many forms of LED devices, giving the user another way to personalize their lighting.

The Lightstorm Eurorack Case is an 84hp, 6U case bundled with a 30W power supply and built-in LEDs controlled by the Lightstorm Module. With frosted acrylic sides, the RGB LEDs can flash, pulse, and glow up to 1000 lumens of light in all directions. The ergonomic angle of the case allows the audience to see the performer work the modules while playing comfortably. This brings the audience into the performer’s craft rather than staring at the back of a box or the back of the artist. When in the studio, the case can stand upright, saving space and acting as a piece to beautify your space."

Analogue Solutions Impulse Command teaser 3

Published on Mar 28, 2019 Analogue Solutions

"New for 2019.
Come see it at Superbooth 2019, stand E147 in the main area.
More details will be uploaded to the web site in the coming days.
What you hear here is 100% Impulse Command. No external anything. Straight out of the back. Use good headphones or speakers. Stereo experience! A cell phone speaker would be a sin."

Analogue Solutions Teaser videos

In The Studio Sampling Lofi Hi-Hats

Published on Mar 28, 2019 The Daydream Sound

"Sampling the ESQ-1 synthesizer with the SP 1200 & Microgranny drum machines. Also doing a little maintenance with a MIDI sysex backup to the ASR 10 from the ESQ-1. If you’ve just got an #Ensoniq ASR-10 and don't know where to start. Learn everything you need to know to get up and running with the Ensoniq ASR-10 Beginners Manual."

Korg Volca Modular - raw patching and a jam w/ Volca Kick

Published on Mar 28, 2019 EM Nordic Finland OY

"Watch with subtitles on.

Raw patching on the Volca Modular and a little jam alongside Volca Kick."

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Like patching with needles.

Deep88 - Music (B2 from The SP1200 EP) WATL

Published on Mar 28, 2019 deepeightyeight

"here is the B2 from the SP1200 EP....
https://www.discogs.com/Deep88-The-Sp..."

Live Stream with Isla Instruments SP2400 update!

Published on Mar 27, 2019 Ken Flux Pierce Fluxwithit

"Checking out the latest info on the Isla Instruments SP2400 project. we speak with Brad Holland CEO of Isla instruments for an update on the progress he and the team have made!"

Fluxwithit SP2400 videos

Sequential Coming to Synthplex This Weekend

via @SequentialLLC

"See you at @synthplex! Visit #Sequential in booth 40 Friday March 29 - Sunday March 31: http://www.synthplex.com "

Custom Basic Cable Stand/Holder from Million Machine March

via Million Machine March

"SPECS for XCS (X Cable Stand):

Adjustable height from 14 inches/35.56cm to 54 inches/137cm . (Height is adjusted by adding or removing 13 inch/33cm steel pole sections. Four poles included.)

Holds +/- 260 cables, up to 52 inches/132 cm long!

Slot size is .173 inches/ 4.40mm! Please check your cable thickness before ordering! NOT DESIGNED FOR THE ‘THICK’ 5mm CABLES!

10″ inch/ 25.4 cm square pattern design makes it small enough to be portable.

Powdercoated .060 mm Aluminum plate with steel poles.

Very heavy base holds all cables properly at full capacity!

Base specs: Weight 4 lbs/1.8 KG Dimensions: 11 inches/ 28 cm wide by 1.25 inches/ 31.75mm tall."

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