NuTone Eurorack Test

Published on Mar 28, 2019 Plankton Electronics

"Triangle wave on the Nutone eurorack distortion module. Basic patching and analysis."

Marienberg 5U Modular Synth Interview Summary (ENGLISH) #TTNM #TSR19

Published on Mar 28, 2019 THE TUESDAY NIGHT MACHINES

"At Thomann's Synth Reactor 2019 I had the unique opportunity to meet and talk to Steffen and Holger Marienberg extensively. I filmed an interview with Holger about the origins of the the company Marienberg Devices Germany, in which he also demonstrated some of their 5U modular synth modules. This interview was recorded in German language though, so I made this summary video here for my English viewers =)"

G'ma cooks it up best 🥧.

Some Moog Grandmother synth art via @moogmusicinc

"G'ma cooks it up best 🥧.

#Moog #MoogGrandmother #MoogSirin #Analog #AnalogSynth"

New TAQS.IM Synth for iPad

Spotted this one on discchord.

"The TAQS.IM Synthesizer features Middle Eastern Sounds and Rhythms for Arabic, Armenian, Balkan, Greek, Persian, Turkish Music and More. Sounds included are:

Accordion Octave
Clarinet Klezmer
CZ-101 Accordion
CZ-101 Square
DX7 Flute
Duduk Vibrato
Electric Baglama
Farfisa Lead
Garmon Reed
Guitar Jazz
Kanun Bell
Mijwez
MOSS Nay
Ney Hollow
OB-8 Sync
Oud
Piano Kavkaz
Sax 90s
Saz Acoustic
SH-2000 Accordion
SH-2000 Violin
Strings Kavkaz
Tar
Trombone Arabic
Zurna Synth
Zurna Turkish"

Introducing K1CK SYNTH - Kick Drum Plugin

Published on Mar 27, 2019 2getheraudio

"Boston, MA USA (March 26, 2019) - 2getheraudio, has released K1CK Synth, a virtual instrument with a new hybrid synth engine designed specifically for creating and delivering a huge range of electronic kick drum sounds. Two interfaces, Simple and Expert, give producers a highly optimized set of sound design controls for fast auditioning, simple tweaking or fine tune control of kick drum sounds. K1CK Synth is available to purchase under 2getheraudio’s Pay-What-You-Want (minimum $10) pricing model off their website.

'The perfect kick drum is not easy to achieve and yet it’s critical to every music track no matter what the style,” says Jennifer Hruska, CEO of 2getheraudio. “Like all 2getheraudio products, we set out to make the sound design process easier and faster while delivering super professional results. I’m not kidding when I say this plugin delivers some serious kick, and making your own signature sound with K1CK Synth is finally a fun thing to do!'

Under the hood, K1CK Synth uses a custom audio engine with sampled attack transients and specialized synth oscillators to generate the initial big body sound. Individual envelopes for pitch and amplitude shape the decay while customized drive and compression circuits dial in the punch. Effects, including bit crushing, decimation, and low pass and high pass filters deliver a huge range of possibilities for extra character and edge. Finally, three kick drum microphone options add the polish.

For those without the time or expertise to fine tune all these parameters, K1CK Synth offers a Simple View which exposes just four sound control knobs, 4 effects buttons and 4 mic options for quickly dialing in your sound. When needed, and Expert View takes you under the hood for finer control.
K1CK Synth supports 64-bit VST, AU, AAX capable DAWs. It is Mac and Windows compatible. K1CK Synth is released under 2getheraudio's Pay-What-You-Want (minimum $10) business model so nearly all musicians, regardless of their ability to pay, have access to this software. A free trial is available at https://www.2getheraudio.com/ instruments/k1ck-synth.

For more information, please visit:
Website: https://www.2getheraudio.com"

Oberheim Four-Voice Synthesizer Field Test & Price List Vintage Brochure - 1978

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via this auction

"Brochure includes 2 printed pages. Came in the mail from the manufacturer folded in 3.

Condition is Mint. Approximately 41 years old.

Compliment your vintage gear with original literature!"

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Mutable Instruments Elements Eurorack Resonator Synth Module DIY Clone

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via this auction

"Mutable Instruments Elements Eurorack Resonator Synth Module Clone New Black/Gold Build 2018 MINT!

Mutable Instruments Elements built by an electronics engineer (Momo Modular) with ten years of experience. Calibrated and tested, with factory firmware. Includes screws and ribbon cable. Briefly used only in a smoke/pet free pro studio.

Elements is a full-blown synthesis voice based on modal synthesis – an under-appreciated flavour of physical modelling synthesis with a strange and abstract feel.

Elements combines an exciter synthesis section generating raw, noisy sounds characteristic of bowing (filtered friction noise), blowing (pitch-controlled granular noise), or striking (stick, mallet, hammer or brush sample playback… or bursts of synthetic impulsions).

These sources, or external audio signals, are processed by a modal filter bank – an ensemble of 64 tuned band-pass filters simulating the response of various resonant structures (plates, strings, tubes…) with adjustable brightness and damping. A stereo ambience reverberator adds depth and presence to the sound.

All parameters have a very meaningful and well-delimited impact on the sound. When designing Elements, great care has been taken in selecting parameter ranges and control curves, producing a large palette of sounds – often beyond physical realism – but always well controlled and stable. The “dark spots” of noise and feedback are reached gradually, and they do still react to controls. The module is deliberately menu- and switch-free – what you dial/patch is what you hear!"

FieldScaper 2.1 Update - Sound Transformation & Rhythmic Construction Videos

Published on Mar 28, 2019 Igor Vasiliev

"Instant transformation recorded sound and sound design with FieldScaper - Field recorder and Scapes constructor. More about this app https://motion-soundscape.blogspot.com"

FieldScaper rhythmic constructions
Published on Mar 28, 2019 Igor Vasiliev

"Sound transformation and rhythmic constructions from usual melodic samples with FieldScaper - Field recorder and Scapes constructor."

What's New in 2.1:

● Added several new presets with use sequencer.
● Added controls for mic and external input.
● Added midi controls for sample edit.
● Optimization for iPhone Xr, Xs, Max.
● Several improvements of UI.
● Ableton Link SDK 3.0.5 updated.
● Audiobus SDK 3.0.6 updated.
● Built-in description updated.
● Several minor bugs were fixed.

New Tubbutec ModyPoly HiRes Upgrade for the Polysix, Mono/Poly & Somewhat the Poly-61

Tubbutec ModyPoly HiRes installation Published on Mar 28, 2019 tubbutec

Update: also see Portamento and Microtuning for Polysix and Mono/Poly (ModyPoly HiRes demo)

via Tubbutec.de

HiRes is an upgrade for the ModyPoly which adds high pitch resolution, microtuning and portamento. It works for Polysix and Mono/Poly (and is somewhat usable on the Poly-61).

Main features

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New Esion! iOS Looper by once upon a synth

My new looper iOS app Esion! Published on Mar 28, 2019 once upon a synth

"I'm excited to introduce Esion, my new texture looper iOS app. You get 3 free-running tracks and 4 effects. Each effect has an XY pad. The idea is to capture random vocal sounds or ambient sounds and turn them into strange evolving textures that you can use in your songs. It's available for both iPhone and iPad.

Download the app: http://bit.ly/esionapp"

"Esion is a sound design and experimentation tool. You start by recording an audio sample into one of 3 tracks (e.g. by whistling into the mic). As soon as you're done recording, the audio starts looping.

Now, here's the fun part! Each track is run through its own effect chain which includes a pitch shifter, bit crusher, delay and reverb. Each effect has 2 parameters you can adjust by positioning circles on the XY pad. You can also bypass any effect.

Tired of your recording? No problem, simply record over it. The effect settings remain in tact when you record a new sample. This allows you to experiment with different textures and quickly turn your simple samples into polyrhythmic, organic, unrecognizable sonic textures. Cool right?

Unlike traditional loopers, Esion is not time-sync'd or rhythm-based (i.e. it's not your standard guitar looper pedal). Instead, Esion is free flowing and designed to be used to create ambient experimental sonic textures and complex evolving loops.

After spending some time tweaking your sound, you can double-tap anywhere on the XY pad to start recording your performance. All your recordings are saved as wav files which you can then export into your favourite DAW and or share with your friends.

••• FEATURES •••
• 3 independent tracks.
• Record audio loops with the mic.
• Reverse the loops in real-time.
• Mute/Disable/Clear loops on the fly.
• Flexible architecture. You can turn all effects and tracks on/off independently.
• Run each track through 4 effects: Bit Crusher/Sample-Rate reducer, Time/Pitch Stretcher, Reverb, Delay.
• Each effect has a dedicated XY-pad to control parameters independently for each track.
• XY-pad dedicated to changing pan and volume for each track separately.
• Global record feature allows you to record everything you hear. Recordings are stored as wav files which you can export/share.
• While recording you can tweak all the parameters to create complex performances.
• Universal app (iPhone/iPad)

••• PLEASE READ BEFORE BUYING •••
• This is *not* a tempo-sync'd/rhythmic/beat looper. If you're looking for a traditional looper app for making beats, this is not that app.
• Audiobus/IAA/AUv3/Ableton Link are *not* supported, sorry! I designed this to be a standalone sound design tool. Think: "Voice Memo" for aliens.
• While the app is primarily designed to be used with the built-in mic, you should be able to connect other interfaces and hardware too. I've tested it with the Roland Go:Mixer Pro and it worked fine but I can't guarantee that it'll work with all other hardware interfaces (since I can't test them all).

If you want to see the app in action please watch my YouTube videos (http://onceuponasynth.tv).

If you do get the app, thank you so much! I hope you create beautiful and strange sounds with it.

Made with 💚 in Canada."