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Wednesday, April 17, 2019

Julian "J3PO" Pollack Sessions: #5 1988

Published on Apr 17, 2019 NordKeyboards

"This fifth episode of our exclusive J3PO Sessions is based on some of Julian's amazing 80s retro synth patches, inspired by his analog synth collection. All patches are included in the brilliant J3PO Signature Sound Bank for Nord Stage 3 - available for free at nordkeyboards.com!

Read more about Julian "J3PO" Pollack (The Lesson GK, Marcus Miller, members of Snarky Puppy, Grace Weber) here: https://www.nordkeyboards.com/artist/...

The J3PO session was recorded live at RMV Studios in Stockholm, November 2018.

Drums: Morgan Ågren
Bass: Gustaf Hielm
Audio Engineer: Johan Eckerblad
Composition/Audio Mixing: Julian 'J3PO' Pollack
Cameras: Oscar Barkenbom/Benjamin Cotton"

NANO Modules FONT // Tiny Eurorack filter with a BIG sound!

\Published on Apr 17, 2019 DivKidVideo

"I remember trying an early prototype of FONT last year when I met Jorge in person and he had a great little filter "wub wub" patched up. It's great to see FONT out in the wild as the second module from NANO Modules following on from MAR (video below). FONT is a 6hp Eurorack filter with 2 pole low pass and 2 pole band pass outputs, audio input, CV for cut off and resonance with attenuverters and a 1v/oct tracking input too. It has a big sound with some character with moments of "filter burn" with some soft saturation in certain patches.

TIMING INDEX // SECTIONS

00:00 Hello, welcome, hola, salut, privet, konnichiwa + patch previews

00:41 Feature run down - WHAT IS FONT!?!

01:15 SOUNDS - low pass and band pass sounds and sweeps

03:13 Complex modulation and filtering - 1v/oct tracking, 4 points of mixed modulation, mixed audio inputs, attenuverted CV controlled, resonance modulation etc

07:28 Creating kick drums

09:08 FX Filtering and create rich analog(ue) feedback paths

10:58 A little bit of ACID

12:41 Filter pings + FM

14:59 How to create a high pass filter when you don’t have one

16:43 Audio rate modulation"

New ELTA Music Polivoks PM-02 Semi-Modular Analog Synth

Based on the ELTA POLIVOKS Mini synth. Note the extra IO on the right and the mounting holes on the corners. This will be both eurorack and desktop.

Features

1 VCO with triangle, saw, and square
pulse width of square wave VCO or pulse width modulation via LFO, depending on the PW/PWM switch. PW/PWM – Pulse width modulation mode. Manual «PW» or by LFO «PWM
Sub-VCO octave/waveform switch: -1 octave square / -2 octaves square / -2 octaves pulse
Mixer: Oscillator, Sub-oscillator, noise, and audio input
Filter: BP/LP with cutoff and resonance, controllable with an envelope and LFO
Envelope: ADSR envelope with a normal and autogeneration mode
VCA: ADSR envelope with modulation or gate mode
LFO: triangle in the center and tilt waveform left and right & LFO speed amount
Inputs: v/oct, gate, pwm, pitch cv with amount control, VCA CV, cutoff CV with amount control, and external audio
Outputs: LFO waveforms, envelope, noise, VCO (triangle, saw, and square individual outs), sub-oscillator and audio output.
glide, tune, and modulation
Eurorack compatibility

Tuesday, April 16, 2019

One Voice: Moog One 1.0.4 New Sounds - Demos by Getsemani Music

Published on Apr 16, 2019 Getsemani Music

Playlist:

1. One Voice: Moog One 1.0.4 New Sounds, Part 1, New Effects

Firmware release 1.0.4 for the Moog One included two new effect types and two new groups of presets. In part 1 we showcase the two new effects, Stereo Flanger and Stereo Chorus by creating an INIT patch and sampling each of the effect presets. Headphone are highly recommended to hear the subtle (and sometimes not so subtle) differences.

Both Stereo Flanger and Stereo Chorus appear as both Master Effects and Synth Effects. We're only showing the Master Effects with Stereo Width cranked up to 200% for maximum effect.

2. One Voice: Moog One 1.0.4 New Sounds, Part 2, New Preset Groups

Firmware release 1.0.4 for the Moog One included two new effect types and two new groups of presets. In part 2 we showcase the two new preset groups. Headphone are highly recommended to fully appreciate the depth of the sounds.

The first group named "1-0-4 LOWGRITT" contains ten new presets: Code Red, Copter Strike, Crown, Diamond, Grey Exit, Horizon, Medicine, Metropolitan, Panther, and Swordfish. The second group, named simply "1.0.4" contains three additional presets; Colour Wheel, Shadowland, and Shared Tale.

Moog DFAM: Human Body as Tempo Control

Published on Apr 16, 2019 Kris Lennox

"'I conduct, therefore I am'. Using the human body as tempo control. As far as I'm aware we don't yet live in the matrix, therefore wires can't be plugged straight into the back of our heads. Finger contact will suffice until the upgrade.

Neat little trick. Worth a try. You shouldn't blow up.

Naturally, I wouldn't recommend licking the cable, but if anyone tries, please share the results. And if you die, it is a good death for a contemporary musician. "Here lies a contemporary musician, vaporised by the National Grid" is an epitaph we'd all be proud of.

On a serious note, don't lick cables - especially ones emanating from wall sockets.

Tip/ring/sleeve contact will determine tempo (or any parameter you are plugged into). More pressure on sleeve (i.e better contact) = return to default tempo. Cheap man's touchplate, if you will.

Musically, the steps are tuned to the harmonic series. This can be heard when VCO 1 enters.

PS I've been busy working on a number of music projects for clients, hence not as many posts recently. The last project was a folk act: worlds away from electronica! But all good fun.

I'll possibly post dedicated modular content in the near future.

All best
Kris"

KORG: Minilogue xd Overview

Published on Apr 16, 2019 Noisegate

"Tristan from Noisegate presents an overview of the minilogue xd, the latest addition to Korg's popular 'logue' family of synthesisers."

I'm still curious how the the filter of the XD compares to the original. Anyone out there compare the two?

A few user / custom oscillators for the Minilogue xd:

"Pluck" for Minilogue XD - A new User Oscillator
Bent by Sinevibes - Korg multi engine plugin
Korg Prologue User Osc with free Mutable Instruments Plaits Demo

Costs & Timeframe for the Low Frequency Expander for the OB-6 & Prophet-6

If you are interested in Steve Hunt's Low Frequency Expander for the OB-6 & Prophet-6, he has provided some costs and a timeframe for development. You can find it in the second update of this post (scroll down to Update2 in red when you get there). There are also two new demo videos in the playlist at the top of the post.

Noise Engineering releases Terci Ruina, Sinc Bucina, and Cursus Iteritas Percido

You can find a NAMM demo here. The press release follows:

April 18th, 2018, LOS ANGELES, CA - After months of planning, design, and development, Noise Engineering is excited to release three new Eurorack modules: Terci Ruina, a triple distortion; Sinc Bucina, a multimode lowpass gate; and Cursus Iteritas Percido, a performance oriented all-in-one synth voice.

Terci Ruina

Terci Ruina is the first module in our Ruina s eries of distortion modules. The top section, FB, is a two-stage asymmetric-diode feedback topology using high-beta bipolar transistors for gain, creating a nonlinear waveshaper that’s sensitive to waveform symmetry. The middle section, FF, is an asymmetric feed-forward diode clipper using op-amps for gain. This diode clip has just enough asymmetry to make it fun. The last section, FZ, is a high-gain bipolar fuzz. The knob blends between differently phased sections which gives the knob a low-pass to high-pass frequency response as it is turned.

While each all-analog circuit has its own input and output, they were designed to work together and are normalled to run in series for total sonic insanity. This isn’t a distortion for the faint of heart, and it’s all packaged in a small 4 hp package!

Price: $135.00

Availability: Available from retailers worldwide and the Noise Engineering webshop April 18, 2019

Terci Ruina summary and features:
● Three independent analog distortion circuits
● Internal normalization for even crazier processing
● 4 hp size means that TR is sure to find a home in even the smallest system
● Available with silver or black aluminum panel

Sinc Bucina

Sinc Bucina, sequel to one of our oldest modules, is a versatile analog low-pass gate, envelope generator, and slew.

The Ping input offers standard low-pass gate behavior, but with some extra features: first, it’s velocity dependent, so different voltage triggers give different dynamic responses. The Gate in sends a signal to the slew: patch in a gate for an ASR envelope, or send it a stepped sequence and adjust the Attack and Release time for expressive action. Choose VCA or driven filter modes for aggressive, expressive, and versatile sound.

Price: $155.00

Availability: Available from retailers worldwide and the Noise Engineering webshop April 18, 2019

Sinc Bucina summary and features:
● Three filtering modes: 12db, resonant 6db, and plain VCA
● Ping and Gate ins can be used separately or together
● Environmentally friendly vactrol-free design
● Huge range of decay times: 200 ms – 7 s
● Envelope output easily ties SB to other components
● 4 hp
● Available with silver or black aluminum panel

Cursus Iteritas Percido

Cursus Iteritas Percido takes the core synthesis of our most melodic oscillator, the Cursus Iteritas and adds an envelope generator to make it a complete voice. Three synthesis algorithms provide an abundance of sound generation possibilities. Three modes allow full control of the envelope: trigger it, loop it, or use free running mode to reset without affecting volume. Route the envelope to the pitch and tonal parameters via attenuverting sends. Sends then go through the Master Blaster, a master attenuverter designed with performance in mind. CIP is our largest module ever, weighing in at 24 hp, but for good reason: CIP can really do anything. Huge basslines, gentle melodies, percussion, noise, and more are all to be had from this beast of a voice module.

Price: $595

Availability: Available from retailers worldwide and the Noise Engineering webshop April 18, 2019

Cursus Iteritas Percido summary and features:
● Full voice: patch up your sequencer and you’re ready to go
● Three envelope modes
● Three synthesis algorithms for sonic diversity
● Unique Master Blaster macro offers expressive and performable control
● Envelope and Master Blaster outputs tie CIP to the rest of your patch
● 18 CV inputs
● 24 hp
● Available with silver or black aluminum panel

Introducing Drum Synth 500

Published on Apr 15, 2019 AIR Music Tech

AIR® MUSIC TECHNOLOGY RELEASES EXCITING NEW DRUMSYNTH 500 LIVE & STUDIO PERFORMANCE SOFTWARE

Newest drum synthesizer software from Air—renowned creator of the industry reference Strike for Avid Pro Tools—delivers total control of all electronic drum sounds with simple, intuitive interface.
Cumberland, RI USA (April 16, 2019)—AIR Music Technology (airmusictech.com), a developer of premium virtual instruments, today announced the immediate availability of Drumsynth 500, a virtual instrument of electronic drum sounds for use with any DAW or as a Standalone application for live performance.
Building upon Air Music Technology’s heritage of creating Strike—considered “The reference Drum Instrument” for Avid Protools—Air has teamed up with music legends Akai Professional and Alesis Drums to carry on this legacy of excellence.

In the style of the popular 500 series synth modules comes an all new software drum synthesizer that delivers full control of all electronic drum sounds in an easy-to-use, comprehensive interface. Drumsynth 500 from AIR Music Technology has everything needed to create an endless variety of custom electronic drum sounds for all styles of music.

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