Loopop review: What is BUZZZY?

Published on Apr 17, 2019 loopop

"BUZZZY! is priced around the Volca range, is smaller, and yet is four part multi-timbral, with a filter and space or delay effects per part, four different sound engines (Pulse virtual analog, FM, "Bitcrushed wave" and Noise, with up to 16 voice polyphony, and it sounds quite good too, especially for a digital synth."

See this post for details on Buzzy!

Pittsburgh Modular Documentary Films Presents: the Voltage Research Laboratory - Episode 3

Published on Apr 17, 2019 Pittsburgh Modular Synthesizers

"Teaser track showcasing the unreleased Pittsburgh Modular Voltage Research Laboratory eurorack format synthesizer.
The soundtrack to this video was created as a self running patch. Once the initial setup was complete, the synthesizer performed the piece without any additional input by the artist. An extended version of the recording is available on Soundcloud through the link below."



Pittsburgh Voltage Research Laboratory

TubeOhm De-Generator Video manual / german language, english subtitles

Published on Apr 17, 2019 Andre' Laska

"De-Generator DIY sample Synthesizer Video manual .
How to install the firmware and service software, how to use the oscillators and how to play samples."

TubeOhm De-Generator

Leafcutter John - Against The Clock

Published on Apr 17, 2019 FACTmagazine

"For the past 20 years, John Burton – aka Leafcutter John – has been at the forefront of experimental composition, constructing his own technological systems out of hardware and software to make ornate, complex electronica.

Ahead of the release of his seventh album on Border Community this week, we visited Burton at his studio to see what he could create with his one-of-a-kind setup in just 10 minutes, using Max, a home-made light interface and modular system to manipulate a collection of field recordings. The result – beautiful chaos.

Yes! Come Parade With Us is released on Border Community on April 19."

Check out more posts featuring Leafcutter John here.

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

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