Casio VL-1 Processed to Modular Patch

Published on Apr 20, 2019 Fahmi M.

"Improv session / live jam used custom sound of VL-1 with VCV Rack.

Info:
The VL-1 was the first instrument of Casio's VL-Tone product line, and is sometimes referred to as the VL-Tone. It combined a calculator, a monophonic synthesizer, and sequencer. Released in June 1979, it was the first commercial digital synthesizer.

It has 29 calculator-button keys (G to B), a three-position octave switch, one programmable and five preset sounds, ten built-in rhythm patterns, an eight-character LCD, a 100-note sequencer, and a multi-function calculator mode. The VL-1 is notable for its kitsch value among electronic musicians due to its cheap construction and its unrealistic, uniquely low-fidelity sounds.

Its sounds were mostly composed of filtered squarewaves with varied pulse-widths. Its piano, violin, flute and guitar timbres were nearly unrecognizable abstractions of real instruments. It also featured a "fantasy" voice, and a programmable synthesizer which provided for choice of both oscillator waveform and ADSR envelope. It had a range of two and a half octaves. (Wikipedia)

VCV Rack now lets you run an entire simulated Eurorack on your computer – or interface with hardware modular. And you can get started without spending a cent, with add-on modules available by the day for free or inexpensively. Ted Pallas has been working with VCV since the beginning, and gives us a complete hands-on guide.

There’s always a reason people fall in love with modular music set-ups. For some, it’s having a consistent, tactile interface. For others, it’s about the way open-ended architectures let the user, rather than a manufacturer, determine the system’s limits. For me, the main attraction to modulars is access to tools that can run free from a rigid musical timeline, but still play a sequence. It means they let me dial in interesting poly-rhythmic parts without stress. (CDM)

More sounds:
ideologikal.bandcamp.com"

Percussa SSP Update 22042019 [Major MIDI Module Improvements; Step Sequencer and Granular Fixes]

via Percussa on Kickstarter

"Hi all

Time for the next update! This will be the last one before we head off to superbooth in the coming weeks.

With this update we’ve covered a variety of requests for the MIDI module as well as simplified the use of the module. This update also comes with 2 presets, new versions of the 8-voice wavetable synth patch demonstrating the changes we made to the MIDI module (see below).

For the download links, visit the forum at https://forum.percussa.com/t/update-22042019-major-midi-module-improvements-step-sequencer-and-granular-fixes/618/2

MIDI Module

* Removed V1-V16 toggles from MIDI Module

* Added CH1-CH16 toggles

* Added CCA-CCH outputs and parameters

* Removed pitch bend data from pitch output

* Added new pitch bend output

In-depth description

It’s now easier to use fader and knob boxes sending MIDI controller data. Previously the MIDI module would only output controllers 74, 7 and 1. With the new CCA-CCH parameters and outputs it’s possible to use 8 MIDI CCs per MIDI module. The P-page can be used to set the controller numbers.

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Sequential Circuits, Pro-One Analog Synthesizer SN 2069

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"This Pro-One is working well and sounds fantastic. Physically it is in great shape with slight signs of use (some tape on the electrical cord, not much beyond that). At some point the mod-wheel appears to have been cracked then sealed back together. This version is the most desirable with the J-wire keybed and chassis-mounted transformer."

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Ensemble 1 with Grackler, Double Knot, Sidrax & Mute Synth

Published on Apr 23, 2019 Robin Rimbaud-Scanner

"A little improvisation in the studio using four inspiring little instruments. Beginning with the Mroztronium Grackler and Dirty Electronics Mute Synth creating abstract noises and textures, followed by a deep pulse from the Lorre Mill Double Knot and playing live on top with the Chat Lonbarde Sidrax. The film is out of synch and I apologise for that but it hopefully captures the mood. A tiny moment in a creative day."

Roland Juno-106 + Eurorack DEMO [Tesla Coil]

Published on Apr 23, 2019 gstormelectro

"Audio and Video by G-Storm Electro c. 2019

The Juno-106 has landed once again in the studio. I put together a little sequence on the BSP. And a warm saturation bassline in Eurorack.

Juno-106 | Timefactor | Big Sky: Arpeggio and swells
2xADSR | 4023 VCF (self resonance): Kick
Synth Box | JP6-VCF | 2xVCA | 106 Chorus module: bass line
Transistor-82 | Spring Tank Reverb | EMW VC Pan: Percussion
Modulations/Triggers: Batumi, Varigate4

Recorded live in 1 shot to Tascam DR-05
Some post processing in Cubase 7."

Atlantis Modulator Melodies

Published on Apr 23, 2019 Intellijel

"The S&H from Atlantis pairs perfectly with Scales to generate endless melodies. By modulating the rate of the LFO along with the range of the melody using Planar, it's possible to use expressive gestures to influence these melodies."