visiting tangible waves

Published on May 3, 2019 tangible waves

"A short video showing the location, the production of AE modular and a little bit of performance! Come with me and peek behind the scenes of tangible waves and AEmodular!
Btw: The track was recorded live during the shot in the chapel, no extra processing!"

New KORG Volcas In the Works

"Following an unexpected voice message from John McCubbery VP of KORG Inc. we congregate in a car park to discuss the possibilty of ANOTHER new volca being released! Plus our thoughts & ratings on Avengers Endgame. #brew"

Friday Jam #7 - SKULPT and CRAFTsynth 2.0

Published on May 3, 2019 Modal Electronics

"Friday Jam #7 - With a CRAFTsynth 2.0 for bass and leads and a SKULPT Synthesiser for chords and arp we’ve created this quick jam to take you into the bank holiday."

Yamaha SK-15 ORGAN STRINGS POLY Synthesizer SN 3245

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Game Of Thrones on MatrixBrute

Published on May 3, 2019 Andrea Pessino

"Main theme from Game Of Thrones cover on the Arturia MatrixBrute monophonic synthesizer.

All sounds created and played live on MatrixBrute
Seventh Heaven reverb by LiquidSonics
ValhallaDelay by ValhallaDSP

Music by Ramin Djawadi
Arranged and Performed by Andrea Pessino"

Per Kristian Risvik's Digitron - Arduino Based Mellotron-style Sampling Instrument

The birth of my new instrument; the Digitron! Published on Dec 31, 2018 Per Kristian Risvik

"It will be a Mellotron-style sampling instrument which is using the Tsunami Super Wav Trigger. Making a Mellotron is a great excuse for getting into the world of Arduino, which is a superb platform for DIY. I’d like to give a big thanks to my good friend and electronics mentor par excellence; Terje Daleng – there’s been quite a steep learning curve for me the last couple of years."

Per Kristian Risvik's Solina String Ensemble+

Published on Dec 11, 2018 Per Kristian Risvik

Playlist:

1. Some sounds from the Solina String Ensemble+

This Solina didn't have an on/off switch for the ensemble chorus, so my plan was to add that. Instead I added the dry output as a part of the modulation mixer, so modulator 0 is the dry output and modulator 1-3 are the delay lines.

2. Solina String Ensemble MK1 with MIDI

This is a project I've been working on for a while now and I've finally installed MIDI on it, using the Doepfer MTC64 interface. More info about how it was done here.

3. "Straits of Devastation" played on the Solina String Ensemble+

A track composed by Jeremy Soule for Guild Wars 2. It's definitely among one of my favorite Guild Wars 2 tracks - there is a sense of darkness and despair over it, yet it is beautifully majestic.

"Inspired by Albert Steenbergen’s MIDIfication of Jean Michel Jarre’s Eminent 310 Unique, I decided to add MIDI IN on my customized Solina, which I’ve called: "Solina String Ensemble+". Like Albert, I’ve used the Doepfer MTC64 which is an excellent interface for adding MIDI to just about anything! To get the MTC64 to communicate with the Solina I’ve used 4-channel optocoupler ICs, so in order to get access to all the 69 channels needed, I had to use 18 ICs. The last optocoupler does only handle one key, but I connected the remaining channels to the three upper black keys in the top octave, just in case I should think of something fun to use them for - and I have used one of them as a sort of MIDI gate which makes it possible to create rhythmic patterns thru MIDI. So this old Solina is up for some serious techno now :P"

"Here are the details on how the MTC64 is connected to the Solina, thru the optocoupler circuit board – the ground wires from the optocouplers to the MTC64 are not shown. I designed the circuit board in "DIY Layout Creator" and used colored wires from a telephone cable to help me keep track of things during the process of making the board itself and connecting it to the Solina. This did help a lot as it went surprisingly smoothly. The boards are connected to the Solina with connectors so they can be easily removed if there's need to do some maintenance."

"Unlike the later Solina String Ensemble models, there’s hardly any room left inside the original model, but right above the keybed there’s just enough space to squeeze in an optocoupler board and a MTC64. I made some brackets and mounted an L-shaped aluminum bar on the bolts that secures the busbar board."

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Oxygene part 1 played with a theremin

Published on Dec 14, 2014 Per Kristian Risvik

"Jean Michel Jarre's Oxygene part 1 played with a Moog Etherwave theremin, and of course the Eminent 310 unique with a Smallstone phaser."

Eminent 310 Unique and Roland VP-03 string-ensemble comparison

Published on Nov 12, 2016 Per Kristian Risvik

"Just a quick test to see if the VP-03 is up for some classic phased pads with an Electro Harmonix Small Stone phaser.

I didn't push the mini-jack plug all the way into the socket on the VP-03, the chorus gets a bit more wobbly when the stereo channels are combined to mono."

John Tejada on his studio set-up (Electronic Beats TV)

Published on Apr 29, 2019 Telekom Electronic Beats

"John Tejada is one of the most respected electronic music producers in the states. Born in Vienna, but living in California since he was a very young age, he has been exploring the hinterlands between techno and house for over two decades, releasing records on his own Palette Recordings, Poker Flat, 7th City and KOMPAKT. Tejada brings a sumptuous swing and texture to his work all of his very own – partly, perhaps, the result of his mixed use of hard- and software and instinct-driven approach. In this look at his studio set-up, shot in his space in LA, he tells Telekom Electronic Beats TV why it all comes down to putting the sound in the right place."