Arturia Micro Freak Bass Pads SFX Hybrid Analog Digital Synthesizer Rik Marston

Published on May 23, 2019 Rik Marston Official

"Arturia Micro Freak right out of the box. It sounds GREAT!
Proof that Digital Synthesizers are back in a BIG way!
My only issues are simple, but for the price I can't complain...
It does not have internal effects or external input.
You'll need to master playing the cool "keys",
you might accidentally hit them while playing other "keys"...
-I will play the JP-8000 to control the Micro Freak next video :)
Plus they made the LEDs a different color than the
Winter NAMM show model. I WANTED BLUE LEDs!!!!
Not cool, Arturia! NOT COOL! Anyone with the NAMM
show model wanna trade?? Seriously! I want BLUE LEDs!!!!
Other than that this synthesizer is RAD!!! Like, Totally!!!
Recorded into Ableton LIVE with Groove Delay 23/25"

Buster - You're In Love With Your Hair

Published on May 23, 2019 teenageengineering

"'you're in love with your hair' by buster out now through teenage engineering records."

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Heart plug for Dune fans out there.

Superbooth 2019 - Richard Devine on MODX and Modular

Published on May 23, 2019 sonicstate

"At the Yamaha Booth we caught up with Richard and talked FM, Modular and performance.
Thanks to Yamaha and Studiohire.de for the live footage"

Happy Birthday Bob

Published on May 23, 2019 Moog Music Inc

"Today we celebrate electronic pioneer and Moog Music founder Bob Moog on his 85th birthday. Bob's inventions have forever changed the way we hear our world, inspiring generations to explore electronic sound, discover new possibilities, and value the way that music connects us as human beings. Bob’s innovative spirit continues to inspire us each day here in the Moog Factory, and we are forever grateful to be a part of this creative legacy.

Thank you, Bob. We can never say that enough.

Love,
Your friends at Moog"

Roland SH-2 | Black Box Skank

Published on May 23, 2019 Alex Ball

"The Roland SH-2 from 1979 is one vintage piece I’d never seen in the flesh and one that wasn’t physically in my 'Land of the Rising Sound' documentary, so it’s great to be able to cover it on the channel.

Huge thanks to Ian Livingstone for the loan.

It reminds me of the SH-7 and SH-1 in terms of sound and the “auto bend” is very much in keeping with the early SH models, but then it’s also quite clearly a step towards the later SH-101 in terms of its layout. Quite an interesting one!

The SH-2 has Sine, Sawtooth, Square and PWM available on oscillator 1 and Noise, Sawtooth, Square and PWM on oscillator 2. There’s also a sub-oscillator, which really beefs things up.

It has one LFO (Sine, Square and S&H) with delay that can modulate pulse width, oscillator-frequency, filter cut-off and also trigger the one envelope. The filter is low-pass and can self-oscillate. There’s also portamento and adjustable auto-bend as mentioned earlier.

The SH-2 had a little brother with a single oscillator, the SH-9 (which I’ve never played). I’m guessing it’s very similar in a kind of Korg MS-20 / MS-10 sibling way. If you’ve played both, let me know!

There’s a few specific things I did such as taking the CV/Gate out and hooking up the SH-101 that ran back through the “Ext Audio In” of the SH-2. That gave me 3 oscillators and 2 sub oscillators so that I could mix and detune footings and waveshapes.

I also ran midi to my TB-303 and fired on CV/Gate from that to the SH-2. The 303 also ran through the Ext Audio In so that the whole effect came through the same filter / envelope / VCA.

Instruments Used:
Roland SH-2 (1979)
Roland SH-101 (1982)
Roland TB-303 (1981)
Roland TR-606 (1981)
Sequential Drumtraks (1984)
DSi Prophet REV2 (2017)
Yamaha U3 Piano (stereo mic’d)
Ibanez JEM 7DBK / Fender Blues Junior II / Mic’d with an SM57
Some EMU Emulator and Fairlight stabs
Couple of Project Alpha Sounds
There’s also a Pro~One and Korg MS-20 doing some cameo FX that I added after and didn’t film."

Native Instruments Introduces STRAYLIGHT - Granular-Based Instrument

Published on May 23, 2019 Native Instruments

"STRAYLIGHT is a granular-based instrument, perfect for lush pads, soundscapes, and tones. In this walkthrough we give you an overview of all the main features, and illustrate how you can quickly create and customize evolving sounds, and modulate them so they fit into your scenes and scores with ease."

Playlist:
1. Introducing STRAYLIGHT | Native Instruments
2. STRAYLIGHT Interview with Paul Haslinger | Native Instruments

We talk to Hollywood composer and former Tangerine Dream member Paul Haslinger about his experiences and process creating scores for Hollywood films, and how he implements STRAYLIGHT into his creative process.

3. STRAYLIGHT Walkthrough | Native Instruments

AT A GLANCE

Product type: KOMPLETE Instrument
Instrument type: Real-time cinematic texture instrument
For use with: The latest version of the free KONTAKT PLAYER. Download via KOMPLETE START.
Number of sounds: > 350 master Snapshots
1 NKI that includes: 319 grain source sets
50 sample sets
Sound categories: Atmosphere, Pad, Lead, Transition, Keys, Effects, Subs, Pulses
Download size: 2,47 GB (3,86 GB uncompressed samples)
System requirements: STRAYLIGHT needs a fast CPU to run and requires an Intel i7 processor or higher.

"STRAYLIGHT was built in collaboration with Frank Elting and The most human colors, a boutique instrument and sound design agency. The instrument was also developed in consultation with composer Paul Haslinger (Underworld, Minority Report, Fear The Walking Dead, Rainbow Six: Siege).

Craft unique cinematic soundscapes, transitions, and ambient tones in real-time. Built for sound designers and film, TV, and game composers, STRAYLIGHT is ideal for everything from post-apocalyptic sci-fi to gritty thrillers. It combines specialized grain and sample playback modules with carefully captured sound sources, effects, and a powerful performance-based X-Y modulation matrix, allowing inspirational dynamic performance and sound design, direct to picture.

THE GRANULAR ENGINE

STRAYLIGHT has a bespoke granular engine that places the source audio into a powerful and specialized – yet easy-to-use – interface. Harness lush, organic timbres that can defy time and pitch, yet still retain the pristine character of the source sounds (strings, glass, stone, membranes, and more), and sonically evolve over time (risers and transitions can adapt automatically to project tempo).

Small sounds can be vastly magnified in size and scope without sacrificing their sound quality or character. The granular engine is then paired with a layer from the sample module, offering the same level of editing and modulation.

PERFORM REAL-TIME MODULATION

STRAYLIGHT’s modulation and effects sections ensure a fast, creative workflow. The precise X-Y control enables expressive direct-to-picture performance and detailed control over intensity and timing. Apply and modulate up to 14 different effects – taken from nine different categories: Filters, dynamics, EQs, gaters, drivers, modulation, delays, utilities, and reverbs. STRAYLIGHT even includes specially captured reverb impulse responses, selected to complement its audio content and granular engine.

Easily assign MIDI CC to the XY matrix, and use it in conjunction with master effects to ride intensity, direct to picture.

Both the granular and sample modules offer deep editing possibilities for personalizing the source sounds and intelligent randomization for generating new sounds quickly.

Use tempo-synced grain cursor speeds for creating perfectly timed transitions and risers.

Select up to four different effect types each for the grain and sample layers, plus four additional master effects, and two send effects – and you can assign parameters from all those effects to macros or the X-Y matrix.

Tag based browsing for both presets and sound sources makes it easy to find what you’re looking for. Tags even apply when randomizing the modules."

05-The Dreadbox Nyx v2- Part 4: Amplifier, Amp Envelope, and Articulation

Published on May 23, 2019 AutomaticGainsay

"Here is a demonstration of how the amplifier envelope on the Dreadbox Nyx v2 affects the amplifier and how these looping envelope/LFO structures can be used to create performance articulations.

The theme to this video was composed (excepting drums) entirely using multitracking of the Dreabox Nyx v2."

Dreadbox Nyx AutomaticGainsay videos

Workflow & Song Creation with the Squarp Pyramid

Published on May 23, 2019 Sounds From The Shed

"This is an insight into how I go about putting together a song.
Used the Squarp Pyramid this time.
Moog ONe, Prophet XL, MS-101, Boog D, Waldorf Quantum, DJS-1000 and Erica Techno System and FX Modular."

Squid Salmple, Pam in Buchla & sync modular to DJ gear with ALM Busy Circuits // Superbooth 2019

Published on May 23, 2019 DivKidVideo

"Lots of good stuff going on at the ALM Busy Circuits booth at Superbooth 2019. First up Pamela's Discotheque takes the Pioneer DJ Ethernet protocol/standard for clock syncing DJ and makes that compatible with MIDI DIN, USB MIDI and analog clock outputs at various rates so you can reliably sync DJ gear with your modular systems. There's the new Squid Salmple which is a multichannel sampler meant to be quick and intuitive for both sampling and sample playback. Finally we can now see Pamela (of Pamela's Workout fame) in the 4U Buchla format."

New lush DSP FX 'Vertigo' from SSSR Labs // Superbooth 2019

Published on May 23, 2019 DivKidVideo

"The new Vertigo DSP FX card from SSSR Labs is the first FX card made for Tiptop Audio's Z-DSP platform from an external company. I really like the Z-DSP (as many of you know) and it's great to see others develop for that platform. Vertigo has some great sounds with stands out for me being the side chain hall and the BBD emulations with gorgeous grit and filter emulation on the feedback paths. SSSR Labs also have the new Wobla which is a $40 voltage generating fader for controlling your Eurorack system."