"The Lilla midi expander is currently a prototype/hobby project. It is based on the Teensy 3.6 microcontroller which has powerful features. The code is open source, the machine has an eurorack format but is controlled by midi. Lilla’s controls features 12 rotary encoders and 8 pushbuttons and includes MIDI in, MIDI thru, and stereo out. Via the SD card it can load samples, layered across the keyboard, and those can be changed with pitch and envelopes. It plays back with 8 voice polyphony. It also has effects like distortion, bit crusher and compressor on board.
n.12 rotary encoders with pushbutton
n.8 pushbuttons
Teensy program pushbutton
i/o interfaces:
midi in (DIN)
midi thru (DIN)
stereo line output
micro-SD socket
polyphony:
reading files from flash memory: 8
reading files from RAM: 12
Audio files and presets
Lilla uses 44.1kHz 16bit mono .RAW (header-less) audio files, imported from micro-SD card. Lilla can store up to 100 Sounds; a Sound is described by these elements:
an audio file
interval to be played (first sample A - last sample B): from 100 samples to full length
play mode: A -> B, B -> A, loop A -> B, loop A <-> B, loop B -> A, loop B <-> A
fine tune
volume
ADSR parameters
Attack ramp: fast, slow
Audio file is played from flash memory until the interval to be played contains more than 675 samples. Below 675 samples, audio is played from RAM: in this case, an automatic pitch-correction keeps the sound in tune with the standard tuning (middle C: 261.6Hz).
Lilla can store up to 30 setups called Sessions; a Session is a group of up to 8 Instruments; each Instrument is defined by:
a Sound
keyboard span (first key - last key)
keys mode: momentary, hold
root-key
volume
In a Session, all 8 Instruments can also be layered on each other.
Note this is the first Enjoy Electronics post on the site. The following are some videos and details from Enjoy Electronics.
Playlist:
RemindeЯ in Action
Double Pulse Delay in action!
Enjoy Electronics @ Bridge 48 - RemindeЯ
REmindEЯ - Working Modes
REmindEЯ - The magic wood of sound effects (Official spot)
REmindEЯ in action!
REmindEЯ in Action on MOOG DFAM
Details:
Multi-effect audio Processor
Comprehensive, all in one solution for intricate rhythms Echo space and width.
Direct and immediate access to all the parameters with dedicated knobs.
True-stereo indipendent delay allowing you to create complex rhythmic patterns.
Reverbs with Size and Resonance High-Pass filter - knob.
Double (Chamberlin) Filter with 12 dB/octave roll-off, adjustable resonance
4 Waveform Sync-able LFO
A full, four-channel (quadraphonic) system will reproduce the Left Front, Left Back, Right Front, and Right Back audio signals in each of four separate speakers.
"A live, semi-improvised performance, all on hardware, and inspired by the limited time I had with the Matriarch before having to return it to my friend. At this point I've fallen firmly in love with the Matriarch, especially in how it sounds with the Subsequent 37 on lead. It was the setup so nice I used it twice!
The beginning of this song has some serious standing-on-the-deck-of-the-Normandy-and-looking-at-the-galaxy-map vibes, which is a reference you'll either get or you won't.
Moog Matriarch + Strymon Big Sky — huge synth with eventual sync
Moog Subsequent 37 + Eventide Timefactor + Eventide Space — fuzzy guitar-ish lead
Written and performed within a 1-hour period, and uploaded as is, with only a little compression/limiting on the master.
"The Kodamo EssenceFM is an FM synthesizer currently in development. At Soundmit 2019 co-developer Masami demonstrates the unit. It has 300 voices, 8 outputs, editable waveforms and user-designable algorithms. But it also imports wav fils and dx7 sounds, has a high quality touch screen, multi-envelopes, modulatie matrix, polyphonic aftertouch and much more…check out this cool synthesizer!"
"Stefan and Marc are in Turin, Italy, to report on Soundmit 2019, the synths & pedals expo! In this video you get a first impression of the featured brands and a taste of what's to come."
"I've heard people refer to the Nyborg as 'the better Moog', and using both of them almost daily, I thought I'd put up a short video comparing the two. This is not meant to be a full review of either. It's mainly about the sound, specifically oscillators and filters. Both user interfaces and modulation capabilities are vastly different, and you can find reviews and tech specs elsewhere.
In my opinion, there is no clear winner in terms of sound (otherwise I wouldn't still own both). The Moog's oscillators sound warmer, but it can get more aggressive with the filter and overdrive. The Nyborg has a very pleasant sound for arpeggios and is easier to fit in a mix. Without any resonance, both filters sound very close to each other.
Do you have a favourite? Or got anything to ask? Let me know in the comments.
"Performance at Mac Market. I had to take out the sound collage because of copyright bots. Thanks to Crystylwyzzyrd and Mac Market for this amazing Halloween event!
