How Synth Apps are Made at MOOG: Interview w/ Geert Bevin

video by MATTHEW FECHER

"How does MOOG make apps? What does the future hold for iOS music apps? What's coming next? Want to learn to make music apps? How to work at Moog? More below...

We talked to the head of Software at MOOG Music, Geert Bevin. He's one of the best music app developers in the world. This is an opportunity to learn from the best!

0:00​ Intro: Meet Geert Bevin, Head of Software Engineering
0:50​ What MOOG is working on?
2:11​ What it Means to move an iOS App to Mac
2:55​ How to make a realistic Synthesizer emulation?
7:39​ How to work for a company like MOOG?
16:47​ What technologies should you learn to make music apps?
17:45​ What Geert learned from Roger Linn
23:47​ Why do you use Apple-centric platforms & tech?
27:04​ Any apps coming for Windows?
27:30​ Challenges you face making music apps at this level?
30:26​ Porting AUv3s from iOS to M1 Silicon Machines
34:06​ Whose bug is it: Apple bugs or app dev issues?
36:03​ How Beta Testing is handled at Moog
39:40​ What's it like being a developer in the small town of Asheville
43:40​ Finding Inspiration + Creativity
45:55​ What does M1/Apple Silicon mean for the future of music apps?
51:30​ Will users have to pay to get Moog apps on the desktop?
53:18​ Music makes people's lives better
56:10​ Final thoughts / advice for App Developers
59:37​ Go to WWDC"

Make Noise Introduces Strega

Exclusive: Make Noise Stregavideo by sonicstate

"A brand new instrument from a collaboration between Make Noise and synthesist Alessandro Cortini.
Strega is a unique sonic machine designed for "sonic alchemy"
We had a chat with Alessandro Cortini of Nine Inch Nails from his studio in Portugal about the project.
Details in the video."

Screengrab via sequencer.de

Strega in the middle.

Update: additional video and details posted here.

SONICWARE Introduces LIVEN XFM Multi-Track FM Synthesizer and Groove Box

video by SONICWARE

Multi-Track FM Synthesizer and Groove Box "LIVEN XFM"

4 FM synth engines / 4-Tracks sequencer / Filter / Effects

LIVEN XFM is combined a FM fusion synthesizer with a 4-track sequencer, that we are designing with a focus on live electronic performance.

THREE FUSION FM ENGINES
X-LAB Engine
Merge two FM sounds with a single knob to create a completely new sound.

XFORM Engine
Transform one FM sound into another over a specific period of time.

X-LFO Engine
Continuously transform between two FM sounds using an LFO.


OVER 300 INSPIRING PRESET SOUNDS
Ready-to-use presets including, leads, keyboards, strings, winds, basses, pads, chords, drums, and sound effects.


IDEAL FOR LIVE ELECTRONIC PERFORMANCE
Powerful functions for live electronic music performance include 16 physical control knobs, parameter locking for each sequencer step, a looper, and SYNC IN/OUT and MIDI IN/OUT connectors to make synchronized performance with other equipment easy.


LIGHT AND BATTERY-POWERED WITH A BUILT-IN SPEAKER
All these powerful functions are in a device that weighs only 790 g. Play it anywhere at any time.

More detail info:
https://sonicware.jp/

Cosmic Tape Music Club Podcast hosted by The Galaxy Electric - E1 Peter Zinovieff

video by The Galaxy Electric

"Welcome to our inaugural episode of the Cosmic Tape Music Club monthly Podcast! Join your hosts Jacqueline and Augustus of the experimental pop band The Galaxy Electric as they wax poetic on the topic of Peter Zinovieff, Geologist, Computer and Tape Music Studio Innovator, Electronic Instrument Design Collaborator, Gentleman, and Scholar. We share all sorts of facts starting with his early and family life, buying what he believed to be one of the very first Personal Computers, EMS, the VCS3, Unit Delta Plus, famous folks that rolled through the studio, his obsession with pure randomness, and more.

Timeline:
Intro 00:00​
Early Life 01:21​
Funding EMS 05:45​
David Cockerell 08:55​
Synchronicity between Synth Designers 11:50​
Couldn't be bothered with actually using the Synths 16:08​
Is he a tape musician 19:07​
Unit Delta Plus 19:53​
Carnival of Lights 26:44​
EMS Tech Talk 30:23​
EMS's Downfall 39:25​
Robin Wood and EMS rebirth 42:55​
iVCS3 45:03​
Spectron Video Synth 46:18​
Randomness 50:01​
The Implant 53:04​
Pete Kember/Electronic Calendar Album 01:01:01​"

Kaossilator Sketch #5: Synthtastic

video by poorness studios

"I think the KORG Kaossilator can be considered a music producer's sketch pad. I've been doing a series of sketches throughout January just for fun. This video is the fifth sketch, synthtastic."

Kaossilator Sketches by poorness studios

Novation Circuit Chillstep Jam

video by Gabe Miller Music

A chillstep jam on the Novation circuit, made using these three packs:
My $5 sample pack: https://gumroad.com/l/gabeoneshots
Payton Carter's pack: https://gumroad.com/l/MIDqA
The Force Truly Evil pack: https://isotonikstudios.com/product/b...

ST Modular - Workmates (0HP Passive Eurorack Tools)

video by Stefan Tretau

More Info here: http://www.st-modular.com/workmates.htm

0:00​ LPG VTL5C4 Vactrol
0:56​ LPG VTL5C2 Vactrol
1:33​ SWAP
2:34​ Clipping Cat
4:25​ EQ
6:10​ Trigger Combiner
7:48​ Wave Combiner
8:37​ ATT (Attenuator)

Using Novation Circuit in Ableton

Videos by JiggyWig

Note this series is from 2016. I hadn't seen these before and thought they were worth posting for those interested.

1. Using Novation Circuit in Ableton
2. Using Circuit as a sequencer for Ableton
3. Using Novation Circuit in Ableton (Advanced)
4. How to Backup the Novation Circuit manually (OS X)

Sequential Prophet 5 61-key Analog Synthesizer-Reissue

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x0xb0x w/ sokkos 1.9 firmware and 4 extra mods

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1° Mod's: Devilfish like Filter Overdrive control with pot

2° Mod's: Bass boost mod, on, off with switch

3° Mod's: Filter low end on, off with switch

4° Mod's: Resonance Boost control with pot

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