Mutable Instruments Beads: First Look

video by Patchwerks Seattle

"In this video resident expert Nick Bigelow takes us on a first look at the highly anticipated Clouds successor: Beads.

REINVENTING A CLASSIC
Beads is a reinvention of Mutable Instruments’ Clouds.

The concept is the same, live granular processing of an incoming audio signal, and the labels on the panel remain familiar.

The similarities stop here. The hardware and software have been redesigned from the ground up, with several goals in mind: a crisper and broader sound palette, more control, better playability, and direct access to exciting new features.

DOTTING THE I’S AND CROSSING THE T’S
Beads’ vastly improved specifications allow a higher audio quality, a longer buffer, the use of better interpolation and anti-aliasing algorithms, and key DSP blocks to run at a faster rate. Granular processing can now go to new territories, such as formants, wavetables, hard-sync-like sounds, or crispy noise.

The range of parameters, their response to the turn of a knob or a CV modulation have all been refined, for new possibilities such as reverse playback or percussive envelopes.

CONTROL, CHAOS AND CHARACTER
Control. To trigger or schedule grains, Beads provides new features to divide or randomize an external clock or trigger stream, spray bursts of grains in response to a gate, or get the grain rate to track a V/O CV or the frequency of an external oscillator.

Chaos. Each key parameter of a grain comes with its own attenurandomizer, which allows direct CV control, CV control of the randomization (spread) of this parameter, or internal randomization using some of Marbles’ algorithms.

Character. Beads provides four audio quality settings, which go well beyond buffer sample rate and bit-depth: they affect the clock of the converters, the amplitude limiting and saturation of the signal path, the tone of the reverb, and additional media-emulation effects. From a pristine digital device to a dirty cassette, through a mode reproducing some of Clouds’ characteristics.

MODES?
Beads can operate as a delay without the need to switch to a different mode: just ask it to play a never-ending grain. Its DENSITY, TIME and SEED controls are repurposed to allow various features such as tap-tempo, beat slicing, time-stretching, or comb-filtering at rates tracking V/O.

Without any audio input, Beads will granularize 8 internal banks of wavetables.

All parameters have a dedicated knob.

Learn more about Mutable Instruments Beads here: http://bit.ly/mi_beads​

https://patchwerks.com/
Demo by: Nick Bigelow
Video by: Matthew Piecora (aka EZBOT)
https://www.ezbot.live"

Par - X (Sesión 01)

video by Nacho Adda

"Live ambient performance with the 0-Coast and the Digitone.
(No talking)

► BANDCAMP: https://parmusic.bandcamp.com/​
► SPOTIFY: http://bit.ly/par_music​
► INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/par_music​"

Novation Circuit Tracks Sound Demo (no talking) with Roland SH-01a

video by Limbic Bits

0:00​ Ambient sequence
2:50​ Club Electronica
5:45​ IDM
8:16​ Polymetrik Electro / Chillout

GFI System Specular Tempus & Source Audio Collide Sound Demos with the Novation Peak

video by Limbic Bits

Source Audio Collider Reverb and Delay Sound Demo (no talking) with Novation Peak

Isla Instruments S2400 Video User Manual: Firmware Updates, Hints and Tips.

video by Isla Instruments

"The final video (for now) in the series.
More instructional content will be created as new firmware features warrant.

Our sincere thanks to @Alex Ball​ for creating this outstanding content for us and we're sure we'll be seeing him again very soon.

00:08​ Intro / Updates
00:18​ Playing a sample backwards
00:34​ Gate Mode
00:59​ Fine Pitch Adjustment
01:25​ Track Transpose
01:38​ Parameter Record Overwrite
03:10​ Midi Monitor
03:26​ Resampling
04:55​ Live Time signature / Pattern legnth change
05:09​ Simplified Save Process
05:25​ Hints & Tips
05:36​ Samples from the Flash Drive
05:47​ Fader Lock
06:16​ Menu Speed Demon
06:34​ Choke Sequence
07:02​ Sequenced Filter Fun
07:38​ Round Robins
08:22​ Lofi / HiFi
08:58​ Outro"

You can find all parts of Isla Instruments S2400 Video User Manual series here,

Wavparty - Braids sample pack Vol. 1

video by wavparty

"Get it free: https://wavparty.com/downloads/braids...

Braids is a digital oscillator from Mutable Instruments featuring dozens of algorithms (and even more with alternate firmware) that covers a huge spectrum of synth sounds, drum sounds and more."

Roland JU-06A Drone Machine Boutique JUNO-60 Synthesizer Rik Marston

video by Rik Marston Official

"I just got this in just a week before I move to Colorado!
This little synth ROCKS! I love the Roland Boutique series
already but I never got a chance to get my hands on a JU-06A.
Now I am totally IN LOVE! This short demo I play a DRONE then
I play around a bit testing the sliders all over the unit. SWEEEEEET!
I love the original JU-06 but this unit gives you both JUNO-60,
JUNO-106, Arpeggio, Sequencer, LUSH Chorus I & II PLUS DELAY!
100% AWESOME PURCHASE for the money! I love you, Roland!
In this demo you hear the JUNO-60 engine in action, much more to come!

My NEW Etsy store: **AhnyxianSoundDesign** UP NOW!
selling Synthesizer Sample Packs, Ambient CD's & Meteorites
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Roland D-50 Linear Synthesizer SN 816075 w/ M-256E 32K RAM Memory Cart

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Sequential Circuits Prophet VS SN 0100 w/ New Aftertouch Strip

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"it has just been serviced all buttons faders checked power supply and new original sequential aftertouch strips have been put in

this synth is famous for non working aftertouch

infact almost all prophet vs synth dont have a working aftertouch if not replaced"

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Korg MiniKORG 700S K2 with MIDI SN 770181

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"Really nice MiniKorg 700s K2, circa 1974. This unit has been retrofitted with MIDI by CHS Electroservis. In fact, it's the very keyboard they used for their promo shots! Excellent condition indeed.

This is the rarer version that includes the fine-tuning knob for the second oscillator, as well as the nicer switches for that section.

One minute airy, the next wooly and present. Tangible, immediate, and expressive, the 700 series is hands down one my favorite synthesizers — I’ve owned four… see attached video of another, stickered K2.

VOLTAGE: please note this synth is wired for 220, so it requires a voltage converter ($20-30 on Amazon)."

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