Generative Drum Machine sneak preview

video upload by SPHERICAL SOUND SOCIETY

"So I was trying to check if I could port BRAIDS to the PI PICO. It took me near 3 months of studing and tweaking and adapt the code and finally I got it running

PICO is like 6 times more capable than the original stm32f103 of braids so it left me with a ton of power to experiement and tweak. The first logical step was to replace the 7 segments screen with a 128x64 pixels OLED screen.

Then I added a generative sequencer. And a second envelope. And an LFO. BOOM, it starts to look like a generative drum machine. I fucking love generative drum machines and most of my projects ends looking like one, but they all came from a totally different perspective, sounds totally different and has a unique archhitecture tailored to that system

Currently this one has parameter locks, per step saving and I will be adding probability probabily too :D

Another branch of the project would be to add MIDI (currently working on it) and turn it into a polysynth. Kind of Microfreak, but with the braids oscillators. But that one if ever, will be quite in the future yet.

The Drum machine, is near ready to lauch, and maybe ready to appear as build units, kits and PCBs in my Tindie and Etsy stores, as always

https://www.tindie.com/stores/jc2046/
https://www.etsy.com/es/shop/Spherica..."

Roland TR-707 Drum Machine from 1985

video upload by Bata

"Making a couple beats on a Roland TR-707. I used this drum machine a lot before getting the MPC X but it doesn't see much use these days. I still use 707 samples pretty often though especially the snare."

Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up Synth Cover (Instrumental)

video upload by Electric Vibes

Time to rick roll.

"Using Vintage Synth #yamahadx7 #electricvibes #vintagesynth #rolandjx3p #80s #rickastley #korg #korgkronos @RickAstleyYT"

A Blue Forest - analogue/digital hedge-hopping amongst the bluebells, looping sequences from SH-101

video upload by drone-in-the-woods

"Jamming in the woods with my new master clock - a Midronome. I can now easily sync my analogue synths with my sequencer, which in the woods means the battery-powered Roland Sh101. Here, I am writing random sequences and then looping them so they can be layered and reversed.

Roland SH101 synth
Roland MC101 sequencer
Boss RC500 looper
Boss DD6 delay
Midronome master clock
Roland Cube Street Ex ampflifier
Tascam DR40 audio recorder

Composed and performed by Keith Sutton
30th April 2023"

Qun mk2 4.29 Firmware Adds Sample-based Beat Matching

Qun mk2: Sample-based beat making demo video upload by Nunomo LLC

"4.29 firmware introduces beat matching the sound to the looper. Now I can import samples not too much worry about BPM.
Drums are chopped and rebuilt. Bass is sampler too. Chord is directly imported from sample loop."

SynthAsia EP 1: Siam Modular - Thailand's first modular synthesizer company

video upload by Mixmag Asia

"CFK Production & Mixmag Asia team up to bring you SynthAsia; a documentary show where we travel around Asia interviewing synth companies, while looking at the environments around them.

For this episode, we head to Chiang Mai, where we speak with Pete Wallis from Siam Modular, Thailand's first modular synthesizer company."

You can find a feature for the video on Mixmag here.

See the Siam Modular label below for additional posts.

Teenage Engineering OP-1 | 10+ years later | Still good?

video upload by Mamotreco

"Find out how the Teenage Engineering OP-1 portable synth stacks up roughly a decade after I got it. While the compact design of the OP-1 as well as its distinct looks contribute to its lasting appeal, this video examines whether its a durable and useable synth and luggable music production tool.

This Teenage Engineering OP-1 video can be broken up into the following sections. Please feel free to skip to what interests you most:

00:00 Introducing Teenage Engineering OP-1
00:36 OP-1 Cosmetics / Durability
02:20 OP-1 Sound Overview
03:36 OP-1 Value For Money
05:41 Concluding Thoughts on the OP-1
06:01 Musical Outro made with OP-1

Here are some relevant videos so you can get an idea of how I use the Teenage Engineering OP-1 to make music:"



Videos:
1. My first OP-1 mixtape where I used radio receiver and sampler to get loops and vocal snippets to create a series of musical vignettes
2. Full synthpop track made with Teenage Engineering OP-1
3. An example of hauntology track that I started on the OP-1 and finished off with other gear and software.

Full Teenage Engineering OP-1 Playlist:

sergeizer

video upload by zack dagoba

"I have finally added a quantiser to my system

Its a 2HP Tune eurorack module that Keith very skilfully transplanted into my Serge cabinet, using a space created when I swapped out the MIDI to CV converter that had been put in years ago by a previous owner but which I never used. So that end of the panel now houses this new quantiser and also the clone of the 1050 mix sequencer. This means I can now do some extremely complex sequencing on this system. For example, I can use the 2 programmers to go into the mix sequencer giving me up to 60 steps (because it can act like a sequential switch). Add in the new quantiser and everything gets a bit easier to keep in tune, not something I am particularly used to with the Serge. Hopefully this will help. The 2HP Tune has a bias cv input so I can keep it evolving"

Hexpad! Friend of norns - enabling midi for passersby, molly the polly, and bitters.

video upload by astrophage

The Hexpad is from Adafruit:

Hexpad MIDI Device #adafruit #circuitpython #3Dprinting

video upload by Adafruit Industries

Oberheim Teases Something New Coming for SUPERBOOTH

Just the flyer with the following for now:

"Oberheim returned in force with the 2022 introduction of the universally acclaimed OB-X8 - a keyboard that combines the three different voice architectures of the OB-X, OB-Xa, and OB-8 into a single instruments.  And this year, we bring along a little something new..."