Morton SUBOTNICK Documentary - North American Premiere + Live Performance Event

Details follow:

A special 2-night event in Toronto:
North American premiere documentary screening, and LIVE A/V performance by Morton Subotnick.

After our international preimere screening of Subotnick: Portrait of an Electronic Music Pioneer nearly 1 year ago in Berlin, we had a few setback in terms of music licensing clearance delays... but we're finally ready to proceed with new screenings, and it all starts in October...

Announcing our North American premiere screening + live performance event in Toronto, please see details below. We are actively looking to book screenings, so if you have any interest/leads, please get in touch: info@waveshapermedia.com (or REPLY to this email).. More screenings booked and TBA soon include screenings in San Francisco, Barcelona, Malta, and Limerick Ireland.

Friday October 27th.

Morton Subotnick + Lillevan — LIVE.
A special A/V performance of Subotnick's newest work "As I Live and Breathe" — a multi-media, surround sound experience.
Subotnick’s final composition, and final live performance in Canada.
With an additional performance by Heidi Chan (modular synthesizer) & Kristine White (shadow projections).
Al Green Theatre, Miles Nadal JCC — 750 Spadina Ave
RESERVE YOUR TICKET NOW (General Admission seating):
https://SUBOTNICK.eventbrite.ca

Saturday October 28th.

"Subotnick: Portrait of an Electronic Music Pioneer"
Documentary screening — North American premiere.
Post-screening Q&A with Morton Subotnick and director Robert Fantinatto.
From Waveshaper Media, producers of the acclaimed modular synth documentary, "I Dream Of Wires".
Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema — 506 Bloor St W.
RESERVE YOUR SEAT NOW: https://hotdocs.ca/whats-on/films/subotnick

K-DEVICES Releases Secta, a New VST3/AU Audio Plugin

video upload by kdevices

"Secta is an audio effect that dynamically splits incoming audio in two sections and processes each with an exclusive kit of effects, sculpting silence, shaping accents and amplifying hidden details, guiding each layer into a parallel sonic dimension."

Secta / 10 minutes tape loop disintegration




Press release follows:

K-Devices releases Secta as VST3 and AU
parallel (sound) worlds

Arvieux, France - September 28 2023. K-Devices, developer of creative music tools, has released Secta, a new audio effect, as VST3 and Audio Unit plugin for MacOS and Windows.

Building on the concept of a multidimensional gate, Secta processes the audio in a unique way, adding an ephemeral and dramatic touch to acoustic instruments, warmly disintegrating loops, injecting abrupt drops and retexturizing your lines, or throwing down any beat into a dark path of fragmentation.

At first, Secta splits the incoming signal acting as a gate effect: the user sets an amplitude threshold using the Verge and Boost parameters. The signal’s amplitude portion greater than the threshold value generates an envelope which controls the Above and Below sections. The envelope itself controls the frequency of a lowpass filter in the Above section (resulting similar to a lowpass gate), while its inverse value controls the amplitude of the Below section. Such envelope can be shaped using several global parameters: Smooth, Retain, and Sidechain.
Above and Below sections process sounds using a different set of effects each: the more rumbling Above, the more textural and looney Below.
Using one section at a time holds interesting sculpting results, while combining and balancing them is great for creating richer textures.

Hard-to-describe with classic effect categories, Secta processes both sides of a gated source independently, acting as a counterpoint amplitude sculptor. Secta cuts to (re)generate. Secta is a colorizer, no mix parameters are available: just load Secta onto your track and let it inspire you with its timbrical shades. A gate, a dynamic multi-distortion, a double heads tectonic monster, a trembling detuned textures generator, and more... so many uses of Secta have yet to be discovered!

== Totem/ Series ==
Secta is part of the totem/ series by K-Devices: unconventional audio effects coming in a compact format, easy to use, at a lower, convenient price.
== Requirements ==
Available as VST3 and Audio Unit plugin
any 64bits compatible DAW
MacOS and Windows
== Availability, price, and deals ==

launch price: 19 EUR (until October 15))
regular price: 39 EUR (after October 15)
Product page: https://k-devices.com/products/secta/

Moog Music Releases Statement on Layoffs

Moog Music released a statement on their recent layoffs. I added it to the main post here. Scroll down to the red update when you get there.

How the TRON Music was made

video upload by Alex Ball

"Back by popular demand, another filmscore breakown. This time we look at Wendy Carlos' 1982 score to Tron.

0:00 Intro
0:49 Wendy Carlos
2:04 Tron - The Instruments
4:44 The Recording Rig
6:39 Cue Breakdown - Tron Theme
9:10 Cue Breakdown - Tron Scherzo
10:22 Cue Breakdown - We've Got Company
11:40 Use of Choir
12:49 Other Music
13:46 Summary & Thanks

Wendy Carlos official page: https://www.wendycarlos.com/+tron.html

D.A Wilson: https://hideawaystudio.net/
Synergenesis: https://hideawaystudio.net/2014/09/26..."

Vongon Ultrasheer | Sequential OB-6

video upload by Aurelius

"A Sequential OB6 synthesizer connected to a Vongon Ultrasheer plate reverb pedal.

Heavenly."

Christiane Dehmer - RAINING GRACE - Piano & Synths live

video upload by Christiane Dehmer

"'Raining Grace' live von Christiane Dehmer (Piano, Synthesizers, Komposition)

✔ Mehr Musik & News von Christiane Dehmer: https://www.christiane-dehmer.de

Ein Instrumentalstück über Dankbarkeit. Das Gute, das einfach so auf uns herab regnet, erfrischt und belebt. Wo man innehält, und sich fragt, ob es wirklich so ist, unverdient und einfach so. Bei allem, was man sich wünscht, ist man positiver gestimmt, wenn man die Augen dafür öffnet, was man Gutes hat.

Live am Blüthner-Flügel, Nord Wave 2, und dem Synthesizer „Waldorf Pulse“ über ein Basspedal."

Google translated:

"'Raining Grace' live by Christiane Dehmer (piano, synthesizers, composition)

✔ More music & news from Christiane Dehmer: https://www.christiane-dehmer.de

An instrumental piece about gratitude. The good that just rains down on us refreshes and invigorates. Where you stop and ask yourself if it's really like that, undeserved and just like that. Whatever you want, you'll be more positive when you open your eyes to what's good about you.

Live on the Blüthner grand piano, Nord Wave 2, and the synthesizer “Waldorf Pulse” via a bass pedal."

Aelita Acid! Soviet monosynth Aelita / Behringer TD-3 / Octave CAT SRM2 / Tama TS-306

video upload by HanzVolt

Jamming on newest Circuit Tracks Custom Sample Pack (Hardtek Drums part 1)

video upload by HardtekStudios

"Several years ago, I created a drum library of 128 completely custom hits. I never did anything with it until it finally hit (haha) me! Make Circuit Tracks packs with them. Here is a jam featuring several drums from the first of two packs. They have been tweaked by the Circuit Tracks and are going through verb & delay. But no outside processing was applied. Should I start selling my custom Packs? Tell me what you think!"

Another new Custom Circuit Tracks Sample Pack (Hardtek Drums part 2)

video upload by HardtekStudios

"This is the sequel video to my last upload. Showing off just a few of the drum & percussion sound in the second half of my custom drum library. I went for less Circuit Tracks FX & synths in this one to keep it focus on the samples. No other external processing was involved. I'm currently looking for my best options to distribute these two sample packs and my Toybox sample pack. Feel free to throw in some suggestions!"

Peak Novation - in 2023: all in one synthesizer (pure techno)

video upload by Sonido Animal

"Hi all, here sharing the amazing sounds capabilities from our beloved PEAK!

the same sequence from beginning to end, it allows to hear the differences between the patches and the possibilities within the similar features."

NOVATION BASS STATION II | 160 CUSTOM SOUNDS | SOUND LIBRARY

video upload by Synth Cloud

"▬▬▬ Download Link ▬▬▬▬
🚀 160 CUSTOM SOUNDS: https://www.synthonia.com/marketplace...
🚀 BASS STATION II LIBRARIES: https://www.synthonia.com/marketplace...
📩 Mail: info@synthonia.com

This library contains 8 sound banks of various kind of sounds suitable for several musical genres: from ambient to dance, from pop to industrial... Try these 160 new sounds !

128 new custom patches for Novation Bass Station 2 +32 more custom patches as a gift for a total of 160 new custom patches!

Features 128 New Patches:
Bank 1 (0 to 7) - Bass
Bank 2 (8 to 15) - Lead
Bank 3 (16 to 23) - Mix & Noise
Bank 4 (24 to 31) - Arcade & Wall

+32 Bonus Sounds
Bank 1 (0 to 7) - Bass
Bank 2 (8 to 15) - Lead
Bank 3 (16 to 23) - Mix & Noise
Bank 4 (24 to 31) - Arcade & Wall"