Sabotage - MaxforLive Device for Ableton Live by Yraki

video upload by Isotonik Studios

"SABOTAGE is a unique Max For Live device made by YRAKI that redefines the role of master tempo in music production.

While traditional sequencers are typically governed by a fixed master tempo, SABOTAGE is engineered to disrupt and transform that tempo, encouraging the exploration of less conventional methods and new forms of musical expression.

While automating master tempo in Ableton has been possible before, SABOTAGE expands this concept by providing more flexibility. It includes adjustable tempo ranges that allow for precise control over tempo shifts.

Users can choose from two sequencing modes: AUTO, which syncs with Ableton’s transport, and MIDI, which triggers tempo changes through incoming MIDI notes. Additionally, you can adjust the probability of tempo shifts and use features like deviation and interpolation for more refined and nuanced tempo changes.

One of the device’s unique features is its quantization mode. When enabled, this mode snaps tempo values to the closest musical division of the initial BPM. This ensures that tempo variations remain rhythmically coherent.

In essence, SABOTAGE transforms the BPM from a fixed parameter into a flexible, evolving element.

It’s like producing on the grid – but with a grid that’s constantly morphing.

With SABOTAGE, the BPM is no longer a constant – it’s a creative tool.

AVAILABLE HERE: https://isotonikstudios.com/product/s..."

BugBrand Generative Groove

video upload by d4nnyp

"Generative Patch on the BugBrand modular trying out a couple of new modules."

Roland Studio Systems – System 100M/100/700 - 1978 - Original Vintage Synthesizer Brochure/Catalog

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"This is your chance to own this hard to find (Actually I never saw one for sale in the last 20 years...) original vintage Roland System 100M Brochure from 1978.

This Brochure contains also full color picture’s and information from the iconic Roland System 700 and System 100 synthesizers.

This is a must-have for any vintage synthesizer/Roland collector as these are getting very hard/impossible to find these days."

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OPL Studio + Korg NTS-3 + Phantasmal Force generative improvisation inspiration

video upload by Arman Bohn

"Phantasmal Force micro midi controller is available here:

https://distropolisgoods.com/

I haven’t posted in a little while … i’ve been working on the beta firmware for the Phantasmal Force for several months. Here is an improvisational demonstration of the new ARP button mode.

I’m triggering the OPL Studio with three different sequences sent from the Phantasmal Force. The OPL studio is multi timbral so it is capable of playing back different FM tones on each midi channel. It is an amazing device for those looking to explore 80s FM sounds within the context of a hypothetical OS developed to control all of the OPL chip parameters. Truly incredible.

https://www.cheerful.nl/index.html

The NTS-3 takes a bit of learning, but is slowly becoming a fave of mine for adding reverb, delays and interactive effects.  Such a great deal for what it costs.

I’m hoping to release a version 2.0 of the Phantasmal Force firmware within the next couple weeks … maybe even sooner. With that, I intend to release a kit version for sale as well."

"OPL Studio is the ultimate OPL2 / OPL3 synthesizer! It gives you almost limitless control over what you can do with the OPL3 synthesizer chip.

Features of OPL Studio

OPL Studio has a long list of features. To name a bunch of them:

Integrated patch editor to edit predefined instruments and create your own

Load and save instrument banks from popular formats such as *.BNK, *.SB, *.O3, ect.

Patch linking to layer up to 4 instrument patches for even more complex sounds

Polyphonic sequence editor to create up to 32 drum and 32 melody sequences
Quad sequencer to live play up to four sequences

Composer module that lets you create complete songs from your sequences
Midi channel mixer

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LOFI uTape Scrubber - uDelay Cassette loop prototype

video upload by Beepboop Electronics

You can find details on the uTape Scrubber here and additional posts via the Beep Boop label.

"I wanted to see how possible it would be to turn the uTape scrubber into a delay without modifying it......

I've made standard cassettes with extra heads in before but never a micro cassette!

The result are pretty lofi! The high frequencies are lost due to difficulty maintianing tape tension and head contact as there is no tensioner.....

I added a small spring mechnism into the casette whoich helped.

If the tape was only to move in one direction the concept would be much easier to do but with a reversible motor there is alot more to go wrong!"

Construction Zone Synth Jam

video upload by Mutt Retro

09.10.2024 Synton Fenix [01]

video upload by batchas

Magnetic Heart - Drift (downtempo / ambient / synth)

video upload by Magnetic Heart

"A live electronic music performance by Magnetic Heart.

I've added the Make Noise Strega to my lineup of devices and had to create a new jam with it right away. This is what came out of it on the first attempt.

Hardware used:
Squarp Hapax
Elektron Analog Four
Elektron Analog Rytm
Novation Summit
Make Noise Strega
Empress Echosystem
Empress Reverb
Walrus Audio Julianna Chorus
Suonobuono nABC+ Compressor
Behringer 1003B Mixer
Elektron Analog Heat+FX on the master signal

Recorded into Ableton with a bit of master processing done there."

Sax In The Acid Rain (Sequential OB-6, Pro-2, Doctor A, QuadraVerb, MIDIVerb II)

video upload by hypergol

"I got a real camera. You'll know the shots when you see them. Unfortunately I don't have a tripod yet so most of the footage is from my phone, which sucks in low light. Anyways... I've had this little movie "epilogue" like riff on the OB-6 for awhile now. Perfect for walking down the dark streets in a deluge of dystopian acid rain. It just needs a sweet sax lead over the top. I spent quite a few hours trying to get a saxxy sound out of the Pro-2. I figure it's the best synth I got for taking on that daunting task. I'm using both filters, all 5 envelopes, every type of drive, all character FX, linear FM, and just a bit of the onboard delay for some width and depth. It sounds pretty reedy in the lower registers but rounds out as you move up the keyboard. The OB sound is classic. Not much to say about that. Generous amounts of delay and reverb courtesy the Audiothingies Doctor A and then I'm running everything through a MIDIVerb II + QuadraVerb combo as a master reverb, which completes the future dystopian from an 80's low-budget movie perspective feels. "Sax in the Rain" was already taken. So you get a half-baked title to go with a half-baked 4K video and a half-baked thumbnail and a half-baked performance with a full-on run-on sentence. Someday I'll rework this into something proper and release it.

Update: I did a proper release of this song with new performances, synths, and additional sonic elements. Check it out on the Afterburner XXIV album over at https://hypergol.bandcamp.com"

'Creepy Soundtrack 15' - Yamaha CS-15 + Arturia Keystep 2 Voice,1 Synth Jam

video upload by DreamsOfWires

"The Yamaha CS-15 has two complete synth voices, so here I'm using the Hz/Volts mode of the ‪@ArturiaOfficial‬ Keystep to control one voice, and the synth keyboard to control the other. This time I'm channeling my affection for 70s/80s horror movie soundtracks (again), particulary John Carpenter, although I've missed Halloween by a few days.
Using the two voices independently reduces the sonic possibilities of the synth, and they share a single audio output, but it can be quite fun to see what can be squeezed out of a single vintage synth of the 1970's.
As a single monophonic synth the CS-15 is very unique and surprisingly flexible, as it has two of almost everything (2x VCO, multi-mode VCF, ADSR, VCA), but only one LFO, and the otherwise independent voices (both of which have their own CV & Gate inputs) are both routed to the same audio outputs (high & low), which is a bit of a bummer.
Anyway, I don't suppose it was intended to replace two single oscillator monosynths, and this is from the late 70's, so it's a pretty killer design when viewed in context. I can imagine it being super-useful in a minimal, early synthpop band on a budget."

Find my music at: https://tomorrowthecure.bandcamp.com