MATRIXSYNTH

Yamaha SK 20

YouTube Uploaded by dzlvs8 on Mar 29, 2011

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YesImSoberButFrustrated.m4v

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"It's almost 4:00am. Good Night. Too much contemplating the mysteries of full 3-limit."

Mugician - Rob Fielding
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Grokking the FS1R: Part 5 - Formant Choir Dissection

YouTube Uploaded by NoisyLittleBugger on Mar 30, 2011

"WARNING - This video contains loud audio. Even though a limiter was placed on the output, the nature of FM means that noise peaks are inevitable when experimenting. You have been warned!

If you don't know what FS1R or FM synthesis are then there's no point in watching. Really.

Part 5: Formant Choir Dissection

The FS1R was primarily marketed for it's formant synthesis and Formant-sequencing (FS) abilities.

In this video I dissect a non-sequenced formant patch. Performance B008 - Choir uses formants and noise generators to mimmick the human vocal tract. Formants provide the vowel sounds, whilst the Unvoiced (noise) operators provide the consonants and/or breath.

I am collecting articles that explain the theory behind formant synthesis, with Frequency charts for common formants - see http://stimresp.wordpress.com/tag/formant/.

Essentially, the formant operators on the FS1R can be thought of as band-passed oscillators. The frequency and bandwidth of these formants can be changed to approximate the resonant qualities of real-world acoustic sounds, instruments, speech, etc.

The human voice can be approximated by at least three formants in parallel set at different frequencies. Research has produced charts that map the frequencies for common vowels and consonants - so in theory these can be used to make the FS1R say whole words. However the temporal aspects of such a patch would be too complex to program, as even 64 operators may not be enough. Changing the frequency and bandwidth is possible using MIDI knobs/automation, but the results are still far from convincing.

Yamaha's answer to this is/was formant sequencing. I will look at the formant sequences in a later video.

Software used:
Sakura FS1R editor - http://synth-voice.sakura.ne.jp/fs1r_editor_english.html (thank you K_Take!)
Reaper - http://www.reaper.fm/
S(m)exiscope vst - http://bram.smartelectronix.com/plugins.php?id=4
Voxengo SPAN - http://www.voxengo.com/product/span/
Camstudio - http://camstudio.org/

Grok: 'to understand intuitively or by empathy; to establish rapport with' and 'to empathise or communicate sympathetically (with); also, to experience enjoyment.'"

LearnMax's Guest-spot on DJVespers, talking about Max for Ableton Live

YouTube Uploaded by learnMax on Mar 30, 2011
Good intro to Max/MSP for Ableton
"http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=learnmax
http://www.youtube.com/djvespers

I recently did a guest spot on DJVespers' channel introducing Max for Live to his subscribers. In case you missed it there, here's a "local" copy for you. Be sure and check out his channel for some especially great Sax work!"

Missing llink test

YouTube Uploaded by waveshaper on Mar 30, 2011

"Osc data from ipad over wifi to the missing link, midi from missing link to ipad"

The Missing Link - http://wifimidi.com/
TouchOSC - hexler
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Fairlight for iPad Demo - Std comp

YouTube Uploaded by FairlightInstruments on Mar 30, 2011

Fairlight Instruments Pty Ltd - iTunes
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The Trimaxion Logic Listener sonifies a Commodore 64 motherboard.

YouTube Uploaded by crudface on Mar 30, 2011

"The T.L.L. is a device I built to convert raw high speed digital logic into gates and CV for use with modular synthesizers. In this video the TLL is hooked up to a Commodore C64 motherboard. The digital logic is sonified in real-time"

Ableton Tutorial - Modulation Effects - Chorus

Ableton Tutorial - Modulation Effects - Chorus from Point Blank on Vimeo.

"pointblankonline.net/mixing-dance-music-course---ableton.php In this video Danny J Lewis (Defected, Enzyme Black) guides you through the chorus effect in Ableton Live and how you can use this tool creatively in your mix down.

This tutorial is taken from the Mixing Dance Music in Ableton course which is set to launch on 4th April 2011. Following the popularity of the Mixing Dance Music in Logic course and overwhelming calls for something similar in Ableton Live, this is what we came up with! The 4 week online course will show you how to take your productions to the next level and achieve that punchy, professional sound. Find the full course information here - pointblankonline.net/mixing-dance-music-course---ableton.php

Please subscribe to our channel to make sure you dont miss future Point Blank exclusive tutorials."

Singing Face Prototype 2

Singing Face Prototype 2 from Henry Chu on Vimeo.

"Tap different part of the face for different sound. Eventually there will be 10+ faces and each have a different set of sounds. (This is video is uploaded by Vimeo iPhone app)"