Saturday, March 13, 2010
Electroacoustic Composition
YouTube via grovemiller
"This is a video summary I made to document my musical research as a 2009-10 recipient of the Creative Arts Award from the University of Virginia. My goal was to compose and record original electroacoustic compositions using the software programs Abelton Live and Max/MSP. This is the first song off of my upcoming album to be released April 17th, 2010. I will be posting a new track every week on my myspace page (www.myspace.com/grovemiller). There I will also have a full written report of my research including diagrams that better explain how everything is configured. This video was limited to 3 minutes, but I will also post a clip of the whole performance. Enjoy!
-Grove"
The Elektron OCTATRACK
Elektron from Kingpin.nu on Vimeo.
"2000 pieces for Elektron
elektron.se
(done Feb 28th-Mar 3rd, 2010)"
This one spotted by Mr. Array who's guessing this might be an 8 track sequencer, sampler maybe? Your guess?
Dr Peter Zinovieff on Commercial Sounds
YouTube via redbullmusicacademy
"Dr Peter Zinovieff talks about Delia Derbyshire and EMS. Catch the full lecture at http://www.redbullmusicacad... and subscribe for updates."
London Sessions 1 - March 2010
YouTube via erasureinfo. New album will feature analog synths. Hopefully some of it will get on video.
"Vince Clarke and Andy Bell filmed in London during the March 2010 writing sessions for their fourteenth studio album..."
London Sessions 2 - March 2010
London Sessions 3 - March 2010
Glamour Box w/ Tenori-on, Filterbank & 2 Moogerfoogers (by Franck Smith)
YouTube via znshn
"Analog oscillator Glamour Box (by King Capitol Punishment) used w/ Tenori-on, Sherman Filterbank 2 + 2 Moog's Moogerfoogers. Contents: minimal pulses, signal trajectory, glitch, clicks, analog oscillators, noise manufacturing, phonocrafting...
IF POSSIBLE USE HEADPHONES OR CONNECT YOUR COMPUTER TO A QUITE DECENT SOUND-SYSTEM.
Material in this video:
- Glamour Box (by King Capitol Punishment)
- Tenori-on (by Toshio Iwai & Yamaha)
- Sherman Filterbank 2
- Moog Bass Murf (MF-105b)
- Moog Low Pass Filter (MF-101)
http://www.odiolorgnette.com
http://francksmith.blogspot.com
http://znshn.blogspot.com
http://twitter.com/franck_smith
Complete video selection on http://www.youtube.com/znshn"
Roland R8 TR505 Boss OS-2 distortion overdrive
YouTube via JVGmidi
"bought a boss overdrive/ distortion panel today the OS-2, my tr505 is going true it.
sequenser: Roland R8 slave: TR505 effects: Emu patchmixer and Boss footpedal. recorder: Emu 1616 and wavelab."
Ensoniq EPS 16+ Synth Sampling Workstation
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via this auctionI don't think I ever realized the buttons glowed on these.
"16 bit sampling
24 bit effects
advanced synthesis
16 track sequencer
automated mixdown
it includes 47 original ensoniq sample disks and V1.0/1.1 system disks as well as the electropage VHS video manual"
Muffwiggler 2/22/2010 STG Preparations
YouTube via donaldjasoncrunk
"a short film documenting our preparations for the February Muffwiggler gathering put on by Xart studios & trash_audio. song is "Chillicothe thug lyfe" - beats & chorus by STG, hot flows by me. you can see us making schwag & giveaway stuff, visual aids, world's second shittiest eurorack cabinet and the STG logo banners that didn't quite turn out how i wanted them to."
See this post for some video of the events.
Don't miss On The Jazz with the STG Team
http://www.suitandtieguy.com/
http://stgsoundlabs.com/
http://muffwiggler.com/forum/
Some fun trivia: For those wondering what Muff Wiggler is, Muff's Forum has become THE forum for boutique modular gear. Users and manufacturers are active on the forum and many manufactures have their own sub-forums. It is run by Mike McGrath and originally started as a blog back on November 23rd of 2006. The first time I announced Muff Wiggler was back on December 4th, 2006 in this post. Prior to that I put up two posts featuring Mike, one on July 10th, 2006 and one on July 18th, 2006. Note in the modular world there are boutique manufacturers that sell pre-assembled modules, some that sell both modules and kits, and then those that design modules and provide schematics and instructions for the DIY crowd. I think the crown for the longest/oldest running company would be PAiA, who just started selling module kits again. Note Muff's forum has a DIY section, however the bulk of DIY seems to be on the electro-music.com forums along with probably the biggest Clavia Nord Modular forum.
Archangel prototype #2 [HEFTY FINE]
YouTube via donaldjasoncrunk. via Mr. Array: "new Archangel sequencer/controller video by way of STG Soundlabs" Update/Clarification via donaldcrunk in the comments: "matrix: this is _not_ an STG soundlabs product, it is a Detachment 3 engineering product. we're just testing it and seeing what we can break, so the end user doesnt have to" I'll keep the label for the association, but note this is Detachment 3 Engineering. I also created a new label for Detachment.
video description:
"a little noise riot with the Archangel prototype and a micromoog (aka maternitymoog). the touchplate keyboard is more than suitable for this kind of sonic terror, and combined with the integrated sequencer it will tear off your ears and eat them on a triscuit. save your coins, you're going to want one. watch for this product soon from Detachment 3 Engineering, or go fuck yourself. your choice."
See this post for an overview and link to more info.
Daniel Balavoine - Tous les cris des S.O.S (1985) - French TV - Son et Vidéo HQ 2009.
YouTube via DAV2374. via pierre
Update: Re-Published on Nov 11, 2012 loubboy Maitre
"Fairlight CMI on stage and some Simmons drums for one of the best french 80ies composer"
Also spot a Yamaha DX7
Video description:
"Video et son réstauré en HQ,de ce grand tube et belle chanson indémodable de Daniel Balavoine,enregistré en Décembre 1985,1 mois avant son décés dans un accident d'hélicoptére pendant le Paris-Dakar en 1986.
Paroles et Musique:Daniel Balavoine
Editions Barclay / Polygram 1992.
Son extrait de l'album Master Série Volume 2,mixage analogique fait en ADD.
IL fut un ami proche du couple Michel Berger et France Gall.
2 chansons hommage pour ce grand artiste :"Evidemment" de France Gall, (M.Berger). "Dormir debout" de Francis Cabrel.
Je dédie cette chanson a mes parents........ "
Googlish:
"Video and restored in HQ, this large tube and beautiful timeless song of Daniel Balavoine, recorded in December 1985.1 months before his death in a helicopter crash during the Paris-Dakar in 1986.
Lyrics & Music: Daniel Balavoine
Editions Barclay / Polygram 1992.
Its from the album Master Serie Volume 2 analog mixer in fact ADD.
IT was a close friend of the couple Michel Berger and France Gall.
2 songs tribute to this great artist: "Obviously" by France Gall (Berger). "Sleeping Standing" by Francis Cabrel.
I dedicate this song to my parents ........"
squidfanny - Casio SK-1
YouTube via squidfanny
"Need space for various projects, so selling some old gear via ebay..........
Circuit Bent CASIO SK-1
- Precision Oscillator (getlofi).
- LFO
- Light Sensor
- Channel Mutes
- 13 point metal Bolt-Bay
- 39 GLITCHES Hardwired onto Toggles and Rotary switches
- A couple of Reset buttons
- Bright flashing LED lights mounted UNDER the beautiful Green PCB
- Green LED Lights next to each switch to indicate which glitches are active
For sale on ebay within a couple of days........."
Circuit Bent SK-1s on Ebay
Sound design with FabFilter Twin 2 - Part one
YouTube via fabfilter
"This tutorial is an introduction two designing your own sounds with the FabFilter Twin 2 software synthesizer. Dan Worral explains how to make a cool pad or lead sound, and show how to setup basic modulation using the drag-and-drop system."
Update:
Sound design with FabFilter Twin 2 - Part two
YouTube via fabfilter — April 26, 2010 — "In this tutorial, Dan Worral explains how to use ring modulation to create bell sounds, and reverse-engineers a cool preset from the Best Of folder, to show how it has been created, and how it can be tuned to your liking."
SOLARIS Estradin-314 - soviet space organ poly synth
via this auction"YOU CAN GET A VERY IMPRESSIVE TIMBRES - CLASSIC ORGANS, VINTAGE ORCHESTRAL TEXTURES, SPACE FLYING PADS, EFFECTS, LEADS ETC... INSTRUMENT HOUSED IN METALLIC BODY WITH SOFT SKIN SIDES, IT HARD-TO-FIND NOW, IN GOOD WORKING CONDITION! FACTORY PEDAL INCLUDED!
ESTRADIN-314 HAS A SEVERAL SECTIONS OF CONTROL:
FILTER - accent, spectr, brightness, ADRREGISTERS - 8",4",2", 2 2/3", 1"
VIBRATO - frequence, depth - freq, timbre (filter)
Glissando slider, amp release, brilliance, tuning, power on/off
CONNECTIONS - output 1/4 jack, pedal 5-din input, power plug, fuse
Additional description and demos here
Analogue Tape Glove v1
YouTube via SignaltoNoiseVideo
"This interactive sound installation deals with exploring the physical connection between people and technology. A tangible user interface, taking the form of a glove is worn by the participant as they are invited to interact with an analogue tape surface. As the glove comes in contact with the tape, sound is generated and can be manipulated via touch and movement. This piece intends to explore the somewhat obsolete medium of tape through a playful and sonically interesting experience, appealing to a wide audience. the pre-recorded sound on the tape is a random collage of compiled material including a range of musical styles & found recordings.
This piece is informed by works such as Nam June Paiks Random Access Music and Stockhausens Tape experimentations as well as the notion of using analogue tape as an instrument.
BLOG:
http://signaltonoise1.blogspot.com/
CONTACT US @:
signaltonoise.artists@gmail.com
FOLLOW US @
http://twitter.com/SignaltoNoise1"
Ned Rush = Thor patch i made.mov
YouTube via MrNedRush
Ned Rush = Rex Masher (ReFill Preview).mov
"a preview of one of the machines that will be in my ReFill coming out in May. Mashup your Rex loops live on the fly without having to put them into the sequencer. i'm very excited about this. Get into it you horny little ravers!"
korg ds-10 track 41
YouTube via korgds10
"Short track rules! I think. Never forget to visit the home of the DS-10 at http://korgds-10.blogspot.com : tiny tunes and more."
Keyboard timing practice.AVI
YouTube via russellrblair. Custom JD-800 minus keys.
"Russ Blair working on timing ."
Behind the Mask on Monomachine
YouTube via QuadraPolyphonic.
Click here for all posts mentioning YMO.
"Playing YMO's Behind the Mask with Monomachine and Electribe ER-1. Audio recorded by Logic using Presonus Fire Studio Tube interface."
MonoMiK VCO config GUI prototype
YouTube via MusicMiK. Click here for all videos in the series.
"This is the first prototype version of one of the configuration screens for the MonoMiK. You see the VCO configuration, where you can select one or more of the 6 basic waveforms, which are mixed on the output, select the sub oscillators of VCO1/2, the noise mode (icons not yet designed), the ring modulator mode (icons also not yet designed) and the sync/pitch tracking settings.
Besides sync on/off, you can also select the sync source, which doesn't just handle sync between VCOs, but also sync to external sources, noise, the ring modulator and a digital signal from the CPU, if i get this implemented with the performance i have.
Synchronization can be configured to trigger when the source is less than or more than a specific signal voltage level, while the level can also be configured in those screens.
The touch screen driver is not yet optimized, usability with finger input might get improved, and there are lots of other screens to be implemented. This is just a small peek at how everything might look when completed.
The whole GUI and hardware drivers are written in C++ and runs on an ATmega168 clocked with the internal 8MHz oscillator currently."
Didgeridoo
Didgeridoo from bar|none on Vimeo.
"My first Kyma X patch for the Pacarana. Kyma is unreal and let's you do almost anything in Sound Design. I took a concept of a didgeridoo patch on my modular and built it back in Kyma but with even more expression. This is still a work in progress.
The touchplate is a Snyderphonics MANTA. I spent some time coding some algorithms in MAX to enhance the performance control of the patch using velocity, aftertouch and polyphonic aftertouch + controls using OSC to Kyma.
The Manta is a fantastically wonderful controller. It shows it's flexibility and feel here.
The patch is microtonal meaning pitches are in divisions of the western concept of half and whole tones."
Moog Foundation Meets Nascar
Don't forget to vote. See here. Note you can vote daily, and it literally takes a click - no forms.
folktek modified omnichird om-250
YouTube via benpumpkin. Folktek on Ebay
"Break out box features magnetically patchable keys to control glitchy effects on the drums and strum plate instruments."
Friday, March 12, 2010
Charlie Schmidt's Keyboard Cat REINCARNATED!
YouTube via chuckieart. via Chris, via dlisted. Yamaha SHS-10 keytar. You know you like it. You want it.
Synth Babe with SHS-10. Synth Dude with SHS-10. And now we have a synth cat!
And don't miss the jumping cats! And of course, the originals including a T-Shirt, and a dog.
"REJOICE!!! The wait is over! As predicted by Keyboard Cat Church...He is back!!! Fatso is reincarnated as "Bento". He comes with Fatso's approval, support, talent and spirit. It is truly time to celebrate! Much more to come!
Cool stuff at
http://www.zazzle.com/charlieschmidt
http://www.keyboardcatchurch.com/
http://iphonekeyboardcat.com
http://charlieschmidt.com/
http://playhimoffkeyboardcat.com/"
Nord Modular G2 "modulations"
Nord Modular G2 "modulations" from Gattobus on Vimeo.
"In this patch I used 4 resonating filters as main oscillators. Each filter is modulated by 3 LFOs (so 12 LFOs in total).
The first LFO is modulating the amplitude, the second the filter cutoff frequency, and the third is modulating the first LFO.
All the LFOs are in sync with the main clock."
Serge TKB and tr-606 good friends
YouTube via b3nsf
"funky beats from the TKB set on 64 step pattern with the ÷N comp switching rows.. The tr-606 sending clock pulses from the low toms trigger out.. fun times!!"
circuit bent synthesizer
YouTube via noystoise
"synth and sequencer with echo...
really bad video. sorry"
Update: you can find some info on this one on noystoise here.
Wicks in production
flickr by rarebeastsHmm... the background reminds me of something...
A different shade of green though...
1Song1Week1Year - Week11 - Slime
YouTube via DJDJSMusic
"Week 11 in my project to write one new song every week for the year 2010.
One thing I didn't consider when I started my 1Song1Week1Year project to write 52 songs in one year was coming up with 52 song titles!
This week's song I am calling slime because it seems to have that thick, viscus texture that the jars of slime that you get in joke shpos have. And also it is kind of a green(ish) colour."
Bratigel 16 x 8 Dual Stepsequencer II
YouTube via heidibeerbel
"Bratigel 16 x 8 Stepsequencer - 128 different Steps in one shot , you can add and transpose the third Track to Track one and two,The Clock of third Track can switching on System Clock or Reset from Track one and two. Trig Pulse for each Step can be switching by the 16 three way Gate Switches to two gate Outs.
Hi End CTS Potentiometers on gold plated PCBs ,three Voltage References, Positive Gate Out and Switch Trig Out for Moog Synthesizers,Start and Stop Jacks and Ext.Clock In for LFOs.
Hi End FG (Grigelat) Power Supply .
Big Alu 19" Rackcase.
In this sequence, the sequencer start / stop is controlled by a Dual Pulse / Trigger Delay Modul."
E340 Cloud Generator and tiptop Z-DSP VC and harvestman polivox
YouTube via iammodman. "just a little groove"
Serge Creature-And Eurorack
YouTube via DavideModu
"Serge Creature+
Creature- trigger by MFB SEQ01 in to makenoise Format jumbler-Modulated By VC timegen OSC and Bananalogue VCS-
Note By MAQ 16/3
Bass Drum By MFB 04"
Doepfer-Livewire-Cwejman-MFB-Bananalogue VCS
The Yodelling Akai S 612
YouTube via cosmohelectrastudio
"Akaï S 612 + Korg poly 800 (as midi sequencer) + Space Echo Roland RE 150.
Voice sample have been taken randomly on my Technics AM radio tuner."
Analogue Solutions Oberkorn / Concussor modular synth demo
YouTube via ASUKLTD
"Concussor modular system - quick demo.
Using Oberkorn sequencer"
Roth Mobot Experimental Electronics News and Events
click here for the newsletter
Events include:
Electronics Workshops
"Sunday, March 14, 1:00 - 4:50 PM, Old Town School of Folk Music
This crash course covers the basics of electronics, the tools of circuit exploration, and the techniques of finishing a project. No previous electronics experienced required!"
OFFF Festival in Paris
June 24, 25, 26, 2010 Roth Mobot is being flown to Paris to perform on the frontline of digital arts events at La Grande Halle de La Villette for the OFFF Festival. OFFF has become a synonym for modernity, both aesthetic and technological. OFFF is spreading the work of a generation of creators that are breaking all kinds of limits - focusing on those separating the commercial arena from the worlds of art and design. Wish us luck on getting our suitcases full of hacked electronics onto the plane. Any advice would be appreciated.
The Weekly eSymposium
EVERY Saturday, 12:00 noon - 3:00 PM
Lizard's Liquid Lounge, 3058 W Irving Park Rd, (773) 463-7599
To nurture the Midwest experimental electronics community, we host a free weekly "eSymposium," an interactive lecture series where participants are both teachers and students. There's soldering, tinkering, Q&A, show-&-tell, bending circuits, hacking toys, recycling discarded electronics and batteries, and Chicago's only weekly Circuit Bent Open Mic.
Be sure to see the link above for more and full details.
Events include:
Electronics Workshops
"Sunday, March 14, 1:00 - 4:50 PM, Old Town School of Folk Music
This crash course covers the basics of electronics, the tools of circuit exploration, and the techniques of finishing a project. No previous electronics experienced required!"
OFFF Festival in Paris
June 24, 25, 26, 2010 Roth Mobot is being flown to Paris to perform on the frontline of digital arts events at La Grande Halle de La Villette for the OFFF Festival. OFFF has become a synonym for modernity, both aesthetic and technological. OFFF is spreading the work of a generation of creators that are breaking all kinds of limits - focusing on those separating the commercial arena from the worlds of art and design. Wish us luck on getting our suitcases full of hacked electronics onto the plane. Any advice would be appreciated.
The Weekly eSymposium
EVERY Saturday, 12:00 noon - 3:00 PM
Lizard's Liquid Lounge, 3058 W Irving Park Rd, (773) 463-7599
To nurture the Midwest experimental electronics community, we host a free weekly "eSymposium," an interactive lecture series where participants are both teachers and students. There's soldering, tinkering, Q&A, show-&-tell, bending circuits, hacking toys, recycling discarded electronics and batteries, and Chicago's only weekly Circuit Bent Open Mic.
Be sure to see the link above for more and full details.
SUN BOXES
YouTube via MUUDMusic
"Sun Boxes in Rhyolite Nevada. A twenty speaker piece powered by the sun. http://muudmusic.blogspot.com/"
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