Virtual ANS 3 for Windows, Linux, macOS, iOS, & Android

Published on Jun 2, 2019 Alexander Zolotov

"Demo of the new Virtual ANS 3.0 spectral synth. Now with MIDI mapping, polyphonic synth mode, AUv3, and many other new features!"

via http://warmplace.ru/soft/ans/

"Virtual ANS is a software simulator of the unique Russian synthesizer ANS - photoelectronic musical instrument created by Evgeny Murzin from 1938 to 1958. The ANS made it possible to draw music in the form of a spectrogram (sonogram), without live instruments and performers. It was used by Stanislav Kreichi, Alfred Schnittke, Edward Artemiev and other Soviet composers in their experimental works. You can also hear the sound of the ANS in Andrei Tarkovsky's movies Solaris, The Mirror, Stalker.

The simulator extends the capabilities of the original instrument. Now it's a full-featured graphics editor where you can convert sound into an image, load and play pictures, draw microtonal/spectral music and create some unusual deep atmospheric sounds. This app is for everyone who loves experiments and is looking for something new.

Key features:
unlimited number of pure tone generators;
powerful sonogram editor - you can draw the spectrum and play it at the same time;
any sound (from a WAV file or a Microphone/Line-in) can be converted to image (sonogram) and vice versa;
support for MIDI devices;
polyphonic synth mode with MIDI mapping;
supported file formats: WAV, AIFF, PNG, JPEG, GIF;
supported sound systems: ASIO, DirectSound, MME, ALSA, OSS, JACK, Audiobus, IAA."

SILHOUETTE - Visual to Analog Audio Synthesizer with Dual Flight Style Joysticks & Monitor Display

Published on Jan 2, 2019 Pit Przygodda

Kind of a modern day ANS, or Oramics. Also see Virtual ANS for iOS.

"silhouette". A video-to-audio-synthesizer by Pit Przygodda (Prototype 2018).
Infos: www.silhouette-synthesizer.de

6-voice, seperate tuning and modulation, analog-filter, FX. SILHOUETTE trains itself to become a really extraordinary sound-scape-machine!

Technique
s i l h o u e t t e is a software-based synthesizer, that creates sound by using greyscale-data chosen from a picture file.

This is done in real-time.

At the moment, it is programmed under the Pure Data programming environment.

Data-sources:
- real-time-pictures/motion-pictures (camera)
- picture-files
- motion-pictures (films)

Oscillator:
The sound is produced by transforming an area of greyscale-data into sound-data.

Windows:
You have a screen, where you see the camera-picture/picture/film you have loaded in.
You have 2 data-windows within the loaded picture to chose a visual area where you like to extract sound-data.
The 2 windows can be changed in size and position individualy and be modulated by LFO, EG, KBD-follow, audio-waveform or manually in realtime.
Their audio-output is routed anolog to their x/y-position in the picture to coordinates in a quadrophonic sound-system in the performance-room.

Silhouette
So it is possible that the outline of a silhouette is analog to your audio-waveform.
Therefor it is necessary that the silhouette-shape is strictly black and white.
This was the main idea at the beginning of this project:
That you act visually directly IN the waveform.
This is done very sensually by acting on the light-table in front of the camera.
I think about giving that technique a name: "silhouette-synthesis".

Quadrophonia
Since summer 2018 I am building a hardware. It has 2 joystick-controlled-data-windows inside the main-screen which let you move 2 audio-waves analog to their coordinates in the main-wondow inside a quadrophonic space (screen corner-left/top > speaker-front/left; screen corner-right/bottom > speaker back/right etc.).

SynthFest France 2019 Set for June 7 - 9

SynthFest France 2019 - Tombola Vintage

Published on Feb 9, 2019 SynthFest France

Un Yamaha CS20M pour 10€ !
https://www.weezevent.com/synthfestfr...
https://www.synthfestfrance.com

SynthFest France is set for June 7-9, 2019.

"Le SynthFest France 2019 (6ème édition) se tiendra à Nantes du vendredi 7 juin au dimanche 9 juin 2019. Comme les années passées, beaucoup d’exposants seront présents. Le SynthFest France accueillant toujours plus de visiteurs au fil des éditions, 3 concerts sont organisés cette année, comme en 2018. Des show-cases en journée seront également programmés afin de permettre à toutes et à tous de venir voir et d’écouter un maximum d’artistes. Merci au public déjà fidèle qui fait le déplacement à Nantes tous les ans et sans qui le SynthFest n’existerait pas, et bienvenu aux nouveaux. Venez nombreux !"

Googlish:

"The SynthFest France 2019 (6th edition) will be held in Nantes from Friday, June 7 to Sunday, June 9, 2019. As in past years, many exhibitors will be present. The SynthFest France welcomes more visitors over the years, 3 concerts are organized this year, as in 2018. Showcases during the day will also be scheduled to allow everyone to come and see and listen to as much as possible. artists. Thank you to the already faithful public who make the trip to Nantes every year and without whom the SynthFest would not exist, and welcome to the new ones. Come many!"

Sphero Specdrums Lets You Turn Color Into Music

Published on Feb 1, 2019 Synthtopia

"At the 2019 NAMM Show, Sphero introduced Specdrums - a new type of wireless music controller that turns color into sound."

Curious how sensitive it is - how many gradients it is capable of sensing. It it were fully programmable it could be interesting. I'm also curious how sensitive it would be to light - would brighter lighting change the perceived color and trigger the wrong thing? Makes me think of a realtime controller for ANS and Oramics type optical synthesis. A light sensitive controller capable of sensing color in addition to light. Could be interesting if applied right.

Spectral DnB in Virtual ANS (live with iPad)

Published on Nov 11, 2018 Alexander Zolotov

"Virtual ANS is a software simulator of the unique Russian synthesizer ANS - photoelectronic microtonal/spectral musical instrument created by Russian engineer Evgeny Murzin from 1938 to 1958: http://warmplace.ru/soft/ans"

Virtual ANS - Saw Wave Import and Playback

Published on Nov 2, 2018 Sysex|Studio

"Imported a saw wave sound with filter cutoff and resonance into Virtual ANS for iOS to view it’s spectrogram. Playback is lofi and dithered compared to the source because the app only has so many pixels to represent the audio. It’s cool to see the harmonics related to the fundamentals nonetheless."

Roland XP-30 Synthesizer Factory Demo Songs

Published on Dec 16, 2017 DKDiveDude

Here's something to get your groove on this morning. Some funk for your junk. Although no synthesizer is junk imo. :)

"Just did a local purchase of a mint condition Roland XP-30 Synthesizer at a decent price. I was happily surprised to then see that besides the built-in three JV-SR expansion, there was also the Hip-Hop and even better the Vintage Synths expansion cards installed, so about 2000+ patches!

Anyways here are the factory demo songs, ans stay tuned as I will later upload a video of my favorite patches."

A Composition with VCV Rack for Virtual ANS

Published on Oct 20, 2017 TheKlirrfaktor

"Just fun ;)"

iTunes: Virtual ANS - Alexander Zolotov

Advance Instruments H1E LF Valve Oscillator SN 1527

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Published on Nov 25, 2016 orangecoals

"1st part -- just pure tones of unit - straight into soundcard

2nd part - straight into soundcard - through filter plugin and delay plugin

3rd part - are 3 overdubs -- using 2 overdubbed sounds to make a chord and the third playing with the pitch through small stone phaser guitar pedal and some spring reverb."

via this auction

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23 12 16 Pittsburgh Analog Replicator & Bugbrand DRM1

Published on Dec 24, 2016 batchas

"Some excerpts of the last session in 3 parts, using mostly Pittsburgh Analog Replicator and Bugbrand DRM1 driven by Pittsburgh Timetable in the second part.

Until 0:17 = first part is how the patch started. how it surprisingly did sound after I powered on the systems.
0:18-0:54 = second part is a sweet spot I stumbled on while playing ans changing settings to find a sound I liked. I loop it here quickly to make it more noticeable.
From 0:55 on = last part. End of the session.

If you compare the beginning with the end of the session you’ll see how I got lost so to say :)
Did not really matter as it’s always fun, but the original idea was to develop the first part!"

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Quantum DJ loves cats

Published on Oct 4, 2016 Alexander Zolotov

Quantum DJ

Published on Oct 4, 2016 Alexander Zolotov

http://warmplace.ru/hard/qdj

Alexander Zolotov is also the man behind Sunvox, Virtual ANS, PixiTracker and other iOS apps.

Tom Richard's Mini-Oramics Machine Based on Daphne Orams

Mini-Oramics Medley from Tom Richards on Vimeo.

"Early experiments with Mini-Oramics from composers Ain Bailey, James Bulley and Jo Thomas"

The video above should give you an idea of what it does. In short it reads what is drawn on the transparent sheet and generates audio through hardware. You can see an image of the hardware further below. The implementation reminds me of the ANS.

I spotted this one on the BBC website which has the following to say:

"An electronic sequencer and synthesizer has been built based on designs produced over 40 years ago by electronic music pioneer Daphne Oram.

Daphne Oram who died in 2003, co-founded the BBC Radiophonic workshop and developed a system of creating sounds and compositions using drawings.

The 'Mini Oramics' machine is thought to have remained unfinished in Daphne Oram's own lifetime, but experts argue that its approach to composition and performance would have been influential.

Tom Richards, the researcher who finally constructed the Mini Oramics, told The World At One it helped answer the question "what if this had come to pass in 1973?"

There has been quite a bit posted on Daphne Oram and Oramics here on MATRIXSYNTH over the years, so click through either link to dig deeper. Now would also be a good time to post a reminder on the Kickstarter Campaign to Republish Daphne Oram's "An Individual Note: of Music, Sound and Electronics".

The following images are from John Lely's website, posted on April 8, 2016.

"First full day working with Tom Richards’ Mini-Oramics machine, a device for drawing sound, based on the work of Daphne Oram. Here is a link to Tom’s videos of construction and early trials."

Note the hardware synth engine that is driven by the optical reader.

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ROLAND JUPITER 8 // the ORIGINAL // Synth Quest 9 Answer // 2nd Part

Published on Jan 16, 2016 LESINDES

"So this is the answer of the End Of The Year's Synth Quest PART 2 now. I really don't know what took you so long to answer it folks ;-) since it is one of the big absolute references ans there had been always the color hint -- what synth features blue, green, yellow, orange and red and white??"

Part 1 here.

ROLAND JUPITER 8 Demo by LESINDES

Published on Jan 10, 2016 LESINDES

Update:

ROLAND JUPITER 8 // the ORIGINAL // Synth Quest 9 Answer // 2nd Part

Published on Jan 16, 2016 LESINDES

"So this is the answer of the End Of The Year's Synth Quest PART 2 now. I really don't know what took you so long to answer it folks ;-) since it is one of the big absolute references ans there had been always the color hint -- what synth features blue, green, yellow, orange and red and white??"

Roland ProMars Compuphonic MRS-2 (fully restored and serviced) with Original Box

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via this auction

Pic of the inside below.

"Promars entièrement révisé :
- les condensateurs électro chimiques ont quasiment été tous changés (Alim, carte contrôleur et Carte OSC)
- de nombreux CMOS ont étés remplacés
- la batterie de sauvegarde des patchs a été remplacée
- les flancs d’origine ont étés remplacés par des neufs en Noyer massif huilé
- le clavier a été réglé
- Synthé entièrement calibré et accordé

Tout fonctionne parfaitement.
Les potentiomètres et les sliders ne crachent pas, les mémoires de patch et les présets fonctionnent, accord parfait.
A noter quelques marques d'usures normales pour une machine de 35 ans.
Modèle 220V

Totalement révisé, il est bon pour de nombreuses années de bon et loyaux services."

"Fully serviced Promars :
- most of the condensers were replaced (Power board, control board, OSC)
- lot off CMOS were replaced
- patch memory accumulator was replaced
- original “wood” side replaced by real massive oiled walnut side
- keyboard fully revised
- synth fully tuned and calibrated

In fully working order and good cosmetic condition.
Some light scratches to be notified, but nothing exceptional for a 35 year old synth…
Pots and switches moves without any cracks or noises, memory function also works as it should, tune is perfect.
220V version for european market. To use it with 110V you will need a voltage converter not included in this sale.

Fully serviced and ready for years of problem-free use."

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NightRadio Quantum DJ experimental quantum noise machine

Published on Mar 10, 2015 Alexander Zolotov

"Experimental quantum noise machine by NightRadio: http://warmplace.ru/hard/qdj"

Alexander Zolotov is the man behind numerous apps including SunVox, Virtual ANS, and PixiTracker. Curious if this is his first hardware creation. I added a new NightRadio channel to track moving forward.

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Spectral Techno #3 (new music genre?)

Published on Feb 17, 2015 Alexander Zolotov

"Made in Virtual ANS spectral synth: http://warmplace.ru/soft/ans
Virtual ANS is a software simulator of the unique Russian synthesizer ANS - photoelectronic microtonal/spectral musical instrument created by Russian engineer Evgeny Murzin from 1938 to 1958.
The app is cross-platform and available for iOS, Android, Windows, Linux and OSX."

iTunes: Virtual ANS - Alexander Zolotov

Spectral Techno

Published on Feb 15, 2015 Alexander Zolotov

iTunes: Virtual ANS - Alexander Zolotov

"Made in Virtual ANS spectral synth: http://warmplace.ru/soft/ans
Virtual ANS is a software simulator of the unique Russian synthesizer ANS - photoelectronic microtonal/spectral musical instrument created by Russian engineer Evgeny Murzin from 1938 to 1958.
The app is cross-platform and available for iOS, Android, Windows, Linux and OSX."

Nature - Oscillator. Live #1

Published on Aug 14, 2014 Alexander Zolotov

New video from the developer Alexander Zolotov.

"The world around us is an endless source of visual information, the flow of the fractal code of life. Nature - Oscillator is one of the attempts to translate this code to sound, using spectral synthesis algorithm of the Virtual ANS engine (software simulator of the unique Russian synthesizer ANS). The program continuously reads the image from the camera and interprets it as the spectrum of the sound.
http://warmplace.ru/soft/nosc"

iTunes: Nature - Oscillator - Alexander Zolotov

Nature Oscillator for iPad Released

Published on Aug 13, 2014 Marcus Padrini

You might remember the first video posted here. It is now available via iTunes: Nature - Oscillator - Alexander Zolotov

Curious how this differs from PhonoPaper's free mode.

"The world around us is an endless source of visual information, the flow of the fractal code of life. 'Nature - Oscillator' is one of the attempts to translate this code to sound, using spectral synthesis algorithm of the Virtual ANS engine (software simulator of the unique Russian synthesizer ANS). The program continuously reads the image from the camera and interprets it as the spectrum of the sound. And you can easily control the scanning curve: its amplitude, type and speed.

[ How to use ]

Start the app and you will hear the sound immediately. Try to move the camera and you will hear the sound change.
If there is no sound for some reason - try to reduce the Quality parameter in the app menu.

How to change the scanning curve:
* amplitude: touch the screen and slide up or down;
* speed: touch the screen and slide left or right;
* type: use the slider at the top of the screen.

Any sound can be recorded by pressing the REC button on the right side of the screen."

iTunes: Nature - Oscillator - Alexander Zolotov