Movement - LIVE - MATTHS - Opening for Alessandro Cortini 27th Oct 2023

video upload by MATTHS

"#MATTHS opens for Alessandro Cortini at the ACCA 27th Oct 2023.

The whole half hour show featuring 5 songs and a 3D video of the event is available over at https://www.matths.bandcamp.com along with all of his releases and hours of bonus remixes, albums alternative versions and more.

Thanks to @sonicstate Andy for the additional filming and audio recording - legend!"

Inspired by Alessandro Cortini

video upload by Omri Cohen

"You can find the patches from this video on my Patreon page - https://www.patreon.com/posts/patches...

00:00 - Introduction
00:27 - Building the setup
09:31 - Example 1
12:33 - Example 2

I'm using DistroKid to distribute my music to Spotify, iTunes, Apple Music, and more. By signing up through this link you will get 7% off and will support this channel - http://distrokid.com/vip/omri"

Alessandro Cortini + MATTHS Rig Tour

video upload by sonicstate

"Alessandro Cortini played a rare UK gig last weekend, and regular Sonic TALK panelist Matt Hodson AKA MATTHS was booked in the support slot.

We figured it was a great opportunity to have them talk about their gear selection and approach to the performance.

Alessandro opted for something minimal to support his completely improvised approach, with two Make Noise Strega (these were designed in conjunction with Alessandro) and two 0-CTRL - sequencer/CV controllers, Strymon Blue Sky and Volante all into an Allen and Heath Zone 96 DJ mixer, the laptop runs Resolume visuals for the show.

http://cortini.bandcamp.com

Matths has a different approach basing his set around pre writtern material and re-voicing larger modular rig, with the Knobula Poly Cinematic for chords, 1010music Bit Box for triggering CV and gates, the Expert Sleepers ES-9 running from the laptop for triggers from Bitwig, the Soma Pulsar-23, Beatstep

Matt uses an analogue parallel compression path to give the stereo feed to front of house a more consistent polished sound.

https://matths.bandcamp.com/

We have a full 360 Video of MATTHS set available on our Patreon
and also on MATTHS Bandcamp
http://patreon.com/sonicstate

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00:00 Alessandro Cortini interview
13:55 MATTHS interview"

HOW TO MAKE: Alessandro Cortini - SCAPPA with Endorphin.es x Andrew Huang - GHOST new V2 firmware

video upload by Endorphin.es

"What if @Alessandro Cortini used Endorphin.es? How would it sound?
Having the GHOST paired with the Furthrrrr Generator for ambience and the Ground Control as a perfect sequencer on hands we could not refuse to replicate some of Alessandro's s masterpieces.
With the new GHOST V2 firmware we now have a shimmer, smoother filter and serial processing: global dry/wet mix, which altogether allows us to even deeper sound design experiments.
Ground Control project files included below."

Music Easel Senza Aria Scappa

Music Easel Senza Aria Scappa from CatManDeux on Vimeo.

"2022 marks two anniversaries: a half century since the debut of Buchla’s Music Easel and a decade since Alessandro Cortini performed these songs while on a solo tour. This is my attempt at recreating those songs on a more modern Easel reissue. This is inspired more upon the Control Voltage Faire performance.

I’m still working on refining the patching, and I’m not using a TimeLine delay like Cortini did. But I think I’m reasonably close. Thanks for watching! And be sure to check out Alessandro’s Forse series, which the final versions would ultimately appear (years after the live performances)."

Update: you can find additional posts mentioning Alessandro Cortini Forse Series here.

Strega Musica by Make Noise Music

"Strega Musica is intended to be a free compilation— a gift from Make Noise and a celebration of Strega. All artists on the collection have already been compensated.

"Strega Musica" is a collection of music created with Strega, an instrument designed in close collaboration between Make Noise founder Tony Rolando and Alessandro Cortini. Thoughts on the collection from Strega's co-designers can be found below:

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"It’s quite inspiring when people connect with your output and your works, making them theirs, finding their own emotional color in them. It’s truly magic and I will never stop being thankful for it.

Creating an instrument that reflects your idea for a vessel of compositional creativity, and seeing it stimulate other people’s creative output, has to be in a complete different level, and I couldn’t have been caught more off guard by it.

Hearing what people all over the world have made with Strega is invigorating and overwhelming!

If all that wasn’t enough, I’m here to present you a compilation of pieces composed on the Strega by some of our favorite musicians and friends: it’s really great to see how each of them was able to make the instrument their own, and speak their own language through the grammar that is Strega.

May you find your own language through it as well... happy exploring!”

- Alessandro Cortini

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"As a listener, I am forever seeking music that has the ability to put me into an alternate space. Sounds that let me travel fluidly through time, forward or backward. I'm not usually looking to be in the now while I listen, as I must be in the now for most other parts of my life.

As an instrument designer, it makes me happy when people find a process, a patch program that creates a sound I'd not known was possible with the instrument. If that sound connects on an emotional level and takes me away from the now, the listener in me is also elated.

As a musician, I'm looking for an instrument that wants to connect with me and travel. Searching out a future I wish to know, or a past time I've lived. Maybe a moment I never thought about until I played that instrument on that day.

It doesn't matter if the sound is complex and never before heard, or simple and universally heard for decades.

As a listener, I traveled fluidly through time as Strega Musica played.

As an instrument designer, I was surprised by the sounds these artists achieved.
As a musician, the Strega sparked in me an energy I've not felt in a decade.”

- Tony Rolando, founder Make Noise

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"Strega Musica" was curated by Alessandro Cortini and mastered by Stephan Mathieu | Schwebung Mastering

Cover art by Lewis Dahm

Strega Semi-Modular Synthesizer: Patch Examples, Exploration, and Thoughts

video upload by Patchwerks

"In this video Matthew (aka EZBOT) demonstrates patch examples and shares his experience with the Make Noise Strega Semi-Modular Synthesizer

Order the Make Noise Strega here: https://bit.ly/make_noise_strega

'Make Noise is proud to introduce Strega!

Strega is an audio alchemical experiment. Activate! Spill the tonic into time and let time decay through the filter to hear the results.

Strega is an instrument designed in collaboration with Alessandro Cortini. Inspired by Cortini's music and sonic experimentations, Strega embodies the seen and unseen, the sign and magic, the alchemy of sound.

Strega is able to conjure audio tones, generate control signals, and process external sounds. Patch the 0-COAST or any other line level source into the Strega to unlock new sounds!

This new instrument takes the same form factor as the 0-COAST and 0-CTRL. It was designed to be controlled by the 0-CTRL or the 0-COAST's MIDI CV B outputs and is equally happy interfacing with Eurorack modules as well.' -Make Noise

https://patchwerks.com/
Demo by: Matthew Piecora
Video by: Matthew Piecora ( EZBOT) and Steven Ly (Project 32)
https://www.ezbot.live"

Ciat-Lonbarde Plumbutter V1

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"This is the first version of Plumbutter as used by Alessandro Cortini."

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Exploring the Make Noise Strega with Alessandro Cortini

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Old Cool Echoes by Tony Rolando of Make Noise Music

"Imagine you wished away your surroundings and found yourself in a synthetic landscape where the simplest 3 color pattern animated an entire horizon. If you could suppress your memory enough to experience the new beauty of it, but not so much that you lost the pieces of yourself that make life worth living, this could be your soundtrack.

released December 3, 2021

7 tracks
Written and Recorded: Tony, December 2020 @ Goldenechos Studios
Mixed: Tony, April 2021 @ Goldenechos Studios
Mastered: Joshua Eustis
Cover Art: John Brien
All music © suicide sound songs

Thanx: Kelly Kelbel, Alessandro Cortini, Ryan Gallagher, IMPREC, Make Noise"

Strega Patch Corner!

video upload by MAKEN0ISE

"Let's explore some more patches from the "Patch Corner" section of the Strega Manual!

0:45 Alessandro Cortini, "Breathing"
3:18 Pete Speer, "Wow and Flutter"
5:14 Tony Rolando, "Ducking Synth"
8:04 Sarah Belle Reid, "Melted Rhythm Machine"

http://www.makenoisemusic.com/synthes..."

Synth Design Podcast // E.10 // Tony Rolando, Make Noise

video upload by Synthux Academy

"Co-edited with Teunis Marseille, who's also responsible for the motion graphics and music you're hearing on every episode. Check out his work here: www.instagram.com/teueunis

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Make Noise interfaces are like a riddle. They remind me of minimalistic art pieces from the early 20th century - inviting you to question geometric compositions of mysterious lines and shapes. These instruments purposefully do not give a straight answer but hint towards a direction one could take.

This is a deliberate design decision that aims to shape the way musicians use a Make Noise instrument.

The design invites a particular kind of composer - one that will dare to explore an untrodden path, in the search for exceptional sounds and performance along the way. The interface is like a guide, a map of sorts, that can be read in various ways.

The Strega, in particular, is interesting because of its unconventional signal path. This is not your traditional "voice", to say the least. Placing the delay/reverb in the center of the circuit directly affects the interaction with the instrument and the kind of sounds that will come out of it.

In this conversation, we dive into the challenges of designing an instrument like the Strega - a synthesizer that was made in close collaboration with artist Alessandro Cortini."

Morphagene as a Stepping Stone of the Creative Process

video by MAKEN0ISE

"In this video, Hélène Vogelsinger uses the Morphagene in combination with her voice to create the foundation of a whole piece.

She starts with a simple rhythmic and tonal vocal pattern, that then evolves into deep and grainy textures.

From the Earth to the entire Universe.

To hear more of Hélène's work, click on the links below:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/L3ine​
Bandcamp: https://helenevogelsinger.bandcamp.co...​
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/helenevogel...​

http://www.makenoisemusic.com"

And a few additional videos by Hélène Vogelsinger:

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Podcast 352: Anthony Rolando (Make Noise Music)

video by 20Objects

"For my audience, Anthony Rolando probably needs no introduction. As the product designer at Make Noise Music, his work is found in almost every modular system you’ll run across. From his earliest designs (such as the Maths) to his latest (like the Morphagene), he’s helping to define the future of modular systems.

Recently, Make Noise has come out with a new standalone device – the Strega. This is a remarkable system-in-a-box that includes integrated effects and tone generation, and is particularly focused on live play. As a collaboration with Alessandro Cortini, the Strega is a deep, opinionated view on noise/sound manipulation, and launches a new perspective on what an ‘instrument’ is all about.

In our discussion, we dive into depth on the development of the Strega, Tony’s personal musical adventures, and a bunch of follow-up from our previous podcast (https://artmusictech.libsyn.com/podca...​). As with any discussion with Tony, it was revealing, challenging and inspiring.

Enjoy!

Transcription available at http://www.darwingrosse.com/AMT/trans...​"

Make Noise Strega - We Shocked Ourselves With It!

video by Perfect Circuit

"Wes and Jacob explore a few patches with the Make Noise Strega, combining it with the other Make Noise semi-modular gear (0-Coast & 0-CTRL) as well as a four track tape loop and some pocket operators. The Strega was designed by Alessandro Cortini and Make Noise and features a synth voice, noisy delay and a ring modulator, since everything is semi modular and signals can be routed with patch cables and touch-points there are lots of patching options with the Strega.

Strega available here: https://www.perfectcircuit.com/make-n...​

Timeline:

00:00​ - tape loop jam
01:47​ - intro
02:05​ - patch explanation
02:48​ - Activation & Tones overview
04:00​ - Krell patch intro
04:50​ - Krell patch
05:55​ - touch points
06:35​ - Time Filter Experiment overview
08:36​ - Strega, 0-Coast, 0-CTRL patch
09:45​ - patch explanation
10:20​ - envelope follower & ring modulator
11:22​ - Pocket Operator & Strega jam
12:09​ - outro"

Make Noise Strega - Sonic LAB Review

video by sonicstate

"A new instrument born from a collaboration between Alessandro Cortini and Make Nosie.
With an unusual concept and architecture - semi-complex oscillator, analogue delay with a filter and a function generator. It sounds quite simple, and is, but it also sounds pretty interesting, capable of some lovely atmospheric textures and dirty, imperfect sounds with degraded feedback.
Available now priced at 529UK, $599"

See the dealers on the right for availability.

Strega | Episode 02 | Understanding Strega - feat. Teleplexer 'expander'.

video by Cinematic Laboratory

"The best way to learn and understand Strega is to check out Alessandro Cortini's tracks and performances on YouTube. You'll be diving into sonic landscapes that are beautiful, dark and magical. I wondered Strega would probably perform very well in these genres and styles. It's not your typical ambient dream machine, it's next level. In this video I'll be using Arbhar and Desmodus Versio to bring the raw sounds to production level.

In my previous 'first patch' video I did not use any of the touch terminals, so in this episode it's a main subject. If you own an old Teleplexer, get it near because it's proven to be a great Strega expander. Teleplexer is recently discontinued so it may still be in stock at your local dealer - and it's one of the cheaper MN modules."

Baseck plays Strega, from Make Noise & Alessandro Cortini

video by baseck

"Baseck plays Strega, from Make Noise & Alessandro Cortini"

Bright Sparks Documentary - A Side

video by GForce Software

"The A Side of the critically acclaimed Bright Sparks documentary, created in conjunction with the I Monster album of the same name, focuses on US based electronic music pioneers, including Bob Moog, Don Buchla, Alan R Pearlman and Harry Chamberlin.

Includes contributions from Herb Deutsch, Michelle Moog-Koussa, I Monster's Dean Honer & Jarrod Gosling, Adrian Utley, Daniel Miller, Billy Currie, Karl Hyde, Alessandro Cortini, Will Gregory, Dennis P Colin, Alan Pearlman."

You can find additional GForce Bright Sparks posts here.

@MAKEN0ISE​ Strega - more than noise | demo, review, patching

video by HAINBACH

"In which I review the Strega, a synthesizer and effects processor created by @MAKEN0ISE and @Alessandro Cortini . I answer all the questions you asked on Instagram and on YouTube, and put it into musical context. Video includes sound demos across genres (ambient, drone, noise, acid, kosmische, sound design, techno, experimental, lofi), patch ideas, a feature overview and a review of what I think of it."