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Published on Nov 17, 2015 Alex Pleninger

"Nothing serious..."

Polivoks Pro (Reissue) full demo

video upload by manmade madman

"[[[ Поливокс ]]]
In 2017, the Polivoks Pro was announced and began shipping. This was a joint effort between Alexey Taber and Alex Pleninger, with supervision
from the original creator, Vladimir Kuzmin.
It was designed from the original schematics using NOS Soviet parts, and handmade.

Only 100 units were built.

This is a demo of my unit, which I feel is currently the best Polivoks version available. I am controlling it via CV/Gate from the SH-101.

There is no external processing whatsoever.

Normally I run the SH-101 thru the input of the Polivoks. During the video, the SH-101 volume was off. When no cable is inserted, the highest left knob controls input gain. Part way through the video, I remove the cable.

0:00:00 Intro!
0:01:50 raw oscillators in drone mode
0:03:11 LFO modulation
0:03:20 Pulse Width Modulation (only on OSC 2)
0:04:35 Portamento
0:05:25 White noise through filter
0:05:40 Bandpass filter
0:06:23 Looping envelopes
0:07:30 Sequenced
0:09:09 An Accordion?
0:11:30 FM from audio rate LFO
0:12:50 A thick bassline
0:13:30 something something bassline2
0:15:10 same thing, but make it triangle, cross mod FM
0:15:51 back to drone, Sample & Hold
0:17:35 make it squelchy
0:20:00 make it acid
0:21:38 Pull the input cable, showing internal feedback
0:22:58 finally, a new sequence
0:26:46 Looping envelopes
0:28:00 Lets turns everything on max!

While this is intentionally not a musical demo, it is an overview of most of the features. It should demonstrate to you what it could sound like and whether it fits your music. This is not for everyone, but I still feel this is the best version available today. Let me know your thoughts in the comments!

Previously in 2013, I made this demo with an original Polivoks: [posted here]

Later in 2015, I made this demo of the Harvestman/Industrial Music Electronics Polivoks Eurorack modules: [posted here]"

Structure Festival 11-04-2014

Published on Apr 15, 2014 Alex Pleninger·45 videos

Buchla, iPads & Nintendo outdoors.

Two New Alex Pleninger Polivoks Clone in Action Videos

Videos 7 and 8 added to the main post here.

buchla 200e + strange attractor, 24.08.2012

Published on Jan 8, 2013 Alex Pleninger·24 videos

"i really don't remember why it was captured... sorry for camera sound! please consider this as a silly experiment, nothing serious :)"

Opening door creak at 1:02.

iTunes:
Strange Attractor - Jonathan Mackenzie
iOS Devices on eBay - Daily Tech Deals

Third demo of the Monster

Published on Jan 17, 2013 Alex Pleninger·25 videos

"A bit more complicated setup - Lemur on iPad being used to control pitches of the SID and some other internal stuff. No external FX were used."

::vol:: Manual Jam with buttonboards

::vol:: Manual Jam with buttonboards from ::vtol:: on Vimeo.

"Volfram on solo

Corvax on bass

Sonora as rhythm machine

::vtol:: - buttonboard 1

Alex Pleninger - buttonboard 2

more info - vtol.tk"

Soundmit 2018 - International Sound Summit - Overview

Published on Nov 23, 2018 SOUNDMIT

Soundmit 2018 - 3/4 Nov 2018
www.soundmit.com

Soundmit 2018 - Overview
www.soundmit.com/en/s2018
www.soundmit.com/it/s2018

Exhibit at Soundmit 2019!
Contact us at info@soundmit.com

The second edition of the Soundmit - International Sound Summit ended keeping all the promises. 35 exhibitors from 11 different countries, over 800 visitors and 170 operators in the sector. Institutional patronage increased with the Italian Trade Agency, E.M.E.A., Politecnico di Torino, Politecnico di Milano, DAMS Turin, University of Rome Tor Vergata and Arduino.

We would like to thank all the companies, manufacturers, makers, supporters and artists who participated in this fantastic edition.

Thanks to:
Arrel Audio, AudioDj, Ausr ltd, Baloran, Bastl, Bjooks (patch&tweak), Cavisynth, Euterpe Synthesizers Lab, Eventide, Fase Lunare, Finegear, Fingersonic, Grau Modular, Haken Audio, Intherphase Audio, Jomox, Keen association, La Voix Du Luthier, Modor Music, Nondestructive Design, Roland, Schertler, Schmidt Synthesizers, Soundmachines, Special Waves, SSSRLabs, Synth Fest France, Theresyn, This is not rocket science, Wavelicker, Yamaha, Zirante, Audio Modeling, Audiolino, Midiware, Moog.

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SPUTNIK DUAL DEFECT PROCESSOR MODEL 289

Published on Sep 4, 2013 romanfilippov·10 videos

This one in via Roman Filippov.

Playlist (use the controls on the bottom of the player to forward through videos - 4th video on shows module):
SPUTNIK DUAL DEFECT PROCESSOR MODEL 289 - SAW CORE OSCILLATOR
SPUTNIK DUAL DEFECT PROCESSOR MODEL 289 - SINE CORE OSCILLATOR
SPUTNIK DUAL DEFECT PROCESSOR MODEL 289 - DUAL FM OSCILLATOR SCOPE
SPUTNIK DUAL DEFECT PROCESSOR MODEL 289 - DUAL FM OSCILLATOR DEMO
SPUTNIK DUAL DEFECT PROCESSOR MODEL 289 - HARMONIZER / PITCH SHIFTER
SPUTNIK DUAL DEFECT PROCESSOR MODEL 289 - BITCRUSHER / SONIC DECIMATOR
SPUTNIK DUAL DEFECT PROCESSOR MODEL 289 - KARMINUS-WEAK SYNTHESIZER
SPUTNIK DUAL DEFECT PROCESSOR MODEL 289 - PLATE REVERBERATOR
SPUTNIK DUAL DEFECT PROCESSOR MODEL 289 - HALL REVERBERATOR
SPUTNIK DUAL DEFECT PROCESSOR MODEL 289 - TALKER

Some details via Roman on Muff's:

"we (Roman Filippov and Alex Pleninger) are glad to introduce the result of almost a year of development, coding, electronic tests and just complex work in general - Sputnik Defect Processor Model 289.

this device is crafted to precisely comply the modular standards of Buchla Electric Music Box better known as Buchla 200 and Buchla 200e.

the core of the 289 is a Digital Signal Processor which takes all the computations in sound transforming and generating. around it one may observe some controllable analogue parameters such as Balance and Regeneration, they are independent for each audio channel. both DSP cores have 8 independent Programs or Algorithms per core and each such algorithm has three voltage controllable parameters, varying from program to program. each core can be expanded via another 8 programs on external EEPROM chip. one of the most exciting feature is the variable Timebase which affects a lot of nuances in every algorithm's behavior.

apart from conventional stuff like reverbs, delays and various modulations the Model 289 offers quite unique solutions such as fm-synthesis, wide sonic range generators, human throat modelling, simple spectrum transfer facility, pitch-to-cv conversion, pitch shifting, audio looping, several sound destructors, pitch class generator, karplus-strong synthesis and many others, including some auxiliary programs. and the program list is ever-growing, new programs are always on the way.

we hope this module will take its place in every Buchla system whether it is a baby 4U boat or two 18U cabinets mighty electronic workbench.

ALGORITHMS

OSCILLATORS

we offer two oscillator programs, both of them work in audio range from 25 to approximately 3000 hz.

the controls are the following:
x - pitch.
y - wavemorphing.
z - wavefolding.

audio inputs 1 and 2 support amplitude and frequency modulations respectively.
on the output 1 you'll get final waveform morphed and folded, if any.
the second output provides the sub-oscillator one octave below the main one.
as for y and z controls, the first one continuously morphs the osc core (saw or triangle, depending on chosen program) from saw through triangle to half-inverted saw or from triangle through sine to square. in the case the wavemorphing is set to square, the wavefolding performs as pwm controller. in any other situations z-pot folds the wave in a manner of mathematical reflection at the given threshold. all these are pretty straight-forward, even if sounds a bit messy. you may observe the oscillators behavior in the attached [above] video footages.

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New Polivoks Synthesizer Demo

Published on Sep 18, 2017 Thngs

"35 years after the release of the first model, the creator of Polivoks, Vladimir Kuzmin, decided to release an updated version, which already fell into the hands of many lucky people and, judging by the existing reviews, the legend has already returned. In the work on a modern embodiment, engineers Alex Pleninger and Alexey Taber took part. At the moment there are only 100 copies of the new Polivox and each of them is collected manually."

Moscow Synthpozium - Synth Meet Coming to Moscow on April 30

via Andrey:

"Hello! We are having big synth meeting in Russia, Moscow on the 30th of April called Moscow Synthpozium. There will be collectors of vintage synths and many modular systems. Also, there will be many synth makers including Alex Pleninger and Vyacheslav Grigoriev."

You'll find the Facebook event page here.

DDFX Time Manipulator & Brainulator

Published on Dec 9, 2013 Alex Pleninger·42 videos

"the algorithm manipulates the audio at the second input by the signal presented on the first one"

DDFX Brainulator

Published on Dec 9, 2013

"it's kinda strange sonic destructor. sometimes sounds quite attractive :)"

Second demo of the Monster

Published on Jan 7, 2013 Alex Pleninger·23 videos

"Another, a bit more "pop-oriented" attempt... i'm thinking hard on future hardware expansions..."

First demo here.

DDFX - pwm shadows

Published on Jun 1, 2014 Alex Pleninger·46 videos

"unusual shaper, mathematically adds pwm to any incoming signal and lets user operate with certain parameters. pay attention to the right regeneration knob - it gives dynamic filtering via internal feedback."

custom digital LFO/2*ADSR with midi

Published on Jun 21, 2018 Alexey Taber

test custom dig adsr/lfo with Roland System 100m

Published on Jun 21, 2018 Alexey Taber

Alexey Taber brought us the Polivoks clone with Alex Pleninger. See the Alexey Taber label below for more of his work.

DDFX - dual complex timbre processor

Published on Mar 20, 2014 Alex Pleninger·43 videos

short phrase sampled into 289

Published on Apr 30, 2015 Alex Pleninger

"'musique concrete nostalgie' on 289 goes to 285r"

DDFX - cyclic lofier

Published on Jun 8, 2014 Alex Pleninger·47 videos

"sonic destructor based on some tweaks at delay memory and certain bit manipulations"

DDFX - multitriangle oscillator + 3-tap delay

Published on Mar 19, 2014 Alex Pleninger·40 videos

"the source is 289's multitriangle osc (lower section) going through 292e to 289's 3-tap delay (upper section). dynamics by 281e, timbre changes via 266e. played on isomorphic midi keyboard by 225e monophonically."

Two New Video Demos for the Upcoming Polivoks Clone by Alex Pleninger

"Polivoks in action 3" & "Polivoks in action 4 (sequenced)" added to the main post here. Don't miss them!