Apocalyptic NYC

video upload by Anthony Distefano

"Video I shot of the Canadian wildfire Haze Over NYC.

Soundtrack was created using NI Absynth based on a orginal compositon"

Gloaming

video upload by Anthony Distefano

"Soundscape using NI Absynth. This was all done using Absynth's envelopes."

The end of an era - Absynth Removed from Native Instruments Product Line

video upload by Anthony Distefano

"Sad News! Native Instruments has removed Absynth from its product line.

This is my tribute to my favorite synth of all time. This is one of the first Absynth patches I made using the envelopes. The patch is based on Beethoven's String Quartet No. 15 3rd Movement. This was all done using Absynth's breakpoint envelopes."

--- Site note: Anthony Distefano has been the most prolific Absynth user to be featured on the site to date.

Aphex Twin - Flim using NI Absynth

video upload by Anthony Distefano

"My NI Absynth patch of Aphex Twin - Flim. This is a signal patch using Absynth' s envelopes."

Driving on the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge

video by Anthony Distefano

"Driving on the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge with my cover of the Mulholland Drive soundtrack for extra mood.

I used NI Absynth for the music."

Novachord sound using Rhizomatic Plasmonic

video by Anthony Distefano

"Novachord preset I made using Plasmonic"

2021 Blizzard | Brooklyn, NY

video by Anthony Distefano

"Some footage from the 2021 Blizzard | Brooklyn, NY

Soundtrack was all done with Rhizomatic Plasmonic Synth"

Questions In a World of Blue - Synth Cover

Anthony Distefano

"My version of Angelo Badalamenti's Questions In a World of Blue from Twin Peaks. I'm using Brian Clevinger's new Plasmonic synth and NI Absynth's cloud filters."

Subterranean - Rhizomatic Plasmonic Preset

Anthony Distefano

"Paying around with a preset I made for Brian Clevinger's Plasmonic Synth."

Brian Eno - An Ending (Ascent) Plasmonic Synth Cover

Anthony Distefano

"Trying out Brian Eno's - An Ending (Ascent) using Brian Clevinger's new Plasmonic synth."

Some info on Plasmonic from their Indiegogo page:

"Plasmonic combines the resonant depth of physical modeling with subtractive synthesis. My goal is for Plasmonic to approach the depth and detail of an acoustic instrument, while making it easy to shape the sound into anything you want. Its deep modulation capability and MPE support make it very playable and expressive.

The heart of Plasmonic is a self-oscillating waveguide/multimode ladder filter pair, which can be configured in parallel or in series. Each filter can take any combination of the audio sources as input. This creates some very interesting sonic interactions between the audio source and the feedback loop of the waveguide.

Audio sources include two wavetable oscillators, a sample-based impulse generator (built-in samples only), and a filtered noise generator. Both oscillators have waveform transformations which nicely complement the waveguide. The impulse generator is especially suited for making the waveguide ring.

The master section contains a 3-band EQ, a saturator which can be polyphonic or monophonic, modulated delay effects and a final resonator effect. Like the waveguide, the delay effects are capable of self-oscillation, which can lead to all kinds of sonic mayhem.

Modulation is deep and makes it easy to add detail and life to the sound. Each parameter has a popup panel displaying the depth, polarity and inversion of each modulation source, allowing unprecedented control. Currently there are 5 ADSR envelopes, 3 LFOs, a triggered random source, as well as midi control inputs. Development of the modulation section is evolving rapidly, and I intend to make it as fun and flexible as possible."

It will all come out in the wash

Published on Feb 3, 2020 Anthony Distefano

"Video I shot as I was going through the car wash. I used NI Absynth for the soundtrack."

The Sad Night

Published on Aug 30, 2019 Anthony Distefano

"Driving around on a lonely and rainy night. All music was created in NI Absynth."

Walking through the 9th Street station (PATH)

Published on Jul 2, 2019 Anthony Distefano

"Video I shot Walking through the 9th Street station (PATH) in NYC.

I added my cover of the Mulholland Drive theme by Angelo Badalamenti for the soundtrack. All music was done using NI Absynth."

Gotham 2019

Published on Jan 11, 2019 Anthony Distefano

"Video I shot of a steamy street in Manhattan with the Empire State Building in the background. I used NI Absynth for the soundtrack."

Independence Day

Published on Jul 5, 2018 Anthony Distefano

"Fireworks show with Synthesizer soundtrack. All music was done using NI Absynth."

Watching the clouds from a wooden floorboard

Published on Jun 5, 2018 Anthony Distefano

"Time Lapse video of clouds. I positioned my camera underneath a wooden floorboard. All music was done using NI Absynth."

Traveling Through a Jackson Pollock Painting

Published on Mar 31, 2018 Anthony Distefano

"Video I filmed of Jackson Pollock's One: Number 31 at the MOMA.

I added my composition Harmonies that I created in NI Absynth for the soundtrack."

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Jackson Pollock always reminds me of The Stone Roses.

Fay Wray screams played back at various speeds

Published on Mar 29, 2018 Anthony Distefano

"Fay Wray screams played back in NI Absynth."

At The Car Wash

Published on Feb 22, 2018 Anthony Distefano

"Video of a car going through a car wash. At times it looks like a abstract painting. I used my NI Absynth version of Max Richter's On the Nature of Daylight for the soundtrack."

Still wish Native Instruments would port Absynth to the iPad...

The Shining opening credit with the Mulholland Drive theme

Published on Dec 26, 2017 Anthony Distefano

"My cover of Angelo Badalamenti''s Mulholland Drive theme as the soundtrack to the opening credits to The Shining.

I used NI Absynth for the music."