Strymon volante vs Avalon Bassline

Published on Jun 7, 2019 ollilaboratories

"If you like my stuff please support me on http://music.ollilab.com/ and https://www.patreon.com/theBURG

#tb303 #strymon #refaceCP

This is not a demo or a showcase of the Strymon volante in any way, this is just me noodling around after a long hiatus trying to get back on track due to severe creative block. I have had zero inspiration lately.. so I needed to dial things back and work with a minimal setup to break the ice.

The 303 square bass is a very simple 8 step sequence, I wanted to make it feel bigger and more complex. So I used the "tape heads" in the volante to add/build up the track in a subtle way.

Half way through the track, I turn on a pre recorded loop (reface CP in reverse) on the 720 when I do the melody style editing on the Avalon.

Gear used:

* 303 square bass, Avalon bassline, through the Strymon volante (magnetic drum)
* Yamaha Reface CP, Rhodes piano, Rd1, 720 looper, Strymon blue sky (modulated room)
-- FX in reface CP, slight tremolo and a long analogue delay

All is mixed on a behringer 1002B, recorded straight into the Zoom H5.
-- Post processing, compressor and limiter to balance things out a bit.

I hope you will enjoy this one.
BooM !"

Avalon Synth - In the Mix 1: Live Setup

Published on Jun 7, 2017 Abstrakt Instruments

"All sounds 2x avalon synth, 1x SEM fIlter cart, 1x TR-606, 1x grainy reverb.
TR-606 processed and shaped through avalon w/ SEM filter.

all sound and images © b.castro"

Avalon Bassline Test

Published on May 14, 2016 Honeysmack

"First run through with the Avalon. Just getting a feel for it and loving it!

Unfair to call this another 303 emulator or clone. This captures the TB-303 in sound and feel because it is built on a 303 itself. The Avalon improves on the 303 without over complication. I think of it as a TB-303 MkII.

Brian Castro is a genius–I love him like a brother I've never met. Agree with Castro's Abstrakt Instruments company line: 'vintage sound, modern design.'"

BURG - black orion (digitakt, avalon bassline, korg volca, modular)

Published on Feb 4, 2018 ollilaboratories

Update: walkthrough video added below.

"If you like my stuff please support me on http://music.ollilab.com/ and https://www.patreon.com/theBURG

Here is my first proper track in 2018, dammit, finally.. January has been really crazy with daytime work to date and I have had a hard time finding time to make some music.

I wanted to scale things down a bit, and not use too many instruments, make it a bit more minimal. Come to think of it, I rarely use all of my gear on a track.. for me this is a vital part of my sound design process e,g learning to say stop when there is no more room in the track.

113 bpm, a bit more downbeat 4/4 with the Avalon Bassline driving the main theme. Low end bass is being served by a KORG volca bass, with a slight LFO on the filter to make it evolve slowly.

Digitakt handles the kickdrum + the dubby chords and hihats. Additional hihats and rimshot are added with the TR8.

The modular has 3 sounds, all controlled by the beatstep pro, a bass sequence with the MI braids + uVCF resonance cranked up pretty high modulated by PAM. Rings does a dreamy random melody which is heavily modulated by PAM aswell. Finally some percussion in the BIA, triggered by the beatstep pro, randomizing some CV modulation to make it non repetitive.

Lead sound in the KORG volca keys, but you guys probably know this sound by now :)

I hope you will enjoy this one! Also, stay tuned for a very special treat, a complete walkthrough video where I will cover how this track was made.

Gear list:

Abstrakt Instruments Avalon Bassline
KORG volca bass x2
KORG volca keys
Analog Four (just a sequencer + FX for the 0 coast)
Makenoise 0-coast
Roland TR-8
Arturia Beatstep pro

Current modular rack: https://www.modulargrid.net/e/racks/view/445007

FX list:

2x Zoom MS-70 CDR
KORG kaoss pad KP3+
Boss RE-20
Keeley electronics Caverns

BoOoOoM!"


Published on Feb 8, 2018 ollilaboratories

Elektron Digitakt vs Avalon Bassline minimal dub style jam

Published on Mar 20, 2018 ollilaboratories

"If you like my stuff please support me on http://music.ollilab.com/ and https://www.patreon.com/theBURG

Dont ask me about genres, I really have no clue but I think this one is sort of dubby'ish ? :D

I am working on getting some more minimal style tracks put together as I am trying to get a gig lined up in europe soon (may). It needs to have minimal gear, preferably with a minimal dubby sound and work on a dance floor and have that nice bubbly flow to it.

For this the Avalon Bassline and Elektron Digitakt is a magic fit.. ! Perfect footprint and a shedload of possibilities... i can just keep on going forever :)

Gear used, digitakt and the avalon bassline
FX, strymon bluesky and red panda particle

Post processing, EQ and compressor + limited to tighten things up a bit.

BooM !"

Abstrakt Instruments Avalon Bassline Synth

Published on Feb 2, 2017 Perfect Circuit Audio

"The Avalon bassline synthesizer, from Abstrakt Instruments, is a high quality analog synth with a built in sequencer. The circuit is based off of the revered TB-303 bassline synthesizer, but with updated and improved digital control for extreme precision. For a quick timbre shift, the Avalon has an innovative filter cartridge mechanism that allows one to swap filter styles with just a circuit card. As accessories, there are SEM, Ladder, JP, Wasp, and 4075 style filters."

MATRIXSYNTH members get a %10 discount at Perfect Circuit Audio! See the membership page for details.

'Cthulhu's Love Theme' - ngarjuna

ngarjuna
Published on Aug 1, 2017

'Cthulhu's Love Theme'
Sweet nothings from the edge of madness
Produced by ngarjuna
© 2017 Acid Coast

Patch Notes:
Stereo West Coast Lead
Shuffled clock from Sequencer One to Rene
Rene sending PITCH to STO and Sputnik 2
Sputnik 2 SHAPE modulation from Octocontroller LFO
STO SHAPE modulation from Sequencer 1 LFO and dynamic FM from Sputnik 1 via uVCA
Sputnik 2 SHAPE into Optomix 1 enveloped by Maths
STO VAR into Optomix 2 enveloped by Maths
Selective STRIKE from Sequencer One

Motomouth Lead
PITCH from Sequencer One GATE from Rene getting shuffled clock from S1
Rubicon SIGMOID to Omsonic RNF
RNF getting pitch tracking and envelope from Dual ADSR 2
4-pole into uVCA 2 enveloped by Dual ADSR 1
Into Motomouth modulated by Octocontroller S&H SNAP gated by Sequencer One
Motomouth into uVCA 1 enveloped by Maths

Avalon Hybrid Lead
Avalon putting out PITCH and SAW
SAW to the .Mix
PITCH to the Cranial Saw VCO2 MOD from ACC Sweep to the .Mix
.Mix into STG Soundlabs Post Lawsuit Filter
Enveloped by both AJH Minimod Contour Generators and TRI from Pittsburgh Oscillator via AJH Minimod VCF
PLF into Classic VCA enveloped by Minimod CG

Drums
Rayzoon Jamstix & XLN Addictive Drums

Bass
Abstrakt Instruments Avalon

Abstrakt Instruments Avalon + SEM Filter Black With Green LED

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via this auction

"Here's a mint condition, hard to come by, Abstrakt Avalon in the rare and psychedelic black with green LED color scheme. These don't come up often! This unit is perfect in every way. Gently used in a smoke-free environment. Always stored covered (dust-free). Will include the rare SEM filter cartridge and the original packaging for both the Avalon and the SEM filter"

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Abstrakt Instruments Releases New OS v1.07a for the Avalon Bassline

via Abstrakt Instruments

"We've just released the new OS v1.07a for the Avalon Bassline synth.

New features
- Can now enable/disable MIDI control of Accent & Slide.
- Modulation Envelope can now be triggered on all steps (even if rest or tie).

Changes
- Extended Note Range to C5 (Note #95).
- Changed MIDI Accent Input threshold to Velocity 100+ instead of 65+. This gives better response for the majority of MIDI controller keyboards.
- MIDI Program change is now only received on the Avalon's MIDI channel. In v1.06b and v1.06c program changes were received globally on all MIDI channels.

Bug fixes
- Pattern Chaining in Banks 5-7 did not work properly.
- USB-MIDI Filter control now working, was not working in v1.06c.
- Bank transitions between Banks 5-7 could cause sequencer to stop. This was very rare occurrence.

Download here

Direct link to updated reference manual here."

Avalon Bassline Synth - Procedure for adjusting enclosure to sit flat

Published on Aug 3, 2019 Abstrakt Instruments

This video also gives you a glimpse of Abstrakt Instruments' workplace - and some of the music they listen to. :)

"Manufacturer recommended procedure for Avalon synth chiropractic adjustment. A bit tongue and cheek but this is how it's done.
The units are tested for flatness as part of QA before shipping but every now & then we get a support inquiry regarding an Avalon synth that is not sitting flat."

Novation AFX Station "Avalon" 98 Organic Presets + FAQ

LFOstore

"Avalon soundset contains 98 fresh presets for the legendary analogue synths update – AFX Station by Novation!

BUY: https://sellfy.com/lfo/p/novation-afx...

Enhance possibilities of your AFX with our soundset!
Note: its a single presets, not overlays!

Powerful leads, fat analog basses, atmospheric sounds & even modular sequences.

All is responsible with modulation wheel & tempo synced!
Including the instructions of how to load.

“Avalon” soundset contains:

40 Sequences & Arps
19 Basses
17 Leads & Plucks
9 Atmo & FX
15 Modular Sounds"

Rytm + Avalon - With Dre Robinson

Rytm + Avalon - With Dre Robinson from Muff Wiggler on Vimeo.

"Elektron Analog Rytm (Dre Robinson) in 14/16 time

Abstrakt Instruments Avalon (Cyrusrex) in 12/16 time"

New Avalon Bassline Synth & Sequencer From Abstrakt Instruments - Details & Price

Abstrakt Instruments is a new company from the creators of the x0xi0, a heavily modified x0xb0x that is considered to be the ultimate x0xb0x.  The Avalon is a new instrument and is not based on the x0xb0x. Full details will follow in time, but for now you can get a good feel for what it is via the pics. Click on each for the full size shots. Note there is a white, silver and black version.  Also note the cartridge slot and swappable 24db Transistor Ladder Filter and 12db State Variable Filter cards. There's Dinsync IO in addition to MIDI IO, and extensive CV IO.

You can find an interview with Abstrakt Instruments' Brian Castro previously posted here.

Update: some initial info from Brian (press release is still to follow):

"ok guys, we just got done at NAMM. If we don't sleep for 3 days straight the official press release will go out Monday for those of you who weren't able to attend NAMM and get a demo in person. There will be more content coming as everyone starts to upload more pics and edit videos. For those who can't wait for the NAMM content and debut of the website here are some bullet points of the basics.

The avalon bassline synth is an analog monosynth based on the TB-303. It combines a 100% mirror of TB-303 RevD mainboard together with a panel board containing additional analog and digital circuitry.

Uses all original spec parts of the original TB-303 (transistors, caps, IC's, diodes, transformer, etc..) together with a BA6110 VCA with current gain calibrated to match the original BA662.

Fully backwards compatible with the original TB-303 (actually works with an original TB-303 CPU).

Sub oscillator has saw, sqr, and tri both -1 and -2 oct.

The cartridge slot is for filter carts which can be hot-swapped and used in place of the internal TB-303 filter.

Additional analog controls include sub/ext level control, filter tracking, accent decay, vca decay (goes full off), AD utility envelope with bi-polar modulation of the VCA and VCF.

I/O on back includes CV & Gate In/Out, accent sweep cv out (amplified and normalized to 0-5V), filter cv input. Audio out consists of saw and sqr out (+/-5V), external input, and vca & filter outputs.

Sequencer control has TB-303 pitch/time modes as well as a new realtime mode making use of the the step led switches (yes those are switches). Too many features to list - browse the panel to get an idea. patterns can be 64 steps in length with numerous time signature options. There are 448 internal patterns and 56 tracks. These can also be saved and loaded via sysex.

Sync modes are internal, MIDI and DIN, and it outputs both MIDI and DIN Sync. Also has USB-MIDI, and synth can be played externally.

Extremely high build quality including custom pots, german key switches, and 4-piece steel enclosure.

Can't comment yet on price except to say it'll be under $1000US."

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'Believe Me' - Ngarjuna

Published on Jan 29, 2018 ngarjuna

'Believe Me'
Produced by ngarjuna
© 2018 Acid Coast

Patch Notes to the best of my recollection...
Main Acid Voice
Avalon standard filter
LFO’d by Sequencer One

12 Step Acid Voice
Avalon R:OTA filter
Manual LFO

Bass
Avalon standard filter

Drums
4x4 in Spark
Euclidian patterns in Patterning

Modular S&H Drone
Rubicon (sequenced with reference voltage)
Soft Sync (~50%) from Cranial Saw
TZFM from Cranial Saw SAW
SYM modulation from Octocontroller LFO
SAW out to Omsonic RNF
Modulated by Octocontroller S&H
Into uVCA

WC Melodic Fills
Sequenced by Rene
STO into Optomix enveloped by Maths
SHAPE modulated by Octocontroller

WC Swells
Sequenced by Sequencer One
PINK from Quantum Rainbow
VAR from STO SHAPE modulated by Sequencer One LFO
Into the Post Lawsuit Filter modulated by Octoconroller LFO and Maths envelope
Into Classic VCA enveloped by Maths
Sputnik FM’d by Sputnik 2 into Timbre
Timbre modulated by Maths envelope
Into Optomix enveloped by Maths

Believe Me Moto Patch
Sequenced by Sequencer One
Rubicon (with some modulation) SIG into Motomouth
FM from Sputnik Oscillator
CV from Maths + Octocontroller LFO
Into Zvex Instant Lofi Junky

FM Chaos Patch
Sequenced by Rene
Sputniks cross FM’ing one another
One side into the Timbre (SIN) the other VAR out to each channel of the Optomix

'Motologue' - ngarjuna

Published on Jul 22, 2017 ngarjuna

"'Motologue'
The Motomouth speaks!
Produced by ngarjuna
© 2017 Acid Coast

Patch Notes:
There are three voices featuring the brand new Limaflo Motomouth filter:

The Avalon Speaks Patch
The first (which you hear right up front) is the Abstrakt Avalon being fed through the Motomouth modulated by an LFO from Audio Damage Sequencer One (scaled via Maths)
Snap on with gates from Seq One, Vowel mode both Morphs ON and dialed up

The Moto Mumbles Patch
The second (the more pulsating bass riff)
Intellijel Rubicon SIGMOID going into Omsonic RNF enveloped by the AJH Minimod Contour Generator
4-pole OUT to Motomouth modulated by LFO from Sequencer One
Snap on, Vowel mode Morph on for V2 but not for V1 with Snap GATES from Seq One
Small amount of dynamic FM (sequenced by Seq One) from Sputnik 2 via the TZFM circuit on the Rubicon

They Howl Together Patch
The third is a parallel patch:
Sequencer One sending pitch to Cranial Saw and Rubicon
Cranial Saw and Rubicon SUB (-2) into Omsonic RNF modulated by pitch (V/oct) enveloped by Minimod CG
To the uVCA enveloped by Intellijel Dual ADSR
To STG .Mix
Cranial Saw into Motomouth in Vowel mode with Snap gates on (from Seq One) and both Morphs ON modulated by PEG (OR) scaled via Maths
Into STG .Mix

WC Strikes Patch
Make Noise Rene striking the MN Optomix and sending pitch to MN STO shape modulated by LFO from Seq One
VARI OUT to Optomix enveloped by Maths
Out to Synthrotek Eko at/near maximum length
Occasionally rate modulated by MN Wogglebug Smooth

Drums
Arturia Spark
modulated by Audio Damage Replicant 2

Bass
Abstrakt Instruments Avalon"

BURG - blue moon array (subsequent 37, avalon, digitakt, modular)

Published on Apr 1, 2018 ollilaboratories

"If you like my stuff please support me on http://music.ollilab.com/ and https://www.patreon.com/theBURG

This track was a big struggle, getting the subsequent 37 and grandstage to fit into the mix and workflow took a few days to get right. Also, I managed to make some proper misses while recording, so i had to do 7 or 8 retakes of the track until i finally got one I was happy with.

Also, since I have started filming everything in 1080p my cameras tend to get filled up way more quickly than before, so I did a take where the audio was good.. but I have no footage, haha. Need to get bigger SD cards OR just clear the old videos more regularly (not to self).

On this track I wanted get the subsequent 37 into its place, solos, leads etc will be the main use case .. good thing is that I can now alternate the ms-20 and S37, the KORG is acually doing a sequence on this one which is lovely since I have been using is mainly for leads.

There is a lot of stuff going on in this track. S37 has the RE-20 delay + strymon bluesky (plate algorithm). Grandstage has reverse delay from the particle + a big blackhole reverb from the eventide. Avalon handles the main bassline together with one of the volcas.

Digitakt is on beats and dub-chord duty plus some hihats and rimshots from the TR-8.

The modular has 4 sounds, BIA percussion, intro sequence on the braids, doepfer uVCO A-111-3 does the main top line sequence, rings does a shimmer style background sequence. All controlled by the eloquencer + the q-bit octone.

FX in modular rack, strymon timeline and keeley caverns, the EQD pedals are not in use on this one.

Gear list:

Moog subsequent 37, KORG grandstage, Nord NLA1, KORG ms-20 mini + SQ-1 sequencer, elektron digitakt, ROland TR-8, avalon bassline, KORG volca bass + volca keys.

Analog four, 0-coast, volca fm, and second volca bass are not in use.

Current modular rack - https://www.modulargrid.net/e/racks/view/445007

FX list:

RE-20 + strymom bluesky (S37), eventide space, catalinbread CSIDMAN, red panda particle, (Grandstage), strymon el capistan (ms-20 mini), ms70 CDR (volca keys), Strymon timeline + keeley caverns (modular), KORG kaoss PAD (samples).

I hope you will enjoy this one.

BooOOoM!"

Acid Jam with Avalon, Tempest and Jomox Mbase 11

Published on May 29, 2017 martinjazz78

"Some moments from my weekend dawless synth jam. This time pretty straightforward acid/acid techno - you name it.

Gear used:
Avalon by Abstract Instruments (clocked by Tempest, otherwise internal sequencer)
Tempest by DSI (master clock, internal sequencer)
Jomox Mbase 11 (triggered by Tempest)

The kick sound is from Jomox only, no kick from Tempest.

The effects you hear are from the Behringer mixpult and I have to say in this context I really like how they suck :)

If you really want to hear how low can Avalon as well as Jomox go, you need good headphones, good speakers and ideally subwoofer.

It was recorded and tweaked live on the fly, stereo output from the Behringer into Ableton Live. Camera is GoPro Hero, edited in Final Cut."

Abstrakt Avalon Filter Cartridge Demo: R:OTA, 2044, and SEM filters.

video upload by

"This is a quick demonstration of 3 of the available filter cartridges you can purchase and plug into an Avalon. These work alongside the internal 303 filter via a toggle switch. With this button pushed, it engages the filter cartridge. It expands upon the original TB-303 design and allows more tonal range and effects.

R:OTA = the Roland JP and SH series filters
2044 = The SSM filters from classic synths like the Prophet and Polysix
SEM = Oberheim SEM multimode filter

Ladder filter = based on the Moog filter (not shown) is also available

Lastly in the video, I show the FR button which toggles between a 6db filter at 70Hz and 30Hz."

BURG - The Salt Of The Earth (Avalon, Modular, Sub-37)

Published on Jul 9, 2018 ollilaboratories

"If you like my stuff please support me on http://music.ollilab.com/ and https://www.patreon.com/theBURG

Taken from the album 'margot' now available on bandcamp - https://ollilaboratories.bandcamp.com...

My latest track after a short break making music.. it took a while to push through but yeah, here it is. :)

I wanted to give the sub 37 a go with the built in arpeggiator. One of my favorite styles of playing is to use an arp and layer that on top of the track in various ways. For those of you who have followed me for a while knows that I previously used the system-1 for these kinds of sounds. The waldorf blofeld was supposed to be a replacement for the system-1, but i found out after a while that it was really hard to properly sync the arpeggiator with midi in the blofeld :/ .. now i am really happy that the sub37 does this the way i want it to. The blofeld will stay in its case while I think about what to do with it. :)

Gear Used:

Moog Subsequent 37, KORG Grandstage, nord lead NLA1, digitakt, avalon bassline, korg volcas, TR-8s, elektron A4 (fx only), ms-20

Modular rack:

https://www.modulargrid.net/e/racks/view/445007

Cheers, hope you like it!"

Avalon Bassline - First Look (Mono)

Published on Jan 29, 2015

"This is a demo of the new Avalon Bassline showcasing the raw sound of the TB-303 along with some of the additional controls to quickly show what the synth can do.
The demo is in Mono, there were some potential issues with the stereo version." [posted here]