Clatters Machines Introduces EXP-FX, il Sole e la Luna (Sibilla expander)

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"EXP-FX, Il Sole e la Luna (eg. The Sun and the Moon) is a 6HP expansion module for Sibilla, aiming to let you admire the same panorama under two different glows.

Depending on the Sibilla uploaded firmware, EXP-FX can either act as an actual Sibilla expander, giving you direct control on more Sibilla’s parameters, or can turn your module into and effect, allowing you to process your favourite oscillator the same way Sibilla processes its internal waveforms.

EXP (il Sole)
Expands your Sibilla by giving you more control on the internal AR envelope and filter resonant frequency.

FX (la Luna)
With configurable eurorack/line stereo inputs, turns your Sibilla into an intricate stereo pitch shifting delay effect. Split your incoming sound in two separate pitch shifted tracks whose stereophony is affected by LFOs movements, white noise, delay lines and sampled bits of audio."

Chapters:
0:00 Meet Sibilla's new expander module
0:35 What's EXP-FX?
1:23 Programming your Sibilla
1:48 EXP - controls and graphic overview
2:30 EXP - separate Q control for resonant LPF
2:54 EXP - slow envelopes for complex evolving pads
4:02 EXP - fast envelopes for percussive sounds
5:19 FX - controls and graphic overview
7:14 FX - stereo pitch-shifting
7:58 FX - LFOs movements and filtering
8:45 FX - layering new sine waves
9:15 FX - the sampling delay network
11:10 FX - glitchy jam
12:45 Ciao!

How to flash the EXP-FX firmwares on Sibilla

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"Flash one of the two new firmwares on Sibilla to use it together with EXP-FX!
In this video we'll take a walkthrough on how to flash firmwares on Sibilla using both the Sibilla Web Programmer and the Daisy Web Programmer."

Chapters:
0:00 Introduction and what you'll need
1:07 Sibilla Web Programmer
1:44 Written instruction on the small question mark!
2:01 Let's start and connect Sibilla
3:40 Using the Daisy Web Programmer
5:28 Enjoy and test your new expander!

Press release follows:


Clatters Machines announces availability of EXP-FX (il Sole e la Luna) as Eurorack expander module for Sibilla stereo digital oscillator

SAN BENEDETTO DEL TRONTO, ITALY: small town lovers of music and electronic instruments Clatters Machines is proud to announce availability of its EXP-FX (il Sole e la Luna) — latterly translated (into English) as the Sun and the Moon, marketed as a 6HP Eurorack expander module for its Sibilla stereo digital oscillator (that translates the beauty and harshness of a semi-barren mountain into a 10HP Eurorack module that sculpts sound with various saw and sine waves running through intricate delay networks altered by LFOs — Low Frequency Oscillators — and white noise to create constructive and destructive interferences, enabling ever-evolving soundscapes that can be both droning and/or melodic in nature) to allow anyone to use this majestic modular pairing in two different ways, depending on the uploaded firmware — as of November 15…

Same panorama under different glows. With wonderfully evocative words like those framing Clatters Machines’ concept of being able to see the same panorama — in this case, the mountain of Sibilla that lends its name to the small town lovers of music and electronic instruments’ much-loved Eurorack module — under different lights and shadows, EXP-FX (il Sole e la Luna) literally sounds interesting. Indeed, depending on the uploaded Sibilla firmware, it can either act as an actual Sibilla expander — enabling direct control over more of that module’s parameters — or a stereo pitch-shifting drone effect — enabling users to process an external oscillator in the same way that Sibilla processes its internal waveforms.

Digging deeper, the EXP firmware adds more control of Sibilla’s internal AR (Attack Release) envelope and filter resonant frequency. For instance, it is possible to transition from long release droning pads to crazy and noisy percussive sounds as a result of this.

The FX firmware, for its part, turns the Sibilla-plus-EXP-FX (il Sole e la Luna) modular pairing into an intricate stereo pitch-shifting drone effect, effectively splitting the incoming sound into two separate pitch-shifted tracks whose stereophony is affected by the movements of the LFOs, multiple instances of white noise, delay lines, and sampled bits of audio. Thanks to the configurable Eurorack/line stereo inputs, it is possible to process an external oscillator, instrument, or sample in the same way that Sibilla processes its internal waveforms — by creating an intricate network of pitch-shifted delay lines, freezing them, and looping them, thereby creating a complex architecture of resonant frequencies and pitch-shifted audio tracks moving through the stereophonic field, in other words.

'As an intricate and evolving drone machine, Sibilla has been a major inspiration for both us as musicians and also many customers — couldn’t be prouder of this.” So states Clatters Machines Co-founder, engineer, electronic designer Michelangelo Nasso, before delving into the enticing EXP-FX (il Sole e la Luna) backstory by way of ending with some wonderfully evocative words of his own: “As a result of product showcases at festivals and fairs where we chatted with musicians, friends, and customers, we started wondering how well-known oscillators and instruments would have sounded if processed in the same way that Sibilla does with its internal waveforms; we realised at the same time that Sibilla would not be complete without more control over basic elements such as its internal envelope, so we decided to combine two ideas for two new expander modules into a single unit — namely, EXP-FX (il Sole e la Luna), a ‘dual’ expander that allows Sibilla to be used in two different ways... like looking at the same mountain under different tones and glows.'

EXP-FX (il Sole e la Luna) is available worldwide — with a choice of silver- or black-coloured aluminium front panels — from Clatters Machines’s growing global network of retailers (https://clattersmachines.com/retailers-3/) or directly via its online Store (https://clattersmachines.com/shop/) for €164.00 EUR (plus VAT, if applicable).

Check with dealers on the right on availability.

Sibilla v1.3: introducing the LFO Settings Mode

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"Sibilla v1.3 is here and brings in a new LFO setting mode in which you can modify the LFO waveforms affecting the internal stereophony and movement of harmonics and subharmonics.

What's new?

Entering the new LFO Settings Mode allows you to choose LFO waves other than the default and classic sinusoidal waveform such as:
- Ramp Up;
- Ramp Down;
- Sine+Oct;
- Sine+3rd;

In addition to this, a new Freeze Mode has been added to allow the user to freeze the stereophony movement to his favourite sweet spot for steady tones, ideal for arpeggios and melodies.

How to

You can get access to the LFO Settings Page by double-clicking the Boost button: the Boost LED will now start blinking to confirm this new mode has been entered.
Now a single click on the center button allows to navigate through the different available option.

Each click lets you switch to the next option and cycle back to the first once the sixth and last mode (Freeze Mode) has been selected.
While in LFO Settings Mode, all the other parameters of Sibilla are still working so that instant changes can be heard.
Once you're done, double-click again the Boost button to exit the LFO Settings Page

Freeze Mode
In this configuration the two LFO are freezed and so the stereophony of the module. The LFO knob and the LFO CV input now act as balancers and they can be used to scan across the freezed stereo spectrum."

Plant-based Jam (Eurorack + Flower Fields) | Jamuary Week 5 | 2024

video upload by Musical Miscellany (Poorness Studios)

"To wrap up Jamuary of 2024, I decided to use the bioelectric skiff I made and pair it with a snake plant the Flower Fields (from Error Instruments). The plant interacts with the modular via the Garden Listener from Clatters Machines."

SOUNDMIT 2023 - IL MONDO DELL'EURORACK SEMPRE PIÙ OPEN SOURCE CON CLATTERS MACHINES

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You can use the CD or gear options on the bottom right of the player to enable captions in your language of choice.

"Michelangelo e Carolina, insieme @clattersmachines, hanno presentato al Soundmit 2023 il nuovo modulo #sibilla, interessante oscillatore stereo dalla molteplici sfaccettature sonore e anche un nuovo prototipo (con tecnologia @Arduino) di interfaccia touch, sempre in formato Eurorack, che intendono rilasciare al mondo con la filosofia dell'open-source.

LINKS
CLATTERS MACHINES su Soundmit: https://soundmit.com/en/exhibitor/cla...
CLATTERS MACHINES Website: https://clattersmachines.com

Michelangelo and Carolina, together with @clattersmachines, presented the new #sibilla module at Soundmit 2023. It is an intriguing stereo oscillator with multiple sonic facets. They also introduced a new prototype (featuring @Arduino technology) of a touch interface, still in Eurorack format. They plan to release it to the world with an open-source philosophy.

Michelangelo et Carolina, avec @clattersmachines, ont présenté le nouveau module #sibilla lors du Soundmit 2023. Il s'agit d'un oscillateur stéréo intrigant aux multiples facettes sonores. Ils ont également dévoilé un nouveau prototype (intégrant la technologie @Arduino) d'une interface tactile, toujours au format Eurorack. Ils prévoient de le rendre accessible au monde avec une philosophie open source.

Michelangelo y Carolina, junto con @clattersmachines, presentaron el nuevo módulo #sibilla en Soundmit 2023. Se trata de un intrigante oscilador estéreo con múltiples facetas sonoras. También introdujeron un nuevo prototipo (con tecnología @Arduino) de una interfaz táctil, aún en formato Eurorack. Tienen la intención de lanzarlo al mundo con la filosofía de código abierto.

Si ringraziano per il video @pvmlab6423 - Max Esposito e Gabriele Guarnieri
#soundmit #arduino #clattersmachines #eurorack #touch #torino"

New Sibilla Stereo Digital Oscillator Eurorack Module from Clatters Machines

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"Clatters Machines moves mountains with Sibilla stereo digital oscillator module acting as an ever-evolving sound machine for soundscapes, melodies, and drones

SAN BENEDETTO DEL TRONTO, ITALY: small town lovers of music and electronic instruments Clatters Machines is proud to announce (website-only) availability of its Sibilla stereo digital oscillator — translating the beauty and harshness of a semi-barren mountain into a 10HP Eurorack module that sculpts sound with various saw and sine waves running through intricate delay networks altered by LFOs (Low Frequency Oscillators) and white noise to create constructive and destructive interferences, enabling ever-evolving soundscapes that can be both droning and/or melodic in nature — as of April 15…

Inspired by a mountain, designed by the sea. So few words, with so much meaning; those eight words that so subtly make an appearance on the Sibilla module’s rear represent its backstory, what inspired its creators, and where they are based. But, for clarity’s sake, the company collectively calls it: An ever-evolving sound machine for soundscapes, melodies, and drones.

It is fair to say, though, that there is more to that Sibilla backstory than meets the eye. “Living by the sea can be peaceful and inspiring, but also quite stressful as the tourist season reaches its peak and, all of a sudden, a small town doubles its number of citizens,” continues Clatters Machines Co-founder, engineer, electronic designer Michelangelo Nasso. “Those are the moments in which we’re constantly looking for air and a new space that is able to inspire us while calming our nerves! Luckily, we live in a weird region in which a 40-minute drive means the difference between swimming in the sea and hiking at 2000m above sea level, surrounded by semi-barren lands which actually make you forget for a moment that you’re still on planet Earth. One of those magical places is called Monte Sibilla — Sibella Mountain, and our new module tries to pay tribute to it.”

As a stereo digital oscillator, Sibilla’s L/M (left/mono) and R (right) channels are the output stages of two audio feedback loops, each of which is made up of a main sub-sinusoidal wave oscillator and two saw and sine waves with frequencies affected by the generation of (right-channel) harmonics and (left-channel) sub-harmonics. Saying that, though, all of those waves have different phases with respective offsets constantly affected by minor variations created by two pairs of GRAINS randomly fluctuating within the waves’ amplitude spectrum and being sampled at a certain speed.

Thereafter, the waves meet each other at a so-called ‘common point’ — where everything happens and changes continuously — together with two white noise sources, creating constructive and destructive interferences that are affected constantly by two LFO movements. Moreover, such interferences are then run into a resonant low-pass filter and distributed to four different delay lines from where they are finally fed back into the audio loops at different time intervals, depending on the GRAINS movement.

Making it to Sibilla’s summit as an ever-evolving sound machine for soundscapes, melodies, and drones translated from the beauty and harshness of a semi-barren mountain is destined to be a long-lasting musical journey that is as adventurous as it is inspirational in and of itself."

Ghosts of Spring (bioelectric composition #6)

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"Last fall, I made a bioelectric composition as these lilies were withering. Now that spring has arrived and they've broken through the ground, I thought it would be fun to do another one with the same plants. Both setups use the Garden Listener from Clatters Machines to interface the synth with the lilies.

See the first video here"

Ambient Aloe Vera (bioelectric composition #5)

video upload by Poorness Studios

"Continuing with the plant music experiments I've been doing... I let this aloe vera plant interact with the modular synthesizer via the Garden Listener from Clatters Machines. This plant seems to be in a very mellow mood. It's somewhat mesmerizing."

Poorness Studios bioelectric compositions

Succulent Sonata (bioelectric composition #4)

video upload by Poorness Studios

"I'm doing some more experimenting with the Garden Listener from Clatters Machines. In this video, a small succulent is used to control the modular synthesizer. I used a combination of quantized (via a sequencer controlled by the plant's trigger) and unquantified pitch signals.

See more videos made with plants here:"

Withering Lucifer (bioelectric composition #2)

video upload by Poorness Studios

"I'm continuing to experiment with the Garden Listener from Clatters Machines. This time I took the modular synth outside and let it interact with a Lucifer Canna Lilly in my backyard. This time of year, these plants go dormant so it's interactions were rather interesting.

See more videos made with plants here:"

Who Knew a Snake Plant Could Sing? (bioelectric composition #1)

video upload by Poorness Studios

"The Garden Listener from Clatters Machines is the heart of this patch. The snake plant is producing all of the CV in this patch aside from a few free-running LFOs. Think of it as a musical composition made by a plant.

See more videos made with plants here:"

Can Plants Make Music? (Clatters Machines Garden Listener Demo)

video upload by Poorness Studios

"I found this really cool Eurorack module which is designed to interact with plants. The Garden Listener from Clatters Machines creates bioelectric gate, trigger, and CV (pitch) signals from any living organism. In this video, I test it out with a pothos plant.

Intro - 0:00
History & Overview - 0:17
Hooking up the Plant - 1:51
MIDI Test w/Volca - 2:33
CV Test w/Modular Synth - 3:26
Final Thoughts - 6:09

You can find out more about the Garden Listener here: https://clattersmachines.com/prodotto...

See the podcast I referenced during the video here: https://www.synthux.academy/blog/desi..."

"The Garden Listener is a random control messages generator from biometric signals. It detects conductivity variations on living beings’ surface and transforms them into MIDI notes, ranging from C-1 to C8, and CV signals (0 – 5V). Its behavior can be tamed through the one-knob menu from which you can choose and modify:

probes’ sensitivity (making it more or less sensitive to current variations);
scale (chromatic, major, minor, indian and arabic);
MIDI channel (from 1 up to 16);
LEDs’ brightness.
Conductivity variations are detected by the Probes Input and converted into MIDI notes in real time according to the Main menu settings. Each MIDI note exits through the MIDI output, allowing you to take advantage of the sound of either any synthesizer equipped with a MIDI port or any VST in your DAW, and gets converted into an analog signal.

Trigger and Gate are fired every time a new note is generated, their voltage output can be modified with the respective attenuator (0 – 5V).

All the MIDI notes are converted into variable voltages (0 – 5V) depending on their pitch and exit through the CV output (1V/oct).

The CV output behavior can be modified via the Octave Selector which acts as a “CV equalizer” from which you can choose to generate CV only if the respective MIDI note lies within a certain octave range.

For once, leave those LFOs alone, and let any living conductive being modulate your signals.

The module comes with 3.5mm white probes and a set of snap-on adhesive reusable electrode pads. A MIDI-TRS type A adapter (not included) is required for the MIDI output.

The module requires calibration for a proper 1V/oct output."

Reminder: SoundMiT in Turin on 12/13 November 2022 (English)

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"The largest event in southern Europe for synthesizers and new music technologies. 2 days full of activities with international brands, workshops, talks and concerts.

SOUNDMIT 2022
November 12/13, at: Toolbox, via Montefeltro 2, Torino.
BUY TICKETS ONLINE: http://sndmt.link/tickets

CONFIRMED EXHIBITORS:
ARDUINO - ARTINOISE - AS29 STUDIO MONITOR - ATVOPROJECT - AUDIO DJ - AUDIOFACTORY - AUDIO MODELING – X AUDIO SYSTEMS - CLATTERS MACHINES - GMLAB - DREADBOX - ELECTRA ONE - ERICA SYNTHS - EUTERPE SYNTHESIZER LABORATORIES - FASELUNARE - FC PRO AUDIO - FINEGEAR - HERBS & STONES - JOMOX - JORANALOGUE - MIDI ASSOCIATION - MODOR MUSIC - MRG SYNTHESIZERS - MUSE OVATIONS - MUSEO DEL SINTETIZZATORE MARCHIGIANO E ITALIANO - MUSICLAB - OFFICINA DEL MALISTA - ONDOMO -PULSAR AUDIO - ROBKOO - SCHMIDTH SYNTHESIZERS - SOUND MACHINES - SYNTHFEST FRANCE - SYNTH PANELS DESIGNER - SYNTHR - TEKNOSIGN - THERESYN - VECTOR SYNTH - VERMONA - XODES - ZIRANTE ...and more to be confirmed!"

Soundmit 2022 - Exhibit FOR FREE at the next Synthfest France

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SOUNDMIT and SYNTHFEST FRANCE togheter under the sign of EMEA!

Today we have a news to share with all exhibitors and future exhibitors of SOUNDMIT 2022!

For some years now, SOUNDMIT has been twinned with SYNTHFEST FRANCE, the Nante's synth event which, like ours, is held every year.

In 2018 we created EMEA - Electronic Music Event Association. A consortium created to guarantee quality events to the public and companies.

At the same time, EMEA allows the sharing of experiences and knowledge between events and promote mutual support.

Thanks to this collaboration, Soundmit can offers to ALL THE COMPANIES present at Soundmit 2022 that never take part in the SFF, the opportunity to participate FREE OF CHARGE in the next edition of SYNTHFEST FRANCE in June 2023.

SYNTFEST FRANCE staff will be present at SOUNDMIT 2022 in the legendary VINTAGE KITCHEN with a selection of collectible synthesizers including: PPG Wave 2.3, Ensoniq SD1, MFB Dominion 1, OSCar and Pro One.

CONFIRMED EXHIBITORS @ SOUNDMIT 2022

AUDIO DJ - AUDIOMODELING - CLATTERS MACHINES - GMLAB - DREADBOX - ELECTRA ONE - ERICA SYNTH - FASELUNARE - FC AUDIO - HERBS & STONES - JOMOX - JORANALOGUE - MODOR MUSIC - OFFICINA DEL MALISTA - SCHMIDT SYNTHESIZERS - TEKNOSIGN - VECTOR SYNTH - VERMONA - WAVELICKER - X-AUDIO SYSTEM - XODES ... and many on the way!

If you'd like to exhibit, email helpdesk@soundmit.com.

SOUNDMIT 2022 Set for 12/13 of November - Early Bird Sign-Up Ends Tomorrow

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SOUNDMIT 2022 EARLY BIRD ENDS TOMORROW!

But registrations remain open!

You already know the basic information, the twelfth edition of SOUNDMIT will be held in Turin on 12/13 November 2022.

So, let's move on to the latest news!


We are very happy to announce the renovate partnership with the Audio Developer Conference, the most important event dedicated to the world of audio research.

The next ADC will be held in London and Online shortly after the Soundmit from November 14-16.

CALL FOR SPEAKERS is open and we invite you to participate by going to this link https://audio.dev

We are in good company, together with JUCE, iLok, supertone, cppcon, raftermarsh, the Web Audio Conference, Abbey Road, IMSTA, The MIDI Association, Audio Engineering Society and many more!

This collaboration will bring a wide visibility to the Soundmit which will be reflected in our exhibitors and sponsors

If you are a software / hardware developer or if you have an innovative idea, take it to Soundmit! Participate as an exhibitor, contact us at helpdesk@soundmit.com

If you want to give more visibility to your brand, you can become a sponsor of the Soundmit, send an email to info@soundmit.com

The second news today concerns the exhibitors who join the Soundmit 2022 rooster: Clatters Machines, Officina del Malista, Faselunare, Erica Synth, Schmidt Synthesizers, Joranalogue, Vector Synth, GMLab (Crumar), Electra.One, X-Audio ( BeatFM), FC Pro Audio, Audio DJ, Jomox, XODES, Audio Modeling, EnjoyLab and many more to come!

We have musical instruments for all tastes: effects, modular, analog, digital, keyboard, FX Pedals, mega keyboard and collector items! Apps and Software and DIY! What are you waiting for?

Take advantage of the Early Bird discount and bring YOUR BRAND to Italy at SOUNDMIT!"