Mok Space Upates

Title link takes you to Mok's space on Twango. You will find new images and samples since my last post on Nov 11.

"I've uploaded some stuff recently to my page on Twango, including pics and a cool arpeggiator demo of the Jupiter, more XBase and Alienator stuff, a demo of the 'Infinte Reverb' from my Lexicon 200, more Multimoog demos, and some examples of an Omnichord in action. I'll try to get more solid stuff from the Jupiter up there soon - I sit there and play on it for hours and lose track of time and forget to record any of it!" Sounds awefully familiar. : )

Waverazor Dual Oscillator Introduction

Published on Aug 13, 2019 MOK

"The Waverazor Dual Oscillator is now available! This complex and innovative oscillator module’s patented wave-slicing synthesis presents a novel approach to sound generation that splices waveforms into twisted and aggressive new timbres. Visit MOK.com for more information."

Amanda Solo Performance at Center for New Music (Compton's Cafeteria Series)

Published on Sep 4, 2019 CatSynth TV

New performance from supporting site member, Amanda Chaudhary of www.catsynth.com!

"Amanda Chaudhary's full solo performance from the Compton's Cafeteria Series show at the Center for New Music in San Francisco. She performed two extended pieces: White Wine (solo version) and Donershtik, using Arturia MiniBrute and MicroFreak, Nord Stage EX, Novation controller, MOK Waverazor, Strymon Magneto, and more.

To see excerpts from all three sets please check out our previous video: [below]
For more new and adventurous electronic music, please subscribe to this channel and visit www.catsynth.com.

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Amanda Chaudhary’s live performances bring theatricality and flare to the sometimes staid world of experimental electronics. She combines sophisticated modular synthesizers and software, with conventional instruments and even toys and DIY electronics for a unique experience that moves effortlessly between experimental noise, jazz and funk, ambient abstract landscapes, and more. She has been performing solo and with various groups in the Bay Area, New York, and beyond for many years and is deliberately difficult to pin down to a particular style or practice, except to say that her work is always fun to experience. Amanda is also the founder of CatSynth.com and CatSynth TV, which covers music, synthesizers, art, and culture through the prism of a love for cats. The feline sometimes works its way back into her music."

Compton's Cafeteria Series (Amanda Chaudhary, Rusty Sunsets, Pitta of the Mind)

Published on Aug 31, 2019 CatSynth TV

"The Center for New Music in San Francisco presents the inaugural show of Compton's Cafeteria Series, commemorating the Compton's Cafeteria Riot of 1966 and transgender visibility.

0:20 Rusty Sunsets: rustysunsets.bandcamp.com
1:51 Pitta of the Mind (Amanda Chaudhary and Maw Shein Win): www.facebook.com/pittaofthemind
3:16 . Amanda Chaudhary: amandachaudhary.com
5:15 Gratuitous shot of Amanda's rig for the evening featuring Arturia MiniBrute and MicroFreak, Novation controller, MOK Waverazor, Strymon Magneto, and more.

For more adventurous music, please subscribe to CatSynth TV and check out www.catsynth.com"

SynthFest France 2023 #SFF_EDITION_10 Set for 21/22/23 April 2023 in NANTES / FRANCE

SYNTHFEST FRANCE 2023 #SFF_EDITION_10

IN BRIEF
The coolest French festival entirely dedicated to synthesizers. The annual meeting of synth addicts in Nantes with exhibitions, concerts, workshops, demos, and the biggest synthesizer raffle ever made in the world.

FOCUS
. 10th edition of the festival.
. Concert Joachim Garraud.
. Concerts Olivier Delevingne / Marco Caro / Maman Küsters
. More than 50 exhibitors.
. Showcases Moonya / Alaskam / Nairod.
. First official tribute to Vangelis organized by Frederick Rousseau.
. UNAC / SynthFest Awards.
. Demonstrations / DIY workshops.
. Immersive 3D music experience.
. Huge synth raffle.


RAFFLE
The SynthFest France offers this year a particularly exceptional raffle. With more than 12000€ of prizes, this contest is simply the biggest synthesizer giveaway ever organized.

Tickets at 10€ and number of tickets limited to 2000.
Raffle open online until April 19th 2023, and on site until April 23rd 2023.
Drawing on Sunday April 23, 2023 at 4pm, French time.
It is not necessary to be present at the draw to win a prize.

Tickets: https://www.synthfestfrance.com

1 - Expressive E - Osmose
2 - Kodamo - Mask1
3 - Paire d’enceintes Adam Audio - A7V
4 - La Voix du Luthier - La Voile
5 - Arturia - MiniFreak
6 - Korg - Drumlogue
7 - Paire d’enceintes Nord - Monitor V2
8 - Aodyo - Anyma Phi SE
9 - Ina-GRM Tools Complete II
10 - Dreadbox Erebus Reissue
11 - Novation - Circuit Rhythm
12 - Joranalogue - Eurorack Step 8
13 - Faselunare 4 - Vega Eurorack drum module
14 - MOK - Pack VST - Waverazor / MiniRaze / Filtryg
15 - Bastl Instruments - Microgranny
16 - Yamaha Audio card / mixer AG06mk2 BK
17 - Yamaha Audio card / mixer AG06mk2 WH
18 - Erica Synths - Eurorack module surprise
19 - Bastl Instruments - Kastle Drum
20 - Bastl Instruments - Kastle 1.5
21 - La Touche Musicale - Licence logicielle


JOACHIM GARRAUD
The 10th edition of SynthFest France strikes hard, with Joachim Garraud in concert, Saturday, April 22, 2023 from 9 pm. The French producer and artist will be back in Nantes, his hometown, for this exceptional evening. Joachim Garraud will present a preview of the film "Modular California Vibes", a documentary on electronic music creation on board his solar mobile studio where 4 producers will record 4 original tracks in 4 unusual places during 4 days, thanks to the sun. A debate will follow the unique screening of this film in France, to then give way to a concert. Joachim Garraud at SynthFest France, the musical event in Nantes not to be missed.


EXHIBITORS / PARTICIPANTS / PARTNERS
Alaskam, Alexis Faucomprez, Algam, Aodyo, Arturia, Christophe Martin-de Montagu, Baloran, Bastl Instruments, Berhnard Rasinger, BVR instruments, Dreadbox, Eric Mouquet / Deep Forest, Erica Synths, Euterpe Synthesizer Laboratories, Expressive E, Faselunare /, Alphalab, FCpro.Audio, Francis Rimbert, Frédéric Rible, Frederik Rousseau, Fulgur audio, Ina-GRM, IRCAM, Joachim Garraud, PModular / Jérôme Bridonneau, Joranalogue, KR, Home Studio, Kiviak technologies, Kodamo, Korg, La touche musicale, La Voix du Luthier, Larix Elektro, Laurent Evain, Laurent Juillet, Les Sondiers, Matthias Puech, Marc Caro, MOK / Media Overkill, Michael Geyre, Michel Geiss, Moonya, Muse Ovations, Nairod, NRSynth, Oberheim, Olivier Delevingne, SyntheGrall / Olivier Grall, Officina del Malista, oZoé, PH Modular / Christian Foucaud, PWM, Sifasile, SynthR / Jean-Luc Briançon, Sequential, SoundMIT, Studio Playtronica, SynthFood, TouellSkouarn, Thierry Rochebois, Tinhu, Tony T-Steel / Tony Quedeville, SACEM, Vacuum – 3D project / Eliane Blaise / Emmanuelle de Héricourt, Vkgoeswild / Vika Yermolyeva, Vintage Synth @ Co, UNAC / Union Nationale des Auteurs et Compositeurs, Willow Whisper / Dalai Lama, Xodes, Yamaha, Yusynth / Yves Usson.

Special Edition Jomox XBase09

via cutandcover at gmail dot com who has is selling it for $850: "This is a special edition Jomox XBase09 analog kick/snare/noise drum machine with four sample sets for the Hat section which include samples from the CR-78, TR-808, TR-909, and special Jomox samples. The special sets include samples of the Closed/Open HiHat, Rim Shot, Handclap, Ride, Crash, and analog noise. The samples for the hihats, rimshots, claps, and crashes can all be played in reverse as well. The specs otherwise are identical to the stock XBase09 except the DinSync port does not function. Software version 2.09 (last and fully stable release), absolutely 100% mint with owner's manual and original power supply (110V). Perfect and unstoppable internal clock and syncable to external MIDI clock. Triophonic (kick, snare, 'hat' section) but can edit individual sounds per step (all parameters!). Kick has eight editable parameters (Env Tune, Pitch, Decay, Harmonics, Pulse, Noise, Env Attack, EQ Rolloff). Snare has five editable parameters (Tune, Snappy, Decay, Detune, Noise Tune). Hat section has Tune and Decay editable for all samples. X0X-style sequencer with pattern and kit saving. A true beast, and no longer made.

A video of me demoing this unit can be seen here:

More audio demos can be heard here: http://share.ovi.com/channel/mok.public
Note, mok also has a BugBrand BugCrusher '08 for sale (posted on MATRIXSYNTH-B).

MOK Waverazor Richard Devine Bank Demo Song - INDUCTION

Published on Oct 29, 2018 MOK

INDUCTION
Sounds by Richard Devine
Composition by Taiho Yamada (including generative Waverazor presets)

Waverazor was the only sound source used on this track, with some additional plugins for reverb and simple mastering.

Jupiter 8 Poly Vs. Dual

via Mok
"OK - here is a demo of the differences between Poly mode (8 voices, mono) and Dual mode (4 voices x 2 channels - stereo) on the Jupiter-8. There are eight different patches that I created - each goes for a couple of seconds on Poly, and then I set it for Dual with both upper and lower outputs on the same patch for a stacked four-voice stereo. Some of these sounds do well in both, while some just love the stacking. The slight differences in tuning over two sets of four voices, combined with the fact that the LFO's don't sync between 'stacks', creates a huge stereo field. I tried to play similar things on each pass (poly vs. dual) and also tried to balance the volumes afterward (as the dual pass was generally hotter). Yes, the JP is a little more difficult to play with "just four voices", but having owned the PEK for so long, I am used to that... I start out with a real basic patch, but each one is sufficiently different to hopefully maintain 'interest'."
Title link takes you to Mok's Space on Twango where you will find more samples and images.

The SynthSummitShow Episode 20: Taiho Yamada Synth designer

Streamed live on Jun 11, 2017 Flux302 of Fluxwithit.com

"The SynthSummitShow brings you interviews and discussion on the people who are responsible for the synths and gear we love. Taiho Yamada is a Synth designer and is responsible for many synth designs we know and love today. His new Company MOK has a new synthesizer released with Tracktion and is available now!
Host Ken Flux Pierce is a sound designer, synthesist and all around music tech lover."

http://fluxwithit.com/synthsummitshow-episode-20-taiho-yamada-mok-giveaway/

Taiho was the project manager behind the Alesis Andromeda A6, M-Audio Venom, as well as other synths. A search on Taiho here on MATRIXSYNTH will bring up previous posts featuring him and his work.

Waverazor Contextual Editor Introduction

Published on Apr 1, 2018 MOK

"The Waverazor 2.0 Editor version features an innovative new contextual editing system that easily manages the power of thousands of parameters by only displaying what you need, when you need it. Focus on any synthesis module for editing and everything that is linked to it will be shown automatically. This allows you to quickly navigate through the entire synth and craft the connections that bring Waverazor’s unique sounds to life.

This video is a quick introduction to how the editor works, discussing controls and navigation at a basic level.

For more information:
www.mok.com"

Dirty sound design & sequencing with the MOK Waverazor // #JAMUARY2020 DAY 27

Published on Jan 27, 2020 DivKidVideo

Fun to look at.

"Let's get the week kicked into touch and off to a banging start. Here's some nasty and dirty sounds out of the MOK Waverazor Eurorack module. There's TONNEs (how many eurorack CV inputs constitute a tonne?) of modulation inputs so I thought I'd throw lots at it, jam with envelopes, VCA offsets, sequences and muting drums in and out and get lots of sounds and sequences flying by. Love it.

Full and detailed patch notes exclusively on www.patreon.com/divkid"

MOK Waverazor demo and patch programming

Published on Aug 13, 2019 CatSynth TV

"We explore the Waverazor, a unique and powerful software synthesizer from MOK. Each oscillator generates sound from one or more waveform slices that can be changed and modified in real time, with the oscillators feeding into multiple filters and finally to a mixer and effects section.

We demo several of the factory presets (including a second bank created by Richard Devine), and give a short tutorial on basic programming of the oscillators, filters, and modulation matrix."

Waverazor Intro Videos

Published on Apr 29, 2017 MOK

"All sounds, including drums, produced by Waverazor. Music by Taiho Yamada. Video by TracktionSoftware. Visit www.mok.com for more info."

Playlist:
Waverazor Intro Movie
Waverazor Oscillator Intro
Waverazor Multi-Sync Intro
Waverazor Mutant AM Intro
Waverazor User Interface Intro
Waverazor - Getting Started

You can find more posts on Waverazor here, and Taiho Yamaha here.

mok's space on twango

Title link takes you to mok's space on twango. You'll find a number of audio demos showcasing the Multimoog, PEK, and XBase09SE. Be sure to check out Song For Duets. I particularly like that one. And there's more to come:

"Hi, it's Mark (cutandcover at nyc.rr.com) from the AH list - just wanted to say thanks again for steering me onto this site. I found your spot, so I'm sending you a link to mine - I've been putting just some demo-y type stuff up here quietly... hope you find something fun. And I just found the channel podcast link, which totally makes this site. Anyway, enjoy..."

The Great Highway, San Francisco (with original soundtrack)

video upload by CatSynth TV

"We travel one of San Francisco's most controversial thoroughfares, the Great Highway. The Great Highway runs for 3.5 miles along the western edge of the city, next to Ocean Beach and the Pacific Ocean. Our journey joins the Great Highway at its intersection with Lincoln Way, at the southwestern corner of Golden Gate Park. We then travel southward to Sloat Boulevard and continue along the Great Highway Extension to Skyline Boulevard and Lake Merced.

The Great Highway was closed to motor vehicles in 2020 during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, but remained open to pedestrians and bicyclists. It has also periodically closed due to flooding and sand accumulating on the roadmap. Since the middle of 2021, it has operated in a hybrid mode, with the road open to motor vehicles Monday afternoon through Friday morning, and then closed on weekend from Friday afternoon to mid-day on Monday, as well as on holidays. The Great Highway Extension south of Sloat Boulevard is scheduled to close to traffic permanently in 2023.

Original electronic music by Amanda Chaudhary, featuring sounds from Ellott Sharp's Invented Instruments sample pack. This forms both the percussive pattern throughout the video as well as a section of samples played through the Arturia CMI V. Addition synthesizers and effects include:
Cherry Audio GX-80
Strymon Starlab module
East West Ra library (tablas)
MOK Fitryg
Arturia Delay Tape-201

Please check out our related video featuring Sunset Boulevard in western San Francisco [posted here]

Amanda Chaudhary Experimental Synth Noise Performance (Luggage Store Gallery)

video upload by CatSynth TV

"CatSynth host Amanda Chaudhary performs a solo experimental noise set with synthesizers and electronics, including:

Arturia MiniBrute 2 and Rackbrute
Buchla Red Panel 158 and 156m
MOK Waverazor module
Sensel Morph with Buchla Thunder overlay
Expert Sleepers FH-2 module (with 8 CV expander)
Noise Engineer Sinc Busina Ableton Live


Luggage Store Gallery, San Francisco
Part of a regular bi-weekly series hosted by Outsound Presents (outsound.org)

00:00 Introduction
00:30 Enter the modular
11:12 Beats"

MOK Waverazor Sound Demo (no talking)

Published on Feb 8, 2019 Bonedo Synthesizers

Amanda Chaudhary at Wonder Valley Experimental 12 (electronic music and jazz performance)

CatSynth TV

"Performance by Amanda Chaudhary at Wonder Valley Experimental 12 (virtual livestream festival).
The set features a mix of experimental modular-synthesizer improvisations and jazz keyboards .

Synthesizers used:
Arturia MiniBrute 2
Arturia Stage 73 and Piano (virtual instruments)
Sensel Morph
Novation Push
Crank Surgeon Pocket Gamelan
Arturia Spark drum machine
Albeton Live! drum machines
Metasonix R54 and RK5
MOK Waverazor
Make Noise Rene and Tempi
Rossum Electro-music Morpheus
E350 Morphing Terrarium
Expert Sleepers ES-8, FH-2, and EXH-8CV)
Strymon Magneto
Qu-Bit Prism
Sputnik Dual Oscillator
Additional modules by Pittsburgh Modular, Mordax, and Intellijel
Sequential Prophet 12

A special thanks for Mark Soden of Phogg Masheeen for organizing this festival and keeping it going virtually this year, and to everyone who performed and otherwise contributed to make it a success."

Death Valley [Episode 190]

Published on Oct 11, 2019 CatSynth TV

"From the depths of Badwater Basin to the heights of the Amargosa mountains, we explore and celebrate the beauty of Death Valley with original music by Amanda Chaudhary.

For more adventurous music, please subscribe to CatSynth TV and visit www.catsynth.com

Software instruments:
Tracktion BioTek
Arturia Mellotron V
Arturia Pigments
Arturia CMI V
Arturia Prophet VS
Arturia Piano
MOK Waverazor
Kontakt (John Cage Prepared Piano, Grindhouse, World Impact)
EastWest Orchestra Gold

Hardware Instruments:
Vintage Minimoog Model D
Sputnik Modular Dual Oscillator
Qu-Bit Prism module

Additional foley and sound effects via samples."

Massive Modular: Arturia, Metasonix, Waverazor, Make Noise, Volca, Sensel Morph, Qu-Bit, 4ms, More

CatSynth TV

"A massive modular match that also crosses into standalone synthesizers and hardware controllers.

Arturia MicroFreak
Arturia MiniBrute 2
Korg Volca Modular
Metasonix R-54 (VCF) and RK5 (LPG)
MOK Wavewazor
Sputnik Dual Oscillator
Expert Sleepers FH-2 Factotum and ESX-8V
Sensel Morph
Life Is Unfair Joystick
Rossum Electro-Music Morpheus
Strymon Magneto
Qu-Bit Prism
Make Noise Tempi, Rene, Maths
4MS Spectral Multiband Resonator
Malekko Noisering
E350 Morphing Terrarium
Mordax DATA
Pittsburgh Modular VCA and Mixer
2hp VCA
IntelliJ I/O utility modules
Circuit Abbey ADSR-Jr

Sensel Morph (Buchla Overlay) controlling Waverazor and 4MS SMR
Joystick controlling Metasonix R-54 pitch and Sputnik timbre

Please check out our CatSynth shop for T-shirts, shot glasses and more https://shop.catsynth.com/"

Flame Talking Synth Sequence Demo

via mok's space
"Just got one of these bad boys and it is pretty deep. Speech synthesis chips controllable (barely) by a set of switches, knobs, and two joysticks. Seriously fun. This is a recorded internal sequence playing back while I'm adjusting different parameters to give a good idea of the range of this thing. There are two chips outputting hard left and right so it's 'stereo'."