20190202 NDLR Slim Phatty Minitaur Digitone

Published on Feb 2, 2019 Ty Synthador

"20190202 NDLR Slim Phatty Minitaur Digitone"

Further Explorations // NDLR + Medusa + Magneto + Clouds

Published on Dec 7, 2018 Genshi Media Group

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This didn't turn out quite how I had hoped, and I almost didn't upload it, but then I thought "why not" as I want to be able to show all of my little noodlings, bad or good. This is further ambient explorations with the Polyend/Dreadbox Medusa Hybrid synth as sequenced by the Conductive Labs NDLR (which is sequencing each Oscillator of the Medusa on their own MIDI Channels.) The Medusa is then going into the Strymon Magneto 4-Head dTape Echo and the Mutable Instruments Clouds Eurorack modules. The Retro Mechanical Labs Guitar Pedal Interface module is handling the Eurorack to Instrument Level audio coming out."

The NDLR - Nav the Knobs

Published on Nov 27, 2018 Conductive Labs

"The NDLR - Navigating the knobs. A demo of how to navigate around and a quick tour of the menus and editors of the final NDLR user interface.

We'll be making some more polished videos in a month or two, just wanted to get some info in front of your eyeballs!"

Conductive Labs NDLR + Dreadbox/Polyend Medusa (Reworked Version)

Published on Nov 21, 2018 Genshi Media Group

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So this is a reworked version of the previous video. Specifically, I found that the Conductive Labs NDLR has a MIDI Polychain feature where I can spread the MIDI Channels of the PAD out to play Channels 4,5,6 - so that means I was able to turn the Dreadbox/Polyend Medusa's 6 Oscillators (using it's MIDI Channel per Oscillator feature) into a 3 Part Monophonic and 1 Part (three note) Polyphonic synth! Also, I added the Moog DFAM which is being Clocked Sync'd from the NDLR. A touch of Native Instruments Replika delay on the DFAM, and Valhalla Vintage Verb on the Medusa."

Conductive Labs NDLR Launch Party Demo Performance

Published on Nov 19, 2018 Genshi Media Group

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This was a demo performance I did for Conductive Labs NDLR launch party on November 18th, 2018. Local folks who contributed to the crowdfunding were able to pick up their NDLRs in person, while others will start seeing theirs in the mail these next coming weeks!

My performance was a bit rough due to the Arturia Keystep not behaving. I was using the Keystep for two things: first, to switch between the "Chords" of the NDLR (same as hitting the buttons on the NDLR) but set so that Velocity would change the number of notes the PAD on the NDLR would play (so a light key press would play about 3 or 4 notes, and a hard key press would play 8 notes of the PAD. Also, the modulation strip on the Keystep was used to change the Octave range of the PAD) - and second, to switch over to play additional sounds direct off the Waldorf Blofeld, while the NDLR was Arpeggiating the first four sounds. Considering I put all of this together a couple of hours before the performance, it didn't turn out too bad."

The NDLR // with Waldorf XTk & Micro Q, Moog Sub 37, ARP Odyssey

Published on Aug 31, 2018 Genshi Media Group

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Another beta test demo of the Conductive Labs NDLR Sequenced Arpeggiator, this time with hardware synths. The NDLR is connected and driving the synths as follows (by order of appearance):

• NDLR MOTIF 1 - Moog Sub 37 on MIDI Channel 2
• NDLR MOTIF 2 - ARP Odyssey on MIDI Channel 1
• NDLR DRONE - Waldorf Micro Q on MIDI Channel 3
• NDLR PAD - Waldorf Microwave XTk on MIDI Channel 4"

Beta Testing the Conductive Labs NDLR with U-HE "Dark Zebra" soft synth

Published on Aug 27, 2018 Genshi Media Group

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This is a quick demo video of the Conductive Labs NDLR during my beta testing of their pre-production unit. The NDLR is a "Sequenced Arpeggiator" device that can be used with both software and hardware synths; shown here being used with 4 instances of U-HE Dark Zebra soft synth running in Ableton Live. (I added a drum track afterward for flavor.)"

Pixie - a NDLR jam

Published on Jun 25, 2018 Conductive Labs

"Steve's (Barilium8) jam called 'Pixie' with Conductive Labs' The NDLR on the Yamaha TX-7, E-mu Orbit 9090, Korg MS2000R, Behringer DeepMind12, & Novation KS rack."

The NDLR Motif Window Overview

Published on May 28, 2018 Conductive Labs

"Steve, Conductive Labs' firmware wizard, shows us what all's going on in the Motif window on The NDLR's TFT display. See more details of The NDLR here: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/th..."

The NDLR Completed Rhythm Editor Overview

Published on May 25, 2018 Conductive Labs

"Steve shows us the finished functionality of the Rhythm editor."

See the Conductive Labs label below for more.

The NDLR Pattern Editor Overview

Published on May 23, 2018 Conductive Labs

"Showing the finished Pattern Editor functionality."

See the Conductive Labs label below for more.

The NDLR little jam

Published on Mar 1, 2018 Conductive Labs

"A quick phone video of Darryl's jam setup on The NDLR playing a Korg Volca FM (with velocity via CC), a Waldorf Blofeld in multi-mode, a Waldorf Pulse 2, and a Dreadbox Erebus."

The NDLR Feb 2018 dev update

Published on Feb 9, 2018 Conductive Labs

"Steve gives us a look at some of the user interface and feature tuning he has recently completed (as of February 2018)."

The NDLR Pattern Editor first peek

Published on Dec 15, 2017 Conductive Labs

"Quick peek at The NDLR Pattern editor. Its coming together quickly and seriously great fun to edit in real time.
See it at Indiegogo https://igg.me/at/ndlr/x/17526825"

The NDLR Modulation Matrix Jam

Published on Dec 12, 2017 Conductive Labs

"A jam using The NDLR Mod Matrix - Support this great project now!
The NDLR at IndieGoGo: https://igg.me/at/ndlr/x/17526825

The instruments used include:
Oberheim Matrix 6R
E Mu Orbit
Korg Volca Bass and FM
Korg MS-2000R

Everything is being played by The NDLR."

The NDLR - Modulation Matrix DEMO

Published on Dec 11, 2017 Conductive Labs

"A quick intro to The NDLR Mod Matrix - Support this great product now!
The NDLR at IndieGoGo: https://igg.me/at/ndlr/x/17526825"

The NDLR - a MODULATION demo with easy to see and hear notes

Published on Oct 3, 2017 Conductive Labs

"We are using an iPAD app called midiLFO to modulated The NDLR's PAD settings using MIDI CC messages. We plugged the iPAD into The NDLR using a 5 Pin MIDI cable. The midiLFO app MIDI output is set to channel 16 and so is the NDLR CC Cntrl input (set in the MIDI menu). There are 3 MIDI CC "LFOs" going at the same time, modulating three different PAD parameters on the NDLR, Position, Range, & Velocity. Most all NDLR feature values are available via CC messages.

In addition to receiving MIDI CC messages, this functionality will also be built in to The NDLR through the modulation matrix. The NDLR has 3 MIDI LFOs and 2 Probability sources. These sources can be mapped internally to most all NDLR feature values and externally to MIDI CC destinations for modulating synth parameters like filter cutoff & PWM, etc. Please see the menu graphics on the Kickstarter page for the Mod Matrix options."

Note The NDLR has reached funding goals on kickstarter.

Conductive Labs NDLR - Demo #2 (in three parts)

Published on Oct 1, 2017 Genshi Media Group

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Demo #2 of the Conductive Labs "The NDLR" polyphonic arpeggiator. In the first two parts, the NDLR is playing the Korg Minilogue for the PAD sound, and three Moog Mother-32s for the BASS, MOTIF (arpeggiated lead) and DRONE sounds. In part three of this demo, all four synths are Polychained together as one PAD."

Conductive Labs NDLR Demo #1 (in two parts)

Published on Sep 29, 2017 Genshi Media Group

"This is my first encounter with the Conductive Labs 'The NDLR' (pronounced noodler). The guys at Conductive Labs (who had previously seen my demo videos here on Youtube, and had attended a couple of my live performances) asked if I would run one of their prototype NDLRs through it's paces... and of course, how could I resist! This is still a beta unit; some features have not yet been implemented (such as the LFO section) but hopefully these series of quick demos will give you all an idea of what the NDLR can do in a musical context. I only have it for a week before I have to give it back, so I will be doing as much as I can while I have it...

In this Demo #1 I have the NDLR Paired with the Waldorf Blofeld. Since the Blofeld is Multitimbral, it's quite easy to have the NDLR play the various parts on the Blofeld. A perfect example of the ultimate minimal setup for live jams!

In the next, forthcoming Demo #2, I will have the NDLR play a Korg Minilogue (for the PAD) and three Moog Mother-32s. I will also dive deeper into the Menu system.

In Demo #3, it will be the NDLR with the Moog Sub 37, ARP Odyssey, Waldorf Microwave XTk and the Micro Q!

Please support these guys on Kickstarter to make this project happen, I really want to see this get out into the world! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/..."

The NDLR - a MOTIF demo with easy to see and hear notes

Published on Sep 26, 2017 Conductive Labs

"Here's a demo of the MOTIF feature showing how the notes get played. We are using Arturia's 'Piano V' soft instrument running on Win10. The NDLR is connected to the PC directly.
We show the PATTERN, VARIATION, RHYTHM, LENGTH, ACCENT, CLK-DIV etc..."