SoftPop 2 in Session | Bastl x Casper | Noise Kitchen

video upload by NOISE KITCHEN

"Bastl Instruments x Casper Electronics' SoftPopII SP2 is live: 'a radical subtractive synth under the influence of unconventional digital control. It’s a rare beast that excels at both melody and noise in equal measure, ranging from bassline bangers, angelic chord progressions, distorted beats, and water droplets. It can even process inbound audio through the filter and VCA.'

Pretty words, but how does it actually sound in a live setting? In this video by Noise Kitchen staff Lotus Wash and Niels Aras we get right to it — two Bastl Instruments x Casper Electronics SoftPop SP2, one Eowave Quadrantid Swarm, one Moog DFAM, processed through Valhalla Supermassive, nothing else.

Over the 13 minutes multiple different dimensions of sound are explored, from punchy acid rollers and psychedelic slow-motion dancefloor beats, Niels Aras & Lotus Wash guide you through how the SoftPopII can be weaponised for the rave, away from the more ambient electronica applications of the synth heard elsewhere.

Filming & Editing by Adam Kořínek & Vít Linek — many thanks!"

Home Bake Instruments Gadget Synths

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Note this is the first pot to feature Home Bake Instruments.

via this auction

Chips, Acid, and FM Kitchen.


And details on the full product line:

CHIPS CHIP_TUNE SYNTHESIZER

KNOBs
NOISE 1 bit NOISE GENERATOR

MIX MIX OF OSC & NOISE

LFO LFO AMOUNT to TUNE

MOD LFO FREQ

DECAY DECAY OF VCA

SYNC INPUT/OUTPUT JACK of SYNC. (UP TO 5v SIGNAL)

OUTPUT AUDIO OUTPUT (MONO)

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Bastl Instruments Ikarie by Casper & Bastl

Playlist: Ikarie by Casper x Bastl – a uniquely sculpted, flexible stereo/dual
peak filter module Ikarie Walkthrough - Every Feature Explained Ikarie - Patch
Tips Ikarie process - designers talk - Peter Edwards and Václav Peloušek

via Bastl Instruments "Reach the peaks of alien soundscapes with your Eurorack as mission control

Bastl Instruments is very proud to announce its latest collaboration with Casperelectronics – the Eurorack stereo filter Ikarie which is robust in features yet physically compact.

Ikarie is a uniquely sculpted, flexible stereo or dual peak filter module. It can continuously transition between lowpass and highpass filtering with a single knob. It also packs in an envelope follower for the incoming audio signal, which comes in handy when you're looking to increase your sound's internal animation.

Two parallel filter cores can be modulated in sync for work in the stereo realm, set apart for unique stereo effects (with either mono or stereo signal at the base), or chained together to make a 24 dB filter.

With only the mono output of the filter used, Ikarie behaves as a dual peak filter, which evokes formant-type sounds and rich, at will piercing, throaty resonance. The Beyond output gives you the spectral difference of the two filters, effectively turning the unit into a so-called twin peak filter.

Add an internal VCA, CV control over panning and resonance, optional overdrive of the input, and you can explore a vast universe of sound design possibilities, from liquidy through pinged percussive to lush and eerie. All in a very compact form factor, with tons of space for precision and creativity.

This module results from a collaboration between Václav Peloušek of Bastl Instruments and Peter Edwards of Casperelectronics. While Edwards' obsessive attention to detail gave this filter a uniquely balanced resonance and envelope response, the expertise of Peloušek delivered a one-hand user experience filter with a distinctive control scheme at a minimal footprint.

The module's name alludes to the 1963 Czech sci-fi movie Ikarie XB-1 (released as Voyage to the End of the Universe in the US), and the film served as the module's inspiration in many aspects. Long before Solaris, Space Odyssey 2001, or Star Wars, Ikarie focused on the subject of space exploration, and it paved the way for many to come. With its early electronic sound design and musical experimentation under the lead of Zdeněk Liška, immersive cinematography, and impressive production level, it remains one of the most original and exciting film titles in the science fiction genre. Bastl & Casper's Ikarie proudly carries the flag of this cinematic world.

Ikarie will be available on November 12th, through noise.kitchen and synth stores worldwide for MSRP 240 EUR without VAT.

Features:
two parallel filter cores (left and right)
based on 12dB/oct state variable filter topology
unique lowpass/highpass switching control scheme
well balanced voltage controlled resonance circuit
envelope follower with 3 decay settings
input gain up to 5 times
stereo modulation - either panning of filter detuning
flexible patch programmable topology
beyond output for difference spectrums (twin peak filter)
modulation attenuverter
v/oct input with scaling trimmer accessible from the front panel
output stereo VCA

Technical details:
power consumption: +12V: 100mA, -12V: 95mA
8HP
35mm
PTC and fuse protected 16pin power connector"

Teenage Engineering Introduces the OB–4 Magic Radio

teenage engineering

Not a synth, but a tool. Kind of interesting. Also available in red.

via Teenage Engineering

introducing OB–4, the portable high fidelity loudspeaker with two 4'' bass drivers and a pair of neodymium tweeters that deliver crystal clear, open natural sound with 38 watts per channel — that's around 100 decibels
of incredible sounding stereo. listen using line input, bluetooth, FM radio and disk. the interface is minimal, with only the things you really need. yet if you look below the surface, there's a lot more than meets the eye.

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Introducing The Bastl Midilooper

Bastl Instruments

Price excluding tax: 239€ - comes to $283.44. Pics with press release below.

"Midilooper is a device that listens to MIDI messages (control information about notes, dynamics and other parameters) and loops them in a similar way an audio looper would loop pieces of audio. However, loops of MIDI messages remain in the control domain, which means a lot of other processes can happen on top of them - timbre modulation, envelope adjustments etc.

more info at https://bastl-instruments.com/instrum...
available now at https://noise.kitchen and through our dealers

Setup 1:
Juno 106 MIDI OUT into MIDI Looper MIDI IN
MIDI Looper MIDI OUT into Juno 106 MIDI IN
SYNC: Modular sends analog clock and reset into MIDI Looper via 3.5mm jacks
Listening to metronome from MIDI Looper

Setup 2:
Keyboard (Reface DX) MIDI OUT into MIDI Looper MIDI IN
MIDI Looper MIDI OUT into 1983 MIDI IN (modular)
1983 receives MIDI on 3 MIDI channels to control 3 modular voices
SYNC: Modular sends analog clock and reset into MIDI Looper via 3.5mm jacks

(Nerdseq sends MIDI to Reface DX MIDI In to control the sound engine, Local control on Reface DX is turned off)

Setup 3:
Roland SPD-SX (drumpads) MIDI OUT into MIDI Looper MIDI IN
MIDI Looper MIDI OUT into Roland SPD-SX (drums) MIDI IN - MIDI Channel 1
MIDI Looper MIDI OUT 2 into Microgranny 2 (glitch) MIDI IN - MIDI Channel 2
SYNC: OP-Z mini jack MIDI OUT (from OP-LAB Module) into MIDI Looper mini jack (MIDI) Clock IN
Listening to metronome from MIDI Looper

OP-Z plays chords and bass
Local control on SPD-SX is turned off

Setup 4:
Moog Sub Phatty MIDI OUT into MIDI Looper MIDI IN
MIDI Looper MIDI OUT into Moog Sub Phatty MIDI IN
MIDI Looper is in Free running mode (no clock needed)

Setup 5:
Keyboard (Reface CP) MIDI OUT into MIDI Looper MIDI IN
MIDI Looper MIDI OUT into Reface CP (e-piano) MIDI IN - MIDI Channel 1
MIDI Looper MIDI OUT 2 into Roland D-05 (pad) MIDI IN - MIDI Channel 2
Roland D-05 MIDI OUT to Make Noise 0-coast (arp) MIDI IN - MIDI Channel 3
SYNC: Roland TR-08 (drummachine) MIDI OUT to mini jack MIDI adaptor to MIDI Looper minijack MIDI Clock IN
Listening to metronome from MIDI Looper
TR-08 trigger out to 0-Coast Gate input
Reface CP Local control OFF
D-05 MIDI Thru ON"

"Bastl is more than excited to announce the Midilooper! Rather than being a sequencer, it is a device inspired by audio looper style workflow with a really fast, performative, single gesture interface.
Looping is a blazing fast way of music making and looping in the control signal domain is a key feature that allows for all remaining parameters of your device to be tweaked and modulated on top of the looped sequence... or MIDI CC looped!

Midilooper has been in development for over 3 years and several iterations of the control interface and connectivity have been extensively tested within the context of a live performance. It has the ability to bring a live setup or a studio to new life and make you explore your gear in a refreshing, hands–on manner.
Midilooper can be synchronised to MIDI or analog clock and it can also run on its own (tap tempo/free running). It has 3 voices that can each be assigned to a different MIDI channel, allowing it to control and loop 3 individual units of gear. Each voice can be individually recorded, muted, overdubbed, or cleared.

Midilooper also offers some basic processing of the recorded information: transposition, velocity locking and shifting, quantisation, shuffle, humanisation (random variations of velocity), adjusting the length of the loop, or doubling and halving of playback speed.

In addition, it features CV and trigger inputs for seamless integration with modular synths: reset, retrigger, velocity, and transpose. It can also be controlled with foot pedals.

Stay tuned to Bastl Instruments YouTube channel for more walkthrough videos. Price excluding tax: 239€
Shipping to dealers now.

Features:
• 3 independent voices (each has MIDI channel assigned) • overdub/overwrite
• transpose mode
• octave transpose
• quantize, velocity lock, shuffle, humanize • odd looplengths, time stretch
• mute, clear, erase
• one MIDI Input and two MIDI Outputs
• clock input (accepts analog clock or TRS MIDI Clock) • analog reset input
• metronome output
• CV input connectivity (transpose, velocity, re-trigger) • pedal control (record, clear, voice selection)
• USB powered
• adjustable divider/multiplier for analog clock"

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ESK - Nouvelle Cuisine with Percussa SSP

Published on May 25, 2019 Metunar

"Exploring the Percussa SSP module with an abstract sound patch.
In the Percussa i used 1 LFO module, 1 sequencer module, 1 granular module, 2 sample player modules (with a guitar and kitchen noise sample), 1 filter and 1 delay module. Additionally i used some noise through a filterbank.

http://www.metunar.ch"

DARK MATTER - Feedback Eurorack module by Casper Electronics & Bastl Instruments

Published on Jan 4, 2019 Bastl Instruments

Don't miss the end. :)

The press release via Bastl Instruments:

"Bast Instruments and Casper Electronics are proud to present the newest member of our modular family. Meet Dark Matter, a high energy sound processor and signal generator that unleashes the crazy raw power of audio feedback into your eurorack system. It’s inspired by “no input” mixer feedback techniques that explore the complex natural behaviors of amplifier circuits pushed beyond their limits. Dark Matter brings this behavior to the modular synth, adds voltage control to everything, tons of patching options and a big ol’ bag of tricks for making feedback a truly *playable* effect.

THINGS TO DO WITH DARK MATTER:
-Excite audio signals to the breaking point with 4 flavours of voltage controlled overdrive.
-Turbo charge percussive hits and drum beats.
-Add sub-octave tones and timbrel richness to melodies and bass lines.
-Tweak your tone with a crunchy overdriving 2 band EQ.
-Add signal ducking and gating effects with the built in envelope follower.
-Go the feedback way and create meandering loops through your rack using the 10 I/O jacks…..Feedback your feedback your feedback.

PRICING AND AVAILABILITY:
Dark Matter is available now at noise.kitchen and select dealers for 265 EUR excl. TAX

FEATURES:
-Input VCA with gain and soft clipping
-2 band equaliser with voltage controlled bass and treble boost/overdrive
-Voltage controlled feedback
-External feedback section for making and fine tuning loops through other modules
-Voltage controlled crossfade between input and feedback signals
-Input tracking envelope follower for adding ducking and gating effects
-10 I/O jacks for adding CV and making crazy loops

TECHNICAL DETAILS:
- 13 HP
- PTC fuse and diode protected 10-pin power connector
- 24 mm deep
- power consumption +12V: < 75mA; -12V: <75 mA"

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Bastl Instruments New Modules, Superbooth, Thyme is Shipping & Further Updates

via Bastl Instruments

"We are really excited to share some news from Superbooth! Come to see us and our booth E240. First we are announcing two new eurorack modules - the ​Timber​ - dual waveshaper and the ​1983​ - MIDI to CV interface from the future with creative voice allocation and automatic tuning capabilities. Peter Edwards a.k.a. Casper Electronics will preview another Bastl collaboration on his ​forthcoming product line​ of Eurorack modules! We are finally shipping ​THYME​ effects processors and we have couple of new music releases at our ​Nona Records​ and the week after Superbooth we are hosting a touring ​festival​ from Prague to Brno.

Timber​ - dual waveform lumberjack is a flexible wave shaping module that can produce rich timbres by adding harmonics to any signal. It has 2 different wave shaping circuits that are controlled by the same parameters. Both shapers are classic Serge inspired designs that have been heavily modified and enhanced with a voltage controlled crossfader. The fader can be used to fade between the two shapers or either one and the clean input signal. Video introduction

1983​ is a polyphonic MIDI to CV interface with creative voice allocation and automatic tuning capabilities. There are 4 channels of CV and GATE outputs that can be configured to various layouts. Each channel is also able to LISTEN to the simple waveform of an oscillator and with a single press of the TUNE button it magically makes everything play in tune. The UPDATE and WINDOW inputs allow creative mangling of the voice allocation and open harmonic content to be animated in modular environment. The TRANSPOSE and GLIDE jacks open up the module for further creativity.

New product line​ of eurorack modules is coming soon from ​Casper Electronics​. At Superbooth Peter Edwards will preview his prototypes which are highly influenced by his signature gestural performances using experimental mixer techniques with loads of feedback and overdrive. Now with everything under complex CV control and fine-tuned for modular environments.

After a long wait we are finally shipping our beloved ​THYME​ - The Robot Operated Digital Tape Machine. This certainly is the most advanced instrument we have ever created and it opens huge sonic possibilities of real-time sound manipulation. We have released a new video.


Pricing and availability:

- Timber - available now at noise.kitchen for 170 EUR excl. tax , currently in production, ships in July 2018

- 1983 - available latest in September 2018 with price around 250 EUR excl. tax

- Bastl & Casper Eurorack modules - available later in 2018

- THYME - available now and shipping for 439 EUR excl. tax, thru Bastl dealers"

softPop - psychedelic analog noise creature

Published on Jul 3, 2017 Bastl Instruments

"softPop is a playfully organic, semi-modular light and sound synthesizer with wide variety of sounds: from random dripping water pops to heavy subtractive basslines. Its fully analog core consisting of a heavily feedbacked system of dual triangle-core oscillators, state variable filter and sample and hold is played through an intuitive interface of 6 faders that provide countless combinations which can be explored by anyone."

Previous posts featuring softPop.

via Bastl Instruments

"We are really happy to finally announce the softPop ! Since the first public preview at the Superbooth we have pushed its design even further, fine tuned its inner workings but most importantly we have developed anodised aluminium enclosure with laser engraving. That gives the machine durability boost and empowers its portability.
softPop is a playfully organic, semi-modular light and sound synthesizer with wide variety of sounds: from random dripping water pops to heavy subtractive basslines. Its fully analog core consisting of a heavily feedbacked system of dual triangle-core oscillators, state variable filter and sample and hold is played through an intuitive interface of 6 faders that provide countless combinations which can be explored by anyone. It can also process external audio thru the filter while using the envelope follower to intuitively synchronise to the incoming signal. Extensive mini patchbay offers lots of reconfigurability and 3 jacks A,B,C can be used to send signals in or out of the patch bay. Battery operation, built in speaker and carrying handle make it the ultimate picnic boombox! The analog soul is enhanced by a quantize feature (auto-tune) and pattern generator with two memories P1 and P2. For adventurous and courageous souls there is a secret chamber in the back for hacking & modding.

PRICING AND AVAILABILITY

softPop is available now for pre-order at noise.kitchen and select dealers for 309 EUR excl. Tax
The first batch of preorders will ship late August 2017. Additional wooden handle backplate is available as separate accessory."

Bastl Instruments NEWS at Superbooth 2017

via Bastl Instruments:

"We have a lot of exciting news to share at Superbooth 2017 - finally our flagship effects processor Thyme comes to life! Peter Edwards a.k.a. Casper Electronics will show his new invention: a portable, experimental synth called the softPop. We have a new eurorack module drum pad interface Kong. Dude is a new portable mixer with concept of modularity in mind. We are starting to offer our trusty microGranny as a DIY kit and we will also show the aluminum panel designs for our Eurorack line of modules for the first time. And as the Bastl community is growing we have more updates in the wide range of activities that we make, too.

The Thyme effects processor [see here for a Superbooth video] will finally scrap off its vaporware label at Superbooth, where we will give the first public demo in two years after announcing an early prototype back in 2015. The Thyme is best described as a sequenceable robot operated digital tape machine. With a lot of parameters at hand it enables the exploration of all the time based effects and the vast space in between their classical multi-effects categories! Each of the 9 different parameters (Tape Speed, Delay Coarse & Fine, Feedback, Filter, extra heads Spacing and Levels, Dry Wet Mix and Volume) has a dedicated and very flexible modulation source - called the Robot - which can be phased out differently for left and right channel to create psychedelic new sound effects. The Robot can either be an LFO with many different waveshapes, external CV source or an envelope follower to enable effects reacting to dynamics. On top of everything there are 8 buttons to select a preset and those presets can be sequenced by a built in meta sequencer. The Thyme is ready for production and pricing and availability will be announced in May 2017.

softPop is a playfully organic, semi-modular light and sound synthesizer with wide variety of sounds: from random dripping water pops to heavy subtractive basslines. Its fully analog core consisting of heavily feedbacked system of dual triangle-core oscillator, state variable filter and sample and hold is played through an intuitive interface of 6 faders that provides countless combinations which can be explored by anyone. It can also process external audio thru the filter while using the envelope follower to intuitively synchronise to the incoming signal. The analog soul is enhanced by a quantize feature (auto-tune) and pattern generator with two memories A and B. For adventurous and courageous souls there is a secret chamber in the back for hacking & modding. We will launch the pre-orders in a couple of weeks with price somewhere below 300 eur.

KONG

The expressiveness of a drumming performance and the freedom of a eurorack modular synthesizer finally have a dedicated interface! Kong is a dual drumpad interface that amplifies the drumpad signal and converts it to trigger and velocity CV signals. The Gain knob helps to amplify signal from any drumpad and serves as a sensitivity setting for the velocity, too. The whole architecture is fully analog and the Velocity CV signal is generated by sample and hold circuit with extremely low drift which makes it perfect for controlling crazy patches by hitting a bunch of drumpads. Kong is available NOW for preorder from noise.kitchen for 109 eur without tax. Preorders will ship in June.

Dude is a portable battery operated 5 channel audio mixer with mini jack inputs and output. Each channel has a dedicated mute button and up to +20dB gain to boost weak signals or saturate line level signals. It is a monophonic mixer but can drive your headphones and therefore its perfect for small portable rigs or submixes on stage. It runs on four AA batteries (or external powersupply) and it is almost as small as its batterypack. Because each channel has enough gain that it can be turned into tone generator by feeding the output back to an input thru a passive eq and other simple circuits. The first batch of the Dude is available NOW from noise.kitchen for 75 eur excluding tax.

microGranny2 as a DIY kit

We have announced the microGranny2 about 3 years ago and it still is very popular machine. After several updates we can finally offer it as a DIY kit! microGranny is a granular sampler with built in microphone that operates samples on a microSD card. It is available NOW from noise.kitchen for 130 eur excl. tax!

Aluminum panels for Eurorack modules

We dedicated a lot of effort to make our wooden panels look and feel great. Now after quite some requests from people we finally found a manufacturing partner for the aluminium panels that meets our high expectations. We are using silkscreen printing in between of the anodizing phases. This method bakes the color perfectly into the material making the colour full, rich and yet very durable!

The modules will be gradually available from selected retailers from 1st May 2017. Note: the wooden panel version of the modules will NOT be discontinued

Further updates from the Bastl Community

● We have made a zine about the Bastl community which will be presented and distributed on demand at the Superbooth 2017 and further
● Noise Kitchen Synthfest: Connecting Distant Patchpoints organized by Bastl and partners takes place in the coming days after Superbooth 2017 in 4 different cities: 23.4. Berlin, 26.4. Praha, 28.4. Brno, 29.4. Wien . Join us there <3 http://noise.kitchen/synth-fest-2017/
● Two new films were published about the Bastl community: Cuckoo’s in depth documentary & Electronic Beats INSIDE: Bastl Instruments
● 2 recent releases on our Nona Records label: NONA004 Family Matter, NONA005 607f/s by ~emb http://www.nona-rec.com/
● We are opening new coffee store front called Koffein at Panská 13, Brno, Czech Republic. Learn how to make great coffee at home, enjoy the best coffee made by Valentino at Bastl and patch a modular synth in the meantime!
● Project 60 knobs is getting finalised
● Due to the recent shift of the Czech Currency (CZK) and rising living costs in the Czech Republic we
will be adjusting our international prices accordingly from 1st May"

Bastl Instruments Introduces the KLIK - analog audio sync

Published on Jan 19, 2017 Bastl Instruments

"dual line level audio click to modular clock / trigger converter"

"We are happy to announce our new product: the KLIK!

It is a synchronisation device that enables the user to make rock solid analog sync signals from their computer and hardware synths. The KLIK revives the old-school sync technique of using audio tracks for synchronisation purposes. Record your synths exactly on the grid into your DAW while compensating for the latency of your sound card. Jam between your computer and your HW in a really tight sync and add groove to your clock.

We have collaborated with Bitwig and Irrupt Audio to make the KLIK as powerful and easy to use as possible and are presenting this collaboration for the first time at NAMM 2017. Check us out and try the KLIK at booth C4911 !

The new version of Bitwig (2.0) adds a HW CLOCK device which we collaborated on to use with the KLIK!

Please note that the KLIK is designed to only transmit clock / trigger information. Its output is either low or high 0 or 5V. It doesn't output continuous CV signals.

Pricing and availability
Price is 49 eur excluding tax (approx 59 eur including tax)
The KLIK is available for preorder NOW at Noise.kitchen and first units will start shipping in March 2017"

Unboxing/assembling Make Noise Modular Synth Skiff Bill T Miller Orgy Of Noise

Published on Jan 18, 2017 Bill T Miller

"Unboxing/assembling of Bill T Miller / Orgy Of Noise modular synth skiff rig featuring Make Noise Music eurorack style modules: WOGGLEBUG & STO & MATHS & BRAINS & PRESSURE POINTS & ROSIE with two custom BTM TELEGRAPHO controller modules and eventually adding Mutable Music Things EARS & Bastl Instruments TROMSO & Synthrotek DLY & Pittsburgh Modular MULT. see: http://OrgyOfNoise.com/skiff

BTM MODULAR SKIFF RIG was incorporated into the existing two road case BTM SYNTH MOUNTAIN RIGS with Make Noise 0-Coast & Keith McMillen QuNexus CV Keyboard & Korg SQ-1 Sequencer & Teenage Engineering rhythm pocket operator & Mini-Kaos Pad into Nady Mixer and the other case with MOOG Mother-32 & Moog Werkstatt & another custom BTM TELEGRAPHO controller & iPad (with Model 15 & AniMoog & etc apps) & Arturia Beatstep Sequencer & Waterhed Circuit Bent Voice Changer & custom BTM Thumb Piano / Spring-O Cigar Box instrument & another Mini-Kaos pad all into Realistic Mixer. PLUS, bonus Moog Taurus & Moog Theremini and ultra bonus vintage ARP ODYSSEY white faced synth.

Big THANKS TONY ROLANDO and MAKE NOISE MUSIC in Asheville & CONTROL in Brooklyn and ZIGGY CAT & SHERI HAUSEY !!!

Time Lapse Video & Soundtrack by Bill T Miller
Headroom Kitchen Studios Boston December 2016

!!!!!!!!!!!"

ROLI Introduces New BLOCKS Modular Music Studio Wireless Instrument

Uploaded on Nov 1, 2016 ROLI

A bit like a Korg Kaossilator on steroids. Note the surface is slightly flexible in the last video.

"Introducing BLOCKS, the most accessible and versatile music creation system ever made, opening the world of music creation to everyone.

The Lightpad Block is an easy-to-use wireless instrument powered by our free NOISE app. Use its illuminated surface to shape sounds using 5D touch. Create beats, play melodies, record loops and build songs. Connect to other BLOCKS for more performing and producing power."

"The Lightpad Block is the center of the BLOCKS system. You make music through natural movements on the Block’s smooth, glowing, pressure-responsive surface. Drop beats and shape melodies by striking, sliding, and pressing your fingers on the surface. Illuminated grids help you find your notes. Light Trails guide you to learn musical gestures quickly. To get started on BLOCKS, all you need is a Lightpad Block and NOISE, the iOS app."

"NOISE is the iOS app that powers BLOCKS. It’s free to download on iPhones and iPads. On NOISE you choose from over 100 sounds to play on your Lightpad Block. You also use the app to record loops — so you can easily make a track. Everything works wirelessly. With NOISE, BLOCKS becomes as powerful as a professional-grade synthesizer."

"The Live Block and Loop Block make it even easier to access the features you use most to make music. At the touch of a button you can record your beats, play them back, switch scales, play chords and arpeggios, and more. They connect to your Lightpad Block with a click, putting even more control at your fingertips."

"You can make music anywhere with BLOCKS. Play it on your knees, or play it on your kitchen counter. Take BLOCKS to the park. Each Block is lightweight and fits in your pocket, so you can carry them around as easily as a smartphone. Everything is wireless, so you don’t even need cords. BLOCKS opens up a new world of music-making — and a world of new places to make music."

https://roli.com/blocks

Kastle - pocket sized lo-fi modular synth - Bastl Instruments

Published on Oct 7, 2016 Bastl Instruments

That is just too cute, and too cool.

"Kastle is a pocket size modular synthesizer that runs on batteries and produces unique modulations and lo-fi sounds. It is a lot of fun on its own but it also interfaces smoothly with other gear and greatly enhances modular system of any size. With its low price point it is perfect for anyone especially beginners!
The Synth version combines complex oscillator and LFO with stepped waveform generator.

more info: http://www.bastl-instruments.com/inst...
buy now : http://noise.kitchen/shop/bastl/kastl...
music by Paseka: https://soundcloud.com/pasekacz

"Kastle is pocket size modular synthesizer that runs on batteries, interfaces great with other gear and produces unique modulations and lo-fi sounds. It is a lot of fun on its own and it greatly enhances any modular system and with its low price point it is perfect for anyone especially beginners!

The Synth version combines complex oscillator and LFO with stepped waveform generator.

FEATURES

complex oscillator
3 synthesis modes: phase distortion, phase modulation and track & hold modulation
pitch control with offset and CV input with attenuator
timbre control with offset and CV input with attenuator
waveshape control with offset and CV input
voltage controllable LFO with triangle and square outputs and reset input
stepped voltage generator with random, 8 step and loop 16 step mode
2 I/O CV ports are available and can be routed to any patch point
the main output can drive headphones
3x AA battery operation with power switch
open source
possibility of exchanging different LFO and OSC chips
the pattern on the sides changes and every unit is an original


WHAT IS IN THE BOX

kastle synth
10 patch cables
sticker
for environmental reasons we are excluding the batteries in the package"

Synth Mountain Jam with 0-Coast - Mother 32 - Werkstatt - Taurus II - BILL T MILLER of ORGY OF NOISE

Published on Sep 22, 2016 Bill T Miller

"Bill T Miller of Orgy Of Noise - http://OrgyOfNoise ...unites all coasts and the entire universe of in his Synth Mountain Jam experimental semi-modular synth exploration featuring made in the mountains of Asheville synths... Make Music Music 0-Coast (on left speaker) & Moog Music Mother 32 & Werkstatt (on right speaker) with blips of vintage Moog Taurus II drone bits.... all controlled by M32 sequencer and Arturia BeatStep sequencer and three custom Bill T Miller controllers, included two different BTM TELEGRAPHY switch keys (eurorack style mounted in cigar boxes) with photocell and attenuator pots along with a mutant BTM ROBOTO that is a dedicated photo cell light controller with Doctor Who Sonic Screwdriver as main light source. All mixed in a classic Realistic Mixer for that vintage transistor sound.

Video shot by Sheri Hausey & Bill T Miller
Edited & Glitched by Bill T Miller & Ziggy Cat
at Headroom Kitchen Studios Boston Summer 2016.

* The AUDIO from this BTM SYNTH MOUNTAIN JAM is part of the
Bill T Miller SYNTHY album in progress now.

http://billtmiller.bandcamp.com"

Triple Grendel synth jam

Published on Sep 21, 2016 EA78751

"Demoing some sounds you can get from the Grendel DC-2e Eurorack voice modules along with the Grendel RA-9 Grenadier, plus a mystery synth on the left. Grendel synthesizers are available from I/O Music Technology, Detroit Modular, Switched On, NoiseBug, Perfect Circuit Audio, Analogue Haven, Noise Kitchen, SchneidersLaden. Rare Waves LLC 2016, www.rarewaves.net"

SYNTH FEST 2: Gijs Gieskes Interview #TTNM

Published on May 28, 2016 The Tuesday Night Machines

"Interview with Gijs Gieskes at Noise Kitchen Synth Fest 2016 about his various mechanical sound machine projects."

SYNTH FEST 2: LepLoop Interview & Sounds #TTNM

Published on May 28, 2016 The Tuesday Night Machines

"Tony from LepLoop showed me his new Lumanoise versions as Noise Kitchen Synth Fest 2016, as well as a new comic about the hero LepLoop."

Noise Kitchen Synth Fest 2016 (Brno) - bitRanger, Soulsby and more

Published on May 28, 2016 Synth Anatomy

Yesterday, I make a trip to Brno to the headquarter of Bastl Instruments where the guys behind this company organised a "wonderful relaxing Synthesizer Fair with some developers and some music acts. Here is a walking tour of Synth Fest 2016 where you can see some complete stuff like the Bastl Instruments bitRanger."

SYNTH FEST 2: Snapchat Story Day 1 (air travel, fruit, live music and bitRanger) #TTNM

Published on May 27, 2016 The Tuesday Night Machines

"Here's my Snapchat Story of day one at Noise Kitchen Synth Fest 2016. Watch me get up early, fly to Vienna, eat, drink and encounter the Bastl Instruments bitRanger!"

SYNTH FEST 2: bitRanger Presentation #TTNM

Published on May 27, 2016

"People were excited about the presentation of the Bastl Instruments bitRanger, followed by an awesome performance by Peter Edwards of Casper electronics at NOISE KITCHEN SYNTH FEST 2016 in Brno. Here's a quick capture of the beginning of the show. Jump to 3:10 for the start of the performance."

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