MUSIC BY HAND (Handtracking With Musikraken)

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"Another testdrive using #musikraken for handtracking, using the opening of the hand as indicator for note pitch height and the hand tilt as midi cc for the filter cutoff. The midi notes are send to #steppolyarpunit triggering an arpeggio with quite low step probability, sequencing #isem and spiced up with #k7d delay. Served with audioreactive particle projection."

Audiovisual Piano Jam (iPad + Roli Lightpad Block)

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"Playing some piano sequences using #roliblocks #lightpad loaded with #pressurecafe script which sends notes to the iPad loaded with #purepiano and #decentsampler and a few fx. The same midi notes are used to trigger the visuals made with #visualsynthesizer @Imaginando using my preset 'Blinds' that comes with the recent Retina Refill preset pack."

Lazy Rainy Sunday Piano Jam (Norns + OxiOne + iPad)

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"A tiny piano thingy on a rainy sunday.
#awake script for #norns, #oxione as grid, sequencing #pureupright on the ipad with additional fx using #k7d, #rymdigare, #spacefields"

Generative iPad Jam In The Woods (ZOA + Pure Upright)

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"Please enjoy this calm generative jam in the woods, just using the ipad with a bunch of apps.

Apps used:

2 instances of #pureupright piano, #decentsampler loaded with #sneakypiano from pianobook, sequenced by #zoasequencer, additional fx with #spacefields and #k7ddelay."

Handmade Glitches (Musikraken iPad Hand Tracking + Monome Norns Fall)

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"Here i‘m trying to utilize the handtracking features of #musikraken app on iOS to use hand gestures as midi source for creating glitchy bits. Layered on top of a generative soundbed coming from #monome #norns loaded with Fall script. A connected #OxiOne acts as a grid. Next to the sound coming from the Norns, it‘s also sending midi to the iPad playing various synths (#Aparillo, #VHSSynth and #Zeeon) at the same time. The straight beat is coming from #playbeat3 while the glitchy bits are coming from #fractalbits. The hand waving gestures are not only triggering midi note events but also modulate additional FX (#koalafx and #dedalusdelay), e.g. the distance of the second hand towards the ipad camera is controlling the comb filter of Koalafx and the opening of the first hand is controlling the delay feedback of Dedalus."

STICK OF GLITCH (PS4 controller as glitch machine)

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"Thanks to the latest update for #musikraken app, you can integrate game controllers into your musical life. Here a ps4 controller stick is sending midi notes and cc from musikraken to AUM loaded with #fractalbits and #koalafx. The stick is configured to send midi notes by changing its y-position (from low to higher notes) while the x-axis is controlling filter, comb filter and crush of koalafx."

t a r d i g r a i n

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"I had the great honor to work on this for the last couple of weeks to create a promo video for the updated version of Tardigrain @humbletune , a lovely granular synth app for iOS. This project included outdoor projections with floating particles in the dark exploring and unveiling the beauty of nature, just like the grains of granular synthesis allow for exploring and unveiling the beauty of sonic landscapes. Next to the video part i created the music using #tardigrain obviously for all the melodic pads and clicks and #hammerhead for the drums."

OP-Z Dark Analog Explorations

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"Some rather dark and noisy explorations using only the analog instrument on the OP-Z. What i found really useful in this case was to either use full cranked up reverb on both fx channels to really dip the sounds into dark space, or combining the reverb with the chorus fx for some heavy detunings. In some patches i‘ve also included the gyro of the OP-Z to modulate the filter cutoff by tilting the device. Besides, i realized that when turning the usb monitoring on while live recording this into my iPad over USB, it‘s feeding itself back into the input, resulting in more or less heavy feedback loops, which is also a technique used in some occasions here."

Sunday Synth Excursion (Waldorf Rocket + StepPolyArpUnit)

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"Wanted to give the #waldorfrocket a bit of love since he spent quite some time in the drawer lately. But i actually like its sound. Sequenced with the lovely #steppolyarpunit, additional fx with #eventideblackhole and #k7d running on the ipad."

Sunday Synth Excursion (OxiOne + iPad)

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"Went into the woods for this little something. #OxiOne sequencing #Tardigrain, #Aparillo and #Purepiano on the ipad."

New OODA Sequencer for iOS

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"First little run with #oodasequencer going into a couple of #decentsampler instances and #purepiano. Served with particles. Enjoy. 😊"

OODA - Portable MIDI Sequencer by Ryan Robinson

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OODA - NEW - Portable MIDI Step Sequencer - With Wormholes - Featuring SynthMaster 1 & 2 - For iOS
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And a few tutorials by the developer followed by full details:

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OODA is a fresh take on the classic MIDI step sequencer with interactive and semi-generative enhancements.

What makes OODA unique is that you can connect arbitrary steps together using conditional “wormholes” to add structured (or random) variation to your sequences. Another unique feature is that OODA’s underlying model is decoupled from its voices. This allows you to interact with your sequences and create melodic variations in real time without affecting your groove.

OODA’s open-ended sequence grid can be easily configured for almost any use case. Anything from simple melodies and bass parts to semi-generative chords and arpeggios, OODA can do it all with a little creativity!

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Audiovisual Ambient Excursion With Norns Buoys And Oxi One

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"A calming audiovisual piece using #buoys script for #norns, loaded with a bunch of piano samples recorded with Pure Piano on the iPad. Oxi One acting as a grid. Visuals #madewithnotch."

A Brief Moment In Time And Space (Ambient iPad Jam In the Wild)

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"Some ambients notes in the wild, using #zeeonsynth going through new #spacefield app, enriched with #rymdigare and the free #chowbyod"

Dark Ambient Drones With Norns Dronecaster

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"Sometimes some dark ambient drones is all what you need and feel. Here #dronecaster script for #norns is casting drones while the visuals should loosely visualize the idea of radio waves emitting and interfering. Norns‘ output is going into the ipad with a pinch of additional effects like Blackhole and Rymdigare. Visuals #madewithnotch"

Norns

First Ambient Outdoor Jam Of The Year (OxiOne + iPad)

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"I took the chance of one of the first warmer day of the year to visit the woods with the iPad and OxiOne sequencer to summon the spring. Here OxiOne in chord mode is sequencing the iPad loaded with #aparillosynth and the free #wintervoices and #winterpiano sample library for #decentsampler. Hopefully a lot more outdoor jams will happen this year."

Oxi One Stochastic Sequencing

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"Playing around with an upcoming firmware for #oxione which features a new so-called stochastic mode, which seems to be awesome for generative experiments. Here sequencing the free #spitfirelabs #softpiano and #frozenstrings"

Oxi One - First Baby Steps Sequencing The iPad

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"First humble steps with the #oxione, sequencing everything on the iPad. Apps in use: Arp is #zeeonsynth, chords are coming from #aparillosynth and #audiodamagecontinua, drums are #klevgrandslammer and #fractalbits."

PO32 Tonic + iPhone Connection (Jamuary2022 Challenge)

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"This jam is my attempt to take part on the weekly #jamuary2022 challenge by @True Cuckoo , where the theme "connection" has to be implemented in one or the other way. Besides, it has to use at least some acoustic samples.

I see the theme of connection contextualized in four layers:

- Emotional connection: The piano recording dates back about 5 years ago to one morning at my mother-in-law‘s house. While some part of the family was preparing food, i was tinkling on the family’s old upright piano. You can even hear my little nephew playing in the background. Especially since the piano and even the house doesn’t exist anymore in this form, it’s a nice reminder to this very moment.

- Literal connection: By strapping the PO on the iPhone, both devices almost become one new self-contained instrument, both by forming a physical unity and by enabling the usage of each audio output simultaneously.

- Physical connection: By utilizing the gyrometer sensor in the iphone to scrub through the recording in a granular synthesis environment (here using idensity app loaded with 2 pitched instances of the piano recording), the body movements are tied to the sonic outcome.

- Audiovisual connection: By presenting this little jam in combination with audioreactive visuals, which are moving forward with each snare hit, the goal is to create a visual clue for the audience to get involved even more into what is happening, creating a wider experience and connection to the act. Furthermore, there‘s a meaningful context to the interweaving circular visuals in the sense that a circle is a connection of infinite points. Like all these individual sonic grains form a whole connected sound. Like life is a connection of infinite single memories."

Hands-Free Experimental iOS Jam

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"Hands-free setup using #musikraken app running on my old iphone6s for handtracking, converting the x-position to midi cc and sending these values over bluetooth to #idensity on the ipad. So it’s possible to scrub through the sounds by waving the hands."

iPad + Launchpad Piano Arpeggio Jam (Decentsampler + ChordJam)

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"A super simple sketchy sketch using #Decentsampler loaded with the free #autumnpiano and #winterpiano library, played with a #launchpadmini routed through #chordjam app in arpeggio mode. #Cality app is receiving the arpeggiated notes and sends a few of them via probability gate to #isem. Finalized with a bit of delay using #k7d."