"Evaton Technologies shows uCVC at unveiling of Haken ContinuuMini at IRCAM
Evaton Technologies’ Russ Hoffman [left] was on hand at ContinuuCon Paris this weekend, at IRCAM, to demonstrate the µCVC Eurorack module in conjunction with the release of the new, more affordable, more portable version of Haken Audio Continuum, called the 'ContinuuMini'.
"Moogfest 2018 is a fully immersive experience with over 150 artists, performances, workshops, keynotes and masterclasses.
The full lineup and schedule for Moogfest 2018 (May 17 - 20) is available now. Ticket holders for this year’s festival in Durham will get to begin reserving their workshop spaces as early as this Friday, so now is the perfect time to purchase your tickets to Moogfest 2018 and begin building your custom experience.
• Engineer and VIP passholders: Workshop sign up begins this Friday, April 20 at 11 a.m. (ET) and ends April 23 at 11:59 p.m. (ET). You will be able to sign up for two workshops per person.
WANT TO BUILD AN UNRELEASED SYNTHESIZER WITH MOOG ENGINEERS?
Get the most out of Moogfest with the Engineer Pass, a special ticket that provides VIP access to the festival and the unique opportunity to work alongside Moog Music Engineers during a two-day synth-building workshop. This behind-the-scenes experience gives you the opportunity to engage Moog engineers while gaining insight into the art of electronic design.
This year’s workshop will build the Sub-Harmonicon, a brand-new electronic instrument inspired by the Trautonium, the Rhythmicon, and the Schillinger System. It is a semi-modular harmonic kaleidoscope that divides into itself until everything that is up becomes down.
With the Engineer VIP Pass, you’re delving into synthesis at the foundational level—and you come away with your own limited-edition, unreleased Moog synthesizer, hand-built by you.
Not only does it grant you exclusive access to a premium workshop, it opens all doors to other Moogfest 2018 activities.
This means:
• VIP Access to all events and exclusive areas.
• Complimentary food and beverage in select areas.
• Prioritized access to workshop registration.
• Access to a dedicated Festival Concierge who organizes your Engineer class schedule and is available for any questions you have may have.
• A custom embroidered patch patch representing the 2018 Engineer Workshop class.
The 2018 Engineer Pass is extremely limited in number and will only be available while supplies last."
"Great little analog desktop drone synth controlled by light.
From the official website:
Lumanoise v2 has:
- one square oscillator, one 12bit sawtooth oscillator, and 2 trautonium like sub oscillators.
- inspired by the Oskar Sala Trautonium synth. We use one Trautonium tmaster oscillator under LDR control and 2 sub oscillator, where you can set the division frequency of the tmaster oscillator.
- oscillators pitch is controlled by a photo resistor, each oscillator has a volume pot.
- has a 12 db low pass resonant filter, the filter cut-off can be controlled by the potentiometer or the photoresistor.
Lumanoise works with voltage between 9 and 12 volt
direct current DC, central +"
Produced by: LudoWic
Music written and performed by: Thijs Lodewijk and Tom Broshuis
Mixed by: Jos Driessen and LudoWic at Sandlane Recording Facilities
Mastered by: Ivo Severijns for Music Matters
Recorded at: Ursulinenkapel, Tilburg
Distributed and sold by: Black Screen Records / Wic Recordings
Copyright (C)(P) 2017 Wic Recordings / Black Screen Records Published by: BMG/Talpa. All rights reserved.
All rights of the producer and owner of the work reproduced reserved.
Unauthorized copying, hiring, lending, public performances and broadcasting of this record prohibited.
Used Gear:
- Roland MC202
- Roland SH101
- Jomox xBase 09
- Trautonium
- Fostex Taperecorder
- Space Echo Roland RE150
- Akai MPC2000xl
- Copycat tapedelay
- General Radio CO. (sound analyzer)"
Published on Jan 5, 2017 The Tuesday Night Machines
Playlist:
1. Lumanoise v.3 Saw Synthesizer Demo #TTNM
"The Luma Noise v3 is a light-controllable, dual sawtooth + noise synthesizer, with a resonant low pass filter. It's handmade in Italy, together with other synths of the Lumanoise & Leploop family."
"The Luma Noise v4 is a light-controllable synthesizer with four individual oscillators and a resonant low pass filter. It's handmade in Italy, together with other synths of the Lumanoise & Leploop family."
3. Lumanoise v.5 Solar Synthesizer Demo #TTNM
"The Luma Noise v5 is a light-controllable synthesizer with a solar panel as tone generator and a resonant low pass filter. It's handmade in Italy, together with other synths of the Lumanoise & Leploop family."
The V1 and V2 Lumanoise synths were first announced back in May of 2013. I was curious when the new V3 - V5 were first posted and it appears they went up in November, also via TTNM.
Lumanoise & Multicassa Demo Jams
Published on Jan 5, 2017 The Tuesday Night Machines
"Three Lumanoise light-controlled synths, a Multicassa drum machine and two guitar FX pedals play together with lots of blinking lights :)"
A demonstration of many of the System Presets new in firmware version 8.00.
"FIRMWARE VERSION 8.00
Firmware 8.00 is the latest and greatest version of the Continuum firmware. There have been many improvements included in this release. Even more improvements are coming in the near future!
Firmware 8.00 includes over 120 new System Presets, designed by Edmund Eagan and other Continuum Fingerboard sound designers.
System Presets are now organized by Category making a particular preset easier to find.
Description bubbles offer patch information and suggestions for playing techniques.
Even More Ways to Play the Continuum
Published on Nov 26, 2016 The Tuesday Night Machines
"Here's an overview of the new 2016 Lep Loop Multicassa analog drum machine, made in Italy and based on the Trautonium concepts. Watch it in action here:" [posted here]
"The first of two presentations on the subharmonic generator. A Look at the very singular 'sawtooth' wave of the mixtur-trautonium in comparison with conventional oscillators.
For a very interesting read on the history and development of electronic music in Germany you can download Instruments for New Music Sound, Technology, and Modernism, byThomas Patteson for free at:
Playlist [descriptions below]:
A Demonstration Of Oskar Sala's Mixtur-Trautonium Formant Filters
Improvisation for modular mixtur-trautonium.
Contrary Motion Studies for Modular Mixtur-Trautonium
1. A Demonstration Of Oskar Sala's Mixtur-Trautonium Formant Filters
A demonstration of the mixtur-trautonium's formant filters. The filter was originally designed by Freidrich Trautwein as vacuum tube (or rohrentechnik) technology in 1930, at the very beginnings of subtractive synthesis.( I mistakenly referred to subharmonic synthesis in my closing remarks) The filters here are version of the design from the halbeiter, or semiconductor mixtur trautonium dating from around 1989 and were made by Trautoniks. For further information, interviews with Oskar Sala, explanations of the instrument and musical examples visit Trautonist at:
Published on Oct 15, 2014
An improvisation for mixtur trautonium. Timbral variations effected by voltage control of the assigned footpedals. The manuals, subharmonic generators and formant filters supplied by Trautoniks.
Other modules in the system by Doepfer, Analogue Systems and MOTM-Syntheisis technology.
3. Contrary Motion Studies for Modular Mixtur-Trautonium
Published on Oct 15, 2014
Two short improvisations for mixtur-trautonium, demonstrating possibilities for contrary motion portamento performance. Manuals, subharmonic generators and formant filters supplied by Trautoniks. Other modules in this system by Analogue Systems Doepfer and MOTM-Synthesis technology.
This is a playlist of ContinuuCon 2016 videos starting with the teaser video. The full playlist follows the description below. Note Tony Rolando of Make Noise's video went up previously here. You can skip any video using the video controls at the bottom of the player.
"ContinuuCon, the First Continuum Fingerboard Conference took place June 9–11, 2016, at the Altamont Theatre in Asheville, NC.
Performers, sound designers, composers and electronic music enthusiasts who attended ContinuuCon explored this uniquely expressive instrument through concerts, workshops, lectures and more. Dr. Lippold Haken, inventor of the Continuum, and Edmund Eagan, developer of the Continuum’s synthesis engine EaganMatrix, were among those sharing their knowledge and musical talents.
With sponsors including the Bob Moog Foundation and modular synthesizer manufacturer Make Noise, the event opened with a reception at the Make Noise factory and included an evening concert, and a dinner (with multiple jam sessions) at Streamside.
Cameras: Geary Yelton, Chris Stack, John Schwenk
Editing: Chris Stack
ContinuuConcert Visuals: Greg Waltzer
Special thanks to: The Bob Moog Foundation, Make Noise, Hong Waltzer, Lora Tannenholz, The Altamont Theater and all the ContinuuCon attendees and guests.
Learn more at continuucon.com and hakenaudio.com/Continuum"
Playlist:
1. ContinuuCon Teaser Video
2. ContinuuCon :: 2016
3. ContinuuCon Quick Take :: Pallav Pandya
4. ContinuuCon :: Continuum History with Lippold Haken - "History and Deconstruction - Dr. Lippold Haken :: A chronological look at the development of the Continuum, from the first design goals to the current state of the art. Including design philosophies and the evolution that has occurred due to exposure to performers and new synthesis techniques."
5. ContinuuCon :: Continuous Pitch-Space Instruments with Dr. Tom Rhea - "A journey through time with the Hellertion, theremin, ondes Martenot, Trautonium, Moog Ribbon, Moog Trazor, and of course now, the Haken Continuum.
Dr. Tom Rhea pioneered introduction of synthesizers internationally as a Moog synthesizer clinician, functional design consultant, artist relations specialist, documentation writer, and marketing executive. Publications include articles and reviews in Computer Music Journal and many owner's manuals, e.g. the Minimoog Owner's Manual.
A noted lecturer on the history of electronic musical instruments, his Ph.D. dissertation on the topic is cited in The New Harvard Dictionary of Music, and in multiple entries in The New Grove Dictionary of Musical Instruments, and now The Grove Dictionary of Musical Instruments, Second Edition.
Conceived and oversaw development of, and wrote the first music for OxyLights, the world's largest permanent music and light installation, as recognized in The Guinness Book of World Records. Artist in Residence at the IEA (Institute for Electronic Arts) 2000-2001 at Alfred University, NY to explore use of DVD technology for presentation of film clips with focus on electronics in the soundtrack.
Cameras: Geary Yelton, Chris Stack
Editing: Chris Stack
Audio: John Schwenk"
6. ContinuuCon :: EaganMatrix pt1 with Ed Eagan - "Design philosophy, the reason for it’s existence, inspirations, why a matrix, what is a matrix, module by module descriptions, simple and complex patching examples, the reasons behind the percular formula construction, integration with MIDI and Max MSP."
7. ContinuuCon :: Tony Rolando on East Coast/West Coast Synthesis - "Make Noise founder Tony Rolando fills us in on the historical differences and similarities in the development of synthesis and electronic music on the East and West coasts. He also includes a demo of Make Noise's new 0-Coast synthesizer module."
8. ContunuuCon :: Continuum Playing Techniques pt1 - "Ed Eagan, Sally Sparks and Rob Schwimmer in a panel discussion and open forum about Continuum playing techniques, and how each has developed their own personal style. Learn more at www.continuucon.com"
"There is a new book on Max Brand, German composer who lived in the USA for a while. He used the Trautonium and, later, was an early Moog synthesizer customer...
See the Max Brand label for previous posts if you are not familiar with him.
via the Googlish translation:
"A contemporary of Arnold Schoenberg and Kurt Weill Max Brand was a figure between late romanticism, futurism and outbreaks of the electronic age. The cultural breakdown by the Nazis, before which he fled in 1937 from Vienna and ended up in Rio de Janeiro, began a promising career as an opera composer to an end. In 1940 he settled in New York, where he pursued his vision of an electronic music machine for the stage. Many attempts did not lead on, one of which was an optical synthesizer with self-drawn waveforms, finally Moogtonium, a slightly ajar to the Mixturtrautonium Oskar Salas, Robert A. Moog synthesizer built. The development work on the machine dragged on far too long, so that fire could never realize his dream to have an electronic one-man band for the operatic stage. In 1975 he returned to Austria, where he lived in Langenzersdorf and in 1980 died.
As a contemporary of Arnold Schoenberg and Kurt Weill, Max Brand was a figure shaped by late romanticism, futurism, and the early electronic age. The cultural upheaval Caused by the Nazis, from splat he fled from Vienna to Rio de Janeiro in 1937, put on end to a very promising career as composer of opera. In 1940 he settled in New York, where he worked to realize his visions of an electronic music machine for the stage. There were many Attempts, Which all fell short, one of which thesis on optical synthesizer with waveforms he drew himself, and finally the Moogtonium, a synthesizer based on Oskar Sala's Mixture-Trautonium and engineered by Robert A. Moog. But development Took much too long, and fire that never able to Fulfill his dream of an electronic one-man orchestra for the opera stage. In 1975 he returned to Austria, where he lived until his death in Langenzersdorf in 1980th"
"PART 2 --- Here is some more stuff featuring DOEPFER TRAUTONIUM FORMANT FILTER A-104. How does it sound filtering such a fabulous machine like the SEQUENTIAL PROPHET 6 with this filter???
Listen to the results here an in the next clip to come!!!"
"Here is some more stuff featuring DOEPFER TRAUTONIUM FORMANT FILTER A-104. How does it sound filtering such a fabulous machine like the SEQUENTIAL PROPHET 6 with this filter???
Listen to the results here an in the next clip to come!!!"
