Playing with Virtual ANS and Sugarbytes Factory, using STAELLA for the visualisations

Published on Jun 6, 2019 pantsofdeath

"I know, I don’t usually post my stuff here, it usually goes over to my music site, but i had a three month block cleared this week by the release of Virtual ANS 3 and I wanted to showcase the otherworldly sounds that come out of that thing. Also on this track is Ruismaker (Bram BOS) and patterning 2."

A Composition with VCV Rack for Virtual ANS

Published on Oct 20, 2017 TheKlirrfaktor

"Just fun ;)"

iTunes: Virtual ANS - Alexander Zolotov

Virtual ANS - Saw Wave Import and Playback

Published on Nov 2, 2018 Sysex|Studio

"Imported a saw wave sound with filter cutoff and resonance into Virtual ANS for iOS to view it’s spectrogram. Playback is lofi and dithered compared to the source because the app only has so many pixels to represent the audio. It’s cool to see the harmonics related to the fundamentals nonetheless."

Virtual ANS Test Drive

Published on Sep 20, 2013 stexe·82 videos

"Getting comfy with the gradient drawing tool on a bamboo tablet and the newly released Virtual ANS synth."

Virtual ANS 3 image sonification demo by Roikat

Published on Jun 16, 2019 Roikat

"A demo of spectral synthesis using Alexander Zolotov's iOS app Virtual ANS 3, using a number of images I thought might produce interesting results. Click "SHOW MORE" below for links to more Roikat videos. Thanks for viewing!"

Looks like the black and gold SH-101 at the start.

What's new in Photosounder 1.10

Published on Feb 8, 2020 Photosounder

Try the demo at https://photosounder.com/download.php

Process of translating images to sound similar to ANS, scroll down for the original machine. You can also find Oramics there. A search for ANS will bring up additional posts featuring endless demos of Virtual ANS for i0S and more.

Nature Oscillator for iPad Released

Published on Aug 13, 2014 Marcus Padrini

You might remember the first video posted here. It is now available via iTunes: Nature - Oscillator - Alexander Zolotov

Curious how this differs from PhonoPaper's free mode.

"The world around us is an endless source of visual information, the flow of the fractal code of life. 'Nature - Oscillator' is one of the attempts to translate this code to sound, using spectral synthesis algorithm of the Virtual ANS engine (software simulator of the unique Russian synthesizer ANS). The program continuously reads the image from the camera and interprets it as the spectrum of the sound. And you can easily control the scanning curve: its amplitude, type and speed.

[ How to use ]

Start the app and you will hear the sound immediately. Try to move the camera and you will hear the sound change.
If there is no sound for some reason - try to reduce the Quality parameter in the app menu.

How to change the scanning curve:
* amplitude: touch the screen and slide up or down;
* speed: touch the screen and slide left or right;
* type: use the slider at the top of the screen.

Any sound can be recorded by pressing the REC button on the right side of the screen."

iTunes: Nature - Oscillator - Alexander Zolotov

Nature - Oscillator. Live #1

Published on Aug 14, 2014 Alexander Zolotov

New video from the developer Alexander Zolotov.

"The world around us is an endless source of visual information, the flow of the fractal code of life. Nature - Oscillator is one of the attempts to translate this code to sound, using spectral synthesis algorithm of the Virtual ANS engine (software simulator of the unique Russian synthesizer ANS). The program continuously reads the image from the camera and interprets it as the spectrum of the sound.
http://warmplace.ru/soft/nosc"

iTunes: Nature - Oscillator - Alexander Zolotov

SILHOUETTE - Visual to Analog Audio Synthesizer with Dual Flight Style Joysticks & Monitor Display

Published on Jan 2, 2019 Pit Przygodda

Kind of a modern day ANS, or Oramics. Also see Virtual ANS for iOS.

"silhouette". A video-to-audio-synthesizer by Pit Przygodda (Prototype 2018).
Infos: www.silhouette-synthesizer.de

6-voice, seperate tuning and modulation, analog-filter, FX. SILHOUETTE trains itself to become a really extraordinary sound-scape-machine!

Technique
s i l h o u e t t e is a software-based synthesizer, that creates sound by using greyscale-data chosen from a picture file.

This is done in real-time.

At the moment, it is programmed under the Pure Data programming environment.

Data-sources:
- real-time-pictures/motion-pictures (camera)
- picture-files
- motion-pictures (films)

Oscillator:
The sound is produced by transforming an area of greyscale-data into sound-data.

Windows:
You have a screen, where you see the camera-picture/picture/film you have loaded in.
You have 2 data-windows within the loaded picture to chose a visual area where you like to extract sound-data.
The 2 windows can be changed in size and position individualy and be modulated by LFO, EG, KBD-follow, audio-waveform or manually in realtime.
Their audio-output is routed anolog to their x/y-position in the picture to coordinates in a quadrophonic sound-system in the performance-room.

Silhouette
So it is possible that the outline of a silhouette is analog to your audio-waveform.
Therefor it is necessary that the silhouette-shape is strictly black and white.
This was the main idea at the beginning of this project:
That you act visually directly IN the waveform.
This is done very sensually by acting on the light-table in front of the camera.
I think about giving that technique a name: "silhouette-synthesis".

Quadrophonia
Since summer 2018 I am building a hardware. It has 2 joystick-controlled-data-windows inside the main-screen which let you move 2 audio-waves analog to their coordinates in the main-wondow inside a quadrophonic space (screen corner-left/top > speaker-front/left; screen corner-right/bottom > speaker back/right etc.).

organica ANS synthesizer

video upload by psilosamples

"music, art and fun collection is coming!! check psilosamples.xyz !
minimalist photoelectronic lofi music fun loops and free study recorded live textures, melodies and atmospheres adventures composes from images to pure frequencies,
created in the virtual ANS synthesizer ,Hi Fi soundloops and generative art in the frames digital poster made by psilosamples"

Electricity in the Fish Life

Published on Dec 29, 2013 Alexander Zolotov·116 videos

"Composed and recorded together with Igor Vasiliev (http://motion-soundscape.blogspot.ru).
SoundCloud version: https://soundcloud.com/zzzwiw/electri...

Recording: Master Record for iPad
https://itunes.apple.com/app/master-r...

Final processing: Audio Mastering for iPad
https://itunes.apple.com/app/audio-ma...

More about audio processing apps for iPad:
http://audio-mastering-ipad.com

Instruments:

Virtual ANS
http://warmplace.ru/soft/ans

VTOL sound boxes
http://vtol.cc/filter/system"

Nature - Oscillator

Published on Aug 13, 2014 Alexander Zolotov

"The world around us is an endless source of visual information, the flow of the fractal code of life. Nature - Oscillator is one of the attempts to translate this code to sound, using spectral synthesis algorithm of the Virtual ANS engine (software simulator of the unique Russian synthesizer ANS). The program continuously reads the image from the camera and interprets it as the spectrum of the sound.
http://warmplace.ru/soft/nosc"

iTunes: Nature - Oscillator - Alexander Zolotov

Day Was Departing

"Simple live Improvisation about three Illustrations by Gustave Doré for Dantes devine Comedy (Inf.I,1-II,1),describing Dante and Virgil walking through a dark forest, searching for the gate of hell. The mopho gives the voice of the she-wolf:)"

via Matthias Semmler on The MATRIXSYNTH Lounge

"My first improvisation with the Virtual ANS. Strings by Roland JX-8P, Timps Alpha Juno 1, Lead Mopho Keyboard."

Starts with the JX-8P & Alpha Juno. ANS comes in around :40.

Forms - Screen Ensemble

Forms - Screen Ensemble from Playmodes Studio on Vimeo.

This one reminds me of a virtual ANS meets tracker. Details and pics follow:

"Forms -Screen Ensemble- is a generative visual music jukebox. Driven by chance and probability, this automata creates endless, unrepeatable graphic scores that are immediately transformed into sound by means of sonification algorithms. Images become sound spectrums, making it possible to -literally- hear what you see. The dream of Kandinski.

Each screen of this networked ensemble plays a particular instrumental role: Rhythm, Harmony or Texture.

Performed by this trio of automats, a visual music symphony evolves over time giving birth to unique sonic landscapes that will never be repeated again: from tonal ambient music to raging rhythms, surreal electronic passages or dance-floor beats.

Forms - Screen Ensemble was presented at 2020's edition of Ars Electronica festival in Barcelona, thanks to a grant given by NewArtFoundation, Institut Ramón Llull and Hangar.org.

+info: https://www.playmodes.com/home/forms-screen-ensemble/"

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A synthesizer and an application

Published on Oct 6, 2013 ryouichi harada·37 videos

MS-20mini monotribe
minibrute
iPad modular
iPhone Virtual ANS [iTunes]

KORG MS20 Minis on eBay
Minibrutes on eBay

NightRadio Quantum DJ experimental quantum noise machine

Published on Mar 10, 2015 Alexander Zolotov

"Experimental quantum noise machine by NightRadio: http://warmplace.ru/hard/qdj"

Alexander Zolotov is the man behind numerous apps including SunVox, Virtual ANS, and PixiTracker. Curious if this is his first hardware creation. I added a new NightRadio channel to track moving forward.

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Improvisation for Virtual Ans, Otis and Una Corda

Published on Nov 13, 2019 junklight

"I've not made much music of late - happy to let things gestate and present themselves when ready. However things are starting to brew!

This is part of an improvisation in preparation for a longer piece I'm working on - which hopefully will see the light on this channel soon"

Quantum DJ loves cats

Published on Oct 4, 2016 Alexander Zolotov

Quantum DJ

Published on Oct 4, 2016 Alexander Zolotov

http://warmplace.ru/hard/qdj

Alexander Zolotov is also the man behind Sunvox, Virtual ANS, PixiTracker and other iOS apps.

Happy New Year! The Year in Synths 2013

Happy New Year Everyone!

What a busy year it has been in the world of synths.

This is going to be one doozy of a post, so bear with me. This post is a review of the year in synths for 2013. We begin with Tributes to Those We Lost This Year, followed by New Manufacturers & Makers, Older Manufacturers Added to the Site, New Gear Announcements, Top 10 Posts by Traffic,  My Standout Posts for the Year, and finally This Years' Synth Events. I did my best to keep things as short and concise as possible.

Let's begin with the hardest part of the post.

Tributes to Those We Lost This Year

RIP Bernard Parmegiani - Electronic & Acoustic Composer
Lou Reed RIP
RIP Dick Raaymakers aka Kid Baltan
RIP George Duke - DreamWeaver
RIP Ralph Dyck, Sept 28, 1941 – May 20, 2013
RIP Ray Manzarek

All missed and never to be forgotten. Take a moment to remember them.

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New Manufacturers & Makers

Starting last January, I decided to keep a running list of every new manufacturer and maker introduced to the site during the year.  This is something I haven't done before and I thought it would be interesting to see how many there were in the year.   It's easy to focus on the big synth announcements throughout the year, but what about all the new makers and brands? I shouln't have to go considerably into the significance of new designers on the scene, so I'll just say two things regarding them.  One, the number of new makers is a direct reflection on the interest in our scene, and two, these are the creators of new gear which directly translate into new designs not previously available to us.  Think about that for a moment.  These are makers and designs that did not exist before.  They are part of our synth history.  So what is the total count of new synth designers for the year? A whopping 113. Think about that a bit. One hundred and thirteen new synth designers and brands this year alone.

Here they are (note a handful date back to 2012, but 2013 marked their momentum and availability):

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