Morphwiz for Windows 8 Videos

7/4/2013 1:49:05 PM
Published on Jul 4, 2013 rrr00bb·152 videos

"Using snagit editor for Windows8 to capture playing around with Morphwiz for Windows8. The audio clipping is the snagit screen capture tool (even at half volume - maybe there's a setting I can change). Morphwiz' sound is actually pretty good; clear range with no clipping.."

7/4/2013 2:20:28 PM
Published on Jul 4, 2013

"Playing around with Morphwiz again; re-record at quarter volume ok for snagit. I can barely hear when I am recording, but snagit isn't screwing up the final render now. I recommend snagit, and will be buying it shortly. :-)"

BitWiz test

Published on Jan 15, 2013 rrr00bb·143 videos

"BitWiz is a really simple environment for writing one-liner 8-bit synthesizers (it's not my app, written by Kymatica). I am demonstrating the kind of sound I was able to get out of it, using the harmonic series to stand-in for a scale so that I can play it a little with two fingers, and running a background behind it. This sort of patch creation interface could be useful for 16-bit OSC/MIDI synths driven by controllers; though 8-bit audio has some non-obvious advantages for this task."

iTunes:
BitWiz Audio Synth - Kymatica (Jonatan Liljedahl)
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Previous posts.

FeedbackyChucKSynth Wi Fi

Published on Dec 14, 2012 by rrr00bb

"Testing out more complex ChucK scripts to see how much I can get away with, load-wise. Feedback, 3 timbres, chorus, reverb, echo."

Multitouch ChucK on Windows 8 Touch Screen

Win8ChucKBasicFrettingAndLegato Wi Fi
Published on Dec 8, 2012 by rrr00bb
"I got basic fretting (loose fretting... it won't completely prevent quartertones, etc if you play them exactly), and legato rules. I am back to the ChucK engine while I get better acquainted with SuperCollider coding. This is just a Windows 8 based OSC controller. It works running into ChucK or SuperCollider"

ArcticProTest Wi Fi

Published on Oct 20, 2012 by rrr00bb

"Arctic has always had support for Geo's special MIDI mode that allows for polyphonic fretlessness. I am testing the new Arctic beta on iPad 1, and it does it better than I remember. I'm playing the hard way; no scales picked by the instrument, no stinking frets; like a violinist has to."

iTunes:
Arctic Keys - One Red Dog Media
Geo Synthesizer - Jordan Rudess: Wizdom Music, LLC
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While my Geo Gently Wails

YouTube Published on Sep 18, 2012 by JCRUDESS

"Sharing a practice session while playing with one hand while trying to film with the other!
This app is our Geo Synthesizer app for iOS. Works on iPhone and iPad! Here is the link. [Geo Synthesizer - Jordan Rudess: Wizdom Music, LLC]

Jordan Rudess Live Webcast on September 20, 2012 from The Iridium / CDs of the Iridium performances available after the shows.

On September 19-20, Jordan Rudess will Play ELP's "Tarkus and Originals" at the Iridium on 51st and Broadway, NYC - two shows at 8 and 10. Freshly burned CDs of the shows will be available after each performance. Both performances on the 20th (8pm & 10pm EST) will be available for all to see via live webcast at iridiumlive.com

Tickets available at theiridium.com"

Geo Synthesizer - Jordan Rudess: Wizdom Music, LLC
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Update:

whileMyGuitarGentlyWeeps Cellular

Published on Sep 18, 2012 by rrr00bb

"Sketching over While My Guitar Gently Weeps, jamming over Jordan Rudess' background track. Where is the guitar you say? I have one around here somewhere...."

Noise Cellular

YouTube Published on Aug 17, 2012 by rrr00bb

"Playing around with a sample-based oscillator design. Isn't even filled with a sample right now, as the sample is random noise at the moment. I was kind of surprised that it even sounded like a reasonable tone."

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Cantor1.2 SoundCheck - Cellular.m4v

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YouTube Published on Jul 6, 2012 by rrr00bb

"AudioCheck of what I submitted to Apple a few days ago. It is possible to get clicks in the sound if you are running a lot of stuff in the background (performance issues...caused by missed rendering deadlines), but this was the result of cleaning up garbage in the code and trying to get back to a meatier sound that I had before I cleaned up things before Cantor 1.0 submission. Compare this to the version you have, and skip the upgrade if you don't want your sound to change at all."

iTunes:
Cantor - Rob Fielding
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LooperTest - Cellular.m4v

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YouTube Published on May 5, 2012 by rrr00bb

"When adding in an echo, I made it more like a looper. You can record a loop, and mix in with it after the loop is setup. The sliders to mix in and fade out the looper is essentially what you need with an accurately timed echo anyway."

Not sure if this is a new synth called AlephOne in the works or if it's Geo Synth. It is from the same developer rrr00bb.

Jordan Rudess: Wizdom Music, LLC
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AlephOne-NoExternalProcessing - Wi-Fi.m4v

YouTube Published on Apr 14, 2012 by rrr00bb

"Internal engine with no external processing. The internal engine exists to exercise the MIDI implementation more than for any other reason."

InternalFx - Wi-Fi.m4v

YouTube Uploaded by rrr00bb on Mar 1, 2012

"Added first echo and moved to internal chorusing (rather than tricks with microtonal MIDI). Still some impulses as there are inefficiencies causing it to miss deadlines every once in a while."

Geo Synthesizer for iOS
Geo Synthesizer - Jordan Rudess: Wizdom Music, LLC
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customScales1 - Cellular.m4v

YouTube Uploaded by rrr00bb on Jan 6, 2012

"Initial user interface for custom scales. Using 53ET based Pythagorean scales, with low quartertone put temporarily in just to show how it works. Legato and polyphony behavior are controllable now. This is ThumbJam being controlled, but SampleWiz does this correctly, and Arctic may have this working reasonably well in private beta builds as well."


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AlephOne.v.0.0.16.m4v

YouTube Uploaded by rrr00bb on Dec 24, 2011

"http://rfieldin.appspot.com - latest build. Got basic controls in, showing the moveable frets, and some surface sliding behavior (while playing and holding notes)."

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channelCycles.m4v [Geo Synth]

YouTube Uploaded by rrr00bb on Dec 15, 2011

"Showing the MIDI channel cycling KungFu in the user interface, so that users get an understanding of why they need to set their synth up as a multi-timbral all set to same voice; to get the pitch handling right. -- A lot of the speaking is drowned out by the audio, but I think the point is still somewhat gotten across."


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Geo Synthesizer for iOS Released

GeoSynth featured in numerous videos by YouTube user rrr00bb (aka Rob Fielding, creator of Mugician) is now available.

"Geo Synthesizer is a musical instrument and MIDI controller. A collaboration of Wizdom Music's Jordan Rudess and Kevin Chartier (MorphWiz, SampleWiz) and Rob Fielding (Mugician), Geo Synthesizer is an incredibly expressive musical instrument specifically created for a multitouch surface.

Jordan says: "Since touching a preliminary piano keyboard on an iPhone screen and realizing the amazing potential for musical expression on a multitouch device, I have been inspired to create next-generation musical instruments for iOS. Geo Synthesizer is a dream come true in many ways. It is the fastest truly playable iOS instrument that I have put my hands on to date. I can fly through the range of an instrument while expanding on the kind of advanced pitch control we introduced in MorphWiz. As someone who grew up with synthesizers, I can tell you that pitch bending has never been this good!

"Geo features many of my custom sounds and in addition, Geo is also a MIDI controller, so you can use it with any external midi instrument or virtual MIDI. Virtual MIDI allows you to control an app running in the background on the same device! A great feature of Geo is that internally and externally we send independent voices on each note played, so as an example, you can pitch bend one note and not the other, or add unique expression on every note! I can't wait to see the YouTube videos of all of you guys rocking out with Geo Synthesizer!!!"

Features:
- ability to load waveforms from SampleWiz presets
- octave rounding for effortless soloing over large ranges
- whammy slider with absolute and relative modes
- 12ET, 24ET, 53ET, and 665ET temperament options
- mono, string, and full-polyphony modes
- tuning and transposition controls
- snap speed control to affect how quickly the instrument pulls notes in tune
- playing surface options for number of rows and columns on screen
- octave and fifth harmonics synthesis options to rich, organ-like sounds
- gain control to add distortion to the sound
- FM and touch FM controls for timbal variation
- mono out for use with guitar amps
- sine, sawtooth, square, and custom (SampleWiz) wave options
- attack and release controls
- synthesis body control
- lowpass filter with resonance
- stereo delay
- reverb
- MIDI output with polyphonic note bending and multiple configuration options to allow compatibility with a wide range of hardware and software synthesizers
- performance menu lets you make your own custom menu so all the controls you need are always right at your fingertips
- 40 presets carefully selected by Jordan Rudess, including patches from Jordan's personal sound library"

SampleWizAndGeoAndIPhone.m4v

YouTube Uploaded by rrr00bb on Sep 9, 2011

"showing that SampleWiz and Geo's sound engines can be run at the same time. And yes, it's pretty easy to walk around and play Geo on your iPhone at the same time. ;-)"

GeoSynth, aka Pythagoras is in the works and coming soon.

monoHammerTechnique.m4v

YouTube Uploaded by rrr00bb on Sep 3, 2011

"in mono mode, hammer techniques work well for riffing. fretless and on phone."

SampleWizViaGeoSynth.m4v

YouTube Uploaded by rrr00bb on Aug 30, 2011
"SampleWiz driven by GeoSynth."

GeoSynth aka Pythagoras. Not seeing it in iTunes yet.

microtest.m4v

YouTube Uploaded by rrr00bb on Aug 28, 2011

"Showing the shapes where chords lock tight in 53ET, with all the dirt turned on so that the beating is obvious when pitches aren't right."

Mugician - Rob Fielding
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geophonetechnique.m4v

YouTube Uploaded by rrr00bb on Aug 14, 2011

"demonstrating basic rudiments on the phone. i'm very uncomfortable the way i'm hunched over the laptop so that the wecam can see it, but it should be clear enough to see how i am using octave rounding when playing fast. these are basic guitar rudiments of the sort you pick up from playing yngwie malmsteen, from technique books, etc; but adjusted for octave rounding fingerings."

Mugician - Rob Fielding
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