Spook 2004

One last Halloween post. This one an Alesis Andromeda A6 tune from Dex titled Spook 2004.

Happy Halloween! via Constantine

new from the squarewave parade

the SLOSH BOX - ST
"the SLOSH BOX - ST is a stereo (dual mono) variable resonant analog low pass filter box with a distorting starve function"

the MING MING
"the MING MING is a stereo (dual mono) passive analog ring modulator with an octave up feature"

They will have a batch of TREMBLE parasites available in the next few days as well after they are through testing them

Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween folks!

Have a spooky but safe day.

The synth should be easy to ID, but in case you need some help and for fun, you can find some more pics here.

E-Mu E-Drum Modules

images via this auction. via Matthew.

"2 E-MU Systems, Inc. Model 8000 E-Drum Digital Percussion Modules
7 Hard-To-Find Sound Cartridges:

8102 - Rototom2
8107 - Tympani 1
8111 - Grand Piano 1
8113 - Gong
8114 - Bass Drum 1-4
8115 - Rock Ride Cymbal
8117 - Claps

Controls include: Pitch, Sound Selector (for carts with multiple sounds), Pitch Sensitivity, Decay, Bass, Treble.
Features: Trigger Input, Audio Output, DC In, DC Out (allows you to chain the modules with a single power supply), can also be battery powered.
Can be mounted on drum stands"

Yamaha TG33 with Three Voice Cards

images via
this auction. via matthew.

"Yamaha TG33 Tone Generator with Dynamic Vector Synthesis
Original Yamaha Power Supply
3 Hard-To-Find Voice Data Cards:
VC3301 - Stage Selection
VC3302 - Studio Selection
VC2203 - Shofuku (I may be wrong about the number on this one)


The TG-33 sound module is a slightly enhanced key-less version of the SY-22. It is a digital synthesizer that employs frequency modulation (FM) synthesis combined with low-fi (12-bit) ROM samples. However, this machine is not low quality (especially for the electronica-oriented musician). Its preset sounds are a bit thin, however using the joystick controller you can manipulate and combine the 12-bit samples with the any of the 256 FM vector voices. This gives it a range of tone and sound that is as dynamic and mysterious as other vector synths such as the Korg Wavestation and ProphetVS.

Also available is a drum kit, effects, 8 part multitimbrality for layering sounds and 32 note polyphony! Definitely a powerful little beast that can create pretty nice sounds with lots of motion and character. With its wide range of sonic possibility, the TG-33 has what it takes to create unique sounds that will keep you and you're music sounding a little different from the rest!"

i3L v0.2 preview - MIDI for the iPhone

"Based on the forthcoming aka.iphone3, i3L v0.2 will support:
- Multiple screens
- Transition effect
- Accelerometer
- XY slider
- Vertical and horizontal sliders
- Large and small buttons
- OSC port configuration
- Sending and Receiving values
- New protocol (over OSC)
- Multiple iPhone support
- No multi-touch support
- No GUI configuration
Note: No ETA on this. Just a heads-up that it is in the works."




MIDI comes in with i3L MIDI BRIDGE for the iPhone.
"i3L (pronounced "i thrill") is Freeware, and was developed using Max/MSP from Cycling74 and is a support application for aka.remote by Masayuki Akamatsu i3L receives pre-defined UDP messages from aka.remote.app running on the iPhone, scales the values to MIDI, and allows you to configure the sending MIDI channel and control change message number. While this software was developed to work seamlessly with our Real-time 3D VJ software Thrill, ( http://thrill.artificialeyes.tv ) you can use this program with any audio or video software which receives midi messages."

click here for more info and screenshots. via CDM where you can also find a VJ app for the iPhone.

Halloween Modular Track via Drew

Via Drew on the AH list. I asked him if I could put this up here and he gave me the a-OK.

mp3 here

"Happy Halloween -

Last year I set up a big modular patch (Blacet & Metalbox), ran the mess thru some long delays for extra spaciness and left the thing running (at high volume) while we took the kids out trick o' treating. As we walked down the road I could still hear it 8 houses away :)

There are several repeating elements in it, but most everything was clocked by separate LFOs, sequencers, etc. Before I shut it down, I recorded about a half hour of it. Here's an mp3 (36mb):

http://www.ph.k12.in.us/~drew/20061031.mp3

enjoy,
Drew"

tyme sefari

"Voltage-controlled 8-bit sampler/audio buffer.

This circular sample buffer enables digital harvest of external audio, with fine control over loop playback and direction. Perform a sound of thunder with expandable data mutilation options and chaotic buffer addressing, or act as an 8-bit digital delay with flexible source and feedback blending.

I built this thing so I would never have to use buffer~ again.

A prototype has been constructed and efforts now focus on firmware development. Check back later for sound clips and demonstration video.

Expandable with a series of switches for "circuit bending" the behavior of the module, model 1973A "sound of thunder".


specifications
-Voltage-controlled sampling rate/playback frequency.
-Voltage-controlled loop marker positions.
-Manual or trigger-controlled playback direction, loop enable, record/playback
-Input attenuation control
-Feedback amount control, switchable polarity
-Wet/dry mix control
-32kB internal RAM, 2sec _minimum_ sampling time when loop points and sampling rate are at maximum

+/-12V Doepfer-style power connector
-5V power supply encouraged. Onboard regulator available otherwise, 5V power source selectable by jumper.
-Panel size: 15HP" [link]

With the orange and black, I think The Havestman modules win the best Halloween Vibe award. That and the Halloween Thingamagoops of course, and the Microwave XT... and...?

AudioWeevil07 First batch released 31st Oct 2007

"The AudioWeevil has finally undergone an upgrade to 07 version.

The heart of a Weevil is the two lofi squarewave Oscs that get quasi-ringmodded together for crash'n'scream sounds. What we do with the AudioWeevil version is to take an input audio signal and turn it into a squarewave that can then replace one of the internal Weevil Oscs - so your squared input gets ringmodded with one of the internal Oscs for supremely gnarly ringmod and tremolo effects. The effect works best with monophonic sounds - guitar picking or keyboards - the sounds are extreme!

This new version ups the stakes by building in a mixer stage which allows blending of the Dry audio, Squared Audio (a very overdriven version of the dry input) and Ringmod (Weevil) output before it is passed through a powerful resonant LowPass filter. And now there's also a modulation LFO to sweep internal Osc1 and the filter cutoff. This LFO has two speed ranges (right up into audio rates which work great for filter modulation) and three waveforms - ramp, tri and sawtooth. The LFO is one of the nicest features of these new Weevils!

Another fun feature is the internal mini-amp/speaker. This allows you to make noise on the move and the sound is pretty different to what you get from the line-out, so there's possibilities for nice creative recording experiments. And it can chuck out quite a hefty sound - though, be aware that it can chomp through batteries pretty quickly when the amp is driven hard..." click here for more info including more details, images and sound samples.