Thursday, May 21, 2009
In the Lab w/ DJ Quik
YouTube via hiphopofficial
"Step in the studio with the legendary Quik as he shows off some of his classic equipment, and share production tips. As Quik said himself, he never does this for camera, so this is some one of kind access right here."
Nicer Fatal - What's The Problem?
Nicer Fatal - What's The Problem? from dalas verdugo on Vimeo.
"Mind your ears."
"Alesis Micron, Yamaha DX200, MFB Kraftzwerg making noise clouds"
Nicer Fatal - A Real Connection from dalas verdugo on Vimeo.
Ken MacBeth and Jean-Michel Jarre
Two images sent my way via Ken MacBeth via the Muff Wiggler forum.
Note the MacBeth 3U Eurorack Dual Oscilator and of course JMJ's set in the background.
Podcast: Sonic TALK130 - Eurovision Radiophonic and EMS
You can find the Sonic State podcast here.
"We then discuss the excellent documentary/interview with Peter Zinovieff of EMS"
"We then discuss the excellent documentary/interview with Peter Zinovieff of EMS"
Dave Smith Instruments Pot Edition?
According to Gearjunkies, a version of the Prophet '08 with pots instead of endless knobs is now available. Anyone out there confirm?
"Since the release of the Prophet ’08 in August 2007, Dave Smith has received numerous requests for a version with more vintage-style controls. The standard Prophet ’08 primarily uses rotary encoders for its front panel controls, but some customers prefer potentiometers (AKA pots) like those used on the vintage Prophets, particularly for the more performance-oriented parameters like filter cutoff and resonance. The new Prophet ’08 Pot Edition offers an alternative with 38 of the 52 front panel parameters controlled by pots; rotary encoders are still used for the remainder of the controls.
So, what’s the difference? The features and functionality of the non-pot and pot versions are exactly the same. The difference is strictly in the controls themselves. Encoders are “endless”—they have no minimum or maximum limit. The advantage to that is that when you edit a preset parameter, the change begins at the preset value and increases or decreases, depending upon the direction turned. Pots typically have about 270° of travel and have definite limits. The advantage to that is that you know, by feel, where the minimum and maximum limits are and you can sweep through the entire value range in less than one full turn.
The Prophet ’08 PE features three edit modes for the pots: Relative, Passthru, and Jump. In Relative mode, the value change is relative to the preset value. In Passthru mode, turning the pot has no effect until after the edited value equals the preset value (that is, until the edited value “passes through” the stored value). Jump mode uses an absolute value based upon the position of the pot when edited; turn a pot and the value jumps immediately from the stored value to the edited value.
The Prophet ’08 PE melds the best of the “old school” with the modern features and affordability of a new generation.
The MSRP of the Prophet ’08 Pot Edition is $2,309.00 and it is available now. Photos and more information will be available very soon.
Dave Smith"
Update: here it is on the DSI site. via jmelnyk in the comments.
"Since the release of the Prophet ’08 in August 2007, Dave Smith has received numerous requests for a version with more vintage-style controls. The standard Prophet ’08 primarily uses rotary encoders for its front panel controls, but some customers prefer potentiometers (AKA pots) like those used on the vintage Prophets, particularly for the more performance-oriented parameters like filter cutoff and resonance. The new Prophet ’08 Pot Edition offers an alternative with 38 of the 52 front panel parameters controlled by pots; rotary encoders are still used for the remainder of the controls.
So, what’s the difference? The features and functionality of the non-pot and pot versions are exactly the same. The difference is strictly in the controls themselves. Encoders are “endless”—they have no minimum or maximum limit. The advantage to that is that when you edit a preset parameter, the change begins at the preset value and increases or decreases, depending upon the direction turned. Pots typically have about 270° of travel and have definite limits. The advantage to that is that you know, by feel, where the minimum and maximum limits are and you can sweep through the entire value range in less than one full turn.
The Prophet ’08 PE features three edit modes for the pots: Relative, Passthru, and Jump. In Relative mode, the value change is relative to the preset value. In Passthru mode, turning the pot has no effect until after the edited value equals the preset value (that is, until the edited value “passes through” the stored value). Jump mode uses an absolute value based upon the position of the pot when edited; turn a pot and the value jumps immediately from the stored value to the edited value.
The Prophet ’08 PE melds the best of the “old school” with the modern features and affordability of a new generation.
The MSRP of the Prophet ’08 Pot Edition is $2,309.00 and it is available now. Photos and more information will be available very soon.
Dave Smith"
Update: here it is on the DSI site. via jmelnyk in the comments.
Pulsar V0.9.5 Sound Sample
YouTube via StarfireMX
"9 Min sample of the new version with improved code and better PCB layout.
Please leave comments!"
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