Morgenrot 1 by Marc-Henri Arfeux

YouTube via RADIOKLOW

"This video presents the first part of Morgenrot, composed in october 2009 on a Virus TI synthesizer,, with a film released in april 2007, when I created a book of artist for an exhibition of writers organized by an author association I belong to."

Morgenrot 2 by Marc-Henri Arfeux


Update:

Psalmis

YouTube via 62OLOHN.

Access Virus Ti on synths.

"Pièce pour voix et dispositif électronique, par Marc-Henri Arfeux, également présent au compte RADIOKLOW.
Psalmis ehvarh steöhn Ölöhn va braliska licther eohn, salmaz verihn."
Googlish
"Piece for voice and electronics by Marc-Henri Arfeux also RADIOKLOW this account.
Psalms ehvarh steöhn Ölöhn will braliska licther eohn, Salmaz verihn."

Using the modular to do Juno type chords

YouTube via darenager
"Just a quick demo of me making some Juno type chord sounds, the Bugbrand CTL-1 is sequencing each oscillator of the MFB OSC2, it is being clocked by the Blacet Micro LFO, the output from the MFB OSC2 is going into the A-106-6 filter. 2 Sections of the A143-2 are shaping the amplitude of the VCA and cutoff frequency of the filter. I did not spend too much time on it so the chords are a bit off and the sound quality is a bit crap, but you get the idea hopefully."

EII Fun Clip 0001

YouTube via JMPSynth. E-mu Emulator II

Yamaha CS 10 analog monophonic synth 1977

via this auction
Yamaha Cs10 sound samples by abertronix

Korg II

flickr by jessicakwolek

Nikon D40

Springfield, Vermont

NOT NAMM: Free Hollow Sun Novation BassStation Sample Pack

Available at Hollow Sun's Freepacks page.

"Our featured download features some fantastic bass synth samples from the Novation Bass Station created by my Hollow Sun cohort, contributor and friend, Dan McCullough.

Released in 1993, the Bass Station was a monophonic analogue synth designed to emulate the Roland TB303 'BassLine' which had gained immense popularity in the dance music genre of the time. Whether it succeeded or not is debatable but the Bass Station was (and still is) a pokey little analogue monosynth - in fact, the 'Bass Station' monicker did it no favours because it was equally good at leadlines and other synth duties.

Lacking extensive facilities (basically just two VCOs feeding into a lowpass resonant filter and into an amp with two ADSRs and a single LFO to service them - no noise generator or fancy modulation) meant that it wasn't a terribly flexible synth (unlike, say, a Pro-One) but it made a good sound and one that's been captured well by Dan.

What's on offer here are 30 excellent synth bass sounds that cover a wide range of genres, uses and applications and which Dan has looped and programmed to perfection. Nothing fancy - just 30 solid synth bass sounds that sit nicely in a track.

But they cover the full keyboard range from C1-C7 and are therefore equally as useful as fruity analogue polysynth sounds and lead lines and the raw samples are open to much abuse by the more adventurous amongst you.

And in keeping with the Hollow Sun ethos, all the sounds have been carefully optimised by Dan to have minimum impact on RAM and disk storage and CPU strain making them fast and efficient"

NAMM: Native Instruments Introduces MASSIVE THREAT

"Berlin, January 12th, 2010 - Native Instruments today introduced MASSIVE THREAT, a new KORE-powered instrument that specifically caters to cutting-edge electronic music styles. For use with KORE 2 and the free KORE PLAYER as well as with the original MASSIVE synthesizer, MASSIVE THREAT offers a wide palette of intense futuristic basses, leads, soundscapes and dynamic sequences that can tear through a mix and fill a club with immense energy.

MASSIVE THREAT was created by MASSIVE's original designer, one of Native Instruments' most accomplished synthesis and sound design experts. Through sophisticated usage of MASSIVE's advanced sound shaping features, MASSIVE THREAT provides an inspirational arsenal of previously unheard digital tones and textures, evoking dystopian vibes that are perfectly suited for Dubstep and similar dark sound aesthetics.

MASSIVE THREAT provides 200 KoreSounds with eight morphable Sound Variations each, resulting in 1,600 individual sounds. Concise parameter assignments allow for immediate, intuitive sound tweaking in KORE 2 and KORE PLAYER. Full musical metadata for all presets also makes MASSIVE THREAT integrate seamlessly with any individual collection of KORE-Powered instruments.

MASSIVE THREAT is available for download purchase in the NI Online Shop for $59 / 49 EUR.

Additional information on MASSIVE THREAT including audio demos is available at
www.native-instruments.com/massivethreat.info

About Native Instruments:
Native Instruments is a leading manufacturer of software and hardware for computer-based music production and performance. The company's mission is to develop innovative, fully integrated solutions for all professions, styles and genres. The resulting products regularly push technological boundaries and open up new creative horizons for professionals and amateurs alike."

CatBook

via Kids at Midnight

"Arthur interrupts work on the latest tune, finding the laptop a nice warm place to settle down. He once changed the preferences on my Pro Tools with his arse and it took me about a month of fiddling and a call to a help desk to get it back to normal. Cat hair can also be a problem at the Kids At Midnight HQ. Shall be pooling our money and investing in a Dustbuster ..."

NAMM: Make Noise Pressure Points

Make Noise will be at the Analogue Haven Booth 1859 Hall E. You can find a list of all synth related booths here. If you are not on the list, let me know.

Details via Make Noise:
"Pressure Points is a controller in which 1 of 4 sets of 3 tuned voltages are selected by touching the corresponding printed copper wire at the bottom of the instrument. Touching Pressure Points, you become part of the circuit. In addition to the tuned voltages, a gate signal (Gate OUT) and a control voltage proportional to the amount of pressure applied (Press OUT), are generated when the module is touched. Up to 4 of these modules may be Chained together to create controllers of varying size and complexity. Each of the Gate and Press OUTS are normalized to their respective SUM BUS which is output at the last Gate and Press OUT in the Chain.

2 potentiometers allow the circuit to be adjusted for desired playing response. One is an internal trimmer which may be adjusted to compensate for size of your digits, and moisture of your skin. The other is adjustable from the front-side of the module, and sets overall system sensitivity.

An expansion port on the backside will allow for sequential control via the forthcoming Points Expander, bringing all of the typical functionalities of the analog sequencer to this system.

The Pressure Points operates from a single supply and may thus be powered with a wall-wart or even a 9V battery. Pressure Points will, of course, operate perfectly powered from the dual supplies found in euro rack format cases from Doepfer, MonoRocket, MW. Having the single supply operation allows for greater ease in building of custom enclosures.

The faceplate for the Pressure Points is actualy a printed circuit board. Therefore it will be black, with white and gold graphics.

This module is 20HP and consumes 20mA worth of current."

NAMM: Taurus 3 - Behind-the-Scenes - Critical Listening Tests

YouTube via MoogMusicInc. via mhz
"A rare look at an important engineering task, the critical listening tests that are crucial to new product development. Here we look in on the Taurus 3 Bass Pedals."