MATRIXSYNTH

Daedelus - Far From Home

YouTube Uploaded by ELESNEM on Dec 16, 2010

Extreme Granulator Control Experiment

Extreme Granulator Control Experiment from bar|none on Vimeo.

"This is a fun test of the monome arc app platesHD controlling parameters of Robert Henke's M4L patch Granulator.

platesHD is basically a drawable LFO that is controlled by the monome arc. The HD version produces high resolution control ranges suitable for precision control way beyond midi's 127 CC values.

This works nicely for slowly scrubbing through a long sample or controlling things such as grain duration.

Thus was a quick iPhone grab, so the audio and video quality are not good. But that was not the goal here."

Extreme Granulator Abuse Part 2 from bar|none on Vimeo.

"This one you can't see the monome arc unfortunately, but we are scrubbing through a very long sample and exploring different treatments applied by plates HD controlling granulator, controlled by the arc.

Once you get some nice control curves and save them as presets, you can cycle through the presets. So your sweet spots become entire animated sequences of the grain synthesizer.

credit to Robert Henke for this amazing Granulator plug, Tehn at monome.org for the monome arc and original plates app. Stretta for this long sample from his modular that we are scrubbing."

JOHN BOWEN SOLARIS video demo [Musikmesse 2011]

YouTube Uploaded by audiofanzinetv on Apr 13, 2011

Installing the KiwiTechnic's JX-3P Upgrade

via Burncards where you'll find the full post and more pics.
"Applying the chip-bed socket for the actual 3P Upgrade chip assembly is a breeze if your cleanup was thorough. The little guy will pop right into the pre-existing JX3P main board, and with a little solder flux, some soldering skill, permanently affixing the socket is pretty straightforward. One tip not mentioned (because this kit really is for technicians and/or experienced folk) is to match up the little half-circle divot in the chip-bed socket with that printed on the board, which incidentally, matches a similar marking on the chip itself: nothing good comes from installing chips upside-down!"

You can find the KiwiTechnic JX-3P upgrade kit here previously posted here.

Silent Strike - Fir (homestudio)

YouTube Uploaded by ststionion on Apr 13, 2011

"Silent Strike : http://www.facebook.com/silentstrikemusic
Dan Basu - live visuals

from "alb" album ( Lastrada music 2009 )"

"Gear : Clavia Nord Modular 1, Korg Kaoss Pad 3"

The Unreleased Quasimidi Polymorph Demo CD

via Zon Pyles on The MATRIXSYNTH Lounge

"In the late 90s, I was hired by Quasimidi – a synthesizer manufacturer from Germany – to produce a demonstration CD they would use to promote their new synthesizer called the Polymorph.
At this time – at least for the US market - Quasimidi had decided to switch to a direct-marketing approach where musicians would buy these synthesizers direct from the US distributor rather than buying them from music stores.
With this change in marketing, since musicians could no longer go down to the local music store to check out the synth, Quasimidi needed a way for musicians to hear what their new synthesizer, the Polymorph, sounded like.
This is where I come in.
I programmed a new bank of sounds and composed new sequences for the purpose of producing a Polymorph Demo CD so potential customers could hear how this synthesizer sounds and understand how the built-in analog-style step-sequencers worked and fit into the overall design concept of the instrument.
But, the plot thickens.
Right about the time when the Demo CD was finished and about to go to duplication and to whomever requested it from Quasimidi US, I get word that Quasimidi is no longer around.
They are kaput – closed –no longer a synthesizer company.
So, this Quasimidi Polymorph Demo CD was never released.
There is continued interest in this unique synthesizer/sequencer combination so I decided that putting the Demo CD tracks up would help those understand a bit more about the Polymorph and hear how it sounds.
Plus, it’s a nice little bit of synthesizer history that adds another chapter to the long-discontinued Quasimidi Polymorph.
On the first two tracks, my narration explains the features of the instrument and all consecutive tracks are original compositions I played live – with no overdubs – on one Polymorph.
I hope you enjoy them!
Cheers!
Zon Vern Pyles"

$297 iMSO-104 Mixed Signal Oscillscope for iOS Devices

$297 via Oscium

"iMSO-104 is the first mixed signal oscilloscope designed specifically for the iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. Not only is it the smallest mixed signal oscilloscope in the world, it is also intuitive and easy to use, which is why it's the preferred scope for the next generation of inventors.

Intuitive hand gestures are used to navigate:

Trigger Level - Setting the analog trigger level is as easy as touching the right side of the screen and swiping either up or down. Buttons and knobs on test equipment are going the way of the horse and buggy.
Zooming – Changing the vertical & horizontal scales can be done by moving two fingers away from each other. And to zoom out, simply pinch the screen moving two fingers toward each other.
Repositioning Channels - Both the analog and digital channels are also easy to reposition. Touch and swipe the desired channel to any position on the screen to customize your display.

But don’t take our word for it. Download iMSO in the App Store and test drive our interface for free! Oscium is making test equipment more intuitive so that the inventor can spend more time debugging than fumbling with the test equipment interface.

Includes:

iMSO-104 Mixed Signal Oscilloscope Hardware
1x/10 Analog Probe
Logic Harness (4 Digital + 1 Ground)
SMD Grabbers (4 Digital + 1 Ground)
Screwdriver for Analog Waveform Compensation Adjustment
Analog tip covers (2 pieces)"

iPads on eBay
iPod Touch on eBay