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Wednesday, December 07, 2011

Flight of Harmony/EfN IMP

Details on the IMP via Escape From Noise
"The IMP!
The heart of Flight of Harmony's Infernal Noise Machine.
This modules is exclusive to Escape from Noise and limited to 50 units.

It comes with a free t-shirt, so don´t forget to mention your size when you order. (No t-shirts for over sea customers I´m afraid)

If you want to order from North America, Fligt of Harmony has kept a few modules and will handle the shipping. All orders is still made thru EfN. Mail at info @ escapefromnoise . com.

Features:
• Domains (frequency range groups)
o 2 banks (high and low) of 4 switch-selected frequency ranges
• Frequency adjustment
o Coarse and Fine
• Fine scaling adjustment (relative to Coarse)
o 5:1 to 25:1
• Range adjustment (range of frequency variance within domain)
o Coarse and Fine
• Fine scaling adjustment (relative to Coarse)
o 5:1 to 25:1
• “Tone” control
o Variable between low-pass and all-pass (Adjustment also varies phase interaction)
• Control Voltage (CV) inputs
o Frequency: 0 to +5V
o Range: 0 to +5V
o Width: 0 to +5V

IMP description:
Domain, Frequency, Range and Width: Technically, all four describe the same Function: what frequency the Imp puts out. The total possible range of the Imp, however, is from sonic to ultrasonic, and accessed in different ways requiring multiple controls for fine-tuning.

High-Low Toggle switch: Selects one of two banks for the Domain switch to select from. The High bank is the same as the standard INM, while the Low bank has lower frequency ranges than possible with the INM. The descriptions below were written with only the original High bank in mind.

Domain: The first stage of frequency selection. Domain selects one of four wide bands of the overall range. Four Domain is lowest, One is highest (in frequency). Four is audio, One is nearly ultrasonic. The One Domain is where you will find the oddest/most ethereal Noises: static, wind, the impression of voices. It has a lot of what seem to be dead spots, but it is worth the time to wander the Domain and see what can be found.

Frequency: This is the main frequency control within the selected Domain - it sweeps over the entire Domain (depending on Range, see following). The Fine control sweeps up to 1/5 of the size of the band that Coarse does.

Range: This controls how wide of a sweep Frequency covers. Fine control same as with Frequency.

Width: This one is a bit more esoteric: it controls the “width” of the band of the current domain that the Fine controls cover, hence the “up to 1/5”. In Domain 1, wide open is best. In Domain 1 the bands of sound are very narrow, so it is best to set the width all the way down to find the hidden sweet spots.
In other words, a quarter of the possible frequency range is selected by Domain, and the other controls select how much of that Domain the frequency control can sweep across. The Coarse knob is for a broad sweep over the Domain, and the Fine knob is for finding the perfect “sweet spot”.

Tone: The high-frequency content from the IMP can be somewhat painful at some of the higher settings, so a variable low-pass filter is included. It can also provide some interesting timbre variations."

via Rickard Johannes Borchers on The MATRIXSYNTH Lounge where you'll find links to a couple of demos.

Little Dragon at The Moog SoundLab

Little Dragon - Summertearz from Moog Music on Vimeo.


"Little Dragon visited the Moog Sound Lab to perform the song "Summertearz" from their LP Ritual Union."

alternate realities intersection, 12-6-2011.wmv


YouTube Uploaded by davevosh on Dec 7, 2011

"audio and video from the home studio -
video was created with a critterandguitari tv-oscilloscope.
audio was created with a mixed-manufacturer eurorack format analog modular synthesizer.
created on 12/6/2011

dave vosh - analog modular synthesizer and imagery"

3D Modular Video

BRIZBOMB - 111108T1845 Anaglyph 3D test (red and cyan glasses needed)

YouTube Uploaded by BRIZBOMB on Dec 7, 2011

This just might be the first 3D synth video post. Not the first 3D Synth video in general though. That might go to Jean-Michel Jarre's Oxygene Live in Your Living Room (on Amazonand listed in the Synth Movies post). I created a new Synth 3D label for these.

"Anaglyph 3D (red and cyan) glasses needed. 3D effect appears to work better further back from the screen. Audio & Visuals recorded live @ Westside Welding and Machine 2011 September 8th using primarily the LZX Visionary video synthesizer system. All sounds and visuals recorded live in real time with no editing and no pre-recorded material. Please visit http://brizbomb.com/"

MIDIBass tb-303 midi retrofit kit


via this auction

"This is a midi kit for your Roland TB-303... Here is a link for the instructions MB303"

Eigenharp Alpha Hang Drum improvisation


YouTube Uploaded by gbevin on Dec 7, 2011

"I was feeling quite a bit emotional and stressed tonight and needed something that really relaxed me, so I started playing with my custom Eigenharp Alpha Hang Drum setup. Since I got some requests to record a video with it, I just recorded the session and I came up with these themes. I'm not a great percussionist by any means, so this is just what it is, hope you like it.

This is solely using the sampled Mk1 and Mk2 Hang Drums from SonicCouture's Pan Drums product.

Instead of playing them as regular instruments on the Eigenharp, I arranged the two different sampled Hang Drums on the playing surface of the Eigenharp Alpha so that one is on top and the other at the bottom. The notes of the Hang Drums are structured in colored 'zones' of five keys which correspond to the different articulations for the same note. This means that I can just hit the area without thinking about musical notes and get into a percussion mindset. The arrangement is very similar to what would happen if you cut a real Hang Drum in two and bend each half until it's straight, with the Ding and Gu stuck at the top end.

It works very well and feels extremely nice with the super sensitive keys of the Eigenharp. The colored lights are also naturally soothing and it's truly a relaxing experience to play."

This Second Sleep - Three-Headed Figure (remix)


YouTube Uploaded by arthurpainter on Dec 7, 2011

"http://thissecondsleep.blogspot.com/
Serge Modular noise for sure. No effects. Please listen with headphones."

Circuit Bent Realistic Reverb

Circuit Bent Realistic Reverb (video #1) by Statikstramentz

YouTube Uploaded by sunshinestatik on Dec 7, 2011

"A preset rhythm (unmodified) from a Yamaha DD-6 is used."

Realistic Reverbs on eBay

Circuit Bent Realistic Reverb (video #2) by Statikstramentz

Uploaded by sunshinestatik on Dec 7, 2011

"The Optik Radiowave Intermodulator (version 2) is used."

CHAOS CILLATOR chaos explorer


YouTube Uploaded by MILQUETOASTE on Dec 7, 2011

"joystick-powered CMOS chaotic noise generator filter and amp"

Unique Hinton EMS Synthi Opportunity


via Hinton Instruments

"We have received a complete EMS Synthi MkII card set to check and sell on behalf of the owner who has had them in a box for over 30 years meaning to build them into a synthesizer...

Here is an unrepeatable opportunity to commission a custom rebuild featuring all of Graham Hinton’s Modifications and more built into either rack mounting format or portable in a Zero instrument case. We have an original Sealectro 16×16 matrix or could expand it to a 20×20 Ghielmetti matrix, fully buffered of course. All pots would be conductive plastic with Elma collet knobs. This could be the synthesizer that EMS never built, but should have."
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