MATRIXSYNTH

12 days of Modular- #10 Pulse Width Modulation

YouTube Uploaded by raulsworldofsynths on Dec 1, 2011

"The 12 days of Modular. A series of 12 videos themed around Modular Synthesis and sound. Demonstration of Pulse Width Modulation accompanying waveform view. Sound and Video by Raul Pena"

All parts here.

BeatMaker 2 - Korg WIST tutorial

YouTube Uploaded by IntuaTeam on Dec 10, 2011

"In this tutorial, we'll use Korg WIST to synchronize playback on one iPad running BeatMaker 2 and another iPad running Korg iMS20.

You can sync iPads, iPhones and iPod Touch's seamlessly with apps that support this technology.

See the full list or WIST-enabled apps, plus user guides at: http://www.korguser.net/wist
WIST is a trademark and software of KORG INC."

iTunes:
KORG INC.
INTUA
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MIDI-controlled pneumatic drumming machine prototype test

YouTube Uploaded by thenervoussquirrel on Dec 10, 2011

"Initial test - apologies for the mediocre drum programming!

More details here: www.nervoussquirrel.com/pneumaticdrums.html"

The Uncanny Sequencer for Ableton Live

YouTube Uploaded by designthemedia on Dec 10, 2011

"The new & fresh & unique sequencer for IDM & braindance music w/Ableton Live.

You can buy it there: http://designthemedia.com/uncannysequencer

I designed this max for live machine for my own purpose, initially.
Indeed, I'm also protofuse (http://protofuse.net) and I need tools that makes my music unique & doesn't sound like the one of the others.

I decided to sell it, because I had a lot of requests about that, which made me happy about your very strong enthusiasm."

You might remember the teaser from this post.

Moog Voyager Signature Editions - SN 338

via this auction

Here's something interesting. If you look at the second pic you will see the back has a "VOYAGER by Bob Moog" sticker on it. I've only seen others with a standard Moog sticker. I believe there were only 600 of these that all came out around the same time, so aside from wood type, I assumed they were all roughly the same. If you are lucky enough to have a signature edition Voyager, take a look at yours.

For those not familiar with the signature series, Bob Moog hand signed them in the square to the left of the display. Click the top pic to see it.

Update via the world of next tuesday in the comments: "It's "Voyager by Bob Moog" because it was sold in England and had to be re-logoed for legal reasons because someone else scooped up the trademark for their own use.. In terms of numbers, yes, far fewer were officially built for UK sale."

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ROLAND SH-09 ANALOG SYNTHESIZER

via this auction

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FreeEWI for iOS

"Virtual inline MIDI event mapper for iOS

FreEWI (pronounced free-wee) was designed as a free add-on for MidiBridge for EWI players, but can be used by anyone who needs to map MIDI events between apps. For mapping to/from external MIDI interfaces (or CoreMIDI network), MidiBridge is required.

Using FreEWI inline in a MIDI event stream, events can be processed as follows:

- Remap incoming MIDI channels to a different channel
- Remap incoming controller messages to a different controller
- Translate incoming controller messages to channel pressure (aftertouch)
- Remap incoming program change messages to a different number
- Transpose incoming note events up or down

Although primarily designed for use with MidiBridge, FreEWI can be used with other apps that have CoreMIDI virtual support. In order for another app to be compatible, the following applies:

- Generating app must be able to write to FreEWI's virtual MIDI port.
- Receiving app must be able to read from FreEWI's virtual MIDI port
- Generator and receiver can be same app

FreEWI supports fast switching to and from MidiBridge, so you can fast-switch/launch MidiBridge from FreEWI and vice-versa. Other OMAC apps that support fast-switching will also be able to fast-switch to FreEWI.

FreEWI does add a small amount of latency which varies depending upon the speed of the device and how busy the device is. Runs on iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch and requires iOS 4.2 or greater."

Currently free on iTunes:

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audioGraph for iOS

""An audio processing graph is a Core Foundation opaque type, AUGraph, that you use to construct and manage an audio unit processing chain. A graph can leverage the capabilities of multiple audio units and multiple render callback functions, allowing you to create nearly any audio processing solution you can imagine." - From Apple's "Audio Unit Hosting Guide For iOS"

AudioGraph is a superset of Apple's MixerHost application.

Features include:

* Mono and stereo mic/line input
* Audio effects including:
o Ring modulator
o FFT passthrough using Accelerate vDSP framework
o Real-time pitch shifting and detection using STFT

o Simple variable speed delay with using a ring buffer
o Recursive moving average filter with variable number of points
o Convolution example with variable filter cutoff frequency
* Stereo level meter
* Synthesizer example - sine wave with an envelope generator
* iOS 5 features (from Chris Adamson) including:
o MIDI sampler audio unit
o file player audio unit
o audio unit effects
* Runs on iPad, iPhone, and iPod-Touch
* Open source
* Music by Van Lawton
* Everything from MixerHost

Requirements:

* A device that runs iOS 5.x
* Headphones.

Instructions:

Launch the app and press Play.

Source code, documentation, support:

http://zerokidz.com/audiograph

Credits:

This project is derived from work by:

* Chris Adamson
* Stefan Bernsee
* Michael Tyson
* Stephen Smith
* Contributors to the Core-Audio mailing list
* Contributors to stack overflow.com
* Apple's iOS developer program,

Thank you.

Tom Zicarelli"

Currently free on iTunes:

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A Particle Magnetophone for iPhone & iPad

A Particle Magnetophone, iPhone app

YouTube Uploaded by VanyaOtvorij on Dec 6, 2011

"No need to touch anything."

Currently free on iTunes.

A Particle Magnetophone - vanya.otvorij@gmail.com

iPads on eBay

"Let me introduce you one of the best innovative iPad/iPhone apps, which brings a totally new concept of a touch-less, audio-visual application that literally make music in the air and visual effects at the same time. The audio control of generating sound can be compared to the theremin. The trick is that you need not to move or touch your device.

The application uses a combination of the magnetic sensor, great graphic possibilities, and marvelous sound which are offered by iPad/iPhone and iOS. The magnetic sensor is placed just around the biohazard sign on the app's view, so closer you get with a magnetic stuff the higher tones are generating. By included keyboard you can determinate in which musical scale will magnetic fields play sounds.

The sounds are very suitable for music like funky, dub step, electro, trip hop, noise, and many more.

So just grab some magnetic, metaled stuff or get closer to them by upper-right corner of your device and try out.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eslyZi7TSNI

Use:
– unique musical instrument
– the most impressive metal detector ever
– practical tool to teach/learn how physics or music works
– magician's tool, to make illusion of a magical hand

Features:
– uses 3D space around magnetic sensor to make sounds and animations, touch-less control
- up to 5 octaves available (depends how strong magnet is)
– change speed or variation of particle animation sequences
– change particle size of animation sequences
– variety of 5 synth instruments simulating sound of organ, human voice, clarinet, flute and
saxophone
– tune color or vibrato of the generating tone
– change sound volume
– set your own musical scale by the virtual keyboard to be played
– save your settings
– play along with your music library or on the background while playing another touchable or shakeable instrument (more feasible for dual-core devices)
- designed for iPad2, but iPhone version included

iPod devices does not have possibility to detect magnetic fields so you cannot use them as the musical instrument (only basic tone is generating)."

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