The Granulizator Graintable Software Now Available

Available here: http://designthemedia.com/files/file/22-the-granulizator/

Follow-up to this video post. Some audio:

BugBrand Turns 8 & Beam Night @ Cafe OTO

via the BugBrand mailing list:

"The start of April marks the BugBrand Anniversary - we now enter the 8th year of Bug.

As such, it is often a good point to take stock and I thought I'd give some updates as BugNews this year has so far been sporadic.

Firstly - this Wednesday I am heading to London to play at Cafe OTO: I will be doing a 'regular' Modular performance and also premiering a new demo/ installation approach where I give quick & personal 10-minute performances via headphones.

This drives the stereo audio straight into your ear-holes, while also offering you a close-up view of what is being patched & tweaked. It should be fun and a bit different..

So, on to the news discussions.
BoardWeevils continue to be the only regular production for now: http://www.bugbrand.co.uk/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1&products_id=110

Since the end of last year I've been making noises about i) getting the PT Delay back in to regular production & ii) making further standalone devices.

I thought I'd just make a few small changes to the PT Delay design, but life is never that simple! There are always several ways to skin a cat (metaphorically, naturally) and I guess I've been over-investigating the different possibilities.. I think I'm now on to redesign prototype number four and I'm still not quite done! Yes, there are changes afoot, but I'm not going to reveal much more until the point of production is actually reached. In essence, despite a general lack of public progress, this is one of my most pressing projects at present and I've been learning plenty along the way.
Fingers crossed for a release before the end of May, but no promises for now.

The continued investigations of other standalones (and, actually, modular developments too) move in quite similar ways to the PT Delay - forwards, backwards and plenty of sideways maneuvers! In many ways I've been taking something of a pause & breather the last few months to allow myself to refocus on design approaches and consider how best to take BugBrand forwards.

Yours, with fascination and fun,
Tom Bugs"

Roland Juno 60 None the Richer

YouTube Uploaded by kimouts on Mar 31, 2012

"Kiss me by Sixpence None the Richer played by Roland Juno 60 with an EH Small Stone pedal. Image courtesy of louise lynn (http://www.flickr.com/photos/louiselynn/). Hope she doesn't mind, i like the drawing much ;)"

kimouts brought us the KORG MS20 Parody video.

Animoog for iOS Currently On Sale

$2.99 until April 8th. Regularly $29.99

Note there are two versions, one for the iPhone and one for the iPad. Both are worth picking up imo. Although the interface is smaller on the iPhone it works surprisingly well. Even with the short keys you can get pretty expressive; one a note is held you can actually slide beyond the image of the keys.


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Casio pt-82 circuit bent + 4 bits counter + mini kaoss

YouTube Uploaded by culomono on May 20, 2011

"casio pt-82 with some mods, hp filter, lp filter, picth decay, auto lfo and two lfo in

with lfo u can use like a arp/phaser in continuos tones"

Atari Punk + Binary counter + bit shifter

Uploaded by culomono on Apr 19, 2011

"it is a APC "sequenced" by a 4 bits counter and finally processed with a bit shifter and modulator, external gates for bending or more APC"

Speak & Math Circuit Bent w/keyboard

YouTube Uploaded by culomono on Mar 31, 2012

"The classic speak & match circuit bent, with some glicths, pitch and a keyboard"


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RC CIRCUIT BENT SYNDRUM / SYNARE DRUM SYNTH / DUB SIREN / FM SYNTHESISER

YouTube Uploaded by djwidow420 on Apr 2, 2012

"ONE OFF PIECE BY RESONANCE CIRCUITS, CAPABLE OF A VAST AMOUNT OF DIFFERENT SOUNDS, WITH UNIQUE TRIGGER PAD BOX"

ULTRA RARE EMS PITCH to VOLTAGE CONVERTER SN 0015

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"For sale is a very rare original EMS Pitch to Voltage Converter unit.

An IEC power inlet has been installed on the back, and it currently runs on 115V with a standard IEC cable (not included).

Cosmetic condition is concurrent with age and is as shown in photos. One anodized knob cap is missing.

Sold as-is.

Click the following links to download the EMS datasheets to learn more about this device [below]: p2v1.jpg p2v2.jpg"

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ONE OF A KIND GENUINE WIARD 311 CONTROLLER FOR SERGE

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"This is the only Wiard Model 311 Option S Controller that was or ever will be manufactured.

(I once owned a Serge Series 76 and built this controller to use with it during the time I manufactured the Wiard 300 Series. The Serge 76 went to a better home before this was finished, and so the controller became redundant.)

Features:
2 x 0-5V filtered precision voltage sources (joystick controlled), op-amp buffered.
Bakelite vintage style volt meter from railroad supply company (30KOhm)
2 x 0-5V trigger outputs with indicator LEDs (de-bounced pushbutton activated)
1 x ground banana jack
4 x multiples with banana, 3.5mm, RCA, and 1/4"
Runs on either +/-12V or +/-15V
2U high, 19"
Hand built and silk-screened by Grant Richter"

RARE WIARD 1200 SERIES JOY RIDER MODULE

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"This is #11 of 11 total Wiard 1204 Joy Rider Modules ever produced.

It is a 4.5" Frac module with a pair of Vactrol-based Borg 1 Filters.

Joystick "x" controls 1, joystick "y" controls 2.

Common resonance control.

Individual mode controls.

Common envelope control with pull switch which changes filters between series and parallel configurations for band-pass and band-reject.

Hand-built and panel silk-screened by Grant Richter."

Roland TR-707 Rhythm Composer Drum Machine

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Roland TR-606 Drumatix Analog Drum Machine

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ALESIS ANDROMEDA A6

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Yamaha CS01 Vintage Analog Mini Synthesizer

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Using Percussa AudioCubes to Control Your Hardware

via the Percussa Blog
"Most of you maybe wondering whether it is possible to send MIDI data from the AudioCubes to your hardware synthesizers? This is easy to do. There are several applications for the AudioCubes you can use to do this, two of the most recent apps being Improvisor and Evolvor."

"With Improvisor, you can do generative music composition. Improvisor is basically a special step sequencer in which several sequences can interact which each other, add up to each other, … they can play back at different speeds, and each sequence can be linked to an AudioCube, letting you experiment with melodies and rhythms simply by putting the AudioCubes together..."

"With Evolvor, you can generate complex curves for controling sound parameters. You can start with drawing several of these curves, which can then be looped continuously. The curves can be added up to each other, generating completely new curves. With Evolvor, you can continously modulate many sound parameters, more than you could by turning knobs using your hands. The beauty of the software is that it is try interactive envelope generation, not preprogrammed automation: each AudioCube can be linked to a different control envelope, and when you put the cubes next to each other, the envelopes will magically add up..."

1980 Oberheim OB-SX Ad

via Retro Synth Ads where you'll find the write-up.

"Oberheim OB-SX synthesizer "We call it..." 1-page black and white advertisement from the July 1980 issue of Contemporary Keyboard 1980."

$2995 for a preset synth. It does sound big.

Synth Vids by clcielle

YouTube Uploaded by clcielle

Playlist:
Cielle in F.A.S. 7 (tr808,tr909,moog,mfb,dx7)
Cielle In F.A.S. 6 (tr909,tr808,tb303 clone,moog,dx7)
Cielle In F.A.S. 4 (tr909,tr808,MOOG,MFB,DX7)
Cielle In F.A.S. 3 (tr909 xoxbox tr606 mc202)
Cielle In F.A.S. 2 (tr909 xoxbox tr606 mc202)
Cielle In F.A.S. 1 (tr-909 tr-606 x0xbox)
Cielle with roland tr 909 and mc 202

Synth vids by Poppaneedsanap

Synthesizer Test Part I.m4v

YouTube Uploaded by Poppaneedsanap on Mar 26, 2010

"A quick test of the Jupiter 8 and Moog Voyager."

XOXBOX / 606 / Moog Prodigy / Pajamas test

Uploaded by Poppaneedsanap on Mar 8, 2011

"Just a quick acid-y test of the xoxbox din sync, making sure it all is workin'."

M5n Revolution cv/midi Testeroo

Uploaded by Poppaneedsanap on Mar 21, 2011

"Shot with 8mm App. Getting the Revolution fixed and needed to post a quick test. CV & Gate still work. The BP filter of the M5n really zippers in the nicest way. Keep in mind this is recorded via phone played through a noisy peavey bandit. High class all the way."

Modular Pedal Test - 18 Mooger Fooger modular synth

Modular Pedal Test - 18 Mooger Fooger modular synth PT.1

YouTube Uploaded by Poppaneedsanap on Mar 28, 2012

"Combining all of the Shout Out Out Out Out collective mooger foogers to make one biggish, patchable tabletop synth. Session #2, Take #15. Fun! I"

Modular Pedal Test - 18 Mooger Fooger modular synth PT.2

Uploaded by Poppaneedsanap on Apr 1, 2012

"Session #3, Take #2 with the Shout Out Mooger Fooger modular table top synth.
shoutoutoutoutout.com"

JUSTFX - Electronic track made using effects pedals

Uploaded by Poppaneedsanap on Dec 1, 2011

"Everything is modulating everything. A quick track using nothing but a few effects pedals. Well... I used TL Space for the reverb and also some panning.

For those that might give a shit:
The low pass freq. is being modulated by the square LFO output of the CPU-521. The triangle output gets bent by the slew limiter and modulates delay time on the MF014Z and the Frequency of the carrier on the MF102 ring mod. The delay is mixed 100% wet so you get the non-delayed beating of the low-pass and the delayed signal from the ring mod.
White noise from the CPU is fed into the loop of the delay."

Roland Juno-106 Videos by Synthartist69

YouTube Uploaded by synthartist69 on Apr 1, 2012

Playlist:
"Roland Juno 106" Juno Strings
"Roland Juno 106" "Alesis SR18" Juno Rezo Piano
"Roland Juno 106" + "Alesis SR18" The Mid 80's
"Roland Juno 106" 80's RezoMod

Make Noise Phonogene In Azione.mov

YouTube Uploaded by AudioCentralMagazine on Apr 1, 2012

"le operazioni di registrazione, splice, variazioni d'intonazione e velocità ottenibili con il Make Noise Phonogene; come di consueto, a corredo dell'articolo su Audio Central Magazine"

Korg Lambda Presets and combos

YouTube Uploaded by kennykeyboard on Apr 1, 2012

"Showing some preset tabs and knobs of Korg Lambda. Instrument has two sections Percussive and Ensemble with separate volume and tone color. There is a key click for the electric piano and a brass voice filter cutoff. Brass does has a filter envelope. While the Lambda isn't up to the PS series of synths it does use 3 master oscillators and a chorus circuit. With some ingenuity fuller sounds can be created beyond the thin pulse waves of the dividers. Although an Oberheim SEM is shown, it isn't routed in this video. Also, the wind affects the audio at times."

Korg Lambda with SEM filter

Uploaded by kennykeyboard on Apr 1, 2012

"Korg Lambda ES-50 is routed through Tom Oberheim SEM. Using the SEM's lfo and manual knob turns variety is acheived. The wind messed up some of the audio. Birds chirping was a plus. The outdoors may have added naural reverb. Last section of video has camcorder pointed at moon while I play mood music with same keyboard and module."

Roland Jupiter-80 "80ies Pads" Workshop.mov

YouTube Uploaded by greatsynthesizers on Apr 2, 2012

"This workshop describes how to program a typical 80ies Pad sound on the Roland Jupiter-80. It is the kind of pad sound used in our "80ies Pads" audiofile, which you can find on the bottom of our review: http://greatsynthesizers.com/en/test/roland-jupiter-80-metamorphosis-of-a-legend/"

Yamaha DX7 II + Roland VP330 "Choral"

YouTube Uploaded by retrosound72 on Apr 2, 2012

"(c) 2012 vintage synth demo track by RetroSound

lead sound, fx and female voice : Yamaha DX7 II FD
analog strings and human voice choir: Roland VP330 Vocoder Plus
recording: multi-track without midi
fx: a bit delay
drums: Roland TR-808"

bocvoyager

YouTube Uploaded by n3bsvid on Apr 2, 2012

Flight of Harmony Choices Demo

YouTube Uploaded by DJjondent on Apr 2, 2012

"This is a quick demo video mainly on the Flight of Harmony "choices" Eurorack module. Sequenced using Modcan's Touch sequencer. Sounds from the Atomosynth's Koe.

The Flight of Harmony "choices" is a joystick that you use to influence (amplify,attenuate, etc) incoming CV signals that you can then send to other modules.

It has separate gate & trigger outputs,2 cv inputs and 2 corresponding CV outputs.

In the first part of the video I don't use any external cv. Just triggering the Atomosynth using the choices trigger buttons and its internal DC source. The horizontal axis (left-right) of joystick controls pitch of Koe. The vertical axis (up-down) of joystick controls the VCA (thus volume) of Koe. Or you could use it to control any other voltage controlled module .. eg filter, whatever u like.

When a external cv plug is inserted, the unit automatically switches from its internal DC source to the input signal.Don't forget to disconnect the gate from the choices module when doing this.(unless you want to manually gate/trigger).

Many thanks to Matt from Rhythm Active for supplying the Modcan Sequencer, The Atomosynth Koe. and of course the Flight of Harmony "choices" Eurorack module.

http://www.rhythmactive.com.au/"

Using Moog Animoog w/ Ableton Live - iPad / iOS Sound Design Tutorial Pt 3

Uploaded by DubSpot on Apr 2, 2012

"More info - http://bit.ly/HPrHQ6
In the third and final installment of our video tutorial series on Moog's Animoog iPad app, Dubspot Instructor Matt Cellitti offers sound design and production tips and tricks and shows you how to use Animoog in a Digital Audio Workstation.

The final installment of the Animoog tutorials will hopefully give you a few more tricks on how to create some really cool sounds in this great app. Once you have created an interesting sound with a unique path, I will show you how to "stretch" the orbit across your path to create thick sounds, triggering multiple timbres at once for radically transforming sounds. Moving the path around the X/Y axis will allow you to essentially create several different presets inside of one saved sound. I might start with a slow pad if I begin in the top left corner, yet morph to a sharp lead sound by pulling the path down to the bottom of the Y axis.

Lastly, it is important to realize that the signal coming out of the iPad/iPhone headphone jack comes in at a lower volume level than we would like. Simply use some effects inside of a DAW or other host program to boost the signal and create more interesting effect chains for Animoog. Set up an effect chain just once and save it for instant recall when you need it again. Works great in both Live and Maschine. - Matt Cellitti"



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All parts here.

Button by Livid

YouTube Uploaded by lividTV on Apr 2, 2012

"Introducing button, a minimal multi-use control surface from Livid Instruments. Handcrafted from a high carbon aluminum and Fiji mahogany, the quality of button can be felt with every press. Button is designed to seamlessly integrate with your existing setup and provides a large surface for those times when you need that extra "push".

music by pointbender"

IDOW & MATRIXSYNTH Modular Pic of the Week - Week 23 Contest Winner!

"Our twenty-third winner of the Modular Pic of the Week contest goes to Metunar, aka Adriano Capizzi, for his 'Shine On You Crazy LED."

For more info on Metunar: http://www.metunar.ch

We'd like to give a big thanks and congratulations to Adriano Capizzi for his submission!

This is the 23rd week of a 30-week contest, and we are looking forward to many more modular photo submissions, so please keep 'em coming! For details on how to submit and what you can win, see this post.

For more info on the upcoming 'I Dream of Wires' documentary, be sure to see the trailer and IndieGoGo fund raising campaign here.

See the IDOW label for all posts pertaining to the film including the weekly contest winners."

Muse meets Reactable!

YouTube Uploaded by josuepalma on Apr 1, 2012

"Just break the silence 'cause I'm drifting away... away from you
New Born by Muse

A little jam on reactable using the main arpeggio from new born, i hope reactable adds more modules and octaves to the sequencers to make the whole song...

You can download the Table from my Reactable Community profile: http://reactable.com/community/artist/3473"


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Elektron Machinedrum SPS-1UW mk1 Drum Machine

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Roland TB-303 devilfish SN 161 with MIDI

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See onkloud9 (RSS) for one more posted earlier [see the devilfish label below].

Via the listing: "This one is fully maxed by Robin with MIDI and 32 bank memory and comes with the sync lead cable which enables the MIDI IN to drive 3 other DIN sync driven devices (it cost me $775 USD extra for these additional mods)."

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Roland D-50 linear synthesizer

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Roland VP-9000 sampler (8MB RAM) SN ZN42422

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Macbeth M5 Analog Synthesizer

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microKORG Custom with Blue & Pink LEDs SN 057638

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" Entire chassis (including bottom and battery compartment) double primered & painted satin blue enamel
Wooden end plates gloss blue enamel
All connections on rear panel relabeled
Bank lights converted to Blue & Pink/Purple LEDs !!!
Tempo light converted to Blue LED!
Write light converted to Bright White LED!
Modify light converted to Hot Pink LED!
Unit comes complete with all accessories plus extras!"


Reminds me of the M2000 blue.

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Roland SH-2 Vintage Analog Synth SN 065114

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Video at the auction and posted here.

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Endeavour Keyboard

YouTube Uploaded by AudioCentralMagazine on Mar 28, 2012

"the Endeavour Keyboard offers elongated keys for an additional touch sensor - transmitted as polyphonic aftertouch"

MakeNoise Phonogene Sound Experiments.mov

YouTube Uploaded by AudioCentralMagazine on Apr 1, 2012

"Plain vanilla experiments with Make Noise Phonogene; the soundfile comes from OP-1 Teenage Engineering; the modulating triangle wave comes from a LiveWire oscillator."

Make Noise Phonogene Drum Scrambling.mov

Uploaded by AudioCentralMagazine on Apr 1, 2012

"A drum pattern previolusly recorded into Phonogene is scrambled, spliced, modulated and destroyed with the on board capabilities of Make Noise Phonogene. Pretty weird. A lot of fun..."

Dataline - Sweet Potato...Octatrack + Machinedrum

YouTube Uploaded by MrDataline on Apr 1, 2012

"Facebook Fan Page; http://www.facebook.com/Project.Dataline
Soundcloud Page; http://www.soundcloud.com/dataline
Download music at http://www.dataline.bandcamp.com

Octatrack armed with OP1 melodies and Machinedrum drum making the main beats..."

"Acoustic Resonance" Serge/Guitar improv

YouTube Uploaded by djangosfire on Apr 1, 2012

"National Resonator slide guitar improvisation into a Malekko Ekko 616 Analog Delay w/ a slow cycling Serge drone:

'Acoustic Resonance'"

Herbie Hancock and Chick Corea Discuss Rhodes and Moog

YouTube Uploaded by Rhythmicons on Apr 1, 2012

Moogerfooger on Rhodes.

Monotron gets filthy!

YouTube Uploaded by vcs3dreams on Apr 1, 2012

"Filthy tron!"

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AKS

AKS from Lyonel on Vimeo.

"Single AKS patch sounds cut-up, with sparse help from a Scott Stites Klee Sequencer and Buchla 266e."

via Lyo Nel on The MATRIXSYNTH Lounge

Intellijel - uVCO 1HP tricore vco !!!!!

"Introducing the Intellijel uVCO

The worlds first 1HP VCO

Features:
-triangle core
-Thru Zero FM
-Frequency set with slider
-led in slider shows rate
-3 outputs: sine, saw and square
-uses new submicro jacks
-skiff friendly
-MSRP $75
more info here

connect to your euro system using special adapter (sold seperately)."



Featuring new revolutionary, breakthrough, paper thin PCB!!!

via Intellijel on Muff's.

Improvisational1

YouTube Uploaded by Cranda11 on Mar 31, 2012

"Having a bit of improv with some new kit. The bassline is done with the original MeeBlip; there are four two-measure MIDI clips in Ableton, and I'm randomly switching amongst them using follow actions. All drum and percussion sounds were created on a Yamaha TX81Z, then imported to and edited in the Maschine software.

Gear used: MeeBlip, MeeBlipSE, Native Instruments Maschine Mikro, SammichFM, DSI TETR4, Eventide Space, Eventide TimeFactor. Recorded with Ableton Live in one pass of live improv."

Aquaphony

YouTube Uploaded by Ebotronix on Apr 1, 2012

"4ms Peg VcaMatrix RCD
Analogue Systems RS 100 RS 110 RS 360
ARP Odyssey 2821 Noise
Doepfer A 143-9 A 134 pan by Moog MP 201
Flame Chord Machine
Make Noise Brains PP Maths Moddenix Optomix QMMG Wogglebug
Malekko 4x Oscillator 4x Anti Oscillator
Moog 2xFreqBox Phaser
Oberheim Sem
Roland System 104 Sequencer
The Ekdahl Moisturizer (drops)
Toppobrillo Quantimator Sportmodulator
Master Clock Logic via Kenton Pro 2000II and 2x 4ms RCD.
Drum Logic Ultrabeat 12/8"

Century Media Featuring the MacBeth micromac

YouTube Uploaded by macbethsynthesizers on Apr 1, 2012

"Here's a rather strange viseo that I did today. I was out at my scrap yard that house clearances, pubs, clubs, churches, hospital, offices etc. I took my Nikon with me to grab some still shots and I came across this rather sad looking doll. So I snapped it- got back and made a video from the stills! After that- it was time to record a soundtrack. All sounds here made using the MacBeth micromac analogue synthesizer prototype. For a small synth- there's an enormous amount of sound!"

"Roland Jupiter 8" + "Alesis Ion" Synth Insanity

YouTube Uploaded by synthartist69 on Mar 25, 2012

"Roland Jupiter 8, Alesis Ion, Alesis SR18 drum machine"

csGrain ipad app-By Boulanger Labs -Granular Sound design ( Estey Pump Organ)

YouTube Uploaded by ANTsynth on Apr 1, 2012

"Sound design I did of my Estey pump organ being processed in csGrain"


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