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Sunday, May 05, 2013

AHNE 2013 Pics by Devin Taylor


Full gallery here.

Some orange Monorocket eurorack cases in these two shots.

via Devin Taylor on The MATRIXSYNTH Lounge

Arp Solina String Ensemble Synthesizer SN 0107181

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Spectral Eye Pro

Published on May 5, 2013 Apps4idevicesMusic·517 videos


Published on May 1, 2013 SecretBaseDesign·15 videos

iTunes:
Secret Base Design

"Spectral Eye Pro is an enhanced version of our free app, Spectral Eye. If you are unfamiliar with the app, we suggest trying Spectral Eye first, to make sure that this is what you need. If you like the free version, you can upgrade to the paid version later!
*** Pro version on sale until May 6th, 2013 ***

Spectral Eye Pro analyzes incoming audio signals to extract the underlying frequencies. Most sounds are built up from a variety of sine waves; a simple whistle might be a single wave, while a guitar, piano, or the human voice have many waves added together.

By using a Fast Fourier Transform, sound can be decomposed into each frequency. Normally, this information is displayed on a chart, and there are number of excellent apps that do exactly this. Spectral Eye Pro rearranges the FFT into a spiral, so that frequencies that are an octave apart are lined up as rays from the center of the display. The strength of each frequency is represented by the size of a red circle.

Play music, and Spectral Eye Pro will reveal the frequencies. For a guitar, it's easy to see that in addition to the root frequency of a note, there are also a number of harmonic frequencies -- and these change based on the strings used, the pickups, and the amplification system. It's the frequencies present in the notes that make a Telecaster sound different from a Les Paul, and a piano different from a trumpet. Play an instrument, music from your iTunes library, or have it listen to whatever sounds are nearby -- the display is fun to watch.

If you're interested in understanding the nature of sound, use Spectral Eye to get a better view. There is a free version of this app, which was created as a utility used in the development in other Secret Base Design apps.

The Pro version supports both input, filter, and output slots on Audiobus, so that you can directly analyze the freqencies produced by other synthesizer apps. For synthesists looking to create new sounds, or understand what they are hearing, Spectral Eye is an invaluable too.

The pro version also supports Virtual and Core MIDI; you can see the frequencies of sounds around you, and then play along with them using the novel Spectral Eye interface. If you don't have perfect pitch, you can use Spectral Eye to transcribe melodies that you hear or compose on your own.

*** Note -- we cannot respond directly to reviews in iTunes. If you have trouble with the app, please contact us by email. To directly analyze audio from an MP3 file, you can use an app which imports audio, and then streams it over Audiobus. Audioshare is one such app, and we recommend it highly."

Amped Positronic Transient #2 (SSF Patchbook)


Amped Positronic Transient #2 (SSF Patchbook) from VoltageCtrlR on Vimeo.
Amped Positronic Transient #2 from the Steady State Fate PTG Patchbook.
download the SSF PTG Patchbook at: http://www.steadystatefate.com

bc-multi-sampler


bc-multi-sampler from Ben Carey on Vimeo.

"a quad buffer polyphonic sampler instrument - download here: http://www.maxforlive.com/library/device/1559/bc-multi-sampler

- this Max4Live instrument enables the simultaneous playback of four sample buffers of arbitrary length, with up to 16 voice polyphony
- drag and drop samples from the live browser
- an X/Y pad provides control over the overall mix between the four loaded samples
- automated sample start position provides a level of unpredictability and variety to sample playback
- independent loop and pitch bend for each sample
- independent filtered delay lines for each sample
- option to normalise files on import"

Sound of Science: Hydrodome music video (full)

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Take 5 - Alternative study in quintuple (5/4) time,


Published on May 5, 2013 NetPierreTV·48 videos

"PatchPierre Live-jam - alternative study in 5/4
read more about the modular at http://PatchPierre.Net

Equipment used: Doepfer A-100, Roland R8 + TB-303, Machinedrum,Korg EA-1 + Prophecy, Zoom FX and ESI-32 sampler"

EDP Wasp with Original Box

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The Museum Of Synthesizer Technology

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"The Museum Of Synthesizer Technology book. NEW. Large size format 11.75 inches X 8.25 inches with full color photos of some of the most legendary analog synthesizers ever made (or heard). Moog modular, Arp 2500 modular, Buchla, Polyfusion, Roland System 700, Synthi 100 modular, Oberheim 8 Voice, you name it, it's here and all in full color. You want to see a stack of 5 Arp 2500 cabinets, who doesn't? This is a top 10 book and one of my favorites. No, it is not as technical as some of the other legendary synth books, but the thing I like about it is that it was put together and published by a fellow synthesizer afficianado, Martin Newcomb in 1994. It shows the great interest and passion in electronic music instruments/synthesizers that the rest of us have as well. It is a book that is full of synthesizer eye candy that is sure to make the most hard to please drool with with envy. I am sure that after flipping through this book, you will likely go out and start looking for your next synth. Definitely a book for the synthesizer library for the serious electronic musician..."

Livewire AFG Audio Frequency Generator

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