Friday, May 30, 2014
MODULAR PATCH IDEA #1 - Heavy Wavetables
Published on May 30, 2014 DivKidMusic·28 videos
"So here's the first in a new series of videos 'Patch Ideas'. These will be offshoots of overview videos and general patch ideas that aren't specifically module dependant.
Here I am using the RYO Optodist to crunch up and distort wavetables from a Mutable Instruments Braids.
As always feel free to ask any questions."
NEW ATOMOSYNTH MULTIKLON SEQUENCER
Eurorack desktop.
via AtomoSynth on Facebook
http://atomosynth.com
"Eurorack 36HP widthPower: +/- 12V, +5V
8 step sequencer
14 sequencer modes
2 random sequence modes
8 gate arpeggiator pattern modes
1 oscillator mode
2 connection modes, to connect with other Multiklon for 16 step sequencerRepetition control per step (up to 8 repetitions per step)
Gate mode control per step (gate time or hold)
Internal clock
External clock or midi synchronization
Midi clock multiplier
CV and gate output
Clock output (outputs the internal, external or midi clock)
CV and Gate input (CV input with voltage mixer)
External clock input
Gate time control
Glide effect
available soon!!"
JU-X Hosting AU microDAW (Free!)
"This is a micro-sized Digital Audio Workstation for OSX that hosts Audio Unit synth and effect plugins, comes with 4ch+1 mixer with ext-audio input, 24-bit recorder, Music-Typing kind of feature called 'LazyKey'."
Get it here.
Spitfire Signature Library via The Human League's and Heaven 17's Martyn Ware
Spitfire presents: MARTYN WARE - NIC library
Published on May 29, 2014 Spitfire Audio·114 videos
"A look at our new signature library from the synth pioneer Martyn Ware - founder member of The Human League and Heaven 17
http://www.spitfireaudio.com/martyn-w..."
And the press release:
"Spitfire swells Signature Range with synthpop production pioneer Martyn Ware
LONDON, UK: compositional tools creator Spitfire Audio is proud to announce availability of MARTYN WARE - NO ILLEGAL CONNECTIONS — the latest addition to its swelling Signature Range of sample libraries (where legendary composers, producers, and sound-smiths curate award-winning sonic DNA for future music-makers) for Native Instruments’ KONTAKT 4 or 5 (Mac OS X 10.7 or higher and Windows 7 or later) — as of May 30...
A distinctive pattern, product, or characteristic by which someone or something can be identified. So reads a typical dictionary definition of the word signature. Spitfire Audio’s Signature Range sample library luminaries certainly have a signature sound, hence the apt appellation. As one of the most successful, influential, and prolific film composers of his generation, Hans Zimmer — with whom Spitfire Audio previously collaborated on the HZ PERCUSSION - LONDON library, a definitive collection of hybrid cinematic widescreen percussion ensemble excellence — surely needs little in the way of introduction, for example.
Today it is with great pride that Spitfire Audio welcomes another trailblazer to its legendary Signature Range sample library lineup with MARTYN WARE - NO ILLEGAL CONNECTIONS. This time namesake legendary synthpop production pioneer Martyn Ware — founding member of electronic trailblazers The Human League and synth-funksters Heaven 17, and also a revered record producer in his own right with a sizeable number of super-successful credits to his sought- after name with over 50-million sales worldwide for the likes of ‘Queen of Rock ’n’ Roll’ Tina Turner, American singer-songwriter Terence Trent D’Arby, and eternal electro-poppers Erasure — offers up an exclusive collection of favourite analogue synth and drum sounds from his prized collection of rarefied electronic delights. These include Korg’s mid-Seventies-vintage Mini-KORG 700 ‘simple’ analogue monosynth and the Roland System 100 semi-modular monophonic synth with which Martyn made his name on early Human League classics like ‘Being Boiled’ — though the examples used on MARTYN WARE - NO ILLEGAL CONNECTIONS were actually gifted to Martyn by Erasure synth Svengali Vince Clarke (who openly admitted to being influenced by those early electronic recordings) upon discovering that Martyn had long since sold his originals — and the early-Eighties-vintage Jupiter-8, Roland’s first truly professional programmable analogue polysynth that formed the backbone of Heaven 17 hits like ‘Temptation’. Before making their own distinctive mark on the hit parade, prior to owning a drum machine, Martyn and his Human League (and Heaven 17) synth-playing partner Ian Craig-Marsh’s make do and mend modus operandi involved rhythmically riding faders on the aforesaid System 100 and its associated Model 104 Sequencer to create bass and snare drums on the fly! Little wonder, then, that the then-young Vince Clarke sat up and took note during his fledgling Depeche Mode days.
Having joined forces with Vince Clarke to form The Illustrious Company, combining their talent to exploit the creative and commercial possibilities of their unique three-dimensional sound technology in collaboration with fine artists, the performing arts, and corporate clients worldwide, Martyn extensively lectures on music production, technology, and creativity at universities and colleges around the world when not working in his studio space at London’s Tileyard Studios complex — coincidentally, also home to Spitfire Audio!
By way of further background to the welcome MARTYN WARE - NO ILLEGAL CONNECTIONS release, Spitfire Audio co-founder Paul Thomson tellingly pays tribute to the accomplished individual in question before going on to introduce the latest Signature Range sample library itself: “Martyn’s a legend in the electronic music field. He’s a founder member of The Human League; his first massive hit was ‘Being Boiled’. And then he left to form Heaven 17 with Ian Craig-Marsh; they had another massive hit with ‘Temptation’, although American audiences may be more familiar with the hit ‘Let Me Go’, which was played hugely on KROQ and MTV over there. He went on to produce with huge success; he helped relaunch Tina Turner’s career with ‘Let’s Stay Together’ and ‘Private Dancer’. He produced Terence Trent D’Arby, Marc Almond, Erasure, and many others. His early albums were direct precursors, in many ways, to the directions that hip-hop took Stateside when it went electro in the early Eighties. We believe that the key to sampling synths is not just good signal chain, but it’s also the curatorship of the sounds, and this is a rare opportunity to share in Martyn’s sonic approach — the buttons and dials that he tweaks to suit his taste and his heritage. So we get to see what he can come up with on these machines — fantastic synths like the Roland System 100, Jupiter-8, and the Korg 700. We’ve also got a warped collection, which is kind of sound designed from this original material. We’ve got some modern interpretations, but it’s largely curated to be in the spirit of Martyn’s style — how the young electronic acts in the UK inspired the likes of Afrika Bambaataa with the burgeoning electro and hip-hop scene Stateside in New York and the South Bronx.”
It goes without saying, therefore, that Martyn Ware and his creative cohorts proved inspirational back in the day while MARTYN WARE - NO ILLEGAL CONNECTIONS clearly is inspirational today to anyone looking to make musical use of a broad selection of pads, leads, drums, effects, tempo-locked sequences, and all manner of curios created by the man himself, with additional sympathetic sound design by award-winning composers and producers — all presented in ‘Super Mono’ to provide a selection of channels processed via vintage Class-A analogue outboard. With over 270 piquant presets — some with up to five distinctly-different mixable signal paths — providing a total library size of 13.5 GB in compressed downloadable data from 25.1 GB of WAV files totalling 11,016 samples, such musical inspiration from a true trailblazer is unlikely to dry up anytime soon. Just ask the now-not-so-young Vince Clarke — all set to release his 16th studio album with Erasure, his third successful group since first hearing Martyn Ware’s time-honoured Human League tones 30-plus years ago!
MARTYN WARE - NO ILLEGAL CONNECTIONS can be purchased and downloaded directly from Spitfire Audio for an introductory promotional price of £75.00 GBP (subject to VAT within the EU) until June 12, 2014 (rising to £99.00 GBP thereafter) from here: http://www.spitfireaudio.com/products-page (Note that this will require a full version of Native Instruments KONTAKT 4 or 5 to run.)
For more detailed info and individual demos from Spitfire Audio co-founders Christian Henson and Paul Thomson skilfully showcasing MARTYN WARE - NO ILLEGAL CONNECTIONS’ creative sound design visit the dedicated webpage here: http://www.spitfireaudio.com/martyn-ware-no-illegal-connections
Watch Spitfire Audio co-founder Paul Thomson’s telling MARTYN WARE - NO ILLEGAL CONNECTIONS video walkthrough here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LdmFXFj7GQw"
Published on May 29, 2014 Spitfire Audio·114 videos
"A look at our new signature library from the synth pioneer Martyn Ware - founder member of The Human League and Heaven 17
http://www.spitfireaudio.com/martyn-w..."
And the press release:
LONDON, UK: compositional tools creator Spitfire Audio is proud to announce availability of MARTYN WARE - NO ILLEGAL CONNECTIONS — the latest addition to its swelling Signature Range of sample libraries (where legendary composers, producers, and sound-smiths curate award-winning sonic DNA for future music-makers) for Native Instruments’ KONTAKT 4 or 5 (Mac OS X 10.7 or higher and Windows 7 or later) — as of May 30...
A distinctive pattern, product, or characteristic by which someone or something can be identified. So reads a typical dictionary definition of the word signature. Spitfire Audio’s Signature Range sample library luminaries certainly have a signature sound, hence the apt appellation. As one of the most successful, influential, and prolific film composers of his generation, Hans Zimmer — with whom Spitfire Audio previously collaborated on the HZ PERCUSSION - LONDON library, a definitive collection of hybrid cinematic widescreen percussion ensemble excellence — surely needs little in the way of introduction, for example.
Today it is with great pride that Spitfire Audio welcomes another trailblazer to its legendary Signature Range sample library lineup with MARTYN WARE - NO ILLEGAL CONNECTIONS. This time namesake legendary synthpop production pioneer Martyn Ware — founding member of electronic trailblazers The Human League and synth-funksters Heaven 17, and also a revered record producer in his own right with a sizeable number of super-successful credits to his sought- after name with over 50-million sales worldwide for the likes of ‘Queen of Rock ’n’ Roll’ Tina Turner, American singer-songwriter Terence Trent D’Arby, and eternal electro-poppers Erasure — offers up an exclusive collection of favourite analogue synth and drum sounds from his prized collection of rarefied electronic delights. These include Korg’s mid-Seventies-vintage Mini-KORG 700 ‘simple’ analogue monosynth and the Roland System 100 semi-modular monophonic synth with which Martyn made his name on early Human League classics like ‘Being Boiled’ — though the examples used on MARTYN WARE - NO ILLEGAL CONNECTIONS were actually gifted to Martyn by Erasure synth Svengali Vince Clarke (who openly admitted to being influenced by those early electronic recordings) upon discovering that Martyn had long since sold his originals — and the early-Eighties-vintage Jupiter-8, Roland’s first truly professional programmable analogue polysynth that formed the backbone of Heaven 17 hits like ‘Temptation’. Before making their own distinctive mark on the hit parade, prior to owning a drum machine, Martyn and his Human League (and Heaven 17) synth-playing partner Ian Craig-Marsh’s make do and mend modus operandi involved rhythmically riding faders on the aforesaid System 100 and its associated Model 104 Sequencer to create bass and snare drums on the fly! Little wonder, then, that the then-young Vince Clarke sat up and took note during his fledgling Depeche Mode days.
Having joined forces with Vince Clarke to form The Illustrious Company, combining their talent to exploit the creative and commercial possibilities of their unique three-dimensional sound technology in collaboration with fine artists, the performing arts, and corporate clients worldwide, Martyn extensively lectures on music production, technology, and creativity at universities and colleges around the world when not working in his studio space at London’s Tileyard Studios complex — coincidentally, also home to Spitfire Audio!
By way of further background to the welcome MARTYN WARE - NO ILLEGAL CONNECTIONS release, Spitfire Audio co-founder Paul Thomson tellingly pays tribute to the accomplished individual in question before going on to introduce the latest Signature Range sample library itself: “Martyn’s a legend in the electronic music field. He’s a founder member of The Human League; his first massive hit was ‘Being Boiled’. And then he left to form Heaven 17 with Ian Craig-Marsh; they had another massive hit with ‘Temptation’, although American audiences may be more familiar with the hit ‘Let Me Go’, which was played hugely on KROQ and MTV over there. He went on to produce with huge success; he helped relaunch Tina Turner’s career with ‘Let’s Stay Together’ and ‘Private Dancer’. He produced Terence Trent D’Arby, Marc Almond, Erasure, and many others. His early albums were direct precursors, in many ways, to the directions that hip-hop took Stateside when it went electro in the early Eighties. We believe that the key to sampling synths is not just good signal chain, but it’s also the curatorship of the sounds, and this is a rare opportunity to share in Martyn’s sonic approach — the buttons and dials that he tweaks to suit his taste and his heritage. So we get to see what he can come up with on these machines — fantastic synths like the Roland System 100, Jupiter-8, and the Korg 700. We’ve also got a warped collection, which is kind of sound designed from this original material. We’ve got some modern interpretations, but it’s largely curated to be in the spirit of Martyn’s style — how the young electronic acts in the UK inspired the likes of Afrika Bambaataa with the burgeoning electro and hip-hop scene Stateside in New York and the South Bronx.”
It goes without saying, therefore, that Martyn Ware and his creative cohorts proved inspirational back in the day while MARTYN WARE - NO ILLEGAL CONNECTIONS clearly is inspirational today to anyone looking to make musical use of a broad selection of pads, leads, drums, effects, tempo-locked sequences, and all manner of curios created by the man himself, with additional sympathetic sound design by award-winning composers and producers — all presented in ‘Super Mono’ to provide a selection of channels processed via vintage Class-A analogue outboard. With over 270 piquant presets — some with up to five distinctly-different mixable signal paths — providing a total library size of 13.5 GB in compressed downloadable data from 25.1 GB of WAV files totalling 11,016 samples, such musical inspiration from a true trailblazer is unlikely to dry up anytime soon. Just ask the now-not-so-young Vince Clarke — all set to release his 16th studio album with Erasure, his third successful group since first hearing Martyn Ware’s time-honoured Human League tones 30-plus years ago!
MARTYN WARE - NO ILLEGAL CONNECTIONS can be purchased and downloaded directly from Spitfire Audio for an introductory promotional price of £75.00 GBP (subject to VAT within the EU) until June 12, 2014 (rising to £99.00 GBP thereafter) from here: http://www.spitfireaudio.com/products-page (Note that this will require a full version of Native Instruments KONTAKT 4 or 5 to run.)
For more detailed info and individual demos from Spitfire Audio co-founders Christian Henson and Paul Thomson skilfully showcasing MARTYN WARE - NO ILLEGAL CONNECTIONS’ creative sound design visit the dedicated webpage here: http://www.spitfireaudio.com/martyn-ware-no-illegal-connections
Watch Spitfire Audio co-founder Paul Thomson’s telling MARTYN WARE - NO ILLEGAL CONNECTIONS video walkthrough here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LdmFXFj7GQw"
SSSR Labs. Harmonics Demo
Published on May 30, 2014
"Demo song for SSSR Labs. Harmonics VSTi plug-in which is the part of the Lissajous Suite.
The plug-in is additive-substractive 2-dimensional synthesizer / lissajous shape generator.
This demo uses 14 tracks with separate plug-in instances.
The stereo-output is connected directly to analog oscilloscope working in X-Y mode.
Everything is made by Dmitry Shtatnov.
http://modularsynth.ru/diy/vst/lissaj...
Please, do not discuss the artistic merit of this music. It is just demo-song showing that lissajous music MAY be tonal."
via Dmitry Shtatnov on The MATRIXSYNTH Lounge
This is the first SSSR Labs post.
Custom Tecbug Sequencer
via Michal Patulski on The MATRIXSYNTH Lounge
"Finally, it has arrived. Paul from Tecbug spent around a month, building this amazing analog sequencer (or actually 3 in 1) from scratch. Thank you!"
Tecbug on eBay
Tecbug TBS-X16 analog sequencer - first test Published on May 30, 2014 Michal Patulski·130 videos
"with Korg ms20 mini, CS Deep Bass Nine and Tecbug DS8"
Tiptop 3U Racked Eurorack Mixed Module System
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via this auction
"ANALOGUE SYSTEMS RS-40 NOISE S/H (with Synovatron adapter)
+
SYNTHESIS TECHNOLOGY E340 CLOUD GENERATOR
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DOEPFER A-111-5 (DARK ENERGY 1, very rare discontinued module)
+
TOPPOBRILLO TRIPLE WAVEFOLDER
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FREQUENCY CENTRAL WAVERUNNER LFO (with sync)
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DOEPFER A-140 ADSR
+
DOEPFER A-185-2 PRECISION ADDER
+
DOEPFER A-174-2 MODULATION WHEEL
+
TIPTOP RACK 3U"
via this auction
"ANALOGUE SYSTEMS RS-40 NOISE S/H (with Synovatron adapter)+
SYNTHESIS TECHNOLOGY E340 CLOUD GENERATOR
+
DOEPFER A-111-5 (DARK ENERGY 1, very rare discontinued module)
+
TOPPOBRILLO TRIPLE WAVEFOLDER
+
FREQUENCY CENTRAL WAVERUNNER LFO (with sync)
+
DOEPFER A-140 ADSR
+
DOEPFER A-185-2 PRECISION ADDER
+
DOEPFER A-174-2 MODULATION WHEEL
+
TIPTOP RACK 3U"
Vintage Moog Memorymoog Plus Synthesizer
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via this auction
I wonder if the cat thinks it's a puma. Socks below.
via this auction
I wonder if the cat thinks it's a puma. Socks below.
Vintage ANALOG Soviet synth ALTAIR-231
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via this auction
"Monophonic synthesizer Altair-231(plant Estradin Zhitomir) is designed for playback of sounds of various character - from simulation of natural sounds of the instruments to achieve complex synthesized electronic voices, effects, percussioni of sounds and so the Synthesizer has a 4 octave keyboard, wheel pitch, controls front panel settings, exit to the phones, the entrance to the pedals. Consists of four main blocks of synthesizing sound Generators, a Mixer Filter Circuit.
Synthesizing part is based on 3-setpoint generators, each with an independent parameters registers, waveform, frequency modulation. There is a generator of white and pink noise. The filter of low frequencies from main parameters allows tracking keyboard. Synth includes a feature portamento with speed adjustment. To configure the operation of the instrument is the inclusion of a 440Hz tone. Provides a line-in input for external audio source through the Altair-231. Inputs and outputs are 1/4 of the Jack."
via this auction
"Monophonic synthesizer Altair-231(plant Estradin Zhitomir) is designed for playback of sounds of various character - from simulation of natural sounds of the instruments to achieve complex synthesized electronic voices, effects, percussioni of sounds and so the Synthesizer has a 4 octave keyboard, wheel pitch, controls front panel settings, exit to the phones, the entrance to the pedals. Consists of four main blocks of synthesizing sound Generators, a Mixer Filter Circuit.Synthesizing part is based on 3-setpoint generators, each with an independent parameters registers, waveform, frequency modulation. There is a generator of white and pink noise. The filter of low frequencies from main parameters allows tracking keyboard. Synth includes a feature portamento with speed adjustment. To configure the operation of the instrument is the inclusion of a 440Hz tone. Provides a line-in input for external audio source through the Altair-231. Inputs and outputs are 1/4 of the Jack."
VERMONA MONO LANCET - 2 X VCO Mono synth module
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"Lovely sounding 2 VCO Analog mono synth. It can sound like Moog or even Roland Juno!"
via this auction
"Lovely sounding 2 VCO Analog mono synth. It can sound like Moog or even Roland Juno!"
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