micro garden by folk tek

Published on May 19, 2015 pianoloft

"some metallic and cloudy soundscapes, realised wit the microgarden by folktek, combined with a korg kaos pad 2 to catch some live samples, a shifter-delay effect of the roland sp404 and the memoryman by electrvox and line6 echo delay.
http://folktek.com"

Folktek on eBay

Sequential Circuits Prophet-10

Published on May 19, 2015 MrFirechild

"This monster synth from 1980 , the Sequential Circuits Prophet 10 is used for all sounds in this Firechild track , This Is A Prophet. The Prophet 10 is simply two glorious Prophet 5 Rev3´s stacked together with some additional bonus features !"

PERCUSSA Announces New Mode in MIDIBridge: IMPROVISOR

An update via Percussa: "After releasing the MIDIBridge 3 update a while ago, along with the firmware update that introduced topology mode (see blog posts … ) I’ve been working on a new version of IMPROVISOR, the generative composition software for the AudioCubes. If you don’t know what this software does, check out the video below:



What is IMPROVISOR?

In short, using IMPROVISOR you can play live generative music by programming patterns into the software and then linking those to AudioCubes, and by then placing AudioCubes next to each other.

Depending on the orientation and location of AudioCubes, the resulting sequences will be different since each cube plays back a different pattern, and when cubes are placed next to each other patterns add up and subtract :-)

It’s great fun to play with and much easier to use than all the other generative / algorithmic composition software out there which has a lot of focus on academic concepts and is not very interactive, IMHO.

From Max/MSP patch to C++ application

IMPROVISOR started as a Max/MSP patch, and after the feedback from AudioCube users I’ve decided to turn it into a C++ application, and make it part of MIDIBridge, the main software application you are already familiar with when using AudioCubes.

This way the speed and performance of IMPROVISOR will be drastically improved, and it will instantly work with up to 16 cubes, and you’ll be able to take advantage of the features already built into MIDIBridge, such as MIDI clock syncing.

IMPROVISOR MODE

IMPROVISOR will show up in MIDIBridge as a new mode (see the lower left corner in the screenshot below). When two cubes are in this mode, they will work together. The cube that is following will add the pattern played back by the leading cube to its own pattern and a root note, and will send the resulting notes out through its MIDI port (selected on the right hand side in MIDIBridge).
This way, you can have up to 16 patterns playing simultaneously and in sync, each pattern potentially influencing the other patterns. By setting different pattern lengths for different cubes you’ll be able to create really interesting results, as you can see in the video below:

Of course you’ll be able to reuse patterns between cubes and you’ll be able to load and save them along with the other settings in MIDIBridge. IMPROVISOR will also have some global controls allowing you to set the tempo, as well as tap it, and start/stop/reset the sequencer as you wish.

Finally, you will notice there is an AUDIO button at the top in MIDIBridge now. I’ve added audio out, and this button calls up a dialog box letting you set the audio driver type (ASIO, DirectSound, CoreAudio, etc), buffer size, sample rate, resolution, etc. I’m planning to build SYNTHOR, the upcoming modular synth, into MIDIBridge as well, and this is where you will configure your sound interface to use the sound generation capabilities of new modes such as SYNTHOR. Check out a SYNTHOR video below:



When will it be available for download?

This new update of MIDIBridge 3 with IMPROVISOR mode is not available for download yet, but I’m working on it as we speak and will make it available for download over the next weeks. Look for a seperate announcement on one of the next newsletters :-)

That’s it for now :-) I hope you are excited about all this like me, and I can’t wait to finish IMPROVISOR mode and push out the next MIDIBridge update!"

The Audiothingies Midibro - Compact DIY MIDI Event Processor

via Audiothingies
via @FlavioB

"Built upon the acclaimed and now discontinued MIDIpal by Mutable Instruments, the Midibro is a smart and small MIDI processor available as a DIY kit.
Insert it between a MIDI keyboard (or sequencer) and a MIDI sound module to unleash powerful compositional tools and effects.

The most versatile MIDI event processor

Compositional tools

Arpeggiator: Arpeggiate your chords. 4 modes (up, down, up&down, random), 15 rhythmic patterns, adjustable tempo, rhythmical division, gate and groove, syncable to MIDI clock.
Step sequencer: Record step-by-step a sequence of up to 128 notes (with ties, rests, slides and accents), and play it back with transposition. As simple and elegant as the classic SH-101 sequencer!
Randomizer: Randomize note values, velocity, and send random CC at each key press.
Keyboard-controlled drums sequencer. Control a drum module from a keyboard by triggering and combining patterns — one for each key of a 49 keys keyboard. Create mesmerizing Euclidean drum patterns.
Chord memory: Enjoy the classic *chord memory* feature of early 80s synths.
Delay. Up to 32 echo notes added after each note, transposition and velocity adjustment for creating feedback arpeggio effects, syncable to MIDI clock.
Scale processor. Never miss a note in a solo… The scale mapper replaces each note you play by its nearest neighbour in one of the 25 preset scales. It can also transpose and add voicing/random harmonies.
MIDI message generation

Clock: Make your MIDI setup groove! MIDI clock source with adjustable tempo and adjustable groove/shuffle/humanization patterns, from super-tight to funky.
CC-LFO: Generate up to 4 tempo-synced LFOs and cyclic automation movements for any MIDI Control Change (CC) message.
CC knob: Use the Midibro as a knob to send any CC or NRPN message.
MIDI setup plumbing

CLICK FOR MORE »

Chilled Jam May '15 (Nord, Prophet, Moog, Mini-brute, Les Paul)

Published on May 19, 2015 Mitch Wiseman

"Just a chilled out improv using the nord piano, prophet 08 (through an MXR carbon copy), moog little phatty, mini brute, and Les paul (through an MXR overdrive, a boss DD7, into a blues junior NOS). I only filmed two parts, the mini brute just provided some noise, and the moog provided the low bass.

Album coming soon..."

MOTU Releases The Bob Moog Foundation Encore Soundbank

via The Bob Moog Foundation:

"Cambridge, MA - May 19, 2015...

MOTU and the Bob Moog Foundation announce the release of the Bob Moog Foundation Encore Soundbank, a new and exciting collection of instrument and percussion sounds produced in commemoration of Bob Moog's 81st Birthday, coming up on May 23rd. In a charitable effort to raise funds for the foundation, over twenty legendary synthesists and renowned sound designers donated original samples to assist with the creation of the sound library, which offers over 2 GB of material. Now available for purchase from the MOTU website (www.motu.com/moog-encore), the library is fully compatible with any host software on Mac or Windows that supports virtual instruments, including popular DAW software such as Ableton Live, Avid Pro Tools, Cockos Reaper, and MOTU Digital Performer. All proceeds from the sale of the Encore Soundbank will benefit the Bob Moog Foundation.

The library ships in the form of a UVI soundbank that can be loaded into the cross-platform, universally compatible UVI Workstation virtual instrument player, available for free download from uvi.net. The library can also be loaded into MOTU's MachFive 3 sampler for side-by-side integration with other MachFive-compatible soundbanks. Most of the 200+ Encore Soundbank presets are scripted to include vintage Moog-style filter and envelope controls.

MOTU is proud to support the legacy of synthesizer pioneer Bob Moog and the Bob Moog Foundation's educational and historic preservation work through the funding generated by the sales of the Encore Soundbank. The following artists generously contributed to this project: Vince Clark, Al Kooper, Jordan Rudess, Suzanne Ciani, Larry Fast, Tangerine Dream (Edgar Froese / Thorsten Quaeschning), Goldfrapp (Will Gregory), Kevin Antunes, Adam Holzman, Erik Norlander, Peter Gorges, Amin Bhatia, CJ Vanston, Drew Neumann, Kevin Lamb, Dave Spiers, Jack Hotop, Jerry Kovarsky, Kent Spong, Klaus Peter Rausch, Taiho Yamada, Michael Koehler, Chris Cox, 'Magic' Dave Roberts, Marty Cutler, Marc Doty and I Monster (Dean Honer / Jerrod Gosling).

The soundbank is released in special remembrance of Edgar Froese, who enthusiastically donated sounds for the project, but passed away suddenly on January 20, 2015. His contribution to the Encore Soundbank was one of his last musical endeavors. We are deeply grateful for his generous contribution to this project. He is greatly missed.

Sounds included in the library were created using classic instruments including various Moog modulars and Minimoogs, Buchla modular, EMS Synthi A and VCS3, Yamaha CS-80, Alesis Andromeda, Sequential Circuits Prophets, Hammond B3 organ, classic Korg synths, rare Russian Polivoks, multiple theremins and effects pedals, a rare and exotic Ondioline, and an extremely rare Moog Apollo, plus much more.*

'Bob Moog's legacy touches each and every one of us every day,' said Jim Cooper, Director of Marketing at MOTU. 'Here at MOTU, we were inspired by the milestone of his 81st birthday, to pay tribute to his lasting effect on music. What better way than with kids, and supporting the work of the Bob Moog Foundation to educate and inspire them through his life's work.'

Michelle Moog-Koussa, Executive Director of the Bob Moog Foundation, notes, 'The Foundation is tremendously grateful to MOTU and the contributing artists who have made the Encore Soundbank an extraordinary resource for musicians across genres. The funding generated from this product will allow us to expand our educational project, Dr. Bob's SoundSchool, and to inspire even more children through the intersection of science, music, and technology.'

The Bob Moog Foundation Encore Soundbank is now available for purchase from the MOTU web site for $99 (www.motu.com/moog-encore). All proceeds will be donated to the Bob Moog Foundation.

MOTU and the Bob Moog Foundation would like to extend special thanks and recognition to Erik Norlander, Arnaud Sicard, and the team at uvi.net for their invaluable assistance in producing this project, as well as to producer Nate Donmoyer who created the audio samples for the product."

Upcoming Performances by Todd Barton Featuring the Buchla Music Easel & More

via Todd Barton:

"Hi Friends,

I'm excited to announce these upcoming concerts at the Schneider Museum of Art on the SOU campus:

Spatial Frontiers
Noon, Friday, May 22, 2015
Schneider Museum of Art

Todd Barton and Bruce Bayard, with special guest Eden Monomyn. All three artists will be playing the Buchla Music Easel, each using a special program card designed by Todd which brings focus to the incredible expressive power of this electronic instrument. Additional controls to the placement of sound in space is also featured.

This concert is free and open to the public.

AND . . .

Special Edition
Noon, Thursday, May 28, 2015
Schneider Museum of Art

Todd Barton and Bruce Bayard, are joined by special guests Sarah Belle Reid and Ryan Gaston from California Institute of the Arts.

This concert is free and open to the public.

Sarah Belle Reid is a trumpet player, intermedia artist, and improvisor who is described as having an onstage presence that is both captivating and passionate. Sarah is an endlessly curious artist, one who collaborates closely with composers, choreographers, actors, and multimedia artists, and is always eager to experiment and explore novel approaches to expression. More than a trumpeter, Sarah has been described by audiences as a true “character” and “story-teller”; a musician whose drive to innovate and re-imagine performance is at the heart of her artistic vision. Sarah holds an MFA in trumpet performance from the California Institute of the Arts.

Ryan Gaston is a composer, bandleader, and sound artist from Little Rock, Arkansas. Currently a candidate for an MFA in Experimental Sound Practices at the California Institute of the Arts, Ryan's work centers around musical interface/instrument design, modular synthesizer performance, network music, and research into techniques for sound spatialization and strategies for notation and analysis of electronic and timbre-based music. Fascinated by developing new modes of listening and performing, Gaston writes both performed and recorded music that seeks to exploit the unique possibilities of its own venue of realization--be it a concert hall, dingy dive bar, art gallery, or a pair of headphones.

all best wishes, hope to see you there,
Todd"

New Strymon DIG - Dual Digital Delay Synth Demo with Peter Dyer on Prophet-6, Voyager & More

Published on May 19, 2015

"Peter Dyer (keyboardist for Aloe Blacc, St. Vincent, Quadron) recently joined us at the Strymon shop and recorded several DIG Dual Digital Delay / synth audio clips. Join us on our little dual delay journey. Thanks again Peter for hanging out with us for the day. :)

Learn more about DIG: http://strymon.net/dig
Follow Peter: http://twitter.com/peterkeys88
Peter's website: http://peterdyer.net

Table of Contents:

00:11 -- ADM, Golden Ratio -- Sequential Prophet 6
00:43 -- ADM, Eighth Note -- Sequential Prophet 6
01:09 -- 12 Bit, Golden Ratio -- Sequential Prophet 6
01:45 -- ADM, Dotted Eighth -- Sequential Prophet 6
02:10 -- 24/96, Dotted Quarter -- MiniMoog Voyager
02:46 -- 24/96, Eighth Note -- MiniMoog Voyager
03:09 -- ADM, Free Mode -- MiniMoog Voyager
03:38 -- 12 Bit, Dotted Eighth -- Pete's Modular Rig
04:51 -- 12 Bit, Dotted Eighth -- Pete's Modular Rig
06:15 -- 24/96 Dotted Eighth -- Critter & Guitari Pocket Piano
07:13 -- 12 Bit, Dotted Eighth -- Critter & Guitari Pocket Piano
08:00 -- 24/96, Dotted Eighth -- Nord Stage 2
08:34 -- ADM, Golden Ratio -- Nord Stage 2
09:10 -- 12 Bit, Dotted Eighth -- Nord Stage 2

Pete's Modular Rig:
• Oscillators: Make Noise DPO, Intellijel Dixie II, Pittsburgh Osc
• Filters: DSI Curtis filter, Intellijel uVCF
• VCAs: Malekko VCA, Make Noise Optomix
• FX: DSI Character"

Original Waldorf Wave Flagship Wavetable Keyboard Synthesizer for Sale

Note: Auction links are affiliate links for which the site may be compensated.

via this auction

"WALDORF WAVE SYNTH
61 Keys 16 Voices
IN TOP CONDITION, FULLY WORKING


THIS KEYBOARD SYNTH IS UNIQUE AND WORTH ALL IT'S MONEY
FIRMWARE VERSION 1.902 (the latest)
with all new functions and menù
+
INCLUDED IN THE PRICE OF THIS AUCTION

ONE PROFESSIONALE FLIGHT CASE WITH BUTTERFLY LOCKS
(Custodia rigida da aereo con maniglie e chiusure a farfalla)

+
ORIGINAL MANUAL WITH HARDCOVER
(Manuale originale con custodia originale ad anelli e cofanetto)

+
BOOT SYSTEM FLOPPY DISK VERSIONE 1.902

+
Original Power Cable"

Korg Arp Odyssey w/ Oberkorn Mk3 eurorack

Published on May 19, 2015 bigcitymusic

"The Analogue Solutions Oberkorn Mk3 is sending CV to the panning input of the Sputnik 6-channel Stereo Mixer to pan the Arp Odyssey around the stereo field. The Oberkorn is triggering ADSR to modulate the Arp Odyssey run through an additional LPF (ripples).

http://bigcitymusic.com/korg-arp-odyssey
http://bigcitymusic.com/analogue-solu...
http://bigcitymusic.com/Sputnik-6-Cha..."