Novation Circuit goes shopping in Scolopendra Bologna -CALC-

Published on Oct 13, 2015 -CALC-

http://us.novationmusic.com/circuit/circuit

"In Bologna Italy, there is a store called Scolopendra. It is full of incredible synths and other instruments.
Circuit paid a quick visit on the last leg of it's Italian tour and fell in love with the place. It felt very comfortable sitting atop a Mellotron.... possibly the world's first ever groovebox???? (ooops have I opened a can of worms there?)

If you're interested the track is a -CALC- track called "Wheeee!" you can listen to the full thing here:

https://soundcloud.com/calcutt/wheeee"

Waveform City Podcast Episode 36 Synthrotek

LIDER-2 - Vintage soviet guitar synthesizer multi effects processor on MATRIXSYNTH CLASSIFIEDS

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"For sale is extremely rare soviet vintage analog guitar micro synthesizer "LIDER-2". It is a original guitar effects processor produced in 1980`s by Katchkanar radio equipment factory "Formanta", famous for its well-known synthesizers Polivoks, Manual, Maestro etc. Was designed to be applied by musicians who use external effects in the live performance or studio work. Can be easely used not only with guitars but with synths, organs, bass e.t.c. It is a floor-mounted unit with five rubber footswitches; it also has sliders and knobs for changing the parameters of effects. Can process sounds in different ways and mix signal inside the synthesizer. LIDER-2 has 5 main series sections: tonecorrector, flanger, chorus, solo, rhythm. - everyone with its own parameters and indicators. Commutation are standard 1\4TRS "Jacks": line input, output (line, phone, amplifier). On the outer surface of the bottom panel, an input sensitivity regulator is situated.

The unit is very original & beyond competition not only during 1980s but even now by its idea, quality and of course SOUND which is amazing! A very deep, warm analog set of effects which can be combined in any way producing a diverse palette of "out-of-this-planet" sounds!

No matter you are doing indie or core, no matter you are playing guitar or synthesizer... This "monster" will turn you mind upside down!

The mains power of the unit is 220 volts. For 110/127v countries I`ll include voltage converter.

Lider-2 is EXTREMELY RARE & is hard to find by all means even in former USSR countries.

It is fully tested & is in ideal 100% working condition."

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POLTAVA - Vintage soviet analog wah fuzz tremolo guitar synth effects pedal on MATRIXSYNTH CLASSIFIEDS

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"Up for sale is a rare soviet analog Wah-wah\Fuzz\Tremolo effects pedal - "POLTAVA".This unit was made in 1977 in the USSR. Pedal produces warm vintage Wah, Fuzz and Tremolo effects that can`t be reproduced by modern digital effect units. Tremolo sounds really fat and fuzz is crazy. Very suitable as signal processor for guitars, synths, loops or for any type interesting sonic experiments. All effects can be used simultaneously or in any combination.

CONTROLS: Separate ON/OFF switches for fuzz and wah and tremolo. Knobs for volume and tone for the fuzz. Knob controls for rate and speed of tremolo. Power ON/OFF switch.

Input & output sockets are common 1/4TRS "Jacks". It can be powered by standard 9 volt power adapter or two bar batteries (not included).

The pedal is after full proffessional service and in 100% working condition.
Like most East-European analog gear this device produces different sound from well-known guitar pedal brands.The pedal looks great and sounds awesome!"

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Inter alia natura cunctatio - Serge

"So I just stacked a bunch of studio fragments from the last month or two onto soundcloud, all source Creature+Quad, one that had interested me was this - almost gets into the space of a woodwind section, simple hard sync does wonders"

This one in via Soviet Space Child.

"Kind of amazing how this is just two simple M-Modules."

The Daily Loops Project September 2015 - Casio VL-1 and PT-20

"IMPORTANT NOTICE: If you use this loop in any creation you must remember that is published under a license: creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/

Thank you very much for listening to the loop of the day!

Casio VL-Tone & PT-20.

The Daily Loops Project is an idea generated by the musician Marcelo Acosta, also known as "Los Sabios Duendes" (trad: The Wise Elves) All the days composes, records and publishes a loop in this site.

Musicians from all over the world download these loops and create new works from them which are then published on @daily-loops-the-works. The main idea of this project is the creation of a network international creative exchange between composers.

If you want to be part of this project, follow these instructions:

1) Download a loop

2) Listen and fire your creative engine

3) Modify, add layers, experiment, play!

4) Create a new music

5) Share it! Send your work to: lossabiosduendes@gmail.com (REMEMBER: your work will be published under a license: creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/)

6) Join the network international creative exchange between composers.

You are invited to join the project at any time!

Greetings!

Marcelo Acosta (a.k.a. Los Sabios Duendes)

for more information about the author of this project:

lossabiosduendes.com/"

7 Minutes with an Ipad Synth - SoundScaper

Published on Oct 13, 2015 Synth Anatomy

"This week, it's time for SoundScaper App
- experimental Noise
- textures
- soundscapes"

iTunes: SoundScaper - An experimental sound mini lab - iMusicAlbum

Rhythm Wolf and tb3 jam

Published on Oct 13, 2015 rezzy blips

"I'm a sucker for a bargain so at £99 I had to and I'm very pleased"

The OTO Biscuit is Back for a Limited Run

My favorite desktop effects box is coming back for a limited run. I absolutely love the sound of synths through this box.

via OTO Machines

"We will build the last batch of 200 biscuits in december. Then the total number of Biscuit ever built will be a little less than 2000 units."

"This limited batch will be shipped from December 2015.

You can pre-order it now, so you don’t miss it.

BISCUIT add depth, texture and organic behavior to synths, basslines, drum machines and virtual sounds from computers.

By using 8-bit converters, digital processing and analog resonant filters, BISCUIT opens up a wide range of sounds from harsh distortion, digital and aliasing artifacts to warm and fat 8-bit sounds.

You can mute or invert each of the 8 bits of the digital signal by pressing one of the 8 rectangular switches, to generate strong distortions with an intense digital character.

Lower the sample frequency down to 250 Hz for aliasing effects and use the multimode analog filter to get a warm and fat sound.
You can also add one of the following effects to your 8-bit modifications: Waveshaper, Delay, Pitchshifter and Step Filter. Each effect contains one or several parameters to set.

Producers, deejays, musicians and sound lovers can use BISCUIT to extend their sound creation possibilties.
BISCUIT will find its place in studios, on stages or even in clubs."

You'll find specs and audio demos on site here.

Analogue Solutions Ships Nyborg-24

"Analogue Solutions ships space-saving real analogue monosynth module with ‘Moog-style’ filter

KINGSWINFORD, UK: British ‘boutique’ analogue synthesiser and accessory designer/manufacturer Analogue Solutions is proud to announce availability of Nyborg-24 — a ‘Moog-style’ 4 Pole 24dB/Octave LOW PASS FILTER- equipped standalone monophonic synthesiser module with REAL ANALOGUE VOICE & MODULATION CIRCUITS that essentially shares the same features (and the same form factor) as its white-faced Nyborg-12 ‘Oberheim SEM-style’ 2 Pole 12dB/Octave MULTIMODE FILTER-equipped sibling released to critical acclaim earlier this year — as of October 13...

The appropriately-named Nyborg-24 not only looks different to its appropriately-named Nyborg-12 synth sibling — thanks to their obviously opposing front panel colour schemes, but also sounds different — thanks to sharing the same ‘Moog-style’ 4 Pole 24dB/Octave LOW PASS FILTER found in the company’s critically-acclaimed Leipzig-S analogue monosynth/step sequencer (whereas the Nyborg-24 shares the same ‘Oberheim SEM-style’ 2 Pole 12dB/Octave MULTIMODE FILTER found in the company’s Telemark semi-modular analogue monosynth). Moreover, it is what these form factor- and feature-sharing synths have in common that makes them stand out from the analogue renaissance crowd, constantly swelling in numbers as it is. Indeed, as they both proudly state on their black (Nyborg-24) and white (Nyborg-12) rugged steel/aluminium casings for all to see (and hear): REAL ANALOGUE VOICE & MODULATION CIRCUITS

But what does REAL ANALOGUE VOICE & MODULATION CIRCUITS actually mean? Meaningfully, then, apart from its high-quality 16-bit DAC (Digital-to- Analog Convertor) for MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) to CV (Control Voltage) conversion (which, by its very nature, has to be digital), like Nyborg-12 before it, Nyborg-24 is absolutely analogue through and through, hand built (by humans) using real transistors and op-amps. Unlike other so-called analogue synths you’ll find no CPU-stabilised and quantised circuits, DCOs (Digitally-Controlled Oscillators), digital LFOs (Low Frequency Oscillators), or digital EGs (Envelope Generators) hiding here, thank you very much! Instead its circuitry is based on tried-and-tested, distinctive- sounding designs dating back to the late-Seventies, so Nyborg-24 sounds suitably vintage in character — surely destined for much praise by Analogue Solutions’ loyal customers. Cast aside those bland-sounding digital synths and DSP-based soft synths and dial in Nyborg-24 whenever a full range of synth leads, basses, excellent-sounding electronic percussion, and all manner of subtractive synthesis-derived sounds are the musical (and not-so- musical) order of the day (or night)!

Speaking of dials, Nyborg-24 boasts an abundance of high-quality, smooth potentiometers, fully sealed against dust intrusion, together with high- quality knobs with spun aluminium caps — all as appealing to look at as they are to turn! Two super-stable VCOs (Voltage-Controlled Oscillators) — each providing a whole host of options and MODULATION sources — are available to start turning the most adventurous analogue musical dreams into reality. Thereafter, Nyborg-24 continues to follow the traditional, well-trodden analogue synthesiser signal path with its distinctive-sounding 4 Pole 24dB/Octave LOW PASS FILTER; AUDIO MIXER (VCO 1, VCO 2, NOISE/SUB); LFO (Low Frequency Oscillator) with triangle and square wave modulation signals and MODE switch to route CV2 (velocity control voltage) or S+H (Sample and Hold) signals to that 4 Pole 24dB/Octave LOW PASS FILTER or those VCOs; VCA (Voltage-Controlled Amplifier), controllable from EG2 or GATE with BYPASS option (allowing Nyborg-24 to be used as an external effects processor) and CYCLE setting (so the envelope is constantly re-triggered by the LFO, allowing for hands-off sound effects); and ENVELOPE 1 (VCF) and ENVELOPE 2 (VCA). As such, it should feel familiar to anyone with a modicum of subtractive synthesis skills... so much so, in fact, that reading of its accompanying user manual may only be necessary for finer operational detail: “Do not use a carwash or jet wash to clean this synth.” Surely as good advice as you’re going to get from anyone anywhere!

And speaking of communicating with the outside world, with an intentionally easy yet effective MIDI implementation — CUTOFF control of Nyborg-24’s all-important 4 Pole 24dB/Octave LOW PASS FILTER is available via MIDI velocity or a MIDI controller — and external CV (Control Voltage) sockets for PITCH1 (VCO), PITCH2 (VCO), CUTOFF (filter), GATE (to trigger the EGs), and EXT (for feeding an external CV to various circuits), DAW (Digital Audio Workstation) integration or working with an analogue step sequencer (such as Analogue Solutions’ own Oberkorn and recently-released Megacity) is a breeze. Better still, simultaneous MIDI and CV operation is possible, so users could, for example, use an Oberkorn to play a little melody then transpose that step sequence using a MIDI keyboard controller (or MIDI sequencer). Child’s play? Perhaps.

Note Nyborg-24 — like Nyborg-12 — can be user configured in various ways to save space to suit. Shipping as a vertically-orientated standalone monosynth module (much like its bigger brother, the Telemark), it is possible to rotate Nyborg-24’s front panel so that it can be used horizontally as a desktop device. Optional wooden side panels can be screwed to a single Nyborg-24 (from its inside so no ugly screws are visible) or to two Nyborg-24s that have been bolted together. It is also possible to rack-mount two Nyborg-24s that have been bolted together using the optional rack ears. (Of course, it is perfectly possible to bolt a Nyborg-24 to a Nyborg-12 and also rack-mount this perfect pairing for full filtering flexibility.) Either way, Nyborg-24’s modified software allows two Nyborg-24s to be poly-chained together to play as a single two-voice polysynth. Four-voice polyphony is also available upon request for those looking to really push the boat out and purchase four Nyborg-24s, though one Nyborg-24 is still a very versatile, super-sounding, space-saving standalone monosynth module in itself. One that will serve any adventurous analogue renaissance man, woman, or child well for many years to come.

Nyborg-24 is available to order online directly from Analogue Solutions (http://analoguesolutions.com/nyborg-24/) for £499.00 GBP (plus tax and delivery) or through an authorised dealer, as are its optional rack ears (£19.00 GBP, plus tax and delivery) and wooden side panels (£39.00 GBP, plus tax and delivery)."

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