MATRIXSYNTH

Let's Play with Fugue Machine

Published on May 26, 2016 Tim Webb

iTunes: Fugue Machine | multi-playhead sequencer - Alexandernaut

"Fugue Machine is a unique sequencer that lets you quickly develop rich melodies in a highly interactive interface. It's a lot of fun, so Let's Play with it! If you enjoyed this please consider supporting this series by sponsoring them on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/discchord

Be sure to visit http://discchord.com for the latest music app news!"

Happy Knobbing 2016 Serge´s Quad Jam

Published on May 26, 2016 acidjack303

"Happy Knobbing Modular-synthesizer Meeting 2016 in Germany Fischbach. Serge´s Quad Jam"

Baseck Thrashing on Pressure Points

Published on May 26, 2016 baseck

"drums: jomox mod.brane ran into 4ms dual looping delay
being controlled by make noise pressure points/brains

bass kick: mutable instruments braids ran into noise engineering sinclastic empulatrix, pitch envelope from qubit eon. sequenced by malekko varigate 4

thats that! simple"

Modern music of North Korea - Synth Chicks in the DPRK

Published on Apr 28, 2013 RogueStatesMedia

Spot the synths.

"Excerpt from the latest perfomance of the Moranbong Band

Recorded from KCTV (Korean Central Television) on April 28 2013"

See the North Korea label for previous posts.

BTW, I think MATRIXSYNTH is banned in North Korea. If you look at the map below you will see it is one of the few countries with zero hits for the site. That map covers traffic to MATRIXSYNTH since its inception in 2005.

Introducing The Mune Open Source Wireless MIDI Touch Controller Instrument

Published on Aug 22, 2015 Mune

A new wireless controller with included software featuring control apps and an FM synthesizer. The video description and official press release follow below. No word on whether this can be paired with an iOS or Android device or whether it supports OSC as well as MIDI. I reached out to them and will post a follow-up if I hear back.

Update: I heard back.
1. Sysex support is being tested but may end up as a stretch goal in their kickstarter campaign along with OSC support.
2. The Mune will pair wirelessly with iOS and Android.
3. And... specs on the FM synth are forthcoming, however, regarding the drum synth: "the drum machine is a pairing of a 16 step sequencer plus a fairly straightforward sample-based playback system"
4. This is a the evolution of the arc instruments controller posted earlier here.

Video description:
"www.munemusic.com
Demo videos coming shortly...
Music by Biathlon: https://wil-ru.bandcamp.com/album/bac...

The Mune is a new instrument that combines the power of digital with the soul of an acoustic instrument. It's wireless, incredibly expressive and flexible.

'Mune' comes from the word 'commune' - because a new instrument should live up to today's open and collaborative standards. If you're interested - please join us in designing and pushing this device out into the world!"

And the official press release:

"THE FLEXIBILTY OF A DIGITAL CONTROLLER + THE SOUL OF A TRADITIONAL INSTRUMENT

CROWDFUNDING CAMPAIGN LAUNCHING IN JULY 2016

The Mune story began four years ago when Scott Stevenson met Andrew Staniland, a Canadian composer and music professor. Andrew had been composing “electroacoustic” music, combining the instrumentation of classical music with digital sounds and effects. Andrew had found that performing using current digital interfaces left him and his audiences unsatisfied.

'I FOUND THAT I WAS AT A DISADVANTAGE MAKING MUSIC ELECTRONICALLY, BECAUSE WHILE I WAS DOING A LOT OF THINGS
ON STAGE LIKE THE OTHER MUSICIANS, THERE WAS NO VISIBLE CAUSE-AND-EFFECT BETWEEN MY ACTIONS AND THE SOUND' - ANDREW STANILAND

With that, Andrew began a research project with the objective of creating a more satisfying electronic music performance instrument. Andrew and Scott initially focused on the problem of creating an interface that could face towards the audience and make interactions fully visible - but along the way they learned that there were other core elements that desktop interfaces were lacking. Attempting to match the expressiveness and sensitivity of an acoustic instrument became an integral part of our mission while developing a solution.

The rst prototype of the Mune, (called the “Arc”) was so successful that it was decided to produce the instrument commercially. Four prototypes and many performances later, the Mune team is proud to emerge with a device which is truly a hybrid between a classical instrument and a digital controller.

WHAT IS THE MUNE?
The Mune is a new electronic music instrument. It combines the functionality of a MIDI controller (used by DJs and producers) with the expressiveness and simplicity of an acoustic instrument.

Unlike a traditional DJ controller, the Mune can be held by the performer to face the audience, allowing the audience to view the musician’s interactions with sound. The built-in wireless technology allows the musician to step far away from the glow of their laptop.

The Mune offers an expanding variety of “apps” that run on a laptop and connect to the Mune. The Mune also includes an expansion port to allow the connection of future onboard sound processing modules. Like any MIDI controller, it can be used to control virtually any audio software, like Ableton Live, Reason, Logic and Max.

BUILT FOR PERFORMANCE
Take your performance off the table and show the world that electronic musicians do more than 'push play'. The Mune makes your interactions with sound expressive and visible to your audience.

BEYOND MELODY AND RHYTHM
The Mune is designed to be equally proficient at traditional performance and digital production: play melodies, shape sound, program loops, control effects and mix tracks.

MUNE COMMUNE
The Mune instrument is just the beginning. Further development and design decisions of the Mune will be driven by our community, the Commune. The Commune will also offer a simple platform for software developers to share new apps they’ve created with Mune musicians.

Future: New Touch Panels
The Mune hardware is built to be as exible as its software. It’s hardware interface allows completely new control panels to be designed and connected.

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Moogfest 2016 Durham NC (with Drew & Amanda)

Published on May 26, 2016 drew& amanda

"The videos in this playlist encompass our entire 4 day VIP Moogfest Experience including our 3-night stay @ Aloft Hotels, the shows and seminars we attended, and the many friends we met along the way. This was a fabulous moment in time and we will definitely be there next year! ENJOY!"

Playlist:
1. Moog Pop Up Factory Tour @ Moogfest 2016 Durham NC
2. VIP Toast on the Rooftop @ The Durham Hotel - Moogfest 2016 Durham NC
3. Our VIP stay @ Aloft Hotel Moogfest 2016
4. The Future of Drumming- Sensory Percussion Full Seminar - Moogfest 2016 -Sunhouse with Greg Fox
5. Odesza from the VIP Rooftop with a 200 mm lens - Moogfest 2016 Durham NC
6. Switchboard Synthesizers with Antenes @ Moogfest 2016 Durham NC

7. Interactive Beach Ball Synthesizer by IDEO @ Moogfest 2016 - Durham NC
"IDEO's Interactive sound Installation featuring a playful interface to manipulate sounds collected across Moogfest at The Cage at The American Tobacco Campus Moogfest 2016 Durham NC"

8. The Global Synthesizer Project @ Moogfest 2016 Durham NC
"The Global Synthesizer Project is a life-size multi-player interactive electronic instrument that synthesizes environmental sounds from around the world by Yuri Suzuki @ The Moog Pop Up Factory Power Plant Gallery @ The American Tobacco Campus @ Moogfest 2016 in Durham NC

Sound-art designer Yuri Suzuki and Moog Music proudly present "The Global Synthesizer Project," an interactive electronic musical instrument installation where users synthesize environmental sounds from around the world. Utilizing an archive of atmospheric field recordings from diverse geographies, The Global Synthesizer Project empowers users to create new sonic environments through the manipulation of a diverse collection of source materials."

Tuning the BEMI Easel

Published on May 26, 2016 Todd Barton

"Turn on your Easel and let it warm up for at least 15-20 minutes before beginning the tuning process. Checkout 10 Things You Need To Know about the BEMI Music Easel here:
https://www.hightail.com/download/cUJ...
Skype Tutorials for Buchla and Serge available here:
http://toddbarton.com/buchla/buchla-s..."

BTM Moog Synth Rig with Mother-32 & Werkstatt & Taurus II & Model 15 - Orgy Of Noise - Bill T Miller

BTM Moog Synth Rig with Mother-32 & Werkstatt & Taurus II & Model 15 - Orgy Of Noise - Bill T Miller from Bill T Miller = billtmiller.com on Vimeo.
Published on May 25, 2016 Bill T Miller
Update: Re-Published on Aug 12, 2019

'http://OrgyOfNoise.com/ = Bill T MILLER of ORGY OF NOISE recording a live synth improv session at Headroom Studios Boston on BTM MOOGY SYNTH RIG with Mother-32 & Werkstatt & Taurus II & Model 15 & Arturia BeatStep & custom BTM controllers. Shot on May 14, 2016, the day before AHNE Synthfest concert performances at Berklee.

Directed & Edited by Bill T Miller
Cameras: Sheri Hausey & BTM
Assistant Editor: Ziggy Cat

Shot on an iPad 3 and two iPhones (4s) with 8mm & Filmic Pro apps, then edited and mutated in Final Cut Pro 7. Audio recorded direct to Digiesign Pro Tools. All made with Apple computers.

see more BTM adventures @ Analogue Heaven North East Synthfest - http://billtmiller.com/ahne"

Spotted on discchord.

Future Sound Systems MX1 in overdrive

Published on May 26, 2016 Future Sound Systems

"A short patch demo of a couple of MX1s handling the audio summing of a modular system.
The first MX1 has its "normal" output patched back into the 4th input, which then provides an overdrive control.
The MX1 is now available to purchase from Future Sound Systems:
www.futuresoundsystems.co.uk

The MX1 mixer module from FSS is designed to present a compact, affordable mixing solution for Eurorack users. The MX1 gives four audio inputs in as many HP, with both normal and phase-inverted outputs available. The level controls of the MX1 are logarithmic, but the channels are DC coupled, so CVs can be summed together using the MX1 if necessary. The MX1 provides unity gain of each channel when the level control is fully clockwise, meaning that there is no loss of signal when mixing. This also allows for the MX1 to be overdriven, especially if the same source is multipled to the four inputs. A set of expansion headers also allow for the FSS P.O.C.A. VAC1 and Whitehall SW1 modules to be used alongside the MX1 without any patching required.

To summarise, the features of the MX1 are:

-Four channel mixing in 4HP
-Logarithmic level controls for audio input level scaling
-DC coupled channels allow for CV summing
-Normal and phase-inverted outputs
-Unity gain summing allows for overdrive effects
-Expander board and cable allow for normalling from FSS VAC1 and SW1 modules.
-Reverse power protection
-2mm thick fibreglass panel
-Hand assembled and tested by Finlay Shakespeare at FSS HQ in Bristol"