MATRIXSYNTH

modular jam w / cirklon, elektron

Published on Jul 14, 2016 josker

"Basically the first idea with modular that developed into a songish form.

I'm driving my trusty Roland XV -5050 rompler and Braids into Clouds, which is pitch-modulated. drums Rytm, bass and small trinkets A4. Cirklon controls (and rules) all."

Live Ambient 1

Published on Jul 14, 2016 miip999

"Live Ambient/noise recorded live in studio with Makenoise modular system"

Novation UltraNova Unboxing Shots & Upcoming Reviews

Just a few quick shots of my new Novation UltraNova! I will be reviewing the synth along with providing my thoughts back to Novation. If anyone has any questions, or anything they'd like me to cover and/or pass along to them, let me know. You can leave a comment at the bottom of this post or send me an email (you can find my email address at the bottom right of the site via the little email icon - either click on it, or right click and copy the address).

I'm looking forward to giving this synth a run-through. I actually own a Novation Nova desktop synth, a K-Station, and of course, the recent Novation Circuit which I wrote a review for along with an iPad editor. I'm curious how the two will integrate, including how the UltraNova might act as an editor and controller for the Circuit. The addition of wavetables and extended functionality of the UltraNova over the Nova and K-Station are of particular interest to me as well. I'm curious how far the Nova line has come, and what if any of the codebase it shares with the originals. The Supernova II was the flagship and retailed for roughly $2,999. The UltraNova retails for only $599. How do they compare?

Side note: check out the bottom two pics below. Funny how the keyboard in the top one runs into the image on the box in the bottom one. That was not intentional, but pretty cool nonetheless. :) The bottom shot is w/o the included mic plugged in.

Note I have "Reviews" in the title. Just going over the UltraNova for a day I can see it is a relatively deep synth. I will likely break out my review in sections over time, to both make it easier for me to compose and for you to consume.

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Novation // Loopmasters & Sergehaus

Published on Jul 14, 2016 NovationTV

"This track was made using nothing more than the free samples and software that comes included with every Novation instrument.

With the Loopmasters sample library included for free, Novation’s Launch, SL, Impulse, Nova and Circuit series of MIDI controllers, keyboards and synths give you everything you need to get started making music right away.
Learn more: https://www.novationmusic.com/loopmas...

Equipment used:

Novation Launchkey - https://www.novationmusic.com/keys/la...

Novation Launchpad Pro - https://www.novationmusic.com/launch/..."

Playlist:
Novation // Loopmasters & Sergehaus - Dance
Novation // Loopmasters & Sergehaus - Hip-hop
Novation // Loopmasters & Sergehaus - Jazz
Novation // Loopmasters & Sergehaus - Blues

via Novation

"For the last few years, all Novation products have shipped with a versatile 1GB collection of Loopmasters samples, giving music production novices a great audio resource with which to get started, and more experienced users a very useful addition to their established soundware library.

However, while the quality of the sounds themselves is every bit as high as you’d expect from the world’s leading sampling production house, we’ve decided 1GB just isn’t enough and increased the package from that already-sizeable amount to a whopping 4GB. And, yes, that’s for existing customers as well as new ones!

Packed with professional quality, royalty-free loops and one-shots, the newly expanded Loopmasters library takes in the gamut of contemporary genres – blues, funk, hip-hop, techno, DnB, house and many more – and a wide range of electronic and acoustic instrumentation. With this many samples at your fingertips, you’ll never be stuck for sonic inspiration, whether you’re looking for a starter sound for a new track or that certain ‘something’ that’s missing from your current work in progress.

Not only that, but owners of any Novation Launchkey, SL or Impulse keyboard also gain access to three amazing Simpler-based multisampled instruments for Ableton Live 9: Piano, Rhodes and Hammond Organ.

With the Loopmasters sample library included for free, Novation’s Launch, SL, Impulse, Nova and Circuit series of MIDI controllers, keyboards and synths give you everything you need to get started making music right away, from beats and basslines to melodics, vocals and FX."

Note: the Ultranova is pictured as a controller for the sample pack - it does not support sample loading itself.

Novation Circuit - Atlanta

Published on Jul 14, 2016 Krog360

"First off, apologies for the terrible in-out focus video. I guess my camcorders auto focus does not play well in the low light conditions that this was shot in.

Other than that, a short down-tempo tune which is kinda' relaxing-ish !"

Remidi - Wearable Musical Instrument - Glove & Wrist Controller

via http://remidi-pro.com

"We created a new wearable midi instrument called the Remidi T8, which is composed of a sensor-loaded glove and a MIDI wrist controller that allows you to use your hand as a musical device by combining sounds with your fingertips,palm and hand motions. The T8 has eight sensors embedded into the glove, three in the palm and one in each fingertip, which give you the ultimate range of motion and customized settings. You can individually program each sensor to create new sounds or remix existing ones.

Here’s some articles about us :
http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-35578982
https://www.namm.org/nammu/wearable-instruments-cutting-edge-tech-fashion
https://www.yahoo.com/tech/surface-synthesizer-remidi-t8-wearable-181547261.html"

via the Remidi website:

"The Remidi T8 turns the whole human hand into music by playing infinite combinations of notes and sounds

A NEW WAY TO CREATE MUSIC

The T8 gives complete motion freedom, works on every surface and allows to combine motion with music, in order to perform and approach with music in a whole new way and free the art of sound.

THE BRACELET AND THE GLOVE

The wristband hosts the control center, while the glove hosts 8 pressure sensitive spots to trigger notes.
They plug to each other through
the magnetic connector on the back of the hand.
AIR MODULATION

The motion sensors opens to a wider expression of music: players can still alter the sound while a notes already started, simply by moving their hand or twisting their wrist.

ONE HAND, ENDLESS KEYBOARDS

The encoder on the bracelet has the main function to browse through users' note sets. Players just turn it to switch from a note set to another, from a C scale to a F scale, from a famous song riff to a set of samples in just one touch!"

The New and Improved Spectra Mirror From Mystic Circuits

Published on Jul 14, 2016 Mystic Circuits

"Here is a demo of the final version of the Spectra Mirror which will be available in a couple of weeks. Keep your eye on http://www.mysticcircuits.com/p/spect... to see when it will be available."

"The SPECTRA MIRROR is a resonant down-sampler tailored for use as a low pass gate. Incoming audio can be completely attenuated or passed through unaffected by modulating the sampling frequency, width of the sampling clock or the on board through-zero VCA. Each control voltage input can be attenuverted, allowing the user to sculpt response to CV. The SPECTRA MIRROR is also capable of an effect called "high-pass sampling," which attenuates signals below the sampling frequency."

Nathan Moody Live at Red Rock Coffee 2016.07.09

Live at Red Rock Coffee 2016.07.09 from Noise Jockey on Vimeo.

"Live performance with a Eurorack modular synthesizer, Teenage Engineering OP-1, and iPad running Samplr.

Special thanks to Red Rock Coffee, Brian (sound engineer), and that night's headliners, r beny and Paperbark."

B-System XL Buchla 200e Sample Set From Pure Magnetik

via Pure Magnetik

"The Essential 200e Library.

B-System XL is the most comprehensive Buchla 200e sound library available today. Bundling together 3 of Puremagnetik’s all time best selling Micropaks, B-System XL captures this modern classic in an elaborately programmed library of Percussives, Basses, Leads and Atmospheres. With 47 finely tailored instrument presets and over 1GB of pristinely sampled recordings, B-System XL injects a $30k Buchla system directly into your music production environment.

B-System XL is compatible with Ableton Live 8 and higher, Kontakt 3.5 and higher, Logic 9 and higher.

This week only, get B-System XL for $9"

via @fabmass