MFB Tanzbar Lite vs MFB 522

Published on Nov 26, 2016 3rdStoreyChemist

"Comparison of the Tanzbar Lite and 522 drum machines.

No further processing used except for normalisation."

Also see MFB Tanzbar vs MFB 522.

MFB Tanzbar Lite & MXR Distortion+ CSP104

Published on Nov 26, 2016 3rdStoreyChemist

"MFB Tanzbar Lite - MXR Distortion+

No further processing used except for normalisation."

Kick.S Live / X1012 (Goa Forest)

Published on Nov 26, 2016 Kick.S

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Korg electribe EX
acidlab Miami
xOxbOx
Sherman
EHX Cathedral
EHX Memory boy
Mackie VLZ3

Island Hopping with MIDI Sprout

Published on Nov 26, 2016 MIDI Sprout

"Data Garden founder, Joe Patitucci, shares tips on keeping your MIDI Sprout in top shape along with an inside look at what he carries to allow him to make plant music in wherever he is in the world.

For more info on how to get the most out of your MIDI Sprout, visit our user forum at http://support.midisprout.com

Joe's Travel Kit

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Moog Micromoog | Monophonic Analog Synthesizer

Published on Nov 26, 2016 Ralph Baumgartl

"We are taking a very quick look at the Moog Micromoog, which was introduced to the market in 1975. The Multimoog was derived from the Micromoog and was launched on the market in 1978. Both monophonic analog Synthesizers share a common manual which had the schematic drawings included. The Micromoog features one Voltage-controlled oscillator with variable waveshape, which can be infinitely adjusted from Saw to Square to Pulse. The LFO, Sample & Hold and Noise generator can also be used to modulate the waveshape, which allows for some fat sounds. This concept provides more sonic options than simple Pulse Width Modulation (PWM)."

Fat Bass Sound on Modular Synthesizer | Tutorial and How to

Published on Sep 2, 2016 Ralph Baumgartl

"Tutorial on how to patch a big fat Bass sound on a Modular Analog Synthesizer. I am demonstrating this patch on an ARP 2600, but the concept can also be applied to other hardware modular synthesizers and even to software modular synths running on either Mac, PC or iPad.

Gear used: Arturia KeyStep, ARP 2600, Strymon BigSky, Strymon Timeline, Zoom MS-70CDR, Boss BX-600"

Hicut Cake #026 :: Korg Minilogue jam

Published on Nov 26, 2016 hicutcake

"Ingredients:
– Korg Minilogue x 6"

minima in the woods

Published on Nov 26, 2016 Matthew Tyas

"An improvised performance using a Striso board as controller and an Axoloti as sound source and effects"

Some info on the The Striso as a stand alone instrument. You'll find some videos on their site.

"The Striso is an entirely new musical instrument. It is intuitive to play, has its own distinct and very versatile sound, and combines the possibilities of electronic with the experience of an acoustic instrument. It is small enough to easily take with you, and you can play everywhere you want.

The base of the Striso is a field of small yet powerful buttons that are sensitive in all directions. They let you control the subtle properties of the sound of each note independently. Additionally, you can add accents and sound effects by shaking and moving the Striso. Together this creates enormous possibilities for musical expression.

The intuitive and systematic arrangement of the buttons makes you comprehend musical patterns, as all intervals, chords and scales have the same shape in every key. This lets you play in all keys with the same ease. Read more about the note layout at DCompose note layout.

The Striso is designed to keep you connected with the music you’re playing, whether you want to play lively folk melodies, complex jazz progressions, diverse world music, experimental microtonal compositions or anything else."

Patch Notes #26 - Generative Eurorack Jam

Published on Nov 25, 2016 Voltage Control Lab

"Exploring a generative patch using the Ornament & Crime Turing Machine mode along with some slightly randomized drums from the Varigate and some smooth tones from the DPO and Clouds.

The Ornament & Crime is in Quantermain mode, generating a single Turing Machine on channel D, clocked by the Make Noise Tempi and Turing probability modulated by a channel on Analog Memory. Tempi is also clocking Brains and Pressure Points, one channel of the connect Analog Memory module is routed through channel 3 on Maths, and then into the Ornament & Crime CV4 input.


This is the crux of the generative voice. The slowly stepping Analog Memory switches the O&C 100% chance of a randomized value on one step, then around 5% chance on the next step, and 0% chance on the last two steps. This means every 4 bars or so, the phrase is randomized to a degree.

The generative sequence is routed to the Make Noise DPO, onto the MMG filter via the Final output and then to the Optomix. The signal is then passed through Mutable Instruments Clouds running the Parasites firmware in Oliverb mode (updated this easily via the SpektroAudio ALTRNT website), and on to the Malekko Mix4 and out. The Malekko Varigate 4 is triggering an envelope on the AD/LFO, which is opening the Optomix.


Clouds is being heavily modulated. A sine wave LFO from the TipTop Audio Z3000 is modulating the decay time control, while the triangle wave is modulating the pre-delay. The right output from Clouds is fed back into the Z3000 waveshaper input and the sine wave out from the DPO modulation oscillator is routed to the FM input as well, further complicating sine and triangle waves. The stepped and smooth random outputs from the Make Noise Wogglebug are also modulating Clouds reverb size and damping filter respectively.


Tempi is clocking and resetting the Varigate which is already triggering the generative voice. In addition, one channel is triggering the Noise Engineering Basimilus Iteritas which is acting as the snare. The BI is then passed through Mutable Instruments Warps in Parasites firmware delay mode, and out to the Mix4.


The kick and hihat are both sequenced on the Varigate as well, triggering the Roland Scooper via a few envelopes on the ADLFO.


The bass is sequenced via the DU-SEQ (clocked by Tempi), which is playing Mutable Instruments Braids. A looping envelope on the Intellijel Dual ADSR is modulating the Braids color input, giving some motion to the bass tone.


https://www.voltagecontrollab.com/"

Teenage Engineering OP-1 : Taking a look at the new update

Published on Nov 26, 2016 Accurate Beats

"Teenage Engineering just released the new OS update for the OP-1 that includes a new synth, a new sequencer mode, new presets and more.

This is just a first look at the update and some of my thoughts on it."

And an overall tutorial from Cuckoo:

OP-1 Tutorial by Cuckoo (2016 new firmware update)

Published on Nov 25, 2016 cuckoomusic

"Hello. Here's an allround tutorial for the OP-1 from Teenage Engineering. I'm trying to go through as many functions as possible, and also get a sort of understanding for the overall workflow. Also present in the video is the new functionality introduced in the 2016 fir"