Flame Chord Machine 2 Arpeggiator

Published on May 18, 2017 Ebotronix

Flame Chord Machine 2
8 Chords by Memoslide ~ 4 Vox
8 Arpeggios to Uncle²² & Zo

Dave Smith Instruments Begins Shipping Prophet Rev2 16-Voice Analog Poly Synth

The Rev 2 officially ships!

"Prophet ’08 Successor Boasts Expanded Polyphony, Digital Effects, Waveshaping Capabilities

San Francisco, CA—May 18, 2017—Dave Smith Instruments today began shipping the Prophet Rev2, a new 16-voice analog synthesizer designed to be a successor to their popular Prophet ’08 poly synth. Like its predecessor, the Prophet Rev2 features two DCOs per voice, and Curtis filters at the heart of its sound engine, but boasts a number of significant enhancements designed to make it more powerful.

Said Dave Smith: “The Prophet Rev2 came out of our desire to enhance and improve everything we could about the original Prophet ’08 and, in many cases, double its power. The fact that we were able to deliver such a boutique-quality instrument at a price that’s affordable to working musicians is a testament to how aggressively we took up the challenge.”

The most obvious difference between the Prophet Rev2 and its predecessor is polyphony. The Prophet Rev2 has 16 voices as its standard configuration — twice the polyphony of the Prophet ’08. (An 8-voice option is also available, as is a voice expansion card for 8-voice users wishing to upgrade to 16 voices at a later date.) Since the synth features bi-timbral operation, two completely independent sounds can be stacked or split (layered together or assigned to two different zones on the keyboard).

Additional features include waveshape modulation, a sub oscillator per voice, digital effects, a modulation matrix twice as extensive as its predecessor, a polyphonic step sequencer that allows up to 64 steps and up to 6 notes per step, a gated sequencer that provides 4 different 16-step sequences for complex modulation, and an arpeggiator. Other improvments include a premium-quality, five-octave, semi-weighted keyboard with velocity and channel aftertouch, an integrated power supply, USB support, and a crisp OLED display.

Said Smith: “Creating the Prophet Rev2 was a very satisfying experience. It allowed us to take a modern classic and make it even better. The range and quality of sounds that the Prophet Rev2 can produce are extraordinary.”

The 16-voice Prophet Rev2 is available now with a US MAP of $1999. US MAP for the 8-voice version is $1499. US MAP for an 8-voice expansion card is $599.

For more information about the Prophet Rev2, visit: https://www.davesmithinstruments.com/product/prophetrev2/"

Moog Pop-up Factory :. live

Started streaming 51 minutes ago Moogfest

"Enjoy the Moog Pop-up Factory"

208 ToolBox 09 Figure 21

Published on May 18, 2017 Todd Barton

"Continuing explorations of the Portabellabz' ToolBox card for the Buchla Music Easel. This time looking at the Allen Strange patch Figure 21 from his Easel Manual replicated using the Toolbox"

All parts here.

CIRCUIT BENT YAMAHA PSS 280 BY GHOSTIX LABORS

Published on May 18, 2017 LOOK MUM NO COMPUTER

"Was surprised by this amazing gift from Ghostix Labors in Schwerin Germany when i played at The Komplex!"

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Ghost Receiver - Operation Paperclip (Stanley’s Dilemma)

Ghost Receiver - Operation Paperclip (Stanley's Dilemma) from Ghost Receiver on Vimeo.

"Live modular synthesizer performance with Malekko Varigate 8+, Malekko Voltage Block, Malekko AD/LFO, Make Noise Maths, Make Noise Woggle Bug, Noise Engineering Basimilus Iteritas Alter, ALM Busy Circuits Akemie's Taiko, Mutable Instruments Braids, Mutable Instruments Veils, ALM Busy Circuits Akemie's Castle, TipTop BD808, TipTop SD808, TipTop Hats, 4ms DLD. Eventide Space. NASA footage processed with a Tachyons+ Psychenizer Video Synthesizer."

Cray (Ross Healy) @ Bar Open (May 2017)

Published on May 18, 2017 brassmonkey

Cray (Ross Healy) performance at Bar Open (May 2017)
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Live Visuals by Cat Full of Ghosts Electronics
http://www.catfullofghosts.com/

Production / Editing by Ben Willis
https://ben-willis.com

The following is a video of the patch used for the performance:

My eurorack live patch 2017

Published on May 7, 2017

Pioneer DJ AS-1 - hands-on

Published on May 18, 2017 Future Music Magazine

"Simon Arblaster and Si Truss demo and discuss the latest edition to Pioneer DJ’s collaboration with Dave Smith Instruments, the Toraiz AS-1.

Following on from last year’s release of the Toraiz SP-16, we knew that there would be more to come from the fledgling music production range.

Fast forward to the NAMM 2017 show and the launch of the AS-1, a monosynth with a single voice from the DSI Prophet 6 lying within, encapsulated in a more ‘DJ-friendly’ chassis.

While we were very pleased with the sounds on offer, we weren’t too sure about the choice of controls and keypad deployed. So then, what better reason to take a closer look AS-1 to see what else lurks under the hood."

Belgian Modular Festival Set for June 3 - 5

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Concerts, workshops, lectures, market, ...

The festival serves as an interaction in the whole modular community through manufacturers, music makers of all ages.

Electronic Dream Plant WASP

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"Here’s an Electronic Dream Plant WASP monophonic analog synth. 2 VCOs, VCF, LFO, etc. etc. you know the specs.

It has been owned by Electrical Audio, for many years. Legend has it that this synth was sold to our studio owner Steve Albini by the band Broadcast when they were on tour many years ago. Steve may be misremembering, though.

This specific WASP has been modified significantly:

The body was reinforced with a metal plate, which you can see in the pictures. One of the corners is cracked.

The power jack was replaced with one that allows it to be powered by the more standard 9V Boss-type connector (center negative).

This one was recently worked on by our studio tech. He replaced the line out jack, which restored headphone and internal speaker function. Also worked on some of the switches, which are much more consistent now.

Missing a few knob covers.

The “tune” pot is missing its shaft and cover, as you can see in the pics.

The “keyboard sensitivity” pot is obscured by said metal plate, but can be adjusted with a small flathead screwdriver.

This is an old, well-loved WASP, and as such, it has some scratchy pots, temperamental switches, etc., so please set your expectations accordingly. Still, this is an absolute joy to play."

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