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ContinuuCon Coming to Asheville NC This Week, Starting June 8

You might recall ContinuuCon, the event focused on the Haken Continuum fingerboard and MPE or Multidimensional Polyphonic Expression devices was announced here on MATRIXSYNTH back in October of last year, and again in May of this year. The event begins this Thursday, June 8. Russell Hoffman of Evaton Technologies who will be presenting at this year's event, sent in the schedule which follows. P.S. If you are new to ContinuuCon you can check out posts from previous year's events via the ContinuuCon channel label here.

via Russell Hoffman of Evaton Technologies on this year's ContinuuCon: http://www.continuucon.com

"There are lectures and workshops on all things Continuum, and the culminating event is the ContinuuConcert (free to the public).

Located at the UNC Asheville campus in Asheville NC.

SCHEDULE

All talks and workshops take place in UNCA, Lipinsky Hall, room LH044

Thursday – June 8

5:00-7:00pm – Check-In and Reception at UNCA, Lipinsky Hall (in lobby) – Music by Mark Smart

Friday – June 9

9:30-9:40am – Welcome by ContinuuCon Hosts
9:40-10:30am – Lippold Haken – History of the Continuum and its Forerunners
10:40am-12:00pm – Ed Eagan – EaganMatrix Introduction and Programming

12:00-2:00pm – Lunch Break (see restaurant suggestions below)

2:00-2:30pm – Russell Hoffman – CV Eurorack Interface – Product Introduction and Demo
2:30-3:00pm – Christophe Duquesne – EaganMatrix Effects Design
3:10-4:15pm – Ed Eagan – EaganMatrix Version 8 and Beyond

6:00pm – Dinner and Jams at Sally’s – (Non-ticketed guests $25)

Saturday – June 10

9:30-10:20am – Lippold Haken – Spreading The Word
10:30-11:30am -Ed, Rob, Sally, Benedict – Playing Techniques – (used in the ContinuuConcert)
11:40am-12:00pm – Benedict Slotte – Pitch Shifting Preset

12:00-2:00pm – Lunch Break (see restaurant suggestions below)

2:00-2:50pm – Jesse Chappell – iOS and the Continuum + Controllers and Visualization Prototypes
3:00-3:30pm – Christophe Duquesne – State Space Based Physical Modeling Algorithm
3:40-4:30pm – Closing session – Eagan Matrix, Performing, The Future
4:30-5pm Q&A and discussion

8:00pm ContinuuConcert – UNCA, Lipinsky Hall"

http://www.continuucon.com

Illusions --- Poly Evolver 8-Voices

Published on Jun 4, 2017 Hitoshi Koizumi

"DSI Poly Evolver Keyboard + Poly Evolver Rack = Evolver 8-Voices
fx: Strymon BigSky, TimeLine"

Kupo - 'Zodiac' // Novation Peak

Published on Jun 4, 2017 Thomas Pottage

"My first time making a full track with the Novation Peak; what a treat! Everything you are hearing, you are seeing. There are 3 tracks of the peak, the 'piano', bass, and lead, with Circuit providing drums. All FX come from the Peak (or Circuit) with a tiny splash of compression in the mixing stage in Logic (gotta love that reverb!).

The title comes from the built in preset 'Zodiac' which is used for the intro/piano sound.

The modulation options on the Peak are amazing, but I like to keep it simple."

Voyager Overload - Fat Moog sound

Published on Jun 4, 2017 Old Beats

Moog: Voyager - Little Phatty - Mother 32
DSI: Evolver - Prophet 08 w/ Boss CE20
Korg Arp Odyssey Module - Yamaha TX81z
Roland: P-330 - Alpha Juno 2 w/ Boss OS2 & Digidelay
Novation Bass Station 2 - Akai VX 90
Drums: Jomox AirBase 99 - Novation Drum Station
FX TC Electronic M350 - Flashback - Lexicon MX 300
Alesis Ampliton & Philtre
Audio directly from Allen & Heath Zed 428 mixer
Sequenced and Synced with Ableton Live
AKAI LPD 8 triggering the midi patterns on Live

Möbius - Mad Max (Goa Jam with Sonic Potions LXR)

Published on Jun 4, 2017 Möbius

"Live Goa Jam with Sonic Potions LXR testing the macro knobs of Brendan Clarke's alternative firmware for live tweaking.
External FX from Lexicon MX200.
Thanks for watching!"

Note the LXR is making the synth sounds as well. It might be labelled Digital Drum Synth but it does much more.

Eurorack, Roli Rise/Equator, Diva - Accomplice to the Dark

Published on Jun 3, 2017 mark williamson

"Driving the eurorack via Numerology and the FH-1, both of the traditional keyboards are playing instances of Diva"

Hartmann Neuron Synthesizer SN 0420 0294 0601 Unboxing Shots

Note: Auction links are affiliate links for which the site may be compensated.

Some pics in via MATRIXSYNTH reader Dirk who is currently selling it here. This is a brand new Hartmann Neuron.

"The German made Hartmann Neuron was a polyphonic synthesizer that attempted to break new ground using a new form of synthesis and sound-modeling they say was based on technology found in neural networks. What the Neuron actually does is it analyzes audio files (samples) and creates digital computer models of these sounds which can then be re-synthesized and processed using the extensive amount of on-board data-wheels and joysticks with control of more 'musical' sonic aspects such as instrument shape, size and acoustic behavior. The joysticks allow for real-time tweaking of up to three parameters at once - 3D modeling in a true 5.1 surround sound environment.

The Neuron shipped with 200 modeled sounds already in its memory, but using their proprietary software application, ModelMaker (Mac/Win) a user can add their own sampled sounds to be modeled by the Neuron's neural network, and these can be stored in the user memory banks (sounds could be brought into the Neuron via analog, S/PDIF or USB connections). Instead of oscillators, the Neuron uses Resynators, of which it has two. Each resynator holds a single model (you can freely assign any models in memory to each resynator to build your sound). Each resynator has a joystick that lets you adjust the 'scape' and the 'sphere' of the sound. 'Scape' refers to the generation properties of a sound (such as the excitation source in a real instrument), 'sphere' would contain all parameters referring to the properties of the resonating 'instrument' body. The Neuron's Blender function lets you mix the results of the two resynators in a variety of ways, including morphing and crossfading. It even lets you manipulate one resynator using another.

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Pantala Labs - Color Control Voltage 2 - first path in Nebula [Vinyl Controlled CV]

Published on Jun 4, 2017 Gibran Curtiss

Update: new video here.

"Hi.
Just finished the prototype , turned it on, made some tests and plugged into synth.
I didnt even got a little practice to get used to its behaviour.
Soon, a bigger video explaining wow it works inside and more paths."

Orkidea - Unity (Roland SH-01 Gaia demo)

Published on Jun 4, 2017 tiergrinder

"All synth sounds from Roland SH-01 Gaia.
Parts recorded live and mostly dry wihout any Gaia's internal FX.
Effects added in Ableton Live. I didn't do much EQ'ing so the recorded parts. From sine wave melodies and sub basses I shaved some of the low end off."