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Tiptop Audio Z-DSP & ONE - Old West

Tiptop Audio Z-DSP & ONE - Old West from Tiptop Audio on Vimeo.

http://tiptopaudio.com/zdsp-ns/
http://tiptopaudio.com/one/

"Load your own recordings into the ONE Sample Player and process them with effects from the Z-DSP extend the possibilities of your Eurorack setup using rich layers of sounds and effects that have a personal touch."

Crumar Spirit 1983 Analog Synthesizer designed by Bob Moog SN 00085

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"#085 of 200 units ever made!! This is a special piece of analog synth history. One of the rarest most exotic monophonic synths ever made.

The Crumar Spirit was originally designed by Bob Moog (himself), Jim Scott & Tom Rhea and released back in 1983. It is a full featured analog ~~semi-modular~~ monophonic synthesizer with 2 VCO's so it's got a pretty fat tone that is considerably more flexible than the Minimoog. It has a basic 37-note keyboard. The two oscillators feature basic sawtooth, triangle and square waves and can be synced together.

The filter section is very nice featuring low-, high- and band-pass filters and switchable 12dB or 24dB slopes. Other features of the filter include an independent envelope with inverted and normal ADSR, key tracking and single or multiple triggering of the filter. Some other features of the Spirit include a built-in ring-modulator, an Arpeggiator with 3 different patterns and that can be linked to the LFO, and there's an external audio input for running external sounds through its filters, LFOs or Ring Mod.

For the hands-on approach, the Spirit is sure to please. There are 24 knobs, 10 switches and 15 sliders to start. There are 3 performance wheels for controlling the Pitch, Mod-X and Shaper-Y modulation effects (see LFO specs below). Using those with the Arpeggiator can get pretty wild. The Arpeggiator features 3 modes: Ripple (Up/Down), Arpeggio (Up several octaves) and Leap (Goes up 1 and then 4 octaves). There are also Auto and preset Glide modes for getting some elasticity or bending effects. Since all the LFOs, envelopes and filters are quite flexible you are sure to get some weird noises, fat basses, synths, etc. with the Spirit."

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Tangerine Dream - Remote viewing 2018 by Graal 7.

Published on Jul 6, 2018 graal7

light of creation (version)
prologue 16 and juno6
matrix and drumbrute

Dave Smith Instruments In The Spotlight With Tempest and I.W¥N

You can find the full interview on DSI's website here.

"Versatile producer I.W¥N is half of the Glam-Rap duo ANML BHVR with his fraternal twin and business partner Lex Plow, and releases solo material as HOT JOY. Descendent of a musical bloodline, I.W¥N is a multi-instrumentalist specializing in piano, synthesizers and guitar, who earned a B.A. in music composition, has produced music in genres spanning from ambient film scoring to hardcore hip-hop, and knows the secret is in the sound.

We chatted with I.W¥N about how he’s using the Tempest."

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You can find previous posts featuring DSI's Spotlight series here.

Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy - on the Obi

Published on Jul 5, 2018 Kris Lennox

"So, last night I was messing around in imitation of the celeste. I thought to myself, 'why not just do a celeste piece?'. Of course, the most famous celeste piece is Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy, from Tchaikovsky's 'Nutcracker' Suite. What you are hearing is actually a 'challenge' recording I set myself, with the challenge being:

Sight-read through the work twice then play it from memory.

For those interested, the score is here - http://hz.imslp.info/files/imglnks/us...

This recording is my first attempt at playing from memory after two sight-reads. Of course, if actually giving a serious performance to an audience, I'd play the work a few times more/work on timing etc. And hold the 2-bar rests for their full value :)) I didn't bother in this take as it sounds quite empty at those points when played as a solo work.

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Bluelantern DIY Extrusion Format Desktop Resonator Synth - RINGS Firmware Loaded

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"Up for sale is a desktop resonator synthesizer loaded with Olivier Gillete Rings Firmware.
The sale is for the built desktop module and the power supply. This item is plug and play, it has an internal power supply, no need to have to install this like the euro format items.

I have the project files available at my website for those that are skilled to build their own.
blue lantern modules is the website.

The dimensions of the synth are: 8.5 inches x 7.5 inches x 2.5 inches"

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Introducing the Modal Electronics SKULPTsynthesiser

Published on Jul 6, 2018 Modal Electronics

We saw the teasers here and here. Details are in. A new powerful mini sized synth from Modal Electronics.

"Modal Electronics are proud to announce the latest in its line of innovative Machines For Musicians - the Modal SKULPT synthesiser.

Packing a huge range of synthesis power in a highly portable package, Modal SKULPT is ready to help you take your creativity to the next level wherever and whenever you want."

"Launching 13th July 2018 on Kickstarter

4 voice – 32 oscillator virtual analogue synthesiser
8 oscillators per voice with 2 selectable morphable waveforms

Mixer stage for osc levels along with FM, PWM, tuning and Ring Modulation options
Monophonic, Duophonic and Polyphonic modes available
Multi option Unison / spread to detune the 32 oscillators for a huge sound
8 slot modulation matrix with 8 sources and 37 destinations
3 x envelope generators for Filter, Amplitude and Modulation
2 x audio rate LFOs, one global and one polyphonic
Realtime sequencer that will record up to 128 notes and up to 4 parameters.
Fully featured arpeggiator with division, direction, octave, swing and sustain controls.
Resonant filter that can be morphed from low pass, through band pass, to high pass
Delay and distortion (wavehsaping overdrive, not bitcrushing) effects
Optional MIDI clock sync for LFOs and Delay
128 patch and 64 sequence storage locations
16 key touch MIDI keyboard
MIDI DIN In and Out – Analogue clock sync In and Out connections
Class compliant MIDI provided over USB connection to host computer or tablet
Headphone and line output
Power by USB or 6 x AA batteries
Optional software editor available for MacOS, Windows, IOS and Android
Portable and compact design"

Koma Field Kit FX & Field Kit Played With A Giant Wrench

Published on Jul 6, 2018 Perfect Circuit Audio

"The Koma Field Kit & Field Kit FX are a fun set of tools and effects for electro-acoustic music including contact mic pre-amps, mixers, frequency shifter, delay and spring reverb, voltage controlled radio and a few other handy utilities. We used a circuit bent hard drive from Gieskes, a giant wrench instrument and Jesse Dean scratch fader with the Field Kits.

Field Kits: https://www.perfectcircuitaudio.com/c...

JDDX2R Fader: https://www.perfectcircuitaudio.com/j..."

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Buchla Music Easel Ad 1974 Patch

Published on Jul 6, 2018 Todd Barton

"I found this cool advertisement for a Buchla Music Easel back in a 1974 magazine, the Numus West. Thought I'd try to reproduce the patch on an Easel clone. Enjoy!"