Devil's Pizzicato :: Sputnik Drone :: Dual Oscillator & Four-Tap Delay and Dual Crossfader

Published on Jul 25, 2018 Mike Thomas

"Mainly the DO and Four-tap delay being modulated by various other Sputnik modules. Reverb is from 2hp Verb.

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The main soundmaker here is the Sputnik Dual Oscillator. It is set up with AM and FM modulation, and its Timbre and Order parameters are modulated by the Fluctuating Random Voltage channels of the West Coast Random Source (WCRS).

The Sputnik DO's final output is sent to the Four-Tap Delay/Dual Crossfader via the Make Noise LxD. Each of the delay's outputs are either fed-back into the extra inputs of the delay's mixer, or fed into a channel of one of the crossfaders. A couple of channels are sent off to the Quad VCF/VCA for filtering before being either fed back in or crossfaded. The filters help to keep the feedback under control (mostly, unless opened wide). The filters are modulated by a couple of channels of the Quad Function and Trigger source, which themselves are modulated by each other and the WCRS. The Crossfaders are modulated by the slewed S&H of the 1U Noise Tools module.

The delay's time CV is being modulated (sometimes) by a channel of the 5-Step voltage source. The modulation is most obvious when I crank up the attenuator on the module.

The delay's FM input is receiving signal from a Sputnik Oscillator's Waveshape output via the Valve Multiplier (VCA), which is modulated itself by Stored Random Voltages from the WCRS. I hand-wiggle this at least once.

The same Oscillator is filtered and sent to the mix as a drone, with the filter modulated by the 1U Intellijel Noise Tools S&H (slewed)."

Library Of Congress C1 Cassette Player - The Ambient Machine

Published on Jul 25, 2018 HAINBACH

"I take a look at what has quickly become my favorite machine for manipulating cassette tape loops, The Library Of Congress C1. I mod it for 9V and make a piece with it.
Cello player: http://ashiabisonrouge.com/"

ScaleBud - AUv3 MIDI Keyboard for iOS

From the maker of ArpBud - Open Source MIDI Sequencer & More for iOS

iTunes: ScaleBud - AUv3 MIDI Keyboard - Cem Olcay

"ScaleBud is a music theory tool for composers, artists and learners. It has more than 40 most popular scales and counting. AUv3 Plugin, Audiobus MIDI Sending/ Filtering and Standalone app included.

It has a very simple, single-view interface that you can choose the scale and key you want to work as well as note or chord mode selector on the left side. Right side lists the scale notes or chords you want to work with. In note mode, you can fastly jump between notes in the scale by selecting them from the list. In chord mode, you can see the triad, 7th, 9th, 11th or 13th chords for each note in the scale. You can jump between them quickly as well, by pressing the chord you want to play from keyboard. Also, in chord mode, you can set the octave you want to play for the chords from left side of the keyboard.

ScaleBud comes with an AUv3 MIDI plugin and standalone versions. You can directly control your iOS, Mac or PC audio apps with CoreMIDI. Just open the settings menu and select the MIDI Out you want to send MIDI to.

ScaleBud also supports Audiobus MIDI Sending and Filtering. You can send MIDI from Audiobus 3 app just like regular CoreMIDI workflow. Also, in Audiobus MIDI Filter mode, you can feed MIDI Input data from your hardware or MIDI app, and ScaleBud filters out the off-scale notes in note mode, or plays the corresponding chord, if any available, for each note, like a chorder, in chord mode.

You can use ScaleBud with Audio Unit version 3 hosts like Audiobus 3, AUM, Cubasis 2, Beat Maker 3, apeMatrix and Sequencism. As an audio unit plugin, it both maps/filters your MIDI Input to the MIDI Output you route, and sends the notes/chords you pressed from its keyboard. In chord mode, you can press any type of chord from the list in order to make chorder generate chords in that type. For example if you press a 7th chord, it will generate 7th chords for each note you send it from your MIDI keyboard.

Also, it has several presets but you can save your custom presets with the supported hosts. So, you can quickly jump between keys, scales and chords you want to work with.

ScaleBud is not an audio app. It just creates or filters MIDI data coming from input and sends them to MIDI output. It does not generate any sound in any mode.
You can always send feedback for bug reports, feature requests or rate the app from the Support section in Settings menu.

Standalone app requires iOS 10.0+
AUv3 plugin requires iOS 11.0+ and a supporting host app.

ScaleBud also offers its core components open sourced on GitHub. Feel free to fork them, send a pull request to make it better, open an issue to share your ideas or give them a star if you like them.
MusicTheory: https://github.com/cemolcay/MusicTheory
MIDIEventKit: https://github.com/cemolcay/MIDIEventKit
ALKit: https://github.com/cemolcay/ALKit"

New ALBS Knobs For My Waldorf XTk From Modular Addict

My Waldorf XTk recently suffered from the dreaded knob breakdown. The original silo knobs are made of a soft rubber plastic that gets sticky and breaks down over time. I heard you can use baby powder or corn starch to get rid of the stickiness. I gave it a try and as you can see in the second image below, one of the knobs literally fell apart while rubbing them clean. BTW, I high recommend taking the knobs off the front panel before trying this for obvious reasons.

I decided to opt for the ALBS knobs used on later models of the Waldorf XT and Q. I actually have a blue Q Rack with ALBS knobs and love them. I heard there were group buys at Midibox.org, but unfortunately there wasn't one going on when I checked. I did some searching and found them available at Modular Addict for a good price. Unfortunately they were out of stock, so I contacted them and they placed an order for me along with some extra! You can find them here.

I ended up going with transparent red for the majority of knobs and transparent blue for the cutoff and wavetable knobs. I know it's a bit reverse, but I love the look of the red on orange. :)

Note: If you get these knobs, note that they are notched. Make sure you align them correctly before placing them. On my XTk they are nice tight fit. At first they only went about 3/4 of the way in and I thought I was going to end up with a bit of a gap under each knob. I realized this was not normal until I got to the fifth or so knob which went all the way down. I pulled off the first knob and tried putting it back on and it went all the way down. The I did the same for any knob that didn't initially go all the way down on the first try and all was good. I wanted to be careful not to damage anything under the hood of course.

Below you'll find a few pics of my XTk minus the knobs followed with the new ALBS knobs installed. It's a beauty. :)

Big thanks to Modular Addict for ordering them for me! Once they were in, they shipped them out quick!

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ELTA Music POLIVOKS-M/ POLIVOKS mini / ПОЛИВОКС мини

Published on Jul 25, 2018 ELTA music

"POLIVOKS-M mini. Analog desktop synthesizer
Pre-orders. https://www.eltamusic.com/polivoks-mini

The idea of the Polivoks Mini analog synthesizer came into mind in 1990, as the junior version of its older brother well known Polivoks full synth. The aim was to develop a way simpler and lighter device that has less components, offers the same broad capabilities, and removes possible flaws of the Polivoks full synth.
As the result of this research a new minimalistic schematic appeared. It has fewer controls that are compensated by greater functionality.
For example, in the Modulator section the Form switch has been replaced by the controller with triangular oscillation in the middle position and sawtooth shape oscillation smoothly falling in the extreme positions. The controller for the envelope filter input set to zero in the middle position and smoothly increasing its value by turning the knob clockwise while turning the knob counterclockwise increases inverse voltage of the envelope generator. The main synthesizer sections, such as generator, famous Polivoks filter, multimode envelope generator are essentially the same as Polivoks’s ones and have their unique sound. In addition to that, the main generator of the Polivoks Mini doesn’t require any thermal stabilization or adjustment. In general, the simplified schematic delivers the sound appreciated by wide range of musicians by minimal means but with new capabilities. The Polivoks Mini will be released as the keyboardless version with integrated USB and MIDI interfaces.
The overall design of the Polivoks Mini is made in collaboration with Ms. Olympiada Kuzmina, Polivoks full synth concept designer.
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Vladimir Kuzmin"

Audiobus 3.1 Released - Support for Audio Units & More

Published on Jul 25, 2018 AudiobusApp

iTunes: Audiobus 3 - Audiobus Pty Ltd

"Powerful New Audio Unit and Hardware Features in Major Audiobus App Update

Today's major update to award-winning iOS audio and MIDI platform Audiobus brings powerful new features for working with Audio Units and audio hardware.

Audiobus 3.1 is available today for iPad and iPhone. The free update makes it easy and fun to use compatible Audio Units (https://audiob.us/apps/aumidi) as MIDI sources and processors, opening up a wide range of new creative possibilities: Audio Unit sequencers, arpeggiators, chord filters, quantizers, modulators and other MIDI tools can now be effortlessly integrated into Audiobus workflows. Additional support for full-screen Audio Unit views and factory presets make it even easier to work with Audio Units on iOS.

The update also adds the ability to route the individual outputs of apps and Audio Units to multi-channel audio hardware, or send audio to the built-in headphone socket and USB audio hardware simultaneously. And, the addition of Bluetooth MIDI device support makes wireless workflows easy.

It's never been easier to integrate external audio gear and the extensive offering of iOS music apps, and with Audiobus 3.1 the iPad and iPhone are truly first-class citizens in the studio or on the stage.

Full list of changes in Audiobus 3.1:

• Audio Unit MIDI out and MIDI effects. Now Audio Units can be put in the MIDI Input and Effect positions.
• Support for full-screen Audio Unit views. Supporting Audio Units now open in full-screen. A new expand/contract view button toggles the keyboard and view mode.
• Support for Audio Unit factory presets, with a new selector above the keyboard.
• Multi-channel output support: Send different audio streams to different output channels. And with Multiroute Audio enabled in Settings, send separate audio to the headphones and a plugged-in USB audio interface.
• Bluetooth MIDI support.
• Effect reordering via drag-and-drop.
• Inter-App Audio transport synchronization.
• UI design overhaul.
• iOS 9 support.
• CPU utilisation indicator.
• Lots and lots of other improvements.

Audiobus 3 is available on the App Store for $9.99 USD."

HAKEN CONTINUUM FULL SIZE + CV INTERFACE WITH RACK EARS

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Livestream #1 with Analog Rytm / Digitakt only

Streamed live 4 hours ago Martin Stürtzer

"My first live broadcast! Liveset with Elektron Analog Rytm & Digitakt only. Next livedate: 28.07.2018 @ MAUKE Wuppertal."

DSI Prophet X Demo 2 - NO TALKING!

Published on Jul 25, 2018 Pure Ambient Drone

"Prophet X Demo 2: DSI Prophet X sounds demo and no talking, just Dave Smith Instruments Prophet X sounds."

Some high frequencies at the start of this one.

Introducing Waldorf Quantum Video by Richard Green

Published on Jul 25, 2018 Richard Green

"A short promotional video of the NEW Waldorf Quantum Synthesizer. This is the current prototype model making its way around Music Stores within the UK.

This video was shot for Music Matter"

Stranger Things on the Waldorf Quantum.

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This one was spotted and sent in via Soviet Space Child.