Future Sound Systems Brunswick synthesizer (BEEF) DIY synth voice // Synthfest 2018

Published on Oct 16, 2018 DivKidVideo

"Here's the new Brunswick DIY synthesizer from Future Sound Systems, soon to available through www.thonk.co.uk . It's got that lovely fizzy fading sound as the VCA is close to fading out entirely and the filter does a lovely weird sync effect like a harmonic/pitch locking when it's pushed. A really beefy (actually created for BEEF http://www.beefbristol.org Bristol Experimental and Expanded Film) little unit. This was Synthfest 2018 held by Sound on Sound magazine in the Octagon, Sheffield."

Future Sound Systems Brunswick

AJH Filter Bank & Glide modules — SynthFest UK 2018

Published on Oct 16, 2018 Sound On Sound magazine

"We checked out two of AJH Synth's four new modules at SynthFest UK. The Fixed Filter Bank 914 is a 30HP-wide module featuring twelve fixed frequency, inductor based bandpass filters, set at half-octave interval spacing and covering from 125 Hz through to 5.8kHz.

The second module is the MiniMod Glide + Noise MK2. Though the original was based on the circuitry of the Minimoog Model D in order to work with that instrument, the MK2 version has some new tricks to make it play nicely with any Eurorack system."

Moog Etherwave Theremin Live Build

Started streaming 2 hours ago Moog Music Inc

Build video of a Moog Etherwave Theremin.

Rob Papen Explorer-5 Introduction

Published on Oct 16, 2018 Rob Papen
Update: New Video Published on Jun 20, 2019

"This inspirational bundle holds 20 RP products if you include the amazing Prisma! which you can request after registering your bundle.

Go2: The power of limitations.
RAW-Kick: Edgy Kicks for comtemporary music.
MasterMagic: Adds a touch of magic for your Mix or Master.
SubBoomBass 2: Ultimate bass synthesizer.
Predator 2: The Synth that hunts your tracks!
BLUE-II: Cross-fusion synthesis at its finest.
RG: Electric and acoustic guitar grooves.
RP-Verb 2: Most intriguing in RP-VERB 2 – alongside the to a great sound – is the new ‘Reverser’ section!
RP-EQ: Silky smooth sounding channel and mastering EQ.
Blade: The cutting edge of today's synthesizers!
Punch: Speaker busting and body rattling drum machine.
Punch-BD: Based around the BD module of the multi award winning Punch virtual drum synth,
RP-Delay: Delay insanity. Reverser, 6 lines, 8 filters, 4 LFOs and more.
RP-Distort: Wicked FX unit that will distort or alter your tracks.
RP-Amod: Spice up your vocal track, liven an instrument and even beef up your drums.
RAW: Cutting edge EDM synthesizer with the focus on 'distorted sounds'
SubBoomBass: Ultra-deep groove bass synth with built-in step sequencer.
Predator: Phat analogue style synth with killer presets and first class features.
PredatorFX: Filter, modulation, vocoder and effects plug-in.
Prisma: Get creative using Rob Papen's take on instrument layering."

Update: and the press release:

"ECHT, THE NETHERLANDS: virtual instrument and effect plug-in developer Rob Papen Inspiration Soundware is proud to announce availability of eXplorer 5 — furthering the creative scope of its inspirational plug-in bundle by adding Go2, MasterMagic, and RAW-Kick to the all-encompassing musical mix — as of October 16…

Now numbering no fewer than 20 highly-versatile virtual instruments and extraordinary effects, eXplorer 5 pushes Rob Papen’s plug-in bundle beyond belief by including three new additions that more than live up to its Inspiration Soundware slogan.

MasterMagic is an aptly-named effect plug-in with which to improve mixes or final masters alike. Anyone placing MasterMagic at the very end of their virtual master effects chain can easily experience how much it can help improve their tracks. The MONO/STEREO SPLIT FILTER section will make the low end much tighter while the AIR function — even applied at a liberal level — is sheer magic. Make no mistake: there’s no mystery about this magical musical tool!

The name maybe gives the game away, as RAW-Kick represents Rob Papen’s cutting-edge kick drum-creation tool! The perfect weapon of choice for those hard-sounding electronic dance music styles — such as Hardcore, Hardstyle (mixing influences from Techno and Hardcore), and Industrial — and also EDM and House. Here RAW-Kick creatively enables the use of three layers, each of which can be either modelled or sample-based at source. Rob Papen being Rob Papen, RAW-Kick has some refreshingly resourceful features with which to create unique-sounding kicks up its virtual sleeve! Still better, RAW-Kick comes complete with a varied selection of original presets from a long list of respected DnB, Hardcore, and Hardstyle producers, including Caine, DJ Mad Dog, DJ Promo, Orphidian, Sinister Souls, Tha Playah, The Outside Agency, and Wavolizer, to name but a notable few.

Finally, Go2 is an appropriately-named, go-to synthesizer, set apart from its award-winning software siblings by virtue of all its controls and features always being in plain sight and always available to access onscreen, so simplifying usage for the average user. Ultimately, though, this is far from being a simple-sounding virtual instrument. Its Morph feature and XY section serve to make for a powerful software synthesizer, one with which users — average or otherwise — can create unique sounds speedily and easily! End game? Go2 surely shows that there is power to be had in the ‘less is more' maxim... and all without sacrificing audio quality!

Quality, of course, shines brightly through all 20 of eXplorer 5’s highly-versatile virtual instruments and extraordinary effects. Established Rob Papen classics such as Blade (quite literally a cutting-edge software synthesizer), BLUE-II (self-styled ‘Crossfusion Synthesis’), Predator2 (software synthesizer to die for), Punch (speaker-busting, body-rattling virtual drum synth), Punch-BD (Punch- based bass drum module), RAW (software synthesizer specialising in ‘distorted’ sounds specifically suited to EDM and beyond), RG (unique electric and acoustic guitar groove virtual instrument), and SubBoomBass 2 (groove bass software synthesizer) — not forgetting an array of effects, including RP-AMOD (uses modulators to alter audio in different ways), RP-Delay (six delay lines, eight filters, four LFOs, a reverser, and more), RP-Distort (designed to destroy, distort, or more subtly alter any audio), RP-EQ (silky smooth- sounding channel and mastering EQ), and RP-VERB 2 (advanced, transparent, and musical-sounding algorithmic reverb) — sit comfortably and creatively alongside those three additions to collectively push Rob Papen’s prized plug-in bundle beyond belief.

But hearing is believing; best put this way, eXplorer 5 is the all-encompassing best that you can get from Rob Papen — all the more so since it also includes PRISMA, easily enabling users to layer multiple Rob Papen virtual instruments into a creatively stacked sound like no other!


eXplorer 5 can be purchased in a boxed edition — featuring 20 AAX (32-/64-bit), AU (32-/64-bit), VST (32-/64-bit) compatible audio software plug-ins for Mac OS X (10.6 or higher) and Windows (Vista, 7, 8, and 10) — from authorised Rob Papen dealers worldwide or as a download directly from Rob Papen for €499.00 EUR/$499.00 USD from here: http://www.robpapen.com/eXplorer5-buy.html

Several options to upgrade to eXplorer 5 are also available, attractively priced as follows: €299.00 EUR/$299.00 USD (available to owners of one purchased Rob Papen product); €199.00 EUR/$199.00 USD (available to owners of two purchased Rob Papen products); €149.00 EUR/ $149.00 USD (available to owners of three purchased Rob Papen products); €99.00 EUR/$99.00 USD (available to owners of eXplorer4); €49.00 EUR/$49.00 USD (available to owners of eXplorer4 + Go2); and €149.00 EUR/$149.00 USD (available to owners of eXplorer III)."

Introducing KONTAKT Play Series | Native Instruments & What’s new in KONTAKT 6

Published on Oct 16, 2018 Native Instruments

"KONTAKT 6 introduces the KONTAKT Play Series: Sonically rich sample libraries that combine powerful sound design with simple playability. Let musician Jane Arnison take you through the 3 new instruments, and hear for yourself the exciting textures created using KONTAKT’s new wavetable synthesis engine."

See what’s new in KONTAKT 6 | Native Instruments

Published on Oct 16, 2018 Native Instruments

"KONTAKT Product Owner Dinos introduces the new features included with KONTAKT 6. Discover a new wavetable module, integrated effects including REPLIKA DELAY, plus Creator Tools, a standalone application designed to streamline the instrument building process.

Together, these updates empower the instrument builders using the definitive sampling platform"

Erica Synths Dual FX sound demo

Published on Oct 16, 2018 Erica Synths

"Dual FX combines two Spin FV-1 chips in one module, each filled with eight custom effect programs with two adjustable and CV controlled parameters per effect and analogue dry/wet circuit. All parameter settings can be saved with the effect and recalled instantly during the performance. Also the output of the first FX section is normalised to the second input so creating layers of effects is easy."

Detroit Synth Project

Published on Oct 16, 2018 Henry Birdseye Jr.

"13 October 2018 - Patchathon III at The Light Box dance studio, 7 guys demonstrating their gear."

Playlist
Detroit Synth Project - David Russell and his Buchla Music Easel
Detroit Synth Project - Henry Birdseye
Detroit Synth Project - Eric Perry and his Eurorack.
Detroit Synth Project - Michael Meade
Detroit Synth Project - Ron Doran with Moog DFAM, Moog pedals and a Minotaur.
Detroit Synth Project - Steven Curtin
Detroit Synth Project - Jed Miner
Detroit Synth Project - Jeff Evergreen and his Make Noise system

Maarten Vos x RAVEN

Published on Oct 16, 2018 birdkids

"The brilliant cellist, composer and Modular-Fusion pioneer - Maarten Vos installed the RAVEN prototype in his studio at Kytopia and plugged the Cello directly into the RAVEN's External Input (routed through the Voltage Controlled Filter) for an improvisation performance.
What follows is pure romance on #tape 🖤

Full Recording in HD:"

Ode to Vermona Synths (and friends)

Published on Oct 13, 2018 Mark Pigott

"Lead Synth is Vermona '14 midi'd to 4 Voice Vermona PerFourmer.
Backed up by organ patch (E045 Combo Organ MRP) on the Blokeys.
Drums supplied by 1 Korg Monotribe
Noise mono synth by same Korg Monotribe
midi'd Monotribe controlled by muted DSI Mopho SE

mistakes in notes and timing always free! (no charge) ROTFFL"

DnT (Drums and Tribes)

Published on Sep 27, 2018 Mark Pigott

"Just 2 sonic ingredients
2 Monotribes, low and high note with filter cutoff controlled via AT.
Built in envelropes (yes the PG-200 spelling...look it up!!) of the Tribes. Plus the Analog drums of the Akai Tom Cat.

Basically a demo of how nice, IMO, the Montribes sound.

Bog standard effects, Vermona Retroverb on the Akai Tom Cat, and HOF and Deco on the Monotribes."

Roland Introduces VT-4 Voice Transformer

Published on Oct 15, 2018RolandChannel

Playlist:
1. VT-4 Voice Transformer - Performance Demo
"In this video, Jordan West uses the VT-4 along with a SYSTEM-8, SPD-SX and RC-505 to create backing tracks and processed lead vocals in under a minute.

2. VT-4 Voice Transformer - Overview
"In this video Jordan West walks you through the features of the VT-4 and how it works in her live setup with the SYSTEM-8, SPD-SX and RC-505."

3. VT-4 Voice Transformer - Sound Demo
"Check out some of the jaw-dropping vocal sounds you can achieve easily with the VT-4 Voice Transformer."

"The VT-4 is an effect processor for the instrument inside us all—the human voice. And like the human voice, the VT-4 is easy to use, yet devastatingly effective. Whether you’re a solo electronic artist, DJ, or singer in a band, the VT-4 lets you craft and shape your own unique vocal sounds, from subtle augmentation to radical transformation. Everything is hands on, with no menu diving or programming to get in the way. Jaw-dropping effects like harmonizing, vocoding, pitch shifting, hard tuning, and more are just a push, slide, or turn away. And with its compact size and five-hour battery life, you can use the VT-4 anywhere.

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