Noise Engineering New Modules - Synthplex 2019

Published on Apr 17, 2019 In The Mix

"Markus Cancilla of Noise Engineering introduces 5 new modules at Synthplex."

Getting to the Root of Scales

Published on Apr 17, 2019 Intellijel

Intellijel Scales

"Scales is an 8hp dual-channel note quantizer and step sequencer. Fundamentally, it takes an input voltage, quantizes it to notes in a user-defined scale, and sends that quantized voltage to an output, where you can use it as a melodic pitch source for oscillators or any other module that expects to see discreet note values at its input.

Scales goes far beyond the fundamental, allowing you unprecedented control of the pitches and intervals hiding inside your control voltages; turn LFO’s into arpeggiators; random voltages into harmonic counterpoint; and unquantized external CV sequencers into chromatically tuned note sequencers.

Quantization can be locked to an incoming trigger. There are a number of trigger output options as well, ranging from no triggering (good for pitch shifting drones); through triggers that sync with either of the two outputs (or both); to a trigger or gate transmitted in sync with one sent to the module’s TRIG input."

Strange Patching: Phasing Simulation with QPAS

Published on Apr 17, 2019 MAKEN0ISE

MAKEN0ISE Strange Patching

"In the section of his book that covers Phasing, Allen Strange uses a series of band pass filters to illustrate the concept. As he writes,

“A spectrally rich signal is taken, in parallel, to three or more band pass filters. The filter outputs, the three pass bands, are mixed at unity gain with the original unprocessed spectrum. Each filter must be offset to a different center frequency.. the filter should not be allowed to go into oscillation.

“A slow repetitive control voltage such as a sinewave from an LFO will then cause each filter to sweep through the applied signal, selectively passing different portions of the spectrum…. By mixing the pass-bands with the original spectrum, there will then be varying degrees of phase-cancellation in the signal, producing continually varying multiple notch cancellations or nulls. The effect will be more pronounced if the control voltage for each filter is attenuated a bit differently so that the nulls are not exactly in parallel.”

Allen Strange wrote the book on modular synthesizers in the 1970s. Electronic Music: Systems, Techniques, and Controls. Unfortunately since the expanded 1982 edition, it has never been reprinted, and in today’s landscape where more people have access to modular synths than ever before, very few have access to the knowledge contained within. This video series will explore patches both basic and advanced from Strange’s text. Even the simplest patches here yield kernels of knowledge that can be expanded upon in infinite ways. I have been heavily influenced by Strange since long before I became a modular synth educator. Please share this knowledge far and wide."

Loopop review: What is BUZZZY?

Published on Apr 17, 2019 loopop

"BUZZZY! is priced around the Volca range, is smaller, and yet is four part multi-timbral, with a filter and space or delay effects per part, four different sound engines (Pulse virtual analog, FM, "Bitcrushed wave" and Noise, with up to 16 voice polyphony, and it sounds quite good too, especially for a digital synth."

See this post for details on Buzzy!

Pittsburgh Modular Documentary Films Presents: the Voltage Research Laboratory - Episode 3

Published on Apr 17, 2019 Pittsburgh Modular Synthesizers

"Teaser track showcasing the unreleased Pittsburgh Modular Voltage Research Laboratory eurorack format synthesizer.
The soundtrack to this video was created as a self running patch. Once the initial setup was complete, the synthesizer performed the piece without any additional input by the artist. An extended version of the recording is available on Soundcloud through the link below."



Pittsburgh Voltage Research Laboratory

TubeOhm De-Generator Video manual / german language, english subtitles

Published on Apr 17, 2019 Andre' Laska

"De-Generator DIY sample Synthesizer Video manual .
How to install the firmware and service software, how to use the oscillators and how to play samples."

TubeOhm De-Generator

Leafcutter John - Against The Clock

Published on Apr 17, 2019 FACTmagazine

"For the past 20 years, John Burton – aka Leafcutter John – has been at the forefront of experimental composition, constructing his own technological systems out of hardware and software to make ornate, complex electronica.

Ahead of the release of his seventh album on Border Community this week, we visited Burton at his studio to see what he could create with his one-of-a-kind setup in just 10 minutes, using Max, a home-made light interface and modular system to manipulate a collection of field recordings. The result – beautiful chaos.

Yes! Come Parade With Us is released on Border Community on April 19."

Check out more posts featuring Leafcutter John here.

Julian "J3PO" Pollack Sessions: #5 1988

Published on Apr 17, 2019 NordKeyboards

"This fifth episode of our exclusive J3PO Sessions is based on some of Julian's amazing 80s retro synth patches, inspired by his analog synth collection. All patches are included in the brilliant J3PO Signature Sound Bank for Nord Stage 3 - available for free at nordkeyboards.com!

Read more about Julian "J3PO" Pollack (The Lesson GK, Marcus Miller, members of Snarky Puppy, Grace Weber) here: https://www.nordkeyboards.com/artist/...

The J3PO session was recorded live at RMV Studios in Stockholm, November 2018.

Drums: Morgan Ågren
Bass: Gustaf Hielm
Audio Engineer: Johan Eckerblad
Composition/Audio Mixing: Julian 'J3PO' Pollack
Cameras: Oscar Barkenbom/Benjamin Cotton"

NANO Modules FONT // Tiny Eurorack filter with a BIG sound!

\Published on Apr 17, 2019 DivKidVideo

"I remember trying an early prototype of FONT last year when I met Jorge in person and he had a great little filter "wub wub" patched up. It's great to see FONT out in the wild as the second module from NANO Modules following on from MAR (video below). FONT is a 6hp Eurorack filter with 2 pole low pass and 2 pole band pass outputs, audio input, CV for cut off and resonance with attenuverters and a 1v/oct tracking input too. It has a big sound with some character with moments of "filter burn" with some soft saturation in certain patches.

TIMING INDEX // SECTIONS

00:00 Hello, welcome, hola, salut, privet, konnichiwa + patch previews

00:41 Feature run down - WHAT IS FONT!?!

01:15 SOUNDS - low pass and band pass sounds and sweeps

03:13 Complex modulation and filtering - 1v/oct tracking, 4 points of mixed modulation, mixed audio inputs, attenuverted CV controlled, resonance modulation etc

07:28 Creating kick drums

09:08 FX Filtering and create rich analog(ue) feedback paths

10:58 A little bit of ACID

12:41 Filter pings + FM

14:59 How to create a high pass filter when you don’t have one

16:43 Audio rate modulation"

New ELTA Music Polivoks PM-02 Semi-Modular Analog Synth

Based on the ELTA POLIVOKS Mini synth. Note the extra IO on the right and the mounting holes on the corners. This will be both eurorack and desktop.


Features

1 VCO with triangle, saw, and square
pulse width of square wave VCO or pulse width modulation via LFO, depending on the PW/PWM switch. PW/PWM – Pulse width modulation mode. Manual «PW» or by LFO «PWM
Sub-VCO octave/waveform switch: -1 octave square / -2 octaves square / -2 octaves pulse
Mixer: Oscillator, Sub-oscillator, noise, and audio input
Filter: BP/LP with cutoff and resonance, controllable with an envelope and LFO
Envelope: ADSR envelope with a normal and autogeneration mode
VCA: ADSR envelope with modulation or gate mode
LFO: triangle in the center and tilt waveform left and right & LFO speed amount
Inputs: v/oct, gate, pwm, pitch cv with amount control, VCA CV, cutoff CV with amount control, and external audio
Outputs: LFO waveforms, envelope, noise, VCO (triangle, saw, and square individual outs), sub-oscillator and audio output.
glide, tune, and modulation
Eurorack compatibility