Quickstart 6 - Basic Synth // Empress FX Zoia Tutorial

Published on May 17, 2019 Ron Cavagnaro

"This tutorial is how to make a basic synth on the empress FX Zoia. We also go over how to set up a grid keyboard and a sequencer."

All parts here.

Instruments Of Things Intros Eurorack Sensor Interface

Published on May 17, 2019 Synthtopia

"At Superbooth 2019, Instruments Of Things introduced a new Eurorack Sensor Interface, designed to allow new types of interactions with modular synthesizers."

First post to feature Instruments Of Things.

La Voix du Luthier Intros Unique Eurorack Case

Published on May 17, 2019 Synthtopia

"At Superbooth 2019, La Voix du Luthier introduced a new Eurorack case, designed to be used with their Onde resonator.

We talked with Christophe Duquesne, who told us about the case and explained how they're creating a system for new types of electronic acoustic performance."

Kith Ruina - Drive and EQ distortion module in 4HP

Published on May 16, 2019 Noise Engineering

"Kith Ruina’s inspiration comes from the world of guitar amps. A drive into an EQ is an extremely common configuration for shaping guitar tone, and we find that it works extremely well for synths as well. A grungy drive into a pristine EQ gives excellent tone control, and with separate ins and outs for the two sections KR can be configured to fit into any patch you throw at it."

Kith Ruina

Explore the landscape and wait for the apocalypse

Published on May 16, 2019 Rarebeasts

"Experimental Sounds from Rarebeasts"

Rucci Touch Synthesizer 2019

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Published on May 16, 2019 Michael Rucci

Update: additional pics added below.

"This synthesizer is played by touching one of the fifteen contact points. It is monophonic and will sound the highest pitch being played. Pitch is also sensitive to pressure and even the resistance of a particular player’s skin. For example sweaty hands will produce a higher frequency.

There are also two effect points. The far left contact point adds modulation and the far right contact point responds well to light touches that can zap the frequency well out of audible range. In addition to a control for modulation speed there is a low pass filter and volume control.

It has a mono 1/4″ output and is powered by an included 9V battery."

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Superbooth 2019 - Mayer M800 Poly Eurorack and Control System

Published on May 17, 2019 sonicstate

"This is a relatively new concept, almost bypassing the Eurorack concept of patching CV cables, and using the racking system to power it. The M800 is an advanced multi-timbral poly unit with sample player, arpeggiators and plenty more, but uses a secondary bus to receive control signals from dedicated controller modules. These make no sound themselves, but are used to control the main M800 unit.
It remains to be seen if the world is ready for such a conceptual sea change, but it has some interesting possibilities."

Superbooth 2019 - Cherry Audio Voltage Modular

Published on May 17, 2019 sonicstate

"Software modular environment with a 115 modules as standard, plus a VST host, and module development environment."

Superbooth 2019: E-RM - Polygogo Stereo Oscillator

Published on May 17, 2019 sonicstate

"Polygogo is a stereo Eurorack oscillator based upon E-RM's own polygonal synthesis.

'complex polygonal amplitude shaping in a 2-dimensional space which is projected into the time domain to derive strictly orthogonal signals.'

Take a polygon and spin it in a 2D space and if you plot the 2D movement over time it creates a wave. You generate sine waves this way when you plot a position on a spinning circle.

The idea of Polygogo is that you are able to interact with the shapes and easily hear how this affects the output. The module has a graphical representation of the shape on the module itself."

Polygogo

Superbooth 2019: Flame MÄANDER 4-Voice Desktop Synthesizer

Published on May 17, 2019 sonicstate

"Flame have been around making interesting eurorack modules for quite a while now, the MÄANDER is I believe their first desktop synthesizer."

Flame MÄANDER