OB-6: "Parallel-12"

Published on Apr 23, 2020 Kris Lennox

"What a sound from the Obi. Patch took a while. ...This piece will take a little explaining:

The work is written in 24-TET (24 notes per octave), but I'm treating it as two stacked layers of 12-TET (12-TET is the foundation of Western harmony), each layer 1/4 tone apart. Hence 'Parallel-12'.

Parallel-12 harmony is something I've been developing alongside full 24-tone harmony. I'll upload a few pieces in this harmonic system in the near future. Some of the changes in Parallel-12 can be achingly beautiful.

The entire system of Parallel-12 is a completely unexplored landscape. But that's partly because I'm developing it :)

There's so much to explore in the world of harmony. Vast, unexplored continents, I'd say. Sometimes it's good to stay at home; at other times it is great to pack supplies and head off into the wilderness.


In Parallel-12, all chords sound 'musical' - but the changes between them can sound very, very unusual. In fact, the changes of this piece have never been heard before. :)

There are numerous Parallel-12 shifts throughout: the changes at the sudden filter shifts should be obvious (and some will be less so).

This was written in MIDI (well, written in the mind, then inputted in MIDI), which is a small nightmare in Parallel-12 (i.e the MIDI notes don't correspond to the actual pitches, so the process takes a very long time). MIDI sent to the synth, freeing up the hands to play with the filters etc (plus in order to physically play this, I'd need more than 88 keys. And even if I did play it, I'd have no hands left to adjust the filter etc! Catch-22).

Time signature is 36/16 (or you could think 4 groups of 9/16).


Very different. :)

Enjoy
All best
Kris"

CS-60 Queue War Entine | Matt Chadra

Published on Apr 23, 2020 ClavAnother

"Making the Yamaha CS-60 do some of that Synthesizer stuff back when the world got disconnected."

LEARN ORCΛ LIVE CODING ~ IN DEPTH TUTORIALS

Published on Apr 22, 2020 EZBOT

"In this video I will show you how to use ORCA livecoding software. We will cover everything from connecting your midi device to creating several different types of sequencers. Grab you favorite groovebox and lets make some music!

Find more on ORCA here:
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Buy ORCA here:
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From Hundredrabbits:
Orca is an esoteric programming language designed to quickly create procedural sequencers, in which every letter of the alphabet is an operation, where lowercase letters operate on bang, uppercase letters operate each frame.

This application is not a synthesizer, but a flexible livecoding environment capable of sending MIDI, OSC & UDP to your audio/visual interfaces, like Ableton, Renoise, VCV Rack or SuperCollider.

If you want more and feel inspired to support me, please visit my Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/ezbot
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Learn ORCΛ Livecoding ~ IN DEPTH TUTORIAL (Pt.2)

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Perfect Circuit Chat w/ Mario aka StrangeStrains from Elektron Hosted By BboyTech and Trovarsi

Published on Apr 23, 2020 Perfect Circuit

"Mario AKA StrangeStrains from Elektron will be on Perfect Circuit Chat Thursday 4/23/20 6-7PM PST to play a short live set and chat about Elektron gear and music making with us. Join us live to ask questions in the YouTube live chat. Hosted by BBoyTech & Trovarsi.

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XaVCF Times Two Eurorack Filter Oberheim OB-Xa [Demo #2]

Published on Apr 23, 2020 gstormelectro

"Audio and Video by G-Storm Electro c. 2020

No talking today. Only jamming on two of my gorgeous XaVCF filters today for demonstration purposes. Taking a tour through all the various modes and different settings. The black panel version on bass, the aluminum panel on arpeggio. Headphones recommended.

Audio recorded direct to Tascam DR-05.
Oscillators: GSE 101-VCO, Pittsburgh Synthesizer Box
LFOs: Batumi
Panning: EMW VC Pan
ADSR: GSE 2xADSR
Sequencing - Arturia Beatstep Pro Pitch CV + gate
Delay: Eventide Timefactor
Reverb: Strymon Big Sky 'Hall' set just below 50% mix.
Mixer: Mackie 802-VLZ3"

G-Storm Electro on Reverb

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Shoom 1.2 MIDI/MPE test run with Xynthesizr and GeoShred Control

Published on Apr 23, 2020 Yuri Turov

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I'll be posting them here on MATRIXSYNTH. :)