Modal Releases ARGON8 Firmware v2.0

The press release:

"Modal Electronics releases ARGON8 Firmware v2.0

– New features and improvements to increase the creative potential for sound designers and musicians –

Bristol, UK – 20th May 2020 Modal Electronics, one of the leading boutique synthesiser manufacturers, releases Firmware 2.0 for its ARGON8 series. This significant update includes a vast amount of feature upgrades and many improvements, based on suggestions Modal received by its ARGON8 user community.

Firmware v2.0 for ARGON8 delivers an improved overall Audio Output staging and advanced dynamics options. A new Gain Boost setting applies to all patches. It increases the average output level while expanding the range of the Patch Gain control helps to boost even the quietest patches without introducing unwanted noise.

Long pads, drones and snappier percussion are now even easier to dial in with seven new envelope modes & three new curves (including the much lusted after Long variations for those exploring ambient territory).

A brand-new polyphonic 64 step sequencer mode has been integrated into the 512 note real-time sequencer. It provides an eight note-per-step sequencer, to allow full step-by-step control of melodies and pattern ideas. It also features several Step Modes to unlock significant flexibility to trigger sequences in different ways suiting various setups and performance situations.

With Firmware v2.0, ARGON8 introduces support of the MPE standard. Musicians and sound designers with compatible controller hardware can now enjoy polyphonic expression to design unparalleled sonic textures using ARGON8’s acclaimed wavetable synth engine.

Modal adds a staggering new performance feature in the shape of Chord Inversions to ARGON8 – an intuitive and experimental way to deploy chord inversions and variations in real-time, enabling a huge array of options to explore and greatly simplify complex chord voicings to both seasoned keys players and novices.

Alongside this milestone firmware release, Modal also releases an update for MODALapp, a free editor software available for macOS and Windows computers, as well as iOS, iPadOS and Android mobile devices. To edit and control ARGON8 models directly within a DAW application, AU and VST3 versions will be available, too.

Additionally, Modal releases a dedicated sound set. These new patches showcase many of the new firmware features. Available from Modal’s website as SysEx file, they deliver a perfect starting point for creative musical adventures with ARGON8.

The ARGON8, ARGON8X and ARGON8M models are available through selected retailers worldwide, and the MODALapp is required to install the firmware update."

Gestrument Pro 1.2 release – Vivaldi, Glitch, Klezmer and more

Published on May 20, 2020 Gestrument

"The update of the gesture based instrument Gestrument Pro includes new presets to try out – Vivaldi, Glitch, Klezmer and more."

"Today on May 20th, the Swedish start-up company Gestrument release an update of the music app Gestrument Pro with several new presets to try out: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/gestrument-pro/id1105890031

What happens when a musical AI can become a realtime playable instrument? In this new video you can see Martin Fröst, one of the leading classical musicians in the world, playing along with Jesper Nordin, composer and founder of Gestrument, in a Klezmer jam.

The preset used is included in Gestrument Pro 1.2.

Check out the video:


Martin Fröst in Klezmer Jam with Jesper Nordin

In this video we have hooked up Gestrument Pro to a Kinect motion sensor.

Gestrument Pro is a music-making app for iOS, letting you create music in a completely new way. Create your musical rules – scales, rhythms and sounds – then play this musical DNA in real-time with the help of the generative music engine."

ASTROGENIC HALLUCINAUTING - late night noiz for late night fiends

Published on May 19, 2020 thenoiztemple

"ASTROGENIC HALLUCINAUTING - late night noiz for late night fiends
- for more noiz: https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/as...
website: http://manipulate.net
Created during The Plague.
#covid19
#coronavirus
#isolation
#quarantine"

You can find the full playlist of supporting member, The Noiz Temple's videos here.

Teisco SX-210 w/ New Computer Board

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Pic of the inside below.

"A not so common synthesizer, often seen as KAWAI, but this time this is a rarest model released from TEISCO !

The SX-210 is a 1 DCO version of the Famous SX-240.

It has an amazing tone, creamy and lush.

the functions are easier to access than the SX-240 as there is one button for one function.

There is many possibilities of editing including a chord memory that you can set on the mono or poly 4 mode to fatten the sound.

Let's not forget to tell that this is an 8 voices polyphony synth !

This moddel on the picture as all the other SX-210 have a NiCd battery that tend to leak everywhere and destroy the synth forever.

So we have changed the whole SYN-42 (the computer board) to have a reliable synth for the future."

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Erica Synths Matrix Mixer

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You can find a demo of one from 2014 here.

"Powerful Matrix Mixer with buffered I/O to route up to 10 inputs to 8 outputs.

Save patches in memory and use CV to move through mix patches.

Extremely hard to find! Discontinued model. Not much around in eurorack to accomplish this--I've looked.

In Mint condition, includes ribbon cable and original box."

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Yamaha Cs50 Demo I No Talking

Published on May 20, 2020 Alphacode

"Demo of the Mighty Yamaha CS50 from my visit to the Smem Synthesizer Museum."

(Music Only) Rescoring an Action Sequence - Behind the Scenes - Spitfire Audio Competition 2020

Published on May 20, 2020 ChrisLody

"You can find the original completion entry with the action scene footage here: [below]

So I entered the recent Spitfire Audio rescore competition with a crazy idea, 'I'll do a picture in picture thing to show what I'm doing and submit that I though'. Not only is that a stupid amount of work but it goes against the rules of the competition so I decided so split that idea off into another video so I can show it in more detail and without the sound effects and copyright problems from my submission. So here it be. Enjoy"

Punching Metal - Westworld Scene Rescore #westworldscoringcompetition2020

Published on May 20, 2020 ChrisLody

Hydrasynth Generative Style Patch w MPE Control

Published on May 20, 2020 SonalSystem

"Further testing of a dual Sensel Morph configuration and the quite mighty Hydrasynth. I went for a generative style patch here with random pitch values with the morph controlling filter drive, filter cutoff, and various pitch and warp parameters. All sounds from the synth."

SYNTHR3 goes to Tangerine Dream "CHEROKEE LANE" main thèmes (Demo 3/3)

Published on May 20, 2020 KurtzMindfields

"This is the last musical demo using the new SYNTHR3 (before real productions, lol). What a sound!
As a big fan of Tangerine Dream, in particular "Encore" 1977 album, i use the Synthr3 sequencer in SONG mode (!) to re create a little part of the moving sequences played by Chris Franke.

Up to 6 sequences can be chained!

SYNTHR3 = Chris, left hand: Peter, right hand: Edgar .... lol

Cheers!"

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Patch from Scratch: 0-CTRL with tELHARMONIC and Erbe-Verb

Published on May 20, 2020 MAKEN0ISE

"Let’s do a little patching with the 0-Ctrl and a small system with a couple soundhack classics - tELHARMONIC and Erbe-Verb."