1. OPLA 3
2. OPLA Presentation 1 3. OPLA Presentation 2 4. Chiling
around the sounds 5. Finalpub2
gilleslacaud brought us the
Hansy1010, Hansy Blue, and Mister M. The OPLA HANSY is his latest creation, available for 110 Euros, or 90 Euros as a DIY kit.
"The new Impact LX Mini USB MIDI Controller Keyboard offers a host of realtime performance tools, including 2 independent Arpeggiator/Repeat engines, Nektar's "Part 2" feature for momentary setup changes, hyper-sensitive LED drum pads, joystick, foot-switch socket - and of course an expressive 25 note mini-keyboard with velocity. Add to that universal compatibility with any MIDI music software on Mac OS, Windows, iOS (requires optional camera kit) and Linux (requires installation of JACK and ALSA).
Nektar DAW Integration including plugin instrument control for most popular DAWs turns the controller into an even more powerful instrument for mobile production. DAW integration is included for:
Ableton Live, Bitwig, Cakewalk, Cubase, Digital Performer, FL Studio, Garageband, Logic, Nuendo, Reaper, Reason, Studio One. Also includes template setup for Pro Tools.
In short: Great news for your backpack! :)"
FEATURES & SPECIFICATONS
25 velocity-sensitive mini keys
4 velocity curves (soft, default, hard 1, hard 2) + 3 fixed values
Joystick for pitch bend, 2 modulation controls (MIDI assignable)
Footswitch jack 1/8″ (adapter to 1/4″ included)
Octave up/down buttons with LED indicators
Transpose via Shift + Part 2 buttons
Part 2 LED buttons (assignable to momentary keyboard shift, transpose, layering MIDI notes and switching MIDI channels (includes Latch option)
7 transport buttons for DAW integration or MIDI assignable
Shift button activates secondary level for a total of 14 accessible MIDI button functions (plus 3rd level for another 7 functions with Nektar DAW Integration)
8 velocity-sensitive LED Pads (4 pad maps)
8 pots (x2 via Page button, functionality changes according to mode)
Volume pot with LED settings indication (MIDI-assignable)
Nektar DAW integration support*
Nektar DAW Integration for Impact LX Mini currently supports: Ableton Live, Bitwig, Cakewalk, Cubase, Digital Performer, FL Studio, Garageband, Logic, Nuendo, Reaper, Reason, Studio One. Includes template setup for Pro Tools.
"My love of astrophotography has intersected with my love of synthesizers in a beautiful venn diagram of awesomeness. At least I'm hoping so! One of the reasons I purchased my Arturia POLYBRUTE was exactly for making space music. It's been over a year since my last astrophotograhy video, so it's about that time.
Most of the images were taken from darker skies, but a couple came from home under my light pollution with the new astro camera and filters. I listed some details on the sounds I used, and also the images you'll see. If you want more dorky details, see below:
Scope: StellarVue SV102T, MoonLite NiteCrawler Mount: Explore Scientific PMC-Eight G11, Spring-loaded OPWB on DEC, O-Vision Worm on RA Cameras: QHY600 & QHYCFW3-L w/Chroma LRGB & 3nm Ha/OIII/SII, Nikon D5300 H-alpha mod, Nikon Z6, GoPro Hero8 Black Guiding & Alignment: StellarVue F50 GuideScope & ZWO ASI290MM Mini Guide Cam, QHY Polemaster Computer & Software: Surface Pro Windows 10, ASCOM POTH, CdC, PHD2, SGP, Backyard Nikon Gallery: https://gaac.us/gallery-2/jeremy-parker/
Arturia POLYBRUTE sounds used: "Hawkins" (pad) - beginning and end astmospheric chords "Chonky" (bass) - basslines in main song "VHS Keys" (keys) - chords in main song "Claire De Lune" (keys) - chords in chorus behind piano solo "Deaths Harmonica" (lead) - melody in main song
Other sounds: Addictive Drums VST - drums in main song Yamaha S3X - acoustic piano in main song solo Aether VST - reverb on piano
Mics on piano: KSM141s in cardioid pair, ORTF (approx) KSM44a cardioid over middle C"
"I was so blown away with the sound and modulation controls on the Manis Iteritas that I had to make a video to let other people hear how the bash, smash and profundity controls change the sound on a simple sequence. I don’t try to describe how the module works because it’s so new to me (I didn’t read enough of the manual when I made this video) so I just to describe what controls I’m changing and you can judge the sound yourself.
Notes: The Manis is in a larger 6U 104hp Eurorack modular kit with 20 other Noise Engineering modules, but none of the others are in the signal path of this demo.
The sequence is coming from an Artutia Keystep Pro.
The voice mic is a Shure SM58 direct to my mixer."
"Learn the different ways to patch Gotharman's Urano modules together. It's a pretty cool control scheme.
The Urano is a unique and fun modular synthesizer in a box from Denmark, featuring real analog filters, lots of audio effects, free patchability and it's also a great companion to a Eurorack or other modular system.
"Thanks for watching!
I borrowed this Analogue Solutions Vostok v2 Matrixsynth modular system from the equipment room at Berklee for 2 hours and managed to come up with this short piece."
"Ambient patches: https://www.albaecstasy.ro
Here it is, the promised track, containing the Sequential TAKE 5, Prophet REV2 and Toraiz AS-1.
The Novation PEAK adds a bit of sensation with an FX patch (from the next sound bank I'm preparing).
Each one of the synths runs the sequences on their internal clock, with no MIDI connectivity between them or having a master clock.
All internal effects, just a bit of reverb on the REV 2 (Eventide Blackhole).
Enjoy!"
"Our pal Jacob takes a trip around the globe with the ASM Hydrasynth Explorer!
Join us for an uninterrupted session of relaxing naturescapes and sound exploration.
The Hydrasynth Explorer is a battery powered version of the acclaimed Hydrasynth, it features the same powerful synth engine as well as the Polyphonic aftertouch functionality the Hydrasynth series is famous for.
Curious to try these sounds on your own Hydrasynth? Grab Jacob's patches here: https://bit.ly/3vanGGc
The O.P.L.A is a 4 voice polyphonic virtual analog synth.
