MATRIXSYNTH

New Steady State Fate (SSF) Vortices HiFi

via CONTROL:

"Vortices HiFi is a limited release version of the original Vortices. The HiFi version offers the same mixing topology without the tape compression, overdrive and high frequency roll-off. All inputs of the HiFi version are DC coupled, now allowing use as a full spectrum control voltage mixer in addition to audio. Featuring a total of 14 inputs and 7 outputs in a relatively compact 16hp form factor (18hp with VCA CV expander).

Vortices accommodates mono and stereo sources, broken respectively into two mix bus sections, providing separate mix outputs as well as a Master Mix split stereo output and a Master stereo jack output on the back of the module.

The separated outputs and auxiliary inputs are provided to accommodate effect chains, feedback patching and end of chain mixing solutions as well as general sound processing, panning and cross fading applications.

Auxiliary Mono mix inputs provide additional unity gain inputs to the mono and stereo mixers for summing external mixes, fx returns and other general uses.

The headroom of all final mix outputs is approximately 20Vpp before additional hard clipping of the summed mixes occur."

RM SHAPERZ by noyzelab - ring mod / non-linear waveshaping progz for the tiptop z-dsp module

noyzelab has released RM SHAPERZ for free on GitLab.

Details:

"Ring mod / wave shaper style card for the TipTop Z-DSP synth module. Coded 2017 - 2019 in spincad with some minor assembler tweaks afterwards, mainly for level/offsetting. Each algorithm has 3 pots that are acting as vca controls for L & R input level [pots 0 &2], and pot 1 is output level for both left and right channels. The feedback controls are also very useful in these algorithms for further altering sound/waveshape.

Generally I have been driving this from a pair of vco outputs and is very good at adding harmonics in the [so called] east coast style. I got the idea for having vca on the inputs from the Serge ring mod, which has vc for the X & Y input levels, although not the output. I got that from my Hinton Music Lab, although that also has centre zero pots for levels/gain; anticlockwise is inverting input gain, and clockwise is non-inverting [something I have been thinking of maybe trying]. Of course the programs can be used for drums, vocals etc.. :]

Program list [these are also included in the display text file] ==>
[note L = the left output signal]

0: X*Y | X+Y
standard ringmod multiplier and 2 channel additive mixer

1: X*Y | X/Y
multiplication and division using exponential and log functions

2: ABS[X]ABS[Y] | LX*Y
absolute value shaper / ringmod

3: ABS[X]-Y | L*X
absolute value shaper / ringmod algorithm 2

4: ABS[X]-ABS[Y] | LXY
absolute value shaper / ringmod algorithm 3

5: MAX[X,Y] | L*Y
maximum value between X and Y shaper / ringmod

6: HRCT[Y]-X | L*Y
half wave rectifier shaper / ringmod

7: HRCT[X]-HRCT[Y]| LXY
half wave rectifier shaper / ringmod algorithm 2

if u find these progz useful please think about supporting my work either thru my bandcamp page: https://noyzelab.bandcamp.com/ or thru paypal or get in touch via noyzelab [at] gmail [dot] com

if u program up blank cards with a view to selling them to people, likewise please consider getting in touch, sending me something or contributing to my research / time costs in some way & givin me a shout :]

thanks, dave!

April 26, 2022

video upload by John L Rice

Manikin Schrittmacher sequencer on the top left. Vermona Perfourmer & Mellotron Micro featured in this one. You can find additional John L Rice Mellotron posts here.

Update: YT description added:

"Realtime test after recently reconfiguring my custom pedalboard patch bay. Recorded on my iPad with no edits. Besides the Mellotron Micro Keyboard, the case is a modified MXC-008-10 mixer case from Audiopile.net and contains the following:

Left side:
Manikin Electronic Schrittmacher sequencer
Vermona PERfourMER MKII quad synth

Right side:
Mackie 802-VLZ3 mixer and power supply
Keeley Electronics Fuzz Master pedal
Electro Harmonix Mel9 pedal (mellotron emulator)
Dunlop/MXR Octave Fuzz pedal
Mooer Ocean Machine pedal (reverb, delays, looper)
TC Electronic T3 pedal (modulated reverbs)
Strymon Engineering Zuma R300 power supply (for pedals)
Custom patch bay for pedals and mixer

The patch bay has Canare GS-4 cables soldered directly to the jacks with the other ends terminated with Squareplug SP400 Low Profile Flat TS plugs that connect to the pedals. The patch bay jacks are all normal'd together right to left, and by using patch cables I can easily reconfigure how the pedals are interconnected. The normal connections are:
Mixer EFX send - Fuzz Master - Mel9 - Octave Fuzz - Ocean Machine - T3 - mixer EFX returns*
but in this video I used the mixer insert for the channel the Mellotron is plugged into to connect to the Fuzz Master - T3 and then the rest is configured as:
Mixer EFX send - Mel9 - Octave Fuzz - Ocean Machine - mixer EFX returns*
*the jacks connected to the stereo mixer returns have a second set of cables that go to mixer input 7/8 and by turning up the Aux send for the channel I can create feedback."

First experiment with the Twisted Electrons BlastBeats

video upload by Richard Devine

"BlastBeats is a 10 voice groove box offering 6 drum voices and 4 synth instruments."