VELOCITY - Modular and Synth-Focused Festival in Seattle Set for August 27th

VELOCITY 2022 ANNOUNCEMENT TRAILER video upload by Modular Seattle

Tickets available on Eventbrite

VELOCITY returns! Modular Seattle and Patchwerks present an all-day event celebrating modular and hardware synthesizers and the community that surrounds them, featuring an all-day trade show and educational seminars during the day, and performances across three stages at night. Come visit your favorite gear manufacturers and the Patchwerks pop-up shop, learn tools and techniques from the artists themselves, and experience an incredible evening of light and sound alongside this amazing community.

Schedule (line-up left):

11 AM – 5 PM:
Trade Show where various modular / hardware synth manufacturers will show off their latest gear and interact with the community.

11 AM – 3 PM:
Educational Seminars where speakers will speak on various subjects relating to electronic music-making and related technology .

4 PM – 2 AM:
Performances from local and visiting artists, with genres varying from house / techno, ambient, noise, industrial, and beat-oriented music.

The trade show from 11am-5pm is free to attend and all ages are welcomed. The remainder of the event, including seminars, are 21+ and tickets are required.

Tickets $40 adv, $50 at the door.

Lineup, manufacturers, and general info can be found here:

https://www.velocityseattle.com/

Organizers:
http://www.modularseattle.com
http://www.patchwerks.com

Novum - New Granular Synth!

video upload by Waveform

"An exploration of Novum - a unique granular synth with innovative sound sculpting tools!"

RELEASE DATE JUNE 18TH

Also see Dawesome's next synth NOVUM (first look, no talking)

1980 Orange and Black Arp 2600

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via this auction

Pictured with a Roland Jupiter-8, not in the listing.

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3rd Wave Virtual Analog Sounds - Part 1

video upload by Groove Synthesis

"The 3rd Wave is a triple-threat, classic wavetable, modern wavetable, and virtual analog-capable synth with 24 voices and 4-part multitimbral functionality. Here we show a few of its virtual analog sounds. All sound sounds are 100% dry, straight from the 3rd Wave. No reverb, delay, chorus, or other effects.

Watch for Part 2 where we’ll show off VCO sync, FM, and modulation mania.

Contact us at info@groovesynthesis.com for questions or sales@groovesynthesis.com to pre-order."

Moog Subsequent 37 Sounds : Paraphonic Analog Synthesizer Demo : with Nicholas Semrad

video upload by Perfect Circuit

"Our Friend Nicholas Semrad joined us to show off a few of the patches he's been creating for his brand new soundbank!

Check out Nick's sound banks & more - https://bit.ly/3GpVaG4
Read all about the Sub37 on our blog Signal : https://bit.ly/3tJVp9P
Grab a Moog Subsequent 37 - https://bit.ly/3MVPTZr
Details, Articles, Videos all about Moog : https://bit.ly/3zPY8lQ"

f2t2f draft excerpt

video upload by Akunull

"Making electro ish music from scratch in Pure Data vanilla with the objects I've built over the years (PilosLib, coming shortly) Full 28 min session:"

Four to the floor in Pure Data - f2t2f jam

video upload by Akunull

"Making electro ish music from scratch in Pure Data vanilla with the objects I've built over the years (PilosLib, coming shortly)"

Sequential Pro 3 Pitch Envelope Lead Example a la Lyle Mays

video upload by experimentalsynth

"It was a snap using an aux envelope to dial in a pitch envelope lead preset in the style of Lyle Mays. I liked it so much I made this quick recording. Learn more at experimentalsynth.com"

Arturia Minibrute + Novation Circuit Mono Station and String Trio

video upload by The machine in the botanical garden

"Composition for Minibrute synthesizer, Circuit Monostation and string trio (violin, viola and Cello). Short review of the Arturia and Novation machine + description of the composition
I have written the score with the Staffpad score player and editor. The library used for the string sounds is Berlin Strings First Chairs from Orchestral tools (Staffpad version).

The composition is titled: Painting VII"

Modal Mysteries: Hyperlandia Bass

video upload by Modal Electronics

"This episode of Modal Mysteries covers one of the biggest names in EDM; Joel Zimmerman, AKA Deadmau5, brings an epic blend of synthwave and progressive EDM in one of his recent tracks, 'Hyperlandia feat. Foster the People.' The Modal Mystery covers the club mix in particular. The simple yet effective synthwave bass shown on the COBALT5S is a textbook example of how easy and effective the COBALT series of synthesisers are. All synth elements in the mix were recreated using modal synths as well."

ARCANE New Firmware 1.1 Demos

video upload by SPHERICAL SOUND SOCIETY

"So Im updating the ARCANE firmware. Now the buttons do some byte operations directly to the registers of the Yamaha chip, making the thing way more playable in a logical or musical way.

I have also tweak the ranges of the pots and added a totally new feature to the "sequence" pot that I will document when its ready

The firmware update will be free for existing ARCANE users and new units will ship with it.

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ARCANE is a generative synth that lies somewhere between a synth, a sequencer and a drum machine, depending on how you interact with it.

It is based on an authentic Yamaha YM2413 FM chip; the one used in some arcade coin ops, MSX and in the japanese version of the Sega Master System.

To control it it has 6 potentiometers and 3 buttons. The pots are:

-Tempo. It controls the tempo/speed

-Base Register. It determines if the machine is more musical or glichy

-Intensity. The higher this pot, the more amount of notes and percusions sounding. This is a veru playable way of alter the generative composition by transitioning between the simple and complex sound explorations

-Sequence. It let you browse between sequences.

-Dispersion. the higher this pot, the most registers that we are writing on the chip, so the sequences get more complex and chaotic

-Combination. It multiplex, demultiplex and recombines sequences, keeping the output related but always fresh and different

It has 3 buttons, Left, Right and Reset. Reset is located in the arduino and is self explanatory. Left and Right buttons are to be determined as the firmware is still in development.

It has Clock In and Clock Out so you can synch it with external gear

It comes fully assembled and ready to play."