flickr set by Low-Gain Electronics
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"Showing the assembly process of the QuadBass++ Modcan A module(s)"
See the video posted here.
Thursday, June 28, 2012
Thomas Henry QuadBass++
flickr set by Low-Gain Electronics
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"Showing the assembly process of the QuadBass++ Modcan A module(s)"
See the video posted here.
More Info on What's Coming from Dave Smith Instruments
See the Update in this post for another teaser.
Doepfer A156 Dual Quantizer Modes of Operation
YouTube Published on May 2, 2012 by raulsworldofsynths
"Description and Overview of the Modes of Operation of the Doepfer A156 Dual Quantizer Module. A basic demonstration of the Major, Minor, and Chord modes. Continued in Doepfer A156 Dual Quantizer Modes of Operation Part Two. Sound and Video by Raul Pena."
All parts here.
singing baby synth _ lamentation
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YouTube Published on Jun 28, 2012 by pianoloft
"a circuit bent synth, created by DEMENTIALABS, combined with the ALESIS PHILTRE and a delay. very nice design: packed in a shabby old wooden box, some toy keys and a lot of fun."
Dementia Labs on eBay
"a circuit bent synth, created by DEMENTIALABS, combined with the ALESIS PHILTRE and a delay. very nice design: packed in a shabby old wooden box, some toy keys and a lot of fun."
Dementia Labs on eBay
analog_techno_improvisation
YouTube Published on Jun 28, 2012 by YA YU
"It performed with this friend. ---------- roland tr909 tr808 tb303 sh101 sre555 moog minimoog analogue solution vostok ems vcs3 korg sq10 sherman filterbank2 and more"
Roland MC-202 MicroComposer SN 340100
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via this auction
"This is a 2-track monophonic synthesizer/sequencer with an internal synth virtually identical to the SH-101.
The MC-202 itself is in very good condition indeed, considering it's nearly 30 years old. It was fully serviced by the excellent James at Synth Repair Services in Stoke in February this year.
via this auction
"This is a 2-track monophonic synthesizer/sequencer with an internal synth virtually identical to the SH-101.
The MC-202 itself is in very good condition indeed, considering it's nearly 30 years old. It was fully serviced by the excellent James at Synth Repair Services in Stoke in February this year.
CASIO DG-20 Digital electric midi guitar SN I2009820
Roland MC-303 Groovebox
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abertronix (RSS)
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Access Matrix Programmer
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"Programmer for the Oberheim Matrix 1000. If you have a Matrix 1000, you need one of these in order to get beyond the miniature LED screen. Although we never tried doing so, it also is reported to work with the Oberheim Matrix 6 [latest OS revision]. This unit is in EXC cosmetic condition as depicted. Comes with external wall-wart power supply."
via this auction
"Programmer for the Oberheim Matrix 1000. If you have a Matrix 1000, you need one of these in order to get beyond the miniature LED screen. Although we never tried doing so, it also is reported to work with the Oberheim Matrix 6 [latest OS revision]. This unit is in EXC cosmetic condition as depicted. Comes with external wall-wart power supply."
Beautiful Condition Yamaha CS 50 with Original Stand
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"Here is a RARE Yamaha CS 50 synth. It is in excellent condition, works and sounds great. Includes original case top and the stand. It weighs over 60 lbs so the shipping is priced accordingly."
via this auction
"Here is a RARE Yamaha CS 50 synth. It is in excellent condition, works and sounds great. Includes original case top and the stand. It weighs over 60 lbs so the shipping is priced accordingly."
make noise echophon first patch
YouTube Published on Jun 28, 2012 by companyofquail
"there is no audio input into the echophon. the modules used in this patch are manhattan analog cvp(slew), rene, z8000 matrix programmer, manhattan audio ma35 filter, and echophon.
This is not a composition, i just came across this and wanted to share it."
How to hack your Korg Monotron Delay
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YouTube Published on Jun 28, 2012 by DJjondent
"This is another video reply to a request on where to find the schematics for the Korg Monotron delay.
I haven't been able to find them myself but the circuit board is pretty well labeled with the solder points. With a little bit of experimentation its easy to work out the rest.
A full description of the solder points coming soon. ... esp where to apply cv and gate leads.
I'll post some photos on this in my flickr account too.
Please subscribe and happy circuit bending. :-)"
monotrons on eBay
YouTube Published on Jun 28, 2012 by DJjondent
"This is another video reply to a request on where to find the schematics for the Korg Monotron delay.
I haven't been able to find them myself but the circuit board is pretty well labeled with the solder points. With a little bit of experimentation its easy to work out the rest.
A full description of the solder points coming soon. ... esp where to apply cv and gate leads.
I'll post some photos on this in my flickr account too.
Please subscribe and happy circuit bending. :-)"
monotrons on eBay
The Rhythm of the Synchrodyne..
YouTube Published on Jun 28, 2012 by creativegallerysynth
"Test of the WMD Synchrodyne as percussion.."
Giant Pinata MIDI Controller demo
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YouTube Published on Jun 28, 2012 by SeaweedFactory
Re-Published on Jun 30, 2012 by SeaweedFactory
Re-Published on Jul 6, 2014
"Here's a quick demonstration of the giant pinata MIDI controller we've built. Don shows how the sensors work. There is also some footage from its showing in the Children's Museum.
See more at:
http://seaweedfactory.blogspot.com/2011/11/building-trojan-chorus.html"
You might remember this one from this previous auction post.
YouTube Published on Jun 28, 2012 by SeaweedFactory
Re-Published on Jun 30, 2012 by SeaweedFactory
Re-Published on Jul 6, 2014
"Here's a quick demonstration of the giant pinata MIDI controller we've built. Don shows how the sensors work. There is also some footage from its showing in the Children's Museum.
See more at:
http://seaweedfactory.blogspot.com/2011/11/building-trojan-chorus.html"
You might remember this one from this previous auction post.
Hard Mod Ribbon and ARP sequencer
Hard Mod Ribbon and ARP sequencer 1
YouTube Published on Jun 28, 2012 by DJjondent
"Two great pieces of kit and one amazing DJ. Thanks Dave.
The Hard Mod Ribbon synth is sequenced by my favourite hardware sequencer: the ARP 1613. It's a Mark I from the mid 1970's.
A really fun & hands-on way to experiment and create electro loops.
Thanks to Matt from RhythmActive for the Hard Mod synth
http://www.rhythmactive.com.au/"
HardMod Ribbon and ARP sequencer 2
YouTube Published on Jun 28, 2012 by DJjondent
"The second video using the ARP sequencer with the Hardmod Ribbon Synth.
Dave (the other half of the Sleazy DJs) is again at the decks. I'm filming.
Thanks to Matt from RhythmActive for the Hard Mod synth
http://www.rhythmactive.com.au/"
YouTube Published on Jun 28, 2012 by DJjondent
"Two great pieces of kit and one amazing DJ. Thanks Dave.
The Hard Mod Ribbon synth is sequenced by my favourite hardware sequencer: the ARP 1613. It's a Mark I from the mid 1970's.
A really fun & hands-on way to experiment and create electro loops.
Thanks to Matt from RhythmActive for the Hard Mod synth
http://www.rhythmactive.com.au/"
HardMod Ribbon and ARP sequencer 2
YouTube Published on Jun 28, 2012 by DJjondent
"The second video using the ARP sequencer with the Hardmod Ribbon Synth.
Dave (the other half of the Sleazy DJs) is again at the decks. I'm filming.
Thanks to Matt from RhythmActive for the Hard Mod synth
http://www.rhythmactive.com.au/"
Synth Arp & Dr Pad - Yamaha -
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YouTube Published on Jun 28, 2012 by nakanosyun
"http://ios-music.homewoke.net/
It is a first impression.
The easiest operation was photoed.
Although this has the strong side as a MIDI controller, it makes a very good sound also with an application simple substance.
Although the performance using Arpeggiator is main, only few of programming is not sensuous.
However, various usage is done."
iPads on eBay
Update: US version now available here.
YouTube Published on Jun 28, 2012 by nakanosyun
"http://ios-music.homewoke.net/
It is a first impression.
The easiest operation was photoed.
Although this has the strong side as a MIDI controller, it makes a very good sound also with an application simple substance.
Although the performance using Arpeggiator is main, only few of programming is not sensuous.
However, various usage is done."
iPads on eBay
Update: US version now available here.
ARP Odyssey MK 2 + Korg MS-20 = Why Not
YouTube Published on Jun 28, 2012 by n3bsvid
"A little semi-improvised jam featuring two classic vintage analog synths. There's a touch of stock ableton delay on the entire thing.
Hardware:
ARP Odyssey MK 2
Korg MS-20"
Quicksilver 303 CONFIG MODE tutorial
YouTube Published on Jun 28, 2012 by ripe909
"This video details the various config mode parameters.
These parameters control how MIDI input and output is handled, some user preferences and a few utility functions.
For more information: http://www.socialentropy.com/quicksilver"
KORG POLYSIX in REASON 6.5! Rack Extension Synth - Hiphop Electro Funk and Chiptune Glitch
YouTube Published on Jun 28, 2012 by VJFranzK
"Two Great Sounds in One Rack at Last! KORG's Legendary Polysix is recreated in software as a "Rack Extension" available for Reason 6.5"
1983 Moog Taurus II Ad
via Retro Synth Ads where you'll find the write-up.
"Moog Taurus II Bass Pedals full page colour advertisement from page 83 in the October 1983 issue of Keyboard magazine."
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Mr.AcidMachine Website Now Live
You might remember the Dr.Drumset 808 and 606 style drum synth from this MMTA SYNTHFEST video, and these audio demos.
The Mr.AcidMachine website is now live. Click through for some preview pics of the Dr.Drumset along with other products currently available including the Beatie Bop Percussion Synthesizer pictured below.
http://mracidmachine.com/
PPG wave 2.2 "Random Arpeggiator Demo"
YouTube Published on Jun 27, 2012 by retrosound72
"(c) 2011 vintage synthesizer demo by RetroSound
PPG wave 2.2 wavetable synthesizer from the year 1982
I play the PPG wave 2.2 internal arpeggiator in random mode and turning the knobs for wave, wavetable, filter cutoff, wave-, filter- and amp-envelope..."
Introducing The Ekdahl Polygamist - Debut at The Control Voltage Faire
via Knas:"The Polygamist is *almost* done and will make it's debut in the wild tomorrow at the Control Voltage Faire in New York City. The fair is located at Seaport, 210 Front Street, and goes from 3pm - 8pm (www.harvestworks.org/control-voltage-faire-concert/) - swing by and poke at it."
Note the Control Voltage Faire is the Source of Uncertainty event announced here.
Something New from Dave Smith Instruments in the Works?
Soviet Space Child spotted this one on the VSE forum:
"Pym has already stated it will be "large" and this is his post on the subject from the DSI forums
'I'll say this...
We learned a lot on the Tempest optimizing for drum sounds. The new voice will have some relation because we learned a lot, but it will not be the same. The DSP is not optimal for anything more than sample playback, which was fine for drums, but would not be for a synth. We have a lot of ideas building on the Evolver/Prophet lines, so both analog and hybrid options are on the table.
Multitimbral code has been done well in the Tempest and would not be hard to move into future products. This does not necessarily mean there will be a separate MIDI channel and/or individual outputs per voice, although that is an option. The real benefit of the new code is that I have granular control over a different program (or multiple programs) per voice. Think about this in terms of stack/split behavior and other interesting combinations. There's some really cool ideas I have related to this that may or may not make it into the next product, but I have no doubt we'll do at some point.
The sequencer code on the Tempest is something I plan on reusing as the backbone of both sequencers and arpeggiators in future products. There is a tremendous amount of flexibility with this that I've barely scratched the surface of in the Tempest. Swing, duration of notes, the Note FX (param locks), etc, etc. Think of that structure confined to an arp... really, really flexible. If we do a 5 (or more) voice synth it would have a big keyboard, as a keyboardist I find there's little value in having a small keyboard with a polyphonic synth. It's just plain annoying. The OLED is a great compromise between cost and functionality. However any type of visual display changes the way you interact with the instrument; I'm always looking at other options to streamline the workflow. I hate touchscreen interfaces for music as they have no tactile feedback. Until it gets to the point where it's cheap enough to have a dedicated touch screen for specific functions I doubt we'll go in that direction.
Scalable voices on the hardware is something we have talked about. There are pros and cons to this and nothing has been decided.'"
You might remember Pym hinting on something new that turned out to be the Tempest in this post.
Update via Pym on Gearslutz:
"Responses to random parts of this thread...
The Tempest is NOT the Evolver 2.0. That is ridiculous. It has no digital effects. Compared to the Evolver, it's a pretty straightforward synth.
We will not likely make a synth based on the Tempest voice... we made a lot of compromises to optimize it for drums while still being affordable (such as the simple sample playback) and would want a far more flexible architecture for a synth voice.
We love modulation (isn't it obvious?) and the limit of how many we add is only processor power... the Tempest has 8 per voice and it's pretty likely there will be at least that many in any forthcoming synths.
'Analog FM' is not realistically possible with the voice architecture. The first reason (the big one) is that there is a crossover point on the oscillators to go from the lower to upper ranges and the phase of the oscillator is not kept consistent while shifting which would cause really weird artifacts. The second reason is the precision of the Curtis chips is not enough to lock down the oscillator Hz precisely enough to avoid the annoying pulsing you get when doing FM with imprecise signals.
However... if you had a fast enough CV sample rate, you could do FM to the CV signals in the chip. The Tempest, for example, has LFOs that are usable up to the 2kHz range or so. As the chips get more powerful, you should have more range here.
The Tempest has a tweaked filter from the Prophet/Mopho lines which I prefer quite a bit, way more clarity in the high end. However this does lead to people who prefer the dark sound to ALWAYS have the filter on... so it's a give and take. We will probably have the new filter design in new synths but may offer a global switch to change the character of the filter from old to new styles or something like that. Most people won't notice too much of a difference but you know how it is.
I will say that we DO listen to a lot of the common criticisms and have investigated several solutions to many of the problems you guys bring up but I have no firm dates or ideas about when those will be fixed... we are easily distracted by new and cool ideas so often don't put enough energy into fixing the little things. That is changing slowly as we have hired a new hardware engineer who is looking into all sorts of things. This applies to the power supply being internal, the pops on the outputs during power up, and to several other things you guys have mentioned on this thread or others that I really shouldn't comment on because it would give away too much.
How's that for teasing?"
"Pym has already stated it will be "large" and this is his post on the subject from the DSI forums
'I'll say this...
We learned a lot on the Tempest optimizing for drum sounds. The new voice will have some relation because we learned a lot, but it will not be the same. The DSP is not optimal for anything more than sample playback, which was fine for drums, but would not be for a synth. We have a lot of ideas building on the Evolver/Prophet lines, so both analog and hybrid options are on the table.
Multitimbral code has been done well in the Tempest and would not be hard to move into future products. This does not necessarily mean there will be a separate MIDI channel and/or individual outputs per voice, although that is an option. The real benefit of the new code is that I have granular control over a different program (or multiple programs) per voice. Think about this in terms of stack/split behavior and other interesting combinations. There's some really cool ideas I have related to this that may or may not make it into the next product, but I have no doubt we'll do at some point.
The sequencer code on the Tempest is something I plan on reusing as the backbone of both sequencers and arpeggiators in future products. There is a tremendous amount of flexibility with this that I've barely scratched the surface of in the Tempest. Swing, duration of notes, the Note FX (param locks), etc, etc. Think of that structure confined to an arp... really, really flexible. If we do a 5 (or more) voice synth it would have a big keyboard, as a keyboardist I find there's little value in having a small keyboard with a polyphonic synth. It's just plain annoying. The OLED is a great compromise between cost and functionality. However any type of visual display changes the way you interact with the instrument; I'm always looking at other options to streamline the workflow. I hate touchscreen interfaces for music as they have no tactile feedback. Until it gets to the point where it's cheap enough to have a dedicated touch screen for specific functions I doubt we'll go in that direction.
Scalable voices on the hardware is something we have talked about. There are pros and cons to this and nothing has been decided.'"
You might remember Pym hinting on something new that turned out to be the Tempest in this post.
Update via Pym on Gearslutz:
"Responses to random parts of this thread...
The Tempest is NOT the Evolver 2.0. That is ridiculous. It has no digital effects. Compared to the Evolver, it's a pretty straightforward synth.
We will not likely make a synth based on the Tempest voice... we made a lot of compromises to optimize it for drums while still being affordable (such as the simple sample playback) and would want a far more flexible architecture for a synth voice.
We love modulation (isn't it obvious?) and the limit of how many we add is only processor power... the Tempest has 8 per voice and it's pretty likely there will be at least that many in any forthcoming synths.
'Analog FM' is not realistically possible with the voice architecture. The first reason (the big one) is that there is a crossover point on the oscillators to go from the lower to upper ranges and the phase of the oscillator is not kept consistent while shifting which would cause really weird artifacts. The second reason is the precision of the Curtis chips is not enough to lock down the oscillator Hz precisely enough to avoid the annoying pulsing you get when doing FM with imprecise signals.
However... if you had a fast enough CV sample rate, you could do FM to the CV signals in the chip. The Tempest, for example, has LFOs that are usable up to the 2kHz range or so. As the chips get more powerful, you should have more range here.
The Tempest has a tweaked filter from the Prophet/Mopho lines which I prefer quite a bit, way more clarity in the high end. However this does lead to people who prefer the dark sound to ALWAYS have the filter on... so it's a give and take. We will probably have the new filter design in new synths but may offer a global switch to change the character of the filter from old to new styles or something like that. Most people won't notice too much of a difference but you know how it is.
I will say that we DO listen to a lot of the common criticisms and have investigated several solutions to many of the problems you guys bring up but I have no firm dates or ideas about when those will be fixed... we are easily distracted by new and cool ideas so often don't put enough energy into fixing the little things. That is changing slowly as we have hired a new hardware engineer who is looking into all sorts of things. This applies to the power supply being internal, the pops on the outputs during power up, and to several other things you guys have mentioned on this thread or others that I really shouldn't comment on because it would give away too much.
How's that for teasing?"
Symbolic Sound KISS2012
"KISS2012: real time, reel time, sound and KymaSound designers to converge on St Cloud Minnesota for over 24 hours of lecture/demonstrations, 9 hours of hands-on workshops, and 3 nights of live music, cinema and improvisation
CHAMPAIGN, ILLINOIS, June 26 - The fourth annual Kyma International Sound Symposium (KISS2012) - to take place September 13-16 at St Cloud State University School of the Arts in St Cloud, Minnesota - will include over 24 hours of technical sessions presented by Kyma experts, 9 hours of hands-on labs, and evenings filled with live music and live cinema showcasing some of the most outstanding work created in Kyma this year.
Since the inaugural symposium in Barcelona in 2009, KISS attendees around the world have benefited from the extensive technical training, aesthetic inspiration, and opportunities for collaboration that KISS is known to deliver. This year, more than 100 sound designers, composers, performers, filmmakers, game designers, authors, audio engineers, educators, and students are expected to participate in KISS2012.
"The dual nature of this year's theme - reel time || real time - has attracted an incredibly diverse group of people! It's just a great learning opportunity for everyone involved." - Scott Miller, professor of music composition at St Cloud State University School of the Arts and host of this year's KISS.
Throughout the four-day event, sound designers will be able to explore the latest innovations, features, and capabilities of the Kyma Sound Design Language and learn how to optimize their work flow so they can create amazing new sounds for film, games, music and more. Kyma practitioners are invited to bring their own Sounds to the labs where they can work with Kyma developers and fellow Kyma practitioners to enhance their results.
"One of our passions is to partner with Kyma users to help bring their creations to life. There is no better way to maximize your Kyma skills and discover new collaborative opportunities than by participating in the Kyma International Sound Symposium." - Carla Scaletti, president of Symbolic Sound Corporation, co-host of KISS2012.
If you are obsessed with sound - whether a novice seeking to kickstart your career, an expert looking to take your mastery to the next level, or someone who's simply curious about sound design and Kyma - KISS2012 is your chance to immerse yourself in sound and ideas for four intense and inspiring days and nights.
The deadline for discounted registration is August 10, 2012: http://bit.ly/J7URvC
[Photo Credit: Adam Studer]
Keynote speakers, expert presenters, and topics
TR-606-cymbal-hi-hat-mods
TR-606-cymbal-hi-hat-mods by Robin Whittle
"Long and detailed demonstration of the External Audio Input to the TR-606 Cymbal and HiHat circuits. The wilder stuff is towards the end. SoundCloud's compression limits the high frequency detail and dynamics. At the TR-606 modification web-page: http://www.firstpr.com.au/rwi/tr-606/ [click for additional demos] I have provided a 44.1kHz stereo WAV file which has no such limitations."
via Dylan Davis on The MATRIXSYNTH Lounge
TRANSCENDENT 2000
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via this auction (UK)
"The Powertran Transcendent 2000 was an English synthesizer designed by Tim Orr, also notable for his work at EMS and Akai... It's been un-modified and still has the original CV spec and you need a Kenton midi/cv converter as it runs at an odd cv."
via this auction (UK)
"The Powertran Transcendent 2000 was an English synthesizer designed by Tim Orr, also notable for his work at EMS and Akai... It's been un-modified and still has the original CV spec and you need a Kenton midi/cv converter as it runs at an odd cv."
Kawai 100F Teisco Analog Synthesizer
Yamaha SK-20 SN 6488
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YAMAHA CS-15D SN 2957
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Yamaha SK-20 SN 1016
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QuadBass++ Drum synth module ssLED tests
YouTube Published on Jun 27, 2012 by LowGainElectronics
"Just about finished, a few minor things to finish up and she's done!
Knobs are about to go on!"
flickr set here
Pangu
YouTube Published on Jun 27, 2012 by Ebotronix
"Arp Odyssey 2811 2821
Roland System 101 102
Kenton Pro 2000 (2x)
Moog CP251
Logic Sequence and Ultrabeat Drum"
Trophies Made of Sand - "Regarding my Smile" (Robert Manganaro and Rheyne)
YouTube Published on Jun 27, 2012 by RheyneMusic
"A live looping performance of 'Regarding my Smile' by Trophies Made of Sand (Robert Manganaro and Rheyne).
Robert is playing a Gibson Les Paul Standard 2012, along with a Boss CE5, GE7, TU3, OC2, Ibanez TS9, and a Dunlop Jimi Hendrix Wah. Rheyne is playing a Fender Rhodes, Moog Prodigy, DSI MoPho, Akai MPD26 and APC20, Novation Launchpad, Lemur on iPads, and an Oxygen 25 triggering NI's Massive. Everything's running through a PreSonus 1818VSL connected to a Macbook Pro running Ableton Live.
All loops are recorded live."
Show and Tell items for kids: Four voice oscillators!
YouTube Published on Jun 27, 2012 by coloringpad
"Just a short video of two four voice light sensitive oscillators I made with my kids, which they brought in for show and tell this year. Circuit boards protected with a pour-on glaze."
A new summer - Gattobus
YouTube Published on Jun 27, 2012 by gattobus
"During my vacation I brought some of my "toys" along with me...
This video was recorded in my hotel room at night... just a quick electronic jam before going to sleep.
I used Yamaha Tenori-on, Teenage Engineering OP-1, iDensity on iPad, and monome ricochet app on Novation Launchpad.
All the instruments in sync manually... no midi!
I hope you like it.
Gattobus style ;-)"
NI Reaktor- U&I MetaSynth - Sound Scape ( Aorta)
YouTube Published on Jun 27, 2012 by ANTsynth
"Sound Scape I did using a granular synth I made in Reaktor and U&I MetaSynth."
"Bagpipes Royale" Version 2.0 for the iPad
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YouTube Published on Jun 27, 2012 by tradlessons
"Here's a demo of the new reverb features in version 2.0 of "Bagpipes Royale" for the iPad.
Recording is straight from the output jack of the iPad, no external effects, this is what you hear in the headphones.
"Bagpipes Royale" includes four authentic sounding sets of Scottish and Swedish bagpipes.
This is the most realistic to play and best sounding Bagpipes app available anywhere.
Please visit the app website and watch the demonstration video!
The four sets of bagpipes are:
Great Highland Scottish Bagpipes - The most popular Scottish marching pipes, in the traditional key of Bb.
Scottish Border Pipes - A Scottish smallpipe in the key of A with a sound distinctly different from but similar to the Highland pipes.
Scottish Smallpipes - A Scottish smallpipe in the key of A, one octave lower than the Border Pipes, and has a rounder, bubbly sound.
Swedish Säckpipa - A set of Swedish bagpipes in E minor, with a very haunting sound.
All of the instruments use authentic fingerings based on the Highland chanter.
Scottish bagpipes samples provided by ePipes.co.uk
Swedish bagpipes samples provided by Jonathan Parker"
iTunes:
Bagpipes Royale - Michael Eskin
iPads on eBay
YouTube Published on Jun 27, 2012 by tradlessons
"Here's a demo of the new reverb features in version 2.0 of "Bagpipes Royale" for the iPad.
Recording is straight from the output jack of the iPad, no external effects, this is what you hear in the headphones.
"Bagpipes Royale" includes four authentic sounding sets of Scottish and Swedish bagpipes.
This is the most realistic to play and best sounding Bagpipes app available anywhere.
Please visit the app website and watch the demonstration video!
The four sets of bagpipes are:
Great Highland Scottish Bagpipes - The most popular Scottish marching pipes, in the traditional key of Bb.
Scottish Border Pipes - A Scottish smallpipe in the key of A with a sound distinctly different from but similar to the Highland pipes.
Scottish Smallpipes - A Scottish smallpipe in the key of A, one octave lower than the Border Pipes, and has a rounder, bubbly sound.
Swedish Säckpipa - A set of Swedish bagpipes in E minor, with a very haunting sound.
All of the instruments use authentic fingerings based on the Highland chanter.
Scottish bagpipes samples provided by ePipes.co.uk
Swedish bagpipes samples provided by Jonathan Parker"
iTunes:
Bagpipes Royale - Michael Eskin
iPads on eBay
Over The Rainbow - Gattobus cover
YouTube Published on Jun 27, 2012 by gattobus
"I recorded this video during my vacation... I'm just practicing with my Eigenharp Pico.
it's been a while since my last video... but it's all right, I have a new life and I'm quite busy!
Gattobus is alive... more video to come! ;-)"
Traveling Through Grain Space
Traveling Through Grain Space from bar|none on Vimeo.
Trying to use the soundplane for something experimental which is basically a surface for traveling through a single long sample, selecting cool points and then being able to play those grains pitch-wise but with the ability to travel as well using the continuous surface.
At points if it gets disorienting, it's like trying to hone in on a radio signal using coarse and fine tuning to discover something.
Soundplane is also responding to pressure as well a x position and relative to where you first touched a pitch. I don't have y connected but I could. Pressure controls volume envelope.
arc|tangent is a new monome arc app I am working on for high resolution control of anything in a generic sense with a lot of options for routing on the fly. Resolutions are variable from highly quantized to pretty much unlimited resolution if you are willing to spin the dial enough times. Visual feedback on the arc helps you understand what is happening. This allows for very high resolution control of scrubbing through a large sample in coarse or fine increments and control of many other parameters at high or low resolution.
The sound source is Monolake - Granulator. I am just controlling it in an unusual way and with finer control than you can do with the M4L patch controls alone.
The sample is a Stretta sample of a bunch of raw takes from a modular session of his. It is totally raw unedited material.
This was a very first rough test. There are so many tweaks you can make to make the control more musical. This is very exciting and fun. Different material yields totally different results and you can approach it in many ways.
DIY dual Synth Tech module for Buchla
DIY dual Synth Tech module for Buchla from zweitesystem on Vimeo.
DIY dual SyntTech module for Buchla
an idea originally implemented by Djangosfire
It consists of two SynthTech MOTM kits (E560 deflector shield and E580 resampling mini delay) behind an aesthetically impaired Buchla panel.
Stars by Decktonic
"Tracks 1-6, 8 & 10 were made with KORG DS10+ entirely, recorded directly from my Nintendo 3DS. Tracks 7 & 9 were made with Nanoloop entirely, recorded directly from my iPad."
Be sure to check out the Decktonic Ts on bandcamp (pic captured below).
"My second album, with elements of dubstep, skwee, house, electro and progressive, made with KORG DS10+ and Nanoloop for iPad. Inspired by the work of Henry Homesweet, KODEK, Cheapshot, ???, HarleyLikesMusic, Anthony Seeha and Disasterpeace.I wrote these songs during a difficult time in my life, a period where I was so angry and depressed that I needed to channel my efforts into something positive. I think that in these songs, you can hear my anger, and at the same time, a hint of the healing process, a positive outlook on life, and the ever important need to never stop partying, no matter how bad things may get. This is about leaving it all on the dancefloor.
A quick note for listeners: you should use a stereo system or headphones that can reproduce the sub-bass spectrum effectively. You've been warned.
credits
released 27 June 2012
Each song on this album is dedicated to someone that, in their own way, inspired and supported me in making this album a reality. Some of them don't even know it, but this album would not have happened without their influence. The dedications are:
Africa - Anthony Seeha
B@$$ J▲|\/| - Scott aka Radio Scotvoid
Act IV - Aleister aka SKGB aka mo0n.t0ne
Variations - Bryan aka bryface
Spectrum - Ricardo aka Ricky Brugal aka Da Pantz
Watch Your Dubstep Version 2 - Yao Wei Yeo
Z-Saber - Jake Allison
Fair Game - Peter aka UncleBibby
Night Drive - James of BR1GHT PR1MATE
Stars - my wife, Claudia
More special thanks:
Eric Byrnes, Sam Mulligan, Geekbeat Le Radio, Brandon Hood, Rutger Muller, HarleyLikesMusic, Jenn De La Vega, Alexander Tregaskis, Disasterpeace, Freque, an0va, Andrew Kilpatrick, Emily K Feder, Marjorie Becker, Iron Curtain, Lydia Marsala
Music by Christian Montoya aka Decktonic
thisisdecktonic.com
Love & Tonic Records #007
loveandtonicrecords.com"
App Sound: NanoStudio "Synthetik Drums"
YouTube Published on Jun 27, 2012 by appsounds
"SYNTHETIK DRUMS for NanoStudio by Blip Interactive
32 drum kits for TRG-16, over 400 single drum sounds!
infos: www.app-sound.com"
iTunes:
NanoStudio - Blip Interactive Ltd
iPads on eBay
BEATSURFING #5: Herrmutt Lobby's TURING FUNCK - Quantize ON/OFF
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iTunes:
Beatsurfing - DRUW
iPads on eBay
BEATSURFING #5: Herrmutt Lobby's TURING FUNCK - Quantize ON/OFF from Vlek Data on Vimeo.
iTunes:
Beatsurfing - DRUW
iPads on eBay
Herrmutt Lobby playing Turing Funck with an unquantized scene, and then the same with a QUANTIZE patch made by NONAGON for Maxforlive.
Listen to the track, download the Ableton Project and the .bs file here: http://beatsurfing.net/extend
Download the Quantize patch here: http://bit.ly/LgrlW6
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Beatsurfing allows you to draw a 3-dimensional controller and use it in two different and complementary ways. You can tap it like you would with your regular MPC or any other beatmaking device, but the best and most innovative use you can make of it is definitely by surfing your fingers along routes, colliding with objects, triggering samples or effects. It’s all about movement, and bringing back this intuitive way to make music.
Desmond Dodecahedron
part1 from Desmond Dodecahedron on Vimeo.
Part2 from Desmond Dodecahedron on Vimeo.
Microsoft XBox controller.
KORG Polysix & Yamaha Vocaloid Come to Miselu
Malte of Miselu sends in the following news. Pics & video below via Engadget. You might remember Miselu from this post, and this post."I wanted to share a few exiting updates with you that we will show live at Google I/O starting today.
Since SXSW the hardware reference design continues to mature, but mainly focused on the software side and have released our music SDK alpha to a select group of developers that used our Miselu emulator environment (alpha for Mac and Linux) to the build apps.
Yamaha has produced a Vocaloid application prototype for the Miselu platform. The app (codename “MV-01”) is produced by music game designer luminary Tetsuya Mizuguchi. Vocaloid is a singing synthesizer technology developed by Yamaha that uses concatenative synthesis to splice and process vocal fragments extracted from human voice samples. Vocaloid allows to create an authentic computer-generated singing voice with text-to-lyics capability. More details.
Korg is bringing a software implementation of their world-renowned synthesizer, the Polysix, to the Miselu platform.In addition Plasma Sound, the premiere music instrument for Android, was ported to our device. The developer didn’t have access to the hardware and solely used the SDK and emulator.
Retronyms expanded their nStudio suite for Miselu [video of early version here]. Retronym’s cofounder Dan Walton says, 'Miselu has designed something really special. Neiro is much more then a tablet with a piano keyboard attached. For the first time we have a touch based hardware platform dedicated to music. The wide control screen gives this little instrument unlimited potential. Miselu has gone the extra mile to reduce audio latency making this one of the most responsive devices we have seen.'
We are also pleased to announce the addition of Jory Bell as the company’s CTO. Jory was cofounder and CEO of OQO, a San Francisco startup that created the ultra-mobile computing (UMPC). Before Jory was at Apple Computer, where he helped design several laptop models and was responsible for co-inception of the Titanium Powerbook."
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