This will make you happy – the KORG MS20 for iPad
The iMS-20 is a full MS20 recreation for the iPad with some nice additions including an analog sequencer, drum machine, Kaoss Pad and SoundCloud integration. Let’s hope the knobs and connectors are as fun and easy to use as on the iElectribe. Coming soon.
“A complete recreation of the legendary Korg MS-20 analog synth. Built-in 16-step analog sequencer to control the sound. Music production studio with the MS-20 mono synth, a six-part drum machine, and a mixer. Kaoss Pad function allows intuitive performance and control. Publish and share your iMS-20 songs online with the SoundCloud music distribution site. By combining a recreation of the Korg MS-20 analog synthesizer, an analog step-style sequencer, six-part drum machine, Kaoss-style performance, and a mixer to control it all, the iMS-20 will transform your iPad into one way-cool sound studio for the modern musician – and the analog enthusiast as well!” – korg.com
For more info: korg.com
Product Highlights:
– A complete recreation of the legendary Korg MS-20 analog synth
– Built-in 16-step analog sequencer to control the sound
– Music production studio with the MS-20 mono synth, a six-part drum machine, and a mixer
– Kaoss Pad function allows intuitive performance and control
– Publish and share your iMS-20 songs online with the SoundCloud music distribution site
More details on release date and pricing are not yet published.
Here is a sound demo of the iMS-20:
The Thor goes Moog !!!
SoundCells has introduced something that I personally believe will be a classic: Thor Source Version 3 – the Moog Source ReFill
“Thor Source V3” – when Thor first saw the light of day Soundcells couldn’t resist to test his strength by comparing him to a well known classic from Moog: the Source. Thor’s modular design gave them the chance to rebuild the Source’s details with great accuracy. Then Soundcells copied their favorite Source patches with great ease into Thor and after this they managed to take those sounds numerous steps further. The sounding results however stayed amazingly close to the Source’s character. In this ReFill’s documentary folder you’ll find proof of this. Thor makes the Source polyphonic and velocity sensitive as well. By now you’ll understand that this ReFill goes way beyond only emulating the past. Thor Source offers deep and fat basses, retro and nu style leads, wonderfull keyboard sounds, mouth watering pads, analog drums and more. Version 2 added four sampled raw oscillator settings from the original Moog Source, new combinator patches and new backdrops – with version 3 this ReFill comes with even more samples from the Source…
And let´s not forget to mention the 25 new version 3 combinator patches based on those new samples.Those will be there to give your music an extra greasy analog retro-Moog-bite.
Tweak the rebuild Source sounds in whatever direction using Thor´s tools or just “build” your own Moog Source while using the raw oscillator samples and/or the sampled Source sounds embedded within our NNXT patches. Please always take your time to try every button and knob as well as the Modwheel to get a good taste of all flavours these 214 fine combinator patches will present you with!
Thor Source Version 3 Contents:
– The 25 original documentary patches as described above plus 25 contemporary velocity versions of these patches
– 25 legato versions of the documentary patches, and also 25 legato versions of the contemporary velocity patches
– 69 “processed” combinator patches making full use of Reason’s devices like the RV7000, the Scream and other gear.
This folder is subdivided into 4 sections: bass, keys & leads, misc and pads.
– 45 combinator patches based on the sampled raw oscillator settings and the fully sampled Source sounds which were
added to version 2 and version 3.
– 35 new and grooving rex loops.
A web address to link to for more info and “Thor Source V3” only MP3s:
Offering price is 19,90 ,- EUR per Unit (normally 29,90 ,- EUR)
How to add a touch screen to your synth using iPad
This video, via mvpadrini, demonstrates how you can use the $2.99 app S1MidiTrigger on an iPad to add a touchscreen to your synthesizer.
S1MidiTrigger is a new app for iOS which works with the Line 6 MIDI Mobilizer. You can create your own MIDI layouts using the layout menu and use the multi-touch interface to control any MIDI device.
Here, S1MidiTrigger on the iPad is connected, via a MIDI Mobilizer to a Korg microX synthesizer.
S1MidiTrigger é um novo app para iOS compatível com a interface MIDI Mobilizer da Line 6. Com ele é possível criar layouts MIDI personalizados no próprio aplicativo e utilizar a tela multi-touch para controlar qualquer equipamento MIDI.
Mais sobre o S1MidiTrigger e outros apps musicais em www.musicapps.com.br
New software synth that offers 3500 ”legendary classic synthesizer sounds”
Arturia Analog Laboratory is a new software synth that offers 3500 ”legendary classic synthesizer sounds’, along with the ability to edit each of them in depth.
Main Features:
- 3500 synthesizer sounds selected from the Arturia Classic Synths (minimoog-V, Moog modular V, CS-80V, Prophet-V, ARP2600 V and Jupiter-8V).
- Full screen preset editing (for owners of Arturia Classic Analog recreations only): Analog Laboratory allows opening any other Arturia Classic Synth plugin for in depth patch edition in a separate window. It is also possible to assign any of the 4 key parameters of the Laboratory to one knob of choice inside the favourite software synthesizer.
- Scene mode: It allows to:
- Combine 2 synthesizer sounds over a MIDI keyboard in either split, layer or multi configuration.
- Assign melodic phrases based on advanced arpeggiation thanks to the library of 200 melodies organized by genres.
- Trigger Drum loops from the pads thanks to a library of 350 Rex files.
- Organize Presets view by Name, Instrument, Type, CPU usage, Favorites, or User Preset.
- Fast filter the presets to meet requirements: by Instrument, Type and Characteristics
- Midi Learn Controllers: 1 clickable encoder, 10 encoders, 8 sliders, 11 switches, 1 modulation wheel, 1 pitch bend wheel.
Arturia Analog Laboratory is expected to be released November 25th. MSRP: $299/Eur269
Commodore 64 acid jam
MSSIAH has posted this really cool 8bit video, enjoy
A test of the 8bit ventures Mssiah on the Commodore64
2 Tracks with the MSSIAH Bassline
1 iPad for controlling the Bassline Parameters
1 iPhone for un-/muting the Audiotracks
1 BCR-2000 for Reverb- and Delay-Control
1 MFB 503 (Kick)
1 MFB 522 (all the rest)
3 takes (1 for Beat and first Bassline / 1 for the second Bassline / 1 for the FX-Controllings)
Videorecording on iPhone4
David McSherry – U∂+
The video is one of twelve music videos produced for Clear Notice’s debut release, Enter Calico – available on Bandcamp, Amazon and iTunes as an audio album and iPad App. More videos from the release are available on the Clear Notice Vimeo channel.
About the music, Stretta (Matthew Davidson) notes:
I like to think that if you’re going to create something within the field of electronic music, you should offer an experience that can’t be achieved though other means.
For example, Pixar makes movies about talking fish, robots in love, and a rat that cooks in a restaurant kitchen. Arguably, they’re telling stories that almost have to be realized with computer animation.
So, this is music that, I believe, has to be realized synthetically.
Classical music in pure graphics
Some monday morning classical music 
Nocturne by Frédéric Chopin, opus 27, number 2, accompanied by an animated graphic showing interval type.
FAQ
Q: Where can I get the sheet music for this piece?
A: Sheet music for this can be found here:
http://www.musanim.com/pdf/ChopinNoct…
Q: Where can I get the MIDI file for this piece
http://www.musanim.com/mid/ChopinOpus…
Q: What do the colors mean?
A: Interval types shown with colored lines (as shown at the beginning).
Q: Haven’t I seen another version of this video somewhere?
A: Yes; the original version (worse sound and image) is here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=asDXpf…
The second version (smaller graphic) is here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86WGK9…
This is the third version.
Q: How can I make this kind of display for my music?
A: This type of display is available as the “YARN” display in the MAM Player.
www.musanim.com/player/
Q: What piano are you using?
A: This is the Pianissimo piano from Acoustica:
http://www.acoustica.com/pianissimo
Q: How and when did you make this rendition?
A: I made this rendition in the early days of MIDI (1980s, I think), by laying down left hand and right hand tracks individually, not in real time.
Q: Please tell me more about the composer.
A: You can read about the composer here
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chopin
suONio in action
Nice demo of the suONio
“Alessandro Cortini who played Buchla in NIN and Scott The Harvestman maker of interesting synth modules in Seattle joined forces to make a modular patchable 2×16 sample playback machine out of alessandro’s new album and released 200 of these crazy machines into the world. Here’s my experience with one.”
http://www.sonoio.org/
http://www.theharvestman.org/
Free noise maker
Togu Audio Line has released version 2.56 of TAL-NoiseMaker, a free virtual synthesizer instrument for Windows and Mac.
This release should increase the compatibility and includes changes in GUI handling, because of compatibility reasons. It wasnt possible to to scale the plugin size without flicker and other repaint issues within some hosts. Support of All Notes Off should avoid hanging notes while stopping some hosts. This release fixes also some memory leaks while closing the plugin.
Changes in TAL-NoiseMaker v2.56
- Changed GUI handling for compatibility reasons within some hosts.
- All notes off added.
- Other small bugfixes.
TAL-NoiseMaker is available as a free download for PC and Mac (VST/AU).
More information: Togu Audio Line / NoiseMaker
Reaktor User Library Harvest week 44
Here’s a brief summary of what’s been uploaded to the Reaktor user library this past week.
NuReed by Gabriel Mulzer 
The NuReed is a physical model of the vintage Hohner Pianet T. Although it uses a hammer instead of lifting action as the real thing uses and also offers different pickup options. There’s 18 faders and switches to control the sound. All but the volume is related to the physical model, like mass, impact, pickup off set etc. So unless you are familiar with physical models it’s little trial and error to get started but all parameters has a good tool tip description. The GUI has a nice vintage feeling to it. I’m not really familiar with the Hohner Pianet but to me this is a real welcome addition to the Reaktor as there are not that many electric pianos and no Pianets. If it sounds exactly like a real Pianet I don’t know but it sounds like a vintage electric piano to my ears. Only 3 snap shots are provided so there a lot of room for tweak exploration to find out the sonic possibilities.
Repitch by Shane Higgins 
This is a multi band re-pitcher effect. Multi band means that you can treat different frequency bands with unique repitch settings. There are 4 bands so it adds up to quite a few controllers but most parameters have tool tips every this is quite straight forward to use the effect. The sounding result depends obvisously on the input but I generaly got a kind of low-fi grainy sound character. Adding the revers option and the input is seriously mutilated. There’s only 5 snapshots so you need to be prepared to tweak on your own to make the most out of it.
Phaser MF 1.0 by Jim Hurley 
Phaser MF (Metaphysical Function)is a self propellering drone machine for making soundscapes.
The Metaphysical Function originaly part of the Electronic Intruments Vol 2 and then added to the R5.5 library This edition has been modified first by Simon Stockhousen and then by Jim Hurley. There’s now a number of version uploaded to the library. The majority of the modification are tidying things up and polishing but also making the audio path fully stereo. This version replaces the distortion effect with a phaser.
There’s no snapshots provided but to explore the ambient/eiirie/noisy/pulsating soundscapes just press the randomize button at the low right. To get some more instant results increase the random amount as it’s set to a quite low level. Also Jim has uploaded 16 snapshots previously. Don’t forget to add your own sample map, or buy one from Simon Stockhousen, as no samples are included in this ensemble. http://www.patchpool.de/Sounds/reaktorshop.html
Stereo Compressor by Lex Nowak 
Just like it’s called, a stereo compressor with a saturation option. All the standard parameters available like attack, threshold, ratio, release, knee and saturation for some character sounds. All sounds processing is made in Core.
klagetron003 by Wataru Owaki 
This is some kind of audio effect but I’m not really sure what is does. The description in the user library is only two words: Simple Noizer. The download is includes three ensembles that appears to be the same but the sounding result is quite different. The versions 001 and 002 gives some kind of wave shaping noise effect but the 003 version seem to be just straight bypass, more or less… The controls are just labeled with one letter not giving away much. No snapshots included. I haven’t spent much time with this so this is a secret to uncover!
Also Tomoaki Otaka has uploaded a number of user manuals for ensembles in Japanese. I don’t know Japanese but it looks like thorough work.
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