Light Sensitive Delay with Drum Machine
The LSD module can take a simple beat and morph it into something entirely new. You can hear the “glitch mode” in action, when i turn the rate knob past 2:00. It also makes some spectacular vibrato/delay effects. Freak out on LSD ~ only from chamberofsounds.com
Synth School with the Subtractor
As electronic music producers, we rely on synths as our bread and butter sounds for leads, bass lines, effects, textures, and so on. Knowing that, how crazy is it that so many of us don’t REALLY know how to use them?! I mean, it’s not our fault in some ways. The presets we get from the factory soundbank and ReFills are very good. Usually one of those with a couple random knob adjustments get us off and going just fine.
But imagine the power you’d have if you could sculpt a sound and control a sound with precise knowledge of what you’re doing and the effect it will have. Imagine if you had your own folder of custom patches that you created; your own stash of secret sauce that nobody else has. Imagine if you could think of a sound you’d like to create and to know instantly how to do it.
I’m going to embark on a multi-week exploration of synthesis theory to do just that for you. This week we’re starting with the most basic synth there is – the Subtractor. But don’t let its simplicity fool you. It’s capable of some amazing sounds.
Analog Signature Version 3 – a new member is added to the family
“Analog Signature V3” carries the wits and powers of four vintage beasts into this new era. Moog Source, Korg MS20, the Waldorf Microwave 1 and – from version 3 onwards – the Waldorf Pulse have been accurately sampled in such a way that their charming inaccuracies are still there in this perfect Reason environment in which Soundcells tooks their chance to add polyphony and velocity.
You’ll get 500+ combinator patches containing beautiful analog sounds from the past as well as some mouth watering rex loops covering the old analog drum boxes. The user decides how retro or contemporary the sounds of this ReFill will sound in the music. It all matches almost perfectly with almost everything. Version 2 featured new samples from the Waldorf Microwave 1, 40 new combinator patches and great new backdrops – with version 3 this ReFill is extended even further with 40 combinator patches mainly based on these new Waldorf Pulse samples.
Analog Signature Version 3 Contents:
– 506 combinator patches to keep you busy for quite some time – 40 new ones since version 3.
– Classic synths: Moog Source, Korg MS20, the Waldorf Microwave 1 and the Waldorf Pulse.
-Lots of analog drumbox rexfiles and loads of NNXT patches – the modules folder contains the basic patches which were used for the combinator sounds.
-Extra high realism due to alternate sample switching, mostly three samples per note!
A web address to link to for more info and “Analog Signature V3” only MP3s:
Offering price is 39,90 ,- EUR per Unit (normally 49,90 ,- EUR)
Win the “White Maschine” from Native
Native Instruments has announced that they are giving away a custom white Maschine to fans of the Facebook page:
To celebrate winning the coveted Good Design Award,
we’re giving away this unique custom-made white Maschine.
Become a fan of this page (click “Like”) to automatically take part in the raffle.
White Maschine Contest Terms & Conditions:
- This prize draw is organized entirely by Native Instruments and is in no way associated with Facebook. Facebook is not sponsoring or supporting this promotion. Recipient for all information provided by participants is Native instruments, not Facebook.
- Participants must be 18 years of age. Employees of Native Instruments and residents of India, Sweden, Norway and Belgium are not eligible to participate.
- Contact data supplied by participants will be used exclusively for notifying winners. Native Instruments will not retain this data for later use.
- The prize is not redeemable for a cash equivalent.
- Entries must be received by midnight on January 31st, 2011.
- Any recourse to courts of law in contesting the results of the draw is prohibited.
- These terms and conditions are subject to German law.
New Soundcraft Si Compact 16 Digital Mixer
Drawing on the heritage of Soundcraft’s acclaimed Si Series digital live sound mixers, the Si Compact packs powerful digital mixing facilities along with stunning Lexicon® effects into a small footprint console. All this and more without compromising a powerful feature set.
As you would expect from any Soundcraft digital mixer the facilities are extensive and include legendary audio quality courtesy of EMMA Lite, the same DSP platform that has helped propel the Si Series to industry standard status; this is united with all the reliability, show management, naming of channels, storing & naming cues and other features that you would expect, but what really sets Si Compact apart from all others is the simplicity of operation…
• TOTEM – The One Touch Easy Mix; press a single key to mix to an AUX, FX or Matrix bus, the surface and monitoring instantly reconfigure to allow instant mixing to your chosen bus on the faders. • BSS GEQ – With a BSS GEQ on every bus there is never any need to assign from a pool of resources and you will never ‘run out’ of processing. • 1 Control = 1 Function – With each control dedicated to a given function there is never any ‘layering’ of controls or navigating through screens; this allows the Si Compact controls to be labeled on the surface just as they would have been on an analogue mixer. • Global Mode Controls – A row of rotary controls above each fader assignable at the touch of a button to be GAIN, PAN or HPF for all of the inputs allowing instant access to the core functions. • Soundcraft FaderGlow® – Illuminates the fader slots according to function with clearly defined colours for FX, Stereo, Linked Mono, GEQ, POST Fade Aux, PRE Fade Aux; you’ll never be lost again! • Instant Access Keys – Dedicated keys on the front panel for STORE, RECALL, NEXT, MUTE 1-4, TAP TEMPO and more negate the need to dive into screen & context menus. • Function Focus – Whenever a control is moved or SELect key pressed the screen displays information about the channel identifying the absolute value of the controls and the channel name, number etc… Key Features
16 mono inputs 4 stereo channels 14 mono aux busses 4 FX busses 4 Matrix busses LRC Mix busses 4 Stereo Lexicon Effects engines 4 Mute Groups Harman HiQnet integration
New music out from Blutengel
Berlin-based Blutengel, fronted by Chris Pohl releases new album ‘Tränenherz “in three different formats. The full CD release followed by a double CD in digipak and beyond that a triple-CD box with accompanying book.
The limited edition contains a total of 24 tracks including a 11-track bonus disc with exclusive material that will not be available anywhere else.
The triple-CD box containing 24-track digipak well as an exclusive instrumental 12-track disc entitled “Sign Of The Zodiac”, where each track is dedicated varsitt star sign. To top it all, you send even with a 100-page book with a focus on the zodiac and its cycle.
“Tränenherz” released February 18 via Out Of Line.
CD 1
01. Tränenherz – Prologue
02. Über den Horizont
03. The lost Children
04. Save me
05. Irgendwann
06. The watcher
07. Ordinary darkness
08. Reich mir die Hand
09. Down on my knees
10. Doomsday
11. Undone
12. The End
13. Das andere Ich
14. Ein Augenblick
15. Tränenherz – Outro
CD 2
01. Vampire´s Call
02. L.I.E.B.E
03. Childhood
04. Mera Noire
05. Dein Leben
06. Death is calling
07. Soul in Isolation
08. Cursed
09. Mondnacht
10. Fly away
11. Why did you?
CD 3 – “Signs Of The Zodiac”
01. Aries
02. Taurus
03. Gemini
04. Cancer
05. Leo
06. Virgo
07. Libra
08. Scorpio
09. Sagittarius
10. Capricorn
11. Aquarius
12. Pisces
Smithson Martin Emulator Demo
Touchscreens are all the rage – usually the small Apple ones though. Smithson Martin however want you to have the fullest DJ experience possible and bring you EMULATOR – a projected touchscreen. We got the lowdown at NAMM 2011. The Emulator is immediately impressive as a visual platform for electronic music performance – but is limited to Traktor running on Windows
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New album from Ultravox
Following Ultravox’s return to the live arena in 2009/10 with their “Return to Eden” tour and their signing with Universal Records, the band now announces new material. The band has been working on an album since Autumn 2010. Here’s some explanation from the band.
“We’ve had such a great time performing our old songs over the last two years that we just didn’t want it to end! There’s an immense satisfaction in looking across the stage and seeing those familiar faces playing the songs that we wrote as a unit. When we sat down to attempt to write some new songs we found that the ideas just kept coming and so a new album became not just inevitable, but something we really wanted to do together. Once again the whole has proved to be greater than the sum of the parts.”
And that’s not all because Ultravox will also be releasing a live EP, “Moments from Eden”, due to be released by Eden Recording Ltd on February 21st. The 4 track CD is also being released as a Limited Edition 10″ vinyl disc and features “New Europeans”, “White China”, “Love’s Great Adventure” and “Herr X”. The last song is a special version of “Mr X”, with Warren Cann vocalising in German.
Short background:
Ultravox is a British New Wave rock band. They were one of the primary exponents of the British electronic pop music movement of the early 1980s. The band was particularly associated with the New Romantic and New Wave movements.
Until 1979, the frontman of Ultravox was John Foxx who left the band to embark on a solo career. Following Foxx’s departure, Midge Ure took over as lead singer, guitarist and frontman, and he helped to steer the band to commercial success.
Ure left the band in 1987 after establishing a solo career and the group disbanded for a while. A new line-up, led by sole original bandmember Billy Currie, was formed in 1992, but without success.
The band’s most well known line-up of Currie, Cross, Cann and Ure reformed in 2008 and have toured together since then.
Via SL
Thinking of using Pro Tools Live?
Then check this out
Here is a video about The New Loud implementing a new AMP-LESS setup for live shows. We’ve replaced keyboard and guitar amps with a laptop. I detail the whole setup in this video which is part of a blog.
Check out the blog about replacing amps with a laptop here:
http://the-new-loud.blogspot.com/2011…
808 State meet The Human League
Lots of nice synth spotting in this video
Working in adjoining Studios in Sheffield in 1994 ,808 State go for a brew with Phil Oakey and compare the size of their Synths. Its a Red Rose /White Rose situation.On home turf The League wins this time.
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