Arduino sequencer further research
Got the LCD, potentiometer, and play/stop button working. This thing is an experiment for our techno improv band to help suggest phrasing. The idea is that once you’re queued up to come in with something, you’d wait for beat 1 instead of coming in on beat 6 or 13 or whatever.
Just starting to figure out some basics on step indicator lights with demultiplexers. So far so good. 
UK synthpop act Client splits up?
The British electropop trio Client announced via a press release just before Christmas that front woman Sarah Blackwood is leaving the band to focus on other projects. Kate Holmes is reportedly already in the process of recruiting a replacement.
Sarah Blackwood broke through in Dubstar (along with Chris Wilkie) back in 1993 when she replaced original vocalist Steve Hillier, and then become part of the Client, together with Kate Holmes and Emily Man at the beginning of the 2000s.
Client was the first band that was signed to Depeche Mode keyboardist Andy Fletcher’s record label Toast Hawaii and have been following the self-titled debut album “Client” from 2003 released three full length albums – “City” (2004), “Heartland” (2007) and later “Command “from 2009.
Ancestral call – Alba Ecstasy
adimsimion shared this video with us – First synth jam on 2011 using the usual gear: Roland MC-307, Evolver DSI, Korg microX, Korg Z1, Waldorf Blofeld.
This year will start soon with new acquisitions: Korg microKorg, Clavia Nord Wave, a Mopho keyboard, and I want to upgrade my audio monitors: Adam A7x or Focal CMS50 I think. I didn’t decided yet what monitors to choose in 1000 euros price range. Will see!
Mark my words
This improvisation is heavily inspired by the track Floating of the Klaus Schulze album Moondawn. But then again, it also sounds nothing like it but you might recognize some elements. At least the tempo is the same. You hear 3 different sequences, two 8-step sequences from the Doepfer MAQ16/3 driving the self-built Modular and the Ian Fritz Through-Zero VCO together with the Blacet MiniWave and an 8-step sequence from the Synthesizers.com Q960 manually alternated on row 1 and 2 with the Q962 sequential switch driving the Synthesizers.com Modular. I use the Q963 trigger bus to switch on and off individual steps of the Q960 sequencer and use the first four dials on row 3 of the MAQ16/3 to alternate the gates which are used to shift the Q960 sequencer. The notes of the sequences are as follows:
MAQ16/3: Tempo 128
MAQ16/3: Row 1: c4 e4 g3 a3 f4 a3 d4 d3
MAQ16/3: Row 2: a3 d4 d3 a3 d4 a3 e4 d3 (half time of the other sequences, so tempo is 64)
MAQ16/3: Row 3: x x x x (gate is shifting the Q960)Q960 : Row 1: e3 f3 d3 a3 e3 g3 a3 d4
Q960 : Row 2: d3 e3 a3 e3 e3 a3 a3 c4I use the grey MIDI keyboard to transpose the sequences. Preset A13 of NanoStudio on the iPad is used to do some tones and chords. The strings are performed on the Roland XP-80. The solo’s come from the Creamware MiniMax ASB together with the Clavia Nord Lead 1 and from the Waldorf Q Keyboard. Operating the camera, playing the keyboards and dialing the knobs is difficult so I hope you don’t mind that the action sometimes is just outside the viewing range of the camera.
This song is dedicated to my son Mark is going through some heavy times the last couple of months. Mark, please know that I love you and that you are beloved by many others.
You can download/see/hear the video and music from my website. I also provided a pre-recording made on the 23th of December.
Tomita in the studio
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDXGcPN5SVg
Full speed ahead in the new synth year
Swedish Progress Productions are preparing for a flying start in 2011!
In addition to previously announced full length album from System and Covenant, also new material from Mr. Jones Machine and Necro Facility are on its way. Titans are also expected to come with full-length album later this year. Progress Productions made a very strong 2010, including Code 64, Spark!, Kopf Kat and Kite.
Here are the releases:
- PROCD028 System “Circle Of Infinite Radius” CD/2CD – january
- PROCD029 Covenant “Modern Ruin” 2CD LIMITED EDITION – january
- PRO702 Mr Jones Machine “Månbleka Tingen/Elektricitet”
- Necro Facility “Wintermute” CD/2CD
- Mr Jones Machine “Monokrom” CD/2CD
Mix everything in 3D
Longcat Audio Technologies has released AudioStage, 3D audio authoring and mixing software, but comes at a price that, unfortunately, puts it out of the range of most users.
Aimed at movie and music postproduction, AudioStage inserts in major audio workstations such as ProTools, Pyramix, Nuendo or Logic Pro, and lets you visually place and animate audio tracks in editable 3D environments.
Features
- Input tracks: Mono or multichannel.
- Acoustic environment: complete with connected rooms, physical simulation of openings, walls and reverb.
- Authoring: infinite number of scenes, tracks and environments in one single project.
- Automation: Full parameter automation and animation of audio objects.
- Commercial editions: AudioStage Stereo, Surround and Unlimited.
- Free LITE edition: to achieve your first 3D mixes.
- 3D object-based mixing: simultaneously mix in stereo, surround or any full-3D format up to 64 channels.
- Spatialization: Comprehensive techniques (including stereo, binaural, stereo3D, surround, Ambisonics and VBAP) applied individually to audio sources in each mix.
AudioStage starts at 990 € (special introductory price for Stereo edition), and is available immediately in Longcat’s online shop for Windows and Mac OS X, with VST/AU/RTAS plug-in connectors.
The free AudioStage LITE edition is also immediately downloadable from Longcat Audio’s website.
50 Years of Electronic Music in Three Minutes
A close minded sampling of tracks showcasing the history and development of electronic music over the past 50 years. For my senior project, “The History of Electronic Music.”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EC64dQWRAvg
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Modulation Voodoo
Scary stuff hehe
http://vimeo.com/18312753
Using the nodes on the Ciat Lonbarde Tetrazzi Organus with alligator clips for various modulation experiments. The voodoo doll pins act as mults for certain patches. Eventide Timefactor used for adding echo to the panning outputs.
Eat more seitan.
Reco-Synth ::: The Phonedrone :::
Shared by arthur joly
Introduction to an awesome DIY Phone Drone synth
DATAMASKIN
