Phosphor Overview
A quick run-through of Audio Damage Phosphor vintage digital additive synth plug-in in two parts. The first part shows multiple Phosphor instances in a musical setting, and the second part touches on the highlights of the UI and creating a sound from the init patch.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZILUYsqoTQ
8 synth bands lined up for Arvikafestivalen
After a period of downturn, the Arvika alternative music festival has now been reborn and for the 2011 edition 8 bands has so far been lined up, it sure looks promising:
- Hocico (Mexico)
- Covenant (Sweden)
- Kite (Sweden)
- Day Din (Germany)
- Lissi Dancefloor Disaster (Sweden)
- The Girl & The Robot (Sweden)
- Code 64 (Sweden)
- Ell-Er (Sweden)
Some pics from previous years:
Vintage Tape Machine Plug-In
CD Sound Master has announced the release of VTM-M2, a vintage tape machine plug-in for Windows.
This Plug-In represents over five years of research, testing, and development, and more than a year of additional coding and development, and represents a collaboration between Michael Angel and Michael Heiler, also know as “Mx2″, or “Michael Times Two”.
The VTM-M2 is a saturating tape compressor, capable of high end mastering-quality limiting and tape compression, and multi-track tape uses from subtle to heavily driven gain. It represents a new level in realism for tape compression, and is the long-awaited “3rd stage” tape compression for use with CDSoundMaster’s R2R and TB+ Program Libraries for the Nebula Pro Plug-In.
The VTM-M2 is the first Plug-In of its kind and it represents our original development process called “Virtual Interactive Signal Chain Technology”, where the response of the Plug-In is completely based upon the musical element that it processes. The entire technology is based upon how electronics sound and adapt to real musical content.
VTM-M2 features
- Windows PC VST 32 Bit (x64 coming soon).
- Two operating modes for “low” and “high” calibration.
- MIDI automated recall and parameter change for all processes.
- Full DAW session recall.
- Carefully created, usable presets.
- Extremely complex technology for the utmost in analog realism.
- Low CPU usage for use on all tracks in complex sessions.
VTM-M2 for Windows (VST) is available to purchase for the introductory price of $149 USD until February 15, 2011. Nebula Pro R2R customers can get a special customer discount.
Note: If you are considering purchasing both the VTM-M2 and R2R, make sure that you purchase R2R FIRST in order to receive the largest discount on VTM-M2.
More information: CD Sound Master / VTM-M2
So retro analog synth
Cool retroish synth. Samsara Cycle Audio has released DEISK-O, a virtual classic analogue mono synthesizer instrument for Windows. The synth is a free to use. See the specs below.
Features:
* Mono
* Single 2 Wave Oscillator Plus External Signal In:
* Ramp
* Pulse
* Ext In
* Pitch bend sensitivity
* Tune control 1 note + / – tolerance
* Range – Sub / 64′ / 32′ / 16′ / 8′ / 4′
* EG Modulation Level Slider
* Modulation Delay Level Slider – LFO / EG
* PW/PWM Level Slider – Selectable EG / LFO / Manual
* LFO Section
* Frequency Level Slider
* Waveform Select – S/H / Triangle / Pulse
* Waveform Mix Control (Between Selected Wave and Sine Wave)
* White Noise
* Mixer section
* Oscillator level slider
* Noise level slider
* Voltage Controlled Filter Section
* Cutoff level slider
* Resonance level slider
* KBE – Keyboard enhance slider
* LFO level slider (pitch)
* EG slider (filter)
* VCA
* Switch – Hold / EG
* HPF
* Level Slider
* EG – Envelope Generator Section
* Attack Level Slider
* Decay Level Slider
* Sustain Level Slider
* Release Level Slider
* Volume Level Slider
* External Input Level Control
* Pitch Bend Wheel
* Power On /Off Switch
More information and how to make a donation for the synth at http://samcycle.blogspot.com…
The Human League – Sky (Excerpt)
Fancy the League then here´s something new to enjoy
‘Sky’ is a new song from The Human League and is to be included on their ninth studio album ‘CREDO’ released in March 2011 on the Wall Of Sound record label.
‘CREDO’ also includes The Human League’s club single ‘Night People’ available on 12″ CD promo and digital format.
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The Human League – Night People
01. Night People (Single Version)
02. Night People (Radio Edit)
03. Night People (Album Version)
04. Night People (Cerrone Club Remix)
05. Night People (Mylo Remix)
06. Night People (Emperor Machine Extended Vocal)
07. Night People (Villa Remix)
Monome003 (Just Remember)
http://vimeo.com/19316770
Worked out this track to play live on ‘The City Rises’, a weekly radio show on 3RRR fm.
I’m using an older version of the software MLRV, soon to be released here: parallelogram.cc/mlrv/
Still a work in progress…
Shared by Andras Fox
Turning the subway system into an interactive string instrument
Conductor turns the New York subway system into an interactive string instrument. Using the MTA’s actual subway schedule, the piece begins in realtime by spawning trains which departed in the last minute, then continues accelerating through a 24 hour loop. The visuals are based on Massimo Vignelli’s 1972 diagram.
More details at:
blog.chenalexander.com/2011/conductor-mta/
And One out with new EP
Besides the rather unusual “Bodypop 1½” and the “Live” releases in 2009 it’s been really silent with new material since the “Bodypop” album in 2006. 2011 sees the return of Steve Naghavi and crew in form of the single “Zerstörer”. As a treat of the upcoming studio album “Tanzomat”, scheduled for early March, this single comes with three new tracks aswell as three live versions recorded in 2010 aswell as the ‘rockabilly’ version of “Military Fashion Show” and a special mix of the title track.
Tracklist:
01. Zerstörer
02. Sex Drive
03. No Song For You
04. Mirror In Your Heart (Live 2010)
05. The Secret (Live 2010)
06. Military Fashion Show (Live 2010)
07. Military Fashion Show (Original Version)
08. Zerstörer (Peine I.S.T. die Ansage 2011 Mix)
Kutter – a nice frequencies cutter effect
Kutter is a frequencies cutter effect. Cuts frequencies on the 12 bands easily and synchronizes the effect on the beat with the 16 steps modulation sequencer. It’s key features are that it cuts frequencies easily, on 12 bands from bass to mid range, high mid and treble ranges. There is an on board “Sharp” and “Boost” effect. The effect can be modulated with the 16 step sequencer synced with the BPM of your digital audio workstation. Control the speed of the steps and change the play direction of the sequence. All parameters can easily be assigned to MIDI controllers. You can use the learn parameter by moving the control on your MIDI controller to assign MIDI controllers to the buttons. Users can also randomly generate an effect with a single click and cancel changes on all buttons just as easily.
Feature highlights
* 12 bands frequencies cutter
* 16 steps modulation sequencer
* Sequencer play forward or reverse
* Full MIDI automation
* Easy MIDI learn on all parameters
* Use 7-bit MIDI Continuous Controller or High resolution 14-bit MIDI NRPN and RPN
* Phase inverter, Effect bypass, Gain boost
* Works in mono or strereo
* Patch manager, rename, copy, save, load…
* Undo your changes to initial patch value
* Randomize parameters position
* 32 Factory presets
* Up to 128 user presets per bank
* Easy installer
System requirements
* 1.2GHz CPU or higher with SSE
* 512MB RAM or higher
* Microsoft® Windows® 7, XP (SP2 or later), or Vista™
* VST™ 2 compatible host
Check out Kutter at http://audio.tekit-studio.eu…
Sound in Motion – all about the Hartmann Neuron Synthesizer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3waFytr8CQ
this was the promotional DVD produced in 2004 for the Neuron.
The German-made Hartmann Neuron was a polyphonic synthesizer that attempted to break new ground using a new form of synthesis and sound-modeling they say was based on technology found in neural networks. What the Neuron actually does is it analyzes audio files (samples) and creates digital computer models of these sounds which can then be re-synthesized and processed using the extensive amount of on-board data-wheels and joysticks with control of more ‘musical’ sonic aspects such as instrument shape, size and acoustic behavior. The joysticks allow for real-time tweaking of up to three parameters at once – 3D modeling in a true 5.1 surround sound environment.
The Neuron shipped with 200 modeled sounds already in its memory, but using their proprietary software application, ModelMaker (Mac/Win) a user can add their own sampled sounds to be modeled by the Neuron’s neural network, and these can be stored in the user memory banks (sounds could be brought into the Neuron via analog, S/PDIF or USB connections). Instead of oscillators, the Neuron uses Resynators, of which it has two. Each resynator holds a single model (you can freely assign any models in memory to each resynator to build your sound). Each resynator has a joystick that lets you adjust the ‘scape’ and the ‘sphere’ of the sound. ‘Scape’ refers to the generation properties of a sound (such as the excitation source in a real instrument), ‘sphere’ would contain all parameters referring to the properties of the resonating ‘instrument’ body. The Neuron’s Blender function lets you mix the results of the two resynators in a variety of ways, including morphing and crossfading. It even lets you manipulate one resynator using another.
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