Elektron Octatrack Microtiming
This is a real quick introduction to using microtiming on the Octatrack and an application of it. Sometimes a loop may be largely in mono and you might want to make the stereo width seem broader. Here we have a high-hat slice on two tracks. On the first track it is panned all the way to the left and on the second track it is panned all the way to the right. You can then move the second hat around with microtiming to get a broader width.
At home with Ulrich Schnauss
The Independent Electric guys made yet another great interview!
And One’s singer Steve Naghavi lost in Moscow
Via Side Line, news has arrived that Steve is lost in Russia somewhere.
We got info in that And One singer Steve Naghavi has gone missing in Moscow. His disappearance has lead to the cancellation of 2 scheduled And One concerts in Moscow last night and St Petersburg tonight. We will update this news as soon as we get more info.
Extize – HeadQuake (Official Video Clip)
The official HeadQuake Video Clip
Thx to Cyber Wall-E !
The song “HeadQuake” is on the new EXT!ZE double album “Paradize 2069”
Get a the free Paradize 2069 Audiobook on www.paradize-2069.extize.com
200e bipolar rhythm
The 250e is feeling rhythmically bipolar.
Started off as a gamelan patch, but I got distracted by the rhythmic part.
The 250’s clock is being modulated by the 266e, but the 250e is also being controlled by the PendulumRatchet, which is in a nice sexy rhythmic 3some with the 250e and 266e feeding back into each other, dirty birds.
Beat Hacking With Euclidean Rhythms and Tonys Pulses
Download the MIDI clip collection and Ableton Live Session File from here along with an explanation of Euclidean rhythms: http://www.ageofthewheel.com/2011/03/euclidean-rhythm-midi-file-resource-in.html
The session file itself is just a container for several midi clips that make up the Euclidean Rhythms. MIDI files are also included if you use another host like ProTools, Cubase, Logic, Reason, or FL Studio.
Shared by nulldude
All the details on the Crystal synth
Crystal XT is a full featured semi-modular synthesizer, ideally suited to creating lush evolving soundscapes. Crystal VST has long been a popular synthesizer on the desktop. Crystal XT brings that same powerful synthesis engine to the iPad and iPhone. Crystal XT features MIDI keyboard input via the iPad’s camera adapter or the Line 6 MIDI Mobilizer and sharing of sounds with the desktop version of Crystal. Browse through the included sounds and use the 2 octave keypad to trigger notes to produce evolving, rhythmic, or melodic sounds. Create your own sounds with a single button press using the breed feature.
When using an iPad, you can delve into a tweaker’s dream by using the extensive editing features to sculpt sounds to your heart’s content (editing features are only available when used on an iPad). Crystal features both subtractive synthesis and frequency modulation (FM) synthesis. It offers abundant modulation control with over 90 parameters which may be modulated, multi-stage envelopes with graphical editors, extensive tempo sync of envelopes/lfo rates/delay times, built-in effects for chorus/flanging/comb filtering/echoes, and a band splitter for effects processing by frequency band. Not only that, Crystal has wave sequencing and granular synthesis. The musical applications for Crystal are literally boundless. With MIDI keyboard input, you can connect a MIDI keyboard to your iPad and play Crystal XT like a hardware synth. Or use the Line 6 MIDI Mobilizer and connect your MIDI keyboard to Crystal XT on an iPhone. With patch sharing you can create sounds on your iPad or iPhone while away from the studio, then transfer them to the desktop Crystal when you get back to the studio to use in recording projects. Or, create banks of sounds on the desktop Crystal, then transfer them to the iPad/iPhone Crystal to use in a live performance for a truly portable rig.
If you don’t need all the features of Crystal XT, try the basic version of Crystal, also available in the app store from Green Oak Software. With the basic version you can browse sounds, play notes, and create new sounds, taking advantage of its powerful semimodular synthesis engine. Crystal XT adds MIDI keyboard input via the iPad’s camera adapter and sharing of patches with the desktop version. Choose the app that is best for you! Important note for iPhone and iPodTouch users: Crystal XT runs on both the iPad and the iPhone/iPod Touch. Because of the limited screen space on the iPhone however, the editing pages, which contain the edit controls, are not available when running on that device. But on the iPhone you can still browse sounds, play notes from the keypad, create new sounds with the Breed feature, and share sounds with desktop Crystal VST. Note: MIDI input requires an iPad. Apple’s camera adapter is not supported on the iPhone/iPod Touch. I recommend www.iosmidi.com as a good place to go to learn whether specific keyboards will work with the camera adapter.
For videos and information about Crystal XT, visit: http://www.greenoak.com What’s New in Version 1.2 – New two octave keypad with selectable modes – Patch designer on iPhone for creating patches – Audio recording which may be copied to desktop – Audio copy/paste to copy recordings to other apps – Support for Line 6 MIDI Mobilizer to connect a MIDI keyboard to Crystal on an iPhone or iPad – Patch breeding can now include up to 20 user patches – High precision mode (drag vertically to get high precision after touching slider) for precise slider adjustments. Check out the Crystal Synth XT now on the iTunes App store at http://itunes.apple.com/app/crystal-synth-xt/id408288370?mt=8#
New video from 047 – Let You Go
Let You Go by 047 and Tomas Halberstad.
Single Released by Killing Music on March 21st 2011.
Video by Joakim Oskarsson.
Free Yamaha Rm1x Sequencer Retro Sample
Ambient netlabel 4D Records has released a free Yamaha Rm1x Sequencer Retro Sample package, filled with 923 drumkit samples, from 14 different drumkits and music styles.
Features:
- Release: 923 Yamaha Rm1x Retro Drumkit Sounds
- Content: 14 Drumkits / 923 Samples
- Format: 16bit WAV / CD quality
- Size: 89 MB compressed / 215 MB decompressed
- Download: rm1x_14dks_923wavs.zip
via 4D
New – Multi-Band Processor-FX
CK_Modules has released Multi-Band Processor-FX, a multi-fx plug-in for Windows.
Multi-Band Processor-FX was developed primarily as an Effect, not a mastering tool.
CK_Multi-Band Processor-FX features
- 5 Separate Bands: Low Pass, 3x BandPass, High Pass.
- Each band has independent Level, Freq and Freq Modulation, Compressor, Distortion/Limiter, Degrader (3 modes), Gate, Delay and Delay Modulation, Pan and Pan Modulation.
- 3 Band Pre-EQ section, 3 Band Post-EQ section.
- SOLO each band in isolation.
- DRY allows A/B comparison.
- Chorus section (4 voice + echo).
- Midi Learn on controls.
- Mono & Stereo input versions.
CK_Multi-Band Processor-FX for Windows (VST) is available to purchase for £5.95 GBP.
More information: CK_Modules
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