Yet another theremin :-)
Seems like everyone’s doing theremins these days, hehe
Ethero (App Store link) is a free app that turns your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch into a light theremin.
Ethero takes the amount of light coming into the device’s camera and translates it into a sound frequency. Moving your hand or another object in front of the device camera will change the pitch of the sound. The more light coming into the camera, the higher the pitch.
To control the volume of the sound, simply touch the screen of the iphone and move it up and down the screen.
Features:
- Calibration. To get the full frequency range of the instrument even when in poor lighting conditions. Press the cog icon, hold your device still then press the tick icon. If you want to reset the calibration, just press the cog icon again and press the cross icon.
- An LFO (low frequency oscillator) which adds vibrato to the sound. Press the ‘LFO on’ button to switch it on, and again to switch it off.
- A lock to chromatic frequencies. This makes the instrument easier to play if you’re just getting used to it, as only frequencies on the chromatic scale are played and the ‘glide’ from the sound is removed. Press the music-note button to switch to chromatic mode, and again to switch it off.
Monolith Low latency guitar Synth plugin Preview
Monolith is a very low latency, guitar driven VST plugin Synthesiser.
This is just a preview of the prototype.
Monolith is planned for release in the spring of 2011.
Teaser for VSP-330 Voice Synth Plus beta r2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0K6xHk_hW4o
Version 2 beta sound test of my Voice Synth Plus VST plugin. Ready for download soon – stay tuned!
Added Features:
– Stunning new GUI looks more like a vintage instrument
– “pitch set” knob for the pitch shift slider
– “tune” knob like the original, global detuning by +/- 50 cents
– ensemble controls: rate, depth, amount
– power button!
– and a wicked new feature….OSC2 detuning! OSC2 is the source for Male 8′ and string Bass 16′. Instead of OSC2 being restricted to one octave below OSC1, pitch intervals can now be set. You can also make OSC2 be very close to OSC1 tuning, resulting in two voice unison detuned-type sounds. It takes the classic VP-330 sound to a whole new level – you will not believe your ears!
The audio was recorded in Cubase on four tracks w/ no other processing added – ALL VSP-330!
Learn to make your own Max for Ableton live synths!
How To Build A MIDI Synth In 60 Seconds With Max For Live. Yes, it’s basic, monophonic, and limited to sin waves, but I challenge you to create a velocity sensitive synth in less than 1 minute with fewer max objects!
I’m going to add features in future tutorials, including polyphony, other waveforms, filters, envelopes and much more, so subscribe and tune in! Will include modulation for that dubstep/DNB wobble of course!
Via eameres2
Ladytron – Ace Of Hz [Official Music Video]
Here is the latest Ladytron video, enjoy
Distributed in the US by WMG.
“Ace Of Hz” by Ladytron from The Best Of Ladytron 00-10, out March 29th. The Best Of Ladytron 00-10 reflects on a decade highlighted by 604 (2001), Light & Magic (2002), Witching Hour (2005) and Velocifero (2008) plus two new tracks; “Ace Of Hz” and “Little Black Angel.” A two-disc deluxe version features an additional 16 tracks & 80-page photo booklet.
Preorder on iTunes: http://bit.ly/fG509c
Preorder on Amazon: http://amzn.to/f2xUfh
Links:
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ladytron
Twitter: http://twitter.com/LadytronMusic
Maps & Atlases’ microSAMPLER video
Video featuring the KORG microSampler, deliverd by KORG USA
Check out this video from rising artists Maps & Atlases, where they show us how they use their Korg microSAMPLER. To learn more about the band, visit www.mapsandatlases.org!
Fluid simulation
A fluid simulation drives a stack of detuned oscillators, brings pleasure to initiated and otherwise, facilitates the making of musick. New synth coming ASAP from The Strange Agency to your local App Store.
Shared by strange agency
SynthTronica – synth for iPad – Dynamic Multitouch Filter
Space here we come:
This video demonstrates SynthTronica, the spectral synth by Leisuresonic for the iPad. This episode showcases SynthTronica’s Dynamic Multitouch Filter, an expressive and innovative musical controller, for use in live performance, and for touch sound synthesis.
Synth Architecture
SynthTronica is a hybrid instrument; its synth engine combines characteristics of virtual analog synthesis and digital sampling. For most “traditional” synthesizers, sound evolution is controlled by parametric filters — combinations of VCFs and LFOs. Instead, SynthTronica uses time-varying filter data to provide spectral evolution; an instance of such data is called a “formant”. Formants can be created in several ways, through the iPad’s microphone, importing audio files, and capturing performances of SynthTronica’s multitouch filter. While formants are currently played in strict loops, the maximum formant duration is fairly large — just over 60 seconds — providing potential for significant, albeit prerecorded, variation. The benefit of formants lies with their generality. A formant can be made from sources as disparate and varied as Nord percussion, cellos, choirs, braying donkeys, or the chorus of Katy Perry’s latest single. The latter example is an interesting consideration: a formant can reflect much of the rhythmic and sometimes vocal characteristics of its source sound, while effectively obliterating its pitch. Pitch is instead provided by SynthTronica’s synthesizer front-end. When readily-discernible formant sources are used, SynthTronica provides a unique musical space that lies between the boundaries of pure sound synthesis and referential sampling. Formant synthesis is not explicit like sampling; you play through the Katy Perry groove as if it was your avatar. With SynthTronica, a performer needs to make pitch choices for any sound to be heard.
2011 has started out great – sooo many synth/electro treats !!!
Well I must say that 2011 seems to be a very promising year from a synthpop and electronic music perspective, I almost feel tempted to opening my wallet 
Here are a couple of must haves:
Covenant – Modern Ruin
Mirrors – Lights and Offerings
OMD – History of Modern
System – Circle of Infinite Radius
Daft Punk – Tron Legacy
And there’s more coming your way; Mr Jones Machine, Depeche Mode remix album…..so stay tuned
Who is Benny Blanco
A documentary about songwriter and producer Benny Blanco, the man behind hit songs from Katy Perry, Ke$ha, Taio Cruz, Britney Spears, Mike Posner, Justin Bieber, Sean Kingston and others. Featuring artist Neon Hitch and songwriter Claude Kelly.
A film by Jeremy Gillam.
DATAMASKIN
