Future Flow is a Reason ReFill containing 250 new, original patches for Thor
“Audiovapor is pleased to announce the release of the new Reason ReFill: Future Flow.
Product description:
Future Flow is a Reason ReFill containing 250 new, original patches for Thor. Every patch uses the Thor Pattern Sequencer and goes deep into the polysonic
depths of this powerful instrument. Each patch has been built from the ground up using a variety of pattern scales, synthesis combinations, and complex yet musical
modulations.
Instant Inspiration: The melodies generated by the Pattern Sequencer are sure to inspire and can be
used for a wide variety of musical styles including soundtrack, electro, house, pop, and more.
Customize To Your Sound: Every note step of the Pattern Sequencer is used in every patch to enable
maximum flexibility and user customization options. For example, by assigning rests, reversing, changing
pattern length, transposing up or down the midi keyboard, or changing the Pattern Sequencer rate the
user can personalize and alter the melodies in many different ways.
Expand It: The Thor Pattern Sequencer note pitch is routed to CV out, thus transforming Thor into an
arpeggiator that can trigger any other Reason instrument. Future Flow could then be regarded as
250 new 16 bar arpeggiator patterns to trigger or stack other Reason instruments.
The Designer: Every one of the 250 patches uses new, unique arpeggiated melodies and patches created
specifically for this product by Alan Stuart. The sounds range from mellow bell tones, acid-style lines,
raw detuned synth sounds, to beautiful analog-style melodies. Almost every patch uses the mod wheel and
2 Thor rotary knobs for increased expression possibilities.
Future Flow is now available from www.audiovapor.com for $19.99. Audio demo and a free demo ReFill of 25 patches is also available.”
Cool interactive video with DEVO
DEVO has a released a new interactive video for “What We Do”. There are some marketing lessonsto be learned by watching DEVO work social media.
Jump over to Mashable to check the video out.
Instructions from their web site:
“SPUDS: The wait is over! Here’s DEVO’s new “What We Do” video! View it repeatedly, explore by moving your viewpoint, and see something new each time.”
Stadsmuziek (City Music) @ the Milano Fuori Salone
“the music of the city”,
concept and design by Akko Goldenbeld
“The tall buildings in the city centre have a heavy touch; the low-rise villas to the South create considerably gentler sounds. Akko Goldenbeld has a very personal way of looking at, or rather listening to the city. He has created a scale model of Eindhoven and assigned it the role of sound recorder; the buildings create a score. Placed on a revolving wooden cylinder the buildings set little hammers in motion that play the keys of a piano. And turning and turning, the city makes its voice heard: from loud to soft, long to short, high-pitched to low, traslating the urban developers’three dimensional reality into an aural experience. Stadsmuziek (City Music) makes you tune in to the ensemble-playing that is environemental planning. “
Free Weekly Ableton Live Rack #4 – “AfroDJMac Michael Jackson Synth”
This weeks Ableton Live Rack was created by sampling tiny vocal phrases from the King of Pop himself, Michael Jackson. The sound ranges anywhere from string section/choir synth to a super-distorted shoegazing electric guitar sound. This video will show you how it works and how to manipulate it into something new.
Also, there is an effect rack included, as a little bonus. Enjoy!
Download the rack here: http://bitly.com/hGvTND
Every week I put out a free Ableton Rack, so subscribe and Social Network me.
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New OSC controller App for the iPhone
WireGUI is a new OSC controller App for the iPhone and iPod Touch. It features easy customisation of controller setups, with all editing taking place on the device. Groups of objects may be added simply by dragging and dropping a chosen icon, and they can be arranged with custom colors, resized and even rotated. Underneath the distinctive aesthetic is an extensive OSC message specification with many options for outgoing data. In an update currently in review, any group which stores values may also act as a simple step sequencer.
Features:
▪ An OSC controller App for iPhone and iPod Touch.
▪ Includes groups of controls: Sliders, Slider Bars, Arrows, Buttons, Knobs, Drum Pads, a mixer and an X-Y Touchpad.
▪ All groups respond to multiple points of contact.
▪ Quickly arrange controller elements on the device itself – no need to spend hours using complicated desktop editing programs.
▪ Groups can be resized, automatically arranged and even rotated.
▪ Arrangements may be saved on the device for later use.
▪ (forthcoming in version 1.3) Simple sequencer function allows values to be stepped through with adjustable tempo and ppqn.
▪ Distinctive, minimalist looks with customisable color schemes.
▪ Extensive OSC spec.
▪ Only $4.99
Compatibility Information:
▪ iOS 4.0+ required, 4.2+ recommended.
▪ Use of 4th generation iPhone or iPod Touch is highly recommended. Testing has revealed problems with the display of bitmaps in some older generation devices. A fix has been identified and is planned for release in a future version.
WireGUI version 1.2 is already available in the iTunes App Store: http://itunes.com/apps/wiregui
THE KICK – Rubicon
Video for the single “Rubicon” by Swedish band The Kick. Directed by Christoffer Fransson.
Q & A with Karl Bartos on the Mini Composer iPhone app
Composers make songs, artists make paintings and developers make games. So what is The Mini Composer? Is it Mr Bartos latest single released as an app? Or is it an yet another iPhone synth instrument? Thinking outside the box – it’s something in between – it’s a digital sonic experience.
What it offers is a 16 note polyphonic matrix sequencer, freely programmable and a preprogrammed beat. There are 4 presents that controls the synth sound (sine, square, saw & triangle) and slap back delay, sequencer tempo and a Kraftwerk inspired beat. Or more correctly a beat by Karl Bartos! All presented with some symbolic graphics that could be recognized as Bartos trade mark by now.
To find out more about the Mini Composer we asked Karl Bartos some questions:
Q: The Mini Composer seem to be a bit limited and constrained to be a full featured instrument, but then it’s not just remixing your songs. To us it appears you found something in between – a sonic experience. Tell us about the thinking behind the Mini Composer!
Karl Bartos: Jean-Marc Lederman brought up the idea to make a contribution to the iPhone app playground and he took me by surprise when he already found the fantastic Professor Masayuki Akamatsu from Japan.
I was always fond of the rigid mathematical grace of the first drum machines and we combined the idea of the beat box with an old fashioned sequencer matrix plus the four basic soundwaves. No big deal, just a little idea made from us with fun and devotion for people to play with. We took the pictograms from my record “Communication” to bring in that corporated identity as well. So, in the end it was a collaboration in virtual space between the three of us living in Japan, Belgium and Germany. Finally when we were about to release it, the tragic disaster happened in Japan and we were happy to include that donation link. That made sense and gave it an additional meaning.
Q: What’s your take on the developments of pocket calculator like devices turning into musical instruments like iPhones and Androids but also Gameboy and Korg Monotron. What are your favorite music related apps?
KB: I look at the programmers/artists like Masayuki with admiration – I would never be able to do that. Anyway, the devices used for production and reproduction of sound are getting smaller and smaller, don’t you think? So, maybe in the end they are going to disappear completely?
Q: The beat sounds like from a vintage drum machine. It’s not a Maestro Rhythm King or a Vox Percussion King is it?
KB: That’s top secret! All I can say is that Jean-Marc and myself have edited the sounds together after years of research and at the cost of great privations 😮
The app is for free but you are encouraged to donate to Japans earthquake and tsunami relief. The request feel very natural as one of the creators is Masayuki Akamatsu from Japan and considering the theme of the first album Kraftwerk Mr Bartos contributed to (Radio Activity).
Here’s a session where Karl jams on 4 iPhones:
By the way, don´t forget to stop by our new Fanpage >>
Barcodas – iOS barcode music generator
the barcodas app scans any ean8/ean13 or upce/upca barcode and turns it into a musical pattern in a user-selectable harmonic scale. imagine walking into a supermarket filled with thousands of tunes to discover.
// by
leovanderveen
leo@nr74.org
www.nr74.org
// thanks to
irisdouma : interaction advice
Musik messe 2011 chuya’s レポート 第1回【DEMO @ KORG monotribe】
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WEB SHOP specialty mail order to deliver the trial purposes chuya-online.com / video content is free. Between April 06, 2011 ~ May 9, the world’s largest musical instrument which was held in Frankfurt, Germany SHOW “Musik messe 2011” will deliver a pattern of. This was done KORG booth, new products “monotribe” and the popular “KAOSS PAD QUAD” demonstrations using delivery!
Fresh sequencer-controlled multi-effects unit
Sinevibes have released Sequential, a sequencer-controlled multi-effects unit for Mac OS 10.5 or later. Sequential includes ten different effects ranging from filters to waveshapers to ring modulators to bit reduction and more. Effects are turned on or off via the up to 32-step sequencer providing all manner of rhythmic effects. Sequential goes for $49.
It features unique algorithms ranging from filters, waveshapers and distortion, to ring modulation and even audio-controlled oscillators. These effects are rhythmically switched via a step sequencer matrix, allowing you to create intricate, lively processing patterns. Sequential has been finely tuned to instantly deliver superb musical results, and is capable of radical sound transformations with any type of sound or music style.
Features
* Ten effect algorithms: low-pass and high-pass filters, two waveshape transformers, clipping booster, bit and sample rate reduction, sine oscillator with envelope follower, ring modulator and variable noise
* Sequencer matrix with up to 32 steps, variable speed and swing
* Intuitive, high-contrast user interface
* Useful preset templates
Compatibility
Sequential requires Mac OS 10.5 or later. It is a Universal Binary with 32 and 64 bit compatibility. You will also need an AudioUnit host application that supports Cocoa user interface technology. Please make sure to install the demo version to test Sequential on your system.
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