Get ready to explore the mysteries of reverse reverbing in Live
When it comes to special effects, reverse reverbs are amongst the most useable processes there are. Although the method for creating these effects is often looked upon as complex, the right technique can lead to a transparent workflow and impressive end results.
In this video you have one great tutorial on how to go about doing one, but if you are keen to learn even more I found this slightly older article on the subject. Go here >>
Reason guru shows how to get the grips with controllers
During the past year Mr. Bernard with Propellerheads has treated us with 52 weeks of Reason/Record tutorials, but he apparently has not thrown in the towel yet. It’s great that Reason’s interface emulates physical hardware but what if you actually want to use it with physical hardware. The world of controllerism only continues to grow year after year. The new boutique hardware controller manufacturers paired with the explosion of iOS controller apps means that you have an infinite set of choices for your live set up when using Reason. James Bernard will walk you through some of the history surrounding controllerism and some of the latest gizmos.
Blipfestival in NYC this week !
Blip Festival 2011 by BlipFestival
8bitpeoples & The Tank team up for the fifth anniversary edition of Blip Festival NYC, taking place May 19-21 at Manhattan art & technology center Eyebeam. Featuring 30 musicians and visualists from around the world, Blip Festival promises three nights of pulse-pounding chipmusic, showcasing the full array of the movement’s astonishing stylistic breadth.
This year’s lineup includes:
Anamanaguchi · Beastmode · Bit Shifter · Bubblyfish · Chipzel · cTrix · enso · exileFaker · 4mat · Henry Homesweet · knife city · minusbaby · M7Kenji · NNNNNNNNNN · NO CARRIER · Noisewaves · Nullsleep · Party Time! Hexcellent! · Tristan Perich · Ralp · Stagediver · Starscream · Peter Swimm · Talk To Animals · Ten Thousand Free Men & Their Families · Ultrasyd vade · visualicious · Wet Mango · Zen Albatross
…with additional daytime presentations & workshops, official afterparties, and satellite events all over the damn place. Bookmark http://www.blipfestival.org for the full run-down.
Making of the song “Control Frequencies” in Reason – snapshots
Here are some snapshots from Reason 5 and the units used to make this song. Wanted to show in pictures an overview of how many tracks, effects, synths and stuff that goes into making an ambient track, like this one. Of course you wont see everything in these screenshots but hopefully it will provide a pretty good idea on how to set your own electronic track. On this track I have not used blocks, which of course could be a good complement in the music making process.
Steelberry Clones – Control frequencies by Stereoklang Produktion
Sequencer overview:
Loading the rack:
Adding FX for the intro:
Creating the bass:
Adding the punch:
Perfecting the lead synths:
Wrapping it up with mastering and compressions:
Done 
Make sure to let us know if you would like to have more details on any of these steps
Well the Jedward twins did not make it this time
Eurovision is over for this time and although the line up what somewhat better then you have gotten accustomed to, it is still somewhat of a pain watching. How Azerbadjan manage to win is a mystery. Anyhow here’s a video of my favorites, enjoy.
New version of Jasuto is out
Jasuto allows you to visually construct your own synths/effects, and use them to make sequences all on your device! With the addition of a fully-featured sampler you can now record/resample/edit, and even create entirely new samples by drawing right in the app. Jasuto Modular just got better with version 1.2.2 that adds vocoding and more new features.
– Zoomable/slidable Scale module, basically lets you define scales and play them with a keyboard.
– The sequencer supports odd loop lengths, independent rates (up to 64x the tempo!), and trigger resets now.
– Transposing of sequencers now scale properly.
– Fixed the .wav case sensitivity issue.
– Fourier transform modules (FFT, iFFT, Band, Bands) for some spectral fun! Check out the new Spectral category which contains a Vocoder example!
– Recording/Resampling now only listens to the selected Speaker modules, if nothing is selected then it records everything (just like the current default behavior).
– Fixed a browser tabbing issue that would popup after saving a scene.
– Much better sounding Noise module.
– Sonoma AudioCopy/Paste 1.1.
– Sequences/Motion now start on the initial note on loading.
– Fixed a bunch of number editor bugs, and yes, you can now enter 0!
– You can now disable motion smoothing on nodes when dragging them around in the scene. The option can be found in the Motion menu under Smooth.
– Replaced the screensaver with something a little less arbitrary, a spectrogram!
– Many other minor bugs that I don’t feel like writing about 😛
Android specific:
– Audio recording from the mic.
– Help and About buttons now work.
– Splash screen should display on all device now.
Check out more information about the Jasuto app on the official product site at http://www.jasuto.com/home/
Short demo of Yves Usson’s Voltage Controlled Quadrature LFO
A quick demonstration of Yves Usson’s Voltage Controlled Quadrature LFO.
In this video:
I sent each quadrant into a separate oscillator . The same voltage was split with a “Y” cable and sent to adjacent amplifiers. For instance, if the voltage from zero degree was sent to oscillator one then the same voltage was sent to amplifier two which had the 90 degree oscillator running through it. The voltage from 90 degrees was sent to oscillator two and the same voltage was sent to amplifier three, etc..
This made the quadrature become the delay envelope to the rising/falling portion of the next quadrant pitch only. When the “direction” switch was thrown, the pitch changed direction from rising to descending.
In this demo the voltage control (FM INPUT) was not used. This is a powerful feature which Yves built into the design.
CAUSTIC Music Rack has been released for the Android platform
CAUSTIC lets you create powerful electronic music on the go. This app is packed with 8 machines including: Virtual analog subsynth. 2x PCM synths (23 demo samples included) with Song sequencer. 2x 303-like BassLine synths. Sampling drum machine (9 demo kits included). Mixer desk with Delay/Reverb and 4 insert effects.
All files are stored on the SDCard, and users can supply their own WAV files for use in the PCMSynths (drum machine setup coming soon)
Minimum recommended device specs are:
– 800 MHz ARMv7 processor
– 800 x 480 resolution screen
– Headphones or external speakers
This is the demo version of CAUSTIC Music Rack, because 15 minutes isn’t enough time to get familiar with everything this app can do. There is no time limit in this version but save/load/export are disabled. The app will automatically save your current song between sessions.
A full-featured paid version should be out in the next few weeks.
More info from the developer’s website:
- “The first version of is finally out on the market and I’m very excited. I’ve been working on this since Christmas, and am anxious to see what people think.When I got my Nexus One, I was disappointed in the lack of audio apps on the market. Since then, a few good ones have come out, but I really wanted a virtual rack full of machines to tinker around with and make some grooves. The goal was to get a similar experience to some of my favorite software: Reason and ReBirth by Propellerhead.
It struck me as impossible that ReBirth ran on a Pentium 90 MHz back in the day, yet somehow there was no way to get even close to that on Android because of various API issues. Well there certainly are some shortcomings in regard to audio on Android, but working around them and optimizing as much as possible, CAUSTIC was born.
I’m hoping to get how-to videos for each of the machines soon, as well as a F.A.Q. section as I’m sure they’ll be lots of common questions about this app, but please be patient. I’ve got a full-time job and only get a few hours a day to work on this.
If you’re reading this and want to help out, there’s lots to do and my time is limited so I’m still looking for:
+ A good demo song to ship with; contact me through the market’s developer email if you’d like to help.
+ More subsynth presets; if you’ve got cool presets you’ve created, send them to me and I’ll include them in future contents packs.
+ PCMSynth samples; if you’ve got any samples ( tuned to C ) that are of your creation (no copyrighted material), send me a link and I’ll look at including them in future content packs as well.
+ The other big task I’ve got on my list is the paid version with Save/Load and file export. I’ve got a basic WAV exporter working, it just needs more testing. Then I have to integrate Android licencing scheme and a few other little things. Hopefully the paid version will be out in the next few weeks.
I hope to release updates frequently with bugfixes and add-ons, and I plan to release free content packs with synth/drum presets and samples too. If you’ve got a feature you think would be cool, write me, I’m open to suggestions.
Thanks for reading, be patient with this first release and send in your feedback.”
You can download CAUSTIC Music Rack for free now from Android Market at https://market.android.com/d…
The Monotribe in action
To accompany you with some background, since the video is in japanese. In a world seemingly ruled by digital, Korg created an analog sensation with the palm-sized monotron Analogue Ribbon Synthesizer. Korg has once again raised the analog banner with the amazing monotribe Analog Ribbon Station; a new form of synthesizer that packs an amazing array of features and technology into its compact body. Korg’s monotribe shares the monotron’s analog DNA, yet quickly delves deeper into the rich, organic, and often chaotic world of analog synthesis. In addition to analog synthesis, monotribe brings together intuitive ease of use and a three-part discrete analog rhythm section, plus the proven appeal of Electribe-style sequencing. Complete with a built-in speaker and battery power, monotribe is self-contained and highly portable.
Monotribe highlights:
* The powerful sound of true analog synthesis
* 3-part analog drums, using discrete analog circuitry
* Popular Electribe-style sequencing.
* Active Step and Flux features for realtime dynamic loop manipulation
* Advanced multi-function ribbon keyboard; Chromatic, Continuous, & Wide modes
* Auto-tuning provides stable pitch for accurate chromatic playability
* Selectable oscillator waveform, noise generator, and versatile LFO
* Uses the same VCF (filter) circuit as the classic MS-10/MS-20
* Sync In & Out jacks allows synchronized integration with multiple units
* Battery operation, built-in speaker and compact size deliver on-the-go groove-making
Acid on the Buchla
Just a bit of fun, here’s the details. Impressive set up from DinSync. DinSync is a blogger focusing on vintage analog Roland “x0x” musical instruments. Primarily focusing on the SH-101, MC-202, TB-303, TR-606, TR-808, TR-909. Also featuring eurorack modular synthesis and DIy projects.
DinSync.info TB-303 Special Edition
MPC1000 TR-707 kick
Bongo #1 Doepfer A-111-5 fm’d internally -> Makenoise QMMG Ch4,
Bongo #2 DinSync.info OSC303 fm’d by Makenoise Maths -> Makenoise QMMG Ch3
Hats Doepfer A-117 -> Doepfer A-106-5
Cowbells Doepfer A-117 -> Doepfer A-106-1
Additional drums Boss DR-110
FX Boss RE-20 Space Echo, Boss PH-3, Behringer VD400
DATAMASKIN
