Watch the live broadcast of Jean Michel Jarre’s concert in Monaco
On July 1st at 22:00 CET the French, Lyon based, Television station will broadcast the Monaco concert by Jean Michel Jarre live via TV, computer, cell phone, iPhone or iPad. Note that for the iOS users, you need to get the Euronews LIVE applications which are available from the AppStore for iPhone and iPad (get them right here).
Especially for the 2 hour show Jean Michel Jarre has designed a special light show which he will perform on a 200-metre-long stage (attendees will need binoculars). The show – filmed by 18 HD cameras – will include HD video effects, lasers and pyrotechnics.
The concert will be covered in a worldwide exclusive live broadcast on the international news channel and via Ustream.tv on euronews.net; The event is part of the exceptional coverage of the royal wedding week in Monaco of Prince Albert II of Monaco to Miss Charlene Wittstock on Saturday, 2 July.
Expert Sleepers ES-4 Demo – Teaser
A demo of the basic features of the Expert Sleepers ES-4 and ES-4 Gate Expander modules.
The ES-4 is a Eurorack format module which converts a standard S/PDIF input to five channels of control voltage. Two of the five channels are calibrated to provide over 5 octaves of 1V/octave pitch CV. The remaining three channels are general purpose outputs (for use as e.g. gates, envelopes, LFOs) and each have a nominal range of 0-10V or ±5V (user selectable). Since S/PDIF is a stereo-only format, the encoding of the five channels on to two is handled by software to be provided as part of Expert Sleepers Silent Way. The ES-4 will connect to any audio device using the S/PDIF standard. This includes the digital audio output provided as standard on all recent Macs.
Features:
- Panel width: 8HP
- Module depth: 51mm
- Digital input: coaxial S/PDIF
- Digital output: coaxial S/PDIF
- Analogue outputs: 5x 3.5mm jacks, DC-coupled
- Output voltages
- Channels 1-2: 0-5.3V (when trimmed for 1V/octave response)
- Channels 3-5: 0-10V or ±5V (jumper selectable per channel)
- D/A conversion: 8 bit, using high precision Analog Devices DACs
- Indicators: LED for S/PDIF sync lock; 2 LEDs per channel on channels 3-5 indicate output voltage (+ve/-ve)
- Expansion
- 5 headers for connecting ES-4 Gate Expander modules (see below)
- Digital audio I/O header (I2S format) for future expansion
Introducing the Manx Super-Jay VSTi synth for Windows
Musing about with some of the factory presets of the Manx Super-Jay VSTi. Some external reverb & delay have been applied. Manx syntherizers aren’t created using the same methods as other analog emulations.
The Super-Jay is certainly feature laden, but this is NOT why you should be interested in this VST instrument! There are thousands of all singing all dancing virtual instruments available already, but to our knowledge, none of them generate audio using the same principles as the ‘Manx Engine’ – the DSP code that lies at the heart of all Manx Synthesizers. The Manx range has been created specifically to push the boundaries of warmth and character much closer to the standard set by analog hardware which is now decades old.
Playing 1950s serial music with the Buchla
Incontri di fasce sonore is one of Franco Evangelisti masterpieces. Recorded in 1957 at WDR, Cologne, it is one of the classic scores of the integral serial music era. This is a preliminary study to investigate the possibility of playing 1950s serial music with the Buchla synthesizer and Max/MSP.
“I’ve programmed 315 mixtures of 7 sinusoidal tones in Max/MSP, following the score’s instructions,
then I’ve played them freely in the Buchla, creating a variation piece.”
• Sound generation: MAX/MSP
• Music interface, amplification, spatialization, ring modulation, frequency shifting: Buchla 200e
• Reverb: Jomox T-Resonator
• Reverse mixtures & reverb: EHX2880
How does the new iPad Tenori-On app compare with the original?
The new APP! How does it compare to the original machine? I have both, so I’ll tell you in DETAIL
The new TNR-i is, as with its parent the Tenori-on, based on a 16 x 16 grid of buttons which are used to sequence and trigger sounds; the horizontal direction relates to time, the vertical pitch. Most other features of the original, such as its interchangeable 16 song patterns and different composition modes, also make it to the TNR-i, although this new incarnation has its own set of benefits. Users can link with up to four other people via a network for simultaneous composition, while those who already own the Tenori-on can also connect via this feature.
Time stretching experiment: Dial-up sound 700% slower
This would fit very well in a horror movie, hehe
You know how when you slow a Justin Bieber song down by 800%, you get a neat ambient track? Well if you do this kind of thing with the most horrible sound in the world OH MY GOD I CAN NEVER SLEEP AGAIN
This was made with a program named PaulStretch, which can make this sort of thing from any sound files. I edited the final product a bit to remove long silences and some white noise length, and to try to even the volume out a bit. It can be downloaded here: http://hypermammut.sourceforge.net/paulstretch/
You can now download it on SoundCloud: http://soundcloud.com/bujold/dial-up
Synthrotek 16 Step Analog Sequencer w/ Space Drum Synth & Echo Quest
Quick demo of Aynthrotek´s analog sequencer in action.
Features:
– Full 16 Steps, that can be reset from 1-16 with the flip a switch and turn of our 8 step switch!
– On, Hold-Through, and Off functions per step
– Gate and S-Trig (for Moog synths)
– CV OUT with 2 voltage modes 9v and 5 volts (switched)
– Clock INPUT
– Clock OUT
– Reset sync for connecting multiple sequencers
– LED per step
– Variable Gate length (staccato to full step duration)
– Momentary and hard hold (stop) function for tuning each step
– Retro Console Design
– knobs and switches
Re-creating the Roland TR909 for iPad
nineOnine is intended to emulate not only the sound of the classic TR-909, but also the logic of programming and saving rhythm patterns.”The TR-909 is an awesome analog drum machine! THE standard House and Techno beatbox. Sounds include kick, snare, hand clap, open and closed hi hats, low mid and hi toms, rim shot, ride and crash cymbals. Sounds are tweakable – attack, tone, tuning, decay, snap and accent. This machine does not sound like true acoustic drums, and we don’t want it to. It has a unique and very loveable analog sound that’s all its own!” And now it is here for the iPad:
Features:
- 16 step drum sequencer
- 10 user defined presets
- 9 drum instruments
- 8 drum patterns (4 x 2 banks)
- 4 preset tracks
- Knob zoom for easier handling
- Effects rack (Reverb, Delay, BitCrush and Pan)
- Record and export loops in 16bit/44.1kHz stereo WAV format
However, nineOnine needs some additional features in order to become a no-brainer. MIDI features are missing in action and “Track Play is preset and can not be user defined.”
Developer Mirko Trkulja promises some significant enhancements with the next update, though, including:
- Knob automation
- Wi-Fi MIDI sync
- Full sound synthesis
- Step or Tap pattern write mode
- More patterns and presets
- User defined Track Play
Exploring relationships between sketches and sounds
Illusio is an open source digital musical instrument that allows the control of real-time recorded loops through collaborative and ludic performances based on relationships between sketches and sounds. Developed in Processing and Openframeworks, it mixes multitouch technologies with the interaction metaphor of guitar pedals.
The project is also open source and the code, that may allow the instrument to be ported to others plataforms like Android, iPad and cardboard boxes (yes! using this http://sethsandler.com/multitouch/mtmini/), will be released soon.
This is possible due to the independence of the gui module (developed in processing) and the looper module (developed in openframeworks).
for the communication between both, it was used OSC protocol.Some pictures can be found at:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jeraman/sets/72157626935130739/
New pictures of the fully functional MiniMoog – built entirely with LEGO
Moog Minimoog – Fully Operational MIDI Interface – Demo Video Coming Soon
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