Yellow Magic Orchestra in the studio
YMO (Yellow Magic Orchestra) in the studio, discussing electronic music, in an undated early 80’s clip. From “Sukiyaki & Chips – The Japanese Sounds Of Music”
Dark Hum – Korg EMX, Access Virus Snow, iPad Sunrizer Synth App
Played live on Korg EMX, Access Virus Snow, IPad Sunrizer Synth App
Background info:
Sunrizer synth is a virtual analog synthesizer that takes the definition of iOs synthesizer to the next level.
Thanks to carefully designed architecture and heavy usage of coprocessor it blurs the boundaries between iOs and hardware synthesizers.
Sunrizer was built to perform and works perfectly with any MIDI keyboard or sequencer. A lot of research has been done in order to achieve unheard warmth and clarity.
* Introductory price – 50% off for limited time only *
HIGHLIGHTS
· True SuperSaw sound emulation, first found in the legendary Roland JP-8000 synthesizer. SuperSaw is a layered waveform consisting of multiple saw waves which are detuned to create an extremely full and epic sound. It’s possible to use 2 supersaw oscillators per voice * 7 polyphony = 98 saw oscillators playing the same time!
· Two independent filters per voice with configurable routing. You can select between various filter types including classic resonant LP,HP,BP,Notch and less common like Comb and Formant.
· The Morph Group function lets you continuously morph of up to 30 parameters in a sound (including effects), using only the modulation wheel.
OSCILLATORS
· 2 warm-sounding analog modelled oscillators per voice + 2 sub-oscillators (except SuperSaw). Available waveforms: Saw, PWM pulse,Triangle, SuperSaw.
· Oscillator 2 hard-sync and configurable routing
· Osc-mix, ring modulator
· White noise oscillator
FLEXIBLE MULTI FILTERS
· Two independent filters per voice with configurable routing. You can select between various filter types including: resonant LP,HP,BP,Notch, Comb and Formant.
· Configurable routing: serial or parallel with bypass option.
· ADSR envelope, keyboard tracking and full LFO control
MODULATION
· Two LFOs per voice. It’s possible to assign each LFO to almost any parameter. 3 LFO running modes: trigger, 1 shot, global. 6 waveforms, phase and fade-in knobs
· The Morph Group function lets you continuously morph of up to 30 parameters in a sound (including effects), using only the modulation wheel.
· Two Modulation ADSR Envelopes for amplitude and filters cutoff
· Pitch and modulation wheels
EFFECTS
· A number of effects are built in: distortion, chorus, equalizer, stereo delay. All parameters can be modulated using mod-wheel.
ARPEGGIATOR
· Sunrizer incorporates very powerful programmable arpeggiator. You should think of it more like a small step sequencer.
OTHER FEATURES
· Over 200 presets
· 7 voices polyphony
· Playback modes: poly, solo, arp
· Built-in recorder supporting AudioCopy and iTunes file sharing.
· Supports CoreMidi and MidiMobilizer. MIDI key velocity can affect up to 3 parameters.
· Configurable piano keyboard size
· Hold button allows you to to keep notes sustaining until you play new notes.
· With Chord Memory function you can play the chord by only pressing single keys.
· Tube soft saturation on output
Puncho Grooove – convert anything into a groove that subsequently follows the player in real-time
Fsynthz has released Puncho Grooove, a free / donationware VSTi groove instrument for Windows.
Puncho Grooove can convert anything the user plays into a groove that subsequently follows the player in real-time. It can be used as a backing rhythm (e.g. a drum box).
Punch Groove uses continuous punch-in MIDI recording and looping together with “timbre rambling”. Pitch and Modulation controllers can alter the groove. Events can be quantized for the trance/dance domain.
Controller keyboard can transpose the current groove, loop and chords can be triggered with one finger, and patterned (and synced) pitch-bend and vibrato can be added to a melody. Puncho Groove can also be used as a MIDI processor to drive another synth.
Features:
- Interactively updated loop.
- Quantization in real-time.
- “Timbre rambling” (see “MoarF”).
- Hand Morph mode.
- Freeze control.
- Transpose mode.
- Definable MIDI key to enter pauses (“playing silence”).
- Definable MIDI controller to change the loop in real-time.
- Background mode: Play in parallel with another synth.
- Compact GUI.
- CPU-friendly.
- MIDI output.
Kinect Synapse Ableton Dubstep Raw Bass Virus TI
This is the configuration of Synapse Kinect hack Ableton
The right hand Y (LFO) and Z (Tune) Bass Virus TI patch Raw and the left hand stutter iZotope plug combined with the right hand ..
Visuals by Quartz Composer synapse hack ..
Synapse is an app for Mac and Windows that allows you to easily use your Kinect to control Ableton Live, Quartz Composer, Max/MSP/Jitter, and any other application that can receive OSC events. It sends joint positions and hit events via OSC, and also sends the depth image into Quartz Composer. In a way, this allows you to use your whole body as an instrument.
Check out this video for an explanation of how this is done: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=teHCHsjxI00
This is an example performance of what you can make with the Synapse for Kinect tools combined with Ableton Live and Quartz Composer. You can have this running on your computer within minutes! Head to http://synapsekinect.tumblr.com to download.
Featured: Analogue Solutions Telemetry (Mini Vostok) Analogue Synthesizer
Here’s a look at the Analogue Solutions Telemetry (mini vostok) synthesizer.
http://analoguesolutions.org.uk/v2/telemetry-mini-vostok/
This video features various sound types from the Telemetry synthesizer, each within a musical context (beats added). All synthesizer sounds come from the Telemetry and all of the sounds were tweaked live in the video, and recorded direct.
Given the vast open-ended nature of Telemetry (pin matrix, patching), the sound possibilities are immense and virtually limitless. If you want to go nuts sonically, Telemetry is for you! The video is roughly 10 minutes and barely scratches the surface. Some sounds were sequenced or played live via MIDI, while others were triggered via the Uewerkuer “Ice Machine Sequencer” [ Oberkorn MK3 ]. As usual, all patches, music, and tunes are 100% original.
SPECIFICATION
MIDI-CV converter: pitch, auxiliary CV outputs, and Gate.
VCO1: CV In, PW In, Sawtooth Out, Square Out.
VCO2: CV In, PW In, Sync In, Saw Out, Square Out, 3x Sub VCO Outs.
VCLPF: 2x Sig In, 2x CV In, VCA CV In, Sig Out. Moog style transistor ladder filter.
VC LFO1: Saw, Inverted Saw, Square, Triangle outs, Freq CV In.
LFO2: Triangle and Square Outs.
Sample And Hold: Sig In, Clock In, Sig Out.
White Noise
Envelope: Trig In, Normal and Inverted Outputs. EMS style repeat feature.
X/Y non-sprung Joystick
10×10 signal matrix Patch Panel
10 Shorting pins included
Introducing the Protodeck – first demo
This is the very first demo video of a new MIDI controller for Ableton Live
“this has to be watched fullscreen in HD!
– sorry about some bitrate compression artifacts… all is sync, nice, pretty in the real world!
– sorry for the blinking-like blue leds. they don’t blink anymore, but the DV cam is ugly here so…”
for watching it live, I’ll make workshops + music live perf
for further informations: designthemedia.com/protodeck/
THE PROTODECK controller features:
– 87 potentiometers
– 90 buttons
– 81 rgb leds
– 2×20 LCD
– 2 PIC 18F4620 (20MHz RISC processors)
– fully custom rgb led drivers
– fully custom firmware
– 2 MIDI IN/OUT interface
Second preview of the 3D modular audio environment AudioGL
If you like to automate your synths, check this out! Looks bloody impressive 
At 7.50 starts the second narrated part of the demo.
New groovy electro album by Scape One
Scape One has released an new album called A Mind of Time with groovy electro beats available on Sound Cloud and Bandcamp.
Flowers in the dark – modular jam
2 Malekko Unkle VCO’s multi wave outs mixed through SubMix7 into ModDemix (vca mode), from ModDemix into the new Intellijel Corgasmatron dual Filter. Various modulations to the filter done by clocked Wogglebug and Pressurepoints. The new Corgasmatron is a great filter! lots of great sounds possible! I also just fixed up my SH-101 and have that being clocked off the SEQ01/808. It’s providing the acid sounding bassline. Everything is being mixed via the Unify Mixer by Circuit Abbey then ran through the Lexicon Time Factor delay pedal.
Pitch CV is being generated by the STG Graphic Sequencer running through the Intellijel uScale which is also being shifted by a 4 step sequencer from the z8000. All of the clocks are being generated by the MFB SEQ01 which is being slaved by the Cowbell trigger output of the 808.
“At some point through the video I crank up the Res controls and let the filter oscillate with the incoming FM modulation happening at the same time. It can be touchy and you will need to practice with it but it can be a really cool thing. I have the filters in series, first is in LP and 2nd is in BP. Jumper settings are NOT in the “vintage mode” I have yet to try vintage modes. and am curious how that will effect the resonance controls.”
For true Star Trek fans ONLY – the official iPad app
Slightly off topic, but hey it is after all Start Trek
CBS Interactive has launched an official Star Trek PADD application for the iPad. The 190-MB program contains a browsable library of Star Trek information presented with a distinctive user interface modeled after the Federation’s LCARS software environment.
The information that users can read in the PADD application appears to be the same that is hosted in the database on the official StarTrek.com website. The database entries are organized into categories, which include characters, species, vessels, places and episodes. It draws details from all canonical Star Trek sources, including the movies, television shows and animated series.The breadth of the database is fairly impressive — it has entries on a wide range of topics, including some that are highly obscure or only mentioned in passing during the series. For example, there is an entry about coffee (they still drink copious amounts of it in the 24th century, especially Captain Janeway) and Bob Hope (a favorite of the 22nd-century Enterprise crew).
In addition to information about the Star Trek universe, the database also has entries about actors, writers and other people who were involved in the making of the show. This is useful if you happen to be watching Total Recall and want to check the entry about Marc Alaimo to confirm your suspicion that your favorite Cardassian megalomaniac is in the ’90s Schwarzenegger flick. Seriously, Gul Dukat and Captain Jellico (Senator Kinsey, for the Gaters) appearing in the same movie is more than a little bit creepy.
You can download the PADD app in the App Store.
Adapted from WM
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