The SunVox: DrumSynth has been updated
SunVox is a built-in module with 120 unique synthetic drum sounds.
Here are the changes:
- new module: Side Chain Compressor;
- new module: DrumSynth with 120 unique synthetic drum sounds;
- new module: Amplifier;
- added multitrack WAV export;
- double click on the empty area of Sound Net -> Create a new module;
- double click on some pattern of Timeline -> Open a window with pattern properties;
- maximum BPM increased to 800;
- interactive waveform drawing added to Generator (only for type 4 (dirty));
- added new simple examples: compressor, drumsynth1-4;
- added new examples: chain reaction;
- iOS: added stereo mode to Input module;
- iOS: added Online Help (in Main Menu);
- many bugs fixed.
WarmPlace.Ru. SunVox synthesizer.
Korg Monotribe Mod / Illuminant Pitch Control
Background information:
I found a way to control the Monotribe’s pitch. Checkout this example with a photoresistor.
So this is something what a lot of people have been looking for. An option to control the Monotribes pitch and gate via CV. While the Monotribe’s ribbon controller is nothing else but a resistor, more to say likea pot, i soldered some cables to the spot where the ribbon controller is connected to the main pcb.
I first did some test with a 10K pot what worked very fine, because the ribbon controller is a 10K pot. Second attempt was a photoresistor. Final attempt was to build up a four step 4017 sequencer like the baby 10 type, but with slight modifications. I used the schematics presented on this site: FONIK.
I modified the cv out by adding a transistor, so that the cv out works more like a resistor and not like a real CV. The inspiration came from the midibix wiki (see Option 2 schematic) And that works excellent with the monotribe. The 4017 i used can be greatly clocked by the Monotribe’s sync output.
If you need more information on the schematics… please leave a comment, so i will know that someone is interested and i have a reason to sit down and draw the stuff together.
Walking the city as a cumulative time experience
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Walking the city as a cumulative time experience.
A film by Ricardo Greene
– 2009 Disposable Film Festival. San Francisco, USA. Nominated for the Feature Award and the Audience Choice Award.
– 2009 Portable Film Festival.
– 2009 Pocket Film Festival. Paris, Forum das Images.
– Screened in the TV-Show “Odisea Visual”. Chile.
– Screened at the Vimeo Offline Tour 2009: London.
– 2009 Mobile Fest, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
– 2009. Festival Do Rio. Pocket Films Section. Brazil.
Gary Numan, Beatles, Joy Division…and many more all in LEGO
There is a pretty weird group on Flickr building album covers in Lego. Tons of famous artists of all genres are represented here with their most memorable albums entirely done in Lego building blocks. As always, fun but entirely useless, hehe. Check it out here >>
Cubase 6 Tutorial – Creating an Acid Bassline
In this Cubase tutorial Danny J Lewis (Defected, Enzyme Black) gives you a quick demo of the classic acid bass sound using the Monologue synth and step designer in Cubase 6.
For more information:
http://www.pointblankonline.net/cubase-course.php
Billy Cardine on the Moog Lap Steel & the MakeNoise René
Cool ambient video:
Moog Lap Steel pioneer Billy Cardine carves out a unique sonic landscape with the Lap Steel, analog and digital effects (Moogerfoogers, Eventide reverb) and cutting-edge modular synthesis gear (the MakeNoise René cartesian sequencer). A top player meets powerful, expressive technology and this video just shows the tip of the iceberg…
Hear more at www.billycardine.com
Free Ableton Live rack based on Chris Isaak’s “Wicked Game”
Free Ableton Live synth made with a sample of Chris Isaak’s “Wicked Game” and the infamous Big C. These sounds are mushed together and garnished with some Ableton effects, to create this deliciously dreamy synth. [The drum sounds in the video are courtesy of Francis Preve (download them here: http://francispreve.blogspot.com ) ]
Below the hunk in action 
Download it here: http://bit.ly/freesynth19
More info:
For the 19th installment of my free Ableton Live Rack series, I bring you a synth based off of a quick sample of the slide guitar from the Chris Isaak song “Wicked Game.” Man, I love that song 
It’s been getting some attention recently, thanks to some cool covers that are circulating, including this one from Washed Out. Anyway, I took that sample and mixed it with a sample of the infamous and notorious Big C, and mushed them together with some fun effects to bring you this weeks free synth. Enjoy! (PS in the video I use a drum kit created by Francis Preve, using a Mattel Synsonics. Download it here).
Unique optical synthesizer
Electronic music pioneer Daphne Oram’s Oramics Machine – a unique optical synthesizer – has been recreated as software.
Testing the Oramics Machine iPhone App which will be released very soon! Also look forward to the Interactive Exhibit as part of the special exhibition on Daphne Oram in the Science Museum of London during the Fall. The Oramics Machine is a device of great importance to the development of British electronic music,” says Mick Grierson, Director of the Daphne Oram Collection, Goldsmiths, University of London. “It’s a great shame that Daphne’s contribution has never been fully recognised, but now that we have the machine at the Science Museum, it’s clear for all to see that she knew exactly how music was going to be made in the future, and created the machine to do it.
Coming soon to the AppStore
Experimental: Ode To Odd Instruments
For more information:
Including (in order of appearance): Knockman “Chachak,” daxophone, Hohner claviola, bass melodica, stylophone, otamatone, Moog theremin, Elasticbrand Audioware rattle, porter’s bell. Also featuring Maddie the cat.
About Michael Hearst:
Michael Hearst is a composer, multi-instrumentalist, writer, and producer. He is a founding member of the band One Ring Zero, which has released nine albums, including the acclaimed literary collaboration As Smart As We Are (The Author Project), featuring lyrics contributed by Paul Auster, Margaret Atwood, Dave Eggers, and Neil Gaiman, among others. The band’s most recent album, Planets, is a collection of new compositions to represent the solar system and beyond. Soon to be released is One Ring Zero’s The Recipe Project featuring recipes by Mario Batali, David Chang, Chris Cosentino, Isa Chandra Moskowitz, and Tom Colicchio, among others, set to music and sung word for word. Michael’s solo works include the albums Songs For Ice Cream Trucks and the forthcoming Songs For Unusual Creatures, the website Songs For Newsworthy News, and the soundtracks for the movies The House Of Suh and The Good Mother. As a writer, Michael’s work has appeared in such journals as McSweeney’s, The Lifted Brow, and Post Road. He hosts a podcast series with Rick Moody called 18:59 and is a producer for the website Cassette From My Ex. Hearst has performed and given lectures and workshops at universities, museums, and cultural centers around the world. He has toured with The Magnetic Fields, performed with The Kronos Quartet at Carnegie Hall, and has appeared on such shows as NPR’s Fresh Air, A+E’s Breakfast With The Arts, and NBC’s The Today Show.
www.michaelhearst.com
Hokusai – the free iOS audio editor
Developer Wooji Juice has introduced Hokusai – a free/commercial multitrack audio editor for iPhone or iPad.
Hokusai comes free with a set of basic tools such as fade in/out, normalise volume levels, reverse time, and basic synthesis. If you need more power, though, additional features are available through in-app upgrades.
Here’s what they have to say about Hokusai:
Record or import a track, and make it sound the way you want it to: not just trimming the ends, but full cut, copy, paste and delete, and a suite of filters and special effects available.
Edit many tracks side-by-side, mix them together, and export to wave or mp4 format — then transfer them to your computer via USB or Dropbox, or send them to another app on your device.
Hokusai is streamlined to give you a clean, clear view of your tracks. Use the familiar pinch and swipe gestures to zoom right in and fiddle with fine detail, or step back to see the big picture. And just like selecting text in other apps, you can select pieces of audio. Live “scrubbing” means you can hear the sound under your fingertip as you make your adjustments. And you needn’t fear a bad edit with our full undo/redo support: as many levels as space allows.
Upgrade options include:
- AudioCopy/AudioPaste
- grain synthesis
- noise gating
- time-stretching
- pitch-bending
- echo
- reverb
- modulation (AM & FM)
- resonance
- distortion
grunge - vocal levelling
- monster voice
- high/low/band-pass/notch-cut filter
Hokusai is a free app, but the app’s more advanced features require in-app upgrades.
Hokusai in the App Store
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