Checking out the new filters and envelopes in Access Virus TI TIOS5
In this video, we take a closer look at the new filters in OS5 for the Access Virus TI synthesizer
In this tutorial, we take a closer look at the new additional envelopes in OS5 for the Access Virus TI synthesizer
Using Sphero with Shapesynth
A very brief test of Sphero as a controller for Shapesynth
Fabio Lendrum – Out The Water (LIVE)
Fabio performing Out The Water on an Emulator DVS
Emulator Dual View System (DVS) is the most revolutionary experience for on-stage performers in the last 30 years! Emulator DVS is the first REAL and USABLE Multi-Touch MIDI Control System that allows the crowd to see exactly what the artist is doing on a huge transparent touch screen. Whether you are a VJ, Lighting Programmer, Controlling Lasers or the DJ, you can use the Emulator DVS to control your software all while the audience watches in awe!
The art of performing on stage is now part of the clubs lightshow, this is the next level in performance!
The Emulator DVS can also be used as a multi-touch podium & presentation tool for meetings, conferences, lectures and any public address situations. Corporate events are made more interactive because the podium is transparent and the audience can see right through it while watching the presenter. Audience attention is increased, presenters feel enlivened with new technology!
What is the backbone of Emulator DVS?
Emulator is multi-touch midi control software for Musicians, DJ’s, Lighting Designers, Video Editors, VJ’s, Radio Broadcast Stations, Recording Studios and much more.
Our patent-pending technology allows you to make a custom multi-touch layout on top of any software you wish to control. Our easy to use control editor gives you unlimited options for how you create your dream midi interface. Emulator really is the best midi controller you will ever own. When new versions of your software come out, you can quickly and easily change your multi-touch controller so your hardware NEVER becomes obsolete (well, unless we invent something that doesn’t require a screen).Emulator Modular & Emulator for Traktor (FT) software come bundled with the DVS hardware.
Emulator for Traktor is a complete multi-touch midi controller software. Emulator for Traktor contains over 130 buttons, knobs and faders covering all common features of the underlying software. Emulator Modular includes a complete set of objects so you can completely custom design your own multi-touch interface with buttons, sliders, circular knobs, jog wheels and even your own custom graphics.
You have NEVER seen a crowd react to DJ equipment like this before.
The reaction is simply incredible.
Teenage Engineering OP-1 cover of Daniel Miller’s “Warm Leatherette”
A cover of warm leatherette by the normal put together on a teenage op1.
“Warm Leatherette” was released as the B-side to “T.V.O.D.”, the only single by Miller’s musical project The Normal. It was the very first release on his Mute Records label, and an early example of the then-burgeoning industrial music genre. The lyrics of the song reference J.G. Ballard’s controversial 1973 novel Crash.
Miller plays a series of sawtooth waves on a $150 Korg 700S synthesizer. It was recorded in his apartment using 2 ReVox B-77 tape machines. With ‘Mute 1’ written on it, it sold thirty thousand copies
And here’s the original version:
“O.K HERES A PUZZLE, THE NORMAL,ROBERT RENTAL BECOMES DANIEL MILLER.
THERE WAS NO VID FOR THIS SONG,SO I MADE ONE UP FROM A LIVE CLIP FROM WHEN DANIEL MILLER GIGGED WITH ROBERT RENTAL AS THE NORMAL,THIS WAS THE ONLY SINGLE FROM THE NORMALSO ENJOY.”
ExtraSlice sneak preview!
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Juggle beats, chop, screw, shuffle, dice and slice with the second iteration of our critically acclaimed Slice series. ExtraSlice is the future of the DJ experience.
New video review of the Fairlight clone – UVI Darklight IIx
A review of UVI’s Darklight IIx library, compatible with their UVI Workstation application (VST/AU/RTAS/MAS) and available from www.uvi.net for $199.
Check out the full written review, along with audio demos at http://www.failedmuso.com/blog/?p=2864
Purchase the library at http://www.uvisoundsource.com/all-products/darklight-iix/product_info.php/cPa…
Here’s the pitch:
Costing upwards of $100.000, the dream machine of the 80’s was unattainable by most. Used by countless prominent artists including: Peter Gabriel, David Bowie, Michael Jackson, Kate Bush, Herbie Hancock, Jean Michel Jarre, Thomas Dolby and many more, it remains a highly regarded and sought after instrument.
We took our obsession to the next level, creating a complete set of instruments, sounds and sonic tools deeply inspired by the original digital monster. A unique, hybrid process of exhaustive multi-sampling, analysis, and advanced audio processing allowed us to not only capture the original character of this machine but to enhance its ability with a host of today’s most powerful analog modeled filters, LFOs, envelopes and effects–packaged beautifully in an old-school interface.
Moog Realistic Concertmate MG-1 Sound Demonstration
A brief demo of some sounds that the Concertmate can make.
This is the very source of cheap Moog bass! It is a lot like the strap-on Moog Liberation in its design and architecture and also looks and sounds very much like the Moog Rogue. The MG-1 was built by Moog for Realistic (Radio Shack), and was designed specifically for the home market. Very basic and easy to use, this is a nice cheap way to get your hands on Moog sounds!
The MG-1 is a 2-VCO monophonic/polyphonic analog synth with a genuine 24dB/oct Moog filter, however the overall sound is thin. On the MG-1, the VCOs are referred to as ‘Tone Generators’. It can produce sawtooth, square and pulse waveforms, and the oscillators are detunable and syncable. A simple ASR (attack, sustain, release) envelope called ‘Contour’ can be applied to both the amp and the filter. The LFO section provides triangle or square wave patterns as well as Sample-and-Hold. Additionally there is a simple Ring-Mod effect called ‘Bell’.
Unique to the MG-1 is a slider on the far right side of the keyboard which controls the volume of a simple divide-down polyphonic organ sound. This feature makes it at least a little more versatile than the Rogue. There are RCA inputs and outputs (the input is routed straight to the output for playing along with music from your stereo system) but no external speakers as in most other home marketed synthesizers. There is also no sign of Midi or patch memory on the MG-1.
“Sorry about the video quality. It was shot using my computer’s webcam (terrible resolution). While it might not look great I made sure to try and keep the audio quality up. I figured sound was the most important part anyway.”
Echophon vs. Bill Monroe
Signal path is Discman –> A-119 –> Echophon
A-119 Gate out –> Echophon Freeze in
Echo time and feedback, as well as pitch shifting frequency and depth, are played by hand.
“Make Noise, a company whose logo and beautiful faceplates you may recognize from basically every synth video I’ve made, was nice enough to send me their new pitch shifting echo module– the Echophon— a couple weeks before it hits the shops, to try out and film something with. “
the echophon is a collaboration between dsp software pioneer tom erbe (soundhack) and modular synth nerd tony rolando (make noise). the module utilizes erbe’s gorgeous algorithms on hardware developed by make noise. the echophon flips the script on the 20 year trend of software synthesis emulating classic analog hardware putting the powers of a true dsp coding genius into the analog modular synthesizer.
description: pitch shifting echo with smooth time modulation, tempo sync, saturating feedback and a unique pitch shifting algorithm inspired by the springer tempophon, lovingly engineered by dsp guru tom erbe (soundhack).
features:
shift pitch of signal +/- 2 octaves
fractional delay with exponential control of delay time -maximum delay time 1.7 seconds, minimum delay time 7 ms
tempo input allows synchronization of echoes to multiple or division of a master clock
two independent internal digital feedback paths (loop 1 and loop 2)
external analog feedback path for filtered or processed echoes
freeze button/ gate input allows for hold, stutter and sampling techniques
24 bit adc/dac, 32bit processing, 16bit delay storage operating at 40khz
vactrol based mix circuit for smooth blending of dry and wet signals
all analog dry signal path
voltage control over all parameters.
Mikrosonic RD3 Groovebox HD Demo – Android Test – HTC EVO
“I downloaded the app from Mikrosonic called “RD3 HD Demo” and started messing around with it. It was pretty easy to figure out and fun to use. I would recommend it to anyone who likes to play around with a looping/drum machine. The only bothersome thing is that you can’t save your sessions and an ad pops up every few minutes to encourage you to buy the full app. Which makes sense because this is the free version of the app and just lets you get a taste for what it can really do.”
RD3 – Groovebox is a high quality audio application for Android devices that is easy to use. It combines a 303-style synthesizer and a drum machine with different drum kits. Create grooves on-the-go with these machines that defined the sound of early electronic dance music.
If you have a high-end Android phone or tablet please check out the RD3 HD version with more features.
Features
Musical Features:
- Virtual analog synthesizer
- 3 types of waveforms
- Reminiscent of the legendary 303 synthesizer
- High-quality or regular filter modes
- Drum machine with 8 drum kits: 808, 909, 606, CR-78, Linn, KR55, RZ1, DMX
- Real-time step sequencer
- 4 bars with 16 steps per instrument
- 3 play modes: Solo, loop or random
Technical Features:
- Multi-touch control
- Audio loop export feature
- Session save capability
- Cut/copy/paste pattern
- App2SD
Augmented Finger Drumming with AriVibes
AriVibes is here being used to play with the sounds of a table. The sound is picked up by the iPhone’s built-in microphone, and all the effects are made by the app. The app is on the App Store, and is currently free. Get it here: http://bit.ly/getarivibes
(please leave a review!)
* Finger drumming by Derek Chai (http://soundcloud.com/del-the-bass)
* Video by Avi Ashkenazi (http://superavi.com/)
* Recorded at the Music Tech Festival (http://musictechfest.org/)
Learn more: http://www.AriVibes.com
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