Magellan for iPad Tutorial – Dual Synths
Here is the first video in our series of tutorials for Magellan – Professional Analog Modeling Synthesizer for iPad. In this video, we show how to operate Magellan’s TWO independent polyphonic synth engines, including: loading presets, foregrounding a synth, adjusting parameters, synth coupling, and other advanced settings.
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Magellan on the iTunes Store: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/magellan/id544119998?mt=8
Specifications:
\\\ Synth ///
• 2 independent virtual analog synth engines running simultaneously
• 3 oscillators per synth engine; total of 6 realtime oscillators
• Osc unison stage w/ adjustable detune & width, up to 24 simultaneous wave generators for super-saw type effects
• Realtime PWM Modulation for osc 1 & 2
• FM module w/ dedicated blend, ADSR envelope, adjustable contour
• Oscillator 2>1 ring modulation
• Noise generator w/ adjustable tone
• VCA ADSR envelope
• Separate voice unison stage w/ settable stereo spread, detune
• Dual Keyboards w/ individual pitch & modulation wheels
• Dual Touch Pad controls w/ settable key & scale, individual voice parameterization
• Polyphonic, Monophonic, Poly/Mono Legato operation modes
• Glide
• Matrixpad modulation w/ configurable x/y destinations, synth out select, optional snapback
• Realtime oscilloscope displaying output signal (iPad 2 and 3)
• Synth coupling – allow running both synths by a single control interface
• Audio backgrounding
• Tap tempo
• 16 voice combined polyphony (8 voice combined for iPad 1)
\\\ Filters ///
• 2 filter banks per synth engine, configurable in series or parallel
• Dedicated ADSR envelope for each bank; selectable envelope curve, adjustable contour
• 11 Filter types for each bank:
• “Magellan” 24dB Resonant Low Pass
• “Victor” 24dB Resonant Low/High/Band Pass
• “Voyvoda” 12dB Low/High/Band Pass
• Formant, Comb, All-Pass, Notch filters
• True bypass
\\\ Modulation ///
• Dual LFO’s per synth
• Up to 4 freely assignable destinations per LFO
• Dedicated amp setting for each LFO destination
• 3 reset modes
• Adjustable phase & delay
• Frequency tracking
\\\ Arp ///
• Dedicated arpeggiator in each synth engine
• 10 arp patterns; Settable note value & gate; swing
• 6 octaving modes, plus settable note and octave repeats
\\\ Sequencer ///
• Analog inspired 16/32 step polyphonic sequencer
• 8 track poly output per pattern in 16-step, 4 track poly out in 32-step “link” mode
• Track wise selection of target synth engine
• Settable pitch, velocity, gate, octave per step
• 6 sequence direction algorithms for each pattern
• Swing
• Timeline for creating song length sequences w/ patterns
• Import/Export song files containing sequences
\\\ Chordmaker ///
• Dedicated Chordmaker module for each synth
• Create/save chord progressions, played by pressing a single key
\\\ Effects ///
• Comprehensive FX rack: Reverb, Stereo Delay w/ BPM sync, Phaser, Chorus, Flanger, Waveshaper/Distortion, Bitcrusher, Sonic Expander
\\\ Recording & Sharing ///
• Built in tape deck for recording app audio
• Metronome
• Export audio files via email, SoundCloud
• Export/Import audio files via WiFi, Intua or Sonoma Audio Copy / Paste
\\\ MIDI ///
• CoreMIDI
• Virtual MIDI, both vMIDI In and vMIDI Out ports
• Control Magellan w/ external MIDI controllers
• Synth-wise MIDI In channel select
• MIDI Out w/ settable channel or omni
• MIDI Learn w/ over 80 control destinations
• Save MIDI CC configurations to file for later use
• Sync w/ external MIDI clocks to control sequencer, arp modules
\\\ Presets ///
• Over 242 factory presets
• 34 presets and a song designed by Sunsine Audio
• Export/Import presets, banks via email or iTunes; Create/save unlimited banks & presets
Vermona Filter Lancet Fun
a threatening pattern from MIAMI drum machine heavily filtered with Vermona Lancert and Bassline straight into the mixer. Some fiddling on front panels and, special guest, Mario Bianco playing his wery own Bassline cutoff and resonance controls…
Two new videos from “The xx” – Chained and Angels / watch them here
The XX have unveiled 2 brand new songs, “Chained” and “Angels”. The songs are taken from the band’s forthcoming 11-track album “Coexist”, due for release on the Young Turks label on September 10 2012. “Coexist” is the follow-up to the band’s label debut “XX”. The XX are an English indie pop band, formed in London in 2008. The material mixes new wave and electronic influences into a unique blend.
Preorder the new album Coexist: http://bit.ly/CoexistPreorder
Get Angels instantly when you preorder Coexist from iTunes: http://itunes.com/thexx
Get the lyrics to Chained here: http://bit.ly/ThexxChainedLyrics
Chained is taken from The xx’s new album Coexist which will be released by Young Turks on September 10th / 11th (US).
Photography by Davy Evans.
http://thexx.info
http://theyoungturks.co.uk/
Experimental electro: Cardiovascular Medical Unit
A semi improvisation featuring tape machines, sine wave generators, burst generator, tape echo, various effects, and a dash of reverb.
This piece includes sounds recorded during a very recent trip to the hospital.
NOTE: Hollow Sun Records is no more. Links to the 12 Full Moons album at atomicshadow.com
Atomic Shadow now on Twitter.
twitter.com/#!/AtomicShadow
Tal-U-No-LX – Roland Juno Emulation now released
TAL-U-NO-LX is a fully rewritten emulation of the popular hardware with a new engine and GUI. Up to date zero feedback delay filters and carefully calibrated controls make this synth a good replacement for the analog device with all the advantages software plugins have. As an addition, the TAL_U-NO-LX also supports portamento and different filter LFO waveforms and some more useful features. An arpeggiator with different sync modes and hold function is also included. A very fast envelope with a smooth roll-off and emulated inaccuracy gives this synth the typical sound. The synth was calibrated after a hardware device that’s property of TAL.
Special Features:
- Self resonating zero feedback delay filter (24dB LP).
- Filter range up to ~40kHz (depends on the sample rate).
- Calibrated and tuned after TAL’s hardware device.
- Midi learn / automation for all controlls.
- Improved alias free oscillators for an authentic sound also @ 44’100Hz sampling rate.
- Arpeggiator with different sync modes (host, midi clock, not on).
- Portamento and mono mode.
- LFO manual trigger button.
- Sustain pedal support.
- Up to 12 voices.
- New file based preset system for transparent preset management.
- More than 300 factory presets by different sound designers (FMR, Particular – Sound, TAL).
- Original hardware “Factory Bank A” included.
Demo / Full Version:
It’s not possible to save presets in demo mode.
Price USD 35.00 70.00 – 50% introductory price for a limited time!
PixiTracker 1 Bit First Look
PixiTracker 1BIT is a simple and fun tool to quickly create musical sketches, chip tunes and experiments with TRUE 1-BIT SOUND (like on old microcomputers).
No musical knowledge required!
[ Key features ]
• true 1-bit sound: only 1 and 0 in the final mix;
• pattern based sequencer (tracker);
• max number of tracks: 12; max number of steps: 64;
• MIDI keyboard support;
• several packs with unique sounds;
• mic/line-in sound recording;
• Wi-Fi export/import;
• export to WAV;
• audio copy/paste;
• iTunes File Sharing;
• warm pixel interface!
Vangelis in the Studio
Vangelis Papathanassiou in a studio in Paris preparing material for his album “See You Later”. In this clip he is warming up (improvising?) and warming the singers and drummers who are assembling for the session. Clip 2 will be material from that recording session. More information about Videoheads’ activities and their collection available at http://videoheads.info
My Killing Game – Utopia (official music video)
A brand new video from My Killing Game
Music by My Killing Game
Directed by Markus Bustad
Produced and released in august 2012
In 2006, Markus Bustad felt he wanted to create a music project where he could completely be himself, and make the pop songs he always aimed for. He felt that the best pop songs were made by combining the typical sounds from the 80’s, with more modern indierock influenses. The first couple of years were mostly spent developing the project, getting to know the technology and increasing his production skills. In the summer of 2012, everything fell into place. The 5 track demo/EP ”New Beginnings” got available on youtube and soundcloud, he got voted into the finals of the GP Scen competition by its jury and started promoting himself in a way he had never done before. Markus decided to record a full length album, with the goal to make every song so beautifully done that it makes you feel like you are listening to a ”best of”-album with one of your favorite artists. Will he succeed? Will he fail miserably? Follow My Killing Game’s journey here on facebook and on www.youtube.com/user/mykillinggame
Feel free to share the link to as many people as you’d like, as My Killing Game wants this to reach as many people as possible. Thanks!
Feature demo of the Delptronics LDB-1 “Little Drummer Boy”
In this demonstration Mickey Delp of Delptronics walks us through some of the features of his new analog drum machine design the LDB-1 aka Little Drummer Boy. Also featured is Moog’s Chorus/Flanger/Delay the Cluster Flux adding some nice modulated warps and phasing qualities.
You can find the Little Drummer Boy here:
http://www.switchedonaustin.com/products/delptronics-ldb-1-analog-drum-machine
Also the Moog ClusterFlux available here:
http://www.switchedonaustin.com/products/moog-moogerfooger-mf-108-clusterflux
For more information on the LDB-1, Kits, and more of Mickey’s designs please visit:
www.delptronics.com
Chipbeat on Roland Alpha Juno 2 / Drumstation / Blofeld
ChipBeat “Juno/Ann Flowers” — no Samples used, only Hardware ! Roland Alpha Juno 2 – Waldorf Blofeld – Drumstation (Trier August 2012)
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