Minisynth series – new collection of three instruments from the KVR challenge
Acrobatics has released the Minisynth series, a collection of three instruments: FRET, GRIT and PEAK.
As an overall concept, Acrobatics simplified controls and packed implementations to the highest grade to push-up users creativity first and give steady look and maximum usability to the three polyphonic synthesizers.
WHY A COLLECTION?
Common look and feel and standardized location of knobs and switches goes in the direction of helping musician when in a busy musical work, when certainly requires fast access to basic synthesis controls and settings to fit in the mix. The Minisynth series collection is also suitable for educational purpouses for its separate interpretations of most important synthesis methods and applications.
The Minisynth series for Windows (VST) is available as freeware as part of the KVR Developer Challenge 2012.
MacBeth – prototype of a hardware instrument with its own touch keyboard built in
Modular synthesis maestro Ken MacBeth, has revealed this yet-unnamed instrument on Facebook this weekend. Of the new design, MacBeth says that it has “four oscillators, two noise generators, one LFO, a dual stage variable filter, four envelope generators, two VCAs (Stereo) and a stereo tape delay”.
It seems that this synth is something that Ken has had in mind for a while, too: “It’s been a long term development over years,” he says. “The micromac series has been designed for those who wish for the vintage ‘Moog-like’ sound – this is a completely different design!”
No news on when we can expect the synth to come to market, but SBC will be monitoring its progress.
Dystopia – sound library for Native Instruments Maschine
Flux302 has announced Dystopia, a sound library for Native Instruments Maschine.
For the Past year This Expansion Pack has been cultivated by going to some extreme environments with choice gear and destructive mentality.
From 100 ton cranes to Large Iron and concrete destroyed while Sampled in HUGE environments with Real industrial equipment. Employing techniques of creative Analog, digital, and Hybrid synthesizers and out board kit. Multi Fx kits complete with Patterns constructed specifically to enhance your music in the Live moment as well as the studio environment.
This pack spans an eclectic usage of not only Raw percusive sound but True Sound designed specifically for the Dystopian future of music. Dirty, Raw, intense and dark this pack will evoke the Boom to your Bap and drive your beats to the next level.
Dystopia features
- 25 Drum Kits.
- 11 Multi FX kits.
- 14 Maschine Instruments.
- 125+ Drum patterns.
- 400+ Browser Tagged Samples in WAV format.
Reaktor ensemble effect – Particle of God
Max Pfetscher let us know about a free Reaktor ensemble effect, Particle of God, that he created as part of KVR’s 2012 Developer Contest. Particle Of God is an ensemble effect for Native Instruments Reaktor. The idea behind this effect is to create a delay where the delay time is accelerated. The single delays are getting faster (or even slower) for each time the delay is repeated. To get a “musical” result, the delay time and also the delay acceleration is synchronized in time and tempo.
Several parameters can be changed in real-time an tweaked by the step-sequencers. There is also an template for hexler touchOSC available.
“This is sort of another audio mangler that I am testing. It is by Noizefield Instruments and it is named Particle Of God. Again, and probably always, I got it free from the KVR Audio site. I would give it a 5 out of 5 voting points but the KVR Audio Developer Challenge 2012 rules say us members can give 5 out of 5 points votes one time only and I have already done so with the Boids plugin by ToneCarver. So, I am forced to give it a 4 out of 5. There are about 50 other free plugins to vote on and we can only vote a total of 5 times.”
Advance Mobile Drummer – new drum machine app for the iPad
Beats ‘n’ Bobs has introduced Advance Mobile Drummer – a drum machine app for the iPad.
Here’s what they have to say about it:
If you are a guitarist or vocalist who needs a backing rhythm or perhaps your drummer has been abducted by aliens or blown up and you need a replacement-this could be just what you need!
Features:
- Acoustic and electronic sounds.
- Real-time record or step record. Create up to 32 patterns and 8 songs using 5 tracks.
- Adjust pitch, level and decay on each drum pad or drum step and control these settings over time as part of your pattern. You are not limited to just one sound per track as each step can have its own sound.
- You can also adjust levels of swing from 0 to 7 (extreme).
- Auto track assigns each pad to a track automatically.
- Store 4 drum kit programs for the drum pads independently from patterns.
- 5 Drum pads for live play, overdubbing or recording
- Real-time triggering of patterns.
MIDI support appears to be missing in action.
Müscale – jam with Intellijel uscale V2
First jam with Intellijel uscale V2. All sounds live from modular synth (through Korg A2). Drums: Minispillage 2 (pre Elecktroid)
Casio HZ-600 Bi-Timbral Spectrum Dynamic Synthesizer check out
The Casio HZ-600 is the “professional” version of the HT series keyboard synthesizers.
“Checking out the basic features of the Casio HZ-600 synthesizer. All keys and buttons work properly. MIDI IN and OUT also work as demonstrated along with Roland Fantom X6. A little bit of reverb added to the Casio with help of the X6.”
Antique Synthesizer 1970-1979
All you can eat vintage synths on this nice Sunday morning, featured gear listed below:
MOOG Minimoog / ARP Odyssey / KORG MS-20 / E-MU Modular System / MOOG System 55 / Sequential Circuits prophet-5 / Oberheim SEM / Oberheim OB-1 / RML ElectroComp 100 / Roland-SH-2 / KORG 800DV / EMS Synthi AKS / YAMAHA CS10
Checking out the Roland MKS-70
Here we have a demo from the Roland MKS 70. It’s also known as the rackmount version of the JX-10. The bassdrum was made with the Jupiter 4. As always a multitrack recording + effects.
The MKS-70 is an identical rackmount version of the JX-10 synthesizer. Released in 1985 it combines two individual JX-8P synth engines for an outstanding warm and analog sound which is used in many modern studios all over the world. It comes with onboard effects like Chorus and Delay and offers a wider range of programming using the optional PG-800 Programmer. This programmer is highly recommended for those who will be programming unique sounds since editing from the rack-face itself is cumbersome and tedious. The MKS-70 has a “chase-play” function which allows programmable delayed repeats of voices from either of its tone modules. The chorus is either off, slow or fast.
33 Free Animoog Patch Presets
33 Animoog Custom Patches
(Everything in this video was created by ‘lewissa” on Youtube)
Download link for presets:
http://airplaneshadow.com/air/portfolio/33-animoog-patches
How to install:
-Download the 33-Animoog-Patches-JLewis.zip and un-zip the file (it may already download as an unzipped folder named ‘presets’).
-Connect your iPad (with Animoog installed) to your computer.
-Launch iTunes and select the iPad in the devices list.
-Select the “Apps” tab for the iPad.
-Scroll down to “Animoog File Sharing,” and click “Add.”
-Select all the files in the folder you just un-zipped.
Launch Animoog and select “Import Presets” from the settings tab.
This is a reference video of all of the patches I have created.
BASS
00:03 A Person
00:34 Figuratively Speaking
01:02 Insert Bass Here
01:34 Speak For Yourself
01:49 That Began Here
EFX
02:36 One Key At A Time
03:18 PBS Title Sequence
03:40 Sequentially Elated
04:04 Special Flower
04:35 Superintended
HITS
04:57 Feel That Burn
05:18 For Ever First
05:48 Realize It
06:09 That Place
06:21 Yesterday Now
KEYS
06:49 Feel That Tomorrow
07:29 Good Sunset
07:55 Hold On
08:36 Intrepidation
09:12 Surprise!
LEADS
09:48 Frances
10:12 Tell Me Something I Don’t Know
PADS
10:40 Drawn
11:15 Somewhere Beyond
11:33 This Is Delicious
12:03 Verticalism
PLUCKED
12:32 Hallow Rent
13:10 One Thread
13:24 Registered 64
13:37 Scientactical
DATAMASKIN
