John Bowen Solaris – Modulating the Decimator with Envelope Generator
“So I went to GC today to “test drive” the King Korg to get my free T-Shirt. I was having lots of fun controlling its decimator in real time. I asked the sales person if you could control it from an EG and the reply was “I don’t think so”.
Ah, but you can with the Solaris. Here’s a simple patch using the “Jaws” waveform (supersaw) while I tweak EG2 to modulate the decimator. Not anything super musical, but just a quick demonstration of just a taste of the Solaris’ modulation capabilities.”
Synchronizing Roland Jupiter 4 to Oberheim DMX with Garfield Electronics Modulator
Background video description:
A fellow VSE’r was wanting to know how to sync his JP-8’s arpeggiator to his DMX. I don’t know of any way to do that directly without another piece of gear in between to convert clock pulses.
The Garfield Electronics Modulator can program trigger pulse rhythms up to 2 measures synched to 24ppq DIN, 24, 48 or 96ppq phone jack.
BlackSmith – new virtual drum instrument for Native Instruments Kontakt
Analogue Drums has launched BlackSmith, a virtual drum instrument for Native Instruments Kontakt.
BlackSmith is a modern metal workhorse with an aggressive yet toneful sound. This kit will lay an unshakable foundation for any metal track, or any other genre where a tight punchy articulate kit is called for.
BlackSmith gives you several mic layers to blend to your taste, easily taking the sound of the kit from clean and tight to spacious or dirty with the push of a fader. Three swappable snare variations help fit the kit to your track.
The kit we sampled is a top-of-the-line Sonor SQ2 Acrylic set, with three snare options, and classic Zildjian A Custom cymbals. The kit was sampled in Melbourne’s Sing Sing South studio, a medium sized tracking room.
BlackSmith features
- Multi-sampling: each kit component contains up to 7 velocity layers for expressive detail and dynamics, and 6x round-robin hits for every single zone for realistic performances.
- Mic layers: 6x individually controllable mic layers: Close mics, Overheads, Room mics, Smash mic, Kick Sub, and Snare-Bottom
- eKit mode switch to ‘eKit’ mode when using a Roland V-Drum kit, or leave set to ‘Keyboard mode’ for direct MIDI sequencing. The layout is General MIDI (GM) compatible.
- Output routing: stereo and multi-channel output versions provided.
- Sensitivity control: increase the sensitivity of the kit for more intricate and subtle performances or leave it set to full dynamic range for heavier tracks.
- Presets: for quickly accessing different sounds.
- Trigger maps: for sound replacement: kick, snare, toms – each with separated mic layers
BlackSmith is available to purchase for $29 USD. Requires Kontakt 4.2+ full retail version.
Felix da Housecat on Traktor Kontrol X1
“It’s my new secret weapon.” Felix da Housecat explains why he loves his Traktor Kontrol X1s. He covers the new touchstrip, looping, using cue points, Flux Mode, and more. Traktor Kontrol X1 is the compact add-on controller engineered for seamless Traktor integration.
• Control two track decks and two Traktor FX units
• Touch strip controls track position, pitchbend, loops, and FX
• RGB back-lit triggers identify cue points from loops or markers
Catch Felix Da Housecat Fridays @ Space: http://spaceibiza.com
More about the X1: http://www.native-instruments.com/x1
More about Traktor: http://www.native-instruments.com/tra…
Native Instruments has released the updated TRAKTOR KONTROL X1, a new version of its compact and highly popular decks and effects controller. With the same size and robust product design as the original controller, TRAKTOR KONTROL X1’s new features include touch-sensitive Browse and Loop encoders, 7-segment displays and LEDs for visual feedback, and an innovative multi-purpose touch strip for added tactile control. When combined with TRAKTOR PRO, the X1 MK2 delivers plug-and-play physical control over 2 track decks and 2 freely assignable TRAKTOR FX units – with or without the use of turntables or CDJs. The TRAKTOR KONTROL X1 MK2 is now available in stores worldwide and at the NI Online Shop.
Buchla testing by Peff
Background video description:
after a year of working on the Buchla System 200 power supply I kinda gave up on the original power supply and have resorted to using a new 200e power source. however it doesn’t produce the +24vdc for the 265 module. This is just a little test to see how things function, before i dive into work on the easel a bit more.
The Euro Rack system is used to synthesize the perc and drums and also sends clock and random voltages to the Buchla envelope follower. Easel generates the sequence bit, and the 259 creates the the digeridoo-ish drone.
Leap Motion and Geco Test
Leap Motion and Geco Test
Left/Right, Up/Down motion was mapped to CC 1, 20 and 21
The Magnetist – everything old school
Who needs streaming music by the way 
THE MAGNETIST is a short documentary about Micke, also known as ‘The Magnetist’, whose life revolves around cassette tapes.
Most of Micke’s time is spent on varius tape-related projects; he blogs about them, he makes music with them and he got a monthly tape club in his hometown Stockholm. Sometimes it’s a struggle. Here we get an insight to Micke’s life as a tapeologist and joins him to his tape-only club to find out the motivation behind his interest.
MUSIC:
Usha Uthup & Bappi Lahiri – Auva Auva: Koi Yahan Nache
Oppenheimer Analysis – Radiance
Alhaji K. Frimpong – Rikia
Massinko – Arada
Pas de Deux – Cardiocleptomanie
Penny Penny – Shichangani
You can find a couple of tracks via awesometapes.com
Lost lo-fi electro pop gems from the 80’s – free download
If you’re into lo-fi 80s electronica, the Bedroom Cassette Masters 1980-89 compilations are a must… Check out this free 15-minute mix of tracks from the first two albums..
Grain Bastard – OP-1, Samplr, AUFX:Space
Just the OP-1 for drums & Samplr for drones and bass thru the cool AUFX:Space effect via Audiobus.
Bit rough and ready as usual
More sounds at soundcloud.com/punisha
iMPC for iPHONE! Review A – Introduction and Comparison
Background video description:
The Smallest Official MPC is Here! It runs on your iPhone now ( after previously being made for iPad ) Make beats anywhere. This little App is going to be a big deal, because it can export directly to the larger MPC software set ups on your main computer, or via audio export into any DAW. Don’t forget Soundcloud upload, where you can share your beats as soon as you make them. This is my introductory review / demo of iMPC for iPhone! Get it now, it’s on introductory sale!
All music in this video is my own original composition, made with the software instruments that I am demonstrating.
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