MX-1 Mix Performer with Ableton Live and TR-8
The Mixer. Reimagined as an instrument.
Armed with only a few sustained sounds from Ableton Live and a TR-8, KiNK shows how the MX-1 takes electronic music performance to the next level. The latest in Roland’s AIRA line, the MX-1 Mix Performer is a mixer that plays like an instrument. It brings spontaneous, hands-on control to live electronic music performance. With per-channel step based FX and playable Master FX, the MX-1 brings together your synths, drum machines, DAW tracks and more.
In this video, KiNK is streaming a handful of sustained sounds from Ableton Live directly to the MX-1. A TR-8 is connected with a single cable via AIRA Link. The MX-1 is controlling transport and master tempo of the entire setup. You’ll see how KiNK uses the per-channel Beat FX to add rhythm to the sustained loops from Ableton Live and then incorporates the TR-8 in perfect sync. Using the MX-1’s “External Mode” KiNK is even able to apply Ableton Live’s own internal FX processing to the TR-8 hardware.
Finally, there’s a mixer that’s meant to be played.
Learn more about the MX-1 Mix Performer at http://www.roland.com/products/mx-1/
Kraftwerk – Radioactivity COVER
No copyright infringement intented.
Used for the purpose of criticism.
Sequenced parts done on Cubase 5, then audio mixdown passed to Roland SP-404.
Yamaha AN1x (1) – Main Lead
Yamaha AN1x (2) connected via midi to Roland JD-990 – Main Pad
Roland JP-8000 – EFX
Roland V-Synth v2 – Backing Pad
Kurzweil K2000 connected via midi to Roland V-Synth XT – Vocoder sound
TB Sibalance – new de-esser effect plug-in for Windows and Mac
ToneBoosters has announced the release of TB Sibalance, a de-esser effect plug-in for Windows and Mac.
De-essers can be an evil necessity. Vocal recordings may be too sibilant requiring de-essing (or excess sibilance removal), but most de-essers come with very clearly audible drawbacks as well. After de-essing, vocals may sound muffled, the ‘s’ may sound more like an ‘f’, or even worse, the operation of a de-esser manifests itself as a clearly-audible time-varying filter.
TB Sibalance provides very powerful tools to reduce excess sibilance in a minimally invasive way. In contrast to conventional de-essers, TB Sibalance uses so-called ‘matched filter’ technology to only process those frequencies that are causing excess sibilance, while leaving all other frequency components untouched. The result of TB Sibalance will therefore sound cleaner and more transparent than that obtained with other de-essers.
TB Sibalance for Windows and Mac (VST/AU) is available for purchase for 19.95 EUR.
SampleRobot Volca-X
SampleRobot have announced a new version of the software, SampleRobot Volca-X, that they say is designed to be the Korg Volca Sample‘s ‘best friend’.
The upcoming app will let you manage, convert and dump your custom samples for the Volca Sample.
Features:
- Dump up to 100 samples at once to Volca Sample.
- Support for multiple bit and sampling resolutions.
- Automatic high quality resampling for Volca Sample.
- Save all your sample banks as Projects.
- Sample bank function: Erase.
- Sample bank function: Restore factory samples.
- Import multiple wave files at once.
- Slice “all-in-one” files.
- Sample size calculation and progress display.
- Flexible stereo-mono rendering.
- Different loop export modes.
- Sophisticated auto-sampling features.
- WaveRobot editor available as option.
- Compatible with Windows and OS X.
SampleRobot Volca-X is expected to be available March 2015, priced at 39 £ / 49 € / 59 $. Details are to come at the SempleRobot site.
Unmechanical Sound pack for Analog Keys / Four
Floppydisk Pirates have created 128 beautiful patches for the Analog Keys and Four.
http://www.floppydiskpirates.com/
Download from http://www.elektron.se/support-and-do…
Confidential Midas / Behringer Synthesizer Leak
It looks like a teaser video – but so far we’ve seen nothing official from Behringer on it
Pepp available FREE for iPhone and iPad
Pepp is now available on the AppStore. Pepp can sound in an endless number of ways, this is just a quick live jam.
Pepp opens up the joy of electronic music making to everyone. Thanks to an intelligent rythm and harmony engine, no musical knowledge is needed. Pepp is immediate, intuitive and vastly musical by nature.
Make electronic music like there’s nothing to it! Pepp is very easy to use yet it can produce a vast range of sounds. Forget about boring factory sounds. Come up with your own mindbending loops in no time, store them in memory slots, mix them live and jam with your friends. Tweak all parameters to the extreme without destroying your original loops.
This twisted groovebox/arpeggiator/synthesizer lets you quickly forge original electronic music using sixteen sliders and a sixteen step sequencer. Instantly save and recall your ideas without missing a beat. With 160 memory slots you’re not likely to run out of storage.
Pepp can also be synced via MIDI, played live from a MIDI keyboard or sequenced from your favorite DAW. Naturally, all sliders can be mapped to midi controllers. Pepp is also integrated with Audiobus so you can use it with all of your audiobus compatible apps!
-=Features at a glance =-
Ten synth oscillators
Five drum oscillators
FM-synthesis
Audiobus
MIDI Clock in
MIDI in (Notes and CC)
MIDI Latch/Gate
Intelligent arpeggiator
Advanced rythm engine
Lo-/Hi-pass Filter w/ Resonance
Delay
Samle and hold
Instant resample/reloop
Detune
Portamento
Reverb
Gain
Glissando
Master octave +-2
Tempo multiplier
Oscillator types
-Sine
-Square
-Sawtooth
-Triangle
-Wavetable
-Noise
Some key features are disabled in this FREE version of Pepp. The full version of Pepp can be unlocked from within the app by using in-app purchase. UNLOCK NOW AT THE INTRODUCTORY PRICE!
Been working hard for a long time to create Pepp. I hope you enjoy it and appreciate your support!
Now, hook up your headphones… It’s time to play!
Korg Volca Sample Review
Gaz WIlliams takes a look at the first digital Volca. 4MB sample Ram (playback) and the usual Volca sequencing facilities.
Reaktor & Topology Mode Percussa Wireless AudioCubes
In this video Salamanderanagram explains how he’s using topology mode of the Percussa Wireless AudioCubes together with Reaktor.
How I did it – Episode 2 – Altair 8800 as a drum machine
Today’s show is all about drums!
The Altair8800 now works as a 8 steps drum machine, with 8 voices!
The sense switches are used as channels’ ON/OFF and each one of the 8 steps programmed in the sequence outputs a byte (used as a binary number instead of a MIDI note number) which I’ve used inside max to trigger all the drum kit samples. As usual the interface is programmed in MaxMSP and it communicates with the Altair with a serial to usb connection.
Easy and way funny!!
see you in the next episode, and may the assembly be with you!
DATAMASKIN
