Bob Moog Foundation explores the Moog Apollo
The Bob Moog Foundation Archives contain a lot of fantastic historical pieces. This 1978 Moog Apollo is one of them. Marc Doty explains the history of this device and explores its functionality.
Marc Doty explores the Moog Apollo in the second of two videos that tell the history of the Moog Apollo as far as we currently know it, and let you hear this rich analog device do what it does.
Mitosynth 201 — Automation
The latest session at Mitosynth U explains how to automate synth settings to add motion to a sound.
New album from electro act NÖVÖ
“Let it be known today” is the brand new EP from Belgo-French outfit Növö aka Laurent Boudic. The track is taken from Boudic’s recent 4th studio full length CD entitled “Zeitgeist”. “Let It Be Known Today” is already the second EP released from this album. Says the label: “It again drops you in the old classic EBM / New Wave era with vintage analogue synth sequences, electronic bleeps, pulsing bass lines and prominent vocals with that little French accent and melancholic cold touch clearly evoking the cult 80’s act Trisomie 21.”
“Let It Be Known Today” comes in 4 new versions, a 7 inch and a reconstructed one by the band itself plus an extended Kraftwerkian rework with vocoder and floating synth layers by Belgian label-mates of Metroland as well as a darkish remix by Flood Veyor.
You can download this EP straight from Bandcamp, be sure to use the 50% discount amsummermadness! You can alsodownload it from iTunes, or stream it below on Spotify.
Exploring the Commodore MOS Technology
Exploring the Commodore MOS Technology 8580R5 Sound Interface Device (SID) using a Behringer BCR2000 control surface.
Filming by 3DMtunes:
https://www.youtube.com/user/3DMtunes
The PC contains a HardSID card which is controlled by a custom piece of software. The Yamaha V50 keyboard is plugged into the PC using MIDI and sends MIDI note on and note off messages. The Behringer BCR2000 control surface is also plugged into the PC using MIDI and sends MIDI controller change (CC) messages. The custom software receives both types of messages and writes SID chip register changes to the HardSID card.
The functions on the BCR2000 knobs and buttons are as follows:
Top row (from left to right)
Filter cutoff frequency
Filter resonance
Filter mode
Volume
Buttons (top row from left to right)
Filter oscillator 1 on/off
Filter oscillator 2 on/off
Filter oscillator 3 on/off
Buttons (second row from left to right)
Oscillator 1 on/off
Oscillator 2 on/off
Oscillator 3 on/off
Second row (Oscillator 1 from left to right)
Coarse tune
Fine tune
Waveform
Pulse width
Attack
Decay
Sustain
Release
Third row (Oscillator 2 from left to right)
Coarse tune
Fine tune
Waveform
Pulse width
Attack
Decay
Sustain
Release
Fourth row (Oscillator 3 from left to right)
Coarse tune
Fine tune
Waveform
Pulse width
Attack
Decay
Sustain
Release
Dave Smith Instruments Pro 2 Demo by INHALT
Dave Smith Instruments asked INHALT to return to the sound design world and join a stellar team to create some of the patches for their upcoming super synth: the Pro 2.
“Since we’re avid and long time users of the Pro One, the name alone peaked our curiosities. Once we got the absolutely stunning synth back to our studio, we were blown away not just by the raw sound quality of the new voice architecture, but also by the sheer number of possible control options. If there is a synth out there that is truly the best of all worlds and that is almost intentionally designed to sit right in the middle of a full studio set up, it most certainly is the Pro 2. 4 CV outputs (that can be used as gate outputs too), 4 CV ins, audio input, dual MIDI outputs … it’s exactly the kind of thinking a professional studio and live musician would employ in synth design.
As a sound designer, what was most interesting was the arrangement of the new filters. Not only do both the SSM and SEM inspired analog filters sound fantastic on their own, but they can be used together to create very complex effects. Since their routing (serial, meaning one filter into the other, or parallel, meaning both filters running together) is completely user assignable and modulatable (all parameters regarding the filter can be accessed via the modulation matrix and modulated by pretty much anything) incredibly rich and complex effects can be created. The first patch (first string sound you hear in this video) takes full advantage of this new architecture to create a very sophisticated and distinct jet phasing effect.
The same tonal integrity can be found on the digital delays. This time around there is a new BBD style analog modeling delay that is warm and lush. When combined with delay time modulation from an LFO, an extremely rich chorus effect results. I might also mention that the audio input itself is of very high quality and presents a clean and full bodied pre amplifier stage that just sounds good. The last two sounds in the video use this input with a bass guitar.
Absolutely no external fx or sequencing were used when recording this demo of our patches for the factory bank. Everything you hear was done with the internal sequencer, live playing, and employing the abundant set of controls on board the Pro 2. Also, these are all single patches, so no multitracking was involved. The sounds were tracked via a Precision 8 mic pre using both outputs from the Pro 2 and straight into a Digidesign 192 IO feeding Pro Tools HD.”
Electronica act Ooberfuse – Different Drum
London-based female fronted electronica band Ooberfuse have just launched their newest video, “Different Drum” via Peak Flow Records.
Released via Peak Flow Records on 28 July, “Different Drum” is a defiant cry to those who dare to break the mould and for listeners who dare to be different.
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@ooberfuse
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www.youtube.com/ooberfuseband
KMFDM out with new live album
To celebrate their 30 years, KMFDM set off on a pair of tours in 2013. On “We are” Sascha, Lucia, Andy, Steve and Jules offer a live insight through the complete three decade discography. This live album features favorites new and old, and in addition to the sixteen tracks on the disc it also holds a download card for live versions of “D.I.Y.”, “Anarchy”, “Megalomaniac” & “WWIII”.
You can order your copy here.
Jordan Rudess and the Korg TinyPIANO
Jordan Rudess, solo artist and keyboardist for Dream Theater, reveals his latest source of inspiration: Korg’s TinyPIANO. The TinyPIANO is a digital toy piano with 25 velocity-sensitive mini keys, 25 beautiful sounds, a library of 50 songs, optional battery power, and a tough wooden body available in four colors. For more information about the TinyPIANO, please visit www.korg.com/tinypiano.
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SlickEQ – Gentleman’s Edition, an equalizer effect plug-in for Windows and Mac
Tokyo Dawn Records and Variety of Sound have released SlickEQ – Gentleman’s Edition, an equalizer effect plug-in for Windows and Mac.
SlickEQ – Gentleman’s Edition takes SlickEQ’s concept to new heights and adds an exotic “Tilt”-filter flanked by flexible low-pass and high-pass filters. Five distinct EQ models provide a rich set of predefined EQ curves and behaviours for the three main semi parametric filter bands.
SlickEQ GE offers a switchable EQ non-linearity as well as six different output stages. These options offer subtle and interesting textures, from the typical “mojo” often associated with high quality analogue audio gear, up to more obvious saturation.
SlickEQ – Gentleman’s Edition features
- Modern user interface with outstanding usability and ergonomics.
- Carefully designed 64bit “delta” multi-rate structure.
- Three semi-parametric filter bands, each with two shape options.
- Five distinct EQ models: American, British, German, Soviet and Japanese.
- Low band offers an optional phase-lag able to delay low frequencies relative to higher frequencies.
- High pass filter with optional “Bump” mode.
- Low pass filter with two different slopes (6dB/Oct and 12dB/Oct).
- Parametric Tilt filter with optional “V” mode..
- Six output stages: Linear, Silky, Mellow, Deep, Excited and Toasted.
- Advanced saturation algorithms by VoS (“Stateful saturation”).
- Highly effective loudness compensated auto gain control.
- Stereo, mono and sum/difference (mid/side) processing options.
- Frequency magnitude plot.
- Tool-bar with undo/redo, A/B, advanced preset management and more.
SlickEQ – Gentleman’s Edition for Windows and Mac (VST/AU/AAX) is available for purchase for 30 EUR.
How To Make A Hit Pop Song
Brett Domino’s quick guide shows you how to make a hit pop song like Jason Derulo. Featuring Brett’s own song, ‘Sexy When You Do That’ (inspired by Jennifer Lawrence) – available to download here:http://brettdomino.bandcamp.com/track…
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