I/Y – Moments [IYMOM 001]
V.A. Moments 001
We proudly present you the video premiere of I/Y’s “Moments”, taken from the upcoming EP with same name. The EP remarks the start of the new 12 inch series on I/Y Music for the event series “Moments”.
The video was created by the great crew of the29nov films.
Melotron returns with new album/compilation – “Werkschau”
The german electropop act Melotron return with a brand new album/compilation later in June. For “Werkschau” the band completely re-recorded a selection of their best songs plus fan favorites. For this they teamed up with the producer Dirk Riegner (Heppner, amongst others). They also recorded new tracks which makes the album also more than interesting for those expecting all new material.
“Werkschau” will also be released as a deluxe double disc, featuring a second CD full of (remastered) rarities from the band’s history – you can order that limited edition right now. Right after the completion of this album, the band actually already started on new material too, so you won’t have too wait too long to get more new material.
Inside Moog’s new Emerson Modular synth
At MoogFest 2014, Peter Kirn gets a tour of Moog’s mammoth new tribute synth, a part-for-part reconstruction of Keith Emerson’s iconic Moog Modular.
In 1969, Emerson incorporated the Moog modular synthesiser into his battery of keyboards. While other artists such as The Beatles and The Rolling Stones had used the Moog in studio recordings, Emerson was the first artist to tour with one. Emerson’s use of the Moog was so important to the development of new models that he was given prototypes, such as the Constellation he took on one tour[8] and the Apollo, which had its debut on the opening track of Brain Salad Surgery, “Jerusalem.”
The Moog was a temperamental device; the oscillators went out of tune with temperature change. Emerson: “I had my faithful roady Rocky tune the instrument to A 440 just prior to the audience coming in, but once the audience came into the auditorium and the temperature rose up then everything went out of tune.”
His willingness to experiment with the Moog led to unexpected results, such as the time he stumbled into the signature sound for Hoedown, one of ELP’s most popular tunes. Emerson: “We’d started working on that arrangement and then I hit, I don’t know what, I switched a blue button and I put a patch cord in there, but anyway ‘whoooeee.'”
The so-called “Monster Moog,” built from numerous modules, weighed in at a whopping 550 pounds, stood 10 feet tall and took 4 roadies to move. Even with its unpredictability, it became an indispensable component of not only ELP’s concerts but also Emerson’s.
He is known for his technical skill and for his live antics, including using knives to wedge down specific keys of hisHammond organ during solos, playing the organ upside down while having it lie over him and backwards while standing behind it, and has cited guitarist Jimi Hendrix and English organist Don Shinn as his chief theatrical influences. He also employed a special rig to rotate his piano end-over-end while he was playing it, though this of course is purely for visual effect, as a piano cannot operate as an instrument while upside down.
Moog Sub 37 Tribute Edition Preview
The Moog Sub 37 Tribute Edition is a limited edition paraphonic analog synthesizer built on the award winning Sub Phatty sound engine. Its panel features 40 knobs, 74 switches, and has a dedicated LCD display, placing each critical sound creation element and live performance tool quickly at your command.
The Sub 37’s new features include Duo Mode, which allows oscillator 1 and oscillator 2 to be played independently, programmable arpeggiator/step sequencer, two modulation busses with assignable source and destination options, access to 256 presets, and a 37-note velocity sensitive keyboard with aftertouch.
Bleep Ghost unveiled
New Media Art and Sound Summit (NMASS) 2014 Kickstarter exclusive! This hand-crocheted ghostly friend with custom light-sensitive analog synthesizer circuit and vintage Apple IIc joystick controller can be yours when you pledge here before May 18th, 2014:http://kck.st/1mE1h9P
Experimental: Pyro Board: 2D Rubens’ Tube!
Rubens’ Tube is an awesome demo and here we take it to the next level with a two-dimensional ‘Pyro Board’. This shows unique standing wave patters of sound in the box.
The pressure variations due to the sound waves affect the flow rate of flammable gas from the holes in the Pyro Board and therefore affect the height and colour of flames. This is interesting for visualizing standing wave patterns and simply awesome to watch when put to music. Thank you to Sune Nielsen and everyone at Aarhus for sharing this demonstration with me! And thanks for having me at your conference.
Music by Kevin MacLeod, www.Incompetech.com “Ice Flow”
Virtual ANS Universe
Virtual ANS is a software simulator of the unique Russian synthesizer ANS – photoelectronic microtonal/spectral musical instrument created by Russian engineer Evgeny Murzin from 1938 to 1958.
The app is cross-platform and available for iOS, Android, Windows, Linux and OSX.
More info: http://warmplace.ru/soft/ans
Key features:
• unique Virtual Analog sound engine;
• unlimited number of pure tone generators;
• powerful sonogram editor – you can draw the spectrum and play it at the same time;
• any sound (from a WAV file or a Microphone/Line-in) can be converted to image (sonogram) and vice versa;
• MIDI Input;
• supported file formats: WAV, PNG, JPEG, GIF, VNS (Virtual ANS 1.x);
• Jack and Audiobus support;
• iTunes File Sharing;
• Wi-Fi Export/Import;
• more functions in the next Virtual ANS updates…
Cabaret Voltaire: New Back Catalogue Compilation
Following last year’s reissue series and boxset, Mute now set to release a compilation of 7″ singles, edits and album tracks covering the their history.
Last year, Sheffield pioneers Cabaret Voltaire released a series of remastered reissues of their back catalogue through Mute. They included a new vinyl pressing of Red Mecca as well as the #8385 (Collected Works 1983 – 1985) boxset, which gathered several of the group’s later albums and which tQ’s John Doran called “good enough to make the pupil dilate and the pulse quicken” in the introduction to his comprehensive interview with Richard H. Kirk.
Now Mute have announced the release of a new compilation in June, which follows on from last year’s reissues. Titled #7885 (Electropunk to Technopop 1978 – 1985), as its name suggests it bridges the two phases of the group, gathering music from both their earlier, more overtly experimental explorations while Chris Watson was still a member, and their later forays into innovative pop. The aim of the compilation, says Kirk in an accompanying statement, was to provide a concise overview of the Cabs’ history: “[a] choice of 7” singles, edits and shorter album tracks, a kind of sound bite take on CV.”
Its tracklist is listed below, and the compilation – released on CD, double vinyl and digital download on 23rd June – will also feature sleevenotes from Kirk and Mute’s Daniel Miller. With Kirk now the sole member of Cabaret Voltaire, we’re also promised that new recorded projects and live performances will take place in 2015.
Legowelt – Why I Love My Roland JV2080
Legowelt explains why he loves his Roland JV2080
The JV-2080, released in 1997, uses a sample + synthesis synth architecture.
The JV-2080 is everything you could expect from a modern sound module, but more! A massive 64 voice multitimbral performance module that strives to offer the best all-around features for creating new and vintage sounds for any musical style. Excellent acoustic sounds of all instruments both common and ethnic. A massive amount of techno sounds complete with pulses, blips, sweeps, and the ever popular LFO, VCF and VCA type controls for patch editing and real-time editing. The 2080 is extremely expandable with room for 8 sound cartridges from the JV-80 series, as well as a data card slot. The 2080 has 5 excellent effects processors too, including the new EFX processors. Verb, delay, panning effects, chorus, flange, etc
Key Features:
- Accommodates up to 8 user-installable sound expansion boards, allowing access to approximately 2,900 patches when fully expanded
- 768 internal patches; 16MB of wave data expandable to 144MB (16-bit linear format)
- 320 x 80 dot graphic backlit LCD
- Patch Finder function groups similar patches from internal banks, expansion boards and memory data cards together
- Phrase Preview function allows users to hear patches within the context of a musical phrase by pressing volume knob; no keyboard needed
- 3 onboard EFX sets with 40 effects each
Arturia Beatstep Tempo Synced with Animoog
Arturia Beatstep controlling .Moog Animoog
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