Classic 90′s Synths – sample pack featuring a collection of over 210 loops and samples
Zenhiser has launched Classic 90′s Synths, a sample pack featuring a collection of over 210 loops and samples.
We’ve packed Classic 90s Synths with 93 original synth loops including piano loops, organ hooks, string lines and synth hooks.
There are multiple variations of some synth lines which means a delivery of 211 synth samples in total making this Zenhiser pack ideal for people who want the option to tweak or alter their lines.
With so many sexy samples from the Nineties club sound can you honestly not buy this pack, it’s your responsibility as someone who spent the decade on the dance floor’s or as a producer who wants to inject this groove tastic sound into their tracks.
The sample pack costs $35 AUD.
Experimental: The Snyderphonics Birl
BIRL wind instrument prototype by Snyderphonics.
Development by Jeff Snyder and Danny J. Ryan.
A little explanation:
Super quick rough edit to show to some people I know, I’ll edit a real demo together at some point.
It is designed to have a very basic wind instrument keying kind of like a recorder/flute/saxophone, with octave keys for the thumb. It lacks a lot of the special-purpose saxophone keys (i.e. the multiple pinky keys and whatnot).
The cool thing is that you can “train” it to use any fingering (within the limits of the physical keys) that you want. As in – put your fingers in some pattern and say “this should be an Eb” to the software. Then, you can store those as presets in the instrument and it will remember them and recall them. It’s using a neural net to learn what you want.
The other neat feature is that I am trying to get a much better sense of embouchure. Right now it’s in an early stage, but you can see it working in the video. You can put your mouth in some particular position (say, tightening your lips) and say “when I do this I want the sound to get buzzier”. The neural net also learns these things. Then it creates an large space of possibilities – I’m trying to approach the wealth of sound and technique options that something like a saxophone has, so that you can really shape the tone and get microtones and squeals and fluttertongue and everything. The idea is that every new “training” you do will have a whole world of extended techniques alongside the expected behavior you have trained.
For synthesis, it’s using some simple FM stuff and a physical modelling patch (which is amazing with it).
I’m working on a schedule to try and come out with it as a small-run product via a kickstarter campaign by the end of summer.
Let me know if you’re interested and I’ll put you on the list to get updates!
Jeff at snyderph
Dope Matrix – Virtual Modular Synth for Ableton Live 9
Dope Matrix brings the modular experience into a digital world by combining famous analog oscillators with custom made effects modules. Create your own patches to explore vast new dimensions of sound and design evolving textures for experimental sonic science. The instrument also includes a new Max for Live step sequencer that features a realtime matrix for hands-on control of your patch. Instantly access any oscillator or effects parameter with a touch of a button. Dope Matrix allows you to intuitively interface with your sounds like never before. ALL SOUNDS HEARD IN THIS VIDEO WERE CREATED USING THE DOPE MATRIX (except for some of the drums and vocals). Available now at www.sonicfaction.com
PLASTIC NOISE EXPERIENCE – CONTROL
Monday morning body music 
CONTROL EP
http://alfamatrix.bandcamp.com/album/…
Tracklist CD1
01. Control
02. Mercy
03. Last Call
04. Chapter Five
05. Feel Me
06. Therapy
07. Push and Punish
08. Chapter Four
09. Electronic Bodies
10. Communication Breakdown
11. Chapter Six
12. Control (remixed by Ad:Key)
13. Push and Punish (remixed by Suicide Commando)
14. Electronic Bodies (darkroom Mix by Armageddon Dildos)
15. Last Call (remixed by Serpents)
CD 2 **
01. Push And Punish (remixed by Tyske Ludder)
02. Communication Breakdown (remixed by Mrdtc)
03. Chapter Four (Aggro Opera Remix by Tet)
04. Electronic Bodies (XIV-I-III Fmbd mix by Pankow)
05. Control (Retro Look Remix by Technoir)
06. Therapy (remixed by No More)
07. Last Call (remixed by Psyche)
08. Chapter Five (Remixed by Cyber)
09. Mercy (remixed by Vomito Negro)
10. Feel Me (Tetsuo Remix by Notstandskomitee)
11. Chapter Six (remixed by Psychic Force)
CD 3 ***
01. Control (12” Extended Mix)
02. Therapy (12” Extended Mix)
03. Electronic Bodies 12” Extended Mix)
04. Mercy (12” Extended Mix)
05. Chapter One (12” Extended Mix)
06. Chapter Two (12” Extended Mix)
07. Control (7” Mix)
08. Electronic Bodies (remixed by Armageddon Dildos)
09. Control (remixed by AD:Key)
10. Therapy (remixed by No More)
11. Mercy (remixed by Vomito Negro)
Chip tune / 8bit Sunday: RETRObit “Neutron Dance”
Powerful blend of sweet retro 8bit/SID/chip tune sounds in up-beat electro bass song flavored with Asian vibes. RETRObit meshes the retro sounds in chip music with the modern electronica and techno world of today
The ambient behaviour of Clavia NORD MODULAR G2
This is a solo ambient trip of the fabulous Clavia Nord Modular G2 in the world of the blurred.
OP-1 Live Input Reactable
Teenage Engineering OP-1 audio being fed directly into Reactable Live for manipulation. An image of the input puck fiducial is attached to the bottom of the OP-1 directly beneath its speaker which the table is reading on its surface.
www.teenageengineering.com
www.reactable.com
www.fourthshape.com
Classic string synthesizers comparison
‘gstormelectro’ captures a comparison of three classic string synthesizers – in all their creamy goodness:
- Logan/Honer String Melody II
- ARP/Eminent Solina SE-IV, and
- The Roland VP-330 MKI
Presented for your viewing pleasure are three of the creamiest string synthesizer elite:
Logan/Honer String Melody II, ARP/Eminent Solina SE-IV, and the VP-330 MKI. Behold these heavenly machines in a side-by-side sound comparison. With a special appearance by my hand built JH Triple Chorus ensemble module, auditioned with a dry Solina signal run through. http://gstormelectronica.blogspot.com/
Effectrix – professional multi-effect sequencer for the iPad
The game-changing tool for creative and effective music production is now available on the App Store: scatter 14 intelligent effects across a sequencer matrix and create unheard-of sound patterns and cheeky loop collages.
A playful workflow, refined algorithms and carefully parameterised effects lead to outstanding results – fast! The effects, each exceeding conventional wisdom, cover a wide spectrum from classy standards to scandalising splatter sprees.
This iOS port faithfully recreates the desktop engine, today’s de-facto standard of finest audio manipulation.
INSTANT INSPIRATION
- quickly create variations and mutations for productive sound design
- 20 fine audio samples installed
- 230 factory presets (100 global, ca. 9 per effect)
- 14 high-quality effects
- redesigned GUI for a smooth iOS workflow
DIG DEEP
- manipulate each individual effect with up to eight parameters
- two modulator tracks per effect
- Seamless iOS integration: full MIDI, IAA, Audiobus
- save your own presets & use them on your desktop version of Effectrix
iOS WORKFLOW
You name it: Inter-App Audio, AudioBus, Full MIDI Support (Virtual, Network, Extern, Clock Sync), Audiocopy™ / Audiopaste™. Integrated Audio Player and Recorder (iTunes FileSharing, Music Library, Factory Loops).
The app is priced at $17.99.
Roland AIRA – Origins of electronic music (TEASER)
Roland has released another set of Aira teasers, showing that they’ve got four new devices on the way. With roots in the very origins of electronic music, AIRA is the new series of products designed to meet the evolving needs of today’s electronic musicians. In the studio or on the stage, AIRA brings genre-defining sound and modern performance features to a new generation.
Roland also released a video that covers one of the technologies used in the Aira line – Analog Circuit Behavior, which appears to be a type of circuit modeling technology. Roland’s newly developed Analog Circuit Behavior (ACB) faithfully captures the sound and feel of some our most revered classics. ACB is the technology behind the authentic sound and responsive behavior of the AIRA products.
It utilizes original design specs, consultation with original engineers, and a detailed, part-by-part analysis of each analog circuit in Roland’s own pristine units.
“With this project, we really focused on analog instruments. However, this does not mean we only wanted to reproduce the analog gear, rather that we wanted to create a new technology to produce new electronic instruments,” says Watanabe. “We wanted to create the next step in electronic music, and I believe that with ACB technology we just might have succeeded.”
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