TRAGIC CITIES Performs Mojogen The Gun Fight
An impromptu performance by Tragic Cities!
Scheps 73 – new 3-band plug in EQ modeled on the classic 1073
Waves has released the Scheps 73 plug-in. Scheps 73 is a 3-band EQ modeled on the classic 1073 console’s EQ and mic preamp module and developed in association with world-renowned mixing engineer Andrew Scheps (Adele, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Black Sabbath, Lana Del Ray, Metallica, Jay-Z.)
The Scheps 73 EQ features interrelated bands that adhere to the 1073’s original specs and emulate its behavior: a fixed 12kHz high-frequency band, switchable low and midrange bands with cut and boost controls, and an 18dB/octave high-pass filter. Additionally, a little-known 10kHz midrange band discovered in the original 1073 schematics, but operable only on the rare 1078 channel strip has been modeled and incorporated into the plugin.
Using innovative procedures to model the acclaimed Marinair transformer, Waves has meticulously captured all the sonic characteristics of the 1073, including its harmonic distortion. These overtones were tweaked by Andrew Scheps himself.
Price: $149 – There is an introductory price of $99.
Alias8 CV Controller – New Reason Rack Extension
James Bernard introduces the Alias8 CV Controller Rack Extension, a virtual control surface for the Reason rack. https://shop.propellerheads.se/produc…
The Rack Extension features 16 knobs, 9 faders, 8 toggle buttons, and 8 momentary buttons, each with dedicated CV output sockets that allow you to directly modulate other devices populated in your Reason Rack. For complex rack systems that require dynamic real-time changes, the Alias8 CV controller provides a central performance hub controlling the synthesizers, samplers, and effects modules.
The Alias8 Rack Extension is modeled after the Livid Instruments Alias8 control surface, and is designed to integrate seamlessly when the controller is mapped to Reason. We have gone to great lengths to simplify the user experience in an intelligent manner that integrates control when used in conjunction with the Livid Instruments hardware.
MultiTrackStudio for iPad, Getting Started and Setting Up
This is a great new DAW for your iPad from Giel Bremmers, details below:
Fantastic for many reasons two of them being its only 11 MB and it also has a fantastic suite of top quality effects built right in. In this tutorial take you through the basics by recording some midi and audio and explain how to set this up. There is so much more to this app than in the demo but it will give you a good starting point. You can pick up the app at the iTunes store.
https://itunes.apple.com/app/id776998…
Marc Melià – Fata Fou
Recorded in Brussels, 2013. All sounds used in this recording have been played with the Prophet 08.
The video is a compilation of images extracted from the movie The color of Pomegranates by Sergei Parajanov.
Beautiful! And don’t miss the Harry Potter paintings in the background.
I♥SYNTHS Interviews Richard Devine
Richard Devine is an electronic producer/sound designer based from Atlanta GA. His focus is on musical composition, sonic mnemonics, field recording, sound effects and specialized sound design for T.V/Film, web media and video games.
I♥SYNTHS: When did you get into electronic music? Was it a certain musician or piece of gear that got you interested?
Richard Devine: I started getting into electronic music back in high school. I was a DJ at local clubs and raves back in the early 90′s, and became fascinated with making music after hearing a Aphex Twin remix of “Mind stream” EP from Meat Beat Manifesto. At age 17 I started to build up my studio, which around that time was mostly early analog drum machines and synths. I would go to the local pawn shops here in Atlanta every weekend to see what I could find. It was a great time to buy this stuff as it was at a point when no one wanted early analog gear. My first proper synthesizer was the Arp-2600. This was a completely life changing moment for me. I was completely blown away by the semi modular format of the synth. You could also use it to process other sounds via filtering, ring modulation, and spring reverb. I still to this day have and still use the 2600 for my day-to-day projects. It taught me the basic fundamentals of building and shaping a sound from pure synthesis.
Storn Maga Analog Synthesizer
The MAGA’s concept inspiration designed when Evans Storn experimenting with functions of synthesizer from another brand, watch demonstrations on the net which he never tried before and after that he pouring all of the experiences along with his personal DIY (Do It Yourself) analog synthesizer. From all of that circumstances and based upon thought on the advantages and disadvantages of analog synthesizer, finally the idea of Storn MAGA formed.
Storn MAGA itself is Analog Modular Synthesizer, which is there are analog and digital technology processes, or called hybrid, the outcome and process in Storn MAGA is pure analog, with features given include things like Voltage Controlled Oscillator, Voltage Controlled Filter, Voltage Controlled Amplifier, Low Frequency Oscillator, Attack Decay Envelope, ADSR Envelope and Noise.
Digital functions of MAGA is simply to process MIDI control system and modulation patch routing storage (saving routing analog path, as a substitute of input / output cables routing path that found in a normal modular analog synthesizer), which could keep about 40 presets.
Features :
VCO, VCA, VCF, LFO, AD Envelope, ADSR Envelope, Noise
VCO with multiple independent output
VCO input from CV IN
Processing external input from instrument such as guitar, bass, drum, vocal etc.
MIDI IN and MIDI OUT
Patch Matrix with save and edit system
Complex mixer routing (input/output path)
Portable Case
IK Multimedia introduces iRing
Advanced motion detection and positioning technology that gives you control over your music apps on your iPhone, iPad and iPod touch.
Take Control
Now control your music apps and effects without touching your device with the iRing™ touchless controller for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. The new iRing uses hand gestures to control parameters of effects and other items in your music apps, allowing you to create stunning and dramatic music in an incredibly fun way by simply moving your hands in front of your device.
iRing uses patented advanced image-recognition, motion control and precise geometric positioning technology to give you control of assignable parameters within your apps. It uses the front-facing camera on your device to determine the exact position of the wearable rings, and recognizes and tracks the movement of the linear or triangular patterned iRing “rings” allowing you to control up to six parameters at a time.
Making music and creating killer real time effects for nonstop dance music and grooves is now easy and as simple as moving your hands… something you probably already do. So get the groove going and take control with your hands and iRing.
French 80s synthpop
Roland SH-2 in action – beautiful fatness
This song is made completely with sounds from the Roland Sh-2 analog synthesizer.
Some reverb added but other than that there is no other fx or eq going on.
Multitracked in Cubase.
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