VIVIEN GLASS – BLACK MAGIC
First single from their new album “JURA” The album will be released on 1 September 2015 on CD and digital download.
Tracklist
01. Without Sleep
02. Black Magic
03. Something Running
04. Harbour the Killer
05. Honey Bee
06. Midnight Rainbows
07. Jura
08. Ursela
09. Wolf
10. Taste of Youth
11. Winter Wake
12. Blood Into Gold
Background video information:
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We are doing a co-headlining UK tour with Empathy Test this summer. For more info visit http://jurademons.com
We want to say thank you to Josh Brandão ( Director + Producer http://www.joshbrandao.com ) and Nicolai Kornum ( Director of Photography + Editor ) from BLITZWERK studio in London ( www.blitzwerkstudio.com/ ) as well everyone who contributed to the creating this video!
7 Minutes with an Ipad Synth – Casio CZ App
Second Season of 7 Minutes with an Ipad Synth. This week the Casio CZ App is an emulation of the classic CZ Hardware Synthesizer.
The app is currently in sale for 11.99 USD (August 2015)
https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/app/c…
Arpeggio Machining
Introducing arpeggio. A new kind of electronic instrument with an interface so simple you can let your intuition take over. A design focused on seamless composition and performance which gives you the precise control to make any melody you want. Every detail of your sequence at your fingertips. No screens or menus. Arpeggio takes the notes you select and instantly plays them in a looping sequence. Tweak and save note sequences. These form the building blocks of melodic improvisation. String them together to create complex melodies. It’s a blank sketchpad for musical notes. There are no presets. You are the composer.
• Create, play, and save sequences instantly with live arpeggio sequencer.
• Up, up-down, down, down-up, sequence, & random arpeggiator modes.
• Access and chain together up to 512 user created arpeggio patterns.
• Internal 2-oscillator virtual analog monosynth.
• Note division sequencer (1/16th, 1/8th, 1/4 notes etc ).
• USB, 1/4” & 1/8” audio out, MIDI in, MIDI out, CV trigger out.
• MIDI & CV clock sync for syncing to external drum machines (master or slave)
• Control external hardware and software synths.
• High quality internal speaker.
• Takes batteries or power from an AC adapter. Make melodies anywhere!
Follow our progress and development towards Arpeggio’s Kickstarter at:
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instagram.com/tangibleinstruments/
twitter.com/TangibleCo
Novation has officially launched the new Novation Launchkey
Introducing the updated Launchkey, now with RGB velocity-sensitive pads.
Novation’s Launchkey keyboard controller is the is the quickest and easiest way to produce and perform electronic music in Ableton Live, and it has just been given an exciting upgrade. It now features RGB velocity-sensitive pads that match users’ clip colours, making workflow in session view far more intuitive.
Take Control of Ableton Live
With enhanced RGB feedback and immediate, automatic integration with Ableton Live, Launchkey gives you instant hands-on control of your session view, instruments, effects and mixer, to let you concentrate on making music. Full colour RGB LEDs mean the pads match the colour of your clips, while velocity- sensitivity lets you really put some feeling into your beats.
Tweak and Mix Your Tracks
Launchkey is designed to let you shape your sound however you like. The eight rotary knobs are rock solid, to give you confidence when tweaking your instruments and effects. The 49 and 61-note versions give you hands-on control of your mixer too, with nine dedicated faders. Whichever Launchkey you choose, all the controls integrate seamlessly and immediately with Ableton Live, and can be reassigned to anything.
Control All Major Music Software
Although we designed Launchkey for Ableton Live, its pads, buttons, faders and knobs control all other major music software too. We call this InControl technology, because it puts you in control.
Everything You Need
Lauchkey comes with absolutely everything you need to start making music: Ableton Live Lite, Novation Bass Station and V-Station virtual instruments, plus a comprehensive 1GB collection of production-ready samples from world-leading sample store Loopmasters. It’s also fully bus-powered via USB and class compliant, so you can get straight into hassle-free music making.

Novation Launchkey at a Glance
1. Integrate immediately and seamlessly with Ableton Live
2. See your session with full colour RGB pads that match the colour of your clips 3. Create expressive beats on the 16 velocity-sensitive pads
4. Shape your sound by using eight rock solid knobs to control instruments and effects
5. Choose between a 25, 49 or 61-note velocity-sensitive keyboard
6. Perfect your mix with hands-on control through nine full-size faders on the 49 and 61-note versions
7. Compact and tough enough to take anywhere
8. Control all major music software using InControl
9. Plug in and play with USB bus-power
10. Comes with all the software and samples you need to start making music”
http://us.novationmusic.com/keys/launchkey
Giorgio Moroder- Chase (Midnight Express) (Kings Love Jacks REMIX)
Audio link: http://snd.sc/182Zwdh
Directed by Julien Kollert.
Shot by Julien Kollert and François Delamarre.
Kings Love Jacks is:
Nicolas Picard (drums and programming)
G-Rom Le Madec (bass)
Ben Watts (ableton live and production)
Fred Traverso (live synths,programming and production)
Recorded live at the Bunker Steak Palace.
Arranged and produced by Kings Love Jacks
Mix and mastering by Fred Traverso
Thank you Giorgio Moroder !!!
http://www.facebook.com/ilovekings
http://soundcloud.com/kingslovejacks
http://www.kingslovejacks.com
Analog Canyon – Modular synthesizer with Electro Harmonix 45000 looper
Performed live on a modular synthesizer with Electro Harmonix 45000 looper.
soundcloud.com/fourhexagons/analog-canyon
Patch Notes:
Ableton Live feeds notes to Yarns. Yarns in 4M, clocked by Ableton plays Tides > Clouds, triggers René, triggers Peaks and modulates Elements, clocks Electro Harmonix 45000 playing two loops (SH-101 > Eventide H9).
René triggers Maths Ch. 4 which Gates Elements.
René QCV to Elements VOCT, CV to Elements Mallet.
Maths modulates Elements and Tides:
Elements – EOR > Position, OR > Geometry, SUM > Space
Tides – Ch. 1 env to Tides Level and Smooth, INV to Shape
Additional reverb, delay, sidechain compression in Ableton Live.
100bpm
Roland System 500 demo by Scott from Malekko at TFoM 2015 Tokyo, Japan
Copyright: E.D.Music Co.
Gear used: Roland System 500
Special thanks: Roland Japan, Scott from Malekko, Dave Skipper, Kenichi Hata
Easel Eventide Space Demo
Just a quick and very sonically rough demo of adding a ton of Eventide Space reverb to a simple Easel patch.
Roland Chorus Echo SRE-555 (501) Tape Delay Demo
AUDIO: “Sully” by Jeremy Trezona from Phantoms. Featuring drums by Ana Barreiro, electric guitar by Sam Hoffman, & Wurlitzer electric piano by Carey Frank.
The Roland Chorus Echo is an analog tape echo, chorus, and spring reverb rack effect unit released in 1982. It is one of my favorite things on the face of the earth.
The unit features three playback tape heads which can be used independently and in combination. There are also two additional effects circuits that can be switched in and out: lush analog chorus, and a vibey, metallic spring reverb.
The SRE-555 was the last tape echo machine Roland ever manufactured. It’s an incredibly robust and well made piece of equipment and I can think of anything that comes close to the sonic and creative possibilities this unit offers. It lives on one of my consoles effect sends and I use it on almost every record I produce and mix.
Moog Sonic6 – Q960 – some more sequencing….
The Sonic Six is an interesting, although obscure synthesizer from the Moog history books. Its predecessor, the Sonic V, was designed by an ex-Moog employee for the muSonics brand. When muSonics eventually bought out R.A. Moog, forming Moog muSonics, the Sonic V’s basic design was moved into a portable brief-case style synthesizer, and with only a few tweaks, the Sonic Six was born.
The fact that the Sonic Six originated from another company’s design not only accounts for why the Sonic Six looks different than any other Moog, but also for some pretty unique differences under the hood as well. To start, it is duo-phonic, utilizing two analog oscillators with three basic waveforms each plus tuning, modulation and scaling controls. There are two independent LFO generators with advanced control options not seen on other Moog synths (for instance, an X/Y knob is used to mix and balance the LFO outputs). Also on-board is a Ring Modulator (that can modulate either Osc. B or external audio) and pink/white noise generators.
Moog synthesizers are known for their filters, and the Sonic Six strays from the usual Moog in this area as well. While it is known that ARP stole a filter design from Moog for use in some of their 2600 and Odyssey models, leading to lawsuits between Moog and ARP, according to Mark Vail in “Vintage Synthesizers,” the Sonic Six actually used some circuitry in its filters which were stolen from an ARP design, although ARP never sued Moog over it. However, later models of the Sonic Six were eventually fitted with a more traditional Moog designed filter. In either case, the filter is a low-pass 24dB/oct which offers the usual controls and is capable of self-oscillation. The VCA, however, has a rather limited set of controls – attack and decay plus a sustain on/off switch.
You’ll need headphones or some good speakers to hear all of this. Laptop speakers just won’t give you the full bottom end where a lot of this is happening…! Moog Sonic6 “played” via a Q960 sequencer… you can’t beat it…;)
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