KORG iKaossilator Unicorn for iPhone
Checking out some iPhone stuff from KORG, details below (in Googlish from Japanese):
If Korg teamed up with the rock band “Unicorn”! The customized to your specifications unicorn, iKaossilator Unicorn is the synthesizer application “(eye over oscillator) iKaossilator” can be played by anyone just scratched the screen of the coveted iPhone iPhone app fan. Recorded the sound loops and the single “WAO!”, Was selected from version “Feel So Moon” remix theme song of “The Brothers” Space anime, you can join the play as a sixth member, and Tamio Okuda and Yoshiharu Abe to control the performance of every one of the unicorn, we enjoy playing with feeling remix synth for beginners.
Korg MS-20 vs. Korg MS-20
Background description:
OK. This is not a song.
I had my friends MS-20 visiting mine for a brief moment. One of them is missing that legendary screw. You might have heard about this.
There’s two different filters in the MS-20. The Korg35 is in every unit which is lacking that screw in the VCA section, in the middle of the synth’s panel.
Rumours has it that the Korg35 filter makes the MS-20 sound more harsch.
You be the judge, but I for one can’t tell the difference.
Since I only had my friends MS-20 next to mine for a an hour or two, I wanted to take the opportunity to try them side by side.
I was only noodling and tweaking nothing but the filters or the parameters affecting the filters (envelope and LFO).
To make things more complicated, there’s MS-20 units with screws but still with the Korg35 filter inside.
I’ve had my MS-20 for about 18 years but never opened it up to see which filter it has.
Buchla & Eurorack
‘Eldancer’ has uploaded this nice video featuring Buchla and Eurorack. Its a nice ambient bitpop/electro pop tune with cool sci-fi ingredients
Roland Synth Story Tour
Roland has come a long way since its inception in 1972. Its synths, drum machines and effects have been used on some of the most famous records ever and have helped artists push sonic boundaries, creating new sounds and even radical new musical genres. Taking part over three dates in November, the Roland Synth Story tour will explore this rich history through a roster of artists and experts. Roland says that it’s an exciting opportunity for visitors to learn more about the company’s synths, speak to three musical icons and even get their hands on some classic Roland vintage gear.
The panel of experts, including Richard Barbieri (Porcupine Tree and Japan), Graham Massey (808 State) and Jody Wisternoff (Way Out West) will all talk about their experiences creating electronic music as well as discussing their favourite Roland synths. They’ll also be on hand to answer questions and chat to visitors after the event. All three guests are intrinsically linked to the history of the synthesizer. Richard Barbieri’s first ever synth was the Roland System 700, and he’s never looked back. His band, Japan, notched up numerous hits in the ’80s and they became a cornerstone of the influential synth-pop movement.
Graham Massey infamously named his band ‘808 State’ after the famous Roland TR-808 drum machine, which – along with the TB-303 – was an essential component to the way the band produced their music.
Jody Wisternoff uses a stable of Roland synths, including the Juno-106 and the legendary Jupiter-8, to make progressive house and breaks as one half of Way Out West. Their music didn’t just hit the charts, it also found its way into TV shows and video games.
Guests will also have the chance to get their hands on some rare and ultra-covetable Roland gear, including the following: Jupiter-8, Juno-60, Jupiter-6, Jupiter-4, Juno-106, JX-8P, D-50, JD-800, JV-1080, JP-8000 and XV-5080.
Dates and Venues
- 26 Nov. – The Roland Music Academy, Walsall College, Walsall
- 28 Nov. – The Roland Music Academy, Ealing, Hammersmith & West London College
- 29 Nov. – Huddersfield University, Huddersfield
Pricing and Availability:
Free but spaces are limited and demand is high (two tickets per person)
More information:
Experimental: Dyskograf – drawing a music sequence
DYSKOGRAF is a graphic disk reader. Each disc is created by visitors to the installation by way of felt tip pens provided for their use. The mechanism then reads the disk, translating the drawing into a musical sequence.
The dematerialisation of the props having led to an ignorance of the principles of recording and reading music, this installation leads to the rediscovery of a perceptible contact with recorded music and by this means, to the deduction of how it works.
The installation is above all a tool, which allows the creation of musical sequences in an intuitive way. The notion of a loop, closely linked to electronic music, is represented here by the cycle of the disk. The disk passes indefinitely in front of a camera fixed onto an arm. This substitution for the needle converts the drawing into sound by way of a specific application program (software). Through this system, the sequential ordering of music is learnt in a playful way, at the same time creating a unique object, souvenir of the musical composition.
The numeric world is a world of binary choice. The object of DYSKOGRAF is to give room again for accidents in numeric creation, accidents that often favour creativity.
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Venez essayer Dyskograf à Visionsonic et OFNI :
visionsonic.net (du 16 au 17 novembre à Mains d’Oeuvres / PARIS )
lieumultiple.org/6365/festival-ofni-10e-edition-ouverture-1411/ (du 14 au 15 au Lieu Multiple / POITIERS )
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Co-production : Cultures Electroni[k], Les Bouillants, Avoka
More info on the web :
dyskograf.com
avoka.fr
“Conversations” with MOBY: Inspired by Bob Moog
“At Moogfest 2011, we sat down with iconic electronic musican, Moby, to talk about the power and importance of Bob Moog’s legacy. Moby is part of our work. You can be too. Donate: http://bit.ly/donatebmf.”
Simple Minds go on ‘Greatest Hits Live’ UK tour
Perhaps slightly more modest announcement than the one from Depeche Mode yesterday, but if you are keen on Simple minds this one might be for you (one might only hope that Greatest Hits means beyond there recent five or six crappy albums, and that they might reach back to their electronic roots):
Simple Minds will be performing their greatest hits live next year on a huge 28 date tour of the UK. Tickets have partially gone on sale right here.
Simple Minds will be releasing their greatest hits collection “Celebrate” in March to coincide with the tour. The compilation will include 2 new tracks.
Simple Minds “Greatest Hits Tour”:
March 2013
- Thu 28 BELFAST WATERFRONT (Tickets)
- Fri 29 CARLISLE SANDS CENTRE (Tickets)
- Sun 31 NEWCASTLE CITY HALL (Tickets)
April 2013 - Mon 01 ABERDEEN MUSIC HALL (Tickets)
- Tue 02 DUNDEE CAIRD HALL (Tickets)
- Thu 04 LLANDUDNO VENUE CYMRU ARENA (Tickets)
- Fri 05 LEICESTER DE MONTFORT HALL (Tickets)
- Sat 06 WOLVERHAMPTON CIVIC HALL (Tickets)
- Mon 08 BRIGHTON DOME (Tickets)
- Tue 09 PLYMOUTH PAVILIONS (Tickets)
- Thu 11 LINCOLN ENGINE SHED (Tickets)
- Fri 12 NOTTINGHAM ROYAL CONCERT HALL (Tickets)
- Sat 13 LEEDS O2 ACADEMY (Tickets)
- Mon 15 BOURNEMOUTH O2 ACADEMY (Tickets)
- Tue 16 MARGATE WINTER GARDENS (Tickets)
- Wed 17 SOUTHEND CLIFFS PAVILION (Tickets)
- Fri 19 BLACKPOOL OPERA HOUSE (Tickets)
- Sat 20 LIVERPOOL EMPIRE (Tickets)
- Mon 22 CAMBRIDGE CORN EXCHANGE (Tickets)
- Tue 23 GUILDFORD G LIVE (Tickets)
- Thu 25 READING HEXAGON (Tickets)
- Fri 26 SHEFFIELD CITY HALL (Tickets)
- Sat 27 HULL CITY HALL (Tickets)
- Mon 29 BRISTOL COLSTON HALL (Tickets)
- Tue 30 PORTSMOUTH GUILDHALL (Tickets)
May 2013 - Thu 02 OXFORD NEW THEATRE (Tickets)
- Fri 03 NORWICH UEA (Tickets)
- Sat 04 IPSWICH REGENT (Tickets)
Ableton Live + Nintendo Power Glove: Meet Controllerist Yeuda Ben-Atar aka Side Brain
More info: http://bit.ly/RTFril
Los Angeles-based producer and controllerist Yeuda Ben-Atar (better known as electronic music performer and beatmaker Side Brain) recently stopped by Dubspot NYC to explain and demonstrate how he utilizes a 1980s Nintendo video game system controller with Ableton Live. The Power Glove controller originally released in 1989, was the first peripheral interface controller to reproduce human hand movements on a television or computer screen in real time.
Yeuda grew up playing keyboards and guitars in the 90s, but as an avid gamer he has always searched for ways to incorporate his love of videogames with his music. In this interview, Yeuda talks about his influences and inspirations, controller designs and interface devices, the similarities between video games and digital audio workstations (DAWs), mapping the Power Glove to control Ableton Live, using Max for Live, using the computer as a musical instrument, and developing a unique voice and presentation within the crowded world of modern electronic music!
Five new Korg Krome video manuals
Here’s Korg’s description of the series in their own words:
Looking to learn more about the Korg Krome Music Workstation? Look no further than the Krome Video Manual! In Part 1 we introduce you to the Krome and lead you through basic navigation of the keyboard. With the quick, intuitively laid out interface and controls, you’ll be getting around the Krome in no time.
Rest of the videos can be found here >>
More information on Krome can be found at http://www.korg.com/krome.
Exponential Audio introduces PhoenixVerb and R2 reverb plugins
Exponential Audio has announced PhoenixVerb and R2, which they describe as a pair of high-quality reverb plugins for audio professionals. They say that PhoenixVerb is an easy-to-use neutral reverb appropriate for instrumental, vocal and post-production applications and that it features an attractive user interface, flexible control, and a novel new preset organization method.
Exponential Audio tells us that R2 is an active reverberator, with chorus, gate and flexible equalization and that it features the same keyword-based preset structure as PhoenixVerb as well as the same processor efficiency. Both plugins are cross-platform and multi-format, working both as 32 and 64-bit plugins. On OSX, the AU, VST, RTAS and AAX formats are supported. On Windows, the VST format is supported.
Exponential Audio is a new company founded by longtime audio developer Michael Carnes, who says it is committed to creating powerful tools for demanding professionals.
Pricing and Availability:
PhoenixVerb will be available for sale in late 2012, at a list price of $199.
R2 will also be available in late 2012, at a list price of $299.
More information:
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