Danse Macabre MIDI file on Korg Karma
Danse Macabre – Camille Saint-Saens
MIDI file sequencing – Jason M. Stone
MIDI player – Sequetron
Colours – TonE
Visualisation – Sequescope (Cartesian mode, vertical octaves)
Sounds – Korg Karma (GM sound set)
Moog Sequence Experiment
An extended synth jam exploring timbral and textural tweaking on Moog Voyager, Little Phatty and Slim Phatty synthesizers. In addition, a Kurzweil K2000 (off-camera) is processed by a Moog MF-105M MIDI MuRF and drum beats from a Yamaha MO8 are filtered through a stereo pair of Moog MF-101 Low Pass Filters. Everything but the drum track is also fed through a Line 6 Echo Pro, providing tempo-synced echoes. Ableton Live provides the master clock. Moog synths and MIDI MuRF sequenced by the Koushion step sequencer app. iPad is in an Alesis iDock. Learn more at www.erxerimentalsynth.com
Nice collaboration between Waves Alchemy and Roland GAIA
Music iOS app Alchemy with Roland Gaia SH-01 acting as controller.
“This is my first piece I did experimenting with the Ipad using a network connection with rtpMIDI. Works well. There’s not much latency, although audio is a bit iffy at times. A future video I will go through the steps to get your Ipad/ Iphone connected to your home network with rtpMIDI.”
Android: Remake of the Daft Punk Track ‘Tron Legacy’, G-Stomper 2.0 Drum Machine
Remake of the Daft Punk Track ‘Tron Legacy’, created with G-Stomper 2.0 Drum Machine for Android using the new piano controls
(Device: Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1)
“Big Respect to Daft Punk for creating this awesome Track.”
G-Stomper is a highly optimized Drum Machine/Groovebox for doing electronic live performances on your Android device.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.planeth.gstomperdemo
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.planeth.gstomper
Official Website:
http://www.planet-h.com/gstomper/
Yamaha CS-15 :: Sonic Death Factory
Exploring the classic Yamaha CS-15, description of the synth below
This synth really has its own sound. The CS-15’s got style. Built like a tank with a lot of nice knobs and best of all, not one but two of those funny sounding multimode filters. It’s actually a duophonic / bitimbral synth but you have to connect it to CV (Hz/V like Korg not V/Oct) to get the extra voice. Each of the two VCOs has its own CV/Gate control.
The best things about it are the flexibility of the VCFs and the routings to the filters and envelopes. You can rout VCO 1 to both VCFs and the VCFs to any of the envelopes positive or negative voltage. The VCFs are 12 dB/Oct and are switchable between low, band or high-pass. They are the key to the nice sound of the Yamaha CS family. Other nice features are noise, external-in for processing other sounds, LFO with Sample & Hold for those bubbling sounds and an individual auto-bend for the VCOs.
The CS-15 is great for strange blips, bass and tiny highpass sounds. The ADSRs aren’t as fast as the CS-10 but they are ok. A nice feature is the ‘brilliance’ slider that can control either or both VCFs. At their extremely low prices, the CS-15 is an analog that’s definitely worth checking out for yourself.
Roland Integra-7 Product Presentation
The Sonci guys are at it again, this time taking a closer look at the Integra-7, details below:
Integra-7. Roland’s latest professional sound module – with masses of sound and the Jupiter 80 sound engine and a lot more. Product specialist Gareth Bowen came down to show us what it can do
Minitaur meets Octatrack
Jimmy Myhrman provides an nice encounter of the Minitaur and the Octatrack, here are the details:
Having fun with Minitaur and Octatrack. Minitaur is MIDI sequenced by Octatrack, and the Octatrack also records the Minitaur audio and plays it back while preparing and fading in new sounds on the Minitaur (headphones are used to cue the live minitaur audio, while recorded minitaur audio is played to main output).
The iOS version of Garageband gets updated
Apple has released an update to GarageBand for iOS.
Here’s what’s new in GarageBand 1.3:
- Create custom ringtones and alerts for your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch*
- Import songs from the Music library on your iOS device
- Play or record with GarageBand in the background while using other apps**
- Addresses a number of minor issues related to overall performance and stability
* Requires iOS 6 or later
** Requires iPhone 4S, iPad 2 or later
GarageBand is $4.99 in the App Store.
Teaser demo: Borderlands Granular – soon in the App store
Here’s something that has the potential of driving innovation in the tablet space relative to music creation 
Coming VERY soon to the App store. Borderlands Granular has been submitted and is currently waiting for review by Apple.
Stay tuned for a step-by-step tutorial video, which will be posted on release day.
Twitter: twitter.com/BorderlandsiPad
Facebook: facebook.com/BorderlandsGranular
New sound libraries for the KORG Kronos workstation
Korg announces the availability of seven additional expansion libraries and sample sound libraries for the Korg Kronos Music Workstation. These expansion libraries include: EXs64 KARO Ethno World and EXs67 KARO Upright Piano by KARO, as well as new titles from Korg’s newest third party sound developers, Irish Acts and Kid Nepro. New titles from Irish Acts include: EXs90 Kronos Assault, and new Kid Nepro titles include EXs80 Vintage Synths, EXs 82 Hit Factory, KRS80 Soundtrack Mix, and KRS81 Sonix Bliss.
EXs90 Kronos Assault
EXs90 includes massive, luscious pads, movie sounds and effects, all topped off with a selection of classic synth sounds, plus an assortment of sampled human voices, from natural sounds to dreamy vocals. Exs90 is currently available for download for US $180
Exs80 Vintage Synths
EXs80 Vintage Synths includes over 250 MB of new sample data with a wide assortment of classic analog basses, leads, pads, strings & killer synth sounds that have that vintage analog sound that many musicians pay big bucks for – now at a fraction of the cost. An amazing assortment of Programs & Combis that utilize KARMA and are perfect for producers and keyboard players looking for classic synth sounds to add to their Kronos. Exs80 is currently available for download for US $69
Exs82 Hit Factory
EXs82 Hit Factory is a mix of Programs & Combis utilizing KARMA, that is perfect for producers and keyboard players. Hit factory includes six new drum kits with hundreds of samples. Also included are a wide mix of funk guitars, orchestra hits, noises, scratches, human beat boxes, analog vocoders and more. Exs82 is currently available for download for US $69
KRS80 Soundtrack Mix
KRS80 Soundtrack Mix features a mix of killer pads, synth sounds and unique rhythms – an assortment of different “atmospheres” that are ideally suited for TV, video games, film projects, or for composers scoring modern classical music. KRS80 is currently available for download for US $39
KRS81 Sonix Bliss
KRS81 Sonix Bliss focuses on the MOD-7 sound engine, including a wide assortment of classic FM-style synth sounds along with a mix of complex sounds. Everything from 80′s DX-style electric pianos to modern 21st-century synths is included, with a mix of basses, leads, pads, drums, percussion and much more. KRS81 is currently available for download for US $39
Exs64 Ethno World
The first World library for the KORG Kronos, EXs64 KARO Ethno World was produced in collaboration with Erkan Ucar (Ecomusik). These Ethno instruments-include strings, winds, keyboards, percussion, and more-were collected around the globe and arranged into this single and extremely versatile library. Exs64 is currently available for download for the special price of US $199 (Normally $249)
Exs67 Upright Piano
KARO’s EXs67 Upright Piano library delivers the familiar sound of an upright piano, with all the modern advantages and possibilities that Kronos technology has to offer. A traditional German piano was sampled with 6 velocity layers, for a total of 1.6GB of high-quality samples, and 36 Programs specifically designed for them – including six by Michael Geisel of Korg & More in Germany. Exs67 is currently available for download for the special price of US $99 (Normally $169)
All libraries are available at: www.korg.com/kronos/SoundLibraries. Free demo versions of the EXs libraries can be downloaded; purchasing an authorization code from the secure Korg Web Shop unlocks full access to the libraries. Please see Korg.com for sound demos and download/ installation system requirements.
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