MachineKits from Puremagnetik
Puremagnetik has announced the released of MachineKits, a collection of classic drum machines for Ableton Live.
MachineKits brings together six classic drum machines, over 1900 high quality samples, and a huge selection of clips. MachineKits is a perfect add-on to Ableton’s drum machines, programmed by the same sound designers.
Kits include lifelike re-creations of a complete MFB modular percussion system, the Simmons SDS-1, and Ace Tone Rhythm Ace.
MachineKits features
- An integrated add-on to Ableton’s drum machines, programmed by the same sound designers.
- 6 sophisticated kits.
- Over 120 intricately programmed Live Clips.
- Close to 1GB of over 1900 high quality Samples (24-bit 96khz).
- Advanced Macro mappings for precision sound tweaking and performance.
MachineKits is now available through the Ableton and Puremagnetik web shops, priced at the introductory price of $29 USD / EUR 19 until 19 December, 2010 (regular price $39 USD / EUR 29).
More information: Puremagnetik / MachineKits
New flash-based modular synthesizer on the web
Developer Peter van der Noord has announced Patchwork, a free Flash-based modular synthesizer:
Patchwork is a Flash application for realtime modular sound synthesis. You can connect basic sound generation or modification modules to create either music, effects or utter noisy crap. Although at the moment it has an interface for creating a so-called patch, you will in the future be able to run your creations standalone, which means: in your own site or game.
Patchwork is inspired by applications like Max/MSP & Reaktor, but van der Noord says it’s “a proof of concept.”
Check it out at petervandernoord.nl
YTSO audition 2011 in Mexico
Improvisation from Mexico with live modular synthesizers (and a monophonic) over “Mothership” (original composition by Mason Bates) for YTSO 2011 audition.
Instruments used:
Instruments : Buchla 200e, Vostok, Oberkorn, Portable Modular Synth Prototype, Moog Voyager.
0:17 Rhythmic Improvisation
2:17 Lyrical Improvisation
Slick demo of the Moon Modular
Another quick demo of the Moon Modular cv to midi converter incorporating the trigger sequencer to build patterns.
Sorry about the poor camera focus, I forgot to check carefully! :-/
Line level voltage as a control source
djnotsomuch has shared this interesting demo
Seeing the Slim Phatty retaining CV (control voltage) inputs I wondered how well line level voltage would work as a control source. The answer:
Pretty Damn Well!
This is a tutorial/demo on how I pulled this off and everything you need to know! The Moog (notes) are controlled via the MPK25 but the filter and pitch modulation is via the CV inputs.
Yes – Line level (analog) signal has voltage. I learned some of these tricks about a year ago – once thinking CV was far out and not so easy to gain control of – wrong.
The modulation of the SF can be controlled with amazing accuracy and synchronization using an application like Ableton. The possibilities are endless – I am still trying to understand where I would like to go with this idea. For now – you have the basic knowledge – please post back ideas and break throughs! Thx.
Supporting post : http://djnotsomuch.com/moog-slim-phat…
New timbres from analog sequencer
Using analog sequencers in a modular synth you can create some interesting unique timbres. You need to clock the sequencer really fast with a VCO, since there are 8 steps in this particular sequencer it needs to run 8 times as fast as the note you want to play. Some analog sequencers can run faster than others, yielding higher pitched notes. The highest notes you hear in this example is the highest the synthesizers.com Q119 sequencer can play. By changing the voltage of the individual steps you change the timbre of the sound. And since there’s three channels you can use the two others to control other things, like a filter maybe?
Video Wave Form Generator modules and the concepts of modular video synthesis
lzxindustries has shared a video that introduces the video oscillator
Conceptualizing the use of a Voltage Controlled Oscillator as an image generation tool is difficult. This demo attempts to explain a basic pattern synthesis technique using 3 Video Wave Form Generator modules and frequency modulation to generate a monochrome, animated video pattern.
LZX makes a line of Eurorack format modular video synthesizer modules, designed for creating and manipulating video and images.
Filatron in place of a modular synthesizer’s filter module
The Filatron in action with a modular synth
The one and only Moot Booxlé (now with less hair) demonstrates how you can use Filtatron, the amazing new iPhone app from Moog, in place of a modular synthesizer’s filter module.
This is made possible by another product – the iRig from IK Multimedia, which finally gives iPhone users a clean, uncomplicated way to input and output signals.
Other upcoming videos include:
– Using Moog Filtatron/IK iRig with guitar through an amp
– Using IK Amplitube + iRig with Rhodes electric piano.
The intro and ending music is “Space Theme” by Moot Booxlé.”
Summing up the analog modular synth gathering at National Museum of Science and Technology Stockholm
Some 30 modular systems was on display last weekend at the museum of science and technology in Stockholm. The gathering was co-hosted in the space exhibition giving it a nice atmosphere but also giving a quite noise level as the general public was including many kids passing on their way to the toy tech department. On the other hand the Lego builders competition would leave plenty of time for parents strolling around the lovely modulars as their kids where building Lego.
Photos below are from the following sources:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jiblite/sets/72157625324995360/ jiblite
http://www.flickr.com/photos/possan/5151066561/ possan
http://www.flickr.com/photos/51395145@N08/sets/72157625204619015/ Peter Erikson
http://www.flickr.com/photos/24097552@N06/sets/72157625204866033/ Faxtelius
http://www.flickr.com/photos/pellesten/sets/72157625330505144/with/5153607155/ pellesten
For the last image we refer to http://maxsynth.wordpress.com
Find out more about the green DIY modulator.
The EMS of Stockholm was kind to bring some of their classic Buchlas. Here shown to the public for the first time.
A quite large system from the now defunct Plan B.
A pure modular synthesizer album, tracking one monophonic line at a time.
The composer Stretta writes: “While modular synths are undergoing something of a renaissance these days with dozens of manufacturers producing interesting new modules, there aren’t a lot of examples of pure modular synth music made today that transcend the banal.
‘A Funneled Stone’ is a pure modular synth release, tracked in the old-shool, 1970’s way: one monophonic line at a time. Every sound you hear was created, patched and recorded for that moment in time. When a new sound is needed, the patch is torn down and a new one is built. Polyphony is achieved by tracking each voice individually.
A modular album is, by definition, unapologetically synthetic. I also tried to take a more minimalist approach to orchestration, so the individual sounds can be more fully isolated and appreciated. I spent much of the final month of production taking elements out, and editing for length. Sometimes this results in the remaining elements merely hinting at the underlying harmonic movement.
As you can imagine, this process is very time-consuming, but fun. I hope you enjoy the results as much as I enjoyed creating it.”
a funneled stone by stretta
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