Wasting electricity
Emerson Lake and Palmer were once famously described by John Peel as ‘a waste of electricity’. However, that was one thing I didn’t agree with him about because when I was 11 years old they were my favorite band. I still know every word, keyboard part and drum fill on every album off by heart. So I was watching a short film about their first ever gig at the IOW festival in 1970 today on Sky Arts, and there was this new clip of Keithy-boy that I had not seen before. So I recorded it on my iphone (sorry for rubbish quality)
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Phatty Tuner Alternate Scales Editor
Chris Rosser takes us on a sonic world tour with the Slim Phatty and Little Phatty. With Moog’s Phatty Tuner software, musicians can retune each note of the octave and compose in scales once available only to players of hard-to-find world instruments. Indian, Chinese and Turkish scales are now easily accessible along with Meantone, Pythagorean, Just and other historic and experimental temperaments.
Available for the Slim Phatty and coming soon for the Little Phatty with OS v3.0, this free download makes experimenting with alternate scales a breeze. Tuning data is easily editable and is displayed as a ratio, frequency and in cents. Scala files (www.huygens-fokker.org/scala) can be imported and exported for use with other tuning software. An unlimited number of tunings can be saved on your computer and the synthesizer’s hardware can store up to thirty-two different tunings; enough to take you around the world and back again.
If your musical explorations actually take you around the world, the Little Phatty and Slim Phatty’s convenient size and universal power supplies make them ideal travel partners.
Visit www.moogmusic.com/slimphatty for more information.
Going polyphonic with the Moog Slim Phatty and Little Phatty
Here’s what they have to say about it:
Both the Moog Little Phatty keyboard and the Slim Phatty module are monophonic instruments, but chain them together with MIDI and you can create a polyphonic Moog system! I wish we had more Slim Phatties lying around but at time of writing are currently sold out :’~|
That’s a good thing though, right? If you have one of these synths (or a Voyager which can also be chained), and know someone else who does too, get over there and try this out!
Anyhow. This vid is unfortunately in mono (onboard camera sound too), and most certainly not a musical statement, as we had just received the Slim Phatty and I was just testing that the setup works! I had individual synths to individual speakers and in stereo, in person, it sounded AMAZING. You’ll have to forgive my complete inability to play a keyboard. God bless MIDI. And Dr Bob Moog.
Moog 900 Series Demo Record
This is a very cool find. This is a copy of the 1967 Moog 900 Series modular synthesizer demo record. This was given to people interested in the new Moog synthesizer. This is uploaded for educational purposes only, and also to show the historical significance of early electronic music.
Shared by oboeman123
MacBeth M5N (& Friends)_4
VELVET VOYAGE – “MacBeth M5N (& Friends)_4” – Performed live 5. Jan. 2011 by Bruno Ender Lee.
MacBeth M5N & Doepfer MAQ-Sequencer, Moog Little Phatty Stage II, ARP Odyssey, Roland Juno-60, Roland JP-8000, Analogue Solutions Vostok, Korg Delta, Korg DS-8, Prophet 2000, Technics KN 3000, Absynth
Shared by synthypnosis
Free sample pack with 74 MOOG analog drum sounds
Loopmasters has released a free sample pack by Wave Alchemy.
The free pack consists of 74 analogue drum samples which have been crafted using our semi-modular synth setup and treated through a selection of signal processors.
Details below.
Download link.
Kit used:
- Moog Voyager
- Moog CP-251 CV processor
- Moog VX-351
- Moog MF-107
- Moog MF-101
- Moog MF-102
- Future Retro XS
- Korg MS-20
Sound Shaping:
- EL Fatso & Distressor
- A-Designs EM-PEQ
- Spectra Sonics 610
- Valley People 610
- Thermionic Culture Vulture
Tomita in the studio
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDXGcPN5SVg
Intro to the MiniMoog Voyager XL
This official Moog video is an introduction to the Moog Minimoog Voyager XL.
The Minimoog Voyager XL is a semi-modular monster synth that combines the best features and the sound of the Minimoog, the flexibility of Moog modular synthesizers and a full host of control options. Incorporating virtually all of the sound resources and functions of the original Minimoog Model D and Voyager, The Minimoog Voyager XL features extensive front-panel patchability that harkens back to the original ground-breaking Moog modular synthesizers. A host of features previously found only on massive modular synthesizers combined with state-of-the-art analog technology make it a sound design and control dream machine.
Highlights include:
- Unmistakable Moog Sound and Quality
- 100% Analog Audio Path – Moog Ladder Filter
- 61-Note Velocity Sensitive Keyboard with After-Pressure
- Extensive Control Voltage Connectivity
- Modular-Style Patching
- Ribbon Controller with Pitch and Gate CV Outputs
- Touch Surface Controller with X, Y, A and Gate Outputs
- Additional LFO Source with Multiple MIDI-Syncable Waveforms
- External Audio Input & Effects Loop Insert
Major update to the Moog Filatron
Moog Music today announced a major update to Filtatron; the real-time audio effects engine and powerful studio tool, available for the iPhone and iPod Touch. Recently featured in iTunes REWIND 2010 covering hot new trends in apps, Filtatron is already taking the music world by storm and this update propels it to new levels of musicality.
New Features:
Major upgrades to the Sampler – now you can import any song in your collection into the sampler, and record and play back samples of unlimited length.
Pitch Lock feature for the VCO Pad – allows you to play a chromatic scale using the Filtatron oscillator.
Route audio output to speaker, earpiece or Bluetooth – a new settings panel also allows you to set the sample rate, audio latency and control response rate.
‘We’re committed to expanding the Filtatron’s capabilities,’ said Mike Adams, President of Moog Music. ‘Retina display support and an iPad native version are currently in development and scheduled for release in early 2011.’
Since its release in October 2010, Filtatron has found a home in a wide variety of musical settings. Its high audio quality and ease of use make it ideal for everything from studio-level sound design and processing to catching a few moments of creativity while you’re waiting for your coffee.
About Filtatron:
Much more than your average sound app; the heart of the Filtatron is a four-pole resonant Moog Ladder Filter-meticulously modeled after the same filter that gives Moog instruments their classic warm, thick character. It musically shapes the sounds supplied by the Filtatron’s on-board oscillator, sampler and line/microphone input.
Additional features include:
Oscillator – A high-resolution, alias-free DSP oscillator with sawtooth and square waveforms, adjustable frequency from 0.3 Hz to 2kHz.
FX Modules – Amp provides warm, smooth overdrive with feedback control. Delay can be modulated by its own LFO (with rate and depth controls) and delay time is smoothly interpolated for analog-style delay time tweaks.
LFO – Five waveforms: sine, ramp, sawtooth, square, sample & hold, with crossfade and morph between adjacent LFO shapes.
Envelope Follower – Uses the volume envelope of sound inputs to sweep the filter, with controls for amount and speed.
Presets – Filtatron comes loaded with edgy presets to kick-start your sound.
Record and Playback – All audio processed in stereo, 16bit, 44.1kHz resolution.
File Sharing – Easily move audio files back and forth between the Filtatron and your computer. Built-in email function allows sharing presets with your Filtatron bandmates.
Free Moog Prodigy plug-in – Go get it !!
Elektrostudio has released Model Pro, a freeware virtual monophonic analog synthesizer plugin, which emulates the Moog Prodigy.
Model Pro features
- 2 VCOs with sawtooth, triangle, and pulse (narrow/square) waveforms.
- LFO: Square or Triangle.
- VCF: 24 dB/oct lowpass w/ cutoff, emphasis.
- A/D/S envelope; VCA: Attack, Decay, Sustain.
- Keyboard: 32 keys (no velocity & aftertouch).
Model Pro is available to download as a freeware VST instrument for Windows PC.
More information: Elektrostudio / Model Pro
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