Orbital performing “Chimes” live on KCRW
Dance music duo Orbital is one of techno’s most celebrated and accomplished partnerships. They pack a punch and we hear songs from their new album, Wonky, when these Brits invade KCRW studios on Morning Becomes Eclectic. Watch / Listen to the full session here: http://www.kcrw.com/music/programs/mb/mb120924orbital
Introducing the sample performance app – BeatSpiral
Xylio has released this new app for performance sampling, here’s there description in their own words:
BeatSpiral is an innovative sample performance instrument for the iPad, iPhone and iPod touch.
Chop samples, make beats and perform them live. Choose from the included library or import your own.
Take it for a spin. Give it a whirl. It’s a Groovebox with a twist.
FEATURES:
● Create new sequences by rearranging and looping sample slices
● Hold the wave stripes at different locations to play slices, slide out to record
● The two waves on the left get recorded to one track, the others to the second
● Select different loop regions on each track, change their length, copy and erase content
● Mute pads for temporary silencing, erasing track content and deactivating waves
● Eject buttons for selecting sample files and setting volume and panning
● User sample import via iTunes File Sharing (mp3, wav, aiff, m4a)
● Animated metronome shows tempo controls (20-200 BPM) with Tap Tempo
● Zoom, Undo and Rotate tracks
● Audio engine featuring high quality interpolation and low latency
● Sample library and handy user guide to get you started
● Crossfader
● Autosave
Available now on the App Store: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/beatspiral/id543138242
Four part MicroJam
A new microjam series produced by Matthew Tyas, worth checking out
The rest can be found here enjoy >>
Mobile Music Meetup with Amy, Jordan, Carson Day and VJ Keisuke
The Tabletop guys are having fun on their Mobile Music Meetup 😉
“This was our second Mobile Music Meetup. Carson Day played his semi analogue set, Ami L looped live and Jordan was the main DJ. We also had Keisuke showing us his VJ set all night long. It was a great evening and fun to see the mobile music community growing.”
Analog synthesizers – GRP A4 x8 24 Oscillators in unison
Paolo Groppioni plays eight Grp A4 Analog Synthesizers in unison. Twentyfour wild VCOs under the same MIDI master keyboard control.
- Voltage Controlled Oscillator 1, 2, 3
- Wide audio range (64’-2’) w. Tune & Fine; six analog waveforms (sine, triangle, triangle & saw, saw, saw & variable pulse summed, variable pulse); manual pw & pwm (from VCLFO1, EG1, S&H, Aft); FM 1 Amt (lin/exp –from VCLFO1, LFO2, VCO1, 2, 3, Noise, S&H, EG1, EG2, Aft, ModW, KeyVel, EnvFoll) w. phase rev; FM 2 Amt (only exp – from VCLFO1, Env Foll); sub oscillator (on VCO 1, 2) -1/-2 oct; hard sync (VCO 1 master); kybd on/off (w. user’s selectable octave offset from MIDI Interface).
- Ring Modulator
- Ring Mod Sources: VCO 2 & VCO 3/Ext Input (user’s selectable).
- Noise Generator
- White & Pink Noise selectable.
- External Input
- Input gain from line to mic level; freely adjustable Gate Threshold (Gate to EG 1-2); enclosed envelope follower (goes into mod buss).
- Audio Mixer
- Separate level controls for VCO 1, 2, 3, Sub 1, 2, Ext Input, Ring Mod, Noise.
- Filter Section
- Dual analog filter section: 24 db/Oct Low Pass Transistor Ladder Filter w. pole selection & 12 dB/Oct State Variable Low, Band, High, Notch Filter.
- Each filter has a separate Distortion/Level control.
- Filter section can be configured in LP 24 Only, SV 12Only, Serial (LP into SV), Parallel, Direct Out (LP 24 goes on Left Audio Out, SV 12 goes on Right Audio Out).
- Low Pass Filter:
- Slope selection (6, 12, 18, 24 dB); Cutoff Frequency; Resonance; Overload LED; FM1 Amt (from VCLFO1, LFO2, VCO 1, 2, 3 Env Foll, Noise, S&H, EG2, Aft, ModW, KeyVel) w, phase rev.; FM 2 Amt (from VCLFO 1); FM 3 Amt (from Step Sequencer, Kybd Track 0-120%; Key Vel On/Off.
- State Variable Filter:
- Mode (12dB HP, 6 dB BP, 12 dB LP, 6 dB Notch); Cutoff Frequency; Resonance; Overload LED; FM1 Amt (from VCLFO1, LFO2, VCO 1, 2, 3 Env Foll, Noise, S&H, EG2, Aft, ModW, KeyVel) w, phase rev.; FM 2 Amt (from VCLFO 1); FM 3 Amt (from Step Sequencer, Kybd Track 0-120%; Key Vel On/Off.
- Voltage Controlled Amplifier
- Dedicaded Envelope Generator (see below); Control Selection (dedicated EG2, ON-hold, External CV); VCLFO1 Amt.
- AutoPan
- AutoPan Off/Internal Clock/VCLFO1; Pan Frequency Control; LED (red = internal clock; blue = VCLFO1).
- Stereo Main
- Master Volume.
- Envelope Generator 1
- Multi Stage Loopable Env (Attack, Hold, Decay, Sustain Lev, Sustain Time-Only in Loop On, Release); Gate Source Selection (Keyboard, S&H, ExtIn/ Step Seq); independent EG Amt for 24 dB LP Filter and 12 dB State Variable Filter, both w. user’s selectable EG polarity.
- EG time goes from 1msec to 60 sec.
- LED: red = EG under Gate sources; blue = EG under Step Sequencer control;
- Loop Envelope: loop from Attack to Release, w. Sustain Time selectable.
- Loop Mode Switch:
- Loop Off: EG as standard AHDSR, no Sustain Time.
- Gate: EG loops from A to S (w. Sustain Time max 60”) as long as Gate is On.
- Auto: EG full loop, from A to R; independent from Gate.
- Envelope Generator 2
- Same as EG 1, without Hold segment.
- Voltage Controlled Low Frequency 1
- Frequency (from very low to 2500 Hz); Waveform (sine, ramp, triangle, saw, square w. variable pulse); FM Amt (exp, w. phase normal/rev); FM Sources (Key, EG1, EG2, LFO2, Seq A, B, A+B, S&H, Aft, ModW, EnvFoll); Sync (Off, Gate, Seq, MIDI – dividing factor selectable from internal MIDI Interface); Shaping LFO out (from: Off, EG1, EG2, Lfo2, SeqA, B, A+B, S&H, Aft, ModW, EnvFoll).
- LFO act as modulation buss for auxiliary sources: EG1, EG2, S&H, Noise, VCO2, EnvFoll. The aux source can be amplitude modulated with the Shaping Select.
- Voltage Controlled Low Frequency 2
- Frequency; Freq Range (Low-Mid-High); Waveform (Triangle, Square); Shaping Select (Off, Aft, ModW).
- Independent Send Modulations for: VCO 1, 2, 3 freq; PWM 1, 2, 3; VCF 24/12 Cutoff; VCA Level.
- Sample & Hold
- Frequency; Frequency Source (Int, VCLFO1); LED (red = Internal, blue = VCLFO1); S&H Source (Pink Noise, White Noise, VCLFO 1, LFO 2, VCO 1, 2, 3); Glide.
- The S&H Clock can be routed to EG firing; there are three options: Off – no routing; Gate – the S&H clock is ANDed with keyb/ext/manual Gate; Auto – EGs always fired from S&H.
- Tuning/MIDI
- Master Tune; Portamento Time; Bend Amount; VCO 1 Portamento On/Off, VCO 1, Bend On/Off; Hold On/Off; A440 On/Off; Retrig On/Off; Manual Gate.
- MIDI Interface: MIDI Channel Select; Keyboard Off Octave Offset; External CV In Octave Offset; MIDI Clock Divider on LFO Reset.
- A4 receives: MIDI Note On/Off, Bend, Modulation, Aftertouch, Key Velocity, Expression Pedal, Damper.
- Step Sequencer
- User’s configurable Mode Select 8×2 or 16×1.
- Clock Source: Int, VCLFO1, Ext, MIDI.
- Clock Divider on all Clock Sources; dividing factor MIDI: 1/1, ¼, 1/4t, 1/8, 1/8t, 1/16; dividing factor TTL: 1/1, /2, /4, /16, /32.
- Sequencer Mode: FW, BW, FW/BW, PNDL, ALT, RND, TRG.
- CV Seq Clock: A, Off, B on internal Clock.
- VCO Seq Enable: VCO 1, 2, 3, Off/A/B/A+B
- VCF Seq Enable: 24dB Off/A/B/A+B; 12dB Off/A/B/A+B.
- Step Repeat: Off, x2, x3, x4.
- Permutations: n,n+1; n, n+1, n; n, n, n+1, n.
- Loop On/Off.
- Hold On/Off.
- Manual Controls: Reset/Step Advance, Run/Stop, Continue
- Pulse Width (legato/staccato) on Internal & MIDI Clock.
- Row A & B Parameters: Glide Amt; Range (x2, x4, x8); Quantizer On/Off.
- Step Parameters: LED; Step Value; Gate On/Off; Step Mode (End, Skip, Normal).
- Connections
- Audio: Mono Out; Phones Out; Left/24dB Out; Right/12 dB Out; Audio External In.
- Filter: CV In 24 dB; CV In 12 dB.
- Amplifer: CV In VCA.
- Synth Control: CV In; Gate In.
- External Modulation Buss: Ext 1/AftT; Ext 2/ModW.
- Sequencer Connections: Row A/B/A+B CV Out; Row A/B/A+B Gate Out; Run/Stop In; Continue In; Loop On/Off In; Clock Input; Clock Output; CV In Clock Modulation.v
Knobcon 2012 Performances
Nice snaps from Knobcon via Raul, details below:
A little montage of some of the night’s performances by Caleb Condit, Low-Gain,Donald Crunk, and brownshoesonly(Nick Ciontea) on live video art. Before I get a million emails, brownshoesonly (Nick Ciontea) is using a custom LZX industries Visionary Modular. I didn’t get footage of Suit and Tie Guy because my camera doesn’t work when I go to bed early. Suit and Tie Guy did nourish my mind at his advanced sequencing workshop on Saturday though. Shot and Edited by Raul Pena.
Mr.Y | Live Mini Mix
visit Mr.Y on facebook: http://www.facebook.com/thisisMrY
Here it is, a mini mix of all original music, recorded live in one take. Nothing was prerecorded and no samples were used. Everything is played and looped live using a korg kaoss pad, a microkorg, a moog synthesizer, and some beatboxing. Three cameras were used to get a better view of what I am doing at a live show. Hope you all enjoy!
Techno live set with Nanoloop, Monotron & Electribe
Techno live set utilizing
-Korg Electribe S
-Korg Monotron
-Nanoloop
-Echopark
-TR-626 (MIDI and sync-trigger master)
Gameboy and Electribe (not the Monotron filter LFO) are synchronized via MIDI or trigger pulses from the TR-626 sync master. The Delay is synced manually by tapping.
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Synthesist Martin Peters performs a hypnotic synth jam
Background info:
It has been a while since I uploaded my last video for obvious and sometimes not so obvious reasons. But last night this dreamy piece came up and I want to share it with you.
The music is dedicated to my beloved girlfriend Anne. On 9/11 we celebrated our second anniversary together. She means everything to me and I hope we can live together for a very long time.
The piece starts with two 8 step sequences from rows 1 and 2 of the Synthesizers.com Q960 sequencer. The 2 rows are manually alternated using the Q962 sequential switch. Row 3 of the Q960 sequencer modulates the Ian Fritz 5Pulser. After that the Nord Wave comes in and then an 8 step sequence from row 2 on the Doepfer MAQ16/3 driving the self build Modular. The Pipe Organ preset from the Korg PE-1000 is used to play the chords. The solo is performed on the Nord Lead 1. Anne used my iPhone 4 to film this video.
You can download/see/hear the video and music from my website.
Weekend synth jam – featuring Fender and Moog
Background information from Rheyne:
Download or stream the audio at SoundCloud: http://snd.sc/JOvWMs
A live looping improv jam with a Fender Rhodes, Moog Prodigy, and an Akai MPD26 controlling a custom kit in NI’s Kontakt. An iPod Touch is controlling the reverb mix on the Rhodes through Lemur, and the first loop from the Rhodes is recorded in Ableton’s looper controlled by a MIDI Fighter 3D. A Novation Launchpad is controlling the recording and playback of loops in Ableton Live. An MXR Wylde Overdrive is connected to the Rhodes. All audio is passed through a PreSonus 1818VSL connected to a Macbook Pro running Ableton Live.
All loops are recorded live.
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