Electronic music performance: One year later…
Gear used: Elektron Machinedrum as main sequencer, Waldorf Blofeld, Akai mpc500, Korg Ms2000, Clavia Nord Modular G2 and DSI Tetr4.
Doepfer A155 Analog/Trigger Sequencer- Frequency Modulation Tutorial
A demonstration of Frequency modulation of a sequence on the Doepfer A 155 Analog/Trigger Sequencer with low rate cv signals and audio rate signals. Sound and Description by Raul Pena.
Noisepad V2.0 Tutorial
NOISEPAD
Noisepad is a user friendly drum computer, sequencer and beat creator made specifically for live performances and instant result.
It has been designed to give you the most functionality and fun without having to go through a steep learning curve. After installation you’ll find 5 preloaded soundbanks of 12 samples each, ready to start the beat making. You’ll be bouncing your head within 5 minutes, that’s a promise!
The onboard sequencer allows you to program up to 12 patterns on-the-fly, each with their own duration (1 — 99 bars). Switching between patterns is seamless; the sequencer makes sure the next pattern starts when the current has finished. Apply effects to the pattern, mute samples or have them playing solo on your command. Adjust the Beats Per Minute with precision or by tapping at the speed of the beat and add a bit of swing to make the beat feel just right.
It adds a new dimension to your live-sets, parties and all places where you want to make noise. Synchronize the BPM with the music you’re playing and add a little bit of your own flavor to it, or simply trigger the samples by hand. Real-time effects such as pitch, delay, cut-off, phase, reverb and bit-crush will bring your noise to life.
Organize the samples into your own custom soundbanks using the built-in organizer. Once you’re done playing with the packaged samples, the in-app shop provides additional soundpacks to discover or you can load your own samples using iTunes File Sharing for unlimited possibilities.
Noisepad v1.0 was released in 2011 by iPhonk a division of MediaGROE BV
WHAT’S NEW
version 2.0
Organize samples
- Organize samples into Soundbanks, drag ‘n drop them onto buttons and swap them around
- Create as many Soundbanks as you like
- Overview of all Soundbanks, purchased Soundpacks and custom samples
- Rename or remove Soundbanks
- Rename user samples
Sequencer / Record
- Real-time sequencer: record your beats on the fly
- Record up to 12 patterns, each with own variable length (1 – 99 bars)
- Export pattern to WAV file
- Erase single instrument from pattern or the whole pattern at once
- Switch seamlessly between patterns: the next pattern is started after the current finishes
- Copy / Paste patterns to other slots by holding the pattern button
- Configurable BPM and Swing
- Tap button to adjust BPM easilly
- Toggle FX: effects applied to both pattern + tap pads or only tap pads
- Jam with the tap pads while the pattern repeats
New Soundpacks in the shop
- Bong-ra Hardcore
- Bong-ra Drum ‘n’ Bass
- Bong-ra Dubstep
- Loopbased We Love 808
- Loopbased Dirty South Flava
Other
- Two new *free* preloaded soundpacks
- Hold: press down starts sample, release stops it
- Set the volume of each sample individually
- Mute individual samples or let one sample play solo with a single button press
FEATURE LIST
Soundbanks
- Each bank holds 12 samples
- Load unlimited samples, switching between banks doesn’t stop samples
- User samples: Use file sharing in iTunes
( .caf / .wav / .mp3 / .aif audio files, 22khz / 44khz / 48khz, stereo/mono )
- Organize samples into Soundbanks, drag ‘n drop them onto buttons and swap them around
- Create as many Soundbanks as you like
- Overview of all Soundbanks, purchased Soundpacks and user samples
- Rename or remove Soundbanks
- Rename user samples
Shop - Buy Sound Packs from various artists / producers for just $ 0,99 cent per pack.
Sequencer
- Play: real-time sequencer
- Rec: Record your beats on the fly
- Metronome: keeps you on-beat while recording
- Effects: Toggle effects on/off for patterns
- Pattern: Record up to 12 patterns, each with own variable length (1 — 99 bars)
- Erase: Single instrument or pattern
- Hold patterns for 2 sec. to copy and / or paste pattern
Rhythm settings
- BPM: Set BPM manually
- Tap: Tap button for BPM
- Bars: Each pattern has variable length (1-99 bars)
- Swing: Set amount of swing (0% – 100%)
Export/Import
- Export individual patterns to a .wav file
- Share samples/patterns between apps with AudioCopy/Paste
Sample settings
- Cut: Triggered sample cuts previous sample
- Hold: Press down start / release stop sample
- Volume: Set the volume for each sample
- Mute: Mute individual samples
- Solo: Play a sample solo
- Mic-in: Record mic-in audio for sample *soon available*
Effects panel
- Pitch: Slide bar from 0% to -100% or +100%.
- Delay: Slide bar from 0% to 100%
- Reverb: Slide bar from 0% to 100%
- Cut-off: Slide bar from 0% to 100%
- Phase: Slide bar from 0% to 100%
- Crush: Slide bar from 0% to 100%
- Dry / wet: Set effect strength from 0 t
Expand your music arsenal with these new releases
Free 30-Band Graphic Equalizer
Mildon Studios has released a free 30-Band Graphic Equalizer VST plug-in for Windows with a look that blends perfectly with Cubase.
Pricing and Availability:
Free download
More information:
AudioThing has released TX-101 for Native Instruments Kontakt
TX-101 is a 4-track sequencer designed for the creation of evolving rhythm patterns. Each track has 4 different samples (for a total of 16 samples), including organic glitches and metal hits. It is possible to store eight presets that can be joined and looped together to build a 128 steps sequence (16×8). It is also possible to sequence Delay and Flanger effects as two additional tracks. Both parameters (cutoff, resonance, effects) and steps can be randomized separately.
There are 6 different variations (.nki instruments) of TX-101 for different mood/styles. The modulation wheel is also assigned to a different set of parameters for each instrument.
Details:
- Sequencer: 4 Tracks and 16 Steps + tracks for Delay and Flanger.
- 8 Patterns presets.
- 6 Kontakt Instruments (.nki) presets.
- Mod. Wheel assigned to different parameters for each preset.
- Size: 16 MB installed / 9 MB Download.
Price: $18. TX-101 is available for the introductory price of $14 until October 11th, 2012.
Native Instruments Kontakt 4.2.4+ full version is required.
Cableguys Curve 2
Curve 2 out now!
FULLY FUNCTIONAL DEMO: http://www.cableguys.de/downloads.html
MORE INFO: http://www.cableguys.de/curve.html
Curve is a software synthesizer with an irresistible waveform editor, huge sound library and slick interface. Ideal for both experimentation and detailed tweaking at an excellent sound quality.
• Sound Features - Curve features aliasing-free oscillators with custom waveforms, noise generation and broad FM options. Waveform crossfades provide for changing timbres; a comprehensive unison mode delivers fat lead sounds, wide pads and massive sound. Drawable LFOs deliver everything from melodic and rhythmic patterns to dubstep wobbles and punishing bit-crushing effects. Flexible filter routing, a feature-rich mono mode plus legato and glide, are all designed for great depth of control.
• Preset Library - Curve’s preset library is a shared online database, providing a constant source of inspirational sound. Public preset sharing allows an ever-increasing number of great presets, public preset voting will help you manage the vast number of sounds, all from within the plugin. Curve ships with an excerpt of this ever-growing sound library. Macro knobs let you explore vast sound variations quickly, for quick access to those parameters that define the core of a sound.
• Elegant Interface - Curve shows you everything important at a glance, featuring high contrasts and a fresh color scheme. Inbuilt MIDI assignment allows you to set up external MIDI controllers quickly.
• Curve Community - Since the first beta of Curve 1.0, the Curve community has steered the synthesizer’s future by submitting feature requests, comments and bug reports, and by sharing presets. Curve 2 is the result of our users submitting wishes and uploading great sounds. Big thanks to all of you!”
Random Looping Sequencer
Here’s a demo of the Random Looping Sequencer DIY module. This patch features the RLS’ seq out multed to uscale in and envelator gate in. envelator out to borg 1… borg out to mixer and into camera. The sound source is the uncle & anti osc tripple wave folded and filtered with the z2040 and ems synthi filter clone.
The Random Sequencer is a circuit that produces random control voltages. These can be completely random, or they can be locked into loops that repeat every 8, 16 or 32 steps. It was inspired by the long history of shift register pseudorandom synth circuits, including the Triadex Muse, Buchla 266 Source of Uncertainly, Ken Stone’s gated comparator and Grant Richter’s Noisering. This circuit includes a transistor noise generator, so should create true random binary sequences. However, the structure of the sequencer and the nature of the digital-to-analog converter used seem to give a particular character – tones that rise and fall in a particular way.
-Tom Whitwell
Here’s more info on this open source diy synth project:
musicthing.co.uk/modular/?page_id=21
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
New analog Programmer sequencer – Test run with the Arturia MiniBrute
And here are the background details:
Using the minibrute as test subject. Programmer is feeding pitch and filter cutoff cv. Pitch cv is being run through a quantimator
Bleepy patched with Analogue System’s rs450 CV Recorder + Cwejman MMF-2 Stereo Multimode Filter
Here’s a patch showing the new Analogue Systems rs450 CV Recorder/Sequencer and the Cwejman MMF-2 Stereo Multi-mode Filter module. The Cwejman MMF-2 is filtering a basic saw wave bass from the Cwejman VCO-2RM running into a version of lowpass on the MMF-2. The kick and snare were created using Analogue Systems modules. The sixteenth note percussion is a modulated Cyndustries Zeroscillator through a Cwejman VCA, opened by the Cyndustries Four Transients module.
They’ve pre-recorded a few CV sequences into the incredible new Analogue Systems rs450 CV Recorder/Sequencer. It’s being clocked by an A.S. rs200 sequencer (which is running the whole patch actually). They are switching between four or five preset sequences which in turn is controlling the pitch of a Cwejman RES-4 module.
The rhythms for this patch are derived from the 4ms Shuffling Clock Multiplier and we’re also using a 4ms PEG module as a slow modulation source for the MMF-2. Rad!
Rebel Technologies Stoixeia demo
Zoë Blade was lucky enough to be treated to a demo of Rebel Technologies’ Stoixeia at the Brighton Mini Maker Faire 2012.
Στοιχεῖα is a dual Euclidean Sequencer. It algorithmically generates rhythmic sequences from an input trigger signal. The name (Στοιχεῖα, Stoicheia, or Elements) comes from the title of Euclid’s book Elements in which the algorithm was first described.
Serge TKB Controlling Oberheim SEM and Moog Voyager
Routing separate sequences to separate analog synthesizers in different formats the Serge tkb oversees all control voltage tracking tasks. These sounds were created and tweaked live.
Additional info about the Serge:
A few words about Serge sequencers. Note that Serge/Sound Transform does not make a traditional keyboard like you see on most other synthesizers, such as Moog, Roland, etc. You can get a traditional vintage control voltage keyboard (Roland, Moog, Polyfusion, etc.) and interface it to the Serge, since the Serge adheres to the 1 volt/octave standard. Or you can generate a control voltage from your MIDI keyboard and an interface.
Sound Transform follows the Buchla model of offering a touch sensitive keyboard/sequencer unit, as well as more traditional simple sequencers. Originally, they offered a sequencer whose stage was selected by push buttons. This is what’s called a sequencer-programmer: you could use it in an automatic mode as a traditional sequencer, or use it manually to select/program voltages you set. So you can mimic a traditional keyboard if you want by tuning each stage to various notes. Or discard the traditional keyboard concept and simply use it to fine-tune different parameters in your patch for later recall.
The TKB is the hub of the sequencers – each stage has a corresponding output that goes high when it’s selected. This complements the other sequencers, which have an input that, when high, causes that stage to be selected. So the TKB can be used to control another sequencer, or whole sets of other sequencers, regardless of the number of stages they might have.
Sound Transform offers a set of Serge sequencing programmers, from four to eight stages, plus the Sequencer with eight stages, and the TKB with sixteen stages. Confused? What they call their regular Sequencer is not a sequencing programmer in that each stage is selectable by a button but not by a stage select input. The sequencing programmers have stage select inputs. And the TKB has stage select outputs.
The sequencers are a little ‘bare’ in that none of them have an internal clock. You must use another module as a clock source, and typical sources are the DSG, DTG, and the Smooth section of the SSG, patched to oscillate. But they do have cute features such as step trigger inputs for RESET, UP/DOWN, and HOLD.
Most of the Serge sequencers are optionally available with an internal connection to a quantizer. Why would you want that? The quantizer forces the range of the stage pots into stepwise note intervals. So as you turn the pot, it isn’t a continuous rise or fall, but steps up and down a scale. This makes tuning much easier and more reliable. The variable outputs are still available on quantized sequencers also.
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