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Max For Live Video Theremin
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This is a demo video for a video theremin, created with Max For Live in Ableton Live 8. Read more…
All About The Sherman Filterbank
The Sherman Filterbank is a powerful, real analogue, solid hardware instrument, with a unique sound. In this interview, Herman Gillis talks about origin of the Sherman Filterbank and more. Read more…
[BLOK] is a new modular synthesizer for Windows, originally designed as a platform for teaching audio synthesis to students.
Features:
- Classic synthesizer modules such as Oscillators, Filters, Envelopes and Effects
- Easy to use interface. Blok was originally created as an educational program to teach audiodesign principles. This means that each module is simple to understand.
- Connect everything. There are no limits on connecting blocks together.. if a block generates a signal, connect it up!
- Versatile DSP engine. Additive, Subtractive and FM synthesis are all possible. Let Blok be your synthesis swiss army-knife.
- Full undo/redo. Dont like what you have done? Go back to a time when you did!
- Low in cpu. Blok was made to run well even on low-end computers. On today’s machines, it tears up the track! This will let you make more complicated setups and get more bang for your synthesis buck.
[BLOK] is currently a free download, but the developer notes “only the buzz version is officially supported at this point! the standalone and VST versions are under heavy construction, use at your own risk.”
Developer Eric Archer is now shipping his Andromeda MK-1 and MK-2 drum machines, DIY minimal drum machines “designed as an experiment of making the most minimal drum machine possible using analog circuitry”.
In the video above, Archer demonstrates the two new drum machines, how they can interact and how you can control them in real time.
The Andromeda MK-1 and MK-2 drum machines are available for $55 each as DIY kits. Read more…
Propellerhead has released a new funk-flavored ReFill, Soul School, that features the soul sounds of the 60’s and 70’s.
To introduce Soul School, Propellerhead put together several very nicely done videos that introduce the library and the people behind it.
The Reason Soul School ReFill is available for download through Propellerhead’s web shop for EUR €79 / USD $99. Read more…
Here’s a bit of ambient goodness to start of Free Music Friday – Herzog’s First Summer And The Running Dream:
first summer and the running dream” contains 5 tracks with a complete duration of 30 minutes. Compared to his earlier works “first summer…“ has a more droning, a bit distorted character. The sounds are layered very softly and sublime to a very harmonic composition. The overall mood is quite laid-back with noisy, distorted splinters. The noisy elements are getting stronger to the end of the EP but it leaves still a very harmonic picture.
You can preview the album with the music video above and download the tracks at the Resting Bell label site.
via disquiet
The video demonstrates a mindblowing touch-enabling self-organizing map for automatically organizing and browsing a library of 600 electronic music songs.
The World’s Cutest Kitty DJ
We do our best to avoid “cute kitty with music gear” photos at Synthtopia. You can only get so excited about another shot of somebody’s cat peaking out of their Buchla modular synth or sleeping on their Korg OASYS.
Jaded as we may be, though, this is the cutest kitty DJ in the world.
Ohhhh, kitteh so cute!
We’ll try to redeem this post by linking to the source of this photo, the blog of Ryan Gruss – a drummer who says that “the world has been overrun by shitty producers with their 808 samples and re-mixed Ableton Live schlock.”
DJTechTools has just announced a new MIDI controller inspired by classic video game systems, MidiFighter.
MidiFighter is an ready-to-assemble MIDI controller that features 16 game-style buttons and 16 programmable LEDs. It can be customized and expanded, too.
MidiFighter MIDI Controller Details:
- Release Date: November 30th
- Price: TBA
- Plug and Play compatible device compliant midi controller
- USB powered
- Must be assembled (no expertise required)
- 16 programable buttons
- 16 programable LEDS
- Expandable to 20 programmable buttons and 4 analogue controls
- Limited Edition 200 piece run in this configuration (black PCB with white LEDS)
This thing looks like it’s going to be pretty insanely fun. Read more…
