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This is a brief overview of the Roland GR-33B Analog Bass Synthesizer, played with the futuristic Roland G-77 bass guitar.

There are several more guitar synth demos at Wayne Jones YouTube page.

via WayneJoness

This official Ableton video looks at making sounds in Ableton Live with Sampler.

Sampler is a sampling instrument, that brings multisample playback and import, as well as sound design capabilities, to Ableton Live.

via AbletonInc

This is a video demo of a remastered Vako Orchestron disc, Solo French Horn.

It’s now available for pre-order for $99. Read more…

Martin Solveig feat. Dragonette - Boys & Girls

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Martin Solveig feat. Dragonette - Boys & Girls

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Incredible Sonovox - Kay Kyser - 1940 film “You’ll Find Out”

This awesomely strange 1940 film demos the incredible Sonovox - a electroacoustic precursor to the vocoder.

And it even swings. For a moment. Read more…

Can’t afford a new drum machine?

Then check out the d-touch drum machine, a free DIY alternative that lets you make beats using a piece of paper, a webcam and some walnuts:

The d-touch drum machine is a drum machine with a tangible user interface: it is controlled by placing and arranging physical objects on an A4 piece of paper, which we call the interactive area. The interactive area is arranged in 11 rows, each row corresponds to a different sound, as indicated by the text labels. The horizontal position of the blocks on the interactive area determines the timing of the sound trigger within the loop.

Is this awesome, or what? Now, if we could just print out a paper bassline synth, we’d be set.

If you give d-touch a try, leave a comment and tell us how it works for you!

via audiodtouch

In this documentary, David Toop discusses his thoughts on sound and their role in music. Toop speaks about his  fascination with sound and how digital technology affects its creation and reception. He also explains the genesis of the ‘laptop orchestra’ as we see it in action during a recent workshop for new members.

Give it some time - Toop has some compelling thoughts on sound and music theory. Read more…

Music Hackday, being held July 11-12 at the Guardian Offices in London, is a hack day focusing on European music site.

According to organizers:

European music sites are revolutionising the music industry, not least with their eagerness to open up their data with APIs.

We will be running a Hack Day independent from, but working with the companies at the forefront of this movement. We hope you’ll be able to join us.

We will be sorting tickets out soon, to be on the list of people who would like to attend then drop your details into the register page.

Participating organizations include SoundCloud, Last.fm and Songkick.

Expert Sleepers Silent Way is a suite of plug-ins designed to let you control a modular analog synthesizer system from your computer, using control voltages.

Like MOTU Volta, released earlier in the year, Silent Way works within your sequencer, sending signals to your audio interface to output control voltages compatible with modular synthesizer and classic analog gear.

The plug-ins produce no sound themselves, nor do they process sound - rather, they generate signals to be used as control voltages (CVs), which can be patched into the control inputs of oscillators, filters, VCAs etc. of an analogue system.

There are currently two plug-ins in the Silent Way suite - Silent Way DC and Silent Way Voice Controller. These are described in more detail below. It is anticipated that more plug-ins will be added to the suite in the future - watch the website for product announcements. Read more…

Monorocket has introduced a new line of modular synthesizer cases:

We’re excited to join an ever expanding list of new companies in a growing modular synthesis market.
The Eurorack space alone has nearly doubled in the last year, bringing diversity and even more original ideas at a rate faster than the 3 years that preceded it.

While more designers are developing new tools to generate and manipulate the waveforms, Monorocket seeks to offer newer and more personal solutions to the way modular users interface with them.

Check out the product pages. If you see something you’re interested in - or even if you don’t - contact one of our authorized dealers with your feedback/ideas (or you can contact us directly). We’re ready to build the way you want to play.

TrashAudio has an interview with Steve at Monorocket, who explains what makes their cases special:

Monorockets features fall into three categories: Individual appearance, Individual Application, Pricing Options.

Individual appearance: 40 plus shades/textures of tolex, ATA cases have a choice of veneers (solid colors, metal flake etc)

Individual Application: we’ll vary dimensions to accommodate specific gear set ups, include routed cable channels, create gear mounting solutions, add circuitry and power options (you personally asked about switchable input voltages - 120v vs 240v - it’s already being explored)

Pricing Options: more price tiers between bottom and top No wheels on anything yet. But if that’s what you want, we can do it.

Cases range in price from $500-1,000. Monorocket also handles custom design work.