The Auduino Synthesizer

Peter Knight from the Tinker.it crew demonstrating the Auduino. The Auduino is a sound synthesiser based on the Arduino platform. It uses granular synthesis techniques to generate a distinctive filter-sweep sound. Sound is generated by playing the same noise (‘grain’) repeatedly at very high speed. This merges into a tone that is an audible hybrid… Read More The Auduino Synthesizer

Muse Research Receptor 2

2009 NAMM Show: Muse Research introduced RECEPTOR 2, a dedicated hardware plug-in player that runs hundreds of virtual instruments and effects with the convenience and portability of dedicated hardware. . The RECEPTOR 2 uses a single-core processor and a 250GB SATA 2 hard drive and provides significantly more performance than the previous generation. RECEPTOR 2… Read More Muse Research Receptor 2

MOTU Volta Lets You Control Analog Synths From Your Computer

2009 NAMM Show: MOTU introduced Volta, a virtual instrument plug-in that lets you play and automate modular synthesizers—or any hardware equipped with control voltage (CV) inputs—from your favorite host audio workstation software. Volta receives conventional virtual instrument input such as MIDI notes, MIDI controller data or even high-resolution audio track ramp automation and responds by… Read More MOTU Volta Lets You Control Analog Synths From Your Computer

Using A Modular Synth To Make Cool Oscilloscope Graphics

dkimcg shows how to use thousands of dollars of modular synth gear to make cool oscilloscope graphics. Here’s the details: Based on the math behind a Lissajous curve using a Cwejman stereo ringmod. You can patch a similar thing with the sine waves of a quadrature oscillator (offset 90 degrees), and 4 additional oscillators (self-oscillating resonant… Read More Using A Modular Synth To Make Cool Oscilloscope Graphics