Here’s a little something for modular purists via Isotope of Me: These are a couple of cuts from some time playing with a few ideas on the Doepfer. Essentially VCO 1 is frequency Modulating VCO 2 through the linear input. The signal being fed into VCO 2’s FM input is being gated/enveloped via VCA and… Read More Doepfer Unplugged
Arturia has updated the firmware of its Origin synthesizer. Here’s what’s new in Arturia Origin Firmware 1.0.6: Increased stability in Multi Mode Increased stability while editing programs MIDI event management improvement : When sending a bank change or a program change to Origin When flooding Origin with MIDI messages Fixes some issues while using the… Read More Arturia Origin Get Firmware Update
This steampunk noisemaker, the Beam Ready, is an homage to Reed Ghazala, the pioneer of circuit-bending: Thanks to Reed Ghazala, who sent me some really killer cold war era military surplus lamps. The big one says BEAM READY, and the smaller one has the atomic symbol, hence the name. via SonofCastille
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=A23E635A3C1DC212 These videos document the creation and functions of MusicMIK’s MonoMiK analog synthesizer, a sophisticated synth DIY project. You can find information on the MonoMiK at Michael Kukat’s site.
The Bourne-o-vision POV cam is a but much on this – but it’s another cool demo via Scott Stites of the Klee Sequencer, combined with the DIY Appendage ribbon controller. Here’s his explanation of the patch: The Klee is controlling my modular – the Appendage Touch Ribbon makes an appearance as well, controlling a couple… Read More Klee Sequencer + Appendage Ribbon Controller
Pomona, California’s NoiseBug has announced its plans for the 2009 NAMM Show. It will be featuring demos of the Buchla 2003 system, along with the new 285e Frequency Shifter. In addition, it will be showing Plan B’s Mini Milton Sequencer, Triple Digital VCO, Control Attenuator, Vector Plotter and the Plan B Performance System.
This video demos making a “hoover” on the MKS 50, slicing it with the SL20 and jamming with it on a C@132 BPM: I got a few requests for sound tutorials/demo so here’s an easy one, the simili-hoover, and as I can’t stop just tweaking, a little jam at the end(see comments for links to the… Read More Making A “Hoover” On The MKS 50
Radikal Technologies has anounced the Spectralis II synthesizer – a more powerful successor to Radikals sophisticated Hybrid Synthesizer. It’s been updated with more memory, an updated sequencer and more. You can listen to sound examples of the Spectralis 2 here. Here are the details from the Radikal site:
A Plan B Model 15’s morph output controls cycling of a Model 10, with envelopes fast enough to generate audio. Basically it’s a wave shapeable synced oscillator that’s especially neat when you feed it multiple outputs from the same Model 15. Some powerful wave shaping…with an envelope generator.
This is pretty geektacular – an excerpt from an improvisation on a hand built modular synth, controlled by and being processed by Max/MSP. The set-up also includes a hand made photocell controller for Max.
