Atomic Shadow – Waning Moon
Sunday Synth Jam: This video captures a performance of Waning Moon, by Atomic Shadow (Rod Mitchell).
Buchla Music Easel Jam – Spatial Morphology V
Sunday Synth Jam: This video, Spatial Morphology V, captures a performance by Todd Barton on Buchla Music Easel. Here’s what Barton has to say about the performance:
Live Modular Synth Jam
Sunday Synth Jam: This video, Waveguiding, captures a live modular synth jam by Joseph Fraioli.
Free Doppler Effect For Mac & Windows
Aegean Music has released Doppler Dome a free audio plug-in, for Mac & WIndows, based on the Doppler effect. Here’s their video demo:
Free Elektron Analog Keys / Four Sound Pack
Elektron has released Synchrotron, a free sound pack for the Analog Four and Analog Keys synthesizers. Nicholas Lem has created 128 sounds for the Analog Keys/Analog Four. The Synchrotron Sound Pack consists of 100% royalty free sounds, ranging from ‘modularesque’ leads to ‘staticky drums’.
Bob Williams Of Analogue Systems Has Retired
Amazona.de reports that Bob Williams of Analogue Systems has announced his retirement. Analogue Systems – not to be confused with Analogue Solutions – manufactures a variety of electronic instruments, including the Integrator modular synthesizer system and several stand-alone synthesizers.
Hexaglyphics Noise Generator Is Like Making Music In The Matrix
Nicola Pisanti has introduced Hexaglyphics – a 13-bit noise generator that looks like it should be used for making music in The Matrix. Hexaglyphics uses an interface based on an original alphabet for hexadecimal values. It can turn gestures into a wide range of noise sweeps, zaps/clicks, squarish oscillations and abstract sounds. Here’s the official video intro:
Chris Stack’s Xenography
[bandcamp width=100% height=120 album=1563933383 size=large bgcol=ffffff linkcol=0687f5 tracklist=false artwork=small] Synthesist and music writer (Experimental Synth) Chris Stack has a new album out, Xenography, that explores creative synthesis and electronics, combined with traditional instruments.
JunoCtrl Brings Hands-On Control To Roland Alpha Juno Synths
MIDI Club has introduced its first hardware product, the JunoCtrl. The JunoCtrl is a custom MIDI controller, designed to ‘unleash the full potential’ of five analog Roland synthesizers: The Alpha Juno 1, Alpha Juno 2, MKS-50, HS-10, and HS-80.
New Album From Steve Roach, Skeleton Keys, Explores Modular Synthesis
Synthesist Steve Roach has released a new album, Skeleton Keys, that explores the ambient side of analog modular synthesis. In early 2014, Roach set out to create his ideal large format modular synthesizer/sequencer-based system, shown above. Roach adds that, “The instant this system was in place, the compulsion to create was unleashed.”
