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Monolog X – Xodular – free Modular Synth (+ 4x OP1 fun)

ein kostenloser modularer Synth mit dem sich einiges anstellen lässt. ganz unten ist eine Spielerei mit vier (4!) OP1, die von dem PD-Tool gesteuert werden. A free modular software synth plug-in for free. it was made on the open PD (pure data) platform which means – it works on all three OS’es, very ableton’ish GUI – which is perfect – no vintage artefacts. some demos here’s something the developer did with four Teenage Engineering OP1 (four!!)

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Casio CZ App?

Looks like, they got a Casio  CZ on the iPad for us? The classic CZ series with phase distortion – possibly on the Casio booth on some/a 19.99€ – not cheap but … UPDATE: they got it! named CZ App for iPad fair What’s it about? These Synths: CZ1 Digital Synthesizer , CZ5000, CZ3000 Digital Synthesizer and CZ101, CZ1000 Digital Synthesizer – I’d still also like to mention the more advanced  VZ-series, which is sort of FM-competitor and capable of a lot more and casios outstanding 8-level-rate multistage envelopes, that are still quite unique. 【楽器フェア2014】CASIO「CZアプリ」Dieses Video auf YouTube ansehen Forum: Casio CZ Series…

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Textsound – PD Surface / Controller for iPad — and: Multyer, a synth

textsound is a helper for iPads to deal and interface with PD, Max’s little brother – well, you won’t need it if you do not use PD, so it’s the best just to tell you there is a nice 3€ App thats lets you easily control all your PD „patches“. It has a very staight „system os x style“ controller set which isn’t a bad thing, – just wondering why it took so long to have a tool like this and there is a free lite version of it. aaaand,…

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PD – Pure Data – Hacklab 2. Hamburg

Pure Data ist eine grafische Programmiersprache zur Erzeugung und Verarbeitung von Bild und Ton. Durch die freie Verfügbarkeit als Open Source und einfache Bedienbarkeit ist PD ein wichtiges Werkzeug in der Medienkunst und für Musiker geworden. Vom Autoren des kommerziellen Programmes Max/MSP, Miller Puckette, als dessen Nachfolger programmiert, erfreut es sich einer großen Gemeinde, die PD um viele Möglichkeiten per Extensions kontinuierlich erweitert. Von Videomischer über Klangsynthesizer bis hin zu interaktiven Installationen erstrecken sich die Anwendungsmöglichkeiten. Pure Data Lab ist aus zeitlichen Gründen weniger Workshop, sondern temporäres Medienlabor zum gemeinsamen…

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Reware Your PDA with PD (Pure Data)

YouTube – Reware Your PDA. Use the Touch Screen. Run PD on a PDA, very nice – Via BOOmbaum. It became really en vogue to use iSomethings and PDAs as music tools, maybe we can have them as a nice multitouch controller on „real computers“ as well as simply use them as they are – it’s much more than just toys in some cases – new audio apps coming for iPods and stuff almost weekly. So why not running PD on it or something you like? Get some Ideas from…

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Casio – The Cosmo Synthesizer Series & FZ Sampler – incl. Hohner OEM

Casio CZ/VZ digital synthesizer series – called the Cosmo Synthesizer and successors – the VZ Series with iPD Synthesis. Casio FZ sampler series – casio vl tone.. uuhm, a keyboard.. ;) Casio Casio Synth overview / überblick.. Casio CZ101 „the cosmo synthesizer“ 1985 the waveforms. that the PD synthesis (phase distortion) supports are printed on all the CZ synths.. PD is much like FM later models really compare nicely to Yamahas DX series!! (8 OP but then called iPD „interactive PD“ the VZ series) very simple 16 sound memories.plus 16 on…

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