Innehållsförteckning för 01/2023 från Beat Workzone English

Korg MS2000 Goes Hardcore Switch on oscillator 2 only and set OSC1 level to zero. Turn on SYNC and let OSC2 pitch modulate at high tempo via LFO with S/H wave. Activate Unison with Detune of +25 and you have a killer sound. „Hardcore will never die!“ Your Own Theremin? Quite simple and possible for any synth: Connect an LFO to pitch at a relatively fast tempo and control the intensity via mod wheel or aftertouch. Then, set it to mono and turn up the portamento…your own Theremin is ready! Proper Doubling with U-He Hive 2 To make a sound thicker, the doubling production trick is ideal. This tip shows a simple circuit that allows doubling stereo software synthesizers on-the-fly. In this example, we‘re using u-He Hive 2, create two…

» Improvising is like telepathy involving both the physical and psychological vibration of music. You can heal people, help them feel better. « Beat /Jean-Phi, the way your career developed is quite intriguing. Jean-Phi Dary/ That‘s true! I was really lucky to get in touch with people like Congolese singer Papa Wemba early on. Through him, I got to work with Peter Gabriel. Less than 6 monthes before that, I was just a pianist in a piano bar! Being in the Real World Studio, travelling, playing in this new“world“, I could taste what I really wanted to be part of. I felt that it was possible to be considered as an artist with my own ideas, my personal points of view. That was much better than playing in piano bars.…

PWM and British, with this combination connoisseurs must of course think directly of the colleague Nick Batt from Sonicstate. But he probably has nothing to do with the Malevolent, because behind PWM is the Brit Paul Whittington, who previously worked creatively for Novation and M-Audio, among others. To realize his own concept of a semi-modular synthesizer, he teamed up with the British Eurorack company Future Sound Systems. Independent concept The result of the collaboration is fortunately not a pure clone of a well-known vintage synthesizer. Malevolent comes up with an independent concept and sound character, but also falls back on proven structures. Two VCOs offer FM synthesis and waveshaping in addition to the standard waveforms. A powerful multimode filter that is also very aggressive at high resonance, in conjunction with…

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Simple pad controllers with direct MIDI output have become rare, often newer ones only have a USB port and are, therefore, difficult to integrate into a computerless setup. The new XJam from ESI aims to fill this gap. Measuring approximately 20 x 13 x 2 cm, the controller is extremely compact and flat, which is equivalent to the size of an old iPad mini. The weight of under 400g also promotes mobility. But it will also be possible to find a permanent place for XJam on a fully configured desktop, such as on a master keyboard. XJam offer 16 pads, 6 knobs and 6 buttons. Buttons and pads are backlit. The combination of plastic and metal makes a very robust impression, the controller rests stably on the desktop and the…

1 Percussion Synth Contrary to its name, „Drummer From Another Mother“ is not a pure drum synth, but focuses on percussion and bass sequences. With its two oscillators and the noise module combined with jagged envelopes and two eight-step sequencers, both rhythmic and melodic sequencers can easily be conjured up. 2 Oscillators & Noise That can be copied on the computer, right? Absolutely! We use Voltage Modular from Cherry Audio (see booklet software) and load the oscillator module and the noise generator twice at the beginning. For a better overview with later wiring, we also add several blank panels which we then label appropriately. 3 Two Waveforms Since the DFAM only offers Square and Triangle waveforms, we need an Eight-to-One switch for each oscillator. Reduce the STEPS to 2 each and connect the…

Dirk Serries is, next to Steve Roach, probably the most important Ambient artist after Brian Eno. In the mid-80s, he developed his underground noise project VidnaObmana into music filled with almost painful melancholy and beauty. His first „Trilogy“ and „The River of Appearance“, recorded between 1990 and 1992, are now considered classics, and rightly so. At the height of his reputation, however, the Antwerp artist ended the project - and made a radical change of course. Under the new name Fear Falls Burning, he discovered the guitar and hypnotic-minimal Post Rock for himself, later even diving into the world of Free Improvisation. In addition, however, he returned again and again to the atmospherically dense worlds of his early phase. In our conversation, Dirk explains to us how he created his…

SHORT CUTS MOST IMPORTANT • SHIFT + 1 enters Song Mode • SHIFT + 2 enters Misc Settings • SHIFT + 3 enters the Load Menu • SHIFT + 4 enters Recording Mode • SHIFT + 5 enters Sample Edit • SHIFT + 6 enters Program Edit • SHIFT + 7 enters the Mixer • SHIFT + 8 enters Other Settings • SHIFT + 9 enters MIDI Sync Specifications: Win, macOS & Linux | Standalone, VST3, AU & LV2…

The saying „all beginnings are difficult“ finds little meaning with the FLkey 37, as the compact but well-organized design and, particularly, the compatibility with FL Studio make getting started a breeze. This keyboard controller is linked to the DAW within a few clicks and the labeling of individual knobs and pads make many functions self-explanatory. The keyboard‘s range of three octaves is perfectly adequate for common melodies and chord progressions for EDM, whereas producers of classical music or film scores tend to bite the bullet for instruments with a large range. With the relatively hard velocity, it is especially fun to play faster melodies and rhythmic chords, while it also makes it harder to play a chord as an arpeggio, for example. The pads are relatively small, but have a…

PolyBrute is not based on proven vintage synthesizers, but impresses with its unique concept, design and sound character. Flexible oscillators, dual filters, large modulation matrix and, in particular, the Morph function make this analog synthesizer unique. Time-tested playing aids like the arpeggiator and ribbon controller form a perfect partnership with modern features like the polyphonic matrix sequencer, recording of parameter runs, Morphee controller, storability and operation through the VST plug-in. Real-time & chord memory A new feature in Version 2.0 is the real-time display. When you adjust a control such as the Filter Frequency or the Attack fader of an envelope, the parameter is visualized in the display with its name and the current value; and the frequency or envelope curve is shown as a real-time graphic. This greatly increases…