Steelberry Clones - Electronic Music Lab

ElectriXmas looks promising for 2009 – VNV Nation

steelberryclones — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:13:43 +0000

Finally the “real” bands are starting to appear for this year’s event

Good going, can we hope for Covenant, Welle, AndOne or Mellotron to top it off?

Cheers Ola

Music service Spotify finally on Symbian/Nokia

steelberryclones — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 06:44:38 +0000

Now all music lovers with Nokia phones can finally have what the iPhone users has been treated with for the past 6 months or so.

Music news: Neotek from DK

steelberryclones — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:44:26 +0000

Neotek release album and DVD

Long-running Danish EBM group Neotek will release a new album, Sex, Murder, and Rock ‘n’ Roll, November 27 on Black Rain Records. The first pressing of the new album will come packaged with a DVD featuring live material, music videos and slide shows from such Neotek side projects as Good Courage and PTZ. Although Neotek have been active since 1993, the new album is only their second full-length release, although all three members have been active with numerous side projects.

Filmed in 1994 – but not edited until 2004 by André Stæhr. Classic EBM track from the first incarnation of Neotek. Original version on the album Brain Over Muscle deluxe edition. More info on www.neotek.dk

Easy to use modular synthesis – BLOK

steelberryclones — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:37:52 +0000

Introducing BLOK

[BLOK] has been designed as an easy to use modular synthesis environment. The makers say that the available processing blocks are simple and concise and there are no restrictions on how you hook things up.

[BLOK] was designed as a platform for teaching audio synthesis to students, so even beginners can get started building their own synthesizers and effects right away.

Features

Classic synthesizer modules such as Oscillators, Filters, Envelopes and Effects
Easy to use interface. Blok was originally created as an educational program to teach audiodesign principles. This means that each module is simple to understand.
Connect everything. There are no limits on connecting blocks together.. if a block generates a signal, connect it up!
Versatile DSP engine. Additive, Subtractive and FM synthesis are all possible. Let Blok be your synthesis swiss army-knife.
Full undo/redo. Dont like what you have done? Go back to a time when you did!
Low in cpu. Blok was made to run well even on low-end computers. On today’s machines, it tears up the track! This will let you make more complicated setups and get more bang for your synthesis buck.

Pricing and Availability:

Free download at the moment but only the buzz version is officially supported at this point. Standalone and VST versions can be downloaded for free at present but are still under construction.

More information:

blokmodular.com/

Mot-Box

steelberryclones — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:52:08 +0000

Kinetic Labs has introduced Mot-Box – a sound generator built for musicians and sound designers.

According to developers, “It’s capable to produce sounds from drones to helter-skelter noises.”

Here you can listen some Mot-Box samples. All recordings are dry, no effects and no editing.

Check the myspace page for videos.

New fat refill from Soundcells

steelberryclones — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:16:33 +0000

“Analog Signature” Version 2:

“Analog Signature V2” carries the wits and powers of three vintage beasts into this new era. Moog Source, Korg MS20 and the Waldorf Microwave have been accurately sampled (every single note three times) in such a way that their charming inaccuracies are still there in this perfect Reason environment in which we took our chance to add polyphony and velocity. You’ll get 460 combinator patches containing beautiful analog sounds from the past as well as some mouth watering rex loops covering the old analog drum boxes. You decide how retro or contemporary the sounds of this refill will sound in your music. It all matches almost perfectly with almost everything. Version 2 adds new samples from the Waldorf Microwave 1, 40 new combinator patches, great new backdrops and some minor tweaks.

“Analog Signature” Contents:

- Classic synths: Moog Source, Korg MS20 and the Waldorf Microwave 1.

- 460 combinator patches to keep you busy for quite some time – 40 new ones since version 2.

- Lots of analog drumbox rexfiles and loads of NNXT patches.

- Extra high realism due to alternate sample switching, mostly three samples per note!

- 10 songfiles showing you lots of tricks and ideas.

A web address to link to for more info and “Analog Signature” only MP3s:

http://www.soundcells.de

New free frequency shifter

steelberryclones — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:52:11 +0000

sg-freakshift

Background info:

This is a not-quite-technically-correct stereo frequency shifter (with seperate controls for the left & right channels) based on techniques seen on this web page: http://www.cim.mcgill.ca/~clark/nordmodularbook/nm_spectrum_shift.html

The reason for this not being technically correct is that doing this the right way would require a lot more CPU. This implementation only achieves true frequency shifting in a certain range of frequencies, while frequencies outside of this range get an effect closer to ring modulation, which is still interesting.

There is also a simple distortion effect and LFOs for modulation.

Download here >>

FREE for 72 hours: TC Electronic M30 reverb plug-in

steelberryclones — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:01:32 +0000

Fancy a free, high-quality reverb plug-in? Then act fast because effects giants TC Electronic are giving away a reverb plug-in for PC and Mac – but only for 72 hours. In fact, the clock started ticking on Monday 16th November, so by our calculations, that gives you until the end of tomorrow, Wednesday 18th, to grab the plug-in. After that, TC will be selling it for $79.

If you just can’t wait to get your hands on it, click here to get to the download page. To simply read more about M30, head here.

Thanks to CDM for sharing this

Gary Numan and Heaven 17 team up with Little Boots and La Roux

steelberryclones — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:53:34 +0000

6 Music is offering listeners a rare chance to witness the coming together of two inspirational acts, celebrating the influence of two of 80s’ leading synth 6 Music is offering listeners a rare chance to witness the coming together of two inspirational acts, celebrating the influence of two of 80s’ leading synth lights on today’s new wave of pop vocalists.

Electronic pioneer Gary Numan is joining forces with the BBC’s Sound of 2009 winner Little Boots, while new wavers Heaven 17 and electro-popsters La Roux will unite for two special 6 Music Live Combos.

The unique collaborations will be recorded at the iconic studios of Maida Vale on 7 December and 26 January and broadcast on the station on Friday 11 December and Friday 29 January.

The format sees both artists perform three songs of their own, provide guest vocals on one of each other’s tracks and then do a cover of someone else’s song together.

Little Boots: ‘Earthquake’Digital Spy
La Roux, Heaven 17 duo for BBCThe Press Association

In Strict Confidence are back

steelberryclones — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:09:16 +0000

happy to see that ISC are back, with a slightly more mellow touch

“My Despair” from the upcoming same-titled new EP-CD. Out 20th november 2009.

www.instrictconfidence.com

Video directed and edited by Julien Petin, assisted by Julien Wagner, produced by Minuswelt Musikfabrik. Cameras by Cedric Zak and Fred Bak. Post-production by Yves Brua. Make up artists: Nathalie Sienko and Elke Bardolatzi. Light-engineer: Michel Nicolas. Costume design by Fabienne Ley (Opera national du Rhin). Female model: Dana E./Toxica. Technical support by Lothaire Burg (arte).